Open Text and SAP Announce Joint Marketing On Collaboration and Knowledge Management; Livelink and mySAP Integration Announced by Joint Partner, Open Connect

Business Wire, June 11, 2002

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CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 11, 2002

Open Text(TM) Corporation (Nasdaq:OTEX)(TSX:OTC), provider of Livelink(R), the leading collaboration and knowledge management software for the global enterprise, today announced plans for a series of co-sponsored seminars and events with SAP, the world's leading provider of e-business software solutions. These seminars are intended for knowledge managers and directors of engineering and operations who desire to further leverage their IT investments.

"SAP is committed to working with Open Text as a valued partner," said Nicolai Unterbarnscheidt, Solution Architect, SAP Solution Center. "We have worked well together on past marketing activities and anticipate enthusiastic response to these upcoming events. SAP and Open Text share a number of high-profile and valued customers who require interoperability between our technologies."

The first seminar in this series will occur online on June 20, 2002 and explore integration options available to SAP and Livelink customers. Subsequent knowledge management events are planned in Germany, Singapore, and Switzerland. Siemens Business Services and Open Connect AG, both partners of SAP and Open Text will also participate in these events. The full calendar and registration is available at http://www.opentext.com/events.> Organizations continue to realize significant business value through the complementary technologies offered by Open Text and SAP. As an example, Open Connect AG, both an Open Text and SAP partner, recently announced iViews 4 Livelink. A leading provider of integrated collaboration and knowledge management solutions, Open Connect developed a set of portal iViews and modules to integrate Livelink into mySAP(TM) Enterprise Portals. As a result, portal users can work with a familiar portals look and feel while accessing Livelink.

The integration of mySAP and Livelink, using iViews 4 Livelink is designed to improve productivity and information quality, standardize the user's experience, and provide access to all of the collaboration and knowledge management functionality of Livelink.

Further demonstrating the functionality of the integration, Open Connect has introduced its new Website using mySAP Enterprise Portals at http://www.openconnect.ch/. The new site incorporates Open Connect's corporate intranet, based on Livelink.

"The success of Open Text's partnership with SAP has been built on a mutual commitment to delivering true business value and return on investment to our joint customers. Open Connect and Siemens Business Services contribute handsomely to that proposition," said Bill Forquer, Senior Vice President of Business Development, Open Text. "Open Text, SAP, and our partners will continue to develop joint strategies to further extend the added value our products offer."

About Livelink

Livelink is the leader in collaboration and knowledge management for the global enterprise. 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. For more information, visit www.opentext.com/livelink/

About SAP

SAP is the world's leading provider of e-business software solutions. Through the mySAP.com(R) e-business platform, people in businesses around the globe are improving relationships with customers and partners, streamlining operations, and achieving significant efficiencies throughout their supply chains. Today, more than 18,000 companies in over 120 countries run more than 50,000 installations of SAP(R) software. With subsidiaries in over 50 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE under the symbol "SAP." (Additional information at http://www.sap.com)

About Open Text

Since 1991, Open Text Corporation has delivered innovative software that brings people together to share knowledge, achieve excellence, deliver innovation, and enhance processes. Its legacy of innovation began with the successful deployment of the world's first search engine technology for the Internet. Today, as the leading global supplier of collaboration and knowledge management software for the enterprise, Open Text supports five million users across 4,500 corporations in 31 countries and 12 languages throughout the world. As a publicly traded company, Open Text manages and maximizes its resources and relationships to ensure the success of great minds working together. For more information, visit www.opentext.com