OpenText Announces Deloitte, SAP and Accenture as Diamond Sponsors at OpenText Enterprise World 2016

Global Visionaries in Digital Transformation Join OpenText's Leading Industry Conference from July 11-14 in Nashville

WATERLOO, Ontario, July 11, 2016 /CNW/ -- OpenText™ (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTC), a global leader in Enterprise Information Management (EIM), today announced Deloitte, SAP and Accenture as the Diamond sponsors of the OpenText Enterprise World 2016 conference. Taking place at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, the 18^th annual conference explores the future of information, and provides attendees with a practical roadmap to leverage the new opportunities of the digital world.

This year's OpenText Enterprise World 2016 Diamond sponsors will host a variety of activities throughout the conference, including:

• Deloitte Digital, Deloitte Consulting LLP offers innovative information solutions that embrace the new digital era. Recognized by OpenText as the "Global System Integrator of the Year" for the past five years for our OpenText delivery excellence, Deloitte's pre-configured solutions provide a starting point for client projects and can help accelerate design and implementation while reducing project risk. Deloitte will present speaking sessions during the Enterprise World conference featuring insights on digital transformation and governance; applying leading digital practices to enhancing OpenText's Content Server experience; integrating Salesforce for a more totally digital experience; and Omni-channel interactions and the empowered customer.
• SAP: SAP (NYSE: SAP), an OpenText partner,will be hosting booth events featuring SAP®Hybris® solutions; breakout sessions specific to OpenText solutions that run with SAP software; and roundtable luncheons where customers can share their implementation experiences and network with other attendees of Enterprise World.
• Accenture (NYSE: ACN): Accenture Interactive will be providing breakout sessions specific to the way digital is impacting the world today, plus a panel discussion specifically on OpenText solutions created by Accenture Interactive. The Thursday evening closing ceremony will be sponsored by Accenture Interactive, which will feature top country entertainment.

"OpenText is honored to have such strong and long-lasting relationships with our global partners. I am delighted to welcome Deloitte, SAP and Accenture as lead sponsors of Enterprise World,'" said Adam Howatson, CMO at OpenText. "Businesses have already seen the benefits from the monumental changes that digital has brought. And, together with Deloitte, SAP and Accenture, we have  created a truly unique conference that offers world-class expertise and resources to help ensure attendees are thoroughly prepared to succeed in today's digital world."

About OpenText Enterprise World
Now in its 18th year, OpenText Enterprise World explores the latest trends in the digital landscape and prepares attendees for success in the digital world. OpenText Enterprise World 2016 will feature more sessions than ever before with over 200 targeted breakouts including roadmap & strategy sessions, interactive workshops, expert panels and customer roundtables focused on cloud, security, collaboration, compliance, big data analytics and more. The Innovation Lab will allow customers to evaluate new OpenText technology, to collaborate and to influence future product development; the Developer Lab will guide users to build applications with the OpenText Engineering team in Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced sessions; and the EXPO will provide an opportunity to connect with OpenText partners, EIM experts and customers. For the latest news on OpenText Enterprise World, visit the Enterprise World Buzz.

Sessions focus on key elements of the digital world. Highlights include:

• Exploring Release 16: Explore the features and enhancements of OpenText Release 16, a single platform that manages and analyzes the entire flow of information, addressing key areas of the user experience, machine-to-machine integration, automation and other aspects of the digital organization.
• Understanding Big Data Analytics: Explaining the concepts, architecture and secrets behind big data analytics including columnar databases, calculations in-database, algorithms, complex segmentation and high performance.
• OpenText Cloud Strategy and Offerings: Learn about the OpenText Cloud options for organizations directly from the teams that provide them.

Customers can also join OpenText for hands-on, interactive training sessions (July 9-11, 2016), which will provide detailed instruction from OpenText experts, educators and developers on OpenText's solutions. Options are available for one, two or three-day sessions.

Visit the registration page to register for the event.

About OpenText
OpenText enables the digital world, creating a better way for organizations to work with information, on premises or in the cloud. For more information about OpenText (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTC) visit opentext.com.

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