We’re pleased to announce the release the second in our series of White Papers, which covers CMS (Content Management System) Version Control.

“Regulatory bodies from Government to Advertising Standards and Industry watchdogs have been increasingly focusing their attention on the digital communications displayed across corporate websites…”

It can be downloaded from http://www.website-archive.com/downloads.php

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How long will my screen-shots be stored?

We store the daily screen-shots of your web pages for the length of your contract, which is usually a year. We can also provide you with a monthly archive file which you can either download or we can provide to you on DVD.

Can I download the saved web pages?

When viewing either the thumbnail or the full screen image within your browser, you can right-click then select ‘Save as’ to save the image onto your computer.

Can you provide me with a copy of my saved web page screen-shots?

We can provide you with a regular monthly download or DVD of your content for safe storage.

How secure is my archived data?

We keep multiple redundant copies of your daily archived screen-shots, and they are only accessible via your password protected area.

Can you archive password protected areas?

Yes we can. You will need to provide us with the details, which will then be securely saved within your account.

Can you archive Secure HTTPS websites?

Yes, as we use real browsers, we can archive almost anything that can be viewed on the web.

Can you archive entire user journeys / shopping transactions?

The technology our service is built on can automate the clicking of buttons, typing text, completing forms and clicking of links, we can easily navigate from one page to another or even run through shopping cart scripts. This allows us to capture for example a screenshot of the terms and conditions agreed to by the customer.

How frequently can I archive my website?

Our standard frequency is daily, which is what we would recommend. If you do it less frequently, you are putting yourself at risk of compliance issues.

How do you perform your archiving?

We have extended a number of industry standard tools to meet with the demanding needs of the Website Archiving market. We use real web browsers on real operating systems to run through the pages on your site, taking screen-shots of the pages you require. These screen-shots are then uploaded to our secure archive server, where they can then be viewed.

What web browsers do you use?

We use a variety of real web browsers such as Firefox and Internet Explorer to capture the screen-shots of your website. If you have a particular requirement then please discuss this with us.

What screen resolution do you use?

We use browsers with a screen resolution of 1024 x 768, however we also scroll down for the entire page, so the image may be larger than this.

How do I access my archived screen-shots?

You can view your archived screen-shots from any internet enabled device, by simply logging in to your personal area within our customer portal. You do not need to install any software, just access it via a web browser.

Can you provide me with an ESCROW facility?

We do not operate a specific ESCROW facility, however we have a number of partners that we work with.

You say you archive from the cloud – what do you mean?

The Cloud is a term used to describe an expandable dynamic computing resource which has almost infinite capacity. It has turned computing into a utility where you pay for what you use, but don’t have to get involved in it. If you imagine the electricity utility grid, you only pay for what you use, you can keep plugging in more appliances, and don’t have to be an engineer to use it.

Can you download and archive PDF or Word documents?

Yes. We can download and archive any format of files. Contact Us for details.

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We’ve just released a new version of our on-line website archiving portal which includes a number of features requested by users.

In addition to the existing screen-shot compare, you can now compare the HTML and content (i.e. the words on the page, excluding any layout/formatting).

An example is show below of the HTML compare.

Switching to the compare content view shows the following:

Links are provided to view the individual screen-shots, content and HTML in pop-ups.

For more information on our website archiving services, please contact us via our website at www.website-archive.com

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We have added the latest version of Firefox (3.6) to the list of browsers that cab be used for archiving your website. Most websites are developed to look and perform the same in all modern browsers, so we normally choose and update the browser that we use to test your website, however there are some times when a specific version is required. As our capture technology actually runs real browsers on real operating systems, and is capable of interacting with your website, we can capture areas other archiving companies can not, such as e-commerce transactions and login / password protected areas.

We can currently capture screen shots of all the pages on your website using the following browsers:

Firefox 3.0, 3.5 and 3.6

Internet Explorer 6.0, 7.0 and 8.0

Please contact us if you would like to know more about our

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We’re pleased to announce that our File and Document Archiving has now moved out of Beta and is available to all subscribers.

It is similar in concept to our standard Website Archiving, in that it is an outsourced managed service. Just tell us what you want archiving and we’ll do the rest.

The captured files are available to view via our web interface, in addition to being stored in multiple secure locations for compliance purposes.

As you can see we can capture a number of different file / content types:

By choosing an individual archive, you can view the downloaded archives.

As with our standard website archiving, a changed indicator notes a difference found in the file hash.

Clicking on the icon at the end of the row will allow you to download the version of the file.

For full details of our archiving services and pricing, please contact us.

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