Success of the e-Notarization pilot to be Announced at the NNA conference

The success of a UK based Adobe Certified Document Services (CDS) pilot project will be announced at this years' National Notary Association's (NNA) annual conference in New Orleans by GlobalSign ssl certificates and internet security. To define and deliver systems and standards that enable secure exchange of documents both domestically and between nations, the UK pilot is the early stage of a global NNA project to establish a global partnership.

Being initiated in December 2007 in the UK with the Notaries Society, the pilot project uses GlobalSign's DocumentSign solution (based on the Adobe CDS platform) represents around 800 Notaries Public practicing in England and Wales. To provide a legally admissible cost effective e-notarization solution, it quickly succeeded in meeting the goals. Many notaries carry out work for commercial firms engaged in international trade, and for private individuals, such as dealing with aspects of the purchase or sale of land and property abroad. Improving efficiency, speed and security whilst also eliminating the need for expensive courier services, in this respect the pilot offered an insight into the future use of CDS for e-Legalization. A far more acceptable carbon footprint compared to the traditional paper and wax seal based industry is offered by eNotarization.

Timothy S. Reiniger, Esq., National Notary Association Executive Director, declared: "I applaud the accomplishment of GlobalSign and the leadership of the Notaries Society of England and Wales for its commitment and leadership to preserving the Notary's role in the digital age". "This is truly a historic and groundbreaking development for providing citizens around the globe with secure eNotarization, and for establishing a firm legal foundation for eLegalization."

Presentations and demonstrations of e-Notarization currently in use in the UK will be made by Business Development Director for GlobalSign, Steve Roylance, and a member of the Council of the Notaries Society, Michael Lightowler.