Web based version control for documents

Question

I'm looking for a Version Control system that has a pretty front end that I can customize to look the way I want.

Users need to have the ability to upload documents and edit them - Based on their access level. Some documents will require a higher access level to edit. Some documents will be available for download to all users and some will be more privatized that require higher access levels.

The documents will need to have a Date Modified and a 'Currently Checkout' type thing - Which I guess is pretty standard with Version Control systems.

Having the ability to edit the documents in the site rather than having to download, edit and then reupload would be a huge bonus. Printing the documents in PDF would also be nice.

Does such a system exist?

EDIT: A web-based CMS can't be used as the Documents need to remain intact. DOCX files need to be DOCX files. Not web-based articles.

Answer 1

SharePoint document libraries work exactly like this. It's free if you have a Windows Server 2003 or 2008 license.

Answer 2

What you're describing sounds less like a "web-based version control for documents", and more like a CMS with different access levels that also supports print to PDF and online editing. Have you considered, say, Drupal?

Answer 3

You might want to check out Alfresco