INSCI's WebWare ActiveMedia Selected by Johns Hopkins University
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The Johns Hopkins University Selects Digital Asset Management (DAM) Software to Improve Higher Education Content Distribution and Sharing
INSCI Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: INCC), provider of enterprise content management (ECM) solutions, today announced its WebWare ActiveMedia(TM) digital asset management (DAM) system has been implemented at The Johns Hopkins University. The installation will enable the university to have greater control over valuable collections of scholarly papers, graphics, audio and video recordings, and similar documents, and will enable scholars to have greater access to these materials.
A solution serving multiple departments at the university, it enables each participating department to uniquely configure its own archive and distribution system, and simultaneously allow file sharing between departments. Currently, ten departments from throughout the university's eight academic divisions are participating in the system. Project leaders view it as a first step to a possible university-wide DAM system that will be accessible throughout its multiple campuses in Maryland, the District of Columbia, and overseas.
The Web-based solution is enabling university workgroups to create a digital library for rich media such as graphics, layouts, illustrations, slide presentations and video that can be accessed from desktop computers. It will speed search and retrieval processes, saving research time and man hours. By using WebWare's SOAP-based architecture, the system enables users to access a wide array of files via full text search. The system also includes the Adobe Graphics Server, Microsoft Office(R) applications ingestion, and compound document handler capabilities.
Each department has configured the software to serve its needs, including individually designed image collections, tailored workflows, quality control and custom metadata. At the same time, departments have the ability to share their resources with other departments. Administrators maintain complete control over access rights and permissions for individuals inside and outside each department.
According to Glenn Small, assistant director, office of news and information at Johns Hopkins, the installation is the beginning of what he and his colleagues believe may be a university-wide deployment. "We faced the challenge of finding a system that could help each department manage content specific to their subject area and at the same time, make it available to others."
"We are pleased to see the adoption of INSCI's ActiveMedia technology by one of the nation's leading educational institutions," said Henry F. Nelson, chief executive officer at INSCI Corp. "We believe this installation by Johns Hopkins points the way to greater implementation of our DAM solution at other colleges and universities. Our expanded suite of content management products and services is enabling us to leverage our resources and provide ECM solutions for an ever-broadening range of market opportunities." The Johns Hopkins system began with a number of departments coming together to find a system to store and manage digital assets, such as photos, Quark documents and other assets. Individual departments invested in an ActiveMedia pilot program using INSCI's outsourced service (ASP) in April 2003.
06.04.2004, INSCI Corp.
