CoSign Digital Signatures and the Norfolk Circuit Court are Making Justice Swifter in Virginia
ARX's CoSign® digital signatures are being used by the Norfolk Circuit Court to increase the court's ability to process documentation.
San Francisco, California October 2, 2008
ARX ARX (Algorithmic Research), a leading global provider of digital signatures (standard electronic signatures) and information assurance solutions, has implemented a CoSign digital-signature solution at the Norfolk Circuit Court (NCC), the trial court with the broadest powers in the state of Virginia.
The NCC handles approximately 18,000 cases with 400,000 paper filings each year. Previous to the CoSign digital signature implementation, official documents were either mailed or hand-delivered by external parties, or created internally, then printed and signed. Signed documents were either scanned and electronically archived, or stored in physical archives that dated back to the 1800's. In addition to the high costs the NCC incurred maintaining their paper-based system, the process was slow and inefficient.
"Previous to the CoSign implementation, the NCC struggled to efficiently work with the legal system's demands for signed documentation. CoSign digital signatures enabled us to transform to a true paperless environment, internally and with 3rd parties, while adhering to all legal requirements. We look forward to setting up an example to other courts throughout the nation," said Thomas Larson, Chief Deputy Clerk of the Norfolk Circuit Court.
The CoSign digital signature solution serves approximately 500 individuals throughout the NCC legal system, including judges, judicial staff and employees at the NCC, as well as at the State Attorney's Office, the City Attorney's Office, the Public Defender's Office, and private law firms. By utilizing a digital signature solution across its judicial and administrative processes, the NCC has implemented a streamlined process that is non-reliant on time-consuming hand-delivery, printing, scanning, or physical archiving. On the contrary, CoSign allows an online process in which all Microsoft® Word and Adobe® PDF files that the NCC uses can be digitally and graphically signed, resulting in globally verifiable and legally-binding records.
Mike Milton, VP of Sales, Americas, ARX explained, "The utilization of CoSign provided the NCC with a digital signature solution that alleviated their need to print hundreds of thousands of documents for signing each year."
About the Norfolk Circuit Court
The circuit court is the trial court with the broadest powers in Virginia. The circuit court handles all civil cases with claims of more than $15,000. It shares authority with the general district court to hear matters involving between $4,500 and $15,000. The circuit court has the authority to hear serious criminal cases called felonies.
For more information, please visit www.courts.state.va.us/courts/circuit/Norfolk/home.html.
About CoSign Digital Signatures
CoSign makes it easy to digitally sign transactions, documents, and records by embedding the standard signature technology directly into mainstream business applications. CoSign produces a signature record for every signature it captures. This Portable Signature Format (CoSign PSF™) allows anyone to seamlessly verify and retain proof of identity, intent, and document integrity without costly, complicated, or proprietary software. CoSign keeps your business running smoothly by fully automating and quickly scaling processes at a low cost and with proper controls. Learn more at www.arx.com/products/cosign_moreinfo.php.
About ARX - The Digital Signature Company
ARX (Algorithmic Research) is a global provider of cost-efficient digital signature solutions for industries such as life sciences, healthcare, government, and engineering. ARX engineers and scientists have more than 20 years of experience in security and standard digital signature application. ARX helps businesses secure, streamline, and scale their business processes and transactions with the proper controls required by legislation, regulation, and industry best practice. Visit us at www.arx.com.
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Press Contact:
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CoSign digital
signatures enabled
us to
transform to
a true
paperless
environment,
internally and
with 3rd
parties,
while adhering
to all
legal requirements.
We look
forward to
setting up
an example
to other
courts throughout
the
nation.
Thomas Larson,
Chief Deputy Clerk,
Norfolk Circuit Court
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