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Overview
OpenText can help you tackle the most complex digital transformation programs with confidence. With the world’s most complete and integrated Information Management platform, we empower our customers to organize, integrate and protect data and content as it flows through business processes inside and outside their organization.
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of top 100 global companies are customers - 40 of the 50
largest supply chains run OpenText - 120K+
customers in 180 countries - $9 Trillion+
in annual commerce on our network - 1 Million+
connected Trading Partners - 6K+
certified Information Management services professionals
The OpenText story
Founded as a project out of the University of Waterloo in Canada, OpenText has grown into the global market leader for Information Management.
1991
The University of Waterloo and Oxford University partner to create the first online Oxford English Dictionary. The resulting University of Waterloo spin-off, OpenText, incorporates in June 1991 and begins shipping product in September.
1995
The first OpenText web-based product ships, allowing Yahoo! to search every word on every webpage.
1996
The company holds its Initial Public Offering and is publicly listed on the NASDAQ as OTEX.
2001
OpenText employs more than 1,000 employees at 31 offices as revenue reaches $147 million.
2006
Gartner recognizes OpenText as a global leader in ECM for the first time. The company will continue to be recognized in each consecutive report for 18 years and counting.
2012
Mark J. Barrenechea joins OpenText as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board.
2014
OpenText acquires GXS for $1.06 billion adding both B2B integration services and cloud-based fax services to its market leadership.
2017
OpenText strengthens its position as the market leader in Content Services with the $1.62 billion acquisition of the Dell EMC’s Enterprise Content Division, including Documentum.
2019
OpenText acquires Carbonite for $1.45 billion, ensuring cyber resiliency for customers with an endpoint platform that offers data protection, endpoint security and threat intelligence.
2020
OpenText passes $3B in revenue and more than 14,000 employees in 60+ offices world-wide.
2023
OpenText acquires Micro Focus to bring new categories of AI & Analytics, Application Development & Delivery, Application Modernization, and Digital Operations Management to support our customers' growth.
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