May, 2001 : Openwave Systems Transfers ASP Operations to iBasis

📅 May 30, 2001 - Openwave Systems Inc. (openwave.com), a leader in open IP-based communication infrastructure software and applications, announced Tuesday that it has signed an agreement with iBasis, Inc., a leader in advanced Internet-based voice communications, where iBasis assumes the application server provider operation and support of the Openwave Unified Messaging hosted customers.

Previously, Openwave served as the host for its network operator customers who chose to outsource their unified messaging solution, and will now receive licensing fees from iBasis for the use of the Openwave Unified Messaging software. The move to transition the ASP business frees up resources that can be focused on the company's core product software business, including communications services such as email and unified messaging.
Under the terms of the agreement, iBasis has assumed ownership of 20 Openwave service centers, including a data center in Santa Clara, California, and 19 other service facilities in the US and Canada. Communication Service Providers using the Openwave ASP Unified Messaging solution have been transitioned to iBasis, which has integrated the Openwave Unified Messaging application into its VoCore solution.
"For those customers who desire the benefits of a hosted Unified Messaging solution, iBasis has the right world-class operational capability to support them," says Marc Linden, group vice president of Openwave. "We have broadened our relationship with iBasis so that our customers have the power of choice-the option to license the Openwave Unified Messaging solution directly from Openwave or to procure it through an ASP model through iBasis."
"iBasis and Openwave share a common belief in the benefits that enhanced services provide carriers in today's increasingly competitive global telecommunications market," said Ofer Gneezy, president and CEO of iBasis.