WATERLOO - Open Text(TM) Corporation announced unaudited financial results for its first quarter ended September 30, 2009.(1)

Total revenue for the first quarter was $211.4 million, up 16% compared to $182.6 million for the same period in the prior fiscal year. License revenue in the first quarter was $47.3 million, down 6% compared to $50.1 million in the first quarter of the prior fiscal year.

Adjusted net income in the quarter was $32.8 million or $0.58 per share on a diluted basis, up 16% compared to $28.2 million or $0.53 per share on a diluted basis for the same period in the prior fiscal year. Net income in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("US GAAP") was $1.7 million or $0.03 per share on a diluted basis, compared to $14.7 million or $0.28 per share on a diluted basis for the same period in the prior fiscal year.(2)

The cash and cash equivalents balance as of September 30, 2009 was $212.2 million. Accounts receivable as of September 30, 2009, totaled $135.6 million, compared to $108.3 million as of September 30, 2008, and Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) was 58 days in the first quarter of fiscal 2010, compared to 53 days in the first quarter of fiscal 2009.

"We met our profit and revenue goals in what has seasonally been our toughest quarter. License revenue fell short of our expectations, mainly due to deferred purchase decisions for our Web Content Management (WCM) products," said John Shackleton, President and Chief Executive Officer of Open Text. "We are seeing a continued demand for compliance solutions, as well as companies laying the groundwork for ECM 2.0 solutions. In the current economic environment we remain committed to meeting our annual profitability targets, while focusing on capturing market share by leveraging our strategic partnerships."

Please see note (2) below for a reconciliation of non-US GAAP based financial measures used in this news release, to US GAAP based financial measures.