Wanted - web-based doc management tool

[mikewhit]

Some kind of web-based doc management tool is a recent requirement at my current work location.

By this is meant a means of viewing/editing, uploading and downloading drafts and new versions of textual documents and diagrams using a browser interface, which hides and abstracts any underlying repository (preferably but not essentially, in our case, SVN); also managing any review process workflow, version/draft naming and the like.

I had imagined there might be some open source tool running over CVS or Subversion but was only able to locate content-management stuff like Mambo in this category.

Does anyone have any experience of either o-s or commercial products in this area - the commercial ones I found seemed to think you were archiving the British Library, and charged accordingly.
If so I'd be grateful of any thoughts - and costings !

(Yes, I have searched the forum and IM'd anyone likely, though that will depend on whether they ever log in again!)

Regards,
Mike

[thomaskilian]

Why not make use of a Wiki?

[mikewhit]

Haven't seen a Wiki that manages PDFs, diagrams, viewing different revisions, customer documents, Word and other 'office' docs, workflows etc.

But if there is one, let me know !


Already use a Wiki for all the things a wiki is good at.
What's required is an administrative front-end to a doc file version control, effectively.

[Hugo]

Look at LiveLink feature laden but good when configured properly.

[mikewhit]

Re Live Link - thanks, but that appears to be a web content management system - not what is required.

[Hugo]

Not sure I understand your comment.

We use LiveLink to store documents, spreadsheets, images and all sorts. I think this is what your were asking for in your original question.

It also includes a versioning feature so that you can upload documents yet maintain a history of earlier versions.

It has pretty powerful search tools and other useful features, basically it acts like a file system (of sorts) but is accessible via a web browser.

If there is some vital distinction between "content" and "document" then please do explain.



Hugo

[Hugo]

Here is detailed info:

http://www.opentext.com/2/sol-products/sol-pro-docmgmt-collaboration/pro-ll-document-management-dmc.htm

[thomaskilian]

Sharepoint would then also be something to take into consideration (if you are edicted to Microsoft :-/)

[mikewhit]

hugo - Re Live Link - thx, sorry, after typing "livelink" into Google, I clicked on what appeared to be the most relevant link (2nd one) which was a web content management system, so didn't bother looking at the OpenText page. Will have further look.

Am also now starting a trawl of SourceForge - which I should have done to start with, but presumed Google would come up with anything relevant, which it didn't.

[By "web content management system" I mean something like http://www.mamboserver.com/ - a system that manages web (site) content ... rather than a web (based) system that manages documents !!

That is the distinction, although some doc management systems do also allow "publishing" documents on websites, thereby slightly blurring the edges.]

No Thomas, we do not have a Microsoft affinity ... thanks all the $ame !

[sargasso]

Here's anothrer one Mike,

http://www.qumasoft.com/qvcseprodinfo.html

I have used the desktop product for about 5 years but have not investigated the "enterprise" version.  The desktop was a great find!!!\

bruce

[mikewhit]

Update: ones that look promising at a first inspection ... slightly different aims, but have a polished look to them:

http://sourceforge.net/projects/kt-dms

http://sourceforge.net/projects/cuteflow

http://mydms.sourceforge.net