Former CEO of Euro Disney to Keynote at LiveLinkUp Paris 2003

Showcase to Feature Global Knowledge Management and Collaboration Strategists

Paris, France - 2003-03-25 - Open Text Corporation (Nasdaq: OTEX, TSX: OTC) today announced the lineup of speakers for its upcoming European user conference. Global leaders and experts in knowledge management and collaboration will join Pierre Yves Gerbeau, the former CEO of Euro Disney, in speaking at LiveLinkUp Paris 2003, May 12-15, 2003.

"It's a pleasure to be involved in Open Text's European LiveLinkUp conference," said Pierre Yves Gerbeau, Chief Executive Officer, Xscape. "The opportunity to meet and discuss innovative management approaches with other business strategists from around the world offers the potential to transform an organization's management and business performance."

The past CEO of Euro Disney and a former professional ice hockey player, Pierre Yves Gerbeau has extensive experience restructuring business plans, fuelling insightful views on a range of issues, including corporate finance, media relations, employee motivation, politics in business, and delivering results in high-pressure situations.

Conference attendees will hear from a variety of global knowledge management and collaboration strategists. Debra Logan is a research director with Gartner, specializing in document management, workflow, collaboration and knowledge management. Her recently published works include Seven Areas of Content Management Growth for 2003 and The First Wave of Smart Enterprise Suites.

For a decade, Professor Robert C. Wolcott has worked as an independent consultant helping senior executives address the challenges of sustainable innovation. A Fellow of the Center for Research in Technology & Innovation at the Kellogg School of Management, he recently co-founded the Kellogg Innovation Network, a global network of senior executives dedicated to driving sustainable innovation. With more than 15 years experience, Christian Petschke is responsible for the strategy, integration and implementation of portal, knowledge management and business process management solutions of BearingPoint for EMEA, formerly KPMG Consulting.

A world leader in knowledge management strategy, Hubert Saint-Onge has spent over a decade developing and refining a framework for strategically integrating business plans with people management systems using technology architecture and organizational infrastructure. He will lead a panel discussion with Dr. Jürgen Kratz, a member of T-Systems Board of Management, responsible for IT and Processes.

"LiveLinkUp Paris will offer strategic opportunities for customers, partners and prospects to learn from others, share information and cultivate ideas. A considerable variety and diversity of business approaches will be presented for successfully leveraging collaboration together with knowledge management," said Tom Jenkins, Chief Executive Officer, Open Text.

Complementing the business theories and strategies presented by conference speakers, the LiveLinkUp Paris Awards will acknowledge the successful practical application of Open Text software by its customers in six categories: Knowledge Management Solutions, Collaborative Solutions, Document Management Solutions, Records Management Solutions, Library and Catalog Management Solutions and Business Applications. All finalists will be acknowledged at the awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 13, 2003 and winners will be announced at that time.

The conference deadline for Early Bird registration is March 28, 2003. To register or to enter the LiveLinkUp Paris Awards, visit www.opentext.com/livelinkup/2003-Paris/.

To view a video clip of last years LiveLinkUp Paris conference, visit www.opentext.com/livelinkup/2003-Paris/ceo_invite/.

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 fifteen million seats across 10,000 corporate deployments 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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