Industrial Color Software partners with Surreytech to help UK companies reduce the cost of managing and distributing image content
London, United Kingdom (7 October 2009) — GLOBALedit®, a professional online image management system, is now available in the United Kingdom. Industrial Color Software, the developer of GLOBALedit, has appointed Surrey Technologies Limited (Surreytech) as its reseller partner in the United Kingdom. GLOBALedit leverages the power of cloud computing technology to deliver powerful, easy touse production tools to photo production groups through a standard web browser. Surreytech, a London based technology consultancy specializing in new media and digital technologies, will handle sales, training and support of GLOBALedit in the UK.
Already widely adopted by many of the world’s leading creative groups includingVictoria’sSecret,Warner Bros, McGraw Hill, Turner Broadcasting, Gap / Old Navy and others,GLOBALedit software has led the transition from desktop to collaborative photo productiontools. Thousands of users at leading photo production organizations provide regular feedbackand analyticsto help the Industrial Color Software engineering team design and deliver usefulenhancements.
According to Dan Tarling, Technical & Operations Director at Surreytech, “We were blown away when we first saw GLOBALedit at a conference in Los Angeles last year. We’d never seen an image management system that was so flexible, user friendly and fast. When Industrial Color Software decided to introduce GLOBALedit to the UK, we jumped at the chance to partner with them. So far,we’ve had a very positive response from UK companies who have seen GLOBALedit in action. In particular, film, TV, advertising, and corporate marketing teamsfind GLOBALedit’s features very relevant and useful to their operations.”
GLOBALedit is available as a hosted application (SaaS) with a monthly use fee or as a server-based application requiring a one-time licence fee. Typical uses include image review and selection, fast and secure file distribution, archive and metadatamanagement, and online talent approval. With monthly usage fees starting as low as 395, even small marketing departments will find GLOBALedit to be a very cost-effective solution.
“We’re thrilled to be entering the UK market and believe that media companies and brand marketing teams will find that GLOBALedit can dramatically speed up photo uploads, approvals and distribution,” says Aaron Holm, Industrial Color Software’s VP of Development. “The most exciting idea is that GLOBALedit just keeps getting faster, and with Cloud software architecture, the traditional access and scalability limitations of desktop software are eliminated. GLOBALeditVersion 3.8 represents a new level of speed and collaboration and we’re verypleased to bring this technology to the UK market.”
Companies wishing to see a demonstration of GLOBALedit can visit the website atwww.globaledit.com. Live demonstrationscan also be arranged by contacting Surreytech atinfo@surreytech.co.uk or by calling +4420 7193 7014.