Electronic Signatures

eSignature technology offers much more than just the ability to get a document signed remotely. eSignature technology also provides businesses with the opportunity to completely reinvigorate decades-old business processes, enhance productivity, and automate mundane work flows.

Much of the uncertainty as to the legality of electronically signed contracts has dissipated over the last decade and a half — through definitions in the broad state (UETA) and Federal (ESIGN) statutes, and through practice by the first few waves of adopters.

Electronic signature technology is already the industry standard for executing business contracts in almost every industry. Professionals in real estate, legal services, investment management and insurance, particularly, have adopted use of this technology to transact efficiently. As eSignatures have now reached mainstream levels of adoption, where does the technology go from here?

The eSign Revolution and its Evolution Impressions of eSignatures today still depend on who you ask. Many users report eSignatures today as “a life saver”, but some still think of eSignature services as “scary to use” or “simply not trustworthy”.

Secret to Workplace Bliss (eSign Bliss) It is easy to fall into a workplace routine; you know how to get something done and your process works. Eventually you look to train others to use the shortcuts and process that you have found works, happy to hand off the tasks to another.

The “New” Haves and Have Nots It wasn’t too long ago when the term “acclimated” did not mean you were adjusted to high altitude at your favorite rocky mountain ski resort. In the mid-1800’s, it meant you had survived a bout of yellow fever (which had a 50% kill rate) and were now immune.

Anatomy of Phishing in this Pandemic – Spearphising is Great, Whaling Best If you have money, savvy phisherman and whalers will find you. With most of the world hunkered down working from home, normal processes are disrupted, so this is a target-rich environment for scammers. They are lurking. Beware!

Will you be working from home ‘FOREVER’? A lot has been made recently about the Twitter CEO telling his employees that they can work from home ‘forever’ if they see fit. This past Tuesday, the Twitter CEO sent out a much-talked-about email (funny he didn’t use his company’s namesake product for this). The email states, […]