Open Text's Own Intranet -- Powered By Livelink -- Honored By IDG's WebMaster Magazine As One Of The 50 Best Intranets In The World

Waterloo, ON - 1997-08-18 - Open Text Corporation's (NASDAQ:OTEX) internal use of its own product, Livelink Intranet, has resulted in one of the top 50 intranet sites in the world, according to WebMaster Magazine. Award-winning sites are featured in the magazine's special August edition, the WebMaster 50/50 issue.

WebMaster site visitors filled out an electronic ballot at the WebMaster site (www.web-master.com) to nominate a Web environment, a single site or a single application. WebMaster editors judged each nomination based on how the organizations use the Web to open new markets, expand existing ones, manage information, and/or maintain cost-effective interactions. The award is given to 50 Internet and 50 intranet sites.

"It's an honor to be recognized by WebMaster Magazine as the developers of one of the top intranet sites in the world," said Abe Kleinfeld, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Corporate Development, Open Text Corporation. "We rely heavily on Livelink Intranet, Open Text's collaborative knowledge management system, to share and manage globally-distributed knowledge across our company. It is the backbone of our company's document management, workflow, search, and collaborative project capabilities."

According to WebMaster Magazine Publisher and Editor in Chief Lew McCreary, "These award winners anticipate and adapt to the flow of the mercurial Web, trying not just to go with it but managing to stay out in front. They most clearly represent the benchmarks, circa 1997, of business excellence on the Web."

About CIO Communications Inc.

CIO Communications Inc., was formed in 1987 to help CIOs, IT executives and other senior level managers succeed in business through the use of information technology. The company publishes technology-focused business magazines, produces the award-winning www.cio.com Web site, and develops and produces CIO Executive Programs series of conferences that provide educational and networking opportunities for corporate and government executives who want to expand their knowledge of technology, business management issues and innovative products and services. The company is a subsidiary of International Data Group (IDG), the leading global provider of information services on information technology.

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