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  VIVO, THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE'S LARGEST WIRELESS OPERATOR, CONSOLIDATES AND EXPANDS PARTNERSHIP WITH OPENWAVE TO ENHANCE MOBILE MESSAGING AND CONTENT SERVICES FOR SUBSCRIBERS
  

  VIVO Selects Openwave MAG 6 and Openwave Messaging Mx 6 to offer Data Services and Mobile Email
 
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - November 10, 2004 -- 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 Telefónica Móviles SA (TEM) has selected Openwave's WAP2 Mobile Access Gateway Version 6 and Openwave® 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 Telefónica Móviles 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. (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.

 
Openwave and the Openwave logo are trademarks and or registered trademarks of Openwave Systems Inc. All other trademarks are the properties of their respective owners.

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