Adobe announced that it has acquired EchoSign–a provider of electronic signature and signature automation tools. Adobe is almost a decade late getting into this game, but the strength and recognition of the Adobe brand may help drive more mainstream adoption of the technology.

I hate faxing. When a business wants to send me a fax, or asks me to fax something to them, I am compelled to remind them that this is 2011. I am happy to print, sign, scan, and email something–but I don’t do faxing. What’s even better, though, is to cut out the printing and scanning steps, and just sign documents electronically and send them on their way.