Adobe has announced new e-signature capabilities in Document Cloud that it claims will make electronically signing documents and contracts easier. New functionality includes a visual drag-and-drop Workflow Designer, digital signatures (a more advanced, secure form of e-signatures) and Enterprise Mobility Management and Signature Capture. 

Adobe also announced expanded partner integrations with Workday, Salesforce and Ariba, making it easier for organisations to add e-signing capabilities to their existing HR, sales, procurement, and legal systems. 

“Companies are in the midst of massive digital transformation, with a relentless push to streamline all business processes,” said Bryan Lamkin, senior vice president and general manager, Digital Media, Adobe. “New e-sign capabilities in Adobe Document Cloud, including digital signatures and breakthrough mobile functionality, will bring a new level of efficiency to core business processes by eliminating the time lag and cumbersome paperwork associated with securing ink signatures."

With the new, drag-and-drop Workflow Designer, visually create workflow templates for senders to follow a consistent signing process.  Plus, use new Advanced Workflows to build custom apps and a web experience that automates steps in a business process, like on boarding new hires or finalising a sales contract, before, during, and after signing.

New Document Cloud data centres are planned to be available in Ireland and Germany by the end of this year, part of a global expansion that will continue through 2016.

New functionality provides the ability to correct documents “in flight” - when the wrong document has been sent by mistake, simply fix and resend instead of cancelling and starting over.

The eSign Manager DC app now features new functionality, including:

• Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) - Securely manage employees’ Document Cloud mobile apps and devices using Android for Work, or, coming soon, Good Technology and Microsoft Intune.
• Signature Capture - Let employees use their mobile device camera to take a photo of their handwritten signature once, then use it to sign documents again and again.
• Signature Sync - Give employees access to their signature image across web, mobile and desktop experiences with automatic synchronisation. Plus, download and view more stored agreements on your mobile device and find the right one quickly using powerful new search and filter options.

The new Adobe eSign capabilities will become available beginning in November through early 2016.