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Digital asset management system based on MS Office SharePoint Server 2007

Title: Digital asset management system based on MS Office SharePoint Server 2007

Creators: Dr Nikos Migas/Andrew Stirling (Summerhall plc)//Prof Bill Buchanan (C63, Merchiston)
In collaboration with: Summerhall plc.

Starting date: Jan/Feb 2008

Overview of Project Content and Milestones

Content management (CM) and digital asset management (DAM) systems are a fundamental building block of large software systems, as they allow ease cataloguing, storage and retrieval of digital assets, such as photographs, graphics, and videos. The concept and implementation of DAMs is not new, however, the majority base their architecture in lengthy and complicated infrastructures, which makes it difficult to extend. Microsoft® recently launched SharePoint Server 2007, an integrated suite of server capabilities with comprehensive content management, enterprise search, and information-sharing capabilities. SharePoint Server 2007 provides an excellent middleware for DAMs with extended capabilities.

The Main Deliverable(s)

SharePoint 2007 Services.
SharePoint CM and DAM.
SharePoint 2007 integration.
Installation and testing.

The Target Audience for the Deliverable(s)

Research community.
Medium-scale and enterprise companies.

The Work to be Undertaken

Research in SharePoint Server 2007.
Understanding of features and services.
Requirements analysis of a DAMs based on SharePoint.
Design of a DAM based on SharePoint services.
Implementation of the new system.
Testing & Installation.

Additional Information / Knowledge Required

Training on the .net Framework and SharePoint will be provided.
Information recourse will be supplied to speed-up the learning process.

SharePoint Server 2007: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/sharepointserver/FX100492001033.aspx

DAMs: http://www.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/DEC0203.pdf

The Importance of the Project

SharePoint Server 2007 is a promising software solution for enterprise companies that need a central management point to maintain versioning, backups, and get a reach set of services. The student who will undertake this project will gain a good insight in business processes, and asset management.

The Key Challenge(s) to be Overcome:

SharePoint server 2007 and MS .net framework are well-documented with enormous amounts of information publicly available. However, the student will need to thoroughly understand their architecture to build the DAM.