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Mark J. Barrenechea
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…
Digital-First Fridays: What is a Digital Enterprise?
In my first post in this blog series, I examined how the speed of digital is disrupting market leaders, and determined that the only way…
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Digital-First Fridays: Operating at the Speed of Digital
It is not the strongest or the most intelligent who will survive but those who can best manage change. – Charles Darwin We live in…
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Introducing Digital-First Fridays
Today, I’m happy to kick-off our “Digital-First Fridays,” a new blog series that describes a Digital-First World, provides strategies for transformation, and shares best practices…
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Empowering Government with a Digital Agenda
Like private businesses, governments are driven by information. Consider the amount of information associated with a single citizen: a birth certificate, passport, driver’s license, student…
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OpenText and SAP Run Together for Exceptional Customer Impact
As we gear up for another year at SAPPHIRE, I’d like to reflect on the strong relationship that OpenText and SAP have shared for decades…
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OpenText Featured on Bloomberg Business
For this year’s global Innovation Tour, we’ve taken our Digital-First World message on the road. Already underway, members of our executive leadership team have presented…
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International Women’s Day: A Bold Call to Action
This March 8th, on behalf of my colleagues here at OpenText, I invite you to celebrate International Women’s Day and the economic, political, and social…
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Mobility is Critical for E-Government
Mobile devices are transforming the way citizens interact with their governments—from using digital IDs for access to program information to crowdsourcing apps to improve city…
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OpenText Enhances Portfolio with Analytic Capabilities
Analytics are a hot technology today, and it is easy to see why. They have the power to transform facts into strategic insights that deliver…
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Welcome Informative Graphics Corporation!
Today is a very exciting day for our customers as we announce the acquisition of Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC). Having more than 250 joint customers…
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Mark’s Predictions: Top Tech Trends for 2015
2014 marked an incredible year. We watched technology cross the threshold from futuristic concept to mainstream use with biometric devices like Apple’s Touch ID featured…
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Cyber Security in Government
Cyber-attacks are on the rise. Data breaches are becoming more common and devastating. Akamai’s State of the Internet Report revealed that hacker attacks on websites…
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