Openwave Receives Prestigious Recognition from Investors in People Northern Ireland

Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), a global software innovator delivering context-aware mediation and messaging solutions that enable communication service providers and the broader ecosystem to create and deliver smarter services, today announced that the Company’s UK engineering facility has been awarded Gold Status by Investors in People Northern Ireland. The Gold Status honour is bestowed upon as few as one percent of employers across the UK every year. Openwave is one of the first companies in the UK to achieve the prestigious Investors in People Gold Award.

“Openwave strongly exceeds the requirements of the Investors in People Standard in all aspects with particular strengths in learning, equality, leadership and management, reward and recognition, delegation, learning and evaluation. The performance of Openwave, and its pursuit of excellence during this period of global economic challenge, serve as an example to many other organisation,” said Paul Bryans, centre manager, Investors in People Northern Ireland. “It is most encouraging witnessing companies like Openwave invest in the talent of the burgeoning technology sector in Northern Ireland and we look forward to serving as an advisor to other businesses like Openwave to foster the level of commitment to create employment opportunities.”

“We are honoured to have been recognized with the prestigious Gold Status from Investors in People Northern Ireland,” said Ken Denman, CEO, Openwave. “Openwave is a global software innovator and we are constantly looking for top talent. We view Northern Ireland as a key area in our corporate development strategy and look forward to continuing our investment in the region.”