Re: FTP alternative

[Ridge, Mia]

Hi Christina,

 

have you looked at Content Management Systems?

 

They allow staff to publish web content and upload images or PDFs without having to learn HTML, FTP, etc.  Approval stages can be built in so content is reviewed before being made live.  A good CMS will allow you to separate content from presentation, so that you can do things like apply new designs without updating every page manually or re-use content in different sections of your website. 

 

Content management systems are available for every operating system and budget.  If you have web programmers on staff it's also possible to produce customised publication systems.

 

I hope this helps!

 

Mia

 

Mia Ridge

Database Developer

Museum Systems Team

Museum of London

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mri...@museumoflondon.org.uk

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Christina DePaolo [mailto:christi...@seattleartmuseum.org]
Sent: 29 January 2004 00:25
To: mcn_mc...@listserver.americaneagle.com
Subject: FTP alternative

Hello,

We have had a longstanding request to build a FTP site for our PR department.  Our IT staff does not like FTP because of security issues. Is there an alternative? Do any of you have software/tool recommendations? We are a Windows shop.

 

FYI -- here are some of the requirements:

PR staff can assign temporary and permanent log in and passwords

PR staff can post and delete files

-- they would like a web interface so the press can see thumbnails

 

I am wondering how other museum IT/New Media shops deal with these requests.

 

Thank you.

 

Christina DePaolo

New Media Manager

www.seattleartmuseum.org

 

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