President Bill Clinton signed ESIGN into law in 2000,  and ESIGN with UETA establishes a legal framework based on the principle that electronic records and signatures carry the same weight and legal effect as traditional paper documents and handwrittten signatures. Part of the early adopters of DocuSign’s electronic signature and electronic contract execution technology is real estate [...]

One of the reasons I enjoy my role as an Electronic Signature and Electronic Contract Execution evangelist is DocuSign’s users come up with some interesting questions! I’ve included some recent questions about DocuSign’s signing process, document retrieval after completion of the electronic contract execution process, and “problems with one or more signatures.”
Enjoy the questions and [...]

When I go to the local home improvement store, they have a funny little ‘signing’ process they make me go through.  They want me to ‘sign’ on one of those checkout pads when I use my credit card.  Apparently, this prevents people from stealing my card and using it without my permission.  Nice idea, but [...]

Compliance with the e-signature laws is a very basic step in defining an electronic transaction system. Like paper documents, electronically signed documents can become the subject of a dispute. The facts surrounding the signature process must provide enough proof to uphold the transaction in the event of repudiation of an electronically executed contract. Compliance with ESIGN [...]

 I found a fantastic blog post earlier this week about the effects of changing technology on business, specifically around the documents generated in the course of doing business. These documents need to be verified, signed and returned for business to move forward.
The blogger, Jon Griffith, brought up two great points. The first discussed emailing attachments [...]

 I found a fantastic blog post earlier this week about the effects of changing technology on business, specifically around the documents generated in the course of doing business. These documents need to be verified, signed and returned for business to move forward.
The blogger, Jon Griffith, brought up two great points. The first discussed emailing attachments [...]