We’re back for another exciting e-Signature developer workshop – thank you to everyone who attended the first two ESIGN Developer Workshops!

Mike Borozdin, Manager of Professional Services, will take you through a free electronic signature developer workshop so you can learn how to use templates in conjunction with API web service calls.

We will walk through a Java sample that shows how templates can be used via the API.

In one hour, you’ll learn how to leverage templates to automate the sending of documents through the DocuSign electronic signature system.

If you’re evaluating the DocuSign API to integrate electronic signature with your existing processes or technologies or you’ve heard about the DocuSign API but aren’t sure how to get started, you won’t want to miss this FREE eSignature workshop!

So when can you learn how to automate the sending of documents through DocuSign esignature?

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT

Please register for this free eSignature developer workshop, get your free DocuSign Developer account and download the DocuSign SDK prior to the workshop.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Our first e-Signature developer workshop was such a success, so we’re offering another ESIGN developer workshop! Join Mike Borozdin, Manager of Professional Services, in a free electronic signature developer workshop.

Are you evaluating the DocuSign API to integrate electronic signature with you existing processes or technologies? Have you’ve heard about the DocuSign API but aren’t sure how to get started?

This free webinar will help you get started! In one hour, you’ll learn how to get set up a DocuSign .NET Sample and connect it to your DocuSign developer account. You’ll also get a brief overview of DocuSign interfaces and object model.

So when is this all happening? Wednesday, February 17th, from 1:00 – 2:00 pm PST.

Please register for the e-Signature developer workshop, get your free DocuSign Developer account and download the DocuSign SDK prior to the workshop.

Join our first e-Signature developer workshop! Mike Borozdin, Manager of Professional Services, will host a free developer workshop for those evaluating the DocuSign API to integrate electronic signature with their existing processes or technologies.

If you’ve heard about the DocuSign API but aren’t sure how to get started, this free webinar will help you get started.

In one hour, you’ll learn how to get set up Java LoanSample and connect it to your DocuSign developer account. You’ll also get a brief overview of DocuSign interfaces and object model.

So when is this all happening? Next Wednesday, January 27th, from 1:00 – 2:00 pm PST.

You can register for the e-Signature developer workshop, get your free DocuSign Developer account and download the DocuSign SDK prior to the workshop.

Our time in San Diego for REALTORS® (NAR) Annual Conference and Expo 2009 has come to a close, but we aren’t missing a beat – we’ve headed north to be EVERYWHERE at the Cloud Computing Event of the year – salesforce.com Dreamforce Global Gathering 2009 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco November 17-20, 2009.

Before we left NAR, we were pleased to be named as one of the technologies and applications necessary to take your business to the next level in the “Leveraging Technology for Luxury Home Marketing” session. Aaron Wheeler, the speaker, also named Salesforce as a must-have CRM. – Thank you Aaron!

Leveraging Technology for Luxury Home Marketing: Grow your luxury real estate practice by implementing an internet and technology strategy and using cost-effective solutions. Increase your service level and client loyalty using customer relationship management technologies. Determine how to track advertising campaign effectiveness and provide the results to your client. A real estate professional shares tips on what does and does not work when you leverage syndication technologies, email marketing, social media, and other technologies to increase exposure for your luxury listings.

From Southern California to Northern California… we’re so hot, we can’t stop!

Today marks the opening day at Dreamforce and the first day of Cloud Expo!

During the Cloud Expo in booth #1118, we will have experts available to demonstrate the new solution suite, analyze customer business workflows, recommend best practices and help attendees get started with a 30-day free trial. Attendees participating in a brief demonstration are entered in a drawing to win a Dell Netbook at the close of the show.

Stop by our booth to say hi to Tom Barnes, Robert Sanchez, Adam Hernandez, Brad Epker and Mike Tasca. You can also catch Tom Gonser, Bob DeSantis, Loren Alhadeff, Ken Cavallon, Eric Wong, Tanya Frerichs, Doug Rybacki, Mike Borozdin, and Steve Woodworth at various sessions. We’re looking forward to seeing everyone!

Don’t forget to mark your schedules for three don’t-miss sessions: Close it in the Cloud!™ with DocuSign Smart Electronic Signatures, Electronic Contract Execution with Apttus, and DocuSign for Salesforce and in collaboration with Salesforce CRM product group in their session Introducing Real-Time Quotes to Salesforce CRM.

Introducing Real-Time Quotes to Salesforce CRM

Thursday, November 19th, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., PT. Room North 133.

In this Salesforce CRM product group session, DocuSign will demonstrate for the first time its rich integration with this new capability. In collaboration with the Salesforce CRM Real-Time Quotes product group, DocuSign will show attendees how to close it in the cloud in real-time. Attendees will see the future of Real-Time Quotes in the Spring 10 release, learn how to manage quotes with workflow, quote with product bundles using BigMachines and leverage integrated electronic signature technology with Smart eSignatures from DocuSign. We’re excited to be an integrated part of the solution and the only ESIGN provider in the session.

Speakers: Tyler Ziemann, Salesforce.com; Tim Handorf, BigMachines; Ken Cavallon, DocuSign.

Sales Track: Close It In The Cloud! with DocuSign Electronic Signatures

Thursday, November 19th, 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m., PT. Room North 130.

Learn how Yahama, Expedia, and LinkedIn have transformed their business by using DocuSign for Salesforce CRM. Companies have eliminated paper and are sending contracts for electronic signatures, transforming slow, manual, expensive, paper-based contract processes into efficient 100% cloud-based processes. With integrated data management, your people will never need to rekey data again! Close more deals faster, eliminate errors, and increase efficiency by closing it in the cloud with DocuSign for Salesforce CRM.

Speakers: Gene Harden, Expedia, Inc.; Tom Gonser, DocuSign; Mike Machado, Yamaha Corporation of America; Brian Frank, LinkedIn.

Large Enterprises Track: Electronic Contract Execution with Apttus and DocuSign for Salesforce

Friday, November 20th, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., PT Room North 120.

Using the power of end-to-end electronic contract management from Apttus and electronic signatures from DocuSign, successful companies can now speed up time to revenue, automate business process, eliminate paper, and ensure compliance with this amazing cloud computing solution that delivers on the promise of the paperless enterprise! Join us to find out how your enterprise can Close it in the Cloud! with electronic contract execution from these two top AppExchange partners.

Speakers: Kirk Krappe, Apttus Inc.; Tom Gonser, DocuSign

DocuSign will be EVERYWHERE at the Cloud Computing Event of the year – salesforce.com Dreamforce Global Gathering 2009 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco November 17-20, 2009.

As a Gold Sponsor, we’ll have a private room for us to meet with you and discuss electronic signature or eSign services that will enable you to electronically send, sign and manage your documents from within your Salesforce CRM environment.

We’ll also present three sessions: Close it in the Cloud!™ with DocuSign Smart Electronic Signatures, Electronic Contract Execution with Apttus, and DocuSign for Salesforce and in collaboration with Salesforce CRM product group in their session Introducing Real-Time Quotes to Salesforce CRM.

Don’t Miss Introducing Real-Time Quotes to Salesforce CRM

Thursday, November 19th, 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., PT. Room North 133.

In this Salesforce CRM product group session, DocuSign will demonstrate for the first time its rich integration with this new capability. In collaboration with the Salesforce CRM Real-Time Quotes product group, DocuSign will show attendees how to close it in the cloud in real-time. Attendees will see the future of Real-Time Quotes in the Spring 10 release, learn how to manage quotes with workflow, quote with product bundles using BigMachines and leverage integrated electronic signature technology with Smart eSignatures from DocuSign. We’re excited to be an integrated part of the solution and the only ESIGN provider in the session.

Speakers: Tyler Ziemann, Salesforce.com; Tim Handorf, BigMachines; Ken Cavallon, DocuSign.

Sales Track: Close It In The Cloud! with DocuSign Electronic Signatures

Thursday, November 19th, 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m., PT. Room North 130.

Learn how Yahama, Expedia, and LinkedIn have transformed their business by using DocuSign for Salesforce CRM. Companies have eliminated paper and are sending contracts for electronic signatures, transforming slow, manual, expensive, paper-based contract processes into efficient 100% cloud-based processes. With integrated data management, your people will never need to rekey data again! Close more deals faster, eliminate errors, and increase efficiency by closing it in the cloud with DocuSign for Salesforce CRM.

Speakers: Gene Harden, Expedia, Inc.; Tom Gonser, DocuSign; Mike Machado, Yamaha Corporation of America; Brian Frank, LinkedIn.

Large Enterprises Track: Electronic Contract Execution with Apttus and DocuSign for Salesforce

Friday, November 20th, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m., PT Room North 120.

Using the power of end-to-end electronic contract management from Apttus and electronic signatures from DocuSign, successful companies can now speed up time to revenue, automate business process, eliminate paper, and ensure compliance with this amazing cloud computing solution that delivers on the promise of the paperless enterprise! Join us to find out how your enterprise can Close it in the Cloud! with electronic contract execution from these two top AppExchange partners.

Speakers: Kirk Krappe, Apttus Inc.; Tom Gonser, DocuSign

Cloud Expo
During the Cloud Expo in booth #1118, we will have experts available to demonstrate the new solution suite, analyze customer business workflows, recommend best practices and help attendees get started with a 30-day free trial. Attendees participating in a brief demonstration are entered in a drawing to win a Dell Netbook at the close of the show.

Stop by our booth, #1118 – Tom Barnes, Robert Sanchez, Adam Hernandez, Brad Epker and Mike Tasca are looking forward to seeing everyone! You can also catch Tom Gonser, Bob DeSantis, Loren Alhadeff, Ken Cavallon, Eric Wong, Tanya Frerichs, Doug Rybacki, Mike Borozdin, and Steve Woodworth at various sessions.

We’re excited to participate at Dreamforce ’09 and look forward to discussing how you can Close It In The Cloud!℠ with DocuSign for Salesforce. For more information, please take a look at:

• LinkedIn Uses DocuSign for Salesforce to Accelerate Time to Revenue
• Drawloop: Fast-Tracking Sales with DocuSign for Salesforce
• Community Energy: Fueling Sales with Electronic Signature from DocuSign for Salesforce
• EDGAR® Online: Reducing Risk with Electronic Signatures and DocuSign for Salesforce

We’ll see YOU there!!

Since our 9.1 release of the latest electronic signature and electronic contract execution (ECE) services, we’ve seen lots of questions come through the pipeline.

We hosted a town hall for our users to experience the new electronic signature and online contract execution functionality of the DocuSign 9.1 release.

Tom Gonser, our VP of Product Strategy, covered changes in sending & signing as well as exciting new features. For those of you who weren’t able to make the town hall, we’ve made the recording available online.

For additional information about the DocuSign 9.1 release, take a look in the launch center, which includes:

• Summaries of the release, API upgrades and more
• Videos of the signing and sending process
• Webinar with Tom Gonser, VP of Product Strategy and DocuSign Founder

Given our focus on customer service, we’ve created a store of resources around DocuSign’s electronic signature and ECE services. We continuously add new content, so please keep checking back. If you’d like to see something addressed, let us know!

Blog – We share information about what’s happening at DocuSign, new releases, sponsorships and what we’re learning. We also share what’s going on with our customers and how they use electronic signature and online contract execution to save time, make more money, and be more green. The DocuSign blog is a place for sneak peeks and conversations about electronic signature.

Twitter - We’re on Twitter as @DocuSign. We’ll share what we’re reading, what we’re writing and point you to the right resources or information you want. Also on Twitter? We have @tgonser, Founder/VP of Product Strategy, @KenCavallon, Business Development, and @mikebz, Client Services. If you’re interested in cloud computing, scalability and DocuSign Connect for Salesforce, talk to Ken Cavallon. Want to know more about the DocuSign Developer Center, API or how to integrate DocuSign into your existing workflow and processes? Mike Borozdin is your man.

Forums – Are you a user or a developer? You can find questions, answers and discussion from user and developer perspectives. Feedback threads are also available for your input. Tanya, our customer service manager, Bob DeSantis, VP of Sales and Business Development, Tom Gonser, Mike Borozdin, and others answer your questions. By checking out these discussions, you can learn from previous users’ and developers’ experiences.

Resources – We answer questions like “How does it work?” “Who uses and accepts electronic signatures?” “Is it legal?” on our resource page. You can find white papers, case studies, demos and videos, podcasts, webcasts and other documentation.

Support - Our dedicated support page provides you with information about the 9.1 release, see product videos, get information about live training, access our knowledge base, reset your password, and more. Need help? Try our live chat support, email service@docusign.com or call +1-866-219-4318. Our support hours are from 6:00 AM to 6:00 PM (PST), Monday through Friday, excluding major US holidays.

Let us know what you think about the new release – in forums, in the comments, on your own blogs… and check out our electronic signature and online contract execution resources that best meets your needs. We love comments, conversation and feedback.