Abstract: The invention enables the creation of digital originals of signed documents. Digital originals documents are managed within document sets, which may be used to store all of the documents that are required to fulfill one business purpose (such as a mortgage closing). Document sets may be encrypted, may provide meta information so that they may be indexed, managed and archived, may be versioned, and may have states. Document sets may have meta information specifying the states that they can achieve, and the rules, which specify the required characteristics (including required documents or types of documents, required signatures, required signatories or signer roles, etc.) of document sets to enter each states.

Abstract: A method for facilitating remote working includes monitoring at least one parameter which is representative of the performance of at least one remote workers and using the monitored parameter(s) to determine the performance of the remote work(s) which are being monitored.

Abstract: A method for facilitating negotiated fee-based billable communication on a network that is comprised of forming a business relationship between a third party and a plurality of business service providers, facilitating communication between the business service providers and clients of the business service providers via the network, facilitating real-time negotiation between the business service providers and the clients for a flat or time-based communication fee and facilitating automatic billing of the client and automatic payment of the business service provider for a billable communication session.