Extensis Announces Updates for Portfolio 8; Free Updates Include Added RAW Camera and MS Office Support for Digital Asset Management Needs.PORTLAND, Ore. -- Extensis, a division of Celartem Inc., today released two free updates to Portfolio 8 -- the leading Digital Asset Management (DAM) solution for creative professionals. These updates include two file format support filters, which add support for Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. allowing users to catalog, find and view files from Microsoft Word A full-featured word processing program for Windows and the Macintosh from Microsoft. Included in the Microsoft application suite, it is a sophisticated program with rudimentary desktop publishing capabilities that has become the most widely used word processing application on the market. and Excel on the Windows platform. Additionally, Extensis has added support for 22 new camera RAW formats on both Mac and Windows versions See Windows. of Portfolio. Registered owners Registered Owner An individual or organization to whom certificates are directly issued and who, as a result, is recorded on the corporation's securityholder records (as maintained by the transfer agent). of Portfolio 8 are eligible to receive the free upgrades immediately through the Extensis website at http://www.extensis.com/portfolio. "These free updates demonstrate Extensis' commitment to supporting the file formats that matter most to our customers," said Dan Harlacher, Extensis Portfolio Extensis Portfolio is a commercial digital asset management (DAM) solution. Portfolio was known as Fetch when Extensis acquired it from Adobe in 1996. Fetch was previously owned by Aldus. product manager. "We added MS Office support and updated the Portfolio RAW Filter so that our customers can more effectively utilize Portfolio in their daily workflow from cataloging to finding to viewing the files and images that are most critical in their day-to-day business." The Portfolio RAW Filter 3 update adds support for the following cameras, bringing the total number of supported professional digital cameras to more than 80.
Canon 5D Konica-Minolta Maxxum A200
Canon 1D Mark II n Pentax *ist DL
Nikon D50 Pentax *ist DS2
Nikon D70s Sony DSC-R1
Nikon D200 Leaf Valeo 11
Olympus E500 Leaf Valeo 17
Olympus SP310 Leaf Valeo 22
Olympus SP350 Leaf Aptus 17
Olympus SP500UZ Leaf Aptus 22
Epson R-D1 Leaf Aptus 65
Konica-Minolta Maxxum 5D Leaf Aptus 75
For a complete list of supported file types please visit: http://www.extensis.com/portfoliofilesupport. The Portfolio RAW Filter is powered by technology from Bibble Labs, one of the leading developers of RAW image processing image processing Set of computational techniques for analyzing, enhancing, compressing, and reconstructing images. Its main components are importing, in which an image is captured through scanning or digital photography; analysis and manipulation of the image, accomplished software. "RAW support is more important than ever, and we are proud to continue our relationship with Extensis to develop and use our industry-leading RAW processing engine," said Eric Hyman, President of Bibble Labs. Some of the more than 4,000 companies with multi-workgroup implementations of Portfolio Server include: Christian Aid Christian Aid is an agency of the major Christian churches in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It works with local partner organisations in over 60 countries around the world to help the world's poorest communities. , Conair Corporation Conair Corporation is a United States corporation which sells appliances, personal care products, and health and beauty products for both professionals and consumers. It was founded in 1959 and has since expanded to include ten product divisions. , Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Coordinates: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) is New Hampshire's only academic medical center and is headquartered on a 225-acre campus in the heart of the Upper Connecticut River Valley, in Lebanon, New Hampshire. , Ducati Motors, MTV Networks MTV Networks is a division of media conglomerate Viacom that oversees the operation of many TV network and Internet brands, including the first MTV channel. The company was established in 1984 after Warner Communications and American Express decided to divest the basic cable , REI and Young & Rubicam. Pricing and Availability The RAW Filter and MS Office updates for Portfolio are immediately available via download from the Extensis website and are free of charge for registered Portfolio 8 users. Portfolio 8 is available for a suggested retail price of $199.95US for full product. French- and German-language versions of the Portfolio update are also available now for download from the Extensis website. The Japanese-language version of the Portfolio update is available from http://www.extensis.co.jp. For information on where to purchase the Portfolio family of products visit http://www.extensis.com/portfolio. About Portfolio Portfolio 8 is the perfect software solution for marketing and creative workgroups -- it streamlines workflows through efficient organization, viewing, routing, archiving and distribution of creative assets. A surprisingly affordable solution, Portfolio Server 8 ensures proper use of a brand's creative assets across all internal and external teams, partners and vendors, while eliminating the guesswork involved in hunting down and tracking creative assets. Portfolio -- trusted by IT; approved by creatives. Individual creative professionals can also power up their workflow with Portfolio 8, the surprisingly affordable, easy-to-use desktop version is a top choice of graphic designers and photographers. About Extensis Extensis is a software solutions company that allows creative workgroups and professionals to streamline their workflow and secure their brand by efficiently and effectively managing their creative assets and fonts. Extensis' award-winning client/server and desktop products are used by hundreds of Fortune 5000 companies and include Suitcase, Suitcase Fusion, and Font Reserve Font Reserve was a Mac OS and Windows compatible font manager sold by Diamondsoft, and later Extensis. Some of the core features were incorporated into a new product, Suitcase Fusion in January 2006. for font management and Portfolio for creative assets management. Extensis was founded in 1993 and is based in Portland, Oregon, and the United Kingdom. Extensis is a division of Celartem Inc., which is wholly owned by Celartem Technology Inc., (Hercules:4330). For additional information, visit http://www.extensis.com or call 1-800-796-9798. About Celartem Celartem Technology Inc. develops and sells innovative technologies for storage, access and distribution of rich media content. Celartem has developed technology in the areas of digital image compression Noun 1. image compression - the compression of graphics for storage or transmission compression - encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required , scalable image viewing and secure content distribution and management. Celartem is listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE) Established after World War II, one of the three major securities markets in Japan. , Hercules:4330. Established in 1996, Celartem is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and has a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. , Celartem Inc., with headquarters in Seattle. About Bibble Labs Located in Austin, Texas, Bibble Labs Inc. was founded in 2000 to develop technologies and software for high-quality processing of RAW files from a wide variety of digital cameras. Bibble Labs' stand-alone products are used by thousands of photographers all over the world to quickly and accurately process their RAW photos. Bibble Labs' technologies and expertise are increasingly becoming the standard other companies turn to when they wish to embed em·bed also im·bed v. em·bed·ded, em·bed·ding, em·beds v.tr. 1. To fix firmly in a surrounding mass: embed a post in concrete; fossils embedded in shale. RAW image processing technology in their products. For more information, please visit our web site at: http://www.bibblelabs.com. Licensing inquiries may be addressed to bibble@bibblelabs.com. |
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