OpenText Will Transform and Accelerate Business Processes with OpenText Business Center for SAP® Solutions

New Platform to Integrate with SAP Software to Simplify Capturing, Access, Managing and Routing

WATERLOO, Ontario, Nov. 21, 2014 /CNW/ -- OpenText™ (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTC), a global leader in Enterprise Information Management (EIM), today announced OpenText Business Center for SAP® solutions. OpenText Business Center for SAP solutions is designed to provide customers with a new platform for digitizing the capture, approval and processing of documents in a workflow supported by SAP software. OpenText will enable customers to accelerate and streamline processes, while reducing errors and providing a complete, real-time view of the end-to-end processes.

As enterprises look to transform for the "Digital-First World," the handling of incoming documents and data streams and associated processes needs to match the fast-moving requirements of the business. Tightly integrated into SAP solutions, OpenText Business Center for SAP solutions is designed to extract data directly from incoming documents to populate, validate and browse many business objects in SAP software to help achieve a completely digital process.

OpenText Business Center for SAP solutions will enable customers to:

• Digitize incoming documents, such as paper, email, PDF or fax
• Simplify data entry, validation and processing
• Browse many business objects in SAP software and get a holistic view
• Accelerate workflow implementation in SAP software, typically by a factor of 5-10
• Connect instantly with business partners via the flexible electronic input channel
• Access and approve workflows on the go with an SAP mobile app

"OpenText Business Center will be an integral part of the OpenText Suite for SAP solutions," said Adam Howatson, chief marketing officer at OpenText. "With OpenText Business Center for SAP solutions, our customers will be able to streamline operations to be more efficient in their day-to-day business, freeing up much-needed resources to focus on their core value propositions and moving towards creating a truly digital enterprise."

The latest offering in the OpenText Suite for SAP solutions, the platform is designed to complement OpenText Vendor Invoice Management for SAP solutions and OpenText Extended ECM for SAP solutions. The new solution will help organizations manage and process many types of incoming documents including sales orders and delivery notes, purchase requisitions and HR applications, and more.

OpenText Suite for SAP solutions is designed to enable end-to-end business value. The solutions easily plug in to the existing business architecture running SAP software, reflecting SAP's innovation strategy for non-disruptive adoption. OpenText Suite for SAP solutions help assure that content is available in context, keeping its lifecycle intact, from creation to disposal.

Availability
OpenText Business Center for SAP solutions is scheduled to be available in March 2015.

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About OpenText
OpenText is the leader in Enterprise Information Management, helping customers to create a Digital-First World by simplifying, transforming, and accelerating their information needs. Over 100,000 customers already use OpenText solutions, either on premises or in our cloud.  For more information about OpenText (NASDAQ: OTEX; TSX: OTC), please visit: www.opentext.com.

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