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Princess Cruises, Nickelodeon, and California State University Share Digital Asset Management Best Practices in New Recordings from Extensis

jzell — Tue, 21 May 2013 03:00:07 +0000

PORTLAND, Ore.—May 21, 2013- Extensis posted today two recordings from recent presentations given by customers Princess Cruises, Nickelodeon and California State University at a recent Rich Media Hoarders Seminar hosted by Extensis. The pieces share each company’s experiences with digital asset management (DAM), including best practices.

Hear How Princess Cruises Saved Thousands with DAM

A long-time Portfolio Server user, Princess Cruises has saved hundreds of thousands of dollars by deploying a digital asset management solution, and dramatically decreased time to market for key products, campaigns and promotions.

In this recording, Brenda Thomas, Brand Services Manager at Princess Cruises, reveals:

How Princess Cruises reduced brand services costs by 20% using a simple digital asset management strategy
Digital asset management best practices for brand services departments, creative agencies and corporate marketing departments
Practical workflow advice from an experienced digital asset manager

“Life before digital asset management was not good,” said Thomas. “We had serious problems finding files and maintaining brand consistency across the company and with travel agents.”

Thomas continued, “Since deploying Portfolio Server, we have significantly improved communication across the brand and across our agents. We have saved a ton of money. And we have regained control of our brand.”

To hear the presentation, click here.

Nickelodeon, Princess Cruises, and California State University Panel Discussion on DAM Best Practices

In the second piece, Nickelodeon and California State University join Princess Cruises for a panel discussion on DAM, including what they have learned, best practices, challenges and how each company has benefitted from DAM.

Specific topics covered include: Folder structure, file naming convention, custom fields, metadata, catalogs and user access.

Panelists include:

Eric Swanborg, Director of Digital Operations, Nickelodeon Animation Studios
Brenda Thomas, Brand Services Manager at Princess Cruises
Becky Tubbs, Graphic Designer, California State University, Long Beach

To hear the panel discussion, click here.

About Extensis’ DAM Solution: Portfolio Server

With the explosion of digital media assets over the past decade, companies across the globe are facing an increasing issue with how to keep them organized, accessible and everyone using the right versions. Inefficiencies are growing, with companies losing countless hours to trying to locate files.

Portfolio Server improves efficiency by ensuring users have immediate access to the correct files in the desired format in a central location. It is the only digital asset management solution that is affordable, simple to use, can be setup within a day, and provides everything organizations need to get started right out of the box. As a standards-based platform that works with other systems and existing workflows, Portfolio Server provides a single place to for teams to locate important files with consistent metadata information using a web browser or Mac and Windows desktop applications. Portfolio Server is ideal for anyone with large collections of images, videos, and marketing collateral.

To explore more about how Portfolio Server can help your team increase efficiency see http://www.extensis.com/digital-asset-management/

About Extensis

Extensis® is a leading developer of software and services for creative professionals and workgroups. Their solutions streamline workflows, securely manage digital assets and fonts, and control corporate typographic branding. Used by hundreds of Fortune 5000 companies, Extensis’ award-winning server, desktop, and web service products include: Portfolio Server® for digital asset management, Universal Type Server® for server-based font management, Suitcase Fusion™ for single-user font management, and the WebINK® web font rental service. Founded in 1993, Extensis is based in Portland, Oregon, and the United Kingdom. For additional information, visit www.extensis.com

© Celartem, Inc. d.b.a. Extensis All rights reserved. EXTENSIS, WebINK, and Suitcase Fusion are trademarks or registered trademarks of Extensis in the United States of America, Canada, the European Union and/or other countries. This list of trademarks is not exhaustive. Other trademarks, registered trademarks, product names, company names, brands and service names mentioned herein are property of Extensis or other respective owners.

Contact
Jim Kidwell
Product Marketing Manager for Font Solutions

(503) 274-2020 ext 163
jkidwell@extensis.com

Extensis Web Font Experts to Speak at WebVisions Portland; Sponsors Special Hackathon Event for Social Good

jzell — Tue, 07 May 2013 03:00:55 +0000

PORTLAND, Ore. – May 7, 2013– In continuation of its avid support for the web design and developer communities, Extensis® announced its web font service WebINK® is sponsoring WebVisions Portland 2013, held at the Oregon Convention Center May 22-24, 2013. WebINK is also sponsoring a special “Hackathon” event conducted at WebVisions Portland to help benefit local non-profit organizations.

The internationally recognized WebVisions conference explores the future of web and mobile design, content creation, user experience and business strategy in an event that inspires learning, collaboration and entrepreneurism. The event includes interactive presentations from leading web and mobile experts – many of the people most actively involved in guiding and thinking about the way the web is used and experienced.

Extensis’ resident font experts will join these leaders, delivering presentations and workshops exploring the latest trends in typography.

WebINK at WebVisions Portland

“Font Detective, Extra Bold”

Tuesday, May 15

6:30pm – 9:00pm

Resident font guru Thomas Phinney will discuss and show evidence from several of the cases he has been called into as a typographic consultant, including a forged will, legislated point size requirements, a seemingly fake rabbi, and the forged documents about President Bush’s National Guard service. Attendees will learn how mistakes in typography, printing and font selection ruined what could have otherwise been perfectly good forgeries.

“Hackathon for Social Good”

Sunday, May 19, 2013

9:00a.m. – 6:00p.m.

Participants in the Hackathon will use WebINK’s thousands of web fonts to build sites and web applications to help benefit non-profit organizations including The Dalai Lama Center, Dress for Success, Habitat for Humanity (Re)Store and Compassion & Choices.

“90% of Design is Typography: A Hands-on Guide to Great Web Fonts and Typography”

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

2:00p.m. – 5:30p.m.

Phinney and Jim Kidwell will conduct an immersive, hands-on workshop on using CSS3 typographic controls to create great web typography, from the basics of ideal type setting to enabling custom web fonts with @font-face. A live web site will be provided for each participant to practice and experiment on, along with access to WebINK web fonts.

“Typography is the New Black”

Friday, May 24, 2013

11:15a.m. – 12:00p.m.

In recent years, web and motion designers have woken to the power and centrality of typography in visual communication. Kidwell presents an array of the best cutting-edge typography, alongside a few cautionary tales of how crap typography can contradict a message or damage a brand.

For more information on WebVisions Portland or to register, visit http://www.webvisionsevent.com/portland

About Extensis’ Web Font Solution: WebINK

WebINK is the standards-compliant solution for bringing live fonts into any web site without font licensing or file format hassles. Simply by integrating a small piece of code into a site’s CSS code, WebINK delivers custom fonts to any browser instantly. Stocked exclusively with professional-quality typefaces, WebINK unleashes creative freedom to Web designers and Web developers–enabling them to push the limits of web design while maintaining brand standards and search engine optimization (SEO) best practices. www.webink.com

About Extensis

Contact

Jim Kidwell
Product Marketing Manager for Font Solutions

(503) 274-2020 ext 163
jkidwell@extensis.com

Webby Award Nominees Using WebINK Web Fonts

jzell — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:00:21 +0000

Portland, Ore.—April 18, 2013—With the recent announcement of the 17th Annual Webby Award nominees, Extensis celebrated today the work of nominees who are using WebINK web fonts.

WebINK is the standards-compliant solution for bringing live fonts into any web site without font licensing or file format hassles. Stocked exclusively with professional-quality typefaces from world renowned foundries, WebINK unleashes creative freedom to Web designers and Web developers–enabling them to push the limits of web design.

“Seeing such a strong representation of nominees using WebINK is a testament to the importance of web fonts in the world of progressive design,” said Amanda Paull, VP of Marketing at Extensis. “Today we celebrate our customers who have been nominated for such a prestigious award.”

The Webby Awards is the leading international award honoring excellence on the Internet including web sites, interactive advertising and online film and video.

The nominees using WebINK web fonts in their design include:

MoMA: Century of the Child

Category: Art

Agency: Hello Monday

WebINK web fonts: Theinhardt by Optimo

Warby Parker

Category: Corporate Communication

WebINK web fonts: Proxima Nova by Mark Simonson Studio and Utopia by Adobe

Free Enterprise

US Chamber of Commerce

Category: Associations

WebINK web fonts: Museo by exljbris and Adelle by TypeTogether

Billionaire

Category: Lifestyle

Agency: Code and Theory

WebINK web fonts: Utopia by Adobe and Franklin Gothic by URW

Diane Von Furstenburg

Category: Retail

Agency: Pod1

WebINK web fonts: Didot Elder by Optimo, Proxima Nova by Mark Simonson Studio and Minion Pro by Adobe

Examples of their work can be seen on the WebINK blog.

The Webby Award winners will be announced on April 30, 2013 and displayed in the Webby Awards Gallery.

About Extensis

Contact

Jim Kidwell
Product Marketing Manager for Font Solutions

(503) 274-2020 ext 163
jkidwell@extensis.com

Extensis Announces WebINK Webcast Series: Web Safe Fonts Are Dead, and What You Can Do About It

jzell — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:00:32 +0000

Portland, Ore.—April 16, 2013— Extensis announced today it will run a free, three-part WebINK webcast series titled “Web Safe Fonts Are Dead, and What You Can Do About It.”

With the influx of web browsing devices using varying operating systems, selecting fonts for web sites has become a challenge as there are no longer any common fonts installed across all devices. This has effectively killed “web safe fonts.”

Global font guru and senior product manager at Extensis, Thomas Phinney, will share how this is solved with web fonts and best practices for implementing them. Attendees will learn how to select, implement and refine web fonts on their sites.

Details on each topic in the series are included below. To register, click here.

Web Safe Fonts Are Dead – Part 1: Web Typography Reincarnated

Tuesday, April 23, 11:00 a.m. Pacific / 2:00 p.m. Eastern

In Part 1, Phinney introduces web fonts, covers font selection and combination, and also includes:

How and why mobile devices and iOS have killed off web safe fonts
Best practices for picking and combining individual typefaces
On-screen text rendering differences
Creative inspiration for designing with web fonts in Adobe® Photoshop®

Web Safe Fonts Are Dead – Part 2: Setting Type for Web Sites

Tuesday, May 7, 11:00 a.m. Pacific / 2:00 p.m. Eastern

In Part 2, Phinney takes on “Setting Type for Web Sites” and includes:

How and why to control hyphenation, kerning and ligatures
Legibility and readability, line spacing, , contrast, and more
Creative inspiration

Web Safe Fonts Are Dead- Part 3: OpenType, The New Frontier

Tuesday, May 21, 11:00 a.m. Pacific / 2:00 p.m. Eastern

In Part 3, Phinney takes on the bleeding edge of OpenType features on the web, including:

Workhorse OpenType features—what they are, and how and when to use them
How OpenType allows you to have script and calligraphic fonts that look more real than ever before
The bizarre world of cutting-edge OpenType fonts that draw pie charts, translate or censor text, or even predict the future!
Detailed references and creative inspiration

About Extensis’ Web Font Solution: WebINK

About Extensis

Contact

Jim Kidwell
Product Marketing Manager for Font Solutions

(503) 274-2020 ext 163
jkidwell@extensis.com

Webcast: Portfolio Server 11 What’s New

jzell — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:22:26 +0000

Extensis is hosting a live Webcast to present the new features in Portfolio Server 11 including Favorite Galleries, custom branding for the Web Client, Amazon EC2™ support, and more.

Edward Smith, Extensis Product Marketing Manager, will be available for a live Q&A at the end of the presentation.

For local times and to register, click here.

WebINK Debuts Custom Font Subsetting for Blazing Fast Websites

jzell — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:00:57 +0000

Portland, Ore. — April 10, 2013 — Web fonts got smaller today with the announcement of new custom subsetting options in Extensis’ web font service, WebINK. Developers and designers can now specify the precise languages and characters they need their web fonts to include, which provides particular benefit to multinational corporations working with larger websites and in multiple languages.

With just a few modifications to the CSS, web fonts are reduced to a fraction of their former size. Rather than delivering the entire font, the subsetting options let users zero in on only characters and languages that they need.

Thomas Phinney, global font guru and senior product manager at Extensis, stated: “For multinational corporations with global websites, finding ways to shave off every possible millisecond in load times is key. With WebINK’s new subsetting options, font load times will dramatically decrease so web pages load at lightning speeds. We hope this inspires developers and designers to use web fonts in places they may not have considered before.”

Language Support Data Made Open Source

Extensis used a mix of open source resources combined with the team’s own research to develop the capabilities, and has published the data for others to use. The list includes more than 150 languages and language groupings. The full list is available here.

Phinney noted: “We think language support is too basic a global need to hang onto the data for ourselves, so we are open sourcing it. This data can be used either for detecting language support in fonts, or for subsetting fonts to cover specific languages. We deeply appreciate others’ work we benefited from, and we are glad to contribute back to the global community.”

To learn more about the new subsetting options and how they work, visit the WebINK blog.

Join the conversation on Twitter at #webink.

WebINK for Business

WebINK is the standards-compliant solution for bringing live fonts into any website without font licensing or file format hassles. Simply by integrating a small piece of code into a site’s CSS code, WebINK delivers custom fonts to any browser instantly. With thousands of high quality fonts for developing a premium brand experience online, WebINK delivers the speed, reliability, and scalability enterprises require. Learn more about WebINK for business at www.webink.com/enterprise.

About Extensis

Contact

Jim Kidwell
Product Marketing Manager for Font Solutions

(503) 274-2020 ext 163
jkidwell@extensis.com

New Portfolio Server 11 Delivers Personalized, Run-it-Anywhere Digital Asset Management Experience

jzell — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 03:00:59 +0000

PORTLAND, Ore., April 2, 2013 – Extensis announced today the immediate availability of Portfolio Server 11, its latest Digital Asset Management (DAM) solution that enables organizations with large collections of rich media files to have DAM on their terms. Boasting powerful new features such as a brand-able web client and Amazon Electric Compute Cloud™ (EC2) support, Portfolio Server 11 lets users adapt the solution to their specific needs and run-it-anywhere. Additionally, the industry-leading DAM server includes robust iPad and video capabilities, offering instant access to digital media with streaming HD video playback and video conversion for tablets, mobile devices and the web.

With advanced cataloging and search capabilities, Portfolio Server 11 users are primed to save thousands of dollars annually with significant time savings.

According to Davin Kluttz, Director of Product Strategy at Extensis, “On average, Portfolio Server users report saving two and a half hours per employee per week. That adds up to $3000 in savings per employee annually. In multi-user environments, that makes a major impact on the bottom line.”

Extensis Makes DAM Work for Customers

Portfolio Server 11 is quick to set-up, easy to use, affordable and involves little IT support or training, making DAM approachable for companies and workgroups of all sizes. Its robust features can scale to meet the needs of large enterprises, including a built-in API that integrates the solution with other business systems, while offering the simplicity and affordability that smaller organizations require.

Kluttz noted: “We believe that digital asset management should be easy to implement and shouldn’t require fundamental changes to the way people work. DAM should work for you, not the other way around. With Portfolio Server 11, Extensis has made DAM even easier.”

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

Customers Get it Their DAM Way: Portfolio Server 11 allows users to customize the system to fit within any organization or team, including features such as:

Brand-able Web Client: Allows users to customize the Portfolio Server 11 experience with their logo and overall look and feel.
Customizable UI: Users can tweak the user interface to fit their organizational, data entry, and search needs.
Gallery Favorites: Commonly used galleries can be quickly accessed by pinning them as Gallery Favorites.
Automated User Management: Active Directory integration offers easy administration and access by users.

Run Portfolio Server 11 Anywhere: Portfolio Server 11 can be accessed from or installed wherever needed, with:

Cloud Computing: Server administrators can choose to install Portfolio Server 11 on Amazon EC2, VMWare VSphere, or traditional server hardware.
Drag and Drop Assets: Users can drag-and-drop assets into Mac® OS Mountain Lion and Windows® 8 applications using the updated Desktop Client.

Catalog Anything, Find Everything: No matter the file or format, Portfolio Server helps people quickly find the assets they need.

Camera Raw Image Support: Portfolio Server supports camera raw images captured from the latest pro camera models.
More Metadata: Share additional asset information with Adobe Creative Suite and other XMP aware applications with IPTC Extension and PLUS metadata support.
NetMediaMAX HD: Convert video for the web and mobile devices

WHAT’S NEW WEBCAST

A “What’s New” product webcast will take place on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 11:00 am

Pacific Daylight Time. To attend, register here.

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

Portfolio Server 11 is available immediately and starts at an estimated retail price of $1,999US. Competitive upgrades are available for a variety of products, including Final Cut Pro Server®.

Existing Portfolio Server users with a current annual service agreement (ASA) will receive product upgrades free of charge, and upgrade pricing is also available for existing Portfolio Standalone, Portfolio Server and Portfolio Studio customers.

Portfolio Server is available in English, French, German, and Japanese.

To learn more about Portfolio Server 11, visit www.extensis.com/portfolio

About Extensis

© Celartem, Inc. d.b.a. Extensis All rights reserved. EXTENSIS, the Extensis logo and Portfolio Server are trademarks or registered trademarks of Extensis in the United States of America, Canada, the European Union and/or other countries. This list of trademarks is not exhaustive. Other trademarks, registered trademarks, product names, company names, brands and service names mentioned herein are property of Extensis or other respective owners.

Contact

Edward Smith

Product Marketing Manager, DAM Solutions

503-274-2020 ext 180

esmith@extensis.com

Pixar Uncovers How it Tamed its Fonts in Upcoming Extensis Webcast

jzell — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:15:45 +0000

PORTLAND, Ore.—March 20, 2013— Extensis announced today it will host a Webcast on Thursday, March 28, 2013, featuring Pixar’s font expert, Terry Lee Moseley. Moseley will share how server-based font management helps Pixar’s creative teams stay on track to produce blockbuster films.

Participants will learn:

How a font server tamed chaos in the Pixar Art Department
The effective font licensing strategies of the Pixar team
The unique creative culture of Pixar
How Universal Type Server fits into Pixar’s creative workflow

At the end of the presentation, Moseley will be available for a live Q&A session.

Webcast Details

DATE: Thursday, March 28, 2013

TIME: 11:00 a.m. Pacific / 2:00 p.m. Eastern

COST: Free

REGISTER: Click here

About Extensis Font Management Solutions

Extensis empowers designers, developers and enterprises across the globe with the font management tools they need to control corporate typographic branding. Suitcase Fusion 4 continues to lead the way in font management technology by bringing intuitive font handling tools directly into the creative workflow, allowing designers to access them wherever and whenever they are needed. Universal Type Server 3 is the world’s leading font server, offering the most effective solution for helping enterprises manage, organize, and distribute their font collections and ensure font compliance.

About Extensis

Contact

Jim Kidwell
Product Marketing Manager

(503) 274-2020 ext 163
jkidwell@extensis.com

Extensis Kicks Off 2013 “Digital Hoarders Tour”; Hoarders Unite at TFM&A, UCLA and SXSW Interactive

jzell — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:00:37 +0000

PORTLAND, Ore.—February 26, 2013—With the explosion of digital media assets over the past decade, companies across the globe are facing an increasing issue with how to keep them organized, accessible and everyone using the right versions. Inefficiencies are growing, with companies losing countless hours to trying to locate files.

As an expert in digital asset management, Extensis is kicking off its 2013 “Digital Hoarders Tour” to help companies across the globe learn how to quickly get organized and get the “digital hoarding” issue under control. Attendees will learn practical tips on searching, tagging, converting, and other file management tricks that save time and money.

In-house DAM Expert Edward Smith, who has been named as one of the “Top DAM Influencers of 2013” by ConceptShare and one of the top read contributing authors to CMSWire, will lead the tour.

Kicking off today at Technology for Marketing & Advertising (TFM&A) 2013 in London, and the Digital Hoarders Tour will continue on to SXSW® Interactive for a presentation at this pre-eminent event on March 11, 2013. From SXSW®, Extensis will hit UCLA in Los Angeles for a one-day free symposium with panel speakers including Nickelodeon, Princess Cruises and California State University.

To learn more about each stop, visit:

TFM&A event page
SXSW event page
UCLA event page- registration still available for this free, one day symposium

Note: Presentation of this event on the UCLA Campus does not imply or represent endorsement by UCLA or the Regents of the UC regarding content, programming, materials or associated organizations.

About Extensis’ DAM Solution: Portfolio Server

To explore more about how Portfolio Server can help your team increase efficiency see http://www.extensis.com/digital-asset-management/

About Extensis

Contact

Edward Smith
Product Marketing Manager

(503) 274-2020 ext 180
esmith@extensis.com

Extensis Font Detective Thomas Phinney Reveals Secrets of Cracking a Forgery at WebVisions NYC and SXSW 2013

jzell — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 06:00:08 +0000

PORTLAND, Ore.—February 19, 2013— Extensis announced today that resident Font Detective Thomas Phinney will take to the road for a “2013 Font Detective Tour.” With first stops at WebVisions NYC and SXSW 2013, Phinney will present his clues and conclusions from several cases he has been called into as a font detective, including a forged will, a seemingly fake rabbi, and documents about President Bush’s National Guard service.

Tour Details

Wednesday, February 27, 2013

AIGA/NY & WEBVISIONS NYC

6:30–9:00p.m.

Theatre for the New City

155 First Avenue

New York, NY

To register or for more details, click here.

Saturday. March 9, 2013

SXSW 2013

12:30–1:30p.m.

The Austin Convention Center

500 E Cesar Chavez St.

Austin, TX 78701

Ballroom A

To register or for more details, click here.

To follow the tour or join the conversation, use #fontclues

About Thomas Phinney

Phinney is senior technical product manager for fonts and typography at Extensis. From 1997-2008 he worked in type at Adobe®, lastly as product manager for fonts and global typography. Phinney is involved in the design, technical, forensic, business and historical aspects of type. He is treasurer ATypI, the international typography association, and writes for Communication Arts and other venues. He has testified in court as an expert witness, and was twice quoted in the Washington Post regarding the presumably forged memos concerning US President Bush’s National Guard service. Phinney has an MS in printing from RIT, and an MBA from UC Berkeley. His typeface Hypatia Sans is an Adobe Original, and he is currently hard at work on a new typeface, Cristoforo.

About Extensis

Contact

Jim Kidwell
Product Marketing Manager

(503) 274-2020 ext 163
jkidwell@extensis.com