Open Text Partners with XIS to Extend Livelink s Collaborative Commerce Capabilities

XIS extends Livelink functionality with new product development expertise

Waterloo, ON - 2000-04-18 - Open Text Corporation (Nasdaq: OTEX, TSE: OTC), the leading provider of collaborative intranet, extranet and e-business applications, today announced a partnership with XIS Incorporated to extend Livelink® s collaborative commerce capabilities with Novare, a new XIS product development e-business application.

XIS is an Open Text Affinity partner and a leading developer of enterprise applications for product lifecycle management. Powered by Livelink, Novare is an out-of-the-box, Web-based application that supports the entire new product development process, which is a key element of collaborative commerce. By managing new product development more effectively, a company is better able to anticipate resource demand, create greater pipeline efficiency, implement best practice processes and reduce time to market.

New product development is perhaps the most critical business process driving success within Global 2000 companies, said Andrew Pery, Vice President, Global Marketing, Open Text. By combining Livelink s robust collaborative architecture with XIS expertise, Novare furthers Livelink s collaborative commerce capabilities by streamlining new product development lifecycles, reducing time to market and directly impacting profitability.

Our partnership with Open Text has enabled us to leverage Livelink s functionality to develop a solution which drives innovation and truly enables collaborative commerce, said Paul Webb, President, XIS Incorporated. Our customers have found that Novare reduces development time and dramatically increases productivity, giving companies a significant competitive edge at a time when being first to market has never been more important.

XIS has solicited user feedback about Novare through an extensive beta program with several Global 2000 customers, including Silicon Graphics Inc.

Having identified the need for effective portfolio management in our industry, we went looking for a product that would allow us better visibility and management of our existing product portfolio, said Mike Deussen, SGI s IPPD (Integrated Product and Process Development) architect. Novare does just that by providing exceptional decision support for portfolio optimization. And it does this while allowing for the consistent deployment of product development process across multiple programs.

About XIS

XIS Inc. (www.xisinc.com) is a pre IPO software firm that develops web applications for product lifecycle management (PLM). XIS Inc. s Flagship product, Novare , is a groundbreaking application that manages the new product development (NPD) process. By leveraging web technology to promote collaboration, capture process improvements and ensure resources are aligned with strategy, Novare accelerated time to market and dramatically increases productivity giving companies the edge they need to succeed in increasingly competitive markets.

About Livelink

Livelink is a highly scaleable e-business application. Its richly-featured enterprise services include virtual team collaboration, business process automation, enterprise group scheduling and information retrieval services, all tightly integrated into a solution that is easily customized and extended. Livelink is essential to the effective management and development of communities of interest that span organizations and industries. For everything from the creation of complex e-community relationships to the automation of simple e-business processes, Livelink delivers true dynamic collaboration between individuals, organizations, and large trading communities. Livelink servers are fully Web-based and open-architected to ensure rapid deployment and easy access to its full functionality through a standard Web browser.

About Open Text

Open Text has pioneered the development of innovative intranet, extranet and e-Business applications. Since creating one of the first search engines to index the World Wide Web, the Company has remained at the forefront of Internet-based technologies. Today, Open Text solutions allow individuals, teams, organizations, and global trading communities to collaborate on projects, share ideas and accelerate innovation to the fastest possible speed. We call it HyperInnovation and it is already a major factor in the success of leading Global 2000 organizations. Open Text has become the largest supplier of collaborative, Web-based e-Business applications for the enterprise, with over 3.5 million users in 31 countries, speaking 12 languages throughout the world. For more information, visit www.opentext.com.

Trademark

Copyright © 2000 by Open Text Corporation. Livelink, 'Effective Solutions. Driven By Vision. Powered By Innovation.', HyperInnovation, b2bScene.com, and Open Text are trademarks or registered trademarks of Open Text Corporation. SGI is a trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc. This list is not exhaustive. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

Release Disclaimer

This news release may contain forward-looking statements relating to the deployment of Livelink and Novare by customers, and future performance of Open Text Corporation. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks involved in the completion and integration of acquisitions, the possibility of technical, logistical or planning issues in connection with deployments, the continuous commitment of the Company s customers and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the final prospectus for the Company s initial public offering of common stock in January 1996, Form 10-K for the years ended June 30, 1998, and June 30, 1999, and Form 10-Q for the quarters ended September 30, 1999, and December 31, 1999. Forward-looking statements are based on management s beliefs and opinions at the time the statements are made, and the Company does not undertake any obligations to update forward-looking statements should circumstances or management s beliefs or opinions change.

For more information, please contact

Margaret E. Dobbin
Director, Industry Analyst Relations
Open Text Corporation
+1-519-888-7111 ext.2410
mdobbin@opentext.com

Sarah Burns
High Road Communications
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