Solutions Based on Integration with Microsoft Set New Standards for Ease of Use, Scalability and Functionality BELLEVUE, WA, May 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today at the first-ever Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2006, Open Text Corp. unveiled a comprehensive, unified platform for enterprise content management (ECM). Designed to meet the needs of Global 2000 companies, the platform extends the capabilities of enterprise content management in all directions by combining the ease of use and collaboration capabilities of Microsoft Office system products, such as the 2007 Microsoft Office editions and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007, with the proven enterprise scalability, Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) and content management of Open Text's industry leading ECM suite. Open Text is participating in the Microsoft SharePoint Conference 2006 this week as a Platinum Sponsor. By building on Microsoft Corp.'s forthcoming 2007 Office system, Open Text is delivering the most complete and best integrated content management technology and solutions stack in the industry. Open Text's Livelink ECM storage and meta data services extend the collaboration and Web content management features of Office SharePoint Server 2007 and many other services to give companies a single platform to manage all enterprise content from creation to end of life. Building on this platform and the content services delivered by Microsoft and the Office SharePoint Server 2007 platform, Open Text is delivering a series of end-to-end solutions for such requirements as contract management, litigation support and regulated documents. A result of an expanded strategic alliance between the two companies announced last Fall, the unified ECM platform combines the power of the Microsoft .NET platform with Open Text's deep understanding of business application solutions and the content management needs of large enterprises. The resulting enterprise content management stack encompasses four main layers: - User Experience Layer - The primary user experience is provided within the familiar environment of Microsoft Office applications and Web browser. A key goal is to make enterprise content management such as records management and archival as transparent as possible, and to minimize specialized training requirements. - Business Layer - This layer consists of SharePoint Uniform Services, ECM Components and Open Text Functional extensions. In addition, Open Text composite applications provide complete solutions to meet specialized requirements, or to address specific industry needs. - Transactional Repositories - These are repositories for managing current documents used on a regular basis across the enterprise to conduct business. These can include SharePoint repositories, shared network files and Microsoft Exchange servers. - Enterprise Library - This provides long-term storage of enterprise content, either for historical purposes or to meet legal and compliance requirements. This reduces the burden on transactional systems while still allowing content to be readily accessed and migrated to low-cost storage mediums. "Our close relationship with Open Text is a tremendous example of how close collaboration works to help our customers get more from their investment in our technologies," said Robert Bernard, General Manager of the Global ISV Group at Microsoft. "This platform offers an unmatched set of content management capabilities that we're confident will be quickly embraced by enterprise customers around the world." End-to-End Solutions To quickly meet customer needs and speed up deployment, Open Text is delivering an extensive set of end-to-end solutions templates, each leveraging elements of the technology stack. Over time, solutions will be created to address the collaboration, content management and ILM requirements of every department, division or subsidiary in an enterprise. Initial solutions utilizing the combined Microsoft and Open Text ECM stack are available to customers now based on Microsoft Office 2003, with expanded functionality and additional solutions to be added with the release of the 2007 Office system later this fall to businesses. "Our customers are telling us that maximizing investment in technology, ease of use and solving critical business problems are at the top of their priority lists," said John Shackleton, President and Chief Executive Officer of Open Text. "For that reason, our strategy is to collaborate with Microsoft and other industry leaders to facilitate complete solutions that help our customers solve complex business problems, while reducing compliance risks and increasing employee, customer and shareholder value." About Open Text Open Text(TM) is a leading provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions that bring together people, processes and information in global organizations. Today, the company supports 20 million seats across 13,000 deployments in 114 countries and 12 languages worldwide. For more information on Open Text, go to: http://www.opentext.com/. 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