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  OPENWAVE STRENGTHENS EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM WITH APPOINTMENT OF HARI HARAN AS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF WORLDWIDE FIELD OPERATIONS
  

  General Managers for Americas and Client Business Also Appointed
 
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - June 12, 2007 -- Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), the leading provider of independent software products and services for the communications industry, today announced the recent appointment of Hari Haran to senior vice president of worldwide field operations.

"We are pleased to have attracted a world-class telecom industry executive to lead Openwave's global sales and services efforts," said Robert Vrij, president and chief executive officer of Openwave. "After a number of years spent in previous international roles, Hari brings extensive knowledge of the global communications market to Openwave. I look forward to working with Hari in deepening relationships with our global customers and driving the delivery of our pioneering products into the market."

Haran, who has spent more than 20 years in the telecommunications industry, formerly served as vice president and general manager of Lucent EMEA, where he helped grow the business from $500 million to $2.5 billion in annual revenue. Haran will oversee Openwave's global field organization and all customer-facing functions, including sales, professional services and global support. He will also serve as a key member of the executive team and will be responsible for the successful execution of Openwave's global sales and services strategy.

Haran worked with several start-ups in senior executive-level roles, most recently as CEO of LongBoard, a leading fixed-mobile convergence company. Previously, he spent more than 12 years in various management positions at Lucent, Bell Labs and AT&T Network Systems. Openwave also announced it has further strengthened its sales operations with the recent appointments of Sean MacNeill as general manager for the Americas region and Gordon Tsang as general manager for the client business, a newly created position designed to place increased focus on re-establishing Openwave's position as a market leader in client software.

Both appointments will report directly to Hari Haran, and together with current sales management, they will be focused on working with the regional sales and services teams to improve sales and services execution and further strengthen relationships with key Openwave customers.

MacNeill brings more than 15 years of experience in sales, operations, business development, and general management to Openwave, as well as a successful track record of executing large deals. MacNeill joins Openwave from SoluNet, Inc., an industry-leading total network solutions provider and value-added network integrator, where he was Chief Operating Officer, and bringing a deep understanding of the market for converged services. Previously, MacNeill served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Dynavar Corporation, an integrated communications solution provider in the telecommunications industry that was acquired by SoluNet in August 2006. Tsang brings more than 17 years of telecommunication experience to his new role. During the past three years, he has served as Openwave's area vice president for the Asia-Pacific region, a tenure highlighted by consistent sales execution and leadership in implementing Openwave's browser migration program.

About Openwave
Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV) is one of the world's leading innovators of software applications and infrastructure designed to enable revenue-generating, personalized services, including merchandising and advertising, which converge the mobile and broadband experience across all of a user's devices.

As the communications industry intersects with the Internet, Openwave software enables service providers to converge services, increasing the value of their networks by accelerating time to market and reducing the cost and complexity associated with new service deployment. Openwave's unique product portfolio provides a complete range of service management, messaging, location and client technologies. Openwave is a global company headquartered in Redwood City, California. For more information please visit www.openwave.com.

Cautionary Note Regarding 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 change business strategy, development plans and product offerings; (b) the ability to successfully implement and recognize cost savings; (c) the ability to develop and commercialize new products; (d) the results of Harbinger's unsolicited partial tender offer; (e) industry and customer adoption and acceptance of new products; (f) 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; and (g) increased global competition and pricing pressure on our products.

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, 2006, 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 website at www.openwave.com.

 
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