Finding Software for Municipal FOIA Applications

Do any of you readers want to describe your experiences with municipal FOIA software?  Add a comment.  Below are several examples of software that I've seen mentioned recently:

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"Welcome to Minutes-On-Demand™

In an attempt to better serve the residents of the City of Southfield [MI], we have created a searching tool that will allow you to view AGENDAS and MINUTES of City Council. Not only will you be able to look at the current meeting information but you will be able to search past meetings for specific meeting detail. Meeting Minutes will be posted once they are approved by the Council Board."  http://southfieldcitymi.minutesondemand.com/

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"Sonasoft Corp., a leader in enterprise-class email archiving, announces a special no-cost email archiving promotion to help U.S. city and county governments meet the demands from the Freedom of Information Acts (FOIA) and states’ Open Public Records Laws, such as OPRA (New Jersey) and CORA (Colorado), without taxing their resources or breaking their budgets. Through this offer, city and county governments are eligible to acquire SonaVault, Sonasoft’s Email Archiving Solution, free with the purchase of Sonasoft’s professional installation and the first-year’s maintenance contract. City and county governments can lock in their savings as long as they obtain an estimate on or before July 1, 2013, which is when this promotion ends."
http://www.prweb.com/releases/email-archiving/freedom-information-act/prweb10724359.htm

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"With the right technology, agencies can locate and assemble documents for FOIA requests more efficiently and effectively. The Google Search Appliance connects to any data source, such as SharePoint, SQL, and Oracle databases, and Lotus Domino and Apache servers, to search files quickly. Users can type a phrase or words associated with the FOIA request and the Google Search Appliance will immediately begin compiling data that contains the information in the query. The Google Search Appliance can search over 250 of the most common file formats, and even crawls through geospatial databases, withdrawing data in minutes."

"Once all data has been located, the Google Search Appliance compiles the information into a single PDF, making it easier to review. The Google Search Appliance can be customized for a particular agency’s needs, including setting up parameters for the system to identify documents that meet FOIA exemptions and easily redact sensitive information."  http://www.business2community.com/strategy/the-key-to-responding-quickly-and-easily-to-foia-requests-0494218