April News and Updates About Electronic Signature

In April, some big game changers have affected eSignature. From the release of the iPad to the release of the FHA mortgagee letter approving the use of DocuSign electronic signature services for real estate documents, DocuSign continues its leadership role in the eSign market to help you save time and safely send, sign and store your documents with confidence! Click on the bolded titles for the complete articles!

Tom Gonser on Real Estate Today

This weekend’s theme on Real Estate Today Radio, “From Contract to Closing” includes a discussion about eSignature, the perfect tool for getting your offer on the table as quickly as possible.

Real Estate Today’s Gil Gross sat down with our very own Tom Gonser, vice president of product strategy and founder of DocuSign, to talk about the fastest way to seal the deal using electronic signature.

DocuSign eSignature Delivers Green by Saving Businesses 837 Tons of Paper and Millions in Greenbacks

Electronic Signature Service Creates a Leaner, Greener and More Profitable Business Environment

Happy Earth Day! We’re celebrating Earth Day by sharing some fun eSignature and paperless business facts with you! Did you know that our award-winning eSignature service has created a more eco-friendly environment by reducing consumption of approximately 837 tons of paper or nearly 14,230 trees? DocuSign’s electronic signature service has significantly reduced businesses reliance on traditional, more antiquated methods of communication by revolutionizing the way documents are shared, signed and stored. DocuSign eSignature service eliminates the need to print, fax, scan, mail and store paper documents by providing a fast, green easy to use electronic document signing process.

Launching New App on Salesforce.com’s ChatterExchange, Accelerating the Market Shift to Cloud 2, the Next Cloud Computing Paradigm

DocuSign for Salesforce Among the First Social Enterprise Apps Available on the ChatterExchange, Now Live on AppExchange 2

We’ve launched our new eSignature app on salesforce.com’s ChatterExchange, helping to accelerate the market shift to Cloud 2, the next cloud computing paradigm. DocuSign for Salesforce, among the first apps to leverage the social components of Chatter, is now available in the Force.com platform. You can find these new apps on the ChatterExchange, a brand new category for social enterprise apps that is now part of AppExchange 2.

Federal Housing Administration to Accept eSignature for Real Estate Contracts

This is a great day for eCommerce.

As the chief legal officer at DocuSign, I’d like to share my thoughts, as we applaud FHA’s action today. Their decision to clarify their position on electronic signatures will help streamline the sale and financing of homes across the country. Buyers, sellers and agents can use DocuSign’s online process to eliminate the time, expense and environmental impact of printing, delivering and signing large stacks of paper documents, and mortgage lenders can take comfort in knowing that DocuSign’s e-signature process is designed to be legally compliant in all 50 states and is fully evidenced by a comprehensive audit trail.

The last time Federal Housing Administration released any formal guidance on electronic signatures was way back in 1996. Over the past 18 months, DocuSign’s real estate and mortgage origination customers have made it clear that FHA urgently needed to update and clarify its position on electronic signatures. And we heard you.

It’s now OFFICIAL: E-signed third-party documents, including real estate contracts, are now being accepted by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).

Want to Use eSign from DocuSign on Your Apple iPad?

Today brought several questions about using DocuSign’s electronic signature services on the Apple iPad. Doug Rybacki, director of product management for DocuSign, confirmed that DocuSign subscribers can create DocuSign envelopes on the iPad and it works well for templates and sending for eSignature with Freeform signing.

How-To Use Embedded Tagging in DocuSign for Salesforce, Salesforce AppExchange of the Week

Did you know you can collect electronic signatures and data without ever leaving Salesforce? With DocuSign for Salesforce, this week’s AppExchange App of the Week, you can track your documents and get real-time status and dashboards. When your deals are signed, they’re automatically updated in Salesforce!

Stay tuned to see what we have coming up for you in May! As the official and exclusive provider of electronic signature services through the NAR Member Benefits® program, we’ll be at the 2010 Midyear Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo in Washington, D.C. We’ll share news, product announcements and more – subscribe to our eSign RSS feed to stay in the know!