Open Text Corporation
Open Text Corp is engaged in the design, development, marketing, and sale of Information Management software and solutions. Its software allows clients to archive, aggregate, retrieve, and search unstructured information (such as documents, e-mail, and presentations). Its platform and services provide secure and scalable solutions for enterprises, SMBs, governments, and consumers around the world. The company's solutions are marketed and delivered on the OpenText Cloud Platform, which is a comprehensive Information Management platform consisting of six business clouds; Content Cloud, Cybersecurity Cloud, Application Automation Cloud, Business Network Cloud, IT Operations Management Cloud, and Analytics Cloud. Geographically, it derives maximum revenue from the United States.www.opentext.com
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Oct 30, 2026
Sergio VillegasHOST
What is interesting about this actor is, and you normally see this, is the names they are throwing.
Sergio VillegasHOST
So one of the first names they throw was OpenText.
Sergio VillegasHOST
OpenText is a big Canadian company.
Sergio VillegasHOST
And there is UK, international software maker, Aviva.
Sergio VillegasHOST
Both are quite big, respectively, right? Maybe they're not like Sony.
Evan SolomonGUEST
This is important for Canadian companies that reside here.
Evan SolomonGUEST
We have many companies, whether it's OpenText or CGI, there are lots of companies that have offices and customers in other countries.
Evan SolomonGUEST
But remember, as part of this investment, we are making sure that they are investing in compute infrastructure here.
Evan SolomonGUEST
And I just want to explain that.
Sachal MahajanGUEST
That's a very risky position.
Sachal MahajanGUEST
As an example, we were short OpenText and it's down 23% since inception.
Sachal MahajanGUEST
It's a very old style software company.
Sachal MahajanGUEST
It's been going through some revenue issues.
Nick EspinosaHOST
The Ink Ransomware Gang hit the Central Unified Methodist Church, Seatel Hotels, and Smart and Big R. That's G-A-R, not E-R.
Nick EspinosaHOST
Moving on, the Memori Ransomware Gang hit Ava Group, Open Text, which I actually think I've seen their products over the years, and St. James Place.
Nick EspinosaHOST
The Storm ransomware gang hit Baltimore Tank Lines, Merit Financial Advisors, and Patriot Maritime.
Nick EspinosaHOST
Business data leaks the ransomware gang hit Latham & Watkins and Porter Hedges.
Why an OpenText partner came back — and what still needs to change
Oct 23 · 26 Mentions
Robert DuttHOST
We also get into how AI is changing the enterprise modernization conversation, why customers can't necessarily wait until they've completed their cloud migration to start seeing AI value, and the lessons Optima has learned about building a successful solution provider business around major technology platforms.
Robert DuttHOST
It's a useful look at OpenText's strategy from the perspective of a partner that's actually putting it into practice.
Robert DuttHOST
Let's get right into it.
Robert DuttHOST
My chat with Shani Salmon.
Robert DuttHOST
And just starting too.
Robert DuttHOST
Let's start with your story.
Robert DuttHOST
You know, you guys, you started within OpenText and then went out and built out Optima Consulting.
Robert DuttHOST
You know, what led you to make that leap to decide that You know, what was the opportunity that made you decide that building a partner organization around OpenText was the right move to make back when you made that decision?
Robert DuttHOST
We're continuing our coverage of Open Text World 2026 in Orlando with a conversation about the realities of bringing agentic AI into the enterprise and some of the lessons Open Text has learned along its own journey.
Robert DuttHOST
My guest today is Shannon Bell, Executive Vice President and Chief Product and Technology Officer at OpenText.
Robert DuttHOST
And Shannon has an interesting perspective on this challenge.
Robert DuttHOST
Before taking responsibility for the company's product and technology strategy, she served as its Chief Information Officer, giving her first-hand experience with both building AI capabilities and deploying them inside a large organization.
Robert DuttHOST
And one of the things she said really stood out.
Robert DuttHOST
OpenText expected to move towards autonomous AI workflows much faster than it actually has.
Robert DuttHOST
The limiting factor wasn't necessarily technology, it was the human element.
Robert DuttHOST
Everything from change management to redefining roles to understanding how people and AI agents can work together effectively.
Robert DuttHOST
As AI compute moves beyond the data center and into desk-side systems, managing those machines as part of the broader endpoint estate is becoming an increasingly important operational challenge.
Robert DuttHOST
Later today on in the channel, we sit down with OpenText's Chief Product Officer and Chief Technology Officer, Shannon Bell, to talk about the company's approach to creating the contact and information layer for agentic AI, how partners can build services around and using its platforms, and what OpenText learned from its own AI journey so far.
Robert DuttHOST
And if you haven't heard it yet, yesterday's episode features my conversation from Todd Sione from OpenText World.
Robert DuttHOST
We discuss OpenTech's shift towards partner-led growth in the mid-market, the role of implementation and delivery partners, and some of the questions surrounding the future of its existing MSP business.
Robert DuttHOST
You can find that conversation on channelbuzz.ca or wherever you get your podcasts.
Robert DuttHOST
I'm Robert Dutt, editor of ChannelBuzz.ca and your host for the show.
Robert DuttHOST
We're coming to you from OpenText World 2026 in Orlando, where the company is laying out an ambitious vision for its future, positioning itself as a critical provider of trusted information and connected data for the emerging world of enterprise AI.
Robert DuttHOST
But delivering on that vision is gonna take more than technology.
Robert DuttHOST
It's gonna require some significant changes to how OpenText goes to market, particularly how it works with its partners.
Robert DuttHOST
That's where today's guest comes in.
Robert DuttHOST
Todd Cione is OpenText President of Worldwide Sales, and I had the opportunity to sit down with him shortly after CEO Ayman Nounou laid out the company's strategy in his opening keynote.
Robert DuttHOST
Todd describes what he calls a radical pivot in OpenText's approach to the mid-market, moving away from a predominantly direct sales approach towards one that depends much more heavily on partners to reach and serve customers.
Robert DuttHOST
We also get into the company's new One OpenText commercial model, the opportunities for partners to build businesses around more of OpenText's extensive portfolio, and what it will take to make that cross-selling opportunity a reality.
Robert DuttHOST
They need reliable, secure, and governed information with enough context to understand what the information means and how it should be used.
Robert DuttHOST
And that is where OpenText sees its opportunity.
Robert DuttHOST
The company wants to provide the trusted data and context layer that connects to enterprise information to AI applications and agents.
Robert DuttHOST
That means working alongside the companies providing the infrastructure, AI models, and orchestration technologies rather than necessarily trying to provide every piece itself.
Robert DuttHOST
Getting enterprise information ready for AI can involve integrating different systems, organizing data, establishing access controls, and helping customers turn individual experiments into working business processes.
Robert DuttHOST
Those are areas where solution providers can play a significant role.
Robert DuttHOST
But there's still an interesting question about how broadly that opportunity extends across OpenText's partner ecosystem, including its existing MSP business.
Robert DuttHOST
Antoon's keynote concentrated primarily on the enterprise AI opportunity rather than detailing how the company's managed services portfolio fits into the strategy.
Daniel DupontGUEST
So in the Canadian funds, you'll see, um, a lot of Constellation that's been bought in Q1.
Daniel DupontGUEST
You'll see a lot more OpenText that's showing up in the holdings.
Daniel DupontGUEST
So software has been an interesting area for me to invest this year, so we're still, um, somewhat deployed there.
Daniel DupontGUEST
But I think the big, big theme for me is, um, the K-shaped economy and the impact that interest rates has on-- they have on valuations generally across the board.
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