Using Autodesk Vault for Source Control

[trilogy2826]

After a dismal and failed attempt last year (our rookie year) to use flash drives to synchronize and store our Inventor files, we are in desperate need of a better system. We actually started by using PTC Windchill and had some success, but it was far too slow to be effective, leading us back to the flash drives. To add another kink, our new home in the school district this year dis-allows us use of internet connectivity on our non-school owned hardware, so Windchill is definitely out.

I have installed Inventor 2010 on our new segregated "network" of ten workstations and belatedly noticed that there is no way (that I know of) to use Vault without the Autodesk Data Management Server (ADMS) installed. After hours of fruitless searching on forums and the internet at large, I could not find access to ADMS. Does anyone know if this is even available?

Vault does not need to be my solution. If any teams have a really good source management suggestions, I would really appreciate it. I have talked to some extremely veteran teams and even they said they have struggled with this for years.