Abstract: A method including accessing an electronic document from a source of electronic documents; determining if the electronic document is redaction protected; and when the electronic document is redaction protected, allowing the electronic document to be opened only if a redaction application is available to allow opening of the electronic document with a redaction.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a redaction system, method and computer program product. Embodiments of the invention implement an automated redaction system for redacting electronic documents. A redaction system of the invention has a source of electronic documents to be redacted; a source of redaction rules; and a redaction engine coupled to the source of electronic documents and the source of redaction rules. The redaction system is configured to perform operations of the method of the invention by accessing electronic documents to be redacted; accessing redaction rules to be applied when redacting the electronic documents; and redacting the electronic documents in accordance with the redaction rules. In other embodiments of the invention, the electronic documents to be redacted are converted to a common electronic format prior to redaction, and redacted when in the common electronic format.

Abstract: A method including creating a universal view of a document in an archive, where the universal view comprises individual portions of information from the document as individual elements of the universal view; applying classifications to at least some of the individual elements; and supplying the individual elements with their respectively applied classifications from the archive.

Abstract: A method including accessing an electronic document from a source of electronic documents; determining if the electronic document is redaction protected; and when the electronic document is redaction protected, allowing the electronic document to be opened only if a redaction application is available to allow opening of the electronic document with a redaction.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a redaction system, method and computer program product. Embodiments of the invention implement an automated redaction system for redacting electronic documents. A redaction system of the invention has a source of electronic documents to be redacted; a source of redaction rules; and a redaction engine coupled to the source of electronic documents and the source of redaction rules. The redaction system is configured to perform operations of the method of the invention by accessing electronic documents to be redacted; accessing redaction rules to be applied when redacting the electronic documents; and redacting the electronic documents in accordance with the redaction rules. In other embodiments of the invention, the electronic documents to be redacted are converted to a common electronic format prior to redaction, and redacted when in the common electronic format.