The Softpro Group was a specialized vendor in the niche of systems for capture and verification of handwritten signatures – one segment of Biometrics.

[3] In the course of the takeover, SOFTPRO GmbH was dissolved and the register sheet (Amtsgericht Stuttgart file number HRB 241831) was closed.

Softpro has two major product segments: the "eSign Workflow" and "Fraud Prevention Solutions" The "eSign Workflow" product line provides solutions[buzzword] for securing the authenticity and integrity of documents within electronic processes, such as those required for legal contracts.

Visual comparison of signatures supported by PCs was started in 1987, triggered by growing demand from major financial institutions.

Shortly afterwards the development of automatic signature verification started along with IBM's labs in nearby Schönaich and APP Informatik Davos from Switzerland.