Digital Signature Solution by ARX Adopted for M-Files Document Management Software

San Francisco, California, August 4, 2010

ARX Inc., the leading provider of digital signature solutions for document management and ECM automation, has joined forces with Motive Systems, the developer of M-Files easy document management software. To enable users to fully automate business processes and approvals, Motive Systems has verified that the ARX CoSign® digital signature solution is now fully compatible with M-Files. ARX’s CoSign makes it easy for M-Files users to approve and audit legally enforceable documents, and reduce paper use within their workflows.

As an increasing number of organizations are deploying document management and document sharing systems through intranets and portals, they are seeking compatible digital signature capabilities that enable full automation, including approvals with legally enforceable digital signatures. With CoSign, enterprises of all sizes can automate and streamline their signature-dependent processes while maintaining proper controls, as well as compliance with regulations, audit requirements, and security policies.

“M-Files has broad applicability in numerous industries, including healthcare, pharmaceutical, banking, finance, legal, and manufacturing. Increasingly, signature approvals are an essential part of document workflow and business processes in these sectors,” said Greg Milliken, General Manager of Motive Systems. “ARX CoSign technology is proven in numerous enterprises and, when coupled with M-Files, brings simple and robust digital signature functionality at an attractive price point. We also share an important common philosophy regarding ease of implementation and use, which means businesses can put both solutions to use in less than a day.”

CoSign’s integration with document authoring applications such as Microsoft® Office, Adobe® Acrobat/Reader, Autodesk AutoCAD®, and Bentley MicroStation, along with its support for M-Files, ensures a rapid deployment and low administrative overhead for any enterprise, B2B or B2C application that requires signature automation.

“ARX is committed to delivering standards-based digital signature solutions that fit with solutions that have been proven in our customers’ IT environments,” said John Marchioni, Vice President of Business Development, ARX. “M-Files provides a very elegant option for CoSign customers that seek a robust and easy-to-use document management solution.”