Some Recent Clients

University College London (UCL), which was founded in 1826, is to adopt the 21st Century MediaFiler digital asset management software system for its UCL Imagestore operation.

UCL Imagestore holds images produced by the university’s Learning & Media Services on behalf of UCL faculties, departments and units.

As well as general imagery, MediaFiler will hold unique collections of images that are specifically for use in teaching and research such as medical and pathological images, works created by the students in the UCL Bartlett School of Architecture and artefacts held in the UCL Museums and Collections, which include prizewinning art produced by students and staff from the UCL Slade School of Fine Art and objects from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology.

Through UCL Imagestore, the MediaFiler package will provide UCL’s 30,000 staff and students, and its external partners, with ease of access to high quality, high definition imagery from its vast media library.

In addition, MediaFiler will provide UCL with the ability to storage and retrieve an unlimited number of text based and audio / visual files while also supporting the University’s extensive media relations activity.

Tony Slade, Manager of UCL’s Photographic, Design and Web Services said::

"MediaFiler ticks all the boxes for UCL.”

“It gives us unlimited capacity with which to unify the University’s digital image asset management, across all our faculties.”

Andy Sykes, UCL IT Support Officer said:

"From an IT perspective, and following extensive testing - UCL selected MediaFiler because it is the fastest system available and is compatible and integrates with other UCL systems.”

“Its easy user interface also reduces support calls, which saves us time and money.”

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The Oxford based World History Archives has moved its unique collections depicting historical subjects and personalities onto a hosted MediaFiler system. The collection comprises images from around the world; illustrations, adverts, collector cards, books, periodicals and other photographs. Many of the world’s educational and historical book publishers are clients.

“We were running a number of libraries all holding smaller collections but we had to consolidate within one master library so clients found everything in one place.” Said Alex Goldberg, Managing Director of Image Content Collections. “We’re transferring all collections over to the new library and constantly uploading fresh material too. One of the reasons for selecting MediaFiler was that eventually we’ll have over a million images in the library making it one of the most sought after collections in the world.”

"Since we’ve brought the collections under one roof, so to speak, we’ve noticed an increase in usage and sales, not just from our traditional book publishing market but TV stations and on-line publications, who now find it easier to obtain the pictures they need.”

Apart from the speed and simplicity of this system, language is no barrier for their world wide clients as MediaFiler ‘speaks’ five languages [Dutch, English, French, Italian, Spanish] recognizing the users browser location.

Alastair McDavid, TDAL’s Managing Director commented “We’re delighted that World History Archives have selected MediaFiler and certainly when speed, ease of use and a capacity for over a million images is required, then MediaFiler ticks all the right boxes."

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SuperClubs went live with a hosted MediaFiler Library on November 1st, in time to promote the system at World Travel Market, the major world travel trade exhibition at ExCeL in London's docklands.

With 17 luxury resorts located in the Caribbean, Central and Latin America, representation offices throughout the world it is vital that images and videos of their properties are instantly accessible to SuperClubs and made available 24/7 to the Travel Press, Tour Operators and Travel Agents.

"It was the speed and ease of use that impressed us, what we didn't expect was to receive compliments from users, some even said they are jealous at the library system we now have." said Annabelle Marshall, SuperClubs Sales & Marketing Manager - Europe.

"This one MediaFiler handles all the images, video and resort fact sheets for SuperClubs worldwide, by having it hosted we don't have to worry about the library management - how easy is that." commented Paul Verhaak, Head of the SuperClubs Marketing & Sales Division for Europe.