Editing OpenText (section)

==History==
[[Timothy Bray]], with the University of Waterloo professors [[Frank Tompa]] and [[Gaston Gonnet]], founded OpenText Corporation in 1991.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.referenceforbusiness.com/history2/72/Open-Text-Corporation.html | title = OpenText Corporation - Company Profile, Information, Business Description, History, Background Information on OpenText Corporation | website = Reference for Business | publisher =  Advameg, Inc | access-date = 2017-03-05}}</ref> It grew out of OpenText Systems Inc., founded in 1989. The founders spun the company off from a [[University of Waterloo]] project that developed technology to index the [[Oxford English Dictionary]].<ref>{{cite news | last = Silcoff | first = Sean | date = 2015-07-19 | title = Waterloo startup to software leader, OpenText pins future on digitization | url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/waterloo-startup-to-software-leader-open-text-pins-future-on-digitization/article25586844/ | work = The Globe and Mail | location = Toronto | access-date = 2017-03-05}}</ref>

Key people involved later include Tom Jenkins, who joined the company as COO in 1994, and later became president and [[chief executive officer]].<ref>{{cite book|editor=Nick Bontis|title=World Congress on Intellectual Capital Readings|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jroJBAAAQBAJ&q=Open+Text+Corporation&pg=PA8|year=2011|publisher=Routledge|page=7|isbn=9781136347962}}</ref> John Shackleton served as president from 1998 to 2011 and as CEO from 2005 to 2011. Mark J. Barrenechea has been president and CEO of OpenText since 2012. Barrenechea was named Canadian Business CEO of the Year in 2015.<ref name="Canadian Business CEO of year 2015">{{cite web|url=http://www.canadianbusiness.com/leadership/ceo-of-the-year/top-new-ceo-mark-barrenechea-opentext/|title=Top New CEO of the year|publisher=Image and data manager|date=2016-07-07|access-date=2010-11-16|archive-date=2015-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151021144044/http://www.canadianbusiness.com/leadership/ceo-of-the-year/top-new-ceo-mark-barrenechea-opentext/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2016, Barrenechea became Chief Technology Officer.{{cn|date=May 2025}} From January 2016, Steve Murphy served as the President;<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-17 |title=Epicor CEO Steve Murphy Appointed to Box's Board of Directors - ExecutiveBiz |url=https://executivebiz.com/2024/05/epicor-ceo-steve-murphy-appointed-to-boxs-board-of-directors/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=executivebiz.com |language=en-US}}</ref> however, the company eliminated the position in Q1 2017.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=OpenText Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Results|date=8 May 2017|url=http://news.sys-con.com/node/4075665|access-date=2 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319151349/http://news.sys-con.com/node/4075665|archive-date=19 March 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In October 2012, it was announced that OpenText would support the [[University of Waterloo Stratford Campus]], by contributing both funds and in-kind services to the school.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/grand-opening-for-uw-stratford-campus-1.997827|title=Grand opening for UW Stratford Campus|work=Kitchener|date=16 October 2012}}</ref>

In July 2020, OpenText partnered with [[cybersecurity]] company NINJIO. The collaboration strengthens security awareness with videos showcasing detection of phishing emails and inappropriate URLs.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-07-23 |title=OpenText Partners with NINJIO to Enhance Webroot Security Awareness |url=https://techrseries.com/news/opentext-partners-with-ninjio-to-enhance-webroot-security-awareness-training-for-new-covid-19-reality/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=TecHR |language=en-US}}</ref>

In February 2024, OpenText joined the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), a United States Government cybersecurity initiative. The JCDC aims to improve cybersecurity readiness for the U.S. and its international partners. OpenText announced it would be providing a range of services and insights into safeguarding sensitive information.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-14 |title=OpenText Joins CISA Initiative to Help Enhance Cyber Defenses - ExecutiveBiz |url=https://executivebiz.com/2024/02/opentext-joins-cisa-initiative-to-help-enhance-cyber-defenses/ |access-date=2025-03-23 |website=executivebiz.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

In January 2025, it was announced that OpenText was chosen as one of Canada’s Top Employers for Young People for 2025,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-01-21 |title=2025 Winners: Canada's Top Employers for Young People |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/adv/article-2025-winners-canadas-top-employers-for-young-people/ |access-date=2025-05-01 |work=The Globe and Mail |language=en-CA}}</ref> as well as one of Canada’s Most Responsible Companies of 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-16 |title=Canada's Most Responsible Companies 2025 |url=https://rankings.newsweek.com/canadas-most-responsible-companies-2025 |access-date=2025-05-01 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref>