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  OPENWAVE UNVEILS MULTIMEDIA MESSAGING SERVICE CENTER VERSION 2
  

  Multimedia Messaging Technology Addresses Key Industry Issues, Helps Operators Differentiate, Ignite Adoption, and Increase Usage
 
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - July 16, 2003 -- Openwave Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: OPWV), the leading independent provider of open software products and services for the communications industry, today announced the release of Openwave® Multimedia Messaging Service Center (MMSC) Version 2. Designed to improve the multimedia messaging experience and increase MMS usage, Openwave MMSC Version 2 provides innovative and market-differentiating features such as superb email support, the widest range of MMS and legacy handset support, as well as a rich set of pre-built applications including a gallery of images and photo albums, which provide compelling content, a branding opportunity for operators and a chance for subscribers to further personalize their MMS experience.

Openwave, the only MMSC vendor with multimillion user deployments and over two years of production experience, has leveraged its expertise to build MMSC Version 2-MMS technology that addresses critical industry issues such as low penetration of MMS handsets and poor transcoding across an increasing range of handset models. As a result of Openwave's handset interoperability program, MMSC Version 2 includes an intelligent rules engine which enables MMSC to optimize the transcoding to offer a better multimedia experience on more clients. Openwave MMSC is fully interoperable with Openwave Mobile Messaging Client, one of the most widely available MMS clients in 2003 handsets worldwide. In addition, MMSC Version 2 has proven interoperability with the widest range of MMS clients including embedded software on handsets as well as clients based on Palm OS, Pocket PC and BREW.

Openwave MMSC Version 2 not only offers a superior experience across more handsets, but it also extends the MMS community to email users and legacy handset users to accelerate viral adoption of MMS. Openwave MMSC Version 2 email and legacy support provides an intuitive experience with the ability to view MMS messages from a PC or WAP browser as they were intended to be seen on an MMS capable handset. Openwave MMSC also includes comprehensive anti-spam capabilities and enables users to opt in to receive and pay for emails so operators are able to tap into a new revenue stream.

"Many major operators are now entering the second stage of MMS," says Mark Lowenstein, managing director of Mobile Ecosystem. "As more content and handsets become available, wireless operators are becoming focused on offering unique content and an improved user experience over a scalable, flexible, and robust platform."

"Many operators offer an MMS service, but they are unable to optimize or differentiate their service due to limited available content and handsets," said David Hose, vice president and general manager, infrastructure group for Openwave. "Openwave MMSC Version 2 helps operators solve this problem by providing a solution that offers a better end user experience across both MMS and legacy devices. In addition, MMSC Version 2 aims to stimulate and increase MMS usage by providing easy access to ready content as well as providing a simple way to save and send personal content."

Openwave MMSC Version 2 leverages the strengths of market-leading Openwave MAG and MX technology at the heart of 70 mobile operators and 22 broadband suppliers. Openwave technology has already been chosen to power multimedia messaging at over ten operators, including five CDMA operators, to enable delivery of differentiated services to subscribers worldwide.

About Openwave
 
Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV) is the leading provider of open software products and services for more than 70 mobile operators, 45 handset manufacturers and 22 broadband suppliers. Openwave's breadth of products, including mobile phone software, multimedia messaging software (MMS), email, location and mobile gateways, along with its worldwide expertise enable its customers to deliver innovative and differentiated data services. Headquartered in Redwood City, California, Openwave has offices in 28 locations and in 14 countries. For more information please visit www.openwave.com.

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, the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2003, 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.


 
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