Pain:  When content is sourced from external suppliers, there's often a time lag in getting the right images to the right teams for different types of projects (e.g., print vs. web). Without automated processes, this can create delays.

Pill:  Openstore integrated with FTP servers

Description:  Implementing Openstore to automate and provide real-time content ingestion, routing, and indexing ensures that critical content is immediately available to users once it's uploaded by external bureaus. This helps streamline workflows, as internal teams can access and use images immediately without waiting for manual processes. This reduces lead times in content delivery and makes the process more agile.

Proof:  By automating all of our external content intake processes with Openstore we were able to dramatically shorten the time it took for our editors to receive real time event- and breaking news imagery.

Keywords: Openstore,  External image suppliers, Large intake, Automation

• External bureaus uploads content to FTP servers connected to Openstore via Openstore FTP Inqueues services

• Openstore Routes, Index and Store images using XMP/IPTC & EXIF data

• Users with access to External content in Openstore can use images in print or web etc..

• When images is used image reports are automatically generated for each supplier of content (bureau)

• Unused images is deleted (if Openstore is  configured to do so)

• Used images is archived (if Openstore is configured to do so)