Waterloo, Ontario - 2000-05-25 - Open Text™ Corporation (Nasdaq: OTEX, TSE: OTC), the leading provider of collaborative intranet, extranet and e-business applications, today announced that the United States Air Force has named Open Text’s Livelink® Records Management as a records management solution.

The US Air Force conducted an evaluation of all DoD 5015.2 STD certified records management products and recommended Livelink Records Management as an electronic records management solution. Livelink Records Management has a proven track record of successful installations with the US Army Reserve and the Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA). Livelink Records Management is currently being implemented at the Joint Chiefs of Staff, with final installation scheduled for October of this year.

DoD 5015.2-STD defines the basic requirements, based on operational, legislative and legal needs, that must be met by records management application (RMA) products to be considered by the Department of Defense (DoD) and its components.

"With the Defense Contract Audit Agency and the Joint Chiefs of Staff already implementing Livelink Records Management, the US Air Force’s selection of Livelink Records Management, demonstrates the continued confidence the US military has in Open Text solutions," said Andrew Pery, Vice President, Global Marketing, Open Text Corporation.

Cited benefits of Livelink Records Management include:

• Automates office File plans, and Air Force Tables and Rules.
• Quick and easy deployment to millions of users.
• Ability to manage risk associated with e-mail.
• Web Based.
• Consolidated View.

Livelink Records Management, and its associated services, are available for purchase through contracting vehicles including, I-Case, G.S.A. Advantage and Information Technology Tools blanket purchasing agreements (BPAs).

Livelink Records Management is a fully integrated, Web-based enterprise records management solution. By delivering a complete range of records management functions through a Web browser, Livelink Records Management increases access to enterprise records, giving all records managers and knowledge workers to administer, create, classify or manage paper or electronic information. Livelink Records Management delivers a complete range of business critical records management functionality. Features like the automatic invocation of retention and disposition rules, the ability to centralize and automate business rules and access to multiple repositories, from a variety of desktop applications as well as a Web browser, make Livelink Records Management a part of every business function.

Livelink is a highly scaleable e-business application. Its richly-featured enterprise services include virtual team collaboration, business process automation, enterprise group scheduling and information retrieval services, all tightly integrated into a solution that is easily customized and extended. Livelink is essential to the effective management and development of communities of interest that span organizations and industries. For everything from the creation of complex e-community relationships to the automation of simple e-business processes, Livelink delivers true dynamic collaboration between individuals, organizations, and large trading communities. Livelink servers are fully Web-based and open-architected to ensure rapid deployment and easy access to its full functionality through a standard Web browser.

Open Text has pioneered the development of innovative intranet, extranet and e-Business applications. Since creating one of the first search engines to index the World Wide Web, the Company has remained at the forefront of Internet-based technologies. Today, Open Text solutions allow individuals, teams, organizations, and global trading communities to collaborate on projects, share ideas and accelerate innovation to the fastest possible speed. We call it HyperInnovation™ and it is already a major factor in the success of leading Global 2000 organizations. Open Text has become the largest supplier of collaborative, Web-based e-Business applications for the enterprise, with over 3.5 million users in 31 countries, speaking 12 languages throughout the world. For more information, visit www.opentext.com.

Copyright © 2000 by Open Text Corporation. Livelink, 'Effective Solutions. Driven By Vision. Powered By Innovation.', HyperInnovation, b2bScene.com, and Open Text are trademarks or registered trademarks of Open Text Corporation., Inc. This list is not exhaustive. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

This news release may contain forward-looking statements relating to the deployment of Livelink and Livelink Records Management by customers, and future performance of Open Text Corporation. Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, risks involved in 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 and other risks 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 years ended June 30, 1998, and June 30, 1999, and Form 10-Q for the quarters ended September 30, 1999, December 31, 1999 and March 31, 2000. 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 obligations to update forward-looking statements should circumstances or management’s beliefs or opinions change.

Meagan Ross
Public Relations Coordinator
Open Text Corporation
519-888-7111-2368
mross@opentext.com

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