Comverse has been selected by Kyivstar, Ukraine’s largest mobile operator with over 22 million users, to deploy a multi-channel mobile advertising platform in its network, allowing Kyivstar to launch targeted promotional campaigns to its subscribers.

Kyivstar will use the Comverse HUB Mobile Advertising platform with advanced targeting and analytics capabilities to promote its own products and services to subscribers via multiple channels, such as text messaging (SMS) and replies generated by self-service options made possible by Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD). For instance, balance notifications generated by Kyivstar’s existing prepaid billing system from Comverse will include promotions of Kyivstar’s own products.

To constantly improve results, advanced metrics will make it possible for Kyivstar to precisely track and fine tune the effectiveness of marketing campaigns. In addition, because the billing system is always on and available, Kyivstar is assured that these results are accurate and not skewed by system downtimes.

“Mobile advertising gives us creative new ways to enrich the user experience and provide subscribers with information and promotions relevant to them,” said Vitaliy Vorozhbyt, products management and development director at Kyivstar.

“We selected Comverse for their mobile advertising expertise across all channels around the globe,” Vorozhbyt said, “as well as their ability to integrate it with their systems already here, such as our existing Comverse prepaid billing system. This is especially important because our promotions will depend heavily on reliable, real-time information.”

Mobile Advertising is part of Comverse HUB Value-Added Services, spanning voice, messaging, mobile Internet and mobile advertising. Comverse HUB is a synergistic framework that enables service providers to maximize their business performance and augment their position in the market.

“By joining a growing group of innovative operators using the Comverse HUB Mobile Advertising platform, Kyivstar positions itself to tap into the mobile phone’s potential as the ultimate marketing tool,” said Dror Bin, President of Global Sales at Comverse, the world’s leading supplier of software and systems enabling value-added messaging and content services, converged billing and active customer management, and IP communications.

“Comverse makes mobile advertising more relevant to the user with a one-on-one approach, multiple touchpoints, and unsurpassed targeting capabilities,” Bin said. “The fact that we were able to easily install another Comverse solution within Kyivstar’s existing offering also shows how well Comverse products work together.”

At the upcoming Mobile World Congress meeting (Feb. 15 to 18) in Barcelona, visitors are invited to Hall 8 Booth B83 to experience the Comverse HUB Mobile Advertising platform and a wide range of Comverse demos. To schedule a meeting with Comverse, visitors are encouraged to make an online request.

About Kyivstar

The national mobile communications operator Kyivstar provides services for more than 22 million subscribers. Kyivstar provides GPRS/EDGE services all over its coverage territory in Ukraine. Also the company provides international GPRS-roaming services in 146 countries and territories. In total for contract subscribers Kyivstar provides roaming services in 195 countries and territories on five continents. Kyivstar provides Ukrainian people with modern telecommunication technologies at affordable prices. www.kyivstar.ua

About Comverse

Comverse is the world’s leading provider of software and systems enabling value-added services for voice, messaging, mobile Internet and mobile advertising; converged billing and active customer management; and IP communications. Comverse’s extensive customer base spans more than 125 countries and covers over 450 communication service providers serving more than two billion subscribers. The company’s innovative product portfolio enables communication service providers to unleash the value of the network for their customers by making their networks smarter. Comverse’s solutions support flexible deployment models, including in-network, hosted and managed services, and can run on circuit-switched, IP, IMS or converged network environments. Comverse is a subsidiary of Comverse Technology, Inc. (CMVT.PK). For more information, visit www.comverse.com.

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

This release contains “forward-looking statements” under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurances that any forward-looking statements will be achieved. Important factors that could affect the statements contained herein 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; and risks associated with rapidly changing technology and the ability of the company to introduce new products on a timely and cost-effective basis. The company undertakes no commitment to update or revise forward-looking statements except as required by law.

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• Isaeli start-up Jajah, which allows users to make international phone calls via the Internet, will be sold to Telefonica’s (TEF.MC) mobile phone unit O2 this week, TheMarker financial news website said on Sunday.
• Comverse Technology is finalizing a settlement with investors who filed a class-action lawsuit against the software maker to recoup losses related to backdated stock options. The telecommunications software maker is expected to pay out between $150 million and $300 million.
• Online global traffic mapping start-up Waze Inc. has fired 15 of its 32 temporary employees. The laid-off employees were students who were mapping US roads for the company’s free navigation software.
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osmote Romania has deployed Comverse HUB Ringback Tone to upgrade its ringback tone service with improved sound quality and new personalization features for users selecting music and other audio content for their callers to hear instead of standard network tones.

“With its high sound quality and rich feature set, Comverse HUB Ringback Tone service leads the industry in meeting today’s needs for fun and self-expression, and creates a framework for future services that can further enhance the user experience and generate new revenue streams for the operator”

Called “Muziton,” the popular service is available to all users and is compatible with every type of handset. Users select from the Muzitones Gallery, which includes an extensive range of tunes grouped in national and international genres, as well as celebrity snippets and funny sound effects. Based on personal preferences, users can assign Muzitones to all callers, groups, or individuals. The tones, which can be shuffled, also can be set to change according to the day and time.

“With its high sound quality and rich feature set, Comverse HUB Ringback Tone service leads the industry in meeting today’s needs for fun and self-expression, and creates a framework for future services that can further enhance the user experience and generate new revenue streams for the operator,” said Dror Bin, President of Global Sales at Comverse, the world’s leading supplier of software and systems enabling value-added messaging and content services, converged billing and active customer management, and IP communications.

The service was deployed in conjunction with Innova SA, a Comverse sales and marketing partner, which helps operators identify and implement solutions that integrate communication and IT Services to meet customer needs. The end-to-end solution includes service management to help increase service penetration by implementing best practices that have helped boost success in many other Comverse Ringback Tone launches around the world.

Comverse HUB Ringback Tone service is deployed by more than 55 operators worldwide, including more than 10 tier-1 operators, serving more than 400 million subscribers. It is part of the Comverse HUB Value-Added Services, which spans voice, messaging, mobile Internet and mobile advertising. Comverse HUB is a synergistic framework that enables service providers to maximize their business performance and augment their position in the market.

About Cosmote Romania

COSMOTE Romania, member of the Greek-based COSMOTE Group, launched its commercial operations in Romania in December 2005, with the aim of making mobile telephony accessible to all Romanians. At the end of September 2009, COSMOTE Romania reached 6.6 million customers and over 23 percent market share. Sharing COSMOTE Group’s corporate philosophy, COSMOTE Romania brings to the local market the Group’s vision, creativity, commitment and customer-centric philosophy. COSMOTE Group has the widest presence in South Eastern Europe with over 21.4 million customers region-wide.

For more information, please visit www.cosmote.ro or www.cosmote.gr.

About Comverse

Comverse is the world’s leading provider of software and systems enabling value-added services for voice, messaging, mobile Internet and mobile advertising; converged billing and active customer management; and IP communications. Comverse’s extensive customer base spans more than 130 countries and covers over 500 communication service providers serving more than two billion subscribers. The company’s innovative product portfolio enables communication service providers to unleash the value of the network for their customers by making their networks smarter. Comverse’s solutions support flexible deployment models, including in-network, hosted and managed services, and can run on circuit-switched, IP, IMS or converged network environments. Comverse is a subsidiary of Comverse Technology, Inc. (CMVT.PK). For more information, visit www.comverse.com.

omerantz Haudek Grossman & Gross LLP is pleased to announce that a settlement has been reached with Comverse Technology, Inc. (Pink Sheets:CMVT) (”Comverse”) and certain of its former officers and directors to resolve the securities class action pending in the Eastern District of New York, In re Comverse Technology, Inc. Sec. Litig., 06-1825 (NGG) (RER). The settlement will benefit investors in Comverse common stock during the period April 30, 2001 through January 29, 2008. Lead Plaintiff, the Menora Group, an Israeli based insurance company and pension fund, alleged that defendants engaged in stock option backdating and accounting irregularities which inflated Comverse’s stock price.

The settlement provides for a $225 million payment to the class. Jacob “Kobi” Alexander, Comverse’s former Chief Executive Officer, will contribute $60 million, one of the largest recoveries from a former executive to settle a federal securities class action. Patrick Dahlstrom of Pomerantz commented, “We are very proud to have achieved this settlement, which represents a substantial recovery of damages incurred by the class.”

The parties intend to submit the settlement to the Court for preliminary approval immediately. If approved, the settlement represents the second largest options backdating settlement, and will be the largest settlement involving an Israeli institution serving as Lead Plaintiff.

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comverse today announced that Orange Cameroon, part of France Telecom’s (NYSE: FTE)(FREE stock trend analysis) Orange global communications group, has selected the Comverse Voice HUB to replace a competitor’s system to handle projected growth and support the deployment of new voice-related services on its mobile network.

Comverse Voice HUB brings to Orange Cameroon a modular state-of-the-art platform that enables a range of voice services designed to generate revenue at each stage of a voice call.

In Cameroon, the Comverse services include:

• Visual Voicemail, which notifies users by multimedia message (MMS)(FREE stock trend analysis) or email when a voicemail has been deposited. Users click to hear the message;
• Who Called, which monetizes previously lost revenue opportunities by delivering network-based information that the handset alone cannot provide, such as the phone numbers of callers to subscribers whose handsets are busy or unreachable (turned off, out of battery or out of service range), as well as the phone numbers of callers who reach the voicemail system but do not leave a message; and
• Notify Me, which alerts callers when unavailable parties become reachable.

As part of the Visual Voicemail service, subscribers also have access to the Comverse Web Inbox, where all voice and fax messages are directed to a single Web-based inbox with at-a-glance details about each message. With a click, Orange subscribers can access and manage all of their messages in any order from anywhere in the world. In addition, Comverse Web Self Care allows Orange subscribers to control major aspects of their voicemail services through the operator’s portal.

“Comverse’s modular Voice HUB and the new services it enables on a single platform squarely address our key concerns, such as innovation, a superior user experience, flexibility, future-readiness, and cost management,” said Jean Michel Latute, Chief Executive Officer at Orange Cameroon.

Orange Cameroon Chief Technical Officer Eric Diwouta Loth said that the experience of other Orange affiliates in Africa with Comverse’s products and services played a key role in selecting Comverse Voice HUB.

“By giving us the ability to easily launch additional services from third parties, the Voice HUB’s open environment will help us to quickly introduce new generations of applications to meet evolving customer expectations,” Loth said. “Being able to rapidly adapt to the requirements of the fast-paced and changing marketplace will enable us to maintain a qualitative edge in our competitive market.”

Comverse has provided Orange affiliates around the globe with products and services for many years. “We look forward to strengthening our ongoing partnership with Orange Cameroon, assisting them to increase subscriber satisfaction and generate new revenues,” said Dror Bin, President of Global Sales at Comverse, the world’s leading supplier of software and systems enabling value-added messaging and content services, converged billing and active customer management, and IP communications.

Comverse Voice HUB is part of the Comverse HUB Value-Added Services, which spans voice, messaging, mobile Internet and mobile advertising. Comverse HUB is a synergistic framework that enables service providers to maximize their business performance and augment their position in the market.

About Orange Cameroon

Orange Cameroon is the first Cameroon mobile operator. Since 2000, Orange Cameroon has invested more than 300 billion CFA Francs in the extension of its GSM network. Today, with close to 600 relay antennas built all over the country, the operator covers more than 450 counties and more than 90 percent of Cameroon’s population, with an exclusive presence in several counties outlying the large urban centers all the way through the border areas.

In addition to GSM, Orange has introduced GPRS and Edge to Cameroon, which has helped to equip the major cities in the country with a high mobile flow. Alongside GSM, Orange deploys a WiMax network that offers a high Internet flow.

About Orange

Orange is the key brand of France Telecom, one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators. With 123 million customers, the Orange brand now covers Internet, television and mobile services in the majority of countries where the Group operates. At the end of 2008, France Telecom had consolidated sales of 53.5 billion euros (12.7 billion euros for the first quarter of 2009) and at 31 March 2009, the Group had a customer base of almost 184 million customers in 30 countries. These include 123 million mobile customers worldwide and 13 million broadband Internet (ADSL) customers in Europe. Orange is the number three mobile operator and the number one provider of broadband Internet services in Europe and, under the brand Orange Business Services, is one of the world leaders in providing telecommunication services to multinational companies.

The Group’s strategy, which is characterized by a strong focus on innovation, convergence and effective cost management, aims to establish Orange as an integrated operator and benchmark for new telecommunications services in Europe. Today the Group remains focused on its core activities as a network operator, while working to develop its position in new growth activities. To meet customer expectations, the Group strives to provide products and services that are simple and user-friendly, while maintaining a sustainable and responsible business model that can be adapted to the requirements of a fast-paced and changing eco-system.

France Telecom (NYSE: FTE)(FREE stock trend analysis) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A) and on the New York Stock Exchange.

For more information: www.orange.com, www.francetelecom.com, www.orange-business.com

About Comverse

Comverse is the world’s leading provider of software and systems enabling value-added services for voice, messaging, mobile Internet and mobile advertising; converged billing and active customer management; and IP communications. Comverse’s extensive customer base spans more than 130 countries and covers over 500 communication service providers serving more than two billion subscribers. The company’s innovative product portfolio enables communication service providers to unleash the value of the network for their customers by making their networks smarter. Comverse’s solutions support flexible deployment models, including in-network, hosted and managed services, and can run on circuit-switched, IP, IMS or converged network environments. Comverse is a subsidiary of Comverse Technology, Inc. (CMVT.PK). For more information, visit www.comverse.com.

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

This release contains “forward-looking statements” under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. There can be no assurances that any forward-looking statements will be achieved. Important factors that could affect the statements contained herein 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; and risks associated with rapidly changing technology and the ability of the company to introduce new products on a timely and cost-effective basis. The company undertakes no commitment to update or revise forward-looking statements except as required by law.

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• The controlling shareholder in Cool Holding has agreed to buy mobile phone operator MIRS from Motorola’s (MOT.N) Israeli subsidiary for $170 million in cash, cable TV company HOT (HOT.TA) said on Thursday.
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• A winner in the eighth annual Mobile Star Awards(TM) programme, is leading mobile content provider, emoze. Hosted by mobile technology news portal MobileVillage.com, the awards recognize emoze as a ‘rising star’ in the consumer applications category - email or messaging.
• Fring’s new video feature allows people with certain Nokia phones using the Symbian operating system to make video calls over the 3G data network, no Wi-Fi required.
• Partner Communications Company Ltd. (”Partner” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:PTNR) (TASE:PTNR), a leading Israeli mobile communications operator, announces the appointment of Mrs. Osnat Ronen (appointed on behalf of the Company’s Israeli founding shareholders and their approved substitutes) to its Board of Directors.
• Cellcom (CEL.N) (CEL.TA), Israel’s largest mobile phone operator, will begin iPhone sales on Wednesday at midnight (2200 GMT), a company spokeswoman said. Rival Partner Communications (PTNR.TA) (PTNR.O) — which operates under the Orange brand — will launch sales on Thursday, a spokeswoman said, while Bezeq Israel Telecom (BEZQ.TA) unit Pelephone, the third largest cellular provider, is also slated to start sales on Thursday, local media said. The company was not immediately available for comment.

• cVidya Networks will lead the “Mobile Content and Advertising Revenue Management” catalyst project at the TM Forum’s Management World America 2009, held this week in Orlando, Fla. The Management World Americas 10th annual conference will focus on how to launch new business models and deliver vital efficiencies and new service revenues.
• he World Economic Forum today announced that Amobee has been selected as a Technology Pioneer 2010 for its accomplishments as an innovator of the highest caliber, and whose mobile advertising technologies and business model will have a deep impact on business. and society.
• Emblaze notifies Apple inc. of infringement of Emblaze patent Ra’anana, Israel, 02 December 2009 - Emblaze Ltd. has recently notified Apple Inc. (”Apple”)* that the HTTP Live Streaming Application announced by Apple and intended for use in Apple’s iPhone* and iPod* touch devices, infringes Emblaze’s U.S. patent for media streaming technology.
• - InfoGin (www.infogin.com), the pioneer and market leader in providing telco-grade mobile browsing solutions, today announced a new innovative range of mobile browsing solutions that complements its flagship product, the Intelligent Mobile Platform(TM) (IMP(TM)). InfoGin’s latest technologies enable operators to remain in the mobile web value chain by providing their high-end devices subscribers quick and easy access to their favorite web content, applications and operator-driven premium services. This enables operators to expand their branded offerings and advertising, increase revenues, reduce churn and operational costs, and retain and build subscriber loyalty.
• The Israeli wireless market will have 11 million subscribers in 2013 with market share of Cellcom increasing to 35.6%. IEMR’s Mobile Operator Forecast on Israel provides over 50 operational and financial metrics for the Israeli wireless market and is one of the best forecasts in the industry. The publisher provide five-year forecasts at the operator level going out to 2013. The publisher also provide quarterly historical and forecast data starting in 1Q2003 and ending in 2Q2011. Operators covered for Israel include: Cellcom Israel Ltd., Pelephone, Partner Communications Co. Ltd., and Mirs Communications Ltd. The publisher’s Mobile Operator Forecasts are updated quarterly and are available for one-time delivery or through regular updates..
• trivnet, provider of the most powerful transaction management platform for delivering secured Mobile Financial Services (MFS), announced today that it has increased its footprint in Latin America, marking the beginning of a series of deployments which will be disclosed in the near future. Today it was revealed that, in conjunction with Comverse, Trivnet will expand service with Telesur in Suriname to build a complete Mobile Financial Services (MFS) Distribution Network. Comverse has already deployed Trivnet’s platform at Telesur in 2007, providing an airtime recharge and person to person (P2P) value transfer service that has meanwhile achieved some of the highest P2P transfer usage rates in the world.
• AudioCodes (Nasdaq:AUDC), a leading provider of Voice over IP (VoIP) technologies and Voice Network products, today announced the launch of VMAS(TM) — a new family of Mobile VoIP Solutions which comprises a variety of Mobile Soft Clients and a Client Management System (CMS) for leading Mobile Operating Systems and Smartphones. AudioCodes’ VMAS CMS provides carriers with a proven client distribution and back-end management system. In addition, AudioCodes VMAS clients support leading mobile operating systems such as Symbian, Windows Mobile, Apple OS and others. AudioCodes VMAS is currently available for leading smartphones like iPhone/iPod Touch, Nokia, Samsung, HTC and others.
• IBM and Comverse obviously feel they have a lot of help they can sell to mobile operators in Europe. The two companies have joined forces to create a “Centre of Excellence” in France, which will offer its services to operators globally.
• Amobee Media Systems, the world leader in advertising solutions for mobile operators, today announces it has successfully delivered a global mobile ad serving and campaign management platform for Telefónica across all of their 18 markets world-wideץ

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• red Bend Software, the market leader in Mobile Software Management (MSM), announced that China Mobile Communications Corp.’s research and development branch, China Mobile Research Institute, has chosen Red Bend to provide software for firmware over-the-air (FOTA) updating and device management (DM) for mobile phones that use the Android-based OPhone OS (Open Mobile Phone Operating System).
• Comverse has the largest global market share for providing Multimedia Messaging Centers (MMSC) to global telecom carriers, says ABI Research, a leading market intelligence company specializing in global connectivity and emerging technology.
• The popular P2P VoIP service Fring has just announced that they have begun to add support for Skype video calls to their messaging client.
• Mobile satnav specialist, Telmap, has introduced a version of
  Telmap Navigator for Android. The reason being that it is responding to a prediction from Current Analysis that Android is “the fastest growing smartphone operating system in 2009.”
• Mobile driving application Waze is adding a little extra inventive for users to help build out its crowdsourced maps. It already offers users points for “munching” up the road — i.e., driving around with Waze and validating the app’s directions. The latest version adds “road goodies,” special spots on the map that you get extra points for driving over.
• If you think you’re up to the challenge of creating the world’s next blockbuster mobile game or app, it’s time to sign up for the Mo’Minis GameCast #2 contest sponsored by orange™ Israel. In this amazing contest, all you need to grab the big prize is a wild imagination – Mo’Minis Studio does the rest.
• Cellcom Israel (CEL.N) (CEL.TA), the country’s largest mobile phone operator, on Monday posted a 19 percent rise in third-quarter net profit, boosted by higher revenue and a one-time tax gain.

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• Though it seems that the economic crisis is nearly behind us, not everyone is enjoying a recovery. Dov Moran’s start-up Modu is planning another round of cuts in its operations.
• US converged solutions supplier Comverse expects its BSS platform to serve as the cornerstone for its sales to operators in Latin America, Vicente Ramírez, VP of sales for Comverse Latin America, told BNamericas.
• Cellcom Israel Ltd. (NYSE: CEL) (TASE: CEL) , announced the dismissal of a purported class action filed against the Company in May 2009, in the District Court of Tel-Aviv-Jaffa,
• WiMAX equipement manufacturer, Alvarion has reported a 21% drop in its revenues for the 3rd-quarter to $58.4 million, compared to $74.3 million in 2008. This was also a 0.6% drop on the revenues recorded in the second quarter of 2009.

• Shares of Amdocs Ltd. rose Thursday after the telecommunications equipment maker posted higher fourth-quarter earnings and gave a solid forecast for its fiscal first quarter, a sign that demand for its products may be stabilizing.

• Israel’s Partner Communications - which trades as Orange - has reported a 20% drop in its 3rd-quarter profits to NIS 263 million (US$70 million). Revenues were down by 3.3% to NIS 1,575 million (US$419 million), while EBITDA was down 10.9% to NIS 570 million (US$152 million).
• Internet service provider (ISP) and international calls carrier NetVision Ltd. (TASE: NTSN) opposes the Ministry of Communications’ policy of opening the cellular market to competition through the introduction of mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs).

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• Modular mobile phone maker Modu has revealed to TechRadar that it’s planning an Android jacket for it’s new style of handset, where users can just slip their phone into the OS.
• WiMAX equipment supplier Alvarion Ltd.  announced new wins with Clearwire International LLC and Kenyan mobile services provider Safaricom.
• Verizon Wireless said it is working with Amdocs Interactive, a division of Amdocs , the leading provider of customer experience systems, to help build and grow the recently launched Verizon Developer Community (VDC).
• Comverse  announced that it is working with mobile handset manufacturer Sony Ericsson to provide visual voicemail on its handsets for residential and business users.

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• Comverse announced that Netcom, a leading Norwegian mobile operator and part of the TeliaSonera group, is the first operator in the country to offer visual voicemail on the iPhone.
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• Cellcom and Partner Communications , Israel’s two largest mobile phone operators, have dropped out of the running to buy MIRS Communications Ltd from Motorola’s Israeli subsidiary.
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