Adobe has announced a new suite of cloud services, the Adobe Document Cloud, that is designed to allow access to documents across all devices.

The cloud will have a new Adobe Acrobat DC, which will take e-signatures. This will be delivered for free as part of the integrated solution.

Bryan Lamkin, senior vice president of Technology and Corporate Development at Adobe, said: "People and businesses are stuck in document-based processes that are slow, wasteful, and fragmented."

"While most forms of content have successfully made the move to digital (books, movies, music), documents and the process of working with them have not, and that needs to change."

The Acrobat DC will utilise touch-enabled interfaces and a new tool centre in addition to using Photoshop imaging to assist with document conversion.

The eSign Services will be a part of every subscription to Acrobat DC and will form part of both Document Cloud and Adobe Creative Cloud.

Other features include mobile link and new mobile apps which will help users access work between locations and devices.

Document Cloud for the Enterprise is hoping to create the digitisation of documents by moving away from paper, especially for signatures.

Melissa Webster, Program Vice President, Content and Digital Media Technologies, IDC, said: "Our study shows that organizations of all kinds are suffering from what we call the ‘document disconnect’."

"[It] afflicts organizations of all sizes in all industries around the world. It results in significant delays and errors across critical business functions such as sales contracting and quoting, procurement, talent acquisition, and onboarding."

"And it is a serious impediment to business that — according to our respondents — negatively affects revenue, compliance, cost, productivity and customer experience."

The IDC’s InfoBrief, ‘The Document Disconnect,’ highlighted that more than 80% of documents are not digital, which can slow down the work process.

The IDC estimates that the potential benefits of dealing with the ‘document disconnect’ could increase revenue by 36%, reduce costs by 30% and reduce compliance risks by 23%.