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15 October 2009

Events News

Open Text's Content World Explores How to Maximize Value from Technology Investments

Content World, Open Text Corporation's annual user conference, will center on the concept of "Capitalizing on Your Content" with a distinguished keynote speaker, more than 125 sessions on ECM best practices, emerging trends and technical expertise and in-depth networking. The six-day conference, attended and sponsored by the world's leading brands, begins on Oct. 25 in Orlando, Fla.

To view more information on the event and its sessions and to register, visit http://www.opentext.com/contentworld/2009/. This year's event sponsors include Accenture, Deloitte, Microsoft and SAP.

    Highlights of Content World 2009 will include:

    -   A keynote address from Dr. Michael Wesch, Assistant Professor of

        Cultural Anthropology at the University of Kansas, who will discuss

        how new media and technology are changing how people interact. Called

        "The Explainer" by Wired Magazine, his videos and lectures have been

        viewed by millions while Dr. Wesch himself has played key roles in

        everything from international film festivals to global academic

        conferences. For more information on Dr. Wesch, and to view his

        thought-provoking video "The Machine is Us/ing Us," visit

        http://www.opentext.com/contentworld/2009/agenda/keynote-

        speaker.html.

    -   A mix of informative programming, including workshops and courses,

        industry peer-to-peer meetings, user group discussions,

        product/solution paths and industry breakouts focused on areas

        including financial services, energy and natural resources, legal,

        public sector and life sciences. More agenda information is located

        at http://www.opentext.com/contentworld/2009/agenda/index.html.

    -   The 2009 GlobalStar Enterprise and ECM Champion Awards are announced

        each year during Content World and distinguish Open Text and its

        customers and partners as "The Content Experts." The GlobalStar

        Enterprise Awards recognize companies for their outstanding efforts

        in growing business value from ECM solution deployments, while the

        ECM Champion Awards are given to individuals who dedicate themselves

        to advancing ECM best practices within their own organizations or

        throughout the ECM industry. This year the GlobalStar Enterprise

        Award finalists are Central Vermont Public Service, Delhaize Group,

        Electronic Arts (EA), Husky Energy, Marathon Oil Corporation,

        Motorola, The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

        (NIAID), PTT Chemical Public Company Limited, South African

        Government: Western Cape Provincial Department of Transport and

        Public Works and TXU Energy.

    -   The annual Partner Day on Oct. 26 which offers Open Text partners in-

        depth sessions on ECM Suite core competencies, ecosystem

        competencies, complementary ECM solutions competence and best

        practices for support and services.

    For a complete list of sponsors, visit

http://www.opentext.com/contentworld/2009/sponsors/partners.html.

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