OPENWAVE SELLS LOCATION BUSINESS TO PERSISTENT SYSTEMS

REDWOOD CITY, CA - February 01, 2012 --

Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), a global software innovator and the inventor of the mobile internet, announced today the sale of its Location business to a subsidiary of Persistent Systems Ltd. (BSE & NSE: PERSISTENT), a leader in outsourced software product development (OPD) services. Specific financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

“We have achieved the first milestone in our strategic initiative to divest Openwave of its product businesses. We are pleased with the sale of our Location business to Persistent Systems, a longstanding development partner of ours, and we are committed to a smooth transition for our location customers and employees,” said Mike Mulica, CEO of Openwave. “We continue to believe in our ability to drive toward the execution of our strategic plan for our market-leading mediation and messaging product lines, as we continue to focus on our intellectual property business and drive long-term profitability.”

Openwave will make further disclosures regarding its strategic alternatives process as, and when, a specific transaction is approved by the Board of Directors or it is otherwise determined that further disclosure is appropriate or required by law.

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