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A Fully Fault-Tolerant Picture Desk System Without the Hardware Investment

Hosted Picture Desk All of the features of the Merlin Picture Desk system in a Software-as-a-Service (SAAS), hosted solution.

What does that mean? It means we supply all the hardware (computers and storage), all the connectivity, and all the IT support. The systems are housed in a top-notch data center with redundant power sources including generators, 4 internet backbones, redundant air conditioning, and biometric security. Want to learn more? Check out our Hosted FAQs.

Let our world-class support staff serve you the best picture desk software on the market at a lower cost than you can achieve internally. All you do is log in and start working!

With the Hosted Picture Desk System you can:

  • Manage millions of digital assets
  • Rely on fault-tolerant MSync systems
  • Build huge enterprise-scale configurations or focused departmental solutions
  • Global access via any web browser
  • Use fast, precise industry-specific search tools
  • Create easy, flexible, drag-and-drop workflows
  • Import RAW camera files
  • Run content and system usage reports
  • And much more...

The Merlin Picture Desk system is configurable, flexible and extensible, and will let you handle both print and web file formats:

  • Photos including JPEG, TIFF, PSD, RAW and others
  • Graphics including TIFF, EPS or native formats like Illustrator™ or Freehand™
  • PDF files with full-text indexing and searchable content
  • Multimedia files such as QuickTime™, MP3, WAV, AVI
  • Text as ascii, XML, SGML, and HTML
  • Searchable video repository with Merlin Video Picture Desk

Merlin supports most metadata standards including IPTC and XMP. Merlin uses SQL databases running off-the-shelf operating systems and standard hardware platforms. Users can access content from any web browser, and power users, creating and maintaining content, can use the Merlin rich client application on a Macintosh™ or Windows™ computer. The Merlin picture desk system fits easily into almost any IT environment.

For more information about Merlin Hosted Picture Desk please visit the hosted frequently asked questions page.

If you're interested in a fully-licensed version, learn more about the Merlin Picture Desk system.


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