Siemens Goes Live with Open Text and SAP Integration for Collaborative Process Automation, Described in IDC Study

Collaboration and Knowledge Management Integrated Into Back-Office Systems

Chicago, IL - 2002-06-11 - Open Text Corporation(TM) (Nasdaq: OTEX, TSX: OTC), provider of Livelink®, the leading collaboration and knowledge management software for the global enterprise, today announced the availability of an IDC study that describes Siemens' new initiative called The Nexus Project-an integration of Open Text's Livelink® with SAP R/3®, utilizing the workflow toolsets of Livelink to automate and tie processes into the SAP backend system. The first of many planned applications for operations productivity, The Nexus Project is a set of office applications, such as travel expense claims, leave management, recruitment, and training management, that are developed on Livelink platform for collaborative work processes and integrated with SAP R/3 for the supporting business transactions. Upon the launch of Nexus, Siemens gained a rapid return on investment because numerous processes were truly sped up and costs were stripped out. The Nexus project paid for itself in six months.

The IDC case study can be found by visiting: http://www.opentext.com/siemens/.

IDC's investigation confirmed that Livelink is the chosen standard platform for document management and project collaboration within Siemens. Additionally, in the Asia Australia region, the workflow features of Livelink are successfully used for office process automation. The simplicity of developing process workflows, excellent track and trace functionality and seamless interface to the business systems like SAP R/3 are some of the reasons for selection of Livelink as a platform for office process automation.

"We did not seriously consider any other options," said Jan Dressel, CIO Asia Pacific & Australia, Siemens. "It was intuitive from the very beginning to use Livelink and R/3 together, with forms and workflows on Livelink and data in R/3. It is my opinion the right approach for accruing and sustaining the benefits for employees as well as the organization."

Siemens intends to standardize these business processes across the entire Asia Pacific region. Siemens Business Services provided the technical integration and support for both Livelink and SAP R/3 for this project using standard programming interfaces provided by both products. Both Livelink and SAP R/3 are used predominantly throughout the Siemens organization.

"Siemens consistently demonstrates its leadership as a knowledge management practitioner," said John Shackleton, President, Open Text. "We will continue to provide the requisite open interfaces in our products for our customers, like Siemens, so they may achieve the full benefit of automating their collaborative business processes."

"Any company having similar requirements to Siemens could benefit from integrating the collaborative work processes of Livelink to their back-office systems, such as SAP R/3," added Mr. Dressel. "The opportunities for efficiency gains through cost-reduction and cost-avoidance are plentiful."

About Livelink

Livelink is the leader in collaboration and knowledge management for the global enterprise. 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.

About Siemens

Siemens (Berlin and Munich) is a global powerhouse in electrical engineering and electronics. The company has more than 450,000 employees working to develop and manufacture products, design and install complex systems and projects, and tailor a wide range of services for individual requirements. Siemens provides innovative technologies and comprehensive know-how to benefit customers in more than 190 countries. Founded more than 150 years ago, the company is active in the areas of Information and Communications, Automation and Control, Power, Transportation, Medical, and Lighting. In fiscal 2001 (ended September 30), Siemens had sales of ?87 billion (U.S. GAAP) and net income of ?2.088 billion (U.S. GAAP). Further information is available on the Internet at: www.siemens.de.

About Open Text

Since 1991, Open Text Corporation has delivered innovative software that brings people together to share knowledge, achieve excellence, deliver innovation, and enhance processes. Its legacy of innovation began with the successful deployment of the world's first search engine technology for the Internet. Today, as the leading global supplier of collaboration and knowledge management software for the enterprise, Open Text supports five million users across 4,500 corporations in 31 countries and 12 languages throughout the world. As a publicly traded company, Open Text manages and maximizes its resources and relationships to ensure the success of great minds working together. For more information, visit www.opentext.com.

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