I have to agree. I gave it a shot at the OpenText names but I always fall back on "RedDot" and so does every one of my clients.
I get the desire to have a corporate identity but what's the point if you're identity just gets lost in the crowd and everyone just calls you by your "nickname"? Cheers, Gavin On 12 July 2010 09:51, Tiffany A. Portman <[email protected]>wrote: > Same here...I never hear my clients nor fellow contractors ever refer to > RedDot as anything but good ole RedDot and I certainly see no point in > adding 5 more syllables... > -----Original Message----- > From: ArryD <[email protected]> > Sender: [email protected] > Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:44:32 > To: RedDot CMS Users<[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: RedDot gets another new name > > Hi Danny, thanks for that. But I really dont get Open Text's naming > strategy. To me it sounds like absolute marketing rubbish thats come > from a bunch of suits in the marketing department who never actually > use the products. Even Microsoft could come up with a better name. No > one, absolutely no one (at least that I know of) calls RedDot 'Open > Text Web Solutions Management Server'. It either just gets called Open > Text or Management Server, but most of the times people just refer to > it as good old RedDot. Its just easier to say, 'hey, can we have the > estimates for the RedDot project' not 'guys, im having trouble logging > into Open Text Web Solutions Management Server'. If Open Text think > people are going to take up names like these they are deluded, and its > a shame they like to brand products with dull and bland corporate > names especially when they used to have catchy titles with character > such as RedDot and Vignette. Open Text can call the Management Server > product server whatever they want but I will keep calling it RedDot. > > > On Jul 11, 8:16 pm, Danny Baggs <[email protected]> wrote: > > Here is the link to the aforementioned page: > > > > http://www.opentext.com/2/reddot-landing > > > > On 9 July 2010 14:18, Henry Lu, a.k.a. Javahand <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Thanks Dan. > > > > > Henry > > > > > Sent from my Nokia phone > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Danny Baggs > > > Sent: 07/09/2010 8:05:20 AM > > > Subject: Re: RedDot gets another new name > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > The following is a sneek preview of a page that should be live on the > Open > > > Text site shortly: > > > > > Whilst I sympathise with the name change, Open Text needs to > differentiate > > > the offerings it has. > > > > > From the info you can see below, it won't be called Management > Management > > > Server! ;-) > > > > > @Harry - Regarding the Best Practice Project, I will find out the > location > > > of this in the KC and let you know. In the meantime, I may simply be > able > > > to make it available in thewww.solutionexchange.infoplatform for an > easy > > > to find download. I will provide more information shortly. > > > > > Regards, > > > > > Dan. > > > > > *RedDot is now Open Text* > > > > > On October 2006, Open Text acquired RedDot (as part of its acquisition > of > > > Hummingbird Ltd.). To indicate that RedDot was now part of the Open > Text > > > family of products, we re-branded it to “Open Text Web Solutions.” > > > > > In June 2009, Open Text then acquired Vignette Corporation and its > Vignette > > > Content Management product. This event created a potential naming > conflict, > > > because it would not be clear whether the name Open Text Web Solutions > > > referred to the former RedDot or Vignette product. To reduce the > potential > > > of market confusion, Open Text decided to rename the former RedDot > product > > > from Open Text Web Solutions to Open Text Web Site Management. At the > same > > > time, we decided to rename Vignette Content Management to Open Text Web > > > Experience Management. > > > > > While both Web Content Management products, Open Text Web Site > Management > > > and Open Text Web Experience Management address different market needs. > The > > > two names are designed to communicate the strength of each product and > help > > > customers differentiate between them. > > > > > - *Open Text Web Site Management* > > > <http://websolutions.opentext.com/>(formerly Open Text Web Solutions > > > and RedDot) is a powerful Web site > > > application that empowers business users to keep content fresh and > > > relevant > > > for Web audiences. It is suited to rapid deployment of featured Web > pages > > > and support for multilingual Web environments. Furthermore, it has > > > specific > > > integrations to Microsoft > > > SharePoint< > > >http://websolutions.opentext.com/solutions_web_solutions_for_portals_. > .. > > > >and > > > SAP® > > > NetWeaver® Portal< > > >http://websolutions.opentext.com/portal_solutions_web_solutions_for_s. > .. > > > >, > > > improving content richness and facilitating content management in > these > > > portal applications. > > > - *Open Text Web Experience > > > Management*< > > >http://www.opentext.com/2/global/sol-products/pro-wcm/open-text-web-e. > .. > > > >(formerly > > > Vignette Content Management) enables business users to create, > > > edit, manage, and publish content to Web sites, connected devices, > and > > > offline media. It provides strong content reuse capabilities across > sites > > > and channels, reducing the cost to publish and maintain high quality > > > content. It has proven scalability to thousands of contributors and > > > millions > > > of content items on some of the world's most respected sites. > > > Furthermore, > > > it can work in tandem with *Open Text > > > Portal*< > > >http://www.opentext.com/2/global/sol-products/pro-wcm/products-open-t. > .. > > > >(formerly > > > Vignette Portal) to enable creation of high-performance, scalable > > > Web sites with rich content and applications, supporting personalized > > > interactions with customers, employees, suppliers, and partners. > > > > > Today, Web Content Management (WCM) is a strategic component for many > of > > > our > > > customers. Whether you choose Open Text Web Site Management or Open > Text > > > Web > > > Experience Management, Open Text offers a completely integrated > approach to > > > delivering informational, tactical, and enterprise-ready online > channels. > > > > > *Why **Open Text* <http://www.opentext.com/>*?* > > > > > Open Text, an enterprise software company and leader in enterprise > content > > > management, helps organizations manage and gain the true value of their > > > business content. Open Text brings two decades of expertise supporting > 50 > > > million users in 114 countries. Working with our customers and > partners, we > > > bring together leading Content Experts to help organizations capture > and > > > preserve corporate memory, increase brand equity, automate processes, > > > mitigate risk, manage compliance and improve competitiveness. > > > > > - From simple to complex environments, more than 2,600 clients around > the > > > world rely on Open Text Web Site Management to create, manage, and > > > deliver a > > > personalized Web experience for their intranets, extranets and Web > sites. > > > - Open Text Web Site Management is recognized throughout the industry > for > > > its legendary ease-of-use and feature leading multilingual support, > > > enterprise Web 2.0 capabilities, content integration, and contextual > > > delivery to SAP NetWeaver Portal. > > > > > *Rebranded Product Names* > > > > > *Former Name(s)* > > > > > *New Name* > > > > > RedDot > > > > > Open Text Web Site Management <http://websolutions.opentext.com/> > > > > > RedDot CMS > > > > > Open Text Web Site Management Server < > http://websolutions.opentext.com/> > > > > > RedDot Live Server > > > > > Open Text Web Site Management Delivery Server< > > >http://websolutions.opentext.com/> > > > > > dhakd > > > > > On 9 July 2010 13:19, Henry Lu a.k.a. Javahand <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > It's funny but I cannot find the "Best Practice project" import > package > > > on > > > > OpenText site. It is touted as a new feature in the release note. > > > > > > It's reasonably exciting to see OpenText finally retired the > immortal, > > > > gerontocratic "Up And Away" project; it's definitely humbling when I > > > learned > > > > that the replacement is not included in the installation package and > I > > > could > > > > not find it anywhere to download. Could it be that 5 minutes after > they > > > > uploaded into the LiveLink server they decided to change the > package's > > > name > > > > into something else? > > > > > > But I'd appreciate it if anyone can point me to the right place on > the > > > > knowledge site to download it. > > > > > > Henry > > > > > > On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 4:03 AM, Andreas Thumfart < > [email protected] > > > >wrote: > > > > > >> I just updated one of our test environments (from 10.0.1.50) and I'm > > > >> receiving multiple JavaScript errors in SmartEdit. > > > > > >> Mouse over of a content class in the content class panel gives me an > > > >> "Object doesn't support this property or method" Error in the > > > >> PreviewScriptHandler.ashx. > > > >> Mouse over of an image in the assets panel gives me an > > > >> "Sys.ArgumentTypeException: Object of type 'Function' cannot be > > > >> converted to type 'String'. Parameter name: id" in > > > >> OpenText.ScriptHandler.axd. > > > >> Cause of those errors, drag & drop doesn't work and after receiving > > > >> one of the errors, I need to reopen the page to be able to edit any > > > >> element. > > > > > >> Anybody receiving similar errors? > > > > > >> That was only the first few minutes I clicked through 2 projects > now, > > > >> maybe some more errors will follow. > > > > > >> Kind regards > > > >> Andreas > > > > > >> On Jul 9, 7:18 am, theHam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > I think someone within opentext might have some shares in the > company > > > >> > that produces all of their printed material .... think of all the > new > > > >> > brochures and other marketing material they'll need to reprint > with > > > >> > the new name! > > > > > >> > On a more positive note i did a test install of the new 10.1 > yesterday > > > >> > and it's got some nice added features. I'm still running through > it > > > >> > all but so far so good! > > > > > >> > - Morgan > > > > > >> > On Jul 9, 2:29 pm, "Richard Hauer (5 Limes)" < > [email protected] > > > > > >> > wrote: > > > > > >> > > LOL. Ain't marketing grand! > > > > > >> > > RedDot = Open Text Web Site Management Management Server > > > > > >> > > and let's not forget Open Text Web Site Management Publication > > > Server > > > >> > > and Open Text Web Site Management Editorial Server > > > > > >> > > - Snappy - > > > > > >> > > On Jul 8, 2:04 pm, ArryD <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> > > > Just when you were getting used to the snappy 'Open Text Web > > > >> > > > Solutions' titles that rolls off the tongue, they have gone > and > > > >> > > > changed it again. As of 10.1 say hello to 'Open Text Web Site > > > >> > > > Management'. 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