Other servers are configured for digital asset management. The server's job is to catalog the data stored, then quickly sort, find and retrieve the requested files. File servers that are used by the estimating and billing departments of a company must be able to process data rather than simply find it. These servers need to communicate with other computers on the network, track messages and file transfers, and present information to the users in a meaningful way. A file server is also an important part of a company's Web site.
Web servers have somewhat different specifications than other types of servers.
A file server is the repository for images, graphics, layouts and text, so it's the logical device for handling processes like OPI swapping. But a graphics file server often must do much more than a relatively simple OPI swap. For several years now, the file server has doubled as a raster image processor-a heavy demand for any computer, let alone one already burdened with the file server function. Scitex approaches the combination of server and RIP from the opposite direction. Scitex servers can also manage workflow.