Happy October everyone.  We're exited to announce a few new features that have been heavily requested.  ContractSafe now allows you to include Custom Fields that are Dates, that integrate seamlessly with other dates you have entered.  Any of the Custom Dates that are part of Custom Fields can also be displayed on the Contracts List and in reporting.  Finally, you can now display all attached documents and amendments in the Contract List and reporting.

Fun news...ContractSafe was included in the list of the Top 20 Contract Management Blogs.  We know what some of your are thinking.  There are really more than 20 blogs focused on contract management?  And someone is tracking all of them?

Wow!  Our development team has been busy.  Tons of great new features were just added to ContractSafe.  From better document handling to better search...it's another release focused on ease of use and simplicity.  Notice that these features are all focused on making existing parts of the site work better for our customers.  We're relentless about improving things and focusing on ease of use!  Read on for details...

One of the frustrations that we hear frequently is that it can be challenging to get approval for a Contract Management System since the company views it as a cost center, and most new systems go towards revenue.

DocuSign just conducted an interesting study. It seems that more than two thirds of companies still do not have a contract management tool in place. The general theme seemed to be that companies are generally only aware of solutions targeted at large companies. This leads customers to believe the solutions are hard to use, hard to implement and expensive. Generally they are not aware of newer, more affordable, easier-to use solutions that have been introduced lately.

At ContractSafe we love contracts.  We know...it's kind of weird.  But it's what we do!  Another thing we love is Sterling Miller's blog.  He takes complicated areas of the law and simplifies it into Top Ten lists.  They're interesting, useful and sometimes fun!  Here's his latest which is right up our alley:

We often post content here that can be helpful to our customers (or others) and this article on the Andreessen Horowitz website was well written and addresses a lot of concerns that we deal with in our sales process.  We thought it would be helpful to repost it here. 

We've put a fresh coat of paint on the house!  And patched some windows and doors while we were at it.

We just released a new feature that will save you a lot of time.  Advanced Search is here.  Also, bulk edits have been updated so that you can bulk edit any field in ContractSafe.  Add in some improved filters and this release is our speedy Easter present for you.

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