Adobe Acrobat Sign (formerly EchoSign, eSign & Adobe Sign) is a cloud-based
e-signature
An electronic signature, or e-signature, is data that is logically associated with other data and which is used by the signatory to sign the associated data. This type of signature has the same legal standing as a handwritten signature as long as ...
service that allows the user to send, sign, track, and manage signature processes using a browser or mobile device. It is part of the
Adobe Document Cloud
Adobe Document Cloud is a digital service from the software company Adobe used to store PDF files in the cloud and to access them remotely. The service supports integration with Adobe tools to fill and sign forms electronically. Adobe Scan can t ...
suite of services.
Adobe Sign also supports Sandbox environment for Enterprise tier customers to test templates, customer workflows, and more. These objects can be moved from production to the sandbox for updates in a safe environment, then moved back to production once the updates are verified and ready for deployment.
History
On July 18, 2011, Adobe Systems announced its acquisition of the web-based electronic signatures company EchoSign which would become the basis for the Adobe Sign product. By December of that year, Adobe Systems released a mobile application of the product for
iOS
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. In 2016 Adobe Sign was introduced as a way to request, receive, and submit e-signatures. The product offers integrations with
Dropbox
Dropbox is a file hosting service operated by the American company Dropbox, Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, California, that offers cloud storage, file synchronization, personal cloud, and Client (computing), client software. Dropbox w ...
,
Salesforce
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,
Workday,
Box
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and
Microsoft OneDrive
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.
In October 2020, Adobe signed a deal with online notarization provider Notarize to integrate the company's remote online notarization capability into Adobe Sign.
Products
Adobe Sign is sold in subscriptions at the individual,
small business
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, or enterprise level. Some of the services available are:
*Sign forms with an electronic signature or
digital signature
*Request e-signatures
*Create branded forms
*Track responses, get email notifications, and send reminders for e-signatures
*Create workflows to gather signatures from multiple users
Adobe Sign is continuously maintained with new releases that feature refreshes of legal forms, security updates, and other product enhancements.
See also
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DocuSign
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Electronic signature
An electronic signature, or e-signature, is data that is logically associated with other data and which is used by the signatory to sign the associated data. This type of signature has the same legal standing as a handwritten signature as long as ...
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Handwriting recognition
Handwriting recognition (HWR), also known as handwritten text recognition (HTR), is the ability of a computer to receive and interpret intelligible handwriting, handwritten input from sources such as paper documents, photographs, touch-screens ...
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Title 21 CFR Part 11 Title 21 CFR Part 11 is the part of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations that establishes the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations on electronic records and electronic signatures (ERES). Part 11, as it is commonly ca ...
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Uniform Electronic Transactions Act
The Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (UETA) is one of the several United States Uniform Acts proposed by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL). Forty-nine states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin ...
References
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Sign
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