E-Lock DeskSeal Web reduced the time required for several Government processes at NIC

Reduced processing time | Reduced Overheads | Increased Productivity

National Informatics Center (NIC) Case Study

The Customer

National Informatics Center (NIC) is a software arm for the Government of India. It provides network backbone and e-Governance support to the Central Government, State Governments and other Government bodies.

NIC decided to shift many of the government processes to paperless mode so as to decrease cost and complete the processes in a shorter span of time. They decided to first implement the use of digital signatures in-house.

The Challenge Faced by NIC

There are various reports, order, bids and memos, which are exchanged within NIC office and between NIC regional offices. NIC decided to shift approvals of memos / reports to online environment. It wanted E-Locks signing solutions for its internal use as well as to bid for various projects.

Essential features required were:

Ability to review documents in an online environment

Ability to sign and submit the documents to the server for verification

Ability to archive documents on the server side.

Standards based (PKCS#7) signature support

Support for trusted third party time stamping for signatures

Encryption of confidential documents

E-Lock DeskSeal Web: The Solution

E-Lock DeskSeal Web met all the requirements of the NIC.

Benefits of using E-Lock DeskSeal Web

NIC cites following Benefits using DeskSeal Web:

Using DeskSeal has effectively reduced the processing time for approval process

Overheads associated with the paper work like printing, exchanging of documents via fax or snail mail were saved

About E-Lock

E-Lock is a leading provider of digital signing solutions, which are compliant with worldwide e-Signature legislation. Founded in 1997 the company is headquartered in McLean, VA. It offers desktop and web based security solutions. E-Lock products are used across Government, Healthcare and Financial organizations around the globe.