please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . october 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message softpro gmbh type acquired by kofax plc sep 1 2014 industry software founded december 1983 headquarters b blingen germany area served worldwide key people daniel geiger christian hefner martin oberholzer bradford weller 1 products software for capturing maintaining and verification of handwritten signatures number of employees 70 group worldwide 2014 11 27 slogan the signature professionals website www.softpro.de the softpro group is a specialized vendor in the niche of systems for capture and verification of handwritten signatures one segment of biometrics . kofax plc acquired softpro on september 1 2014 . the company is based in b blingen germany with local subsidiaries in north america bear delaware the united kingdom london asia pacific singapore india chennai and latin america chile . the group employs an international staff of 70 people . contents 1 products 2 company history 3 references 4 external links products edit softpro has two major product segments the esign workflow and fraud prevention solutions the esign workflow product line provides solutions for securing the authenticity and integrity of documents within electronic processes such as those required for legal contracts . for this purpose a unique signature technology is used to extract and evaluate both the static and dynamic biometric characteristics of handwritten signatures . software development kit signware document security software signdoc signature capturing device signpad fraud prevention solutions allow to detect and prevent fraud in paper based processes such as payment transactions in particular cheque fraud as well as increasing operational efficiency using signature management and verification solutions . signature database signbase automatic signature verification signcheck company history edit the company was founded in 1983 by heinz reschke . it initially developed individual software solutions for various industries . visual comparison of signatures supported by pcs was started in 1987 triggered by growing demand from major financial institutions . shortly afterwards the development of automatic signature verification started along with ibm s labs in nearby sch naich and app informatik davos from switzerland . the automatic verification is based on a neural network and fuzzy logic . the first automatic verification went into production in 1994 at credit suisse . intellectual property rights for the automatic signature verification were acquired from ibm in 1998 . in recent years softpro extended its product range through a check fraud prevention suite branded fraudone and products to create electronic signatures based on the use and verification of dynamic biometric characteristics of signatures . references edit executive team external links edit this article s use of external links may not follow wikipedia s policies or guidelines . please improve this article by removing excessive or inappropriate external links and converting useful links where appropriate into footnote references . february 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message company website website of subsidiary softpro north america info security magazine softpro customer ceca receives teletrust innovation award 2009 for e signing in spanish savings banks 2009 10 14 interpol to set global standard in travel document security with new e passport initiative 2009 09 21 bank systems & technology evolving fraud schemes keep pressure on evolving payments instruments 2009 08 27 the article quotes keybank about softpro s check fraud prevention solutions financial services technology taking signatures seriously 2009 05 adobe description of partners for security software world of photonics the usage of handwritten biometric signatures in the digital world and its implications 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