Archive for the ‘AEC’ Category

Digital Signatures and Digital Seals: A Guide for AEC

Friday, January 13th, 2012

Hey folks! I’m back with some exciting news about a project called Digital Seals and Signatures that ARX, provider of the leading CoSign® digital signature solution, is participating in. It’s headed by Fiatech, an organization that works to advance the implementation of technology and innovative practices in the AEC industry. Engineers, listen up!

When completed, the Digital Seals and Signatures project will provide the world with a best practices guide for implementing digital seals and digital signatures in AEC processes. Why is this fantastic? Because AEC professionals face a number disadvantages due to the reliance on paper for sealing and signing final documents. Among these disadvantages are extensive procedural bottlenecks and skyrocketing organizational costs. Fortunately, digital signature technology effectively addresses this problem. Yet, as with most major transformations (however positive), AEC professionals still hesitate to make the shift to electronic approval processes.

Enter the Digital Seals and Signatures guide, which will provide an invaluable resource to AEC professionals. It’ll explain how digital signatures and seals work, how they can be applied in the unique environments of architecture, engineering and construction, and much more. Excited? Me too. Learn more about the project here.

Digital Signatures in AEC Expedite Processes & Improve Customer Service

Wednesday, May 18th, 2011

The growing trend of digital signature adoption is becoming increasingly visible across industries, and AEC (Architecture, Engineering, and Construction) is surely no exception. In fact, some AEC organizations are using digital signature technology combined with other business automation tools, like electronic document management systems, to enjoy exceptional operational improvements.

Take CPI, for example. The Danish inspection firm and engineering certification provider uses digital signatures with SharePoint to enable engineers to electronically authorize and deliver inspections and reports created at customer sites while they’re still on-site, seriously expediting processes. Taking this capability one step further, when engineers digitally sign their reports and upload them to SharePoint, the files are simultaneously published on the firm’s Customer Portal, where clients can easily access their documentation. Talk about superior customer service! The benefits CPI has reaped from digital signatures go on – like savings of $90,000 in the first year of implementation alone. If you’re interested in learning what the others are, you can read the Digital Signatures Enhance SharePoint Deployment for CPI case study. Check it out!

Digital Signatures – Designing a New Kind of Engineering

Monday, August 2nd, 2010

What happens when engineering documentation and drawings are submitted and approved more quickly than ever? Clients are happier, houses and buildings go up faster, and new places to live, work and play are available sooner. With digital signatures, this reality is within reach.

A recent press release entitled Digital Signatures Raise the Bar in Engineering Service Quality explores the ways that engineering firm Star Building Systems’ commitment to innovation drove their adoption of digital signatures, which generated measurable organizational improvements including greater efficiency and improved customer service. A leading manufacturer of custom designed metal building systems, Star’s use of digital signatures enables their engineers to provide approved drawings within minutes instead of days. Digital signatures also make it possible for Star Building Systems to embrace electronic submissions, which are gaining popularity in the engineering industry. Read more about how digital signatures bring innovation to engineering at Star Building Systems.