Open Text Announces NASDAQ Symbol Changes to OTEX

Waterloo, ON - 1999-02-18 - Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ:OTEX; TSE:OTC), announced today effective immediately, its stock symbol for NASDAQ is OTEX (previously OTEXF). Its stock symbol on The Toronto Stock Exchange remains unchanged as "OTC."

For more information, please contact

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

Monta Kerr-Johnson
Account Director
High Road Communications
(416) 368-8348
mkerr@highrd.com