Siemens, Hewlett-Packard, General Dynamics, IT Executives to Keynote at Live LinkUp 2002 in Chicago

Open Text Conference to Showcase Global Knowledge Management Strategists

Chicago, Il - 2002-10-07 - Open Text Corporation (Nasdaq: OTEX, TSX: OTC), provider of Livelink®, the leading collaboration and knowledge management software for the global enterprise, today announced that Guenther Klementz, Corporate Knowledge Officer of Siemens AG, will present a keynote address at this year's Live LinkUp conference in Chicago on November 6, 2002.

Since 1999, Guenther Klementz has developed and coordinated the knowledge strategy that has consistently led Siemens to be recognized as one of the world's leading knowledge management enterprises worldwide. Conference attendees will have the opportunity to hear Guenther Klementz's unique perspective on the value and return on investment in Livelink technology.

"I am looking forward to participating in Live LinkUp Chicago," said Guenther Klementz, CKO, Siemens AG. "Open Text continually raises the value proposition of its conferences and offers attendees an experience that can be taken back to the office and applied to derive substantial business value from their Livelink strategies."

Also presenting at the conference:

Don Tapscott is an international consultant and the author or co-author of nine books on the application of technology in business. The Washington Technology Report claims he is one of the most influential media authorities since Marshall McLuhan.

Ken Hill is the Vice President of Information Technology at General Dynamics. His unique approach to maximizing business process and economic value will provide the guidelines for developing a framework for evaluating the risk associated with technology-based innovations.

Lou Latham, a research analyst with Gartner, has explored the business impact of collaboration, media technologies, content and document management, Web services, portals and search engines. As part of the Gartner team exploring enterprise suites, he helped to identify an emerging market that Gartner has named Smart Enterprise Suites.

Pradip Patiath is an Associate Principal and a leader of Knowledge Strategy and Operations practice in the New York Office of McKinsey & Company. His recent experience has included overseeing McKinsey's knowledge-related activities and high profile client engagements.

Claudia Gentner is the Chief Information Officer of Lee Hecht Harrison, a global career services firm. She has hosted a 12-part cable TV series, called HR Issues, and has written for a variety of publications.

Hubert Saint-Onge is a respected advisor to Fortune 500 companies and is widely recognized as a leading practitioner in the field of knowledge management. For over a decade, he has refined a model known as the Knowledge Assets Framework for the strategic integration of business plans with people management systems, using technology architecture and organizational infrastructure. This keynote will be supported by a panel discussion featuring Bipin Junnarkar, leader of the Data & Knowledge Management efforts in the new Hewlett-Packard, and Scott Shaffar, Knowledge Management Program Manager for Northrop Grumman's Integrated Systems sector.

"This year's panel of presenters encompasses a multiplicity of business frameworks and strategic approaches," said Tom Jenkins, Chief Executive Officer, Open Text. "Combining practical experience with conventional and innovative theory, these diverse approaches all stem from a collective recognition that knowledge management and collaboration are integral components to the future success and competitiveness of today's organizations."

For a schedule of keynote activities and more information about Live LinkUp Chicago, visit www.opentext.com.

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 six million seats 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
+1-519-888-7111 ext.2410
mdobbin@opentext.com

Richard Maganini
Open Text Corporation
1-847-961-0662
rmaganin@opentext.com