The difference between an electronic signature and a signature on a hard copy paper document is how it is signed. On traditional documents, you sign your name, and attach any appropriate seal. The document is then delivered to the next person, who needs to sign it, until finally being delivered to the person, who requested the signatures. Electronically signing a document allows you to digitally sign the document and eliminates the need for printed paper documents.
Using an Electronic Signature Reduces Turn Around Times
Using an electronic signature helps to reduce the amount of time needed to get all the needed signatures on a document. You will need a special application to enable this feature in your different applications, which is available from us, here at Digi-Sign. For example, purchase requisitions can require several different approvals from different people within your organization. Moving the document from one person to the next can be time consuming and can even be delayed when someone is out of the office. Instead, electronically signing documents is faster, and notifications can be sent to the appropriate people, who need to approve the document.