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Bank Technology News | 08.2008
Fidelity Investments Adopts e-Signatures
An agreement with DocuSign will allow Fidelity Investments
to offer up the capability of its agents to open and funding
brokerage accounts online through secured digital signatures....
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Investment News | 08.15.08
Morningstar buys FCSI, Fidelity e-signatures
For all those registered investment advisers awaiting
the rollout of Fidelity’s WealthCentral platform, there’s
another new bell and whistle — an e-signature
capability meant to help automate...
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Wall Street & Technology | 08.13.08
Fidelity Introduces E-Signature for RIAs
to Automate Account Opening
Fidelity’s e-signature capability will allow advisors and their
clients to electronically sign all documents, including Fidelity
and advisor-specific forms, required to establish and fund
a brokerage account...
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InfoWorld | 08.14.08
Fight rising fuel surcharges with e-signatures
DocuSign, e-signatures speed up the process
considerably, because they eliminate the waiting time
for contracts en route; plus it reduces errors....
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Green Right Now | 08.13.08
Fidelity Reduces Paper Use;
Contracts Signed In Cyberspace
Count Fidelity Investments among those companies
trying to cut down on paper use — and save
themselves a bit of money in the process...
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Fidelity Investments | 08.11.08
Fidelity Introduces E-Signature Capability
For Independent Advisor Market
Online Capability Helps Advisors to Simplify The
Opening and Funding of New Client Accounts...
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eWeek Channel Insider | 07.31.08
DocuSign Melds Process, Paper, Technology
into Management Solution
Most businesses are trapped in a world of paper contracts
and authorizations; can DocuSign's updated e-signature
solution bring freedom...
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ZDNet | 07.25.08
What paper trail?
DocuSign, which offers an electronic signature service,
is reporting accelerating adoption for its solution, which
is being used by more than 1,800 customers...
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4Realz.net | 06.26.08
Tech Tools to Serve Sellers Better?
If you’re an agent looking to increase your knowledge on
how to use simple technology tools to increase your business,
here are just some of the tools that were mentioned in
the podcast...
Read and listen to podcast...


AMR Research | 06.13.08
Fanning the Flames of Enterprise 2.0
DocuSign is most easily explained as a digital signature
company. However, to do so would be to miss its real value.....
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Washington Technology | 06.11.08
Survey: Web 2.0 pays off for early adopters
Looking for Web 2.0 technology that helps with an enterprise’s
core tasks is one of the keys to a successful implementation....
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ZD Net | 06.08.08
Enterprise 2.0: my week ahead
Following the pre-show banter, most of which I missed,
I’m sensing Enterprise 2.0 will be a LOT of fun. ...
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Information Week | 05.02.08
Interop 2008 - A Sign Of The Times: E-Signatures
John Foley interviews Bob DeSantis, VP with DocuSign live from
the TechWebTV stage at Interop 2008 in Las Vegas....
Watch the Video | Read the Blog posting


Boston Herald Blogs | 4.29.08
Innovative solutions for a busy planet
DocuSign uses eSignatures to help companies in an array of
industries eliminate ‘one of the last paper-based holdouts...
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InfoWorld | 4.24.08
Why enterprise mashups aren't as prominent as the hype
GreatLakes Enterprise Loan Services teamed up with DocuSign
to build an electronic signing mashup for its Web site...
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PC World | 4.23.08
So What Is an Enterprise Mashup, Anyway?
Great Lakes Educational Loan Services used an external
e-signature service from DocuSign to help it deal with the
flood of loan requests...
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Regulations Daily | 4.22.08
Financial Services Industry Growing in Adoption of eSignatures
Major lenders, such as Wells Fargo, constantly seek innovative
technologies to make life easier for Correspondents and their
customers. With DocuSign’s enterprise-class eSignature service...
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Mortgage Technology | 4.21.08
VIDEO: Mortgage Technology Video Newscast
E'Momentum continues in the mortgage industry...
See the video...


Ecopreneurist | 4.11.08
10 Business Practices that Reduce Your Footprint
Or you could use software such as DocuSign or e-signature to
securely sign documents and get signatures from clients and vendors.
I send proposals, contracts, and invoices entirely through e-mail...
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Business Week | 4.10.08
The Analysis: The Wisdom of Your Own Employees
More companies should follow DocuSign's example of engaging staff
during a crisis, say communications experts Gene Colter and Ted Birkhahn...
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Mortgage Technology | 4.09.07
Wells Accepting E-Docs From Fiserv
Wells Fargo Funding has added Fiserv to the list of vendors from which it
will accept e-1003s and e-disclosures. The company recently announced
that such e-docs would be accepted from DocuSign,...
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National Mortgage News | 4.02.08
The Analysis: The Wisdom of Your Own Employees
More companies should follow DocuSign's example of engaging staff
during a crisis, say communications experts Gene Colter and Ted Birkhahn...
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Mortgage Originator | 2.08
Six Hidden Costs of Paper
While every business today depends on a range of computer
applications and Web-based communication tools like e-mail
and instant messaging to get the job done...
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Green @ Work | 12.07
eSignatures: Good for the Environment and Good for Business
Business activities that take place online eliminate the need to print out
paper, lower business costs, increase the speed of business, and are
good for the environment. For businesses that are looking to increase...
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Banking New York | 10.03.07
Increase Your Customers and Deposits
Online banking is widely considered to be one of the all-time greatest
applications of the Internet, yet many banks are squandering the
opportunity to add droves of new online customers because...
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The Daily Deal | 09.26.07
VCs sign on with DocuSign
 Electronic signature technology provider DocuSign Inc. raised
$12.4 million in a Series C funding to support sales and marketing
of hosted document authentication services and development of
new products....


Daily Vista | 09.26.07
DocuSign gets $12.4M in VC funding
DocuSign, an Internet-based eSignature service, raised $12.4 million
in venture capital funding led by new investor WestRiver Capital, LLC,
according to the company.


Seattle Times | 09.25.07
Latest financing round nets $12M
The Seattle company whose electronic signature software is
growing in use has signed up another investor and hauled in
$12.4 million in funding.
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Puget Sound Business Journal | 09.25.07
DocuSign raises $12.4M
DocuSign, which makes technology that allows documents
to be signed with electronic signatures, said it's raised
$12.4 million.
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Inman News | 09.25.07
DocuSign completes $12.4 million round of financing
DocuSign, a company that offers e-signature technology for real
estate professionals and other industries, today announced that
it has raised $12.4 million in its latest round of investor...
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VentureWire | 09.25.07
DocuSign Raises $12.4M for Digital John Hancocks
There's a better way that provides legally binding signatures without
the customer/client having to print the document until it's been signed.
No print then fax. Just sign online.


TechCrunch | 09.25.07
DocuSign Raises $12.4 Million
DocuSign , an eSignature service, has raised a $12.4 million series C
led by new investor WestRiver Capital, LLC and their existing investors
Ignition Partners, Frazier Technology Ventures and Sigma Partners.
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Honolulu Star Bulletin | 09.25.07
Aloha pioneers electronic flight plans
The Honolulu-based airline has become the first airline in the world
to have its pilots sign off on flight plans electronically, eliminating
its fax and paper system.
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Inman News | 09.24.07
RealUmbrella seeks to shut agents out of transactions
...uses disclosure and other real estate forms provided by U.S. Legal
Forms, said Michael Updegraff, the company's chief technology officer,
and the company uses DocuSign for electronic signatures...
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Mortgage Originator | 08.07
The Time has Come for the E-Signature
 ...DocuSign, a major firm probably best known for its extensive use
by Microsoft. I reviewed both of these companies’ products and
participated in demos to see just how user-friendly they were...
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Wall Street Journal | 07.03.07
Signing Up for E-Signatures
 DocuSign is leading the growth of the electronic signature industry.
Read the Wall Street Journal article.
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Seattle Post Intelligencer | 06.29.07
Electronic signature, password firms team up
Seattle electronic signature company DocuSign Inc. announced
a partnership Thursday with BioPassword Inc., an Issaquah company,
to combine services to better verify customer identity when
e-signing documents.
Read more...


Washington CEO | 06.28.07
Q&A: Matthew Schiltz, DocuSign
Matthew J. Schiltz is the CEO and president of DocuSign Inc.,
which allows customers to get legally binding electronic signatures
on any type of contract or document. A Seattle native, Schiltz has
a bachelor's degree in engineering from the University of Washington
and an M.B.A. from Seattle University.
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About.com | 06.25.07
DocuSign® for Electronic Signature Services
There's a better way that provides legally binding signatures without
the customer/client having to print the document until it's been signed.
No print then fax. Just sign online.
Read more...


About.com | 06.25.07
Consumer Consent & The ESIGN Act for Real Estate
DocuSign, one provider of e-signature services, says they are adding
real estate and mortgage users at a rapid pace. Though I practice only
in New Mexico currently, I did interview four title company principals,
and they all stated that they would have no problem with contracts,
counter offers, etc. with compliant e-signatures.
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PR Web | 06.21.07
Colorado Real Estate's Digital Evolution
Real-a-Save uses DocuSign electronic signature service. According to
DocuSign's website, the DocuSign electronic signature has, "visible
elements, as well as invisible, encrypted elements that make it totally
secure, legal and enforceable.".
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Real Estate Blog | 06.19.07
Interview Your Sellers Carefully
If the Seller is unwilling to conduct the transaction congruent to your
transaction management process - that says to me they are either not
up to speed with technology and/or won't take advantage of transaction
management tools that expedite and streamline the process, and
enhance the accuracy of the process.
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Realtor Magazine Online | 06.01.07
Your Digital Signature, Please?
The concept of digital signatures might sound intimidating, but it’s
actually very simple. Using DocuSign, for example, a buyer would
click on a link in his e-mail to open a form on his computer...
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Seattle Business Monthly | 06.01.07
DocuSign Makes its Mark
DocuSign Inc., which specializes in creating electronic signatures
for other companies, has been inking new contracts of its own. Big
businesses such as Expedia, Quadrant Homes and Great Lakes
Educational Loans have recently signed on with the Seattle-based
company, which has its largest customer base in the real estate,
mortgage and financial sectors.
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Inman News | 05.15.07 (expired)
Real estate plays catch-up with e-signatures
Part 2: Paperless progress: Who's winning, who's losing
Leigh Brown began to use an e-signature system called DocuSign about
six months ago and has gradually increased her usage. "My clients
could not be more ecstatic with the ease of the transaction. Even
with people who are not the most technology-savvy ... realize what
a time savings that is," she said.


PR.com | 05.04.07
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston Releases Podcast with Electronic Signature Service
Sean Nally, CIO of Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston, joins
Tom Gonser, co-founder and executive vice president of DocuSign,
to describe how DocuSign's patented electronic signature service works
within the real estate firm, how it secures all electronic signatures against
fraud and how this new technology will benefit the firm's clients and agents.
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Forbes | 05.03.07
Are You Wired Like Bill Gates?
Earlier this year, Seattle-based DocuSign, which allows users to ink
legally binding agreements over the Web, landed $10 million in venture
financing from two Silicon Valley firms. It was a huge break for
a 3-year-old company on the verge--but not necessarily for co-founder
Court Lorenzini.
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Monitordaily.com | 04.13.07
eOriginal, DocuSign Launch Web-Based Electronic Contract Solution
eOriginal and DocuSign have launched a web-based solution that integrates eContracts into existing business processes
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News & Observer | 03.29.07
Coldwell Banker Howard Perry and Walston partnered with
DocuSign to allowthe firm's clients to electronically sign documents,
contracts, agreements and other records
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USA Today | 03.19.07 (expired)
Expedia, Inc. Speeds Up Time to Market with DocuSign
World's Largest Online Travel Agency Turns to DocuSign Web-based Electronic Signature Service to Help Make Hotel Inventory Available in Less Time

 


Hotel News Resource | 03.19.07
Expedia Inc. closes contracts faster with DocuSign
World's Largest Online Travel Agency Turns to DocuSign Web-based Electronic Signature Service to Help Make Hotel Inventory Available in Less Time
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Digg – Blog | 03.19.07
DocuSign wins customers for electronic signatures - Expedia unplugs the fax
Isn't about time we sent fax machines back to the tar pits they crawled out of oh so many eons ago?
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US Banker | 03.01.07
Catch and (Accidental) Release: Capturing Approved Loans
Tom Gonser, founder and vp of product strategy at technology
provider DocuSign, says his firm's research shows that up to
70 percent of a bank's approved loans slip through the cracks,
a problem he terms "breakage."
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Mortgage Magazine | 03.01.07
MortgageMag LIVE!
(Audio Interview)
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Seattle Times | 02.26.07
On the Move
Matthew Schiltz appointed CEO and President of DocuSign.
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Elite Properties – Blog | 02.24.07
Electronic Signatures
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ContraCosta Times Orlando Sentinel | 09.29.2006
Fair brings real estate into high tech
Expired Story

Orlando Sentinel | 09.08.2006
Now you can sign documents from a PC
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Inman News | 08.31.2006
Partnership aims to digitize real estate
(subscription service)
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TechSoap | 07.24.2006
Reduce Paper Hassles with Electronic Consent
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Credit Union Journal | 07.01.2006
Electronic Signatures Make The Phrase 'Sign & Drive' A Reality For One CU
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Leasing News | 06.14.2006
DocuSign expands Enterprise Service
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InfoWorld | 06.14.2006
DocuSign outsources development to India
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Yahoo! Finance | 06.13.2006
DocuSign(R) Settles Patent Infringement Suit
Expired Story

Red Herring | 06.12.2006
Making e-Signatures a Breeze
Expired Story

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | 06.12.2006
On Computers: Service lets users create a legal electronic...
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The Economist | 06.08.2006
Just sign here
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c|net | 05.25.2006
Sign on the online line
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Puget Sound Business Journal | 05.19.2006
Sign your name in cyberspace
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