Open Text Conference Call Numbers to Remain the Same as Originally Scheduled

Open Text Reschedules Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2003 Results to Monday, August 18th

WATERLOO, ON - 2003-08-17 - Open Text Corporation (Nasdaq: OTEX; TSX: OTC), today announced, that due to power outages, it is rescheduling its conference call to discuss its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2003 results to Monday, August 18th at 10:00 a.m. ET. Conference call numbers will remain the same as the previously scheduled call.

Date: Monday, August 18, 2003
Time: 10:00 a.m. ET / 7:00 a.m. PT
Length: 45 minutes, approximately
Where: 416-640-1907

Please dial the above number approximately 10 minutes before the teleconference is scheduled to begin. The operator will take your name and connect your line with the meeting.

To listen to the call via Web cast, please use the following link:
www.newswire.ca/webcast/viewEventCNW.html?eventID=584760



Replay will be available beginning August 18, 2003 from 12:00 p.m. ET thru to 10:00 a.m. on September 1, 2003.

For more information and playback instructions:
www.opentext.com/events/event.html?id=35038

Additional materials related to the announcement of these financial results may be obtained from the investor site within the Open Text corporate Web site.

For additional materials and financial results, please use the following link:
http://www.opentext.com/investor/quarterly_reports/index.html



About Open Text

Since 1991, Open Text Corporation has delivered innovative ECM 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

Trademark

Copyright © 2003 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.

Release Disclaimer

This news release may contain forward-looking statements relating to the success of any of the Company s strategic initiatives, the Company s growth and profitability prospects, the benefits of the Company s products to be realized by customers, the Company s position in the market and future opportunities therein, the deployment of Livelink and our other products by customers, and future performance of Open Text Corporation. Forward-looking statements may also include, without limitation, any statement relating to future events, conditions or circumstances. Forward-looking statements in this release are not promises or guarantees and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks involved in the completion and integration of acquisitions, the possibility of technical, logistical or planning issues in connection with deployments, the continuous commitment of the Company's customers and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2002, and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003. You should not place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which are based on management's beliefs and opinions at the time the statements are made, and the Company does not undertake any obligations to update forward-looking statements should circumstances or management's beliefs or opinions change.

For more information, please contact

Anne Marie Rahm
Director, Investor Relations
Open Text Corporation
+1-617-204-3359
arahm@opentext.com

Greg Secord
Open Text Corporation
+1-519-888-7111 ext.2408
gsecord@opentext.com