Well, it's now official. On the 1st of January, 2009, Open Text has consolidated a number of it's products, including Live Link, IXOS, Artesia and our beloved RedDot, under the Open text banner. From now on, RedDot is the Open Text Web Solutions Group

So. We get to wave good bye to the much used Red dot - or as Daniel Kraft, SVP Corporate Strategy at Open Text (former president of RedDot) put it in his blog :  

"On December 2008 we had to say good bye to one of our dear friends - the RedDot. In an emotional ceremony all of his fellow co-workers gathered together to share great stories and express their respect for one of the greatest web vision Aries of all times. " 

What more can we say? We are no longer a RedDot premium Partner, but an Open Text Web Solutions Premium Partner?

Despite this change in name, our commitment to the product, or our customers, hasn't changed. ecomplexx aims to provide a CMS solution, whatever your level. We're now working with three vendors, SiteCore, e-Spirit and RedDot um.. Open Text Web Solutions.

SiteCore is a .NET product that covers the lower range in the spectrum; those smaller projects that just weren't cost effective to do in RedDot.

e-Spirit's product, First Spirit, is commonly seen as a direct competitor to RedDot Open Text Web Solutions. We see them as fulfilling two separate scenarios in the market, allowing us to offer the optimal solution to a customer's requirements.

Open Text remains our favoured solution for most situations due to it's strong integration with the Open Text suite, including the all important document management links.  

Overall we think now is a great time for the ECM/WCMS market and are waiting with baited breath to see what the next update from RedDot... sorry, Open Text, brings.

Time to say farewell to the old companion and see what the future has in store