Openwave - About Openwave - Industry-Leading Innovation

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Openwave (Nasdaq: OPWV) is the leading independent provider of open software products and services for the communications industry, including wireless operators, broadband providers and device manufacturers worldwide.

Commitment to Technology

Openwave's breadth of products, including phone software, multimedia messaging software (MMS), email, location and mobile gateways enable its customers to deliver innovative and differentiated data services. Its worldwide expertise and deep industry experience make it a trusted collaborator in developing and deploying mobile and wireline services.

As one of the early innovators in mobile data and messaging, Openwave introduced its first software products in 1994. Today Openwave powers mobile data and messaging for leading operators worldwide.

Commitment to Thought Leadership

Openwave teams with other industry leaders, including HP, Siemens, and IBM, to foster innovation and ensure the success and growth of the mobile Internet. Our customers include four of the top five mobile operators in the United States - AT&T Wireless, Verizon Wireless, Sprint PCS, and Nextel - as well as global companies such as KDDI in Japan and BT Genie in the UK.

Led by President and CEO, David Peterschmidt, Openwave is guided by a strong executive team committed to defining and advancing industry standards, creating and strengthening partnerships with complementary technology and service providers, and solidifying the company's role as technology and thought leader for the mobile Internet industry.

Openwave is a global company with approximately 1,300 employees, and is headquartered in Redwood City, California. Openwave was launched in November of 2000 as a result of the merger of Phone.com and Software.com. Phone.com, founded in 1995, and Software.com, founded in 1993, both had a long history of delivering innovative software products and technology to CSP's worldwide.

Openwave IQ: Unique Perspective, Valuable Expertise

Openwave's deep industry experience and relationships with leading mobile operators, wireline operators, and handset manufacturers place the company in a unique position to view the market, its challenges and opportunities. Openwave IQ is the spark behind our quarterly newsletter, Inside the Wave, presenting executive opinion, industry statistics, and analyst viewpoints on issues facing mobile data and broadband market executives.