Open Text Introduces First Wireless Collaborative Commerce Solution

Livelink Wireless to Deliver Real-time Dynamic Access to US Navy

Chicago, IL - 2001-04-25 - Open Text Corporation (Nasdaq: OTEX, TSE: OTC), a worldwide leader in collaborative commerce software for e-business, today announced the availability of Livelink Wireless , the industry s first wireless technology for collaborative commerce applications. This new product offering is a significant step toward extending corporate initiatives into the mobile environment.

Livelink Wireless will be demonstrated at the AIIM 2001 Conference and Exposition located at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, next week between May 1st and 3rd, where Open Text is presenting a Conference Keynote and exhibiting at Booth #2737. For more information about Livelink Wireless, please visit www.opentext.com/wireless.

From a single interface, Livelink Wireless provides access to the business critical content and collaborative functionality of Livelink. Users have the ability to browse and view documents, schedule meetings and appointments, assign project tasks, send and receive email, and create discussions, all in real-time from a variety of wireless devices.

We are planning to test Livelink Wireless as an extension of our existing Livelink deployment, said Patrick Connor, Senior Project Manager, United States Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA). With members of our organization distributed across the country, having mobile access to critical information is a crucial part of our daily business.

Livelink Wireless offers extensive personalization capabilities to reflect individual needs and preferences. Users can customize their own wireless interface to deliver one-click access to the information and functionality they need to get the job done, including calendaring, email, contacts and Livelink directories.

According to Jim Jacobs, Research Director with the Gartner Group, The release of Livelink Wireless is a logical next step for Open Text. As enterprises continue to decentralize and mobilize their workforce, connectivity to growing corporate knowledge suites will be increasingly critical. The standards and approaches continue to evolve, but it is important to establish close ties to knowledge frameworks by providing familiar user experiences and capabilities on a wide variety of platforms.

Organizations accumulate massive amounts of information within their collaborative solutions. For mobile users, personalization is the key to locating the information they need quickly and easily, said Dylan Barrell, Director of Product Management, Open Text. Livelink Wireless is device independent. It supports a variety of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) such as Palm, RIM, and Handspring, as well as handheld computers, pagers and cellular telephones. Open Text s commitment to supporting industry standards like Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) and Wireless Markup Language (WML) ensures that future devices and systems will be able to interoperate, protecting customers investments in wireless technology and solutions.

The move to wireless Internet-based technology is a significant development for the future of collaborative commerce solutions, said Andrew Pery, Vice President of Global Marketing, Open Text. By providing true anytime, anywhere access to dynamic corporate information, Livelink Wireless users can save valuable time on business-critical initiatives, translating into improved efficiency and greater productivity.

Gartner predicts that by the end of the year 2003, 8 million people in the United States alone will own a Web-enabled PDA; and 107 million will own a Web-enabled cellular phone. (Source: Millions Will Expect Wireless Offerings from Retailers, Adam Sarner, 12 December 2000 GartnerResearch Copyright 2001).

About Livelink

Livelink is a highly scalable 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. For more information, visit www.opentext.com/livelink/ For more information about Livelink Wireless, please visit www.opentext.com/wireless.

About Open Text

Open Text provides collaborative commerce solutions for e-business that enable users to extend and build CRM, SCM and ERP applications and allow them to work together within and across organizations. 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. Its solution family called Livelink enables individuals, teams, organizations, and global trading communities to collaborate on e-business applications that facilitate e-commerce and other transactions among Global 2000 organizations. For more information, visit www.opentext.com.

Trademark

Copyright (C) 2001 by Open Text Corporation. Livelink and Open Text are trademarks or registered trademarks of Open Text Corporation. 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 Livelink Wireless 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, June 30, 1999, and June 30, 2000, and Form 10-Q for the quarters ended September 30, 2000 and December 31, 2000. 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