COMVERSE: Frost & Sullivan selects Comverse as Telecom BSS Vendor of the Year in Asia Pacific

Comverse has announced that it has received the prestigious 2009 Telecom BSS Vendor of the Year award for Asia Pacific from Frost & Sullivan. This is the fifth consecutive year that Comverse has been awarded this honour, which recognises the most outstanding telecom solutions vendor in the BSS (Business Support Systems) segment in Asia Pacific.

"During these difficult economic times, operators need to be more imaginative about how they market to customers and look for new areas for sales growth," said Kamlesh Kalwar, Senior Industry Analyst, Frost & Sullivan. "To outdo competition and the online media players, telecom operators need to embrace a more tiered, innovative pricing model to drive revenue growth. They need to adopt convergent billing and use policy management solutions to roll out compelling services and offerings quickly and efficiently."

"With its real-time convergent billing capabilities, Comverse is very well positioned to meet the requirements of operators' convergent policy-based business models," Kalwar said. "We believe that Comverse's vision and its ability to continuously deliver innovative BSS solutions will secure its firm footing in Asia Pacific in years to come."

The honour was presented at the 2009 Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific ICT (Information and Communications Technology) Awards banquet in Singapore. Contenders for the Telecom BSS Vendor of the Year Award were evaluated based on key performance criteria during financial year 2008, including growth, market position, portfolio diversity, major wins and key achievements.

"Winning this award for the fifth consecutive year underscores our commitment to providing BSS solutions that match ever changing consumer lifestyles and enhance operators' ability to succeed in highly competitive environments," said Gabriel Matsliach, General Manager of Billing and Active Customer Management 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.

"Our truly convergent Comverse ONE solution, together with our vast portfolio of value-added services and unmatched professional services, has enabled Comverse to become the BSS vendor of choice in the region and globally," Matsliach said.

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.

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