UK s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory chooses Open Text Solution

The Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Uses Open Text s Livelink ECM

London - 2007-03-08 - Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX, TSX: OTC), the largest independent provider of enterprise content management (ECM) software and solutions, said today that it has signed a contract with the UK s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) to provide Open Text s Livelink ECM electronic document and records management solutions.

Dstl is an agency of the Ministry of Defence (MoD), housing a 3,500-strong workforce, including some of the UK s most talented and creative scientists. It exists to supply the very best, impartial, scientific and technical research and advice to the MoD and other government departments. Since the creation of Dstl, the organization has tackled some of the most challenging science and technology problems facing the UK government and was in need of a robust software solution to help better support their activities. This meant reducing their paper holdings, guaranteeing better records management and enabling staff to have rapid access to a wealth of information across the organization.

Open Text was chosen as preferred vendor through a competitive tender process. Dstl chose Open Text s Livelink ECM solution based upon commercial and functional grounds, and through its own formal testing process. This particular project was driven by Dstl s change management program.

Paul Lambert, Project Manager EDRM, Dstl, said: "Dstl carried out an in depth tender exercise including formal testing and evaluation after which Open Text emerged as Dstl s preferred vendor for the supply and implementation of Livelink ECM as Dstl s electronic document and records management solution. Dstl's move to adopting this technology will enable the organization to improve its world-class reputation by ensuring its internal back-office systems enhance the service Dstl delivers to its customers. The solution will improve information storage and retrieval, improve internal information sharing and enhance organizational flexibility.

Damian Hyland, Vice President, Northern Europe for Open Text, said: Due to the nature of Dstl s work, any document retrieval and management system had to be comprehensive, efficient and meet a variety of needs. Our Livelink ECM solution allows rapid access to past research, automatic versioning and auditing, an intuitive interface, and users are able to search across multiple sites with ease. In addition, the solution comes with safe and secure back up. With such a variety of functions, our solutions always aim to provide better support to all our customers and we are pleased to learn that the response from Dstl staff has been very positive.

About Open Text
Open Text is the world's largest independent provider of Enterprise Content Management software. The company's solutions manage information for all types of business, compliance and industry requirements in the world's largest companies, government agencies and professional service firms. Open Text supports approximately 46,000 customers and millions of users in 114 countries and 12 languages. For more information about Open Text, visit www.opentext.com.

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