Price List and Ordering Information
The IMS service is offered in four different packages. The differences between the packages are included on this page. We also offer two different payment plans (monthly and annual), and the option to arrange customised packages to suit your exact needs.
We welcome international clients. The exchange rate today is £1 = 1.859 USD and £1 = 1.256 EUR.
| Standard | Standard+ | Premium | Appliance | |
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| Typical Usage | Searchable picture archives with access control | e-Commerce, printing and events | Commercial downloads and larger image banks | Corporate workgroups and high-profile online services |
| Initial set-up fee | £200 | £300 | £400 | £POA |
| Either - Monthly fee | £55 | £75 | £95 | £POA |
| OR - Annual fee | £550 | £750 | £950 | £POA |
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Comparison Tables
If the package you want is not listed, please let us know - we will be happy to produce a customised price for you.
| Standard | Standard+ | Premium | Appliance | |
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| Storage quota | 5GB | 10GB | 15GB | Up to 5000GB |
| Maximum capacity | 50,000 files | 100,000 files | 150,000 files | Unlimited |
| Amount of bandwidth transfer | 300GB/month (ie. fair use, unlimited) |
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| Additional storage | £2.00/GB per month (includes backups) | N/A | ||
| Backups Provided | Data Centre | Data Centre | Data Centre & Off-site | Hot-standby server |
Detailed Summary Table
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| Web-based image library |  |
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| Use your own domain name | |
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| Store, preview and convert JPEG, TIFF, BMP, GIF, PNG, JPEG 2000, Targa, CMYK conversion, many camera RAW formats | |
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| Automatic, customised watermarks | |
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| Picture scoring tools | |
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| Black and white viewing mode | |
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| Gallery, library and picture desk modes | |
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| Configurable sort order for pictures, folders | |
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| Adjustable thumbnail labels and sizes | |
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| Highlight new albums | |
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| Nested folders and graphical album structure | |
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| Slideshows | |
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| Right-click protection | |
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| Passworded user accounts | |
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| Free-form (text or HTML) welcome messages | |
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| Public galleries, events | |
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| General search (natural language mode) | |
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| Advanced Search (filters, AND/OR etc.) | |
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| Tools to edit/view captions, keywords etc. | |
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| EXIF, IPTC and XMP meta data support | |
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| Hyperlinked keywords | |
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| Bulk edit meta data | |
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| Picture Console, with extra details on files | |
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| Include login box, gallery links externally | |
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| "Tiny" link URLs to include in emails | |
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| Google Analytics support | |
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| Administrator lightbox tool | |
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| FTP uploads for all users | |
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| Desktop upload tool for Windows (admin users) |
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| Browser uploads with progress bars (admin users) |
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| Search logging | |
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| Access logging (with IP address and country) | |
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| Download logging | |
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| Site Statistics and Graphs | |
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| CSV Export of User Data | |
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| Email notifications | |
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| Alerting tool for new pictures | |
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| Raw access to underlying HTML templates | |
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| Web-based theme/stylesheet editor | |
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| Download Wizard mode | |
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| Smart Folders (stored searches) | |
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| Collections (pictures grouped in virtual folders) | |
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| Atom Feeds (RSS) | |
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| GPS support with Google Maps, inc. Apple iPhone | |
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| HTTPS support (e-commerce checkout) | |
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| Support for USD, EUR and GBP currencies | |
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| Sell PhotoBox prints | |
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| Sell premium quality Pictopia Prints | |
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| Set your own pricing for prints | |
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| Sell own print/physical products | |
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| Sub-vendor management (commissions) | |
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| CSV Export of Order Data | |
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| Revenue returned by BACS or PayPal | |
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| User lightboxes and collections | |
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| Advanced Downloads (crop, DPI etc) | |
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| Monthly download quota manager | |
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| Rights-managed ecommerce downloads | |
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| Invoice mode for downloads | |
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| ICC Colour Profile support | |
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| ZIP file archive exports | |
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| Outbound FTP distribution feature | |
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| Automatic user-registration | |
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| Store and preview PDF, EPS, PS, Adobe PhotoShop and Illustrator | |
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| LDAP Authentication / Active Directory | |
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| Own Merchant Account | |
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| Image Expiry by date | |
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| Download approvals manager | |
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| Upload approvals manager | |
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| Annotations (History notes) | |
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| Non-admin uploads via desktop tool | |
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| Non-admin uploads via Java tool | |
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| "My pictures" - non-admin users edit photos | |
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| Support for generic content storage | |
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| Video previews (still images) | |
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| Streaming video previews | |
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| Controlled vocabulary (keyword dictionary) | |
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| HTTPS support (optional, entire site) | |
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| Secure public upload/submissions forms | |
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| DNS Services (domain management) | |
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| Serial Console support | |
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| DBA Access to Database | |
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| Training sessions | |
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| Veritas integration | |
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| SAMBA (Windows) File Server module | |
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| Network Appliance NFS module | |
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| SOAP XML Interface | |
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| Ether-Ray NewsFlash Integration | |
| Optional Services and Fees | |
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| Advanced web site design | Click for details |
| Annual fee for DNS/domain registration services | £POA - contact us |
| Spam filtering and email redirection (for domains registered with Third Light) | £POA - contact us |
| Product customisations or bespoke development | £POA - contact us |
| Card Handling | 5% + VAT if applicable, for USD, EUR, GBP currencies |
| Customised packages - choose just the features you want | £POA - contact us |
All prices exclude VAT @ 17.5%. Customers in the VAT area of the United Kingdom must pay VAT. Annual payments include a discount of two free months. Corporate Appliances may be configured to use your own merchant account and therefore do not attract card handling fees.