6. Application Servers We ith server-side scripting it is possible to make a Web server do a lot more than just deliver pages. However if you need to build complex Web-based applications you'll probably need a specialized Application server the click-to-agree kind of contract. Moreover, since most electronic signature legislation provides that an electronically signed contract is considered as valid as a printed contract in the eyes of the law, such contracts are good ev idence as well. Hence we will be seeing more and more electronically signed contracts in the near future Interstingly, it is the conservative nature of corporate legal departments rather than governments that is slowing the take up of electronic signatures know,predated Intemet e-commerce by a long time. Before companies were. probably Open EDI is in fact not that new. 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