Open Text Affinity Reseller Program Attracts More Than 35 Members Worldwide

New Partnerships Further Strengthen Open Text's Global Distribution Channels

Waterloo, ON - 1997-09-02 - With the latest addition of 20 new value-added resellers and systems integrators, Open Text Corporation's Affinity Reseller program has successfully secured a global membership of more than 35 resellers in less than six months. The Affinity Reseller Program was designed to offer selected partners worldwide the opportunity to resell and add value to Livelink Intranet, a collaborative network application for managing globally-distributed knowledge and information on an intranet.

The Affinity Reseller program's rapid acceptance since its February launch has enabled Open Text to resell Livelink Intranet to expanded markets in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. New partners include recognized resellers such as Personal Workstations Inc., Kumpulan Netband (MSC) and Burnt Sand Solutions Inc..

"The technology marketplace is rapidly developing a Web-centric vision and has contributed to the early success of our Affinity Reseller program," said Don Pasquale, Director, Open Text Affinity Program. "Livelink opens the door to a dynamic and rapidly expanding market segment for our growing family of partners. The Affinity Reseller program's tremendous growth reinforces the value of Livelink to help companies automate their business processes and share knowledge across their organizations."

Affinity partner Personal Workstations Inc. (PWI) is the largest reseller of Netscape Navigator in the Northwest United States. "There is an extremely hot market out there for Livelink," says Barry Andersen, President, PWI. "We're pleased to be working so closely with Open Text as an Affinity Partner to meet this huge customer demand. Together, we are able to provide our clients with full integration and support for Netscape commercial applications."

Kumpulan Netband (MSC) Sdn Bhd, a leading MSC certified system integrator company in Malaysia and Singapore, joined the Affinity Reseller program in July 1997. "Open Text Livelink Intranet is the only open-architected, enterprise-wide, Web-based intranet application on the market," says Steven Yong, Vice President, I@NET Division, Kumpulan Netband (MSC). "Our customers are looking for rapid, large-scale intranet deployments that provide project collaboration, document and knowledge management, workflow and strong search capabilities and Livelink Intranet meets those requirements."

Affinity partner Burnt Sand Solutions Inc. of Calgary is a leading systems integration and Web development company and was named Netscape's 1996 Messaging and Collaboration Partner of the Year. "We are very happy to be involved in the fast-emerging market for business intranet applications," says David Edmonds, President, Burnt Sand Solutions Inc. "Burnt Sand is working with Open Text to add value to Livelink by customizing intranet applications which further enable our customers to visualize, communicate and share their information and knowledge enterprise-wide."

The Affinity program features a comprehensive set of tools and services, including training and certification, sales leads, marketing development funds, discount extensions, branding and a secure Livelink-based extranet site that provides an interactive forum for sharing Open Text and partner resources. The resellers contribute consulting, software customization, application development and integration in key application areas and vertical markets, including: imaging, document management, energy, transportation, utilities, mining, manufacturing and municipal governments. Further details on the Affinity partner programs are available at http://www.opentext.com/affinity.

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.

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Open Text Corporation
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