Asset Bank
For corporations that need to make all their digital assets easily available, Asset Bank is a powerful solution. It handles all file types including images, videos, PDFs, and presentations, and provides an interface that can be configured to suit the organization using it. A key feature is the sophisticated access rights structure which gives a high degree of control over access privileges to the stored data.
Asset Bank enables users to preview short clips of video files as well as a thumbnail of the first frame. Users can also convert and resize image files before downloading them. Search facilities are comprehensive, with full keyword search of text within documents, quick keyword searching of the file structure, and view/search of the IPTC and Exif data.
On the client-side, Asset Bank is browser-based, compliant to W3C Accessibility Guidelines (AA standard, triple-A if required), and has no need for plugins or JavaScript. On the administration side, Asset Bank offers some important features: reports and statistics to show how people have been using the system, whether or not their searches have been successful, and a list of their chosen keywords.
If your company wants to sell images online, Asset Bank can be integrated with the vendor's e-commerce system which allows you to use payment providers such as WorldPay or PayPal. It lets you configure the interface with the customer, for currency, tax, and the permitted period between payment and download. You can also integrate Asset Bank with a Content Management System (CMS) such as Interwoven, Rhythmyx, Documentum, or the vendor's own EccoCMS. (A CMS enables updating of web content without disturbing the basic structure of the site).
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Written entirely in Java, Asset Bank is designed to be easily customized by web developers with CSS and HTML skills. In the UK, where the development team is based, it has found a market among corporations, charities, universities and councils. Its nearest direct competitior is FotoWare Cameleon.
Tech info
- OS: Windows 2000 onwards; Linux
- Price level: Asset Bank licenses start at £4,800.
Bright Interactive
Based in Brighton in the UK, Bright Interactive delivers high-quality interactive websites, web applications, databases and custom business software.
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