Open Text Announces LiveLinkUp Europe 2002 In Paris, France
"Great Minds" Will Share Best Practice Insights, Product Expertise and Hands-on Learning
Waterloo, ON - 2002-02-06 - Open Text Corporation (Nasdaq: OTEX, TSE: OTC), a worldwide leader in delivering collaborative knowledge management (CKM) solutions, today announced it will host LiveLinkUp Europe 2002, from April 14 to 17 in Paris, France. The theme for LiveLinkUp Europe 2002 is Great Minds Working Together. With hundreds of attendees on hand to share their experiences, LiveLinkUp Europe promises to be a celebration of great minds and innovative ideas for enterprise collaborative knowledge management strategies.
"Due to the overwhelming success of Open Text's LiveLinkUp conference held in North America, we have decided to host LiveLinkUp Europe 2002," said Tom Jenkins, CEO of Open Text. "This is the first time Open Text has held this event in Europe. Open Text has always maintained a strong international presence and this conference is intended to further extend our support and commitment to our customers in Europe."
LiveLinkUp Europe will provide an excellent opportunity for interacting with industry and financial analysts, as well as Open Text customers, partners and employees. Highlights include an Open Text Product Strategy presentation, solution spotlights, and knowledge management and collaborative strategies. Featuring over 100 sessions, LiveLinkUp Europe will be a hands-on event that provides an in-depth understanding of the latest Open Text solutions and the future of collaborative knowledge management.
The conference will include keynote addresses by prominent industry professionals that focus on the following topics:
- Managing Intellectual Capital Through Virtual Teams Open Text provides integrated solutions that enable organizations to effectively manage intellectual capital and improve productivity through virtual teams.
- Extending the Reach of Your Great Minds Open Text will introduce and demonstrate the new features of Livelink® 9.1 and its real-time e-conferencing technology, Livelink MeetingZone.
- Collaborating to Build Successful Application Solutions Customers and keynote speakers will share insight into how they have achieved high return on investment with Open Text solutions.
For more information about the conference and the LiveLinkUp Europe 2002 Awards, visit www.opentext.com/livelinkup/2002-Paris/
About Open Text
Open Text provides collaborative knowledge management (CKM) 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 © 2002 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 MeetingZone 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, June 30, 2000, and June 30, 2001, and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2001. 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
Lisa Dekker
Public Relations
Open Text Corporation
1+519-888-7111 ext. 2473
519-888-0677
ldekker@opentext.com
