OpenText, Cohere Partner to Combine Trusted Data with Agentic AI

OpenText and Cohere will co-develop and distribute an agentic AI stack targeted at governments and highly regulated sectors from early 2027.

Rhea-AI Summary

OpenText (OTEX) and Cohere announced a strategic partnership to combine OpenText's enterprise data and context layer with Cohere's North agentic AI platform and models for governments and regulated industries.

The joint solution, expected to reach clients in early 2027, aims to let organizations build and deploy agentic AI on-premises or in private, public, or sovereign clouds. The partnership includes product co-development, integration of Cohere into OpenText Aviator AI agents, coordinated go-to-market activities, and a reseller relationship via OpenText's SOLEX program.

Positive

• Co-developed agentic AI solution expected to reach clients in early 2027
• Reseller agreement via SOLEX lets OpenText offer Cohere-backed solutions on-premises and through OpenText Cloud
• Target focus on governments and regulated industries aligns agentic AI with high-value, compliance-sensitive customers

Negative

• None.

Market Context

Before publication, OTEX was down 1.13%; prior AI partnerships had mixed reactions, including a 0.55...

Analysis

Before publication, OTEX was down 1.13%; prior AI partnerships had mixed reactions, including a 0.55% gain on November 19, 2025, providing comparable context for the Cohere collaboration.

Key Figures

Expected client availability: Early 2027

Expected client availability

Early 2027

OpenText-Cohere agentic AI solution

Previous Partnership,AI Reports

3 past events · Latest: Nov 19

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1. Nov 19

   Google AI partnership

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   Expanded Google Cloud collaboration integrated AI, data protection, and sovereign cloud solutions

2. Nov 10

   SAP AI partnership

   24h Move

   +0.5%

   SAP certification enabled native integration and AI-ready content management capabilities

3. Jul 30

   TELUS AI partnership

   24h Move

   -1.3%

   Canadian sovereign cloud partnership combined Aviator AI with TELUS AI Factory

24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.

Key Terms

agentic ai, sovereign ai, sovereign cloud

3 terms

agentic ai technical

"Partnership combines OpenText's trusted data and context with Cohere's North platform"

Agentic AI refers to computer systems that can make their own decisions and take actions without needing someone to tell them what to do each time. It's like giving a robot a degree of independence to solve problems or achieve goals on its own, which matters because it could change how we work and interact with technology in everyday life.

sovereign ai technical

"Cohere, the world's leading sovereign AI company"

An AI system described as "sovereign" is built, hosted, or operated under a country’s legal and technical control so that data, code, and decision-making stay within that jurisdiction. For investors, sovereign AI matters because it affects which vendors can sell to governments or regulated industries, imposes compliance and infrastructure costs, and can create protected local markets—similar to a factory that must follow a nation’s building codes and can only sell to certain buyers.

sovereign cloud technical

"highly regulated sectors, where AI agents must reason over trusted data"

A sovereign cloud is a cloud computing setup designed to keep data, systems and control within a specific country or legal jurisdiction so that local laws on privacy, security and government access are met. Think of it like storing valuables in a bank branch inside your own country with locked access and national oversight. For investors, it matters because demand, costs, regulatory approval and competitive advantage can be very different for services that meet these local rules.

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Partnership combines OpenText's trusted data and context with Cohere's North platform and models to help organizations build, connect, and orchestrate agentic AI from pilot to production

MONTREAL, Sept. 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- OpenText Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX) (TSX: OTEX), a global leader in data management and context for enterprise AI, and Cohere, the world's leading sovereign AI company, today announced a strategic partnership at the ALL IN AI conference to bring trusted agentic AI to governments and regulated industries.

Together, OpenText and Cohere provide complementary layers of the AI stack for the agentic enterprise. As the data and context layer, OpenText unlocks enterprise data, including unstructured, operational and transactional data, and gives agentic AI the context it needs. Cohere provides the application and orchestration layer through North, its secure, privately deployable agentic AI platform, together with its cutting-edge enterprise AI models for powering complex automations. Clients have the choice of where it all runs: on-premises, or in a private, public, or sovereign cloud depending on their security, data, and deployment requirements.

"Data is not the supporting act; it is what gives agentic AI the context it needs to perform," said Ayman Antoun, Chief Executive Officer, OpenText. "OpenText brings the data and context layer, while Cohere brings the orchestration and models that turn that data into agentic AI that acts with purpose. Together, we give clients what they need to build the agentic enterprise."

Expected to reach clients in early 2027, the OpenText and Cohere agentic solution is purpose built for governments and organizations in highly regulated sectors, where AI agents must reason over trusted data and act across systems without sacrificing control over data location, security, or deployment. OpenText's data and context layer already runs inside the world's top 20 federal governments, along with healthcare systems, financial institutions, insurers, and global supply chains, through its Content, Business Network, IT Operations Management (ITOM), and Cybersecurity solutions.

"Enterprises and governments need AI that can work with their most important data while keeping them in control of where that data lives and how it is used," said Aidan Gomez, Co-founder and CEO of Cohere. "By bringing North and our models together with OpenText's trusted data and context, we're giving organizations a secure path to move agentic AI from pilot to production and put it to work across the systems and workflows their teams rely on every day."

OpenText brings clients a world-class ecosystem of partners that together deliver the full AI stack they need to deploy agentic AI. The OpenText and Cohere partnership will include product development, integration of Cohere's agentic platform and models into OpenText Aviator AI agents, coordinated go-to-market execution, and a strategic reseller relationship through SOLEX, enabling OpenText to offer Cohere-supported solutions both on-premises and through OpenText Cloud.

Two Canadian AI Leaders With Global Reach

OpenText was founded in Canada in 1991 and serves more than 120,000 enterprise clients in 180 countries. Cohere was founded in Toronto in 2019 and is the world's leading sovereign AI company building cutting-edge foundation models and end-to-end AI products for enterprise and public sector organizations. Together, the companies extend a common foundation in trust and security to regulated markets worldwide, where deployment choice and control over data matter most.

About OpenText

OpenText™ is a global leader in data management for enterprise AI, helping organizations protect, govern, and activate their data with confidence. Our technologies turn data into information with context to form the knowledge base for enterprise AI. Learn more at www.opentext.com.

About Cohere

Cohere, founded in 2019, is the world's leading sovereign AI company building foundations models and end-to-end AI products to solve real-world business problems. Cohere partners with organizations to deliver seamless integration, customization and user-friendly solutions. Its all-in-one platform provides maximum security, privacy and deployment flexibility across clouds, private environments and on-premises. Headquartered in Toronto and San Francisco, Cohere operates additional offices in London, New York, Montreal, Paris, and Seoul, serving customers worldwide. The company has raised ~1.6 billion USD from strategic investors (AMD Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, Oracle, Cisco), institutional investors (Radical Ventures, Inovia Capital, PSP Investments, HOOPP, BDC, Nexxus), and AI pioneers including Geoffrey Hinton, Fei-Fei Li, Pieter Abbeel, and Raquel Urtsaun. For more information, visit Cohere.com.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release may contain words considered forward-looking statements or information under applicable securities laws, including statements about Open Text Corporation ("OpenText" or the "Company") regarding the anticipated benefits of the partnership between OpenText and Cohere, product development, and integration of Cohere's North platform and models into OpenText's enterprise AI Aviator portfolio, coordinated go-to-market activities, and the expected timing and availability of integrated capabilities.

These statements are subject to important assumptions, risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict, and the actual outcome may be materially different. OpenText's assumptions, although considered reasonable by the company at the date of this press release, may prove to be inaccurate and consequently its actual results could differ materially from the expectations set out herein. For additional information with respect to risks and other factors which could occur, see OpenText's Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and other securities filings with the SEC and other securities regulators. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Unless otherwise required by applicable securities laws, OpenText disclaims any intention or obligations to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Further, readers should note that we may announce information using our website, press releases, securities law filings, public conference calls, webcasts and the social media channels identified on the Investors section of our website (https://investors.opentext.com). Such social media channels may include the Company's or our CEO's blog, X, formerly known as Twitter, account or LinkedIn account. The information posted through such channels may be material. Accordingly, readers should monitor such channels in addition to our other forms of communication.

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When will the joint OpenText and Cohere agentic AI solution be available to clients?

The OpenText and Cohere agentic AI solution is expected to reach clients in early 2027.

Which deployment options will OpenText and Cohere offer for the agentic AI stack?

Clients will be able to run the joint solution on-premises or in a private, public, or sovereign cloud, depending on their security, data, and deployment requirements.

How will Cohere's technology be integrated into OpenText products?

The partnership includes integration of Cohere's agentic platform and models into OpenText Aviator AI agents, enabling Aviator to use Cohere's models and orchestration capabilities.

What does the SOLEX reseller relationship enable for OpenText?

Through the SOLEX strategic reseller relationship, OpenText will be able to offer Cohere-supported solutions both on-premises and through OpenText Cloud.

What types of customers does OpenText already serve with its data and context layer?

OpenText's data and context layer runs inside the world's top 20 federal governments, as well as healthcare systems, financial institutions, insurers, and global supply chains via its Content, Business Network, IT Operations Management, and Cybersecurity solutions.