SIRE Provides Agenda Management for Canadian Municipal Governments through Partnership with DATANET Imaging Systems

SIRE Technologies, Inc.
03/27/2007

Oakville, Ontario Canada first to receive Agenda Management through new partnership

Salt Lake City, UTand Markham, ON— Canadian municipal governments will now have world-class content management and agenda management solutions thanks to a partnership between SIRE Technologies and DATANET Imaging Systems.

The first municipality to benefit from this new partnership is the Town of Oakville, ON. With 166,000 residents, Oakville is located about 30 minutes from Toronto. The growing town has contracted with DATANET to implement and provide support for SIRE Agenda Plus™, which offers automated agenda management to streamline legislative processes for municipal clerks.

"Now, both large and small Canadian municipalities can be confident in the knowledge and level of attention they will receive from DATANET," said Kris Painter, President of SIRE Technologies. "We looked long and hard for a company with the industry depth and expertise in the government to represent our entire product line to the Canadian marketplace. "

SIRE Agenda Plus enhances the effectiveness of the three main components to the legislative process in ways never before possible. Pre-meeting activities such as agenda creation are streamlined; meeting activities including taking minutes of the meeting are automated; and post-meeting activities such as posting agendas with attachments, summaries, minutes and even posting video to the Web are made possible with a few clicks of a mouse.

"We are implementing SIRE Agenda Plus to streamline the preparation of staff reports to council and the council agenda preparation and management approval of reports, " said Jeff Lanaus, Oakville's Director of Information Systems + Solutions. "We will experience efficiencies in time and improved communication by taking advantage of SIRE’s automatic workflow and status communications capabilities. Automated processes such as agenda packet creation and posting of agendas and supporting documents directly to our website will also dramatically reduce the time and effort required to prepare and distribute documents to council and the public. Our website is actively used by the public to access Council meetings and resolutions as well as weekly Council meeting webcasts. "

George Sparrow, Principal of DATANET Imaging Systems said, " By partnering with SIRE, we can expand our municipal offerings and provide our customers with the most innovative and effective solutions at competitive prices. We decided to form this partnership because of the level of integrity we have seen from SIRE, the fiercely loyal and credible client base, and their inherent ability to mesh consistently with the Canadian government structure. The Town of Oakville has been impressed as well and we are looking forward to implementing a comprehensive document management system that expands upon the Agenda Plus solution in the near future."

About SIRE Technologies, Inc.

SIRE Technologies, Inc. is a multi-national organization with a 23-year history of helping government and businesses solve the challenges associated with electronic content and legislative management. SIRE Technologies is about people, products and promises working harmoniously to pave the way for its clients to achieve results they never dreamed were possible. SIRE Technologies' mission is to help its clients achieve Better Outcomes™ through industry leading solutions, exceptional support, and comprehensive services. For more than two decades, SIRE’s core focus has been on local and state government agencies. This has resulted in a deep understanding of the environment in which governments operate and the challenges they faces related to compliance, budget, and politics. For more information about SIRE, call (801) 977-8608 or visit http://www.siretechnologies.com.

About DATANET Imaging Systems

DATANET is a sales and service organization dedicated to providing the best possible products and solutions. Your specific business objectives and your financial bottom line are our top priorities. With expertise in digital scanning, archiving and remittance processing systems, DATANET will help you to select the equipment and systems best suited to your needs and budget. DATANET is your single source for EDRMS (Enterprise Document and Records Management Systems), Remittance Processing, Cheque Imaging and Digital Archive solutions. http://www.datanetcanada.ca/