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My team and I have spent the last few weeks attending different government-focused events across the US, most recently with the National Conference Services US government agency events in Colorado, Washington, DC, Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia and Florida, as well as several Federal Business Council events in Colorado. While these shows have taken a broad focus on technology related to government operations, they’ve shared some common themes across all software including mobility, scalability, ease of use, SaaS, auditability and accountability. Taking it up a level, we’re also finding that government organizations are consistently trying to do more with less, which means future technology purchases really need a valid return on investment. It’s telling when federal organizations continue to invest in electronic signature platforms, particularly ones like Sila... (more)

Electronic Disclosure Requirements in Banking

At the recent E-Signature Summit for Banking Executives, BuckleySandler LLP Counsel David Whitaker took the stage and with his usual humour  shed some light on electronic disclosures, records and signatures in banking. He spent considerable time focused on disclosures, the importance of carefully designing your electronic disclosure delivery process and a few tricks and traps to be aware of. The need for specific focus on disclosures is because they’re a special type of document. Disclosures are extremely important from a regulatory and compliance perspective as they help protec... (more)

Banking Industry Experts Gather for Silanis E-Signature Summit

Silanis, a provider of enterprise electronic signature solutions with the largest e-signature deployments, today announced its annual E-Signature Summit for Banking Executives, happening November 8, 2012 in New York, NY. The event will see leaders from top 10 North American banks, as well as major legal experts and an industry analyst firm provide key insights into the increasingly important role of electronic signatures in transforming the customer experience across banking distribution channels. Sponsored by IBM and Silanis, the day has been designed to provide banking executiv... (more)

Top E-Signature Takeaways from the 2013 ACORD LOMA Forum

Silanis E-Signatures at the 2013 ACORD LOMA Forum Last week, the team at Silanis headed to Las Vegas for the annual 2013 ACORD LOMA Forum to hear from experts on trends influencing the insurance industry (hint: e-signatures was a big one). In fact, the event sessions included five that discussed e-signatures and electronic processing, with stories told through case studies, lines of business and specific themes, like Silanis VP and co-founder Michael Laurie’s presentation on Keeping Out of Court with E-Signatures. Here’s what we took away from these and other sessions: E-Signatur... (more)

If You Are Considering E-Signatures, Read the 2013 Forrester Wave

Is your organization currently considering e-signatures? If you are wondering where to start and how to evaluate the many vendors on the market, a newly published analyst report can help. Forrester Research Inc. just released The Forrester Wave™: E-Signatures, Q2 2013, an 18-page document that analyzes the electronic signature market and evaluates the top e-signature vendors. You can access a free copy of The Forrester Wave through the Silanis website. In it, Forrester evaluates 10 electronic signature providers based on the functionality, scope and breadth of their offerings. No... (more)