Open Text's Livelink further penetrates Japanese market

More than 100 customers sign on as Japan continues to be strategic market for collaborative knowledge management vendor

Chicago, IL - 1998-03-31 - -- Open Text Corporation (NASDAQ: OTEX) today announced that its presence in Japan is growing rapidly and its customer base now stands at more than 100 organizations.

"Open Text's many years of investment in the Japanese market is now paying dividends," said Abe Kleinfeld, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Open Text. "Clearly Japan is a leader in the strategic use of technology, and Livelink Intranet is increasingly becoming the collaborative knowledge management solution of choice for large and medium sized organizations throughout Japan."

Livelink customers in Japan include Canon Inc., Toshiba, Oki Electric, NTT Data Corporation, Taisei, Hitachi Hokkai Semiconductor, National Center for Science Information Systems, several Japanese government offices and ministries, National Diet Library and the National Space Development Agency of Japan.

Open Text Affinity Partners Canon Sales Co. Inc. and Nissho Iwai Corporation play a central strategic role in Open Text s growth in Japan. Both companies have been involved in localizing Open Text s Livelink products for that market.

"We are committed to providing our customers with leading-edge products and services," said Koji Makino, Manager, Network Business Section of Electronic Systems Department, Nissho Iwai Corporation. "Our partnership with Open Text continues to be central to our customer-focused strategy."

Mr. Takashi Fujimura, Senior Managing Director and Group Executive for the Solution Sales Promotion Group, Canon Sales Co. Inc., said, "We are proud of our association with Open Text. Livelink Intranet fills a need for collaborative knowledge management in Japan. It gives users the opportunity to maximize their productivity and be more competitive, both locally and internationally."

"Given Japan s growing strategic importance to the software market, this is a key announcement," said David Yockelson, Vice President and Sales Director, Advanced Information Management Strategies, META Group. "Further, it proves that collaborative knowledge management is being viewed as a necessity by the Global 2000."

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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.

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