Openwave Showcases Latest Solutions To Help Operators Become Intelligent Smart Pipes At CTIA Wireless 2009

Openwave Highlights Latest Mobile Internet, Messaging and Location Software and Infrastructure

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – March 31, 2009 – 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 that the Company will showcase its latest mobile internet, messaging and location software applications and infrastructure at CTIA Wireless 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada, April 1 – 3, 2009.

“Openwave is helping operators deliver an internet experience to their mobile subscribers that are tantamount to the PC experience,” said Ken Denman, CEO, Openwave. “Our complete mobile internet, messaging and location solutions are helping operators with everything from providing a better understanding of their subscriber’s behaviors, which can translate into more customer value through the delivery of more relevant services and increased service usage – to providing new ways for an operator to maximize bandwidth consumption and lower total cost of ownership for their mobile internet infrastructure.”

Openwave executives will participate in industry discussions at this year’s conference to highlight key industry trends and the role of software and services in driving innovation and personalization.

· Sean MacNeill, vice president, global services and support, will participate on an Alcatel-Lucent-sponsored 4G Symposium panel entitled “Learning through experience: IP transformation best-practices” on Tuesday, March 31 from 17:00 – 17:45. The event will take place at the Bellagio.

· Dan Nguyen, director, product management, will participate in an Openwave-sponsored executive roundtable breakfast entitled “Privacy Management in a 4G World” on Wednesday, April 1 from 7:30 to 8:45 at the Wynn Encore. This roundtable breakfast will be moderated by Dan O’Shea, Editor-in-Chief, FierceTelecom.

· Sean MacNeill will also be a panel participant for the CTIA Wireless 2009 Partnerships Growing Mobile track entitled, “Mobile Internet -Access to Internet is not a Desk Job Anymore” on Thursday, April 2 from 16:00 – 17:15 in Room S 228.

Openwave’s solutions will be available for demonstration in the Openwave Hospitality Suite located at MR-385, including:

· The “Open Internet Experience” will showcase Openwave’s next generation mobile internet services that allow mobile operators to create greater value in their mobile internet offerings with a more personalized, intuitive experience.

· The “Analytics and Mobile Advertising” area will demonstrate how operators can use mobile analytics to glean subscriber information to form the basis for personalized services and to improve customer satisfaction. Mobile advertising solutions that can apply rules to choosing ads and how different ad networks can be selected will also be demonstrated

· The “Messaging” area will showcase several products including converged communications, voice solutions and mobile email offerings.

· In our “Location” area, we will be showcasing a location-aware advertising demonstration.

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 mobile analytics, content adaptation, mobile and broadband advertising, and a suite of unified messaging solutions.

As the communications industry intersects with the Internet, Openwave software enables service providers to converge services, in an effort to increase 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 mobile internet service management, messaging, and location based solutions. Openwave is a global company with a blue chip customer base spanning North America, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Openwave is headquartered in Redwood City, California. For more information please visit www.openwave.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1943 and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, including, but not limited to, the aforementioned focus on network-based offerings and the anticipated impact on Openwave’s financial statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to many risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Notwithstanding changes that may occur with respect to matters relating to any forward looking statements, Openwave assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements included in this press release.

For a detailed discussion of these and other cautionary statements, please refer to the risk factors discussed in the Company’s 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, 2008, its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended September 30, 2008, December 30, 2008, 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.

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