Well Open Text completed the Hummingbird acquisition yesterday and put out a press release. The Hummingbird web site has already been rebranded and now looks like a clone of the Open Text Site.
Wow not wasting any time!
In a second press release yesterday, “Open Text Outlines Strategy Following Acquisition of Hummingbird”, Open Text made the following announcements:
Two key decisions have been made with the close: Hummingbird’s RedDot Solutions will be maintained as part of a comprehensive Web content management strategy that will be unveiled next week. And Hummingbird Connectivity will continue as a distinct business focused on delivering its market-leading services. Open Text also said that it will introduce several new product initiatives over the next few weeks and a product roadmap in November at its LiveLinkUp Phoenix global user conference in Phoenix, Arizona.
The addition of RedDot does help bolster the weak CMS capability of the Open Text LiveLink suite. Only, how will this be integrated and how long will it take?
Hummingbird will now operate under the Open Text name and the Hummingbird Enterprise product suite will be rebranded under the name LiveLink ECM – eDOCS.
The Hummingbird Chairman and CEO have left the building and now it will be interesting to see how this plays out for Hummingbird customers.
Sorry, but I am cautiously pessimistic.
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