With online security needs growing, there is a keen interest in the benefits of applying electronic signature technology. The open questions surrounding electronic signatures are too confusing to be reassuring. What do all these new terms and phrases mean? How does a signature work on a computer? How can the integrity of a document and the identity of the person signing be verified? Can any of this provide 100% assurance and security?

Question no more: the answers are now available on your monitor through a new free elearning course. In addition to information about electronic, digital or qualified signatures; you will learn details on handwritten and time stamps, certificates and asymmetrical key pairs, Smartcards, Trustcenters, PKIs, Tokens and much, much more. All provided in a new, interactive learning program “Electronic Signature” created by DocuWare.

DocuWare President, Greg Schloemer, states: ”Today, electronic documents and transactions are the norm. Identification of the originator, creator, sender, signatory, and other roles are critical issues. Electronic signatures play a key role in resolving these concerns. With our multimedia eLearning program, we help explain to the public the important and relatively complex details of electronic signatures.”

Founded in 1988, DocuWare is a pioneer in electronic filing. Today the company ranks among the worldwide leading software companies for integrated document management solutions with more than 5,500 installations and tens of thousands of users in over 50 countries.

The elearning software product, DocuWare, is modular designed software offering a wide range of standard features in the core edition. Regardless of format or source, it organizes any type of document in a central document pool – be they records, letters, drawings, files or e-mails. It allows users to scan, index, transmit, display, edit and print, fax or e-mail this wide variety of documents.

A wide range of customizable DocuWare add-on modules equip DocuWare for intranet and Internet, automatic indexing and COLD applications. Numerous interfaces exist for software applications, such as ERP systems (a certified SAP interface), Groupware (like Microsoft Exchange or Lotus Notes or Domino), or portals (Microsoft SharePoint), or workflow programs (Ultimus).

The eLearning program can be downloaded for free from DocuWare’s web site, www.docuware.com .