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Mark J. Barrenechea joined OpenText as President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2012, and also serves as a member of the Board of Directors. In January 2016, Mark took on the role of Chief Technology Officer and was appointed Vice Chair in September 2017.

OpenText Committed to Climate Innovation

As I return home from OpenText World Europe, I am feeling invigorated by the powerful conversations that occurred throughout the week. I am also feeling…

April 22, 2024 5 minute read
ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: The Internet of Things

ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: The Internet of Things

The convergence of technology and the Internet has created a perfect storm for innovation. Self-driving cars, refrigerators that suggest recipes based on their contents, warehouses…

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ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: It is a Network, Not a Chain

ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: It is a Network, Not a Chain

In the digital world the supply chain is not a chain, it’s a network. The network is made up of connections between businesses, suppliers, partners,…

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ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: Innovation Redefined

ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: Innovation Redefined

It used to be that a startup would raise capital, hire employees, and purchase physical equipment all to produce version 1 of a product. And…

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ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: Sold? But I Never Started the Sales Cycle!

ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: Sold? But I Never Started the Sales Cycle!

Consumers expect highly personalized products and services, delivered in real time. Instant gratification means no more waiting in long lines, no more trudging through shopping…

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Top Tech Trends for 2016

Top Tech Trends for 2016

“If you want something new, you have to stop doing something old.” – Peter Drucker In the Internet era, we talked about being “amazoned”. In…

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ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: The Customer Journey

ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: The Customer Journey

Peter Drucker was right when he said, “The purpose of a business is to create and keep a customer”. This is the goal of every…

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ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: It Only Takes a Finger

ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: It Only Takes a Finger

My niece recently went up to my TV and said the “swipe” wasn’t working. When I read her a children’s book, she asked, “What’s a…

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ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: The New Barbarians

ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: The New Barbarians

Digital is second nature to Millennials and plays a significant part in their lives. They believe new technology makes life easier and brings people closer…

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ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: The Subscription Economy

ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: The Subscription Economy

Pre-digital, subscription was for periodicals, newspapers, cars, and book-of-the-month clubs. Today, it is a required part of businesses. If you do not have a subscription…

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Investing in Information Governance: OpenText Acquires Daegis Inc.

Investing in Information Governance: OpenText Acquires Daegis Inc.

Back in October we announced our intention to acquire Daegis Inc. I’m pleased to announce that as of today the acquisition has been finalized. With…

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ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: Disruption

ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: Disruption

Today’s digital disruptors are using technology to disintermediate entire industries and unseat corporate giants. New nomenclature has emerged to describe this transformational process. In the…

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ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: Hyperscale

ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: Hyperscale

Do a search on “hyperscale”. You will get a definition along these lines: “Hyperscale is the ability of an architecture to scale appropriately as increased…

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