{{Short description|Canadian enterprise software company}} {{Distinguish|Text (company)|open text|OpenDocument}} {{Use Canadian English|date=August 2024}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox company | name = Open Text Corporation | logo = OpenText logo (2025).svg | image = Open Text Corp. head quarters.jpg | image_caption = Headquarters in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada | type = Public | traded_as = {{Unbulleted list|{{tsx|OTEX}}|{{NASDAQ|OTEX}}|S&P/TSX 60 component}} | industry = Software | ISIN = {{ISIN|sl=n|pl=y|CA6837151068}} | founded = {{start date and age|1991|df=yes}} (as OpenText Corporation) | founder = {{Unbulleted list|Tim Bray|Gaston Gonnet|Frank Tompa}} | hq_location_city = Waterloo, Ontario | hq_location_country = Canada | key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Ayman Antoun CEO|James McGourlay CCO}} | products = Enterprise content management (ECM), business process management (BPM), customer experience management (CEM), information exchange, discovery and analytics software, cybersecurity software | revenue = {{decrease}} {{US$|5.17 billion|link=yes}} (2025) | operating_income = {{increase}} US$893 million (2025) | net_income = {{decrease}} US$436 million (2025) | assets = {{decrease}} US$13.8 billion (2025) | equity = {{decrease}} US$3.93 billion (2025) | subsidiaries = {{Unbulleted list|Carbonite, Inc.|Webroot|NetIQ}} | num_employees = 21,400 | num_employees_year = 2025 | website = {{URL|opentext.com}} | footnotes = Financials {{as of|2025|06|30|lc=y}}.<ref name="10K 2025">{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1002638/000100263825000053/otex-20250630.htm |title=Open Text Corporation FY 2025 Annual Report (Form 10-K) |date=7 August 2025 |publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission}}</ref> }} '''Open Text Corporation''' (styled as '''opentext''') is a Canadian publicly traded enterprise software company headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario. Founded in 1991 as a spin-off from a University of Waterloo project to index the Oxford English Dictionary, the company operated the Open Text Index, one of the first commercial web search engines, in the mid-1990s, powering search for Yahoo! before pivoting to enterprise software. It has since grown through acquisitions into a major vendor of enterprise content management, business network, cybersecurity, and information management software.
OpenText is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and NASDAQ under the ticker OTEX, and reported revenue of {{US$|5.17 billion|link=yes}} for fiscal year 2025, employing approximately 21,400 people worldwide.<ref name="10K 2025"/>
The company's growth has been driven by acquisitions of enterprise software businesses, beginning with IXOS Software in 2003 and culminating with the US$6{{nbsp}}billion purchase of Micro Focus in 2023. Its product portfolio spans enterprise content management, business network services, cybersecurity, and AI-based analytics.<ref name=crn/>
==History==
=== Founding, BASIS, and web search (1989–2000) ===
University of Waterloo professors Frank Tompa and Gaston Gonnet founded OpenText Systems Inc. in 1989 under a contract to develop full-text indexing software for the Oxford English Dictionary, in collaboration with Oxford University Press. Tim Bray, who later co-edited the XML specification for the World Wide Web Consortium, worked on adapting the indexing technology for web search, personally building the crawler and search interfaces.<ref name="acm-bray-2005">{{cite journal |last=Bray |first=Tim |title=A Conversation with Tim Bray |journal=ACM Queue |volume=3 |issue=1 |date=16 February 2005 |url=https://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=1046941 |access-date=26 May 2026}}</ref> Anouar Namouh incorporated Open Text Corporation in Ontario in 1991. The company completed its initial public offering in 1996, listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange and NASDAQ under the ticker OTEX.<ref name="10K 2025"/>
In 1994, the team recognised that its full-text indexing technology could serve the growing World Wide Web and led the development of the Open Text Index, one of the first commercial web search engines.<ref>{{cite web |last=Bray |first=Tim |title=On Search: The Users |url=https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/200x/2003/06/17/SearchUsers |website=tbray.org |date=17 June 2003 |access-date=26 May 2026}}</ref> Launched in April 1995, the Open Text Index powered full-text search for Yahoo!'s directory, processing more than one million queries per day at its peak.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tim Bray: father of XML, uncle of search engines |url=https://www.straight.com/article-117322/tim-bray-father-of-xml-uncle-of-search-engines |work=The Georgia Straight |location=Vancouver |access-date=26 May 2026}}</ref> In 1996, the company introduced a paid-placement system that ranked results by advertiser payment; it was abandoned following criticism from the search community, and the Open Text Index web search service closed in mid-1997.<ref name="sew-2003">{{cite web |last=Sullivan |first=Danny |date=4 March 2003 |title=Where Are They Now? Search Engines We've Known & Loved |url=https://searchenginewatch.com/2003/03/04/where-are-they-now-search-engines-weve-known-loved/ |website=Search Engine Watch |access-date=26 May 2026}}</ref> Also in 1996, OpenText introduced Livelink, a collaborative content management platform that became the core of its enterprise software business.
In June 1998, OpenText acquired Information Dimensions, Inc. from The Gores Group, adding BASIS, a full-text database and retrieval system originally developed at the Battelle Memorial Institute, to its enterprise document-management portfolio.<ref name="ltg-9589">{{cite web |title=Open Text acquires Information Dimensions, Inc., creates market share leader in enterprise document management |url=https://librarytechnology.org/document/9589 |publisher=Library Technology Guides |date=3 June 1998 |access-date=26 May 2026}}</ref><ref name="ot-info-dimensions">{{cite web |title=Open Text Acquires Information Dimensions, Inc., Creates Market Share Leader in Enterprise Document Management |url=https://www.opentext.com/about/press-releases?id=175 |publisher=OpenText |date=3 June 1998 |access-date=26 May 2026}}</ref> By the late 1990s, OpenText had moved away from public web search and focused on enterprise content management through Livelink.<ref name="sew-2003"/><ref name="acm-bray-2005"/><ref>{{cite news | last = Silcoff | first = Sean | date = 19 July 2015 | title = Waterloo startup to software leader, OpenText pins future on digitization | url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/waterloo-startup-to-software-leader-open-text-pins-future-on-digitization/article25586844/ | work = The Globe and Mail | location = Toronto | access-date = 5 March 2017}}</ref>
Tom Jenkins served as president and then chief executive officer from 1994 until July 2005, when he became executive chairman and chief strategy officer.<ref>{{cite web |title=Open Text Appoints Shackleton as CEO |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001002638/000119312505022320/dex991.htm |publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |date=20 January 2005 |access-date=26 May 2026}}</ref>
=== Enterprise content management (2000–2010) ===
From 2003, OpenText pursued acquisitions to consolidate its position in enterprise content management. Beginning with IXOS Software AG in 2003, the company expanded its document archiving and records management capabilities.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Todd R. |date=21 October 2003 |title=Open Text acquiring Ixos as content management mergers continue |url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2572423/open-text-acquiring-ixos-as-content-management-mergers-continue.html |access-date=26 August 2022 |website=Computerworld |language=en}}</ref> The 2006 acquisition of Hummingbird Ltd. for US$489{{nbsp}}million brought the RedDot web content management platform into the portfolio and significantly extended OpenText's reach in ECM.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Writer |first=CBR Staff |date=7 August 2006 |title=Open Text acquires Hummingbird for $489 million |url=https://www.techmonitor.ai/technology/open_text_acquires_hummingbird_for_489_million/ |access-date=23 March 2025 |website=Tech Monitor |language=en-US}}</ref> OpenText acquired Vignette Corporation in 2009 for US$321{{nbsp}}million in cash and stock, adding web content management software and further consolidating the ECM market.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/opentext/update-1-open-text-profit-dips-says-integrating-vignette-idUSN2053342820090820 |title=Open Text profit dips; says integrating Vignette |work=Reuters |date=20 August 2009}}</ref> Livelink was progressively rebranded through this period, evolving into OpenText Content Suite and, after 2012, OpenText Content Server.
John Shackleton had served as president since November 1998 and became chief executive officer in July 2005, holding that role until 2011. In 2012, Mark J. Barrenechea became president and chief executive officer, having been named Canadian Business CEO of the Year in 2015.<ref name="Canadian Business CEO of year 2015">{{cite web|url=http://www.canadianbusiness.com/leadership/ceo-of-the-year/top-new-ceo-mark-barrenechea-opentext/|title=Top New CEO of the year|publisher=Image and data manager|date=7 July 2016|access-date=16 November 2016|archive-date=21 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021144044/http://www.canadianbusiness.com/leadership/ceo-of-the-year/top-new-ceo-mark-barrenechea-opentext/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
=== Business networks and information management (2010–2016) ===
In 2013, OpenText acquired GXS Inc. for US$1.165{{nbsp}}billion, integrating GXS's B2B data exchange business (including its prior acquisition of Inovis) into the OpenText Business Network and marking OpenText's entry into supply-chain information flows.<ref name="ravindranath-gxs">{{Cite news |last=Ravindranath |first=Mohana |date=5 November 2013 |title=Gaithersburg cloud company GXS to be acquired by OpenText for $1.165 B |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/on-it/gaithersburg-cloud-company-gxs-to-be-acquired-by-opentext-for-1165-b/2013/11/05/5baf75ec-4635-11e3-b6f8-3782ff6cb769_story.html |access-date=26 June 2025 |newspaper=The Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> The acquisition extended OpenText beyond document management into electronic data interchange and managed file transfer services for trading partners.
On 12 September 2016, OpenText acquired the Enterprise Content Division of Dell EMC, including Documentum, for US$1.6{{nbsp}}billion.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2016/09/12/waterloo-company-opentext-signs-deal-to-buy-dell-emc-division-for-162b.html|title=Waterloo company OpenText signs deal to buy Dell EMC division for $1.62B|date=12 September 2016|work=Toronto Star|agency=The Canadian Press|access-date=2 February 2017}}</ref> Documentum had been one of OpenText's main competitors in enterprise content management; its acquisition, completed in January 2017, made OpenText the largest ECM vendor by revenue.<ref name="itwca-documentum">{{Cite web |date=24 January 2017 |title=OpenText completes Documentum acquisition to become largest ECM vendor {{!}} IT World Canada News |url=https://www.itworldcanada.com/article/opentext-completes-documentum-acquisition-to-become-largest-ecm-vendor/390148 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170125003024/http://www.itworldcanada.com/article/opentext-completes-documentum-acquisition-to-become-largest-ecm-vendor/390148 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=25 January 2017 |access-date=26 June 2025 |website=www.itworldcanada.com |language=en-US}}</ref> In January 2016, Barrenechea assumed the additional role of chief technology officer alongside his CEO title while Steve Murphy was appointed president; OpenText eliminated the president position in Q1 2017.<ref>{{cite press release |title=OpenText Announces CEO to Assume Additional Role of Chief Technology Officer and Appointment of a New President |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/opentext-announces-ceo-to-assume-additional-role-of-chief-technology-officer-and-appointment-of-a-new-president-300197097.html |publisher=PR Newswire |date=4 January 2016 |access-date=26 May 2026}}</ref>
=== Security, cloud services, and analytics (2017–2021) ===
Beginning in 2017, OpenText expanded into digital forensics and cybersecurity. It acquired Guidance Software for US$240{{nbsp}}million, adding EnCase digital forensics tools used in law enforcement and corporate investigations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/26/opentext-acquires-forensic-security-vendor-guidance-software-for-240-million/|title=OpenText acquires forensic security vendor Guidance Software for $240 million {{!}} TechCrunch|last=Miller|first=Ron|date=26 July 2017 |access-date=7 August 2017}}</ref> In July 2017, OpenText launched Magellan, an AI and analytics platform designed to apply machine learning to enterprise data.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenText launches Magellan, an AI platform aimed at IBM's Watson |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/opentext-launches-magellan-an-ai-platform-aimed-at-ibms-watson/ |access-date=23 March 2025 |website=ZDNET |language=en}}</ref>
In 2019, as part of a focus on endpoint security and cloud backup, OpenText acquired Carbonite Inc. (including Webroot and Mozy) for approximately US$1.45{{nbsp}}billion, moving into consumer and small-business cybersecurity alongside its enterprise content management portfolio.<ref name="open-text-acquires-carbonite-open-text-corp-pr-11nov2019">{{cite web |title=OpenText to Acquire Carbonite, Inc. |url=https://www.opentext.com/about/press-releases?id=2F8EF8EACDAF43E28B709A80F229F863 |publisher=Open Text Corporation |access-date=11 November 2019 |date=11 November 2019}}</ref> OpenText Cloud Editions (CE), a cloud-native SaaS packaging of its content management, business network, and security products, launched in 2020. In 2021, OpenText acquired Zix Corp for US$860{{nbsp}}million, adding email encryption and security for SMB customers.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenText To Buy Zix For $860 Million To Create 'Powerhouse SMB' Platform; Boost Microsoft Partnership |url=https://www.crn.com/news/security/opentext-to-buy-zix-for-860-million-to-create-powerhouse-smb-platform-boost-microsoft-partnership |date=8 November 2021 |work=CRN |last=Haranas |first=Mark }}</ref>
=== Micro Focus acquisition and portfolio restructuring (2022–present) ===
In 2022, OpenText announced the acquisition of British enterprise software firm Micro Focus for approximately US$6{{nbsp}}billion, which closed in January 2023.<ref name=crn>{{Cite web |last=Haranas |first=Mark |title=Layoffs Ahead As OpenText Closes $5.8B Micro Focus Buy|url=https://www.crn.com/news/security/layoffs-ahead-as-opentext-closes-5-8b-micro-focus-buy |date=31 January 2023 |work=CRN}}</ref> The acquisition substantially broadened OpenText's portfolio beyond content management, bringing in developer tooling, mainframe software, and enterprise security brands. Legacy Micro Focus products included NetIQ, which added identity governance and access-management software to OpenText's security portfolio, extending the company's capabilities beyond its earlier content-management base. Additional inherited brands included Borland developer tools, HPE Software, and Interset security analytics.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sandle and Baker |first=Paul and Liana B. |date=8 September 2016 |title=HP Enterprise strikes $8.8 billion deal with Micro Focus for software assets |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/world/hp-enterprise-strikes-88-billion-deal-with-micro-focus-for-software-assets-idUSKCN11E0AY/ |website=Reuters}}</ref>
OpenText suspended operations in Russia in 2022 following its invasion of Ukraine, and in January 2025, Russia declared OpenText an undesirable organization.<ref>{{cite news|title=Канадскую айти-компанию OpenText признали «нежелательной» организацией|url=https://ovd.info/express-news/2025/01/16/kanadskuyu-ayti-kompaniyu-opentext-uznali-nezhelatelnoy-organizaciey|access-date=31 January 2025|work=OVD-Info|date=16 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250131184222/https://ovd.info/express-news/2025/01/16/kanadskuyu-ayti-kompaniyu-opentext-uznali-nezhelatelnoy-organizaciey|archive-date=31 January 2025|language=ru}}</ref>
Recognizing that several Micro Focus product lines lay outside OpenText's core content management and security strategy, the company began divesting non-core assets. In May 2024, OpenText sold the Application Modernization and Connectivity unit (a former Micro Focus division) to Rocket Software for US$2.28{{nbsp}}billion.<ref name="wsj-amc">{{Cite web |last=Jacob |first=Denny |date=28 November 2023 |title=Open Text to Sell AMC Business to Rocket Software for $2.28 Billion in Cash |url=https://www.wsj.com/business/telecom/open-text-to-sell-amc-business-to-rocket-software-for-2-28-billion-in-cash-8b9bd5fb |access-date=9 September 2024 |website=The Wall Street Journal}}</ref> In October 2025, OpenText sold its eDOCS business unit to NetDocuments for US$163{{nbsp}}million.<ref>{{cite news |author=Hill, Caroline |date=3 October 2025 |title=NetDocuments to acquire OpenText eDOCS |url=https://legaltechnology.com/2025/10/03/netdocuments-to-acquire-opentext-edocs/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251004222435/https://legaltechnology.com/2025/10/03/netdocuments-to-acquire-opentext-edocs/ |archive-date=4 October 2025 |url-status=live |access-date=4 October 2025 |newspaper=Legal IT Insider}}</ref> In May 2026, OpenText completed the sale of its Vertica analytics database platform to Rocket Software for US$150{{nbsp}}million, with proceeds earmarked for debt reduction.<ref>{{cite press release |title=OpenText Completes US$150 Million Divestiture of Non-Core Vertica to Rocket Software |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/opentext-completes-us150-million-divestiture-of-non-core-vertica-to-rocket-software-302768181.html |publisher=PR Newswire |date=11 May 2026 |access-date=26 May 2026}}</ref>
In August 2025, OpenText replaced Barrenechea with James McGourlay as interim chief executive officer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kovar |first=Joseph F. |date=11 August 2025 |title=OpenText Ousts CEO Mark Barrenechea, Plans To Exit 'Non-Core Assets' |url=https://www.crn.com/news/software/2025/opentext-ousts-ceo-mark-barrenechea-plans-to-exit-non-core-assets |access-date=20 August 2025 |website=CRN}}</ref> In April 2026, Ayman Antoun was appointed chief executive officer.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alspach |first=Kyle |title=OpenText Names IBM Veteran Ayman Antoun As New CEO |url=https://www.crn.com/news/security/2026/opentext-names-ibm-veteran-ayman-antoun-as-new-ceo |work=CRN |date=29 January 2026 |access-date=26 May 2026}}</ref>
=== Leadership ===
{| class="wikitable" |- ! Chief Executive Officer !! Tenure |- | Tom Jenkins || 1994–2005 |- | John Shackleton || 2005–2011 |- | Mark J. Barrenechea || 2012–2025 |- | James McGourlay (interim) || 2025–2026 |- | Ayman Antoun || 2026–present |}
==Acquisitions and divestitures== thumb|right|Employee T-shirt worn during the 2003 IXOS Software integration
OpenText has completed more than 40 acquisitions since 1998. The following table covers transactions that materially changed the company's product scope, market position, or revenue base.
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year !! Acquisition !! Value !! Strategic purpose |- | 2003 || IXOS Software AG || — || Entry into document archiving and records management; first major external deal |- | 2004 || Artesia Technologies || — || Added digital asset management<ref>{{cite web |title=Open Text Acquires Artesia Technologies |url=https://www.cmswire.com/cms/enterprise-cms/open-text-acquires-dam-vendor-artesia-technologies-000398.php |website=CMSWire |access-date=26 May 2026}}</ref> |- | 2006 || Hummingbird Ltd. || US$489M || ECM consolidation; brought RedDot web content management |- | 2008 || Captaris Inc. || US$131M || Added RightFax enterprise fax and document delivery<ref>{{cite news |title=Captaris acquired by Open Text |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/captaris-acquired-by-open-text/ |work=The Seattle Times |access-date=26 May 2026}}</ref> |- | 2009 || Vignette Corporation || US$321M || Web content management; further ECM consolidation |- | 2010 || StreamServe Inc. || US$71M || Document output management for transactional communications<ref>{{cite web |last=Gilliland |first=Craig |title=Open Text Rounds Out ECM Suite With StreamServe Acquisition |url=https://www.forrester.com/blogs/10-11-01-open_text_rounds_out_ecm_suite_with_streamserve_acquisition/ |website=Forrester Research |date=1 November 2010 |access-date=26 May 2026}}</ref> |- | 2013 || GXS Inc. || US$1.165B || Entry into B2B supply-chain data exchange (EDI) and business networks |- | 2012 || EasyLink Services || US$232M || B2B messaging and fax-over-IP services<ref>{{cite news |title=OpenText announces US$232-million acquisition of EasyLink Services |url=https://financialpost.com/technology/open-text-announces-us232m-acquisition-of-easylink-services |work=Financial Post |access-date=26 May 2026}}</ref> |- | 2014 || Actuate Corporation || US$330M || Business intelligence and analytics<ref>{{cite news |title=OpenText announces $330-million takeover of U.S. software analytics firm |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/kitchener/article/opentext-announces-330-million-takeover-of-us-software-analytics-firm/ |work=CTV News |date=15 December 2014 |access-date=26 May 2026}}</ref> |- | 2016 || Dell EMC Enterprise Content Division (Documentum) || US$1.6B || Became largest ECM vendor by revenue; acquired long-time competitor |- | 2016 || Recommind || US$163M || Predictive coding and e-discovery analytics<ref>{{cite news |title=Recommind: strategy and a change of direction? |url=https://legaltechnology.com/2016/11/23/recommind-strategy-and-a-change-of-direction/ |work=Legal IT Insider |date=23 November 2016 |access-date=26 May 2026}}</ref> |- | 2017 || Guidance Software || US$240M || Digital forensics (EnCase); entry into law-enforcement and corporate investigations |- | 2018 || Liaison Technologies || US$310M || Cloud-based data integration and managed file transfer<ref>{{cite web |title=OpenText buys Liaison Technologies |url=https://www.kmworld.com/Articles/News/News/OpenText-buys-Liaison-Technologies-129086.aspx |website=KMWorld |access-date=26 May 2026}}</ref> |- | 2019 || Carbonite, Inc. (incl. Webroot, Mozy) || US$1.45B || Endpoint security, cloud backup; entry into consumer and SMB cybersecurity |- | 2021 || Zix Corp || US$860M || Email security and encryption for SMB market |- | 2023 || Micro Focus || US$6B || Broad enterprise software expansion: identity management, developer tools, mainframe software |}
Notable divestitures include the sale of the Application Modernization and Connectivity business (former Micro Focus division) to Rocket Software for US$2.28{{nbsp}}billion in May 2024,<ref name="wsj-amc"/> and the sale of the eDOCS business unit to NetDocuments for US$163{{nbsp}}million in October 2025.<ref>{{cite news |author=Hill, Caroline |date=3 October 2025 |title=NetDocuments to acquire OpenText eDOCS |url=https://legaltechnology.com/2025/10/03/netdocuments-to-acquire-opentext-edocs/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251004222435/https://legaltechnology.com/2025/10/03/netdocuments-to-acquire-opentext-edocs/ |archive-date=4 October 2025 |url-status=live |access-date=4 October 2025 |newspaper=Legal IT Insider}}</ref>
== Products and services == thumb|OpenText office in Richmond Hill, Ontario
=== Content management === OpenText's content management portfolio derives from its early enterprise software work and from successive acquisitions. The flagship platform, OpenText Content Suite, evolved from Livelink, a collaborative document management system introduced in 1996; Livelink was progressively rebranded as Livelink ECM and then OpenText Content Server before the Content Suite name was introduced in 2012.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.opentext.com/products-and-solutions/products/opentext-product-offerings-catalog/rebranded-products/livelink-is-now-part-of-the-opentext-ecm-suite|title=Livelink {{!}} OpenText|work=OpenText|access-date=13 September 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> OpenText Documentum, acquired through the 2016 Dell EMC Enterprise Content Division purchase, provides document and records management for regulated industries including pharmaceuticals, financial services, and government; it was originally developed by Documentum, Inc. and acquired by EMC in 2003 for US$1.7{{nbsp}}billion.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 March 2009 |title=EMC offers $1.7 billion in stock for Documentum - Network World |url=http://www.networkworld.com/news/2003/1014emcoffer.html |access-date=16 March 2023 |archive-date=18 March 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090318102926/http://www.networkworld.com/news/2003/1014emcoffer.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="itwca-documentum"/> The RedDot web content management system entered the portfolio through the 2006 Hummingbird acquisition and was rebranded as OpenText Web Site Management.<ref>{{cite web |title=Open Text Announces Web Content Management Strategy with RedDot Solutions |url=https://www.opentext.com/about/press-releases?id=1772 |publisher=OpenText |access-date=26 May 2026}}</ref> OpenText Intelligent Capture (formerly Captiva Software) provides document capture and data extraction from paper and electronic sources; it entered the portfolio through the 2016 Dell EMC purchase and was rebranded in 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/business/2016/09/12/waterloo-company-opentext-signs-deal-to-buy-dell-emc-division-for-162b.html|title=Waterloo company OpenText signs deal to buy Dell EMC division for $1.62B|date=12 September 2016|work=Toronto Star|agency=The Canadian Press|access-date=2 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=22 July 2019 |title=Captiva is now OpenText Intelligent Capture |url=https://www.revolutiondatasystems.com/blog/captiva-is-now-opentext-intelligent-capture |access-date=23 March 2025 |website=Revolution Data Systems |language=en-US}}</ref> OpenText AppEnhancer (formerly ApplicationXtender), also acquired in 2016, manages document storage as an extension to existing business applications.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.revolutiondatasystems.com/opentext-appenhancer|title=OpenText AppEnhancer product overview|access-date=26 May 2026|website=Revolution Data Systems}}</ref> The BASIS full-text database, acquired through the 1998 Information Dimensions purchase, supports library and archival collection management.<ref name="ot-info-dimensions"/> OpenText RightFax provides network-based enterprise fax services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://businessnetwork.opentext.com/fax-server-software|title=OpenText RightFax Overview|website=OpenText|language=en|access-date=3 January 2020}}</ref>
=== Business network === The OpenText Business Network provides cloud-based electronic data interchange (EDI) and managed file transfer services for supply-chain coordination between trading partners, originating with the 2013 acquisition of GXS Inc.<ref name="ravindranath-gxs"/>
=== Cybersecurity === OpenText's cybersecurity portfolio covers digital forensics, endpoint security, identity and access management, email security, and security information and event management. OpenText Forensic (formerly EnCase) provides digital forensics tools used in law enforcement and corporate investigations; EnCase entered the portfolio with the 2017 acquisition of Guidance Software.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/26/opentext-acquires-forensic-security-vendor-guidance-software-for-240-million/|title=OpenText acquires forensic security vendor Guidance Software for $240 million {{!}} TechCrunch|last=Miller|first=Ron|date=26 July 2017|access-date=7 August 2017}}</ref> Endpoint security and cloud backup products, including Carbonite and Webroot, were acquired in 2019.<ref name="open-text-acquires-carbonite-open-text-corp-pr-11nov2019"/> Zix Corp, acquired in 2021, provides email encryption and security compliance for small and mid-sized businesses.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenText To Buy Zix For $860 Million To Create 'Powerhouse SMB' Platform; Boost Microsoft Partnership |url=https://www.crn.com/news/security/opentext-to-buy-zix-for-860-million-to-create-powerhouse-smb-platform-boost-microsoft-partnership |date=8 November 2021 |work=CRN |last=Haranas |first=Mark }}</ref> Through the 2023 Micro Focus acquisition, OpenText added NetIQ (identity governance and access management), ArcSight (SIEM), Fortify (application security testing), and Voltage (data encryption).<ref name=crn/>
=== Analytics and AI === OpenText Magellan, launched in July 2017, is an analytics platform applying machine learning to enterprise data.<ref>{{Cite web |title=OpenText launches Magellan, an AI platform aimed at IBM's Watson |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/opentext-launches-magellan-an-ai-platform-aimed-at-ibms-watson/ |access-date=23 March 2025 |website=ZDNET |language=en}}</ref> OpenText Aviator, introduced in October 2023, is a generative AI platform that applies large language models to enterprise workflows including service management automation, software delivery, and content retrieval.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kerner |first=Sean Michael |date=11 October 2023 |title=OpenText Aviator lets AI fly across expansive enterprise software portfolio |url=https://venturebeat.com/ai/opentext-aviator-lets-ai-fly-across-expansive-enterprise-software-portfolio/ |access-date=1 May 2025 |website=VentureBeat |language=en-US}}</ref> OpenText Cloud Editions (CE), launched in 2020, packages the company's products across all four divisions for cloud-native deployment.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://searchcontentmanagement.techtarget.com/news/252481403/New-OpenText-CE-apps-services-roll-out|title=New OpenText CE apps, services roll out|date=23 November 2020|publisher=Search Content Management}}</ref>
thumb|right|OpenText building construction in Waterloo, 2011
==See also== * Enterprise content management * The Attachmate Group — prior owner of Novell and NetIQ products * Basis database
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