OpenText’s Acquisition of IGC Strengthens It as a Leader In Secure Access to Any Content, On Any Device - On Premises and In The Cloud

OpenText has announced the acquisition of long-time partner, Informative Graphics Corporation (IGC), a leading provider of high quality viewing, annotation, redaction and publishing software that allows organizations to securely share and collaborate on virtually any file type. This strategic technology acquisition further strengthens OpenText as a leader in secure access to any content, on any device - on premises and in the cloud.

OpenText's IGC Acquisition Benefits:

• Secure Mobile Access in a BYOD World

  Brava! HTML5 document viewers provide fast, secure access to content on virtually any device - a critical feature in today's BYOD environment. Brava! works with document renditions only, so the original files are always secure in the repository – and also offers password protection, restricted printing rights, file expiration (time bombing) and more.

• Advanced Document Viewing, Mark-Up and Collaboration

  Advanced interactive capabilities using HTML5 in any browser on any device has become de facto standard for Cloud applications. With Brava!, knowledge workers can annotate, redact, compare and merge a wide variety of complex document types - all via the browsers. This acquisition gives OpenText a best-in-class application that secures, extends and improves OpenText cloud offerings.

• Viewing, Redaction and Collaboration Critical to Business Process

  As organizations are transforming paper-based processes into digital processes, they need tools to make document review and approval efficient, auditable and compliant. Brava! goes beyond visual comments on a document - users can annotate, review, stamp and electronically sign documents to improve business processes.

• Best in Class for Controlling and Collaborating on Engineering Documents

  Controlling complex Engineering documentation has become a critical compliance activity in every large capital project. Energy, utilities, manufacturing and technology companies are taking on large capital projects at an unprecedented rate and are looking to ensure compliance, reduce the costs and risks of document control problems and want to ensure that engineers are working at peak efficiency.

  With Brava!, Engineers and project participants can view, print , markup or revise virtually any engineering file. For efficiency, they can also compare differences between versions of the same file, as well as see cross references between files.

• Redaction - Essential for eDiscovery and Electronic Disclosure

  The unintentional disclosure of sensitive information through improper redaction has happened to companies and government agencies alike - with consequences of ranging from bad press to lost lawsuits. IGC Redact-It protects privileged information or personally identifiable information (PII) from unintentional disclosure using a rich set of automated and user-driven redaction features. IGC redaction software is used in top-tier eDiscovery solutions and also by Federal and State agencies.

The Brava! HTML 5 viewer and CAD Technology are currently integrated with OpenText Content Suite and OpenText Engineering Document Management.   Immediate plans include deeper integration with OpenText's Enterprise Information Management and Cloud platform, such as Tempo Box and Core.

Sid Snitkin, ARC Advisory Group, commented, "ARC applauds this acquisition by OpenText, and we continue to be impressed by their ongoing efforts to extend their already impressive portfolio of information management solutions.  Integration of the popular Brava! product into their engineering content management strategy is particularly noteworthy for ARC's many manufacturing and infrastructure clients. "    

Keywords: Secure Access, Cloud, Annotation, Redaction, Publishing, BYOD, ARC Advisory Group.