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 4, 2016
Expanding the OpenText Business Network: OpenText Completes the Acquisition of ANX
I am pleased to announce we have completed the acquisition of ANX, a leading provider of cloud-based information exchange services…
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Mark BarrenecheaMay 3, 2016
OpenText Completes HP Inc. Asset Acquisition, Welcomes Customers and Employees
Yesterday was a very exciting day for OpenText and our new customers and employees as we completed the acquisition of certain…
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Mark BarrenecheaApril 25, 2016
Introducing The Future of Information
I’m excited to kick off my latest blog series, “The Future of Information”. It’s based on my Innovation Tour (“iTour”)…
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Mark BarrenecheaApril 18, 2016
CIO Magazine Interview: One Does Not Upgrade to Digital
In late March, I was featured in an article in CIO Magazine online, in which I discuss how Enterprise Information…
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Mark BarrenecheaApril 12, 2016
The Future of Information: Introducing OpenText Release 16
We are in the midst of a Digital Revolution and for every company it is digital or die. To succeed,…
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Mark BarrenecheaMarch 11, 2016
ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: The Digital Mindset
Today’s startups are tomorrow’s Wall Street winners. These are the businesses who are not afraid to risk it all. They…
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Mark BarrenecheaMarch 7, 2016
International Women’s Day – Accelerating the Agenda
Each year in March, we take a day to celebrate the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women around…
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Mark BarrenecheaMarch 4, 2016
ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: New Digital Foundation
Digital is impacting every aspect of enterprise IT infrastructure. Achieving balance between supporting new business models (the business) and delivering…
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Mark BarrenecheaFebruary 26, 2016
ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: Experimentation at Scale
The Web is the greatest and most accessible research lab that ever existed. The ability to rapidly deploy and iterate…
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Mark BarrenecheaFebruary 19, 2016
ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: Trust and Security
The Internet is the Autobahn for Digital. And if you’ve ever driven on the Autobahn, you know that it can…
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Mark BarrenecheaFebruary 12, 2016
ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: The Experience of Community
#thisbrandsucks All it takes is a single tweet or post and a groundswell of followers—or detractors. The Experience of Community…
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Mark BarrenecheaFebruary 5, 2016
ON DIGITAL-First Fridays: A New Asset Class Emerges. Data
We live in a digital world. A testament to this new reality is the growing value of digital content: we…
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Mark BarrenecheaFebruary 1, 2016
OpenText Releases U.S. Presidential Election Application, Powered by OpenText Release 16
As the highly contested 2016 U.S. Presidential election and the Iowa caucus approach, I’m pleased to announce the release of…
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Mark BarrenecheaJanuary 29, 2016
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…
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Mark BarrenecheaJanuary 22, 2016
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…
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Mark BarrenecheaJanuary 15, 2016
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…
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Mark BarrenecheaJanuary 8, 2016
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,…
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Mark BarrenecheaJanuary 1, 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…
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Mark BarrenecheaDecember 21, 2015
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…
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Mark BarrenecheaDecember 11, 2015
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…
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