Openwave Selected by Vodafone Spain to Enable Improved Internet Experience for Mobile Customers

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:OPWV), one of the world’s leading software innovators enabling revenue-generating personalized services which converge the mobile and broadband experience, today announced the Openwave OpenWeb and Secure Content Management (SCM) solutions have been selected by Vodafone Spain. Part of Openwave’s next generation service management portfolio, these solutions will enable Vodafone Spain to provide its subscribers with rich, device-formatted content from websites to any mobile device.

“Openwave is committed to working with operators to create the best possible Internet experience on mobile devices, and unlock new service and merchandising opportunities that rapidly drive usage, adoption and new revenues,” said Hari Haran, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations, Openwave. “Our OpenWeb and security solutions are building on our unparalleled mobile access gateway expertise, market leadership and strong relationship with Vodafone.”

Openwave OpenWeb is an open Internet browsing solution designed to enable operators to offer consumers a broader range of content choices by delivering full Internet web pages in a user friendly and intelligent format to any mobile data enabled device. OpenWeb ensures that the most relevant sections of the website are delivered in the first or second segmented deck so that users receive the most important data from the website faster their mobile device.

Openwave SCM (Secure Content Management) delivers a multi-protocol, multi-service defense across messaging, browsing and downloads against the rapidly growing variety of threats to mobile services.

Openwave OpenWeb and SCM are part of Openwave’s suite of next generation service management solutions, which are designed to support the dramatic increase in http-based traffic, and act as middleware to enable the delivery of new applications and new services, including merchandising and advertising opportunities.

About Vodafone Spain

Vodafone Spain is part of the Vodafone Group, the world's leading mobile communications company, with a presence in 25 countries and partner networks in a further 39 countries, spanning the five continents. Vodafone offers a full range of mobile telecommunication services, including voice and data communications and currently serves over 241 million proportionate customers worldwide. Vodafone Spain has more than 15.473 million customers that benefit from the experience and scope of a World leading company helping individuals, businesses and communities to be more connected in a mobile world.

About Openwave

Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV) is one of the world’s leading innovators of software applications and infrastructure designed to enable revenue-generating, personalized services, including merchandising and advertising, which converge the mobile and broadband experience across all of a user’s devices.

As the communications industry intersects with the Internet, Openwave software enables service providers to converge services, increasing the value of their networks by accelerating time to market and reducing the cost and complexity associated with new service deployment. Openwave’s unique product portfolio provides a complete range of service management, messaging, location and client technologies. Openwave is a global company headquartered in Redwood City, California.

Openwave and the Openwave logo are trademarks of Openwave Systems Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This release contains forward-looking statements relating to expectations, plans or prospects for Openwave Systems Inc. that are based upon the current expectations and beliefs of Openwave's management and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. Notwithstanding changes that may occur with respect to matters relating to any forward looking statements, Openwave does not expect to, and disclaims any obligation to, update such statements. Openwave, however, reserves the right to update such statements or any portion thereof at any time for any reason.

In particular, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: (a) the ability of Openwave's products, including Openwave OpenWeb and Secure Content Management solutions, to deliver expected benefits; (b) the ability to develop and commercialize new products; (c) industry and customer adoption and acceptance of new products; (d) risks associated with the development and licensing of software generally, including potential delays in software development and technical difficulties that may be encountered in the development or use of our software; and (e) increased global competition and pricing pressure on our products.

For a detailed discussion of these and other cautionary statements, please refer to the risk factors discussed in filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including but not limited to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, and any subsequently filed reports. All documents also are available through the SEC's Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval system (EDGAR) at www.sec.gov or from Openwave's website at www.openwave.com.