London, UK, April 30, 2002 – Lexign, the leading provider of integrated software solutions for customers that require a trusted environment for e-business, today released version 2.0 of its award-winning Lexign Suite™.
The industry’s first comprehensive, trusted transaction management solution enables organisations to increase efficiency, improve security, and save money by moving traditionally paper-intensive processes to the Web. One of the broadest, most powerful platforms on the market for complex, cost-effective, trusted e-business transactions, the Lexign Suite supports every part of the
transaction lifecycle, including user interface, workflow, digital signature and user/data validation, and document storage.
Lexign Suite 2.0 features enhanced integration among the suite components, allowing business processes and transactions to be brought online and handled seamlessly, from inception through signature and archiving. Expanded forms capability now enables users to incorporate custom forms, such as Microsoft .NET WebForms, into workflows, providing even greater flexibility in creating forms that support specific business processes. This flexibility is
a tremendous benefit to government agencies and healthcare organisations, which face heavy forms processing loads in an era of increased regulatory and security requirements. Since the Lexign Suite enables forms to be signed digitally using Lexign WebSigner™, entire processes can be finalised without using paper—a key feature that enables compliance with electronic signature laws enacted by countries worldwide.
"As a Lexign partner and co-founder of the Trusted Content Alliance, Software AG is very excited about the functionality provided in Lexign Suite 2.0," said Gary Voight, Software AG’s president and CEO. "By enabling organisations to Web-enable business processes across disparate systems, the Lexign Suite complements Software AG’s XML storage and data exchange capabilities, offering
customers a complete solution for secure e-business transactions."
Lexign Suite 2.0 includes enhanced security features, allowing users to sign submitted data and all presentations of that data, thereby providing stronger
legal enforceability for transactions. The Lexign Suite also includes support for smart cards, USB tokens, and the Entrust 6.0 PKI infrastructure. Other enhancements include support for languages that use the Roman and extended character sets, which enables the development of localised applications for Lexign users around the globe. Increased scalability with multiprocessor support enables the Lexign Suite to process workflows in high-volume environments, while an improved user interface simplifies and expedites workflows.
"Stratford on Avon District Council is a long-time user of Lexign technology. We are excited about the release of Lexign Suite 2.0, especially in the context of the Government Automation initiatives in the UK," said Dave Webb, Head of Revenues of Stratford on Avon District Council. "We have been using Lexign technology to manage our processes and content for a number of years and look
forward to expanding our use of the Lexign Suite to be able to provide services to our citizens in a web environment."
"Lexign Suite 2.0 incorporates new functionality to help users capitalise on the opportunities afforded by handling transactions electronically," said Don Byrne, Lexign’s CEO and president. "This product upgrade allows organisations to further control how each transaction is processed while working more effectively, which is especially helpful in industries that process large
volumes of paperwork, handle high-value, process-intensive transactions, or must comply with government or industry regulations."
Lexign Suite 2.0 is currently available. Introductory product pricing starts at $100,000.
