Explore and Validate with Portfolio DAM Bundles, debuting at Printing United Expo
Find Portfolio DAM at Printing United Expo, stand 7360
The Two Firms Will Present Together at Printing United Conference in Las Vegas, September 22-25, North Hall Stand N7360
With these combined solutions, brands can get to market more quickly, printers save time, money and add flexibility and everyone benefits from a fully digital and more sustainable workflow.”— Dan Caldwell, President of ICScolor
LAS VEGAS, NV, UNITED STATES, September 17, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — Portfolio DAM, LLC, the global frontrunner in on-premise digital asset management platforms, and ICS Color, the frontrunner in digital color proofing technologies, are joining forces to offer a series of packages tailored for packaging and commercial printers, consumer packaged goods companies, and creative and premedia service providers. Both organizations have long delivered top-tier solutions to their clientele. At their joint stand at Printing United (N7360), visitors can observe how each product functions both independently and in tandem, as Portfolio DAM and ICS introduce a combined offering of asset management and digital color proofing.
The Portfolio turnkey packages include all essential software and server hardware, enabling any team within the creative supply chain to search, manage, and approve color output with full capability. Sam Bogoch, CEO of Portfolio DAM, states, “Our clients have indicated they need to address the challenge of quickly locating assets, verifying color, proofing, and producing with assurance. We’re excited about this package, which delivers professional-grade cataloging, tagging, and search, along with color-precise digital proofing, at a cost accessible to nearly any workgroup.”
Both Portfolio and ICS are observing a distinct trend in supply chains and major CPG firms toward maintaining media assets on-premise, driven by the high expenses and security issues associated with cloud services, as well as the need to simplify workflows by replacing physical proof copies shipped globally with precise display proofs delivered in moments. These Portfolio DAM/ICS bundles operate entirely on-site, featuring secure browser-based interfaces accessible via local networks or, if needed, remotely through reverse proxy systems or VPNs. Additionally, the substantial costs of relying on FedEx and other overnight couriers for physical proof delivery is an unnecessary expense that is no longer justified.
What was once exclusive to the largest printing firms is now budget-friendly and scalable for nearly any small or mid-sized production team or CPG – leveraging digital proofs along with optional on-premise AI tagging and asset search capabilities. “With these combined solutions, brands can get to market more quickly, printers save time, money and add flexibility and everyone benefits from from a fully digital and more sustainable workflow,” remarks Dan Caldwell, CEO of ICScolor.
All packages are ready for immediate order and come with the following components:
1. Portfolio DAM – This server software automatically indexes nearly any on-premise file system (whether local or NAS-based) and offers advanced DAM features, including navigable previews, sophisticated metadata handling, customizable user permissions, powerful search functions, and the ability to dynamically publish selected subsets of each catalog via its NetPublish function. NetPublish is particularly valuable for print and prepress providers seeking to display a specific portion of their asset database to each external client while preserving a comprehensive internal perspective.
a. Connectr workflow automation software – This tool features a graphical workflow designer that allows even non-technical users to create custom workflows and integrate multiple applications for targeted supply-chain outcomes.
b. Dell hardware, equipped with Windows 11 Pro workstation software, delivers a fully integrated turnkey workgroup server. Client workstations, on both Mac and Windows, connect to this server via standard web browsers.
c. Certain packages include a second server along with the Axle AI Tags on-premise engine for image tagging and search. This cutting-edge option combines automated scene understanding, facial recognition, logo detection, object recognition, and OCR (optical character recognition), making assets like PDFs and photos easily searchable without manual tagging.
2. Remote Director – This is the only solution currently on the market offering a turnkey approach to streamlining proofing workflows and automatically aligning color settings across projects. Our patented software not only ensures all participants view consistent colors on their calibrated monitors but also “heals” the disruption caused by hard copy proofs in an otherwise fully digital workflow.
a. Server-based proofing solution for routing, annotations, and approvals – coordinating color settings across all viewers. Includes Pantone Libraries, with custom color and substrate libraries available, plus hot folders for automation – and a client version for Mac and Windows.
b. Coordinating color for each project or asset globally, guaranteeing that everyone sees identical colors.
Packages
$5,995/year – 2-user system, including Portfolio DAM, ICS Remote Director, Connectr, Dell Windows 11 Pro setup with Intel i7 CPU, 64 GB DRAM, 2 TB HDD.
$8,995/year – 5-user system, including Portfolio DAM, ICS Remote Director, Connectr, Dell Windows 11 Pro setup with Intel i9 CPU, 64 GB DRAM, 2 TB HDD.
$18,995/year – 5-user system, including Portfolio DAM, ICS Remote Director, Connectr, Dell Windows 11 Pro setup with Intel i9 CPU, 64 GB DRAM, 2 TB HDD, plus Axle AI Tags on-premise tagging software and a second server with Intel i9 CPU, Nvidia 5070 GPU, 64 GB DRAM, 2 TB HDD.
All are available for immediate shipping. Software-only options are also offered for clients who prefer to manage their own server hardware; contact Portfolio DAM for further information.
About Portfolio DAM, LLC
Portfolio DAM, the leader in on-premise digital asset management software, serves over 500 enterprise sites globally, including many of the world’s largest and most renowned archives and creative teams. Spin-off from its longtime parent company Extensis and now a division of Axle AI, Inc, Portfolio DAM is rapidly advancing new features built on a robust, proven codebase that has performed reliably in numerous demanding, large-scale settings. www.portfoliodam.com
About ICS Color
ICScolor Inc. leads the world in remote digital color proofing. Our technology pioneered color-accurate soft proofing with the introduction of Remote Director. The world’s top brands, converters, printers, premedia, and publishers cut time and costs by eliminating the need for physical proof handling. Today, ICScolor’s broader suite of products and services focuses on real-time digital color proofing across any mix of hardware and workflows, anywhere in the world. ProofCheck offers a turnkey proofing solution with perfect color accuracy. For more details on ICScolor and RemoteDirector, visit www.icscolor.com.
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Portfolio DAM, LLC
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