Introduction to Xinet The Xinet server accelerates creative and production workflows, making it easier for internal staff, vendors and remote clients to collaborate on projects. A server-based Digital Asset Management (DAM) system sits behind a powerful graphic-production infrastructure capable of hosting multi-site, collaborative networks linked over the Internet and accessible through any browser. In addition to the server-based software, Xinet provides a number of tools that improve client-side efficiency when interacting with the server. This guide introduces those tools. Being highly configurable, Xinet software supports a myriad of workflows. From its hundreds of features, Xinet customers determine which work best in their organizations. Most system administrators—to secure streamlined tracking, metadata collection and efficient production—limit access to assets, and also present only a subsample of the Xinet feature list to each user. As a result, Xinet clients may not be able to make use of every feature described in this guide. However, should you encounter a feature that does not work in your environment, please check with your system administrator to determine if having access to it might offer an improvement. Personal interactions may also vary from descriptions in this guide, depending on what kind of access you have to the central server. Users with direct access to assets on the server may interact with them in a different fashion than remote users who gain access to assets through Web browsers. What Xinet can do In today’s world, led by Omni-Channel Communication and Digital Transformation, it is imperative to have a robust and streamlined Digital Supply Chain for the creation and management of marketing materials. Your business has grown... Maybe even gone global.... And with that success has come a mountain of work-in-progress digital assets. Files, logos, documents, artwork, images and massive amounts of electronic data that your content creators are working with each and every day. How do you facilitate collaboration between creators and reviewers? Is everyone using the most current version? How can you manage and make the most of your assets? What is the best way to ensure everyone is following the right workflow to get the job done and be efficient at the same time? The answer is North Plains’ Xinet solution. Xinet is the standard-setting creative asset management system for streamlining workflow and maximizing production. With multiple assets stored across multiple drives in multiple time zones, managers and creative teams need to be able to quickly search for, access and approve files from one central location. With Xinet, design teams and creative agencies can efficiently manage all versions of digital assets while managers have clear insight into the creative process. Users can access your on-site server from off-site locations - an ideal benefit for agile companies with growing creative teams. Utilizing an asset management software solution promotes a collaborative environment so your team avoid creating duplicate files and are able to rapidly locate the most recent assets. Features • Manage millions of assets and thousands of users (without being limited by your license). • Highly customizable, user interface, based on modern web standards and served via open REST API. • Unmatched ingestion speeds with instant color accurate preview generation and metadata tagging and extraction. (A DAM optimized and created from the ground up for heavy work load). • The most transparent, barrier-free Adobe Creative Cloud integration in the industry. Designers don’t need to change their workflow. • Enterprise search engine, including faceted browsing, bookmarking and contextual menu support to access and open search results in the asset’s original application. • Search and find text content in archived assets while viewing full previews and metadata of archived files. • User configurable flexible metadata sets and permissions without the need for professional services engagements to apply changes to the model • Story board functionality enabling users to generate and download video reels in a web browser and tracks source file usage automatically. • Built-in review and approval tools and an open workflow automation engine that enables you to add your own custom automation scripts. • Open architecture. Xinet has been designed from ground up to enable integration partners to customize and integrate with existing solutions (CMS, PIMs, ERPs, etc..). • Experienced partner network around the globe with extensive deployment and integration skills. • Comprehensive eco system built around the product. Integration partners, software vendors and third party developers have built numerous productized tools to extend the Xinet feature set. Integrations • Open architecture. Xinet has been designed from ground up to enable integration partners to customize and integrate with existing solutions (CMS, PIMs, ERPs, etc..). • Experienced partner network around the globe with extensive deployment and integration skills. • Comprehensive eco system built around the product. Integration partners, software vendors and third party developers have built numerous productized tools to extend the Xinet feature set. Why Xinet? • Trusted Technology: Xinet has a large, loyal install base around the globe and is supported by a highly experienced network of regional integrators. We have been working with our integration and sales channel for over a decade and we partner with experts who are dedicated to selling the best solutions to their customers. • Central Asset Repository: Store and dynamically share millions of assets at unmatched ingestions speeds. Xinet has been developed from the ground up to support very heavy workloads on a system (typical of but not unique to a ‘production environment’). Optimized for media production, Xinet allows users access to the interface most commonly used in creative production environments, which dramatically reduces the learning curve and is a testament to its high adoption rate. • Open Architecture: Designed to facilitate integration with existing IT infrastructure and extending out-of-the-box functionality, Xinet offers all the flexibility needed to successfully deploy a Digital Asset Management system that meets specific customer requirements. • Industry Expertise: We have a long history of supporting file formats used in professional image editing software with color accurate thumbnails and previews (What-You-See-Is-What-You-get -WYSIWYG) and professional PDF output workflows.
