Comverse Announces ISMS Shield Anti-Spam Mobile Phone Solution.

NEW YORK -- Comverse, a unit of Comverse Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMVT), and the world's leading supplier of software and systems enabling network-based multimedia enhanced communication services, today announced the availability of ISMS Shield, a proactive solution to detect and block unwanted SMS text message spam. ISMS Shield is designed to help operators prevent revenue leakage caused by fraud and illegal use of network resources, while reducing subscriber dissatisfaction and churn caused by unsolicited short text messages.

ISMS Shield provides an advanced response to the growing SMS spam challenge. It is a three-tiered platform utilizing a modular approach to provide detection, prevention and management capabilities. Combining sophisticated detection and blocking technologies with customization and monitoring techniques, ISMS Shield is designed to adapt to future detection methods and to be open to third-party tools.

"Mobile phone spam greatly concerns operators, since it can lead to revenue leakage, churn and regulatory sanctions," said Uri Arad, President, Multimedia Applications Group at Comverse. "ISMS Shield provides a solid line of defense to protect the network and fight this ever-increasing threat."

ISMS Shield is a stand-alone product that can be easily integrated with Comverse's Intelligent Short Message Service Center (ISMSC) or any other SMS system using standard interfaces. ISMS Shield is the newest addition to the Company's expanding line of advanced SMS solutions.

About Comverse SMS Solutions

Comverse offers a comprehensive suite of SMS solutions that are designed to help mobile operators boost revenues, traffic and customer loyalty. Comverse's SMS suite features the highly scalable, robust, telco-grade Intelligent Short Message Service Center (ISMSC), which provides carriers with a secure, evolutionary path to next-generation networks. Other Comverse SMS offerings include ISMS Accelerate, ISMS Notification, ISMS PromoNote, ISMS Shield, and Wireline SMS. Comverse SMS solutions easily integrate with all types of networks and billing systems, and are part of the Company's Total Communication(TM) Environment.

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 communication services. These value-added enhanced services solutions, along with the company's real-time billing solutions, comprise the company's Total Communication portfolio. Comverse's Total Communication portfolio addresses four primary categories: call completion and call management solutions; advanced messaging for groups, communities and person-to-person communication; solutions and enablers for the management and delivery of data and content-based services; and real-time billing and account management solutions for dynamic service environments. Other Comverse Technology business units include: Verint Systems (NASDAQ: VRNT), a leading provider of analytic software-based solutions for communications interception, networked video security and business intelligence; and Ulticom (NASDAQ: ULCM), a leading provider of service enabling signaling software for wireline, wireless and Internet communications. Comverse Technology is an S&P 500 and NASDAQ-100 Index company. For additional information, visit the Comverse Web site at www.comverse.com or Comverse Technology's Web site at www.cmvt.com.

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

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