On April 29, <a href="http://www.rjssoftware.com/">RJS Software System</a> announced the release of SignHere, a solution for digitally capturing signatures and applying them to documents that are typically managed within an Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solution. SignHere was officially launched at COMMON’s Annual Meeting and Exhibition.

RJS has its own ECM solution, the core of which is WebDocs, but the company has taken an open approach for its signature capture product. SignHere digitally captures signatures, applies them to documents created from an ERP, an IBM i spool file, a Windows application or just about any other report or forms software, and then stores the signed documents in any vendor’s ECM.

SignHere offers two ways to capture and use a digital signature. It can employ a signature pad device, such as those commonly used by overnight delivery services, to capture signatures and apply them to documents. Under this scenario, the system can be set up such that when someone signs his or her name on the signature pad, the signature automatically appears on the document displayed on a screen in front of the signer.

SignHere also offers a PIN-code approach to applying signatures. In this case, captured signatures are stored in a company’s signature database along with the signer’s PIN-code. To apply a stored signature to a document the authorized “signer” simply enters his or her PIN-code. <b> -- Joel Klebanoff</b>