Open Text Corporation announces John Shackleton as new President

Waterloo, ON - 1998-10-14 - Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSE: OTC), the developer of Livelink, the leading intranet-based collaborative knowledge management application software, today announced that it has hired John Shackleton as President.

With extensive worldwide experience in enterprise software solutions, Shackleton has held a number of executive positions at companies such as Platinum Technology Solutions, Oracle and Sybase. Shackleton joins Open Text from Platinum, where he was President of the Platinum Solutions division for two years. Shackleton was also on the management team of Viewstar, one of the first document management companies in the industry.

"I see tremendous opportunities to further build Open Text's leadership position in the collaborative knowledge management market," said John Shackleton, President, Open Text Corporation. "Open Text is a world class organization with the only complete, off-the-shelf knowledge management application that scales to the enterprise. This is a powerful combination."

Shackleton will oversee the Company's day to day operations, working out of the Bannockburn, Illinois office of Open Text. He replaces Brett Newbold and reports directly to Tom Jenkins, Chief Executive Officer.

"I am very pleased to welcome John to our management team and to our Company," said Tom Jenkins, Chief Executive Officer, Open Text Corporation. "His success in dynamic growth situations on a global basis and strong track record in the enterprise software industry fits well with the opportunities at Open Text."

Release Disclaimer

This news release may contain forward-looking statements relating to the future performance of Open Text Corporation. Forward-looking statements, specifically those concerning future performance, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. These risks and uncertainties are detailed from time to time in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the final prospectus for the company's initial public offering of common stock in January 1996, Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 1997, and Form 10-Q for the quarters ended September 30, 1997, and December 31, 1997. Note to Editors: Livelink Pinstripe, Livelink 8, Livelink Search, Livelink Library, Livelink Workflow and Livelink Project Collaboration are trademarks of Open Text Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies.

For more information, please contact

Susan Proulx
Executive Assistant
OTC
(519)888-7111
sproulx@opentext.com

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