Exhibit 99.1

                           CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                       18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED
                            PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
                       OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Open Text Corporation
(the "Company") for the quarter ended September 30, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, P.
Thomas Jenkins, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. (S) 1350, as adopted pursuant to (S) 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that:

         (1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or
         15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

         (2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
         material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
         the Company.

                                                    /s/ P. Thomas Jenkins
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                                                    P. Thomas Jenkins
                                                    Chief Executive Officer

Dated: November 13, 2002