Recent Customer Wins with Diageo, NPG and Zipatoni Highlight the Full Range of eMotion's Digital Media Management Solutions.
Releases Version 4.5 of its Family of Digital Media Management Products
VIENNA, VA – December 2, 2002 – eMotion, Inc., a global provider of digital media management software and services, announced today that Diageo, Newsplayer Group and The Zipatoni Company are among recent additions to its roster of clients, each selected a media management solution from eMotion's new family of products - MediaPartner™ Enterprise, ArchivePartner™ and CreativePartner®. These customer wins demonstrate eMotion's strength in offering a breadth of solutions that address the complex and diverse needs of companies seeking to manage business-critical digital media assets. In addition, eMotion announced the release of version 4.5 of its out-of-the-box digital media management software for its family of products. eMotion has over 50 customers who use its digital media management products to protect media assets, increase efficiency, reduce costs and improve creative collaboration.
Diageo, the world's leading premium drinks business, chose eMotion's MediaPartner™ Enterprise solution as a core part of an overall solution for global brand management of its spirits, beer and wine brands. The customized eMotion solution provides Diageo with secure media management and online collaboration for consistent branding efforts worldwide. Diageo was secured as a customer by eMotion's European Master Distributor, IST (Integrated Systems Technologies).
"The MediaPartner™ Enterprise solution is best in class," says Bryce Redford, Business Projects Manager for Diageo. "The fact that the system is an out-of-the-box solution, the patented natural language search engine, collaboration tools and an open framework, were key factors in our decision making process."
The Zipatoni Company, recently voted promotions agency of the year, chose eMotion's CreativePartner® product to facilitate an online creative review and approval process for its media assets. CreativePartner® enables Zipatoni's brand teams to simultaneously annotate on graphics, photos or video files with the patented eMotion Viewer, set project timelines and manage projects more effectively via an easy to use online interface. Zipatoni's clients, who include Miller Brewing, Bacardi, Energizer and Motorola, will share the benefits of improved access to brand assets and shorter review cycles.
"The eMotion CreativePartner product is the best we have seen for digital brand asset management," said Doc Malks, Chief Information Officer of Zipatoni. "Historically our teams spent hours searching for and retrieving brand assets. The approval process required physically walking printouts from one office to another for internal staff approval and overnight shipping for client approval. Now, with Media Partner our client's brand assets are shared, retrieved, reviewed and annotated online."
NPG, Inc., a subsidiary of Newsplayer Group plc, a new media company that manages the rights and licensing of content using interactive technology, is an example of a company that selected eMotion's ArchivePartner™ product. The company chose the software's web-based archiving solution to introduce new benefits to Footage.net, the world's leading web portal for stock video footage.
"Our new customers join an impressive roster of companies eager to stay ahead of the curve and streamline the use and protection of invaluable media assets," said Richard Fisher, CEO of eMotion. "eMotion's release of version 4.5 reinforces our commitment to providing innovative solutions that address our clients' changing needs," Mr. Fisher added.
About Release 4.5
eMotion's release of version 4.5 of MediaPartner™ Enterprise, ArchivePartner™ and
CreativePartner® builds upon the software's core media management technology while adding
improved capabilities throughout, including:
- Expanded support of Illustrator, EPS, PDF and Microsoft Office file formats
- Improved functionality of the patented eMotion Viewer, which allows for annotation on low resolution proxy assets (thumbnails and Quicktime)
- Provides more flexibility and control over user session management
- Virtual "lightbox"/folder creation allows users to easily group and share assets
- More sophisticated user interface with an intuitive design
About eMotion, Inc.
eMotion, Inc. is a global provider of digital media management software and services, with a wide
range of customers that include Global 2000 companies, advertising agencies, entertainment and
broadcast companies and government agencies. eMotion's customers include CBS King World, ABC
Television, Exxon Mobil, Coors Brewing Company, Discovery Communications, Bechtel,
Doner and Lowe & Partners. The eMotion family of products, which includes MediaPartner™
Enterprise, CreativePartner® and ArchivePartner™, helps companies realize the value of
their digital media by providing mature software solutions designed to suit their specific business
needs. The technology is available either as a product license or in a hosted environment.
The company is headquartered outside of Washington, D.C., in Vienna, VA. Additional information
about the company can be found at www.emotion.com.
Press contact:
Heather Cabral
For eMotion
phone: 415-652-9899
email: hcabral@directvinternet.com
eMotion Contact:
Molly Glover-Gallatin
Director of Marketing
phone: 703-207-4878
email: molly.glover@emotion.com
