8-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

April 29, 2003

(Date of earliest event reported)

Openwave Systems Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-16073	94-3219054
(State of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1400 Seaport Boulevard

Redwood City, CA 94063

(Address of principal executive offices)

(650) 480-8000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Item 5.    Other Events.

On April 29, 2003, Openwave Systems Inc. (the “Company”) announced certain executive appointments. A copy of the related press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.    Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release issued by Openwave Systems Inc. on April 29, 2003.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC.
By:	/S/    STEVE PETERS
Name:	Steve Peters
Title:	Senior Vice President, Chief Administrative and Legal Officer

Date: April 29, 2003

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release issued by Openwave Systems Inc. on April 29, 2003.

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

OPENWAVE ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.—April 29, 2003—Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV), the leading independent provider of open software products and services for the mobile communications industry, today announced two executive appointments. Steve Peters has been promoted to senior vice president, chief administrative and legal officer and Josh Pace has been promoted to vice president of finance and chief accounting officer.

Peters will continue to report to Don Listwin, president and CEO, and will be responsible for leading the legal and finance organizations. Since 1999, Peters has served as vice president and general counsel of Openwave and has served as secretary since 2000.

Pace, who will report to Peters and work closely with Listwin, will expand his responsibilities to include financial planning, accounting, treasury, and investor relations. He has served as vice president of finance at Openwave since May 2001.

Peters and Pace will together take over the financial responsibilities previously performed by CFO Alan Black. Black, who was recently appointed to managing director of Europe, Middle East and Africa, will work with Peters and Pace to transition his financial responsibilities through the end of the fiscal year. Black will also maintain his role as a member of Openwave’s CXO office.

Before joining Openwave, Peters served as vice president of business development at Baan Company N.V., currently a division of Invensys PLC. Prior to joining Baan Company N.V., Peters spent nine years at Adobe Systems Inc. in a variety of roles including Associate General Counsel and later director of business development. He also previously worked for the law firm of Ware and Freidenrich, currently Gray, Cary, Ware and Freidenrich LLP.

Prior to Openwave, Pace held several finance positions, including senior vice president and CFO of M2Networx, vice president of finance at Covad Communications and executive director of finance at US West Communications.

About Openwave

Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV) is the leading independent provider of open software products and services for the mobile communications industry. Openwave is a global company headquartered in Redwood City, California. For more information please visit www.openwave.com.

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For more information please contact:

Openwave Systems Inc.

Michele Landry

Openwave

+1 650 480 4622

michele.landry@openwave.com