MEDIA RELEASE PR38862
Openwave Announces Smart User Repository for Mobile Operators to Manage Rising
Network Traffic
WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Mar. 24 /NZPA-AsiaNet/ --
Latest Openwave Offering Delivers Real-time User Profiles and Policies for
Operators Implementing User Profile Repository or User Data Repository Solutions
CTIA WIRELESS 2010, LAS VEGAS, Nevada - March 23, 2010 - Openwave Systems Inc.
(Nasdaq: OPWV), a global software innovator delivering context-aware mediation and
messaging solutions, today announced the launch of its Openwave® Smart User
Repository for operators, a highly scalable, highly reliable user data storage
solution built on the proven foundation of Openwave's directory technology. Smart
User Repository offers high speed, low latency user profile and policy access that is
specifically designed to assist operators in managing their increasing data traffic.
Because of its highly scalable and reliable architecture, Openwave's Smart User
Repository is an excellent candidate for operators' 3GPP user profile repository
(UPR) and user data repository (UDR) requirements, particularly as operators move
quickly to deploy policy infrastructure addressing the increasing traffic loads
brought about by the data tsunami.
"As operators continue to witness unprecedented data traffic volumes, it is
incumbent upon them to consider integrated policy management tools that will help
them rapidly access user profile and policy information as is common in the web
world," said John Giere, senior vice president of products and marketing at Openwave.
"One of our longstanding tier-one North American operators has already deployed our
repository and is currently processing in excess of 2.5 billion queries a day."
Openwave Smart User Repository
Smart User Repository's intelligent and flexible architecture allows for
configurable deployments based on the respective operator's environment and traffic
profile. Openwave's previous version of the offering, Openwave® Directory, provides
an easy transition for operators evaluating a replacement path for systems that are
not scalable. Key benefits of Smart User Repository include:
. Intelligent Architecture - The decoupling of read and write operations can
provide a lightweight Master/Replica architecture which allows for separate scaling
of these characteristics as needs arise. Replicas can be diskless for better
performance and lower cost.
. Scalability - Scalability based on the loose coupling between the Master(s) and
Replica(s). The lightweight replication mechanism can ensure low replication load on
the Master(s) to maintain a linear cost of growing the system.
. Availability/Reliability - Smart User Repository's architecture allows the
operator to define different levels of spare capacity depending on the criticality of
the application. The repository's predecessor, Openwave Directory, has demonstrated
greater than 99.999% availability over the last five years at our largest deployment.
. Low Latency - The lightweight replication mechanism of the Smart User
Repository enables implementation of geo-distribution working to ensure low latency
across wide areas. Replicas can serve single entry requests in less than three
milliseconds depending on the hardware platform.
. Continuous Service Operation During Upgrades - The loosely coupled architecture
of the Smart User Repository is expected to provide the resilience and flexibility
needed to manage the system on a day-to-day basis. Automatic distribution of schema
updates can also facilitate daily management of the data model, even for widely
distributed systems.
About Openwave
Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV) is a global software innovator delivering
context-aware mediation and messaging solutions that enable communication service
providers and the broader ecosystem to create and deliver smarter services.
Building on its mobile data heritage, Openwave mobilizes the Internet with
predictive solutions fueled by real-time analytics that mediate among all different
ecosystem elements, permitting the enhancement of every mode of IP traffic. The
result can provide customers with a 360-degree view of their network, devices and
services, and enables them to proactively optimize network resources, quickly launch
smart mobile services, and provide a contextually relevant user experience.
Openwave is a global company with a blue chip customer base spanning North
America, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand, Asia, Africa, Europe, and the
Middle East. Openwave is headquartered in Redwood City, California. For more
Forward Looking Statement
This press release contains statements regarding Openwave Systems' expectations
of the benefits of Openwave® Smart User Repository, as well as the expected timing of
the release of Openwave® Smart User Repository. Actual timing of release and
performance of Openwave® Smart User Repository could differ materially as a result of
unanticipated factors and events, including that Openwave Systems could face
difficulties in launching Openwave® Smart User Repository, or Openwave® Smart User
Repository may not function as expected with various operators, due to technical or
other unforeseen reasons. Further risks inherent in Openwave Systems' business are
detailed in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in Openwave Systems' Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2009 (filed February 5, 2010 with the
Securities and Exchange Commission).
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For further information:
Openwave Systems Inc.
Paula Holland
Public Relations
Paula.Holland@openwave.com
Tel: +64 650-480-5640
SOURCE: Openwave Systems Inc
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