Open Text Hosts LinkUp Europe 2004 in London, Paris and Munich

Great Minds to Learn About Success Stories and the Future of ECM at Open Text

Chicago, Il - 2004-01-09 - Open Text Corporation (Nasdaq: OTEX, TSX: OTC), provider of Livelink®, the leading collaboration and content management software for the global enterprise, today announced its upcoming European user conference, April 26-29.

LinkUp Europe 2004 will be a multi-city event, spanning London, Paris and Munich. Attendees will be invited to join the conference in their favorite city:

London Conference: April 26-27
Paris Conference: April 28
Munich Conference: April 28-29

We are very excited about this new conference format and are pleased to be able to provide our extensive European user community with several occasions for networking with peers, sharing success stories and exchanging innovative ideas, said Tom Jenkins, CEO, Open Text. LinkUp Europe 2004 promises to be a valuable opportunity for prospects, customers and partners to learn about the future of Enterprise Content Management at Open Text.

For more information about LinkUp Europe 2004 in either English, French or German, visit: www.opentext.com/linkup/ or contact:

London: +44 (0) 1494 679 747
Paris: +33 (0)1.47.96.54.23
Munich: +49 (0) 89 59 992 0

About Open Text and Livelink

Open Text is the market leader in providing Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions that bring together people, processes and information in global organizations. Since launching the world's first Internet search engine and the first Web-based enterprise collaboration and knowledge management software, Open Text has continued its leadership in providing global enterprises with innovative and effective solutions. Throughout its history, Open Text has matched its tradition of innovation with a track record of financial strength and growth. Today, the company supports fifteen million seats across 10,000 deployments in 31 countries and 12 languages worldwide. Open Text s flagship product, Livelink® seamlessly combines collaboration with content management, helping organizations transform information into knowledge to provide the foundation for innovation, compliance and accelerated growth. For more information on Open Text and Livelink, go to: www.opentext.com and www.opentext.com/products/livelink/enterprise-server.

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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