Thanks for your responses guys. I do appreciate where you are coming from and also still hear customers and partners refer to the legacy brand in direct conversations with them.
Since the acquisition however, Open Text has become our core brand and we've reflected this within the product naming amongst other things. That said, I personally appreciate that the 'underground' name will be used for the foreseeable future by many. In my opinion, this is actually no bad thing as Web Site Management a.k.a. 'RedDot' is alive and well. Regards, Dan. On 12 July 2010 08:43, Gavin Cope <gavin.c...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 <thetiffanyport...@gmail.com>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 <aaron.dow...@gmail.com> >> Sender: reddot-cms-users@googlegroups.com >> Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 16:44:32 >> To: RedDot CMS Users<reddot-cms-users@googlegroups.com> >> Reply-To: reddot-cms-users@googlegroups.com >> 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 <dba...@bagnoli.co.uk> 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 <javah...@gmail.com> >> 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 <javah...@gmail.com> >> 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 < >> athumf...@gmail.com >> > > >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 <morgan.ritchi...@gmail.com> 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)" < >> richard.ha...@gmail.com >> > >> > > >> > 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 <aaron.dow...@gmail.com> 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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