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  DIGI OFFERS CUSTOMERS OPENWAVE SOLUTIONS TO INCITE FUN WITH MOBILE PHONES
  

  Strategic Alliance with Openwave Systems Brings End-to-End Solution to Power Intuitive, Entertaining and Personalized Mobile Internet Experience for DiGi Customers
 
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. and KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - October 29th 2002 -- Malaysia’s leading telecommunications player, DiGi Telecommunications and Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), the leading independent provider of open software products and services for the mobile communications industry, today announced that DiGi has deployed a suite of Openwave solutions that enable its customers to access an exciting line of mobile data services.

DiGi’s customers have always been early adopters of new data services. Their sophistication demands the latest and most appealing services, thereby requiring DiGi to continuously innovate to bring new and powerful applications with the highest level of service. Openwave’s end-to-end solution is comprised of the Openwave® Mobile Access Gateway, Openwave® Provisioning Manager and Openwave® Download Fun. This solution is designed to enable DiGi to offer a variety of revolutionary interactive services that are also easy-to-use and highly personalized, making them the premier wireless service provider and trail-blazer for progressive IP-based mobile communication services in Malaysia.

“Mobile phones are increasingly becoming a necessity among our community and we expect mobile phones to soon become the prime channel for communication, entertainment and personal productivity services,“ said Madam Chua Seok Theng, Chief Information Officer at DiGi. ”Openwave’s solution will enable us to offer a highly leverageable infrastructure to immediately provide our customers with new and compelling applications,“ Madam Chua added.

Openwave’s end-to-end solution are designed to give DiGi’s customers a superior “out-of-the-box” experience – from introducing them to mobile data services with zero effort - to accessing interesting mobile Internet content. Openwave Provisioning Manager is designed to allow DiGi customers to instantly activate their handsets over-the-air for both voice and data services. This secure provisioning provides better customer service while reducing operating and customer care costs. In addition, the seamless initiation promotes service trials and encourages rapid consumer adoption. The Openwave Provisioning Manager supports most of DiGi’s existing GSM/GPRS handsets.

Openwave Download Fun is designed to enable DiGi’s customers to personalize their handset with a variety of downloadable entertainment content such as ring-tones and wallpapers. Such personalization services are expected to drive strong customer demand, high user satisfaction and incremental revenue to DiGi, while instilling customer loyalty. The M-Services compliant Openwave Download Fun is upgradeable to the industry leading Openwave Download Manager, which has the additional capability to download Java™ MIDlets and client games while providing a robust content and business management environment.

“This is an excellent start to a longer term relationship to deliver state-of-the-art mobile communication and entertainment services to Malaysian mobile users. DiGi’s marketing-savvy management has set the standards in humanizing technology into compelling, relevant, and fun consumer-centric services. Openwave looks forward to working closely with DiGi to build out a high performance mobile data service that will continue to enhance the lifestyles of Malaysian mobile users,” said Don Oas, vice president of market solutions at Openwave Asia Pacific.

“As always, DiGi is a firm believer of exploring all avenues and forming smart partnerships with various esteemed organisations with the sole aim of delivering relevant products and services to our customers. We are pleased to form another partnership today with Openwave to give our customers a variety of entertaining options when using their mobile phones,” said Madam Chua.


About Openwave
 
Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV) is the worldwide leader of open IP-based communication infrastructure software and applications. Openwave is a global company headquartered in Redwood City, California. For more information, please visit www.openwave.com.

About DiGi
 
DiGi, with its core philosophy of It’s About You, is a telco that listens to its customers and tailors its services to suit their lifestyles - services that are meaningful and relevant, enhancing the way they live, work and play. DiGi is the first telco to launch the prepaid concept for mobile services in Malaysia and till today; DiGi remains the market leader. DiGi is also the first telco in Malaysia to launch a cost-saving postpaid mobile service to suit the different usage and lifestyle patterns of the customers of today in line with full deregulation.

With its unwavering focus on providing customer delight, DiGi offers the most comprehensive and innovative range of products and services to take its customers beyond mere satisfaction. This is reflected in its many industry-leading offerings, all of which are delivered with an exceptional standard of service that exemplifies DiGi’s professionalism and commitment.


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. 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 to realize our strategic objectives by taking advantage of market opportunities in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia; (b) the ability to make changes in business strategy, development plans and product offerings to respond to the needs of our current, new and potential customers, suppliers and strategic partners; (c) 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; (d) the effects of our restructurings and the ability to successfully support our operations; (e) the potential negative reaction by our customers to our reduced size and market capitalization; (f) the ability to recruit and retain qualified, experienced employees; (g) the willingness of communication service providers to invest and improve their data networks; (h) the ability to successfully partner with other companies; (i) the ability to acquire additional companies and technologies and integrate such acquisitions; (j) increased global competition; (k) technological changes and developments; (l) general risks of the Internet and wireless and wireline telecommunications sectors; and (m) the uncertain economic and political climate in the United States and throughout the rest of the world and the potential that such climate may deteriorate further.

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, 2002 and 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 Web site at www.openwave.com. The Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements included in this document.


 
Openwave, the Openwave logo and Services OS are trademarks of Openwave Systems Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.Java and all Java-based marks are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.

For further information:
 
Contact Openwave Worldwide Public Relations

Openwave Systems Inc.
Stephanie Wong
+852 3416-9010
stephanie.wong@openwave.com

Fleishman-Hillard For Openwave in Malaysia
Thomas Tan
+603-2732 6001
tant@fleishman.com

DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd
Christina Celestine
+603-5721 1563
chrisce@digi.com.my

  



 
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