CoSign Digital Signatures Add Timestamp Technology

ARX (Algorithmic Research), a leading provider of digital signature solutions (standard electronic signatures), and DigiStamp, an innovative provider of timestamping technology and related services, have announced a partnership enabling the CoSign® digital signature solution to utilize a standard timestamp service.

The partnership combines CoSign digital signatures' legally-binding ability to sign, seal, and validate documents, with a standards-based time stamping authority. The benefit of incorporating a standard timestamp with a digital signature is the additional layer of integrity the document subsequently maintains, as the signer, content, and the time of signature all become indisputable.

CoSign digital signatures are delivered in a solution that is implemented and certified according to US and EU digital signature (FIPS 186-3) and security (FIPS 140-2 Level 3) standards. In addition, DigiStamp's timestamp is created based on standards established by the IETF (RFC 3161) and ISO (FCD 18014-2). As a result of this partnership, both can be applied to business documents for internally and externally routed electronic-document verification. This capacity is a significant business asset as it allows external and third parties to verify the authenticity of electronic documents.

“Organizations will always realize economies and a steady ROI from investments made in standards-based IT solutions, because standards improve the exchange and share-ability of information,” said John Marchioni, VP of Business Development, Americas, ARX. “With a combination of standards for electronic signatures and timestamping, these organizations will have added the confidence that signed documents provide proof of signer identity, intent, and transaction integrity, and now also include a bullet-proof timestamp.”

About DigiStamp

DigiStamp was founded in 1998 as a pioneer Time Stamp Authority to protect intellectual property. Ensuring strong legal evidence for customers remains their bedrock service. DigiStamp provides the tools to prove the authenticity and integrity of electronic records. Their solution is built using accepted industry standards from the IETF and OASIS. DigiStamp's customers include financial, insurance, healthcare, and science research organizations verifying regulatory compliance, managing liability risks, and recording possession of intellectual property. For more information, please visit http://www.digistamp.com.

CoSign is ARX's digital signature solution that allows users to digitally sign multiple document types, records, files, forms, and electronic transactions from their desktop or via a zero-footprint technology using any Web browser. By using standard digital signature technology, CoSign produces a portable signature record for every signature it captures. The portable signature format – CoSign®PSF™ enables partners, customers, and prospects to retain and verify the proof of identity, intent, and transaction integrity over the life of the record without any proprietary software. CoSign signatures are being used by hundreds of thousands of users in Enterprise, B2B and B2C processes, to learn why please see our white papers and product details at www.arx.com/products/cosign_moreinfo.php.

About The Digital Signature Company - ARX (Algorithmic Research)

ARX is a global provider of digital signature solutions for the life sciences, healthcare, government, engineering, and manufacturing organizations. ARX has over 20 years of experience assisting businesses to cost effectively secure, streamline, and scale their business processes and transactions. The company specializes in enabling organizations of any size to scale digital signature and security solutions at the lowest TCO while retaining proper control mechanisms that are required by legislation, regulation and industry best practice. For more information, please visit www.arx.com.

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CoSign is a registered trademark and CoSign PSF is a trademark of Algorithmic Research, Ltd. All other trade names and trademarks are the property of their respective holders.