WATERLOO, Ontario, April 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenText™
(NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTC), the global leader in Enterprise
Information Management (EIM), today announced its new office in
Sao Paulo, Brazil to support its
Latin America business operations.
Located in one of Sao Paulo's key
business areas, the office will serve as OpenText's South American
hub. Additionally, the company has increased its workforce and
opened a new satellite office in the capital city of Brasilia to further expand its footprint in
the region.
"Latin America is a vibrant
market and the office expansion in Brazil is a sign of OpenText's commitment to
the region," said OpenText President and CEO Mark J. Barrenechea. "With a diversifying
technology landscape and increasing Internet penetration, the
country is in the midst of a technology boom which creates huge
opportunity for businesses. By strengthening our presence in
Latin America, we are now able to
provide local organizations with solutions tailored to their
specific needs to help them capitalize on their enterprise
information."
Among the region's key customers is Rexam, one of the world's
leading manufacturers of beverage cans and a market segment leader
in South America – with 67 plants
in 24 countries, 13 of them in South
America. The company has implemented OpenText's EIM solution
to eliminate large amounts of paperwork and automate the processes
within its Human Resources department.
"We were looking for the company with the best results and
selected OpenText for what it already represents in the IT
market," states Andre Caneca, IT
Business Relationship Manager at Rexam South America, in an
OpenText customer success story.
Since establishing its first location in the area in 2000,
OpenText has grown its staff, locations and has an expanded product
portfolio for the region that includes:
- Enterprise Information Management—OpenText offers an
integrated set of product suites that deliver a unified developer
platform, an engaging and consistent user experience and deep
integration across suites to enable CIOs to partner with all lines
of business.
- B2B Managed Services—A comprehensive B2B integration
solution, OpenText's Managed Services solution provides companies
with highly-skilled B2B specialists who assume the day-to-day
operations for the customer, including ERP integration, mapping,
on-boarding and technical support.
- e-Invoicing with Compliance—Supporting regulatory
compliance in more than 40 countries including Brazil and Mexico, OpenText provides a range of
e-Invoicing solutions to offer a single solution to maintain tax
compliance for electronic invoicing.
- Electronic Creation and Delivery of Boletos—Track and
report on payments that have been issued and paid, and receive a
summary of bank fees incurred from Boletos to increase payment
accuracy and eliminate any payment discrepancies.
"Expanding our presence in Brazil will enable us to help more local
businesses as well as serve other geographies of Latin America, by leveraging the power of
Enterprise Information Management," said Roberto Regente Jr.,
VP Sales Latin America & Caribbean, OpenText.
The new Sao Paulo office is
designated a green, environmentally friendly design, and provides
just over 800 square meters of space. The architectural design
features an open concept style to enable full integration across
all departments. An especially welcoming feature is the large
terrace with a modern style. The office is equipped with the latest
in multimedia communications technology.
OpenText in Sao Paulo will host
the South American tour stop for OpenText's global Innovation Tour
on May 7. The OpenText Innovation
Tour extends the reach of OpenText's annual customer event
Enterprise World held in Orlando,
Florida. Similar content including exclusive networking
opportunities, exhibits, solution-specific tracks, and access to
OpenText experts is brought to customers and partners around the
world via the Innovation Tour.
Learn more about OpenText EIM:
- Read the blog of Mark Barrenechea, OpenText's CEO
- Connect with OpenText:
- Twitter: @opentext
- Twitter for Innovation Tour: @OpenTextEvents
- LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/OpenText
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/opentext
About OpenText
OpenText provides Enterprise Information Management software that
helps companies of all sizes and industries to manage, secure and
leverage their unstructured business information, either in their
data center or in the cloud. Over 50,000 companies already use
OpenText solutions to unleash the power of their information. To
learn more about OpenText (NASDAQ: OTEX; TSX: OTC), please visit:
www.opentext.com. References to 'OpenText' are references to
the group of companies owned by (and including) Open Text
Corporation.
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