Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), the leading provider of open software products and services for the communications industry, today announced the Company will showcase a variety of next-generation information, communication and entertainment solutions and services enabled by Openwave during CTIA Wireless 2006 (Booth #536) in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 5-7.
“Openwave is a driving force behind the dramatic growth of data services, working with our customers to fuel innovation and maximize the revenue potential of their network,” said David Peterschmidt, president and CEO, Openwave. “Given the increasing level of competition resulting from network convergence and new market entrants, including portal providers, it is incumbent upon operators to innovate faster with differentiating features that set their value apart from the competition. We see enormous business benefits in developing a personalized mobile experience that aligns carriers’ offerings closely with their customers needs.”
Openwave executives will participate in panel discussions at this year’s conference to discuss key industry trends and the role of software and services in driving innovation and personalization. Richard Wong, senior vice president of products and services, will speak on a panel entitled, “Software: The Glue of the Mobile System” on Thursday, April 6 from 1 – 2:30 p.m. PT in Room N113.
In addition, Guillaume Decugis, vice president of Musiwave, an Openwave company, will participate on a panel entitled, “The Mobile DRM Conundrum: Enabling Super Distribution” on Thursday, April 6 from 3:30 – 5 p.m. PT in Room N113. Musiwave, a leading provider of mobile music entertainment services to operators and media companies worldwide, recently announced its expansion in the North American market after signing a deal with Canadian telecommunications company, TELUS, to deploy Musiwave’s full-track music download service for its mobile phone subscribers.
Musiwave’s Music Wizard service, delivered with technology partner Gracenote, a leader in global digital entertainment technology, will also be featured as an interactive game in the Openwave booth. “Get That Tune” will put attendees in competition with the Musiwave service, battling to identify a song title and artist name before the Music Wizard.
New Openwave services and solutions, as well as key partner offerings,
will be available for demonstration in the Openwave booth (#536), including:
Information Solutions
— Live feeds of news, entertainment and sports headlines to the handset
— The latest location-based services such as points of interest mapping
and “meet-me” applications
— An intuitive portal that provides personalized content based on user
behavior
— New content management technologies that enable rich web pages to be
rendered more effectively on mainstream mobile devices, and provide a
secure environment for users both on and off portal
Communication Solutions
— Adaptive messaging services, including rich mail, cross-platform
voicemail services and a network-based address book
Entertainment Solutions
— Mobile television services integrated with the Openwave(R) Mobile
Integrated Dynamic Application System (MIDAS) environment, provided by
IceTV, who delivers live TV broadcasts and custom programming developed
specifically for handhelds
— Mobile music services from Musiwave, including Smart Radio, which
allows consumers to access customized mobile streaming music
programming; a new music player which features a full track mobile
music subscription service; Music on Demand Service (MODS(TM)) which
allows fast, full-length secure downloads of music directly to 3G
mobile devices. Although all four services are commercially available
from Musiwave, Smart Radio is also available pre-integrated with MIDAS
About Openwave
Openwave Systems Inc. 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 http://www.openwave.com.