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Open Texts Enterprise Library Services Certified for Windows Server 2008
Tuesday 05. August 2008 - Certification Demonstrates Continued Leadership in Supporting Latest Microsoft Technologies
Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTC), a global leader in enterprise content management (ECM), today announced that its Enterprise Library Services offering has received the Certified for Windows Server 2008 designation. The announcement demonstrates Open Texts continued leadership as an early supporter of the latest Microsoft technologies.
Released in October (www.opentext.com/news/pr.html?id=1951), Enterprise Library Services provide the foundation for a single, trusted repository that delivers integrated records management, metadata management, archive and search capabilities for all business content in an organization including content stored in Office SharePoint Server sites, SAP applications, file systems, email and Open Text content repositories. With Enterprise Library Services, content can be managed, archived and stored consistently across the entire organization, based on a lifecycle defined by records retention and disposition rules and the value of the content to the organization.
“Once again, Open Text demonstrates they are a leading innovator of Microsoft technologies and ECM solutions,” said Eric Jewett, group product manager at Microsoft. “With Certified for Windows Server 2008, Open Text customers can be assured that Enterprise Library Services has been tested to perform in mission critical environments, meeting the highest standards of security, reliability and availability; and delivering a superior user experience.”
“We are pleased to earn Windows Server 2008 certification for our Enterprise Library Services solution and to meet customer demand for a comprehensive ECM offering on Windows Server 2008,” said Jens Rabe, Vice President, Microsoft Applications and Solutions Line of Business for Open Text. “This certification continues our global legacy and commitment to deliver leading ECM solutions based on Microsoft technologies.
Open Text and Microsoft Relationship
Open Text has been a leader in offering innovative ECM solutions that extend the Microsoft platform and the latest Microsoft products, including Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007. A Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Open Text was recently named a finalist for the Microsoft 2008 Global ISV Line of Business Partner of the Year Award and won the ISV Partner of the Year award in 2006.
For SharePoint, Open Text offers integrated records management and archiving, content lifecycle management, a development framework for case management applications and specialized vertical market solutions. Other solutions for Microsoft include powerful email management capabilities; and Open Text Enterprise Connect, which lets users create customized views of content from multiple systems, such as SAP or Oracle, in Microsoft Outlook. Open Text recently opened a new office in Microsofts Partner Solution Center in Redmond, WA., to further its relationship with Microsoft and to better align product strategy and direction.