CEO Blog
The CEO of OpenText, Mark Barrenechea, shares his insights and observations on information management and the latest technologies.
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Mark BarrenecheaMay 10, 2017
The Rise of the Machine
It is happening so fast it cannot be stopped. From Oxford to MIT to Harvard to the World Economic Forum,…
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Mark BarrenecheaMay 3, 2017
New Skills are Required
Over the last decade much attention has been applied to a handful of skills for the professional worker. This is…
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Mark BarrenecheaApril 26, 2017
Industries are Transformed
Every industry will be transformed by new technologies, a new workforce, new business models, and new buyer expectations. All businesses…
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Mark BarrenecheaApril 19, 2017
New Business Models Emerge
New business models have emerged in the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) that distinguish themselves from “the way business was conducted” in…
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Mark BarrenecheaApril 12, 2017
The Impact on Business
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is servicing new market needs while simultaneously disturbing existing products and services. New business models…
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Mark BarrenecheaApril 10, 2017
Ingenious: How Canadian Innovation Made the World a Better Place
What do the electric light bulb, peanut butter, the zipper, basketball, the Declaration of Human Rights, Saturday Night Live, the…
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Mark BarrenecheaApril 5, 2017
The Fourth Industrial Revolution
What makes the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) different from the Third Industrial Revolution (3IR)? Well, everything. It is marked by…
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Mark BarrenecheaMarch 27, 2017
Revolutions. Industrial or otherwise.
The Fourth Industrial Revolution changes everything. Although it has many names—Industry 4.0, Digitalization, the Singularity, the Internet of Things (IoT),…
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Mark BarrenecheaMarch 22, 2017
Is the Microphone Working?
Testing, one, two, three. Testing, one, two three. Can you hear me? Is the microphone working? Testing (tapping on the…
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Mark BarrenecheaMarch 15, 2017
Introducing The Golden Age of Innovation
By all accounts, we are entering the Golden Age of Innovation, which many are calling the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Some…
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Mark BarrenecheaMarch 7, 2017
International Women’s Day – Be Bold for Change
Progress is the result of human action. The proof is in our history of innovation—from eradicating disease to exploring space…
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Mark BarrenecheaJanuary 23, 2017
OpenText Strengthens EIM Portfolio with Completion of ECD Acquisition
In September, OpenText entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Dell EMC’s Enterprise Content Division (ECD), including Documentum. I am…
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Mark BarrenecheaJanuary 9, 2017
Top Tech Trends for 2017
“Any company designed for success in the 20th century is doomed to failure in the 21st.” – David S. Rose,…
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Mark BarrenecheaOctober 3, 2016
Election Tracker ’16: The Monday U.S. Presidential Debate
Last Monday’s Presidential Debate was a history of firsts: it was the first time Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump appeared…
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Mark BarrenecheaSeptember 26, 2016
Business Network: Extreme Connectivity
Organizations that incorporate extreme connectivity into their business strategy are able to support accelerated business processes with anyone, anywhere, in…
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Mark BarrenecheaSeptember 19, 2016
The Future of Information: OpenText Release 16 Introduces Cognitive Systems
We’re infusing our EIM platform with cognitive technologies to provide our customers with deeper levels of insight and understanding into…
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Mark BarrenecheaSeptember 15, 2016
The Future of Information: Analytics Everywhere
In addition to being available as a discrete offering, we’ve infused analytics throughout all of our OpenText suites, including the…
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Mark BarrenecheaSeptember 13, 2016
On Living: Why I’m Walking in Light The Night
On September 6, 2016, I shared my story as a Leukemia survivor with the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society of Canada…
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Mark BarrenecheaSeptember 12, 2016
OpenText Enhances ECM Functionality and Deepens EIM Offering with Acquisition of Dell EMC’s Enterprise Content Division, including Documentum
I am pleased to announce that we have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Dell EMC’s Enterprise Content Division…
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Mark BarrenecheaSeptember 6, 2016
The Future of Information: CEM Delivers the Full Customer Journey
Customer experience is the sum of all experiences over the duration of a relationship between a consumer and an organization.…
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