The OpenText CEO kicked off his company’s flagship event by situating their corporate vision and strategy within the context of the massive changes in the industry that have taken place over the last year, and situating OpenText’s major announcement at the event within the context of that strategy.
OpenText CEO Mark Barrenechea said the SaaS-based OT2 and their flagship Release 16 will have a long life next to each other.
Prime Unlimited is an optional flat rate per-user price for OpenText managed services, while Prime Protect is a standard support package for partners.
Waterloo-based OpenText says its new Magellan will be “a boom” for partners who can build out the applications and algorithms to power it for customers.
OpenText has historically been mainly a direct player, but is looking to leverage its strong partnership and personal relationships with SAP, and its relationship with SAP partner Accenture to build up its channel business in Canada.
OpenText introduces DropBox competitor, brings its Archive products over to SAP’s in-memory database.
