DAMMY(tm) Awards Nominees Revealed

Aug. 23, 2012 - PRLog -- Createasphere's Digital Asset Management Gala Brings Record Number of Entries to Coveted Awards

(BURBANK, CA) Createasphere will honor the very best in digital asset management during the Third Annual DAMMY Awards Ceremony on September 28, 2012, in Manhattan. The DAMMYs are the first-ever awards created specifically to recognize pioneering individuals and organizations involved in innovative content management technology and processes.

The DAMMYs have grown in stature to become the leading accolades in the increasingly crucial asset management arena, and this year's Call For Entries attracted a record number, up nearly 30% from last year. Awards are presented in five categories, including the coveted DAMMY of The Year Award, bestowed on an industry visionary.

The Nominees for the 2012 DAMMY Awards are:

Best Storage, Archive and/or Preservation Solution
* Crossroads Systems
* TOLIS Group, Inc.
* Avid Technology
* Amplidata
* Sportsman Channel
* Yale University - Digital Infrastructure
* Tunespring
* McDonald's Corporation

Best Strategy Ease of Use for End-User Interface
* DMS
* Industrial Color
* BrandWizard
* Conde Nast
* Sesame Workshop
* Catalina Marketing
* Tone Visuals, Inc.
* Sportsman Channel
* TuneSpring

Best Example of Asset & Media Repurposing
* BrandWizard
* Travel Alberta
* GA Communications
* Tone Visuals, Inc.
* In Transit Images
* MediaMIne, LLC.
* Sportsman Channel

Best Strategy or Solution for Digital & Media Asset Management During the Acquisition of Content
* Database Publishing Consultants, Inc. (DPCI)
* The Wall Street Journal
* Net-a-Porter
* Tag Worldwide
* MediaMine, LLC.
* Sportsman Channel
* McDonald's Corporation
* Tunespring

DAMMY of the Year
* Robert W. Noll, NOLLTEC D5 Group i. F.
* North Plains Office of the CTO (Steve Sauder, Scott Seebass, Mohan Taylor), North Plains Systems
* Jason Wehling, NetXposure
* Robin Rusch, BrandWizard
* Steve Cronan, 5th Kind
* Eric Rennagel, Conecture Technologies, LLC
* Joseph Bachana, Database Publishing Consultants, Inc. | DPCI
* Barry Snyder, MediaMine, LLC
* Lanita Haag, Widen Enterprises
* Henrik de Gyor, Another DAM Blog & Another DAM podcast

Nominees and winners are chosen by a blue-ribbon panel of judges, recognized professionals in digital asset management. Judges for the DAMMYS are Fran Alexander, BBC Information and Archives; Lisa McIntyre, GSD&M; and David Riecks, ControlledVocabulary.com.

Createasphere's Digital Asset Management Conference and Exhibition and the DAMMY Awards return to The New Yorker on September 27-28. The Conference presents unparalleled opportunity to explore specific products and engage industry experts at roundtable lunches, networking mixers and VIP events. More Information about the Digital Asset Management (DAM) Conference and Expo can be found at www.createasphere.com/En/DAM.

Tickets for the DAMMYs are $35 and include the awards show and lunch. For more information, call Createasphere at 818.842.6611 or visit http://createasphere.com/En/dammys.html. For registration and information for the Digital Asset Management Conference please visit http://createasphere.com/En/dam-ny-conference-home.html or call 818.842.6611.

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Createasphere is the premier business development partner for technology enabled entertainment, marketing, and communications organizations. We advance careers and technologies by connecting world-class professionals globally online and in person.  
Createasphere was founded in 2001, and over the past decade has grown into a global company that in 2011 produced seventeen events over three continents as well as five websites. Createasphere became part of Diversified Business Communications in 2008, and now drives their entertainment, media, technology strategies and properties division. Currently, Createasphere produces the Entertainment Technology Expos in Los Angeles; the Digital Asset Management Conference in New York, Los Angeles, and Europe; The DAMMY Awards in New York; the Executive Marketplaces for Houses of Worship in Los Angeles and Chicago; Post Production Master Classes in New York and Los Angeles, and the online news and content portals ProVideoCoalition.com and DamCoalition.com.

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