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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Openwave Mobile Browser Ships in Over One Billion Handsets Worldwide
Openwave Achieves Industry Milestone with Software That Helps Manufacturers Meet Operator Needs with Confidence
REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Aug. 9 -- Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV - News), the leading provider of open software products and services for the communications industry, today announced it has achieved a new milestone by having shipped its mobile browser in over one billion handsets worldwide. The company's client technology enables handset manufactures to meet operators' demands for personalized and easy-to-use data services. Increasingly, operators want the ability to add newer, more customized services to phones -- for a more personalized mobile data experience that is both quick to deploy and cost effective.
Today the browser is shipping in some of the World's most popular and feature rich data phones including Siemens' Series 65 handsets, Sanyo S-750, Sharp GX30, and KDDI's au WIN devices. Additionally, Openwave messaging client technology has been adopted by more than 20 manufacturers, and shipped on over 100 phone models.
Openwave was among Motorola, Nokia, and Seimens as one of the original founders the WAP Forum and, together who, introduced WAP (Wireless Application Protocol) in February 1999. Since then WAP has become the worldwide standard for enabling Internet communications and advanced data services on mobile devices. Today, virtually all mobile sites require WAP to translate content so it can be read by a mobile device. Openwave is evolving the browser beyond just a tool for viewing web pages on a device; today operators and handset manufacturers can customize multiple services on their phone by using the browser as the underlying core framework for network access, downloads, messaging, email, presentation and file and content management.
"Our software continues to be fundamental in the rollout of handsets across hundreds of different platforms around the world," said David Peterschmidt, chief executive officer of Openwave. "Openwave has shipped over one billion mobile phones worldwide, powering services from Internet browsing to content downloads. I fully expect this trend to continue as we continue to be a critical component for handset manufacturers as they work with operators to define new service visions."
About Openwave
Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV - News) 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 www.openwave.com.
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