January 13, 2005

DocuSign Online Signing Service Now Available for Home Builders Nationwide

Seattle, WA – January 13, 2005 - DocuSign, Inc., the nation’s leading online signing service, announced today at the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) show in Orlando, FL the launch of In-Person Electronic Signing, a new feature that digitizes the residential real estate purchase process for home builders and consumers. Through DocuSign, home builders can quickly implement this completely electronic home-buying process, which allows multiple parties to easily and quickly sign the same documents electronically in person or at remote locations.

The home-buying process requires customers to not only sign purchase and sales agreements but supporting addenda and upgrade options documents. Home builders typically have on-site agents write up the offer and send it to off-site personnel who approve or counter-offer the sales contract. Using the DocuSign electronic signature solution as the foundational technology, home builders and their customers are now empowered to electronically sign documents in seconds and send for immediate approval.

“As the home-buying market tightens in 2005, the In-Person Electronic Signing feature will serve as a new business tool for builders to significantly shorten sales cycles and reduce cost,” said Court Lorenzini, DocuSign CEO. “Fueling the home-buying process by integrating an electronic signing solution for builders is a major leap forward in our effort to create an entire paperless transaction for real estate professionals,” he added.

DocuSign online signing service
Unlike other signature services requiring recipients to have complex digital certificates, pen tablets or specialized software, DocuSign is unique because it requires no integration and supports the sending of documents created from any Windows application. Compliant with federal ESIGN legislation, which gives electronic documents and signatures the same legal standing as paper documents and ink signatures, DocuSign is very easy to use.

A business can visit www.docusign.com and establish an instant or corporate account.

The sender then ‘prints’ documents from any Windows application into a DocuSign Envelope, where they are encrypted and stored on a secured server. The sender simply drags electronic versions of the familiar yellow ‘sign-here’ and ‘initial here’ Stick-eTabs™ onto documents to ensure a complete and correct signing every time. Recipients are invited via email to authenticate and review documents, and then sign or initial where indicated. Each user establishes a unique and secure DocuSign Electronic Signature and then clicks to place this signature and initials where required. All signers are provided with an electronic copy of the completed documents with a Certificate of Signing, which outlines the evidence of the process backed by a 100% audit control with time-stamping for all steps and a transaction summary.

About DocuSign
DocuSign offers a web-based electronic signature service that provides the simplicity, speed and security required to deliver, sign and store documents. Designed from the ground up for business-class usage, this service integrates the technical infrastructure and legal compliance needed to operate an end-to-end electronic signing service that replaces the old pen and paper process. DocuSign customers span a variety of industries and range from the largest corporations to the smallest branch offices. These customers are enjoying quantifiable benefits with DocuSign, including removal of costs, increases in revenue, and acceleration in business velocity. DocuSign also offers a direct positive impact on our global environment by reducing paper consumption and transportation emissions. For more information please visit www.docusign.com. DocuSign and the DocuSign logo are registered trademarks of DocuSign, Inc.