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WHY E-SIGNATURES?
Market trends indicate that best-in-class companies are 
increasingly incorporating e-signatures into their business 
practices, especially when it comes to managing contracts 
with external parties.
* This trend is also supported by 
various regulatory policy changes that recognize the 
validity of e-signatures for legally binding documents.
**  
By using e-signatures, companies may save an average  
of three days during the approval process, and 68% of 
businesses adopting e-signatures may see a return on 
investment within a 12-month budget cycle.
* Added  
gains include the decreased costs and environmental 
benefits that come with lower paper consumption  
and an improvement in customer satisfaction and  
employee productivity.
TECHNOLOGY CONCEPT
Starting in 2016, you’ll be able to send documents for 
signing to a DocuSign® account, either manually from the 
Therefore™ Viewer or automatically using a workflow task.
DocuSign® then handles the entire legal signing process. 
Once completed, documents can be manually or 
automatically retrieved back to Therefore.™
USE CASE E-SIGNATURES:   
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
Handling contract processes efficiently is a key delineator 
for the modern company. In this scenario, a company needs 
to send a service contract for a legal signature to both its 
own company’s manager and an external customer. Once the 
final version of the contract has been created, the company 
can easily send the document to DocuSign® directly from  
the Therefore™ Viewer using the new “Get Signed” button. 
DocuSign® then sends the contract to the customer, who 
signs it electronically, and then to the manager who signs it 
as well. Once all signatures have been collected, DocuSign® 
sends the document back to the company, where it can 
quickly be saved into Therefore™, either manually or 
automatically using an indexing profile.
By using the Therefore™ integration with DocuSign®, the 
company is able to gather legally binding signatures in a  
fast, reliable manner that cuts costs and saves time. The 
company sees this reflected by 
increased employee 
productivity, enhanced customer satisfaction, and improved 
Key Performance Indicators such as 
shorter sales cycles  
and higher 
conversion rates.
Final Version
of Contract
Prepared
Signed 
Contract 
Saved to 
Therefore
TM
Manager 
Receives
Contract
Customer 
Receives
Contract
Signs
Contract
Signs
Contract
DocuSign
®
Canon is a registered trademark of Canon Inc. in the United States and may also be a registered trademark or 
trademark in other countries. Therefore is a registered trademark of Therefore Corporation. All other referenced 
product names and marks are trademarks of their respective owners. Specifications and availability subject to  
change without notice. Not responsible for typographical errors.
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** Digital Signatures: Ready for Production, AIIM 2014
** See EU directive 1999/93/EC: “Community Framework for Electronic Signatures,” and California’s Civil Code Section
    1633 1-1633 17: “Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.”
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