Best way to handle source files

Hi there,
After some pretty general advise please.
The company I work for looks after a lot of websites, and one
of the
headaches we have is the best way to handle source files. By
source files I'm
referring to Photoshop files, Flash .fla files and also other
none Adobe
files that relate to a site, not the .html, .asp, .aspx,
.css, .js etc type
files.
Now I'm NOT after a version control system, just a simple way
to store the
source files in a location that is separate from the website
but still to be
able to have a smooth workflow between the Dreamweaver site
and it's source
files.
At the moment, and I know this is unwise, we have a
subdirectory within the
site where we store the source files, and use WebDAV to
transfer both site
and source files to and from the server. But I really want to
separate the
site from source but still maintain a link between site and
source...... if
you see what I mean. I think the upshot is I would like to be
able to open a
site within Dreamweaver and instantly be able to access that
sites source
files if needed. This method needs to be shared across a
small team spread
round the UK.
I looked at the Repository Subversion version control, but
like I said I'm
not after a source control system, plus it appeared to
conflict with WebDAV
and Contribute, that some of our clients use to maintain
content on their
sites. I also looked at Version Cue which looked promising,
but can't see a
clear workflow between Dreamweaver and Version Cue which
separates site from
source. I might be missing something.... part of my brain
perhaps. :)
Would be grateful for any advice please.
Cheers,
@ndyB

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