Adobe Sign
{{Short description|E-signature service}}
{{Third-party|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox software
| name = Adobe Acrobat Sign
| logo = Adobe_Sign_Logo.png
| caption = Adobe Sign Logo
| developer = Adobe Inc. (acquired as EchoSign)
| released = January 2006 (as EchoSign).{{cite web |url=https://www.saastr.com/echosign-adobe-sign-launched-13-years-ago-today-lessons-learned-and-go-long/ |title=EchoSign AdobeSign Launched 13 Years Ago Today |work=SaaStr |date=January 1, 2019 |access-date=April 11, 2019}}
| operating system = Windows, macOS, iOS, Android{{cite web |url=https://helpx.adobe.com/sign/system-requirements.html |title=System requirements for Adobe Sign |work=Adobe Systems |access-date=April 9, 2019}}
| 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 = {{cite web|url=https://helpx.adobe.com/sign/system-requirements.html |title=System requirements for Adobe Sign |work=Adobe Systems |date=April 1, 2019 |access-date=April 9, 2019}}
| genre = Software
| license = Proprietary, Commercial Software
| website = {{URL|https://adobesign.com}}
}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://helpx.adobe.com/sign/faq.html |title=Adobe Sign FAQs |work=Adobe Systems |access-date=April 9, 2019}} 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.{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Adobe Sign Sandbox |url=https://helpx.adobe.com/in/sign/using/adobesign-sandbox.html |website=Adobe Systems}}
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.{{cite web |url=https://www.eweek.com/networking/adobe-acquires-echosign-for-electronic-signature-solution |title=Adobe Acquires EchoSign for Electronic Signature Solution |website=eWeek |date=2011-07-18 |access-date=2020-10-19}} By December of that year, Adobe Systems released a mobile application of the product for iOS.{{cite web |url=https://news.adobe.com/press-release/adobe-corporate/adobe-echosign-now-available-ios-devices |title=Adobe EchoSign Now Available on iOS Devices |work=Adobe Systems |date=December 21, 2011 |access-date=April 9, 2019 |archive-date=April 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416225918/https://news.adobe.com/press-release/adobe-corporate/adobe-echosign-now-available-ios-devices |url-status=dead }} 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.{{cite web |url=https://news.adobe.com/press-release/document-cloud/adobe-sign-debuts-integrated-adobe-marketing-cloud-paperless-customer |title=Adobe Sign Debuts, Integrated with Adobe Marketing Cloud for Paperless Customer Experiences |work=Adobe Systems |date=April 26, 2016 |access-date=April 9, 2019 |archive-date=April 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416225918/https://news.adobe.com/press-release/document-cloud/adobe-sign-debuts-integrated-adobe-marketing-cloud-paperless-customer |url-status=dead }}
In October 2020, Adobe signed a deal with online notarization provider Notarize to integrate the company's remote online notarization capability into Adobe Sign.{{cite web|url= https://finledger.com/2020/10/15/notarize-inks-major-deal-with-tech-giant-adobe/ |title=Notarize inks major deal with tech giant Adobe |website=Finledger |date=2020-10-15 |access-date=2020-10-19}}
Products
Adobe Sign is sold in subscriptions at the individual, small business, or enterprise level.{{cite web |url=https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/sign.html |title=Adobe Sign |work=Adobe Systems |access-date=April 9, 2019}} Some of the services available are:
- Sign forms with an electronic signature or digital signature
- Request e-signatures
- Create branded forms
- Track responses, get email notifications, and send reminders for e-signatures{{cite web |url=https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/sign/pricing/plans.html |title=Adobe Sign plans and pricing |work=Adobe Systems |access-date=April 9, 2019}}
- Create workflows to gather signatures from multiple users{{cite web |url=https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/sign/capabilities/document-workflows.html |title=Document workflows with Adobe Sign |work=Adobe Systems |access-date=April 9, 2019}}
Adobe Sign is continuously maintained with new releases that feature refreshes of legal forms, security updates, and other product enhancements.{{cite web |url=https://helpx.adobe.com/sign/help/adobesign_technical_updates.html |title=Adobe Sign Technical Notification |work=Adobe Systems |access-date=April 9, 2019}}