Global Partner Awards Recognize SAP Partners that Made Exemplary Contributions to SAP's Ecosystem

WATERLOO - Open Text , a global leader in Enterprise Content Management (ECM), announced that it has been awarded a 2009 SAP(R) Pinnacle Award as the Regional Software Solutions Partner of the Year, EMEA. SAP Pinnacle Awards were granted to leading SAP partners that have excelled in enhancing the customer experience, addressing critical issues such as accelerating co-innovation and improving return on investment.

Winners were selected based on over 300 nominations, twice the amount in 2008, received from partners and SAP employees. Open Text received the award at a special awards ceremony held on the eve of SAPPHIRE(R) 2009, SAP's international customer conference being held in Orlando, Fla. May 11-14 "The SAP Pinnacle Awards reflect the continued success we are seeing both in EMEA and around the world helping customers connect their enterprise content with SAP solutions," said Patrick Barnert, Vice President, SAP Solutions at Open Text. "We are especially pleased to have won an SAP Pinnacle Award two years running and look forward to even greater success in the coming year. By working closely with SAP, we are helping our joint customers lower costs, boost productivity and increase compliance."