Posted on Fri, Aug 06, 2010
Signatures are a very common reason people print out documents. Many digital documents get printed out, to truly be a paperless office we have to be more innovative. Typically when we send a PDF to a client for a s and they will print it off, sign it and fax it back. There are several ways to handle this. You can’t expect everyone to have their signature scanned in so they can just add it to a PDF and send it back to you. The ideal solution is for people to use digital certificates and digital signatures, but that requires a bit of technical knowledge to set up. Other options include online digital signature and approval products.
Using a digital signature is the easiest and most secure way to get any real estate contract signed. Every day, real estate agents and property managers use SIGNiX to get all types of contracts signed quickly and easily. Broker forms, property management agreements, vacation rental contracts, commercial leasing agreements, residential management services, realty inspection documents and many more types of contracts are all signed in minutes.
Digital signature software reduces contract cancellation rates, saves thousands of dollars in printing, faxing, storage and postage costs.
Whether you are a large office, MLS and Association or an individual and small group – You both want to save time and money and provide the digital signature tools to your real estate professionals and members that will position you ahead of the competition.
* Time Saver – In a business that can take time - get any of your documents signed digitally, fast!
* Trusted & Secured – Know who, what, when, why and how your documents are signed with an audit trail that is legally binding and accepted in 50 states!
* Total Control - Your digital documents are 100% yours, portable to your archive where they can be retrieved immediately with full access from anywhere!
SIGNiX is proud to be serving the members of the National Association of REALTORS® .
Your real estate documents – “Digitally Signed, Sealed and Delivered”
Posted on Wed, Aug 04, 2010
Many professionals dream of a "paperless office." No paper equals no paperwork, right? For physicians the day has come where satisfying patient clinical encounters come and go without the hassle and aggravation of finding and reviewing mounds of medical records for each patient. Missing charts and misplaced labs no longer have to exist.
In the past, the percentage of revenue invested for information technology in the
health care industry has been significantly less than other major industries, such as financial services. With health care being an information intensive endeavor, the complexity of the information needs, and the reluctance of some physicians in health care to adapt effectively to paperless solutions.
There are several reasons why businesses don't begin the paperless process, some of those reasons are:It is not the way we do it.
I don’t know where to start.
It is too expensive.
It’s unreliable.
Confidentiality is compromised.
The whole world is not doing it.
It decreases productivity.
There are a variety of physicians practice management software applications that have been developed, and now there are digital signature solutions for the health care industry as well. By using a digital signature solution, you are able to cure some of the immediate challenges - improving patient care, controlling costs, meeting government regulations.
The result is streamlining and integrating your health care processes – administrative and patient-related records, documents, forms and business communications which allows you to reduce costs and increase the amount of time spent on patient care.
Digital signatures replace the paper and pen in a fast paced environment, and slow and expensive paper-based approval processes with fast, low-cost, and fully digital processes with the patient, throughout the health care industry.
Posted on Wed, Jul 28, 2010
The amount of paper used today is staggering. A typical document is copied 19 times, a typical office worker uses 10,000 sheets of paper each year, and a typical office discards 350 pounds of paper per employee each year, according to Ecopreneurist.com. Seven out of ten consumers receive paper bank statements. If every household stopped receiving paper bills and statements, 687,000 tons of paper would be saved every year—enough to circle the earth 239 times. The National Archives and Records Administration estimates that a cubic foot of records costs $23.24, virtually all of which is the rental cost of the office space.
In this age of Internet and mobile transactions, it’s hard to imagine some industries such as banks operating without paper. Whether a customer completes a paper application at a bank branch or prints the application off a bank’s website, most employees and customers still assume all transactions end with a stack of paperwork and a “wet” signature on the bottom line. There is technology that can reduce everyday paper use, while reducing costs.
For utility companies, hospitals & banks there is a heavy price tag to this paper addiction. A typical statement has an all-in cost of approximately $1.20, according to industry estimates, and multiplying that by millions of customers adds up very quickly. Industry experts state that the banking industry alone spends $70 billion to $80 billion per year on printing and mailing statements. This number does not include other paper correspondence, or any other costs associated with paper.
These are astounding numbers. But getting consumers to turn off the paper is not an easy task. Most consumers, even green-leaning ones, need an incentive beyond the environmental benefits to make the switch to digital. The solution is to create an enterprise-wide digital environment that is superior to a paper-based environment—one that customers want to join because it makes their lives easier. In an era of heightened environmental awareness, green initiatives resonate strongly with the public and can strengthen a businesses brand. There’s growing evidence that such green efforts boost the bottom line and can help companies outperform their competitors.