Super Fast Database Technology Matched to Your Needs

Semantic Database Structure

Achieves class leading performance with comparatively low infrastructure requirements when combined with advanced indexing technology.

• Rapid transaction processing of structured data (Online Transaction Processing – OLTP)

Search Engine

For all content and metadata.

• Rapid and complex searches in structured data via any criteria (Online Analytical Processing – OLAP)

• Rapid searches in unstructured content, e.g. text (information retrieval), and combined with searches in structured data

Performance and Scalability

Performance, stability and low resource use with a modular structure for easy scaling.

• Excellent single instance performance

• Vertical and horizontal scalability

APIs

Enable transfer and consolidation of data from most systems for use in the platform.

Multi Tenancy (optional)

Add business units, external clients, brands or sub-brands to your censhare environment.

Front End Technology

The web based client is a rich Internet application using the latest web technologies to support modern web browsers.

• HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript / TypeScript, Angular and AngularJS

• Single page web application

• No installation of additional software or plugins

• Alternatively, a native Java based client can be used

Domain Management

Functions for assigning digital assets and selected master data to specific users and user groups.

• Users and user groups can be restricted to access and use just templates and content assets that have been approved for their domain

• Two independent domain trees available

• Flexible configuration to match business needs

File Management

Manage physical files and their metadata within censhare and distributed file systems.

• Separated storage of metadata and files

• Metadata of assets are stored in the core database

• Files are stored in the traditional file system

• Distributed file systems supported

• Archiving and file replication supported

• Offline database supported

User, Role, and Permission Management

Manage permissions and functionality for users with individual roles and rights.

• Granular rights management for roles and users

• Bespoke interface for administrators

• Control access to and editing of selected data, features and objects based on user, user role, user group, region, country and more

• User management uses the semantic database structure for flexibility when assigning user permissions

Workspace Management

• Six default user interface languages: US English, German, French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish

• User workspaces save all changes that a user makes in that workspace

• Workspaces can be defined for users, user groups and roles

• Workspace settings will always be applied on user login

• Dedicated configurations for common use cases, including pre-defined workspaces, data structures, roles, workflows, domains, users, master data and sample assets

Sharing, Collaboration and Workflows

Content focused collaboration across the organization.

• Check in/check out functionality

• Temporary download links with optional landing pages

• Initiate a conversation on any asset and add recipients

• Integrated message application

• Integrated approval workflows with history log of approval interactions

• Add sticky text notes to any asset with previews

• Unlimited number of fully customizable workflows and sequential workflow steps

Security

Features and settings to define user access rules, password rules, timeouts, and backup schedule.

• Granular permissions define who can access or edit which assets

• Rights can be assigned to individual users or groups of users

• User rights managed through a bespoke administrator interface

• Protected client versions without administrative features (optional)

• SSL-encrypted client server communication

• Strong access management

• Encrypted passwords

• Expiring passwords (optional)

• User changeable passwords (optional)

• Enforcement of best practice password policies concerning length, complexity, history, age, etc.

• Customizable requirements for password strength using regular expressions

• Password strength verification with immediate feedback to users

• Support for server side creation and distribution of passwords

• Automatic log out of inactive users

• Regular backups that can be rolled back quickly