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To: Mark Ambrose who wrote (512)	7/7/1998 9:40:00 AM
From: Beltropolis Boy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1331

the latest press release: Comverse Network Systems Joins Wireless Application Protocol Forum July 7, 1998 08:03 AM WOODBURY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 7, 1998--Comverse Network Systems, a division of Comverse Technology Inc. (CMVT), and the world's leading supplier of enhanced services platforms to wireless and wireline network operators, today announced its membership in a new industry association, the Wireless Application Protocol Forum Ltd. (WAP). Comverse Network Systems is the first vendor to join WAP that is exclusively dedicated to providing network operators with enhanced services platforms. WAP, a non-profit organization, was formally established by Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia and Unwired Planet to bring Internet content and advanced services to digital cellular phones and other wireless terminals. This common industry standard encourages manufacturers, network operators, content providers, application developers and other device manufacturers to invest in developing compatible products. Consumers will benefit through a larger variety of choices in mobile communications applications, advanced services and Internet access. With over 150 digital wireless network operator customers worldwide, Comverse Network Systems considers WAP to be critical to new application development. As WAP-compliant phones begin to penetrate the market, Comverse Network Systems will be at the forefront providing carrier grade applications to wireless network operators. Comverse Network Systems intends to work closely with WAP to ensure that its network operator customers will be able to deploy new enhanced services that leverage smartphone capabilities. According to Stewart Hampton, manager of the New Services Group, Product Marketing of Comverse Network Systems, "We are looking forward to actively participating in the WAP Forum with other leading industry players. Comverse Network Systems hopes to foster the development of the WAP protocol as well as to contribute to the commercial deployment of WAP-compliant, leading-edge solutions for our wireless customers. As an early example of how WAP phones and network based platforms can be used to deliver new and powerful services, Comverse Network Systems has already developed and demonstrated a Mobile Visual Mailbox application that gives subscribers visual access via the Internet to a network-based Unified Mailbox to allow retrieval of voice, fax and e-mail messages. We're in the business of providing the most useful, easy-to-use, powerful mobile messaging applications available. We see WAP participation as a way for Comverse Network Systems to help set a new standard for value added services, which leverages the significant existing investment in Comverse Network Systems' platforms around the world." "As a WAP Forum founder, I am gratified to see a leading enhanced services platform vendor becoming an active participant in WAP," said Chuck Parrish, member of WAP's board of directors. "We look forward to seeing Comverse Network Systems bring their depth of knowledge and market leadership position in the network based value-added services arena to the Forum." About WAP Forum WAP is currently comprised of leading wireless industry organizations, wireless network operators, infrastructure and terminal manufacturers, smart card manufacturers, information technology and software companies worldwide. Members of WAP may contribute to the current specification work, participate in driving the continuing evolution of WAP and nominate and elect additional directors to the board of WAP. The growing membership of WAP shows a broadening industry commitment to the creation of a worldwide open specification. For more information, visit WAP Forum at wapforum.org. investor.msn.com