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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
VIVO Selects Openwave MAG 6 And Openwave Messaging Mx 6 to Offer Data Services And Mobile Email
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Nov. 10 -- Openwave Systems
Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), the leading provider of open software products and
services for the communications industry, today announced that VIVO, a joint
Venture led by Portugal Telecom (NYSE: PT) and Telefonica Moviles SA (TEM) has
selected Openwave's WAP2 Mobile Access Gateway Version 6 and Openwave(R)
Messaging Mx 6, to deliver an intuitive user experience for mobile email, and
rich content.
Openwave's commitment to helping perfect the user experience will enable
VIVO to increase usage and ultimately revenue of these services on today's and
future handsets. MAG 6, combined with Mx 6, will enable VIVO to rapidly
launch new wireless services and bundles for its subscribers by combining
content and messaging to sustain the data services leadership in the Brazilian
market.
Openwave MAG 6 provides a complete and integrated solution for WAP 1 and
WAP 2 capabilities. Openwave Messaging Mx 6 leverages the strengths of MAG 6
such as WAP Push and allows users to send, receive and store messages with any
kind of content from the widest range of new and legacy handsets, as well as
enables operators to push notifications with personalized content to its
end-users.
"VIVO selected Openwave WAP2 and mobile messaging because Openwave
delivers mobile data services experience on new and legacy handsets to all
end users through its gateway," said Javier Rodriguez, Chief Technology
Officer from VIVO. "Openwave's technology will enable VIVO to offer our
subscribers the latest and greatest in terms of mobile messaging and content
in an easy-to-use and cost-effective format as we evolve our IP messaging for
the best and most flexible service offering. By investing in Openwave IP
infrastructure, VIVO can start building a new generation of content and
messaging services that will help us identify new revenue sources whilst
controlling our operational costs."
"At Openwave we believe in partnering with customers to enhance the
end-user experience and give them the freedom to brand their services, build
their communities and retain subscribers," said Dave Whalen, GM of Americas at
Openwave. "VIVO is one of our largest customers in Latin America and we look
forward to expanding our partnership with VIVO to jointly develop new advanced
data services that will increase customer loyalty and open up new revenue
opportunities for VIVO."
About VIVO
As a part of the Portugal Telecom and Telefonica Moviles Groups, VIVO is
the largest cellular telephone operator in the Southern Hemisphere and the
10th in the world, with 25 million customers in Brazil. The company is the
leader of both the individual and corporate segments and provides solutions to
the latter through its VIVO Empresas business unit.
VIVO's competitive leadership is in its CDMA technology -- which is the
basis of the Third Generation cellular telephones all over the world,
according to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Add to this
its coverage, modernity and the innovative nature of its voice and data
transmission services, such as broadband mobile Internet, video transmission
and other formats of online communication.
About Openwave
Openwave Systems Inc. is the leading independent provider of open software
products and services for the communications industry. 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.
Openwave is a global company headquartered in Redwood City, California. For
more information please visit http://www.openwave.com.
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