Canto, a leader in Digital Asset Management (DAM) solutions, announced Cumulus 6 Single User Edition. Expected to ship in December, this is the first version of Canto's single-user application supporting Apple's Mac OS X. Cumulus 6 Single User Edition offers many new features and improvements that simplifiy the user's daily work when managing assets. Now all assets can be managed and accessed in one window. Also, an extra keyword list and the asset location can be displayed in addition to the categories.

In Cumulus 6, users can easily switch between different views with preconfigured View Sets and even display the information they find relevant regarding to format or task. Cumulus 6 also offers Asset Handling Sets for optimized handling of different formats. These preconfigured sets can be edited by the user. Under both Mac OS X and Windows Cumulus now features a toolbar with the most important functions such as Quicksearch. The toolbar layout has been adapted to that of Canto¹s Internet solutions. The menu structure has been simplified, with a new central settings dialog being the most apparent change. Cumulus 6 Single User Edition is set for release in December 2003. Versions for Mac OS X and Windows will be offered. Upgrades will be offered for existing installations.

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