Dominion launches Daminion Server network-based digital asset manager version is free

 Software maker Daminion has announced Daminion Server, a network-friendly digital asset management program. The software allows multiple users to access a centrally-held archive of images, with version control and user access controls to ensure images are kept safe and only edited or accessed by authorized people.
Daminion Software, a company specializing in digital asset management (DAM) solutions, has announced the release of the 0.9 beta version of its low-cost, local network based photo management software – Daminion

Today there is no problem selecting decent photo management software for personal use from the wide range of products available.
Pricing
Daminion Standalone version is free, while the server version is inexpensively priced for small teams and home users.
True, multi-user image management that protects your content from damage, unlike File-Server based systems

Restricted access to content by User Roles
Support for huge media archives (up to 500K-1M files per catalog)
Automatically sync image annotations (tags) with metadata (IPTC/XMP/MWG), including writing the metadata to Camera RAW files without sidecar files.
Daminion is compatible with Windows XP, 2003 or 2008 Server, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.  Daminion Server can run