Open Text to Host Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders

Waterloo, ON - 2005-12-12 - Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ:OTEX) (TSX:OTC), the leading independent provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) software, today announced that its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders will take place at the Toronto Stock Exchange Conference Centre on Thursday, December 15th at 10:00 a.m. ET.

Demonstrations of Open Text s Livelink ECM solutions will be available in the foyer from 9:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Livelink ECM solutions can improve corporate performance by making compliance a transparent and integrated part of daily operations. Featured solutions include those for industries such as pharmaceutical, government and financial services, including enhanced solutions that combine the power of the Microsoft platform and Open Text s deep understanding of ECM.

Teleconference Call

Date: Thursday, December 15, 2005
Time: 10:15 a.m. ET
Phone: 416-640-1907


Please dial-in approximately 10 minutes before the teleconference is scheduled to begin. A replay of the call will be available beginning December 15, 2005 at 1:30 p.m. ET through 11:59 p.m. on December 29, 2005 and can be accessed by dialing 416-640-1917 and using pass code 21166092#.

For more information or to listen to the call via Web cast, please use the following link: www.opentext.com/events/event.html?id=5426595

About Open Text

Open Text is the leading independent provider of Enterprise Content Management (ECM) solutions that bring together people, processes and information in global organizations. Today, the Company supports almost 20 million seats across 13,000 deployments in 114 countries and 12 languages worldwide. For more information on Open Text, go to: www.opentext.com.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995

Forward-looking statements in this press release are not promises or guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. The Company cautions you not to place undue reliance upon any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. Forward-looking statements relate to, among other things, the future performance, financial and otherwise, of Open Text, the ability of the Company to streamline its organization and the effectiveness of any cost reduction activities or any restructuring, the ability of the company to bring new products to market and increase its profits, the Company s growth and profitability prospects, or ability to meet its profitability goals, the potential for growth in and the drivers of growth in the ECM market, the Company's position in the market and future opportunities therein, the success of any of the Company s go-to-market strategies, the Company s ability to execute any key initiatives, and the benefits of the Company's products to be realized by customers. Forward-looking statements may also include, without limitation, any statement relating to future events, conditions or circumstances. The risks and uncertainties that may affect forward-looking statements include, among others, the failure to develop new products, risks involved in fluctuations in currency exchange rates, delays in purchasing decisions of customers, 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, demand for the Company's products and other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2005, and on Form 10Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005. Forward-looking statements are based on management's beliefs and opinions at the time the statements are made, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements should circumstances or management's beliefs or opinions change.


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For more information, please contact

Alan Hoverd
Chief Financial Officer
Open Text Corporation
+1-905-762-6222
ahoverd@opentext.com

Anne Marie K. Schwartz
Director, Investor Relations
Open Text Corporation
+1-617-378-3369
aschwartz@opentext.com

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