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  NEXTEL INTRODUCES MOBILE LOCATOR SERVICE USING OPENWAVE'S SOFTWARE AND SERVICES
  

  Wireless Location Application Helps Improve Customer Loyalty and Brings Efficiencies to Mobile Workforce
 
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - March 23, 2004 -- Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), the leading provider of open software products and services for the communications industry, today announced that Nextel Communications Inc. has recently introduced its Mobile Locator™ service, which uses Openwave® Location Manager and a custom application that the two companies built to provide a Web-based solution available through Nextel.com for locating handsets used by field employees for day-to-day business activities and services. Mobile Locator is one of the first fleet and mobile workforce management services in North America and is currently available for use on all Nextel handsets.

Mobile Locator utilizes Openwave Location Manager to gather subscriber's location information from multiple available sources via A-GPS drivers, and enables Nextel's A-GPS phones to securely deliver location information to mobile devices or any other requesting applications. Mobile Locator allows small sized businesses to view their employee's location on real-time online maps, view employee's location histories based on previous inquiries, and extend communication capabilities by being able to dispatch any employee depending on proximity to a location or a customer's needs.

"With more than eight years of experience bringing intelligent location-based services to subscribers, Openwave's location technology and services expertise helped us launch a differentiated commercial location service that can easily be integrated with other mobile applications and on multiple handsets," said Bob Ewald, senior director, wireless data services, Nextel. "With no special equipment or data plan needed, and no setup or integration necessary, Mobile Locator lets small sized businesses compete with larger enterprises in quality and efficiency of service, and is also ideal for individuals looking for a phone based location solution."

"Nextel is the innovative leader in delivering differentiated services to mobile business customers. Launching Mobile Locator will build upon the value of the other data services they have already deployed," said David Hose, chief development officer at Openwave. "Together, Openwave and Nextel can lead the industry in deploying location services that allow Nextel's business customers to enhance efficiencies, provide better service to their existing customers, and stand out from their competition."

About Openwave
 
Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV) 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.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
 
This release contains forward-looking statements relating to expectations, plans or prospects for Openwave Systems Inc. that are based upon the current expectations and beliefs of Openwave's management and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. In particular, the following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: (a) the ability to make changes in business strategy, development plans and product offerings to respond to the needs of our current, new and potential customers, suppliers and strategic partners; (b) risks associated with the development and licensing of software generally, including potential delays in software development and technical difficulties that may be encountered in the development or use of our software; (c) the ability to successfully partner with other companies; (d) increased global competition; (e) technological changes and developments; and (f) general risks of the Internet and wireless and wireline telecommunications sectors.

For a detailed discussion of these and other cautionary statements, please refer to the risk factors discussed in 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, 2003, 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 Web site at www.openwave.com. The Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements included in this document.

 
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