Racing Post scoops winnings from Aetopia’s DAM system
The Racing Post is the UK’s pre-eminent daily horse racing and sports betting newspaper, published in full colour every day and distributed throughout the length and breadth of the British Isles. It includes information on the form of horses in meetings across the country, the going of the courses, the age of horses, handicap ratings and other information relevant to the race in question. With award-winning photography, Racing Post Photos covers every racecourse in Britain and Ireland and has a comprehensive archive of great horse racing moments.
In 2010 the paper recognised that there was a great opportunity to make its photo archive available to its readers and generate additional revenue at the same time. They selected MediaCore, a Digital Asset Management (DAM) system from Belfast-based software company Aetopia (www.aetopia.com) to underpin its online Photo sales site.
PressEye focuses on Aetopia's DAM system
PressEye Photography is one of Ireland’s busiest Press and PR Photo Agencies. It covers numerous assignments on a daily basis for a range of clients including PR Agencies, Government Departments, Newspapers and Magazines, as well as a wide selection of local companies and organisations. With photography experience spanning three decades, their team prides itself on providing creative professional photography suitable for a wide range of publications.
PressEye needed a single, flexible solution to allow secure access to designated clients as well as the flexibility for them to share chosen events with other users. His ‘image-focused’ client base wanted cutting edge website design combined with ease of use and robust functionality - and all with minimum downtime. On a limited budget, PressEye selected MediaCore.
Public Records Office of Northern Ireland puts Victorian Street Directories online
The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) is the official archive for Northern Ireland. It’s role is to preserve records of historical, social and cultural importance and make them available for the information, education and enjoyment of the public. One of their most overused resources is the Street Directories from 1819 to 1900. These are valuable old books containing a listing of the names, addresses and occupations of the inhabitants of Northern Ireland as well as lists of commercial establishments operating in the cities and town lands, and so are a vital resource for historical and genealogical researchers.
In 2008 PRONI embarked on a project to digitise every page in the directories (approximately 20,000) and put them online, allowing researchers to search on every single word. The site was launched in 2009 (http://streetdirectories.proni.gov.uk). It uses MediaCore, a Digital Asset Management (DAM) system from Belfast-based software company Aetopia.
Connacht Tribune embraces digitisation to increase revenues & cut costs
Despite celebrating its 100th birthday, Galway’s Connacht Tribune newspaper has a youthful attitude to its digital future. In addition to ambitious plans for a new all Ireland Irish language newspaper Gaelscéal, with both print and online editions, the company has improved its editorial systems with a new Digital Asset Management (DAM) system to streamline the image workflow process and to commercialise new and archive photographs.
The newspaper, which celebrated its centenary last year, is the most popular regional newspaper in Ireland. During its 100 year history, an enormous photograph archive has accumulated which, until recently, has been dormant. When the Connacht Tribune introduced a DAM system to streamline its image management process and commercialise recently published photos, they quickly realised they could give readers access to the massive historical archive.
Inpho’s ‘downtime blues’ over, thanks to MediaCore
Inpho have been running since 1988. Founded by the “world’s best rugby photographer” Billy Stickland, it has grown to become the largest sports agency in Ireland. The biggest problem for busy photography agencies nowadays is not poor lighting or editing software. It is the need to manage the delivery of large images to demanding clients in a controlled manner - instantly. Inpho began in 1988, and by the time they had grown from just a few staff to housing a dedicated picture desk, admin and commercial departments, and close to 1 million images, the need to invest in a new DAM system was critical. With the rise of broadband, clients expected to access photos within seconds instead of minutes.