Recognising that there are multiple scenarios that require organisations to share content but restrict the ability to download local copies, Objective Corporation has introduced a new “Download as a Permission” feature for its Objective Connect platform.

Objective Connect is designed for secure and controlled sharing of documents by public sector organisations and those in regulated industries. It integrates with Micro Focus Content Manager/Records Manager/TRIM, Microsoft SharePoint and Objective ECM

Some of the applications where Objective can see the Download as a Permission functionality proving useful include: Media Communications. Security Clearance and Legal Services, where control must be retained.

When a new Workspace is created in Objective Connect, the default permission provided for participants is now Preview only.

Participants must be actively enabled with “Download” capability in order to provide them with the additional ability to edit and delete documents.

When a Participant has not been given the Download ability, a watermark is applied to documents. This has been done to provide an additional level of security.

However, adding the ability to Download will remove all watermarks.

The watermark includes:

• Workgroup Name;
• Participant email address; and
• Date and Time stamp (UTC).

A trial version of Objective Connect is available at http://www.objectiveconnect.com/