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Granicus products connect more than 185 million people, creating a powerful network to enhance citizen engagement. By optimizing decision-making processes, Granicus strives to help government see better outcomes and a greater impact for the citizens they serve. For more information, visit granicus.com. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>About SouthTech Systems<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded in 1994, SouthTech Systems is a Southern California-based software development company that designs products to meet the needs of County Clerks and Recorders, City Clerks, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Election Officials, State Agencies, and Special Districts. Our first commercial product, CATS (Clerks Automated Tracking System), was designed specifically for County Clerks and distributed to 48 California Counties. 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Granicus products connect more than 185 million people, creating a powerful network to enhance citizen engagement. By optimizing decision-making processes, Granicus strives to help government see better outcomes and a greater impact for the citizens they serve. For more information, visit granicus.com. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>About SouthTech Systems<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Founded in 1994, SouthTech Systems is a Southern California-based software development company that designs products to meet the needs of County Clerks and Recorders, City Clerks, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, Election Officials, State Agencies, and Special Districts. Our first commercial product, CATS (Clerks Automated Tracking System), was designed specifically for County Clerks and distributed to 48 California Counties. Our ClerkDocs and RecorderWorks Suite equip Clerk and Recorder offices with cost-effective and scalable solutions, digitized document technology, electronic recordings and workflows. Learn more at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southtechsystems.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">southtechsystems.com<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Media Contact:<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lynette Viviani<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(973) 534-1004<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"mailto:lynette.viviani@vivianipr.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lynette.viviani@vivianipr.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n"}]},"content_builder_sidebar_group":{"content_builder_sidebar":false}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/granicus.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_release_posts\/39819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/granicus.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press_release_posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/granicus.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press_release_posts"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/granicus.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/granicus.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/granicus.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}