{"id":394450,"date":"2020-05-01T07:39:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-01T05:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=394450"},"modified":"2020-05-02T07:16:08","modified_gmt":"2020-05-02T05:16:08","slug":"the-dashboard-of-the-future-electronic-signatures-empower-a-remote-workforce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/394450\/the-dashboard-of-the-future-electronic-signatures-empower-a-remote-workforce\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dashboard of the future &#8211; Electronic signatures empower a remote workforce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the long-forgotten pre-COVID world, electronic signature solutions were considered a \u201cnice to have\u201d by many South African businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Why not print and hand deliver documents for signature? After all, this is more secure\u2026 isn\u2019t it? In a locked-down economy, the value of innovative technology has certainly come to the fore as remote workforces endeavour to ensure that it\u2019s business as usual. This is not only convenient, but essential to survival.<\/p>\n<p>With the announcement of ongoing lockdown restrictions, albeit with some slight relief as we move to Level 4, CIOs and business leaders are under massive pressure to ensure operational continuity.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ioco.tech\/?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_campaign=01_May_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here to find out more from iOCO.<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As the President urges employees to continue working from home, the biggest need is for effective solutions that can be implemented and utilised immediately, without bottlenecks or delays. With this (excuse the reference) \u201cneed for speed\u201d, security considerations are of paramount importance \u2013 especially when it comes to signing documents remotely.<\/p>\n<p>In answer to this need, the proudly South African technology provider, Impression Signatures, has developed a web-based Electronic Signature Dashboard \u2013 offering businesses quick access to eSignatures for themselves and their customers, within the necessary legal parameters and incorporating advanced security features.<\/p>\n<p>The Dashboard is not only fully compliant with the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act but gives users the power to brand their tool and ensure optimum productivity.<\/p>\n<p>As the first African member of the global Cloud Signature Consortium, Impression\u2019s digital and cloud signature products meet rigorous cybersecurity requirements and comply with the world\u2019s most demanding electronic signature regulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe development of this Dashboard was driven by six key elements, essential to reliable eSignature\/document management; confidentiality, authenticity, accountability, non-repudiation, integrity and availability,\u201d confirmed Andy Papastefanou, founder of Impression Signatures.<\/p>\n<p>Whether users created the document or received it from another, it can be uploaded to the Dashboard online in virtually any format (PDF, Excel, Word, Image, PowerPoint).<\/p>\n<p>It will automatically be converted to a PDF document, ready to sign or send for signing and track.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe focussed on creating a tool that is straightforward, offers instant value and doesn\u2019t require a user guide to operate. It is intuitive and simple, operating on a highly affordable monthly consumption model with no hidden costs,\u201d added Papastefanou. \u201cOur goal is to help you get to your \u2018yes\u2019 quicker, while making the process of sending and signing documents convenient, legal and safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Once the user has logged in with Active Directory details, they can track and manage the signing, sending and finalisation of documents in a simple \u201cemail\u201d environment.<\/p>\n<p>Conveniently, the signee doesn\u2019t need to install any software, and will simply receive an email with a secure link, allowing them to sign and return the document \u2013 immediately. Consent is ensured with Active Directory Integration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith no limitations to the number of signatures required, users can either send the document to all required signatories at once or set a workflow if the document must be signed in a particular order. The mobile-friendly tool is available on all web browsers,\u201d confirmed Papastefanou.<\/p>\n<p>In these uncertain times, demand for this solution has grown exponentially across the board \u2013 from banks to insurers, retailers, government organisations and hospital groups.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn today\u2019s world, it is essential that businesses save both time and resources. When documents can be signed legally, from anywhere, within a minute or two, the productivity benefits are legion,\u201d concluded Papastefanou.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the long-forgotten pre-COVID world, electronic signature solutions were considered a \u201cnice to have\u201d by many South African businesses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":394452,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[14402],"class_list":["post-394450","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-ioco"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394450","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394450"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394450\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":394612,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394450\/revisions\/394612"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/394452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394450"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394450"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394450"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}