Comments on: Open Text and Vignette not a CA-style acquisition http://www.contentmatters.com/2009/05/20/open-text-and-vignette-not-a-ca-style-acquisition/ Putting content in context Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:13:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Jon Marks http://www.contentmatters.com/2009/05/20/open-text-and-vignette-not-a-ca-style-acquisition/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Jon Marks Mon, 25 May 2009 17:45:30 +0000 http://www.contentmatters.com/?p=60#comment-17 While I agree it isn't a CA-style acquisition, I don't think it is clear whether the Vignette Content Management solution is going to be enhanced significantly. Vignette have struggled to enhance it much for the last 5 years - I doubt this will change. I see these possibilities for the VCM if it is going to continue: - VCM becomes the "Enterprise" offering, while RedDot becomes the "Corporate" edition. Alterian style. I don't think this is likely - would be a bit on an embarrassing step-down for RedDot which OpenText have been touting as Enterprise Ready - They both become Enterprise ready. VCM becomes the Java solution, while RedDot becomes the .NET edition - They split on vertical. Vignette could become the solution for Media/Telco/etc where they are traditionally strong VAP will stick around and become the defacto Open Text portal. I don't see which of the other offerings will survice. Full thoughts here: http://jonontech.com/2009/05/10/will-vignette-give-open-text-food-poisoning/ Jon While I agree it isn’t a CA-style acquisition, I don’t think it is clear whether the Vignette Content Management solution is going to be enhanced significantly. Vignette have struggled to enhance it much for the last 5 years - I doubt this will change.

I see these possibilities for the VCM if it is going to continue:

- VCM becomes the “Enterprise” offering, while RedDot becomes the “Corporate” edition. Alterian style. I don’t think this is likely - would be a bit on an embarrassing step-down for RedDot which OpenText have been touting as Enterprise Ready
- They both become Enterprise ready. VCM becomes the Java solution, while RedDot becomes the .NET edition
- They split on vertical. Vignette could become the solution for Media/Telco/etc where they are traditionally strong

VAP will stick around and become the defacto Open Text portal. I don’t see which of the other offerings will survice.

Full thoughts here:
http://jonontech.com/2009/05/10/will-vignette-give-open-text-food-poisoning/

Jon

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