Adobe Sign Explained

Adobe Acrobat Sign
Developer:Adobe Inc. (acquired as EchoSign)
Released:January 2006 (as EchoSign).[1]
Operating System:Windows, macOS, iOS, Android[2]
Language:English (United States), English (United Kingdom), French, German, Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Korean, Indonesian, Malay, Thai, Vietnamese, Croatian, Czech, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Slovakian, Turkish, Ukrainian, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Norwegian and Swedish
Language Count:34
Language Footnote:[3]
Genre:Software
License:Proprietary, Commercial Software

Adobe Acrobat Sign (formerly EchoSign, eSign & Adobe Sign) is a cloud-based e-signature service that allows the user to send, sign, track, and manage signature processes using a browser or mobile device.[4] It is part of the Adobe Document Cloud suite of services.

Adobe Sign also supports Sandbox environment for Enterprise tier customers to test templates, customer workflows, and more. These objects can be moved from production to the sandbox for updates in a safe environment, then moved back to production once the updates are verified and ready for deployment.[5]

History

On July 18, 2011, Adobe Systems announced its acquisition of the web-based electronic signatures company EchoSign which would become the basis for the Adobe Sign product.[6] By December of that year, Adobe Systems released a mobile application of the product for iOS.[7] In 2016 Adobe Sign was introduced as a way to request, receive, and submit e-signatures. The product offers integrations with Dropbox, Salesforce, Workday, Box and Microsoft OneDrive.[8]

In October 2020, Adobe signed a deal with online notarization provider Notarize to integrate the company's remote online notarization capability into Adobe Sign.[9]

Products

Adobe Sign is sold in subscriptions at the individual, small business, or enterprise level.[10] Some of the services available are:

Adobe Sign is continuously maintained with new releases that feature refreshes of legal forms, security updates, and other product enhancements.[13]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EchoSign AdobeSign Launched 13 Years Ago Today . SaaStr . January 1, 2019 . April 11, 2019.
  2. Web site: System requirements for Adobe Sign . Adobe Systems . April 9, 2019.
  3. Web site: System requirements for Adobe Sign . Adobe Systems . April 1, 2019 . April 9, 2019.
  4. Web site: Adobe Sign FAQs . Adobe Systems . April 9, 2019.
  5. Web site: Adobe Sign Sandbox . Adobe Systems.
  6. Web site: Adobe Acquires EchoSign for Electronic Signature Solution . eWeek . 2011-07-18 . 2020-10-19.
  7. Web site: Adobe EchoSign Now Available on iOS Devices . Adobe Systems . December 21, 2011 . April 9, 2019 . April 16, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190416225918/https://news.adobe.com/press-release/adobe-corporate/adobe-echosign-now-available-ios-devices . dead .
  8. Web site: Adobe Sign Debuts, Integrated with Adobe Marketing Cloud for Paperless Customer Experiences . Adobe Systems . April 26, 2016 . April 9, 2019 . April 16, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190416225918/https://news.adobe.com/press-release/document-cloud/adobe-sign-debuts-integrated-adobe-marketing-cloud-paperless-customer . dead .
  9. Web site: Notarize inks major deal with tech giant Adobe . Finledger . 2020-10-15 . 2020-10-19.
  10. Web site: Adobe Sign . Adobe Systems . April 9, 2019.
  11. Web site: Adobe Sign plans and pricing . Adobe Systems . April 9, 2019.
  12. Web site: Document workflows with Adobe Sign . Adobe Systems . April 9, 2019.
  13. Web site: Adobe Sign Technical Notification . Adobe Systems . April 9, 2019.