(Please forgive the cross post.)
I have a client who is looking for an already made product(s) that will
meet his needs or is at least customizable enough to be made to meet his
needs. Failing this search I am prepared to recommend he have a product
built specifically for him. However, before I recommend the latter option I
promised I will see if anyone has any recommendations of pre-existing
products.
The requirements are below. They very high level and the language is
non-technical (read Marketing/Sales-ese). If you have any suggestions or
recommendations, I appreciate your feedback.
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Part I - Team / Project Flow-Chart
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Criterion:
A. Ideally our interactive team flow-chart, should be CUSTOMIZABLE, and
highly ADAPTABLE.
B. Our overall platform or scenario, should allow for LAYERS of DATA.
1. Revealing our full 'TEAM' and each 'bio./ individual specialized 'I.D.';
as well as dynamic interactive flow-charts showing various TEAM
RELATIONSHIPS. . . (also as required, highly SECURE OPTIONS for walled-off
compartmentalizations of all critical data, which is available on a
strictly, 'need to know' basis to protect proprietary 'inventions',
'trade-secrets', potential 'patents' or 'provisional patents', potentially
still in the early R.&D. stages of development, etc.).
2. It should have the expandable capacity and 'user-friendliness' to act as
an ongoing, MIRRORED DATA BACK-UP (for all ACTIVE, WEBSITE PAGE PROTOTYPES;
PRINT COLLATERAL PROTOTYPES in progess; POWER-POINT PROTOTYPES; GRAPHIC
DESIGN of all kinds as they develop and evolve into actual, 'Comp's', which
can then be electronically submitted for review, editing sessions, and final
approval, etc.).
3. All, TIMELINES, DATES, DEADLINES, etc. for all team member PROJECT(S)
and DELIVERABLES.
4. Act as a, DYNAMIC (real-time) EDITING FORUM for all our far flung
international team members who may be contributing to our various project
particulars and new developments, according to their specialization and
phased inputs, each in turn.
5. Should be highly ADAPTABLE and EXPANDABLE, allowing us to immediately
adapt and upgrade, incorporating any superior new tecnological developments
such as, 'SilverLight' etc., without getting bogged down, or slowed down in
any way.
6. Etc.
Possible 'off-the-shelf' recommedations??? (Microsoft's "PROJECT" software
tool).
Other better solutions???
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Part II - MASTER PHOTO-ARCHIVE
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Criterion:
A. Our 'ideal' Photo-Archive, should be HIGHLY SECURE. (Password protected
and tamper-proof, to prevent any of our valuable images from potentially
drifting away, or becoming 'clip-art'. We must ensure in all apporpriate
ways that our entire image-bank can never be copied in whole or part, for
any unauthorized uses. Obviously we should then build our own proprietary,
non-public archive).
B. UPGRADEABLE and HIGHLY ADAPTABLE over time (as new tools, information
architecture, improvements, etc., become available.).
C. Globally ACCESSABLE. (24 / 7) accessability by our authorized team
members for 'image - inputs' building our master archive, or 'image - review
and selection', for specific ongoing, Design / P.R. project(s).
D. HIGHLY EXPANDABLE in every way! (Allowing ongoing archiving of:)
1. 'Still-Photography';
2. 'High-Definition Film Selects'; Video of all kinds, etc.
3. 'Power-Point Presentations' (for all such tentative work-in-progress, or
fully finished presentations ready to be entered into our permanent
archive);
4. 'Steaming Video'; 'Flash-Streaming'; or 'Streaming-Flash';
'SilverLight', clips / selects, etc.
5. 'Etc.'
E. VERY 'USER - FRIENDLY' IMAGE DATA-BASE: (ability to adjust any and all
images for proper, 'raw-files', adjust 'resolution' at will, etc.).
F. Our, 'Master Photo - Archive' should also serve as a valuable, 'MIRRORED
COPY, BACK-UP DATA BASE';
G. 'Etc.'
Possible 'off-the-shelf' solutions??? ("Joomla"; or "Bridge", etc.???)
NOTE:* Or "other", even better solutions like, *** "HUDDLE" ! ***, etc.
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