Dale W. Combs, co-owner of D Squared Holdings, Inc. and its related and subsidiary companies Third Party Verification, Inc. (3PV), AssureSign LLC and Marketing Systems Group, Inc. (MSG) announced that effective January 1, 2010 he has retired from his position as President and Chief Technical Officer.  Combs will maintain part-time involvement through mid-year while continuing his ownership interest.   Along with chief executive officer David W. Brinkman, Combs co-founded Marketing Systems Group in 1991.  Brinkman will continue to oversee daily operations of the businesses as President and CEO, while Combs will be involved only in high-level strategy and business decisions.

MSG continues to bring innovative solutions to customers, including its very first customer, signed in 1991, who is still a customer today. 3PV spun-off from MSG in 2001, and has grown to be the recognized market leader in third party verification services. 3PV was named to the Inc. 500/5000 list of fastest growing privately held companies in 2008. In 2006, AssureSign spun-off from 3PV, quickly becoming a leader in integrated electronic signature solutions via a software-as-a-service (SaaS) offering. The companies collectively have been named to the Orlando Sentinel’s Top 100 Companies for Working Families in 2006, 2007 and 2008.

“We’ve planned this transition for quite some time and I’m confident that Dave and his team are very capable of moving the business forward.  I have had the privilege of working with many talented and dynamic professionals and I will miss the organization a great deal, but it is time for me to move to a new chapter in my life,” Combs said. “I’m looking forward to spending time with family, and pursuing other activities including traveling.”

 “Dale and I have done a tremendous job building a world-class organization, and he leaves behind a very capable team.” said Brinkman.

Rigorous Certification Reaffirms AssureSign’s High Quality Operational Standards and Controls

AssureSign LLC, a leader in electronic signature technology, today announced that it has successfully completed an enterprise-wide Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS-70) Type II audit, which assesses the operational effectiveness of internal controls within service organizations. The audit provides assurance that AssureSign employs uniform and reliable operational controls to safeguard customer data, meeting the strictest industry standard. AssureSign completed the SAS-70 Type I audit in June 2009.

The SAS-70 Type II certification designates that adequate controls and safeguards are in place and operating effectively in regards to customer data that is hosted or processed by AssureSign. These high quality operations are required today by all industries, particularly by organizations that deal with financial transactions or critical data.

The SAS-70 audit, issued by the Auditing Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), defines the professional standards used by a service auditor to assess the internal controls of a service organization. It was developed for service providers who wish to demonstrate the establishment of effectively designed control objectives and control activities, and has become one of the most widely recognized auditing standards for service organizations.

The scope of AssureSign’s SAS-70 audit is not exclusive to its world-class, mission critical data center; it incorporates controls from every aspect of AssureSign’s operational process including: human resources, information technology physical security, information technology logical security, client provisioning and account maintenance, accuracy and timeliness of transaction processing, application development, testing and change management, and statutory compliance.

“Achieving SAS-70 compliance demonstrates AssureSign’s commitment to delivering value to our customers and exceeding their expectations. As a hosted services provider, it’s essential for our customers to have effective controls, standards and infrastructure in place to completely protect their data,” said Steven Cardillo, AssureSign’s chief financial officer. “We feel strongly that our processes and transactions fall under the same scrutiny. It is very important that our clients feel that we have their best interest in mind.”

“It’s important to AssureSign’s customers that we have safeguards in place to protect the security, privacy and sensitivity of their data, and completing an enterprise-wide SAS-70 Type II audit provides further validation and assurance of that,” said David Brinkman, AssureSign’s chief executive officer. “We are proud of this very significant investment in time and resources and know it significantly sets us apart from our peers and competitors.” 

New version provides seamless integration for dynamic document creation

AssureSign LLC, a leader in electronic signature technology, today announced the official release of the latest offering of its AssureSign product, AssureSign v2.1.1. With this new release, AssureSign delivers a higher degree of automation, enhanced document creation and dynamic template generation, producing the most cost-effective solution for AssureSign users.

AssureSign is a web-hosted service that facilitates the managed processing of documents in an all-digital, highly secure environment. Since its inception, AssureSign has had the ability to template the signature process using ‘JotBlocks’(AssureSign’s term for signature and data collection locations and attributes),  which has proven to be a powerful feature, opening the door to a limitless variety of uses of AssureSign’s DocumentNOW® integration interfaces.

While it has always been possible within AssureSign to dynamically create single use document patterns with distinct layouts, AssureSign v2.1.1 introduces a well-defined process that allows user to programmatically vary the signature areas in a way that best suits their existing processes.   Ultimately, this new release means AssureSign users will be able to further embed AssureSign electronic signatures into their existing web portal applications, CRM systems or any other back-office or desktop applications without having to manage an extensive library to templates and workflows.

AssureSign 2.1.1 is a result of client and partner suggestions and feedback. Requests included very low level programmatic control of the process, as well as simpler in-document tagging mechanism; and the ability to define information embedded within their streamed-in Word documents, as well as the ability to apply information to PDF documents using existing toolsets. The final solution provides all of these options and offers the flexibility to mix and match the features that suit each user’s needs.

“With the introduction of dynamic JotBlocks, AssureSign users have complete control over their document templates,” said David W. Brinkman, AssureSign’s Chief Executive Officer. “With dynamic JotBlocks, the process of integrating a new technology into an existing business process becomes seamless.”

In this season of giving and reconnecting with those we may have lost touch with over the last year, we at AssureSign would like to take this opportunity to get back in touch with some friends we haven't spoken to in a while.

We gave out hundreds of monkeys at Dreamforce, and would like to know more about where they now call home. Is your monkey in the loving arms of a child? Or sitting on your desk ready to cheer up a coworker on a rainy day? We have set up this "Where Are They Now?" blog, on which we will be posting updates from our long lost monkeys. If you know a monkey you'd like to see featured here, please send us a picture and/or any information you have about its whereabouts.

	San Francisco, CA This monkey found its home at the top of the “No Software” display at the entrance to Dreamforce. He refused to come down, so we thought it best to leave him where he felt most comfortable.
	Altamonte Springs, FL This monkey lives on the wall at the AssureSign office. He has been known to fly around the office on a quiet Friday afternoon.
	Longwood, FL AssureSign’s Maggie Weyant’s daughter took her monkey to school for show and tell. Everyone in her class loved the monkey – the best part was that its cape says where Mommy works!
	Winter Park, FL This monkey went home with AssureSign’s Marketing Coordinator, Sharon Fleischer, where it was quickly adopted by Sally. As seen in this picture, the monkey is very well loved and protected.
	Ohio Chris Shannon tells us, "I received my AssureSign monkey from Larry Torri in Atlanta 11/08 and the monkey is very happy living in Ohio with my dog, Clark."
	Las Vegas, NV Katie Tomlin of Marchex, Inc. tells us, "Mono the Screaming Banshee Monkey I received at Dreamforce is alive and well living in his own zoo along with a screen cleaning frog named Rana, an origami Giraffe named Kirin, and their security guard, Dave the Dog. We occasional use Mono to frighten the FedEx guy when he brings us packages!"

To see your monkey featured here, please send us a picture and/or any information you have about its whereabouts. 

Electronic Signatures Provide a Simple and Smooth Contract Process

AssureSign LLC, a leader in electronic signature technology, today announced it has entered into a partnership with Riptide Software, Inc., a salesforce.com integration partner, to provide comprehensive solutions to Salesforce CRM users.

As salesforce.com partners, AssureSign  and Riptide are collaborating to bring best of breed, unique solutions to market together with the inclusion of new industry-leading verbal agreements. Riptide will be the preferred Salesforce CRM integration partner for the AssureSign solution, bringing electronic signatures and verbal agreements to a broad range of salesforce.com users. Additionally, Riptide has chosen AssureSign to be its preferred partner for integrated electronic signatures for its Real Estate applications – Riptide Real Estate and Riptide VOS (Vacation Ownership Software) – as well as its Human Resources application –  Riptide Recruiting.

AssureSign and Riptide will be demonstrating their integrated solutions at the Dreamforce Global Gathering 2009 Expo in San Francisco, November 17-20. Please visit AssureSign in Booth #1201 or Riptide in Booth #1202.
“AssureSign is committed to providing customers with the latest technology and the simplest integration into their business process workflows,” says David Brinkman, AssureSign’s Chief Executive Officer. “Through our partnership with Riptide, Salesforce CRM users can easily create documents for signing electronically with robust tracking, workflow and reporting capabilities, for improved and accelerated business processes.”

 “AssureSign’s product makes Riptide’s commitment to a paperless business process one step closer to reality,” says Philip Loeffel, Riptide’s Chief Executive Officer.  “Our partnership with AssureSign allows us to utilize our integration experience to guarantee our customers success, reduce their document tracking expenses, and show how going green in the real world can save money for everyone.”

Join AssureSign at Dreamforce 2009 and be among the first to experience AssureSign's all new Verbal Agreements.

AssureSign has long been recognized as a leader in electronic signature technology, as the First Electronic Signature Partner on the AppExchange to:

• Offer Biometric mouse-based signatures
• Create documents dynamically using Salesforce CRM objects
• Offer the ability to sign in person from within Salesforce
• Offer data output and integration back to Salesforce CRM from data collected in the signing process
• Have 100% ApexCode integration and VisualForce user interface
• Introduce Flying Screaming Monkeys to Dreamforce and salesforce.com customers

And now, AssureSign is the First Electronic Signature Provider to offer Verbal Agreements.

AssureSign's Verbal Agreements enable salesforce.com customers to launch ESIGN and UETA-compliant verbal agreements from Salesforce CRM and store the recording in Salesforce, enhancing the sales process and ensuring customer acquisition.

Don't miss out! Stop by the AssureSign Booth (#1201) at the Dreamforce Expo to discover how you can enhance your contract process and get your own Flying Screaming Monkey - FREE.

For more information, please contact us at sign@assuresign.com or visit our website at www.assuresign.com.

We look forward to seeing you at Dreamforce!

BillingTree, the national leader in on-demand payment solutions and AssureSign® LLC, a leading provider of electronic signature solutions, have entered into a partnership enabling BillingTree customers to obtain enhanced services.

BillingTree partners with AssureSign to provide additional processing services and technology integrations for cable, utilities, telecommunication, wireless, security and rental industries. Sign&Pay e-signatures save time and money, add control and convenience, broaden accessibility, improve reliability, and reduce errors and frustration. BillingTree’s Payment Solutions integrate with AssureSign’s electronic signature technology allowing consumers to pay deposits, fees, and recurring payments at the time of execution, which increases cash flow for clients.

“With integrated BillingTree payment solutions, users can accept e-signature payments, establish payment plans and tie in transactions from AssureSign software, all through a cutting edge, real-time interface,” says Scott McCollum, President of BillingTree.

“We are pleased with our partnership with BillingTree and our joint work in delivering a powerful solution to our mutual customers,” says David W. Brinkman, Chief Executive Officer of AssureSign LLC. “With AssureSign, BillingTree Sign&Pay users can easily create documents for signing electronically with robust tracking, workflow and reporting capabilities, for an accelerated and improved sales process.”

September 23, 2009 - 2:00PM EDT 

Today's changing market demands that carriers incorporate industry best practices into the customer acquisition process. Carriers must enable agents and consumers with the ability to quickly quote and bind business.

During this webinar we'll discuss some of the best practices that you should be incorporating into your process and cover some of what's available in today's modern technologies to help you do just that. We'll take a look at LexisNexis® Policy Decisions Personal - a complete policy administration solution as well as the AssureSign electronic signature capabilities that are pre-integrated into the software.

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AssureSign, LLC is excited to introduce the newest option available to users to make it easier to send documents:  AssureSign DocumentLAUNCH™ for Windows. 

AssureSign DocumentLAUNCH for Windows provides a simple desktop alternative to sending documents from within the AssureSign site.  After the DocumentLAUNCH application is installed and the user’s account information is entered, an AssureSign user will be able to access their AssureSign templates from their desktop without logging in to the AssureSign site.

The DocumentLAUNCH application allows a user to stream in documents they have created that match an AssureSign template, or pass along data to be applied to a stored document template in AssureSign.  The application provides simple drag-and-drop capability for supported document types, and also installs a Windows context menu option for sending documents to AssureSign.

DocumentLAUNCH provides a simple desktop platform for interfacing with the AssureSign DocumentNOW® services, providing an option for organizations to quickly create desktop integration to AssureSign with little or no technical cost. 

Existing AssureSign users may download the Windows XP/Vista/Vista 64 installation – as well as generate a configuration file to simplify the setup process for their account – from the Help/Tools section of the AssureSign client website. If you have any questions, contact the Support Team at support@assuresign.com.