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MoBiTai Taiwan Selects Comverse To Enable Wireless Multimedia Messaging



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WOODBURY, N.Y., Feb 13, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Comverse, a unit of Comverse
Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMVT), and the world's leading supplier of software
and systems-enabling network-based multimedia enhanced communications services,
today announced that Taiwanese mobile operator MoBiTai has selected Comverse's
Multimedia Messaging Service Center (MMSC) and Mobile Data Gateway (MDG) to
enable its MMS service.

Comverse leveraged its experience in a wide range of value-added services and
messaging systems to provide MoBiTai with the system for MMS service.

"Our agreement with MoBiTai emphasizes that our platform is configurable, open
and flexible, and strengthens Comverse's position as a leading mobile data
provider," said Zeev Bregman, Chief Executive Officer of Comverse. "Taiwan is a
powerhouse in the Asia-Pacific region, and a leader in providing a range of
advanced mobile services. We are delighted that MoBiTai has joined other service
providers in selecting our MMSC, which is a vital part of our Total
Communications solution."

About Comverse MMSC

Comverse Multimedia Message Service Center (MMSC) is a scalable telco-grade
system, fully compliant with 3GPP MMS standards, for person-to-person as well
application-to-person messaging of rich multimedia content. Built on the
eXtensible Messaging Framework (XMF) and based on components of the Comverse
InSight Platform, the Comverse MMSC delivers advanced features and functionality
on a configurable, open and flexible platform. Comverse MMSC has advanced
transcoding capabilities and rules-based XMF to deliver superior MMS terminal
interoperability. Successfully deployed commercially throughout the world,
Comverse MMSC is the choice of more and more discerning service providers.

About Comverse

Comverse, a unit of Comverse Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMVT), is the world's
leading provider of software and systems enabling network-based multimedia
enhanced communications services. More than 400 wireless and wireline
telecommunications network operators in more than 100 countries have selected
Comverse's enhanced services systems and software, which enable the provision of
revenue-generating value-added services including call answering with one-touch
call return, short messaging services, IP-based unified messaging (voice, fax,
and email in a single mailbox), 2.5G/3G multimedia messaging (MMS), instant
communications, wireless information and entertainment services,
voice-controlled dialing, messaging and browsing, prepaid wireless services, and
additional personal communication services. Other Comverse Technology business
units include: Verint Systems, a leading provider of analytic solutions for
communications interception, digital video security and surveillance, and
enterprise business intelligence; and Ulticom, a leading provider of service
enabling network software for wireless, wireline, and Internet communications.
Comverse Technology is an S&P 500 and NASDAQ-100 Index company. For additional
information, visit the Comverse web site at http://www.comverse.com.

All product and company names mentioned herein may be registered trademarks or
trademarks of Comverse or the respective referenced company(s).

Note: This release may contain forward-looking statements that involve risks and
uncertainties. There can be no assurances that forward-looking statements will
be achieved, and actual results could differ materially from forecasts and
estimates. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially include: changes in the demand for the company's products; changes in
capital spending among the company's current and prospective customers; the
risks associated with the sale of large, complex, high capacity systems and with
new product introductions as well as the uncertainty of customer acceptance of
these new or enhanced products from either the company or its competition; risks
associated with rapidly changing technology and the ability of the company to
introduce new products on a timely and cost-effective basis; risks associated
with changes in the competitive or regulatory environment in which the company
operates; risks associated with significant foreign operations and international
sales and investment activities, including fluctuations in foreign currency
exchange rates, interest rates, and valuations of public and private equity; the
volatility of macroeconomic and industry conditions and the international
marketplace; risks associated with the company's ability to retain existing
personnel and recruit and retain qualified personnel; and other risks described
in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These risks and
uncertainties, as well as others, are discussed in greater detail in the filings
of the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most
recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q. These documents are available through the company, or through the SEC's
Electronic Data Gathering Analysis and Retrieval system (EDGAR) at www.sec.gov.
The company makes no commitment to revise or update any forward-looking
statements in order to reflect events or circumstances after the date any such
statement is made.


CONTACT: Comverse Technology, Inc., Woodbury
Investor/Business Press:
Paul D. Baker, 516/677-7226
or
Comverse, Wakefield
Industry Press:
Penny Blaisdell, 781/224-8612


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KEYWORD: NEW
YORK
MASSACHUSETTS
TAIWAN
INTERNATIONAL
ASIA
PACIFIC
SUBJECT CODE: TELECOMMUNICATIONS
SOFTWARE
NETWORKING
SOURCE:
Comverse

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