Openwave Appoints John Giere As Senior Vice President of Products and Marketing

July 9, 2009

REDWOOD CITY, CA -- Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), one of the world's leading software innovators enabling revenue-generating personalized services that converge the mobile and broadband experience, today announced the appointment of John Giere as senior vice president, products and marketing, effective July 8. Giere brings more than 20 years of management, marketing and business development experience at leading companies in the telecommunications industry, including Alcatel Lucent and Ericsson. Giere will report to Openwave's CEO, Ken Denman.

"John is a well known industry veteran with a proven track record of impressive marketing results at both Alcatel Lucent and Ericsson, and we are proud to have him at Openwave," said Denman. "We will rely on John's expertise as we continue to bring products to market that allow our global customer base to capitalize on unprecedented growth in mobile data demand, as well as bring our unique internet mobilization, messaging and location products to new and emerging markets."

"The industry is at a critical turning point with unprecedented data growth that is pushing operators' networks to their breaking points," said Giere. "The opportunity for Openwave is tremendous; the company can play an essential role in helping operators embrace this data bandwidth challenge head-on by investing in the necessary software and network tools to better manage data demand. I look forward to working as part of the Openwave management team to grow the company's global market position."

Prior to Openwave, John served as chief marketing officer at Alcatel Lucent. He also held a number of senior marketing roles at Ericsson, including vice president, new business development; vice president, global branding and marketing; and executive vice president, business development and sales support. John currently serves on the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) Executive Board. He holds an MBA from the University of Maryland and a BS degree from Georgetown University.

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.