Automatic document exchange with archiving capability

A method comprising:

• automatically exchanging drafts of a document iteratively between a plurality of parties through a document exchange server, wherein changes made by a respective party of the plurality of parties in a current draft of the document are maintained and highlighted with respect to a previous iterative draft;
• prior to forwarding the current draft to a particular party, removing information identifying the respective party from the current draft;
• finalizing the document in response to approval of the current draft by a receiving party;
• and routing the finalized document to the plurality of parties.

A method for facilitating document preparation, the method comprising:

• automatically exchanging drafts of a document iteratively between a plurality of parties through a document exchange server, the exchanging comprising:
• maintaining current drafts of the document;
• identifying a plurality of changes made by respective ones of the plurality of parties to current drafts of the document with respect to a previous iterative draft;
• and
• removing information identifying the respective ones of the plurality of parties from the current drafts;
• and
• automatically routing the document for execution upon finalization of the document.