Posted on Tue, Jan 24, 2012
Hope you don't mine if we toot our own horn a bit. We're just really excited to share our new tool, MyDoX, and our new digital signature capabilities with the world! As we've been rolling out this product over the last 12 months, it's been clear that it is one-of-a-kind in the market because of its ability to embed a secure digital signature in the document that YOU upload. Our CEO, Jay Jumper, certainly has positive things to say about it:
"We are tremendously excited to bring this unique capability to the market and allow much broader utilization of digital signature technology, the most secure and trusted technology for executing important documents online."
MyDoX enables the user, you, to drag and drop signature and initial fields in the document you upload. It's backed up by our digital signature technology (digital certificates and such...that's another post for another day) so you can rest assured the signer's signature is permanently embedded.
Check out our press release HERE to read more about some of our other new capabilities.
We would really love to talk to you about these new capabilities if we haven't already. So jump on over to our Contact Us page and let us know you're interested!
Posted on Mon, Jan 16, 2012
zipLogix, the leading form provider to real esate professionals through the U.S., has just announced an exciting new product offering to their customers to make them more mobile. We are proud to provide their digital signature capabilities, known as zipLogix Digital Ink. You should check out this article about the new capabilities! Click HERE to read it.
Just another genius application of digital signatures! Realtors can close business so much more quickly when the buyers and sellers can execute documents right from their mobile device instead of through the postal service.
What are your thoughts? Think your business could close business faster like our realtor friends? We do!
Check out our SIGNiX Solution page and shoot us an email at sales@signix.com to see how we can be the right fit for you!
Posted on Tue, Jan 03, 2012
"With public key infrastructure (PKI) technology, Knowledge Based Authentication and encrypted document transmission, TotaleAtlasWeb provides the most secure, enforceable remote signatures available."
That's just a little taste of an article written about one of our technology partners that has integrated SIGNiX into their core products. Click HERE for the full article. Our partner, Integrated Media Management® (IMM), uses SIGNiX to provide the most secure digital signatures for their members and are seeing it pay off.
We're proud to be a partner. Congratulations IMM on your success.
Posted on Tue, Dec 20, 2011
Our very own Pem Guerry, Executive Vice President for SIGNiX, was involved in a conversation on a private e-signature LinkedIn group about the importance of Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) based digital signatures. The debate was an interesting look into different companies' thoughts on what the industry standard should be and whether these standards will hold up in other countries. We thought his comment was so good we wanted to publish it to our own blog! Here's what Pem wrote:
"There are certainly many applications for simple e-signatures such as what some of our competitor's do, but there are many applications, markets and industries which will accept nothing less than the enhanced trust and security of a PKI-based digital signature. The legal requirement, or at least preference, for digital signatures in many countries would limit Adobe's acceptability in those markets if they turned away from their long commitment to digital signatures, and leading U.S. solutions which have dramatically reduced the complexity of PKI make it accessible here as well."
Pem's right. PKI-based digital signatures are well-respected across many countries' borders and to insure secure signatures, they're definitely needed. What are your thoughts?
Posted on Tue, Oct 18, 2011
Congratulations to Beverly for recognizing the benefits to the real estate industry of signing online. We are also glad she has been using zipLogix Digital Ink, the industry's leading solution, which is powered by SIGNiX. She clearly understands the higher level of security of digital signatures relative to lightweight click-to-sign e-signatures used by alternative solutions!
Check out her article HERE.
Posted on Thu, Sep 22, 2011
There was a time when business was simple. If you wanted to go into partnership with someone, or enter into a sales agreement, chances are they were in the same city or town. You had a meeting, you agreed on the terms of the deal and you signed a contract.
Ever since the advent of widespread Internet use in business, things have become a little trickier. However, we think that digital signatures are the solution to the problem of doing business in the global village!
Let's look at the pros and cons of using digital signatures for business, starting with the pros:
- They're fast. Instead of waiting for documents to be sent by courier around the globe, your contracts can be completed and delivered with digital signatures in a matter of seconds.
- They're less costly. Email has made communicating a lot cheaper, and couriers cost a lot of money, so why not combine both, using digital signatures, in your business?
- They're secure. Your contracts are even more secure because they're not traveling around the globe to reach you!
- They're as authentic, and as reliable, as a real signature. When done correctly, digital signatures will stand up in court, just like any other contract or document, signed in the real world.
- Because digital signatures use secure platforms, there's less risk of fraud, and you can be sure of greater document security.
With any new technology, there can be a down side - so let's look at the cons:
- More traditional clients and business partners may doubt the integrity of digital signatures. However, there is a growing body of evidence that a properly executed digital signature is no less binding than one done with a pen.
- There can be a cost involved in getting professional, verifiable and genuine digital signatures. However, when you offset them against the cost of couriers, printing and copying, company time spent and then you weigh in the benefits, that cost is minor by comparison.
There's no doubt that new technologies like digital signatures can take some time to be accepted by the mainstream business world. There will always be those who favor the traditional means of doing things.
However, we at SIGNiX, are at the forefront of developing the technology that allows fast, secure, irrefutable digital signing of all kinds of documents, and we are constantly improving both processes and practices.
So whether you're looking for a method of having international agreements completed that's more cost effective, or whether you're committed to the paperless office revolution, SIGNiX digital signatures might just be the solution you're looking for!
Posted on Thu, Sep 08, 2011
Are Digital Signatures Legal?
In the growing age of digital communication and the advent of virtual businesses, how can we address the ever present need for signatures on documents? While some businesses are obtaining these signatures the good old fashioned way - via snail mail - others are grabbing technology by the horns and implementing digital signature systems into their business platforms. But before you jump in head first, adding this concept into your organization's processes, you probably want to know the answer to this question, "Are digital signatures legal?"
What Laws Govern Digital Signatures?
According to the U.S. ESIGN Act of 2000, an electronic signature can be defined as any electronic sound or process associated with a contract or other record, executed by the signatory with the intent to sign or execute. Similar language can be found in virtually any country; Canada, Europe, Asia. Based upon this legal language, digital signatures pack the same legal punch as the more traditional technique of ink and paper. It is important to note that electronic signatures can include both verbal confirmations via recordings, or in writing. Both methods must be executed and documented for the purpose of creating a legally binding document.
Building a Digital Signature Process
When designing a new digital signature process, it is important to consider three critical factors, including:
1. Document creation and revision capabilities
2. Document circulation, approval and execution capabilities
3. Document archival and retrieval processes
As you give each of these processes consideration, be sure to choose a digital signature partner that provides these added benefits to ensure that your process is not only seamless, but legally binding.
- Authentic - Does the platform offer a sense of credibility to the end user?
- Integrity - Can the end user be assured that their signature and the final document can't be tampered with following execution and archival?
- Non-Repudiation - Will either party have the ability to repudiate the validity of the document in the future?
Taking the time to not only consider the processes needed for your unique business, but choosing a partner such as SIGNiX that offers the added benefits needed to provide a legally binding process, will ensure that you are satisfied with this business procedural change.
If you would like even more information, CLICK HERE to download our whitepaper about ensuring compliance with digital signatures.
Posted on Mon, Aug 08, 2011
As more and more business communication occurs virtually or via online portals, a secure method was needed to execute business transactions. Hence, digital signature capabilities were born!
Digital signatures, the most secure technology for signing documents online, ensure the authenticity of a document. Valid digital signatures provide verification to the recipient and the sender that the document wasn't altered during the course of the transaction. Documents formerly executed via the old-fashioned pen and ink technique can now be completed electronically, offering enhanced protection against forgery and tampering for all parties involved.
Common Uses for Digital Signatures
While digital signatures can be used on virtually all document types, there are some common uses seen across all business types, including:
- Human Resources Documents - i.e., employee benefit enrollment, employment applications, benefit change forms, time sheets, performance reviews, expense reports
- Legal Documents - i.e., contracts, agreements, change orders, contractor agreements
- Finance/Accounting Documents - i.e., loan agreements, lease agreements, expense reports, tax filings, disbursements
- Customer Acquisition Documents - i.e., customer applications, customer agreements, enrollments
- Procurement Documents - i.e., purchase agreements, purchase orders, contract amendments
- Sales Documents - i.e., client contracts, proposals, customer service contracts, term sheets
Digital Signature Benefits
Integrating digital signature systems enables you to enhance workflow processes, creating a competitive advantage over firms still stuck in the dark ages! Some additional advantages include:
- Enhanced customer service
- Expanded electronic capabilities
- Seamless integration into your current business operating platforms
- Risk mitigation and solutions for addressing compliance concerns
- Rapid return on investment, particularly with a limited investment for a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform such as SIGNiX, the industry's leading provider of online digital signatures.
For information about integrating digital signatures into your business' processes, contact the professionals at SIGNiX.
Posted on Tue, Aug 10, 2010
Everyday we use an amazing array of forest products. Forest products include more than just paper. Working together we can lessen the impact we have on the earth by eliminating the amount of paper we use.
Human beings have used forest products for thousands of years, and throughout history, cultures have struggled to obtain wood and manage forests. Today, more than ever, the world’s forests provide a treasure trove of valuable raw materials, from wood and paper to pharmaceuticals and food. The art and science of forest
management is constantly evolving.
We have learned more about forest management in the last 50 years than we learned in the previous 500 years.
However, as our population continues to grow and the demand for forest products increases, wise management and use of forest resources is all the more critical. Deforestation is one of the top recognized causes of the greenhouse affect. Plants and trees remove carbon from the atmosphere during photosynthesis. The decay and burning of wood release much of the carbon back into the atmosphere.
It's time for businesses to switch to digital and stop wasting trees on outdated practices.
Everyone can do something... just be mindful every time you use paper products.
Posted on Mon, Aug 09, 2010
One ream of paper equals five pounds. The average world office employee uses around 7 reams of copy paper each year. This fact has set the world’s average paper consumption at 123 pounds of paper per person each year.
This average is causing one billion trees to be cut down each year to satisfy the world’s paper demand. Global Warming Initiatives is only expecting this number to grow in future years causing more harm to the environment.
Besides the aesthetically pleasing benefit of trees, they impact the Earth in some major ways:
- Trees remove 100 to 120 billion tons of carbon each year from man-made sources like (cars, trains, planes, etc)
- Trees moderate climate, improve air quality, conserve water and also harbor wildlife
- Trees cut down energy costs- air conditioning and heating costs are lower in shaded areas. The less energy used by consumers the less CO2 emissions in the atmosphere
When people think of a paperless office, they usually focus on how to store documents in a digital form. This is important, but it misses the real point of going paperless. The real benefit comes from creating documents in way that they are digital for the entire lifetime. Once a document gets printed out, you’ve broken the paperless life cycle.
A business can save massive amounts of paper through electronic documentation. Energy savings are just as important and can be found by minimizing the use of print and copy machines. Supporting the green movement helps the environment and shows clients that your business cares about affecting it in a positive way.
Everyone can do something... just be mindful every time you use paper products.