Press - Hosted Picture Desk
The Humane Society of the United States Picks MerlinOne to Manage its Images and Photo Shoots
Quincy, MA, March 16, 2009 - The Humane Society of The United States has implemented the Merlin Digital Asset Management System to handle their images and organize their photo assignments. The hosted digital asset management system is a fully redundant system located at MerlinOne's Boston co-location facility.
The Humane Society of the United States began researching digital asset management systems in early 2008. "As an organization that relies heavily on photographs, we were in need of a way to archive our thousands of images, and keep those images at the fingertips of our staff. We were also in need of a system that would streamline our many photo requests and assignments," says Michelle Riley, the Photo Editor of Publications for The HSUS.
"MerlinOne came out on top after careful consideration of eight other companies. We found that the marriage between both the Merlin system and the Trax assignment management system would allow us to do exactly what we needed at an affordable price."
Merlin is a complete picture desk and digital asset management system that allows users to organize millions of photos and other multimedia files using fast, precise searching with easy and flexible workflows. Access to Merlin is via thick or web clients.
The Trax assignment management system will be used to initiate and manage photo requests, manage staff and freelance workloads, manage usage rights and track deadlines. As photos are uploaded to Merlin, they are linked to the assignment and workflow status is automatically updated.
About The HSUS - The Humane Society of the United States is the nation's largest animal protection organization - backed by 11 million Americans, or one of every 28. For more than a half-century, The HSUS has been fighting for the protection of all animals through advocacy, education and hands-on programs. www.humanesociety.org.
About MerlinOne - MerlinOne, Inc. is a leading provider of digital asset management systems and electronic document discovery platforms. E-Sheets® is the foremost electronic tearsheets service. The Merlin picture desk management solution has over 140 major installations at corporations like The New York Times, The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, Harvard University, Pfizer, Habitat for Humanity and The White House. MerlinOne technology helps companies manage photos, text, graphics, PDFs, multimedia and e-discovery material.
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