Live LinkUp 2002 to be Held at Navy Pier Chicago November 4-8 2002

Customers Share Success Stories at Open Text's Worldwide User Conference

Chicago, IL - 2002-06-25 - Open Text Corporation (Nasdaq: OTEX, TSX: OTC), provider of Livelink®, the leading collaboration and knowledge management software for the global enterprise, today announced it will host its 5th annual worldwide user conference Live LinkUp 2002 November 4-8, 2002 at the Navy Pier in Chicago, Illinois. Live LinkUp 2002 promises to link together the Great Minds of Open Text users, technology partners, industry leaders, and Open Text technical staff to benefit from new ideas and past experiences in using the leading collaboration and knowledge management software to achieve significant and measurable increases in productivity and efficiency. For additional information on Live LinkUp 2002 and how to register, please visit http://www.opentext.com/livelinkup/2002-Chicago/.

Continuing the tradition, Live LinkUp 2002 will feature keynote presentations by major users, industry leaders and Open Text's senior management team. The conference will include compelling breakout sessions conducted by customers, partners and Open Text experts, workshops and product demonstrations focused on advanced applications and solutions based on Livelink. The conference will also be preceded by several days of in-depth training on numerous topics ranging from full day expert workshops to introductory user course. Also featured will be customized tracks focused on Livelink products including BASIS, Techlib, and iRIMS demonstrating technology advancements and unique implementations. Open Text products are deployed in more than 4,500 enterprises representing 5 million users around the globe.

"The Live LinkUp conference itself is a business opportunity. The return on investment is realized by learning new ideas, innovations and best practices that can be taken back to work and applied to improve time-to-market, profitability and market share," said Jason Rath, Livelink Administrator, Parsons Corporation.

"Live LinkUp is a fantastic opportunity for people, who are trying to solve the same kinds of business challenges, to interact and share experience that will mutually benefit them," says Jessica Lipnack, CEO and Co-founder, NetAge, an Open Text technology partner. "The energy and enthusiasm displayed at the last Live LinkUp we participated in exceeded our expectations, both in terms of interest in Livelink virtualteams, as well as the overall success of the conference. In the breakout session we facilitated, where customers could talk with one another, the level of knowledge gained moved attendees to a new understanding of the meaning of collaboration and knowledge management."

"The most effective way to gather intelligence on how to best implement a software solution is to hear directly from the person whose practical, hands-on experience resulted in success," says Tom Jenkins, Open Text CEO. "We have created an comfortable, learning environment at Live LinkUp, where users, experts and industry leaders rub elbows and share experience. Our customers tell us they have implemented great ideas gathered at Live LinkUp and realized significant cost savings for their enterprise."

Building on the success of past user conferences, Open Text will continue to honor customers who drive its success with the Live LinkUp Awards. Awards will be recognized in categories representing best-of-class customer and partner solutions and applications based on any one or a combination of Open Text products, including Livelink, BASIS, Techlib, WorkSMART, iRIMS, BRS/Search, ODOC, and Open Image

For additional information on Live LinkUp 2002 and how to register, please visit http://www.opentext.com/livelinkup/2002-Chicago/.

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 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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Copyright © 2002 by Open Text Corporation. LIVELINK, LIVELINK MEETINGZONE and OPEN TEXT are trademarks or registered trademarks of Open Text Corporation in the United States of America, Canada, the European Union and/or other countries. This list of trademarks is not exhaustive. Other trademarks, registered trademarks, product names, company names, brands and service names mentioned herein are property of Open Text Corporation or other respective owners.

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For more information, please contact

Margaret E. Dobbin
Director, Industry Analyst Relations
Open Text Corporation
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Richard Maganini
Open Text Corporation
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rmaganin@opentext.com