Compliance with regulations as gained a lot of attention in the imaging and enterprise content management (ECM) industries in the wake of scandals such as those involving Enron and Arthur Andersen. HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, SEC 17a 3-4, the Patriot Act, and other regulations are often cited as drivers for imaging and ECM installations.

Here's a white paper by DocuWare that discusses some of the security options in its software.

Storage giant EMC offers its opinion on the value of a tightly integrated ECM, e-mail management, and storage infrastructure.

Here's a look at a story we did on the legality of electronic singatures:

National Law Reinforces Legality Of Electronic Signatures