As filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on March 19, 2002
Registration No. 333-__________

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

              Delaware                                94-3219054
   (State or other jurisdiction of     (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
   incorporation or organization)


1400 Seaport Boulevard
Redwood City, California 94063
(650) 480-8000
(Address, including ZIP Code and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Principal Executive Offices)

Openwave Systems Inc. 2001 Stock Compensation Plan
Openwave Systems Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan

(Full Titles of the Plans)

Donald J. Listwin
President and Chief Executive Officer
Openwave Systems Inc.
1400 Seaport Boulevard
Redwood City, California 94063


Copy to:

Stephen Fackler, Esq.
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
3330 Hillview Avenue
Palo Alto, California 94304
(650) 251-5000


CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

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                                                                 Proposed
                                                                 Maximum         Proposed Maximum       Amount of
                                              Amount to be      Offering Price   Aggregate Offering     Registration
Title of Securities to be Registered (1)   Registered (2) (3)    Per Share (3)        Price (3)       Statement Fee (4)
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Openwave Systems Inc. 2001 Stock               4,376,250             n/a                n/a                 n/a
Compensation Plan, Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share
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Openwave Systems Inc. 1999 Employee            2,000,000           $5.67            $11,340,000          $1,043.28
Stock Purchase Plan, Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share

(1) The securities to be registered include options and rights to acquire Common Stock.

(2) Pursuant to Rule 416(a), this registration statement also covers any additional securities that may be offered or issued in connection with any stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction.

(3) Estimated solely for the purposes of this offering under Rule 457. The 4,376,250 shares being registered under the Openwave Systems Inc. 2001 Stock Compensation Plan represent shares previously registered by the registrant under the AtMobile.com, Inc. Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan and the Software.com, Inc. 2000 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan on Form S-8 POS registration statement No. 333-44926, the Phone.com, Inc. 2000 Non-Executive Stock Option Plan on Form S-8 registration statement No. 333-36832 and the Avogadro, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan on Form S-8 registration statement No. 333-67186. The registrant has filed post-effective amendments to deregister such shares from the Form S-8 registration statements filed with respect to these predecessor plans. The Openwave Systems Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan establishes a purchase price equal to 85% of the fair market value of the registrant's common stock, and, therefore, for registration purposes, the price for the shares under this plan is based upon 85% of the average of the high and low price per share of the common stock on the Nasdaq National Market on March 14, 2002.

(4) The 4,376,250 shares being registered under the Openwave Systems Inc. 2001 Stock Compensation Plan are shares which were previously registered under the AtMobile.com, Inc. Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan, the Software.com, Inc. 2000 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan, the Phone.com, Inc 2000 Non-Executive Stock Option Plan, and the Avogadro, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan (collectively, the "Predecessor Plans") on Form S-8 registration statements. The registrant has filed post-effective amendments to deregister such shares from the Form S-8 registration statements filed with respect to these plans, and accordingly, the associated registration fee previously paid on these shares under the prior registration statements is hereby also carried forward to cover that portion of the registration fee under this Registration Statement that corresponds to the shares which were previously available for grant under the Predecessor Plans.


The registration statement will become effective upon filing in accordance with Rule 462(a) under the Securities Act.



PART I

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS

The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I will be sent or given to employees as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 of the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.

PART II

INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference

The SEC requires us to "incorporate by reference" certain of our publicly-filed documents into this prospectus, which means that information included in those documents is considered part of the prospectus. Information that we file with the SEC after the effective date of this prospectus will automatically update and supersede this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and future filings made with the SEC under Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended until we terminate the effectiveness of this registration statement.

The following documents filed with the SEC are hereby incorporated by reference:

(a) Our latest annual report on Form 10-K filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), containing audited financial statements for our latest fiscal year ended June 30, 2001 filed on September 28, 2001.

(b) Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three and six months ended December 31, 2001 filed on February 12, 2002 and for the three months ended September 30, 2001 filed on November 13, 2001.

(c) Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 8, 2002, September 18, 2001, September 12, 2001, August 2, 2001, July 16, 2001 and July 2, 2001.

(d) The descriptions of our Common Stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A12G filed on April 1, 1999 (No. 333-75219) and our Registration Statement on Form 8-A12B filed on August 17, 2000 (No. 001-16073).

Item 4. Description of the Securities

The class of securities to be offered is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel

Not applicable.


Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation reduces the liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breaches of his or her fiduciary duty of care to the fullest extent permissible under Delaware law. Our Amended and Restated By-laws further provide for indemnification of corporate agents to the maximum extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law. In addition, we have entered into indemnification agreements with our officers and directors.

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed

Not applicable.

Item 8. Exhibits

See Exhibit Index.

Item 9. Undertakings

The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement.

(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.

2. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.


3. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

4. The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

5. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Redwood City, State of California, on March 19, 2002.

By: /s/ Alan Black
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    Alan Black
    Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs,
    Chief Financial Officer

SIGNATURES AND POWER OF ATTORNEY

The officers and directors of Openwave Systems Inc. whose signatures appear below, hereby constitute and appoint Alan Black and Linda Speer and each of them, their true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution, each with power to act alone, to sign and execute on behalf of the undersigned any amendment or amendments to this registration statement on Form S-8, and each of the undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that each of said attorney and agent, or their, his or her substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on March 19, 2002.

      Signature                                    Title
      ---------                                    -----


/s/ Donald J. Listwin        Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive
----------------------       Officer and Director (principal executive officer)
  Donald J. Listwin


/s/ Alan Black             Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Chief
----------------------             Financial Officer
   Alan Black                (principal financial and accounting officer)


/s/ Roger Evans                                Director
----------------------
    Roger Evans


/s/ John MacFarlane               Chief Technology Officer and Director
----------------------
  John MacFarlane


/s/ Andrew Verhalen                            Director
----------------------
  Andrew Verhalen


/s/ Bernard Puckett                            Director
----------------------
  Bernard Puckett

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number    Exhibit
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5.1       Opinion re legality.

23.1      Consent of Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).

23.2      Consent of KPMG LLP, independent auditors, with respect to Phone.com,
          Inc. (currently known as Openwave Systems Inc.).

23.3      Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP, independent auditors, with respect to
          Software.com, Inc.

24        Power of Attorney (included in signature pages to this registration
          statement).

99.1      Openwave Systems Inc. 2001 Stock Compensation Plan.

99.2      Openwave Systems Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.


Exhibit 5.1

March 19, 2002

Openwave Systems Inc.
1400 Seaport Boulevard
Redwood City, California 94063

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We have acted as counsel to Openwave Systems Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement") filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), relating to shares (the "Shares") of Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Company to be issued by the Company pursuant to the Openwave Systems Inc. 2001 Stock Compensation Plan (the "2001 Plan") and the Openwave Systems Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP" and together with the 2001 Plan, the "Plans").

We have examined the Registration Statement, a form of the share certificate, and the Plans. We also have examined the originals, or duplicates or certified or conformed copies, of such records, agreements, instruments and other documents and have made such other and further investigations as we have deemed relevant and necessary in connection with the opinions expressed herein. As to questions of fact material to this opinion, we have relied upon certificates of public officials and of officers and representatives of the Company.

In such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural persons, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the conformity to original documents of all documents submitted to us as duplicates or certified or conformed copies, and the authenticity of the originals of such latter documents.


Openwave Systems Inc. March 19, 2002

Based upon the foregoing, and subject to the qualifications and limitations stated herein, we are of the opinion that (1) the Shares have been duly authorized and (2) upon the issuance of the Shares in accordance with the terms of either the 2001 Plan or the ESPP and the payment of the consideration therefor pursuant to the terms of such Plans, such Shares will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.

We are members of the Bar of the State of New York and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any law other than the Delaware General Corporation Law.

We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as Exhibit 5.1 to the Registration Statement. Except as stated herein, this opinion letter may not be relied upon by you for any other purpose, or relied upon by, or furnished to, any other person, firm or corporation without our prior written consent.

Very truly yours,

/s/ Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
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Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF KPMG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to incorporation herein by reference of our report dated July 23, 2001, except as to Note 11, which is as of September 25, 2001, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Openwave Systems Inc. (formerly Phone.com, Inc.) and subsidiaries as of June 30,2000 and 2001, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive loss, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2001, and related schedule, which report appears in the June 30, 2001 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Openwave Systems Inc.

                                                /s/ KPMG LLP

Mountain View, California
March 19, 2002


Exhibit 23.3

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Openwave Systems Inc. Registration Statement (Form S-8) pertaining to Openwave Systems Inc. 2001 Stock Compensation Plan and Openwave Systems Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of our report dated July 12, 2000, with respect to the supplemental consolidated statement of operations, stockholders' equity (deficit) and cash flows of Software.com, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1999 and the related supplemental consolidated financial statement schedule. Such report is included in the Openwave Systems Inc. Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2001, which is incorporated by reference in this filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                 /s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Woodland Hills, California
March 19, 2002


Exhibit 99.1

OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC.

2001 STOCK COMPENSATION PLAN

(As amended and restated in its entirety effective as of March 15, 2002)

1. Purpose of the Plan.

(a) The purposes of this Openwave Systems Inc. 2001 Stock Compensation Plan (the "Plan") are to attract and retain the best available personnel for the Company and its Affiliates, to provide additional incentive to personnel of the Company and its Affiliates and to promote the success of the Company's and its Affiliates' businesses. Options granted under the Plan shall be nonstatutory stock options.

(b) This Plan shall serve as the successor to the plans listed on Exhibit A attached hereto (the "Predecessor Plans"). No further option grants shall be made under the Predecessor Plans. However, each outstanding option granted under a Predecessor Plan shall continue to be governed solely by the express terms and conditions of the instrument evidencing such grant and the terms and conditions of the Predecessor Plan under which it was granted, as modified, if at all, by the terms and conditions of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 8, 2000, by and among Phone.com, Inc., Silver Merger Sub Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Phone.com, Inc., and Software.com, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement") or by the terms and conditions of the agreement by which the sponsor of a Predecessor Plan was acquired by the Company, and no provision of this Plan shall be deemed to affect or otherwise modify the rights or obligations of the holders of such options with respect to their acquisition of shares of the Company's Common Stock thereunder.

2. Definitions. As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

(a) "Administrator" means the Board or any of its Committees appointed pursuant to Section 4 of the Plan.

(b) "Affiliate" means any Person that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with the Company, whether now or hereafter existing.

(c) "Affiliated Group" means the group consisting of the Company and its Affiliates.

(d) "Applicable Laws" means the legal requirements relating to the administration of stock compensation plans under applicable U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and applicable state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange rules or regulations and the applicable laws of any other country or jurisdiction where stock

awards are granted, as such laws, rules, regulations and requirements shall be in place from time to time.

(e) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(f) "Code" means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended,

and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

(g) "Committee" means the committee of one or more members of the Board appointed by the Board in accordance with paragraph (a) of Section 4 of the Plan.

(h) "Common Stock" means the common stock of the Company.

(i) "Company" means Openwave Systems Inc., a Delaware corporation.

(j) "Consultant" means any person, including an advisor, who is engaged by the Company or any Affiliate to render consulting or advisory services and is compensated for such services. However, the term "Consultant" shall not include any Officers and/or Directors. The term "Consultant" shall also include a member of the board of directors or governing body of any Affiliate.

(k) "Director" means a member of the Board.

(l) "Disability" means the inability of an individual, in the opinion of a qualified physician acceptable to the Company, to perform the major duties of that individual's position with the Company or an Affiliate of the Company because of the sickness or injury of the individual , or as may be otherwise defined under applicable local laws.

(m) "Employee" means any person (including if appropriate, any Officer or Director) employed by the Company or an Affiliate, with the status of employment determined based upon such minimum number of hours or periods worked as shall be determined by the Administrator in its discretion, subject to any requirements of the Code and Applicable Law. A Service Provider shall not cease to be an Employee in the case of (i) any leave of absence approved by the Company or an Affiliate or (ii) transfers between locations of the Company or an Affiliate, or between the Company and an Affiliate or any successor. The payment of a director's fee by the Company or an Affiliate shall not be sufficient to constitute "employment" by the Company or an Affiliate.

(n) "Exchange Act" means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(o) "Fair Market Value" means, as of any date, the value of Common Stock determined as follows:

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(i) If the Common Stock is listed on any established stock exchange or a national market system, including without limitation the National Market System of the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation ("Nasdaq") System, its Fair Market Value shall be the closing sales price for such stock (or the closing bid, if no sales were reported), as quoted on such exchange or system on the day of determination or, if the stock exchange or national market system on which the Common Stock trades is not open on the day of determination, the last business day prior to the day of determination;

(ii) If the Common Stock is quoted on the Nasdaq System (but not on the National Market System thereof) or regularly quoted by a recognized securities dealer but selling prices are not reported, its Fair Market Value shall be the mean between the high bid and low asked prices for the Common Stock on the day of determination or, if the stock exchange or national market system on which the Common Stock trades is not open on the day of determination, the last business day prior to the day of determination; or

(iii) In the absence of an established market for the Common Stock, the Fair Market Value thereof shall be determined in good faith by the Administrator issuing the Stock Award.

(p) "Nonstatutory Stock Option" means an Option not intended to qualify as an incentive stock option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.

(q) "Officer" means an "executive officer" as such terms is defined for the purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

(r) "Option" means a stock option granted pursuant to the Plan or the Predecessor Plan.

(s) "Optioned Stock" means the Common Stock subject to an Option.

(t) "Optionee" means the holder of an outstanding Option.

(u) "Participant" means a person to whom a Stock Award is granted pursuant to the Plan, or if applicable to such other person who holds an outstanding Stock Award.

(v) "Person" means an individual, a corporation, a limited liability company, a partnership, an association, a joint-stock company, a trust, any unincorporated organization, or a government or political subdivision thereof.

(w) "Plan" means this Openwave Systems Inc. 2001 Stock Compensation

Plan.

(x) "Securities Act" means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

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(y) "Service Provider" means an Employee, Director or Consultant of the Company or any Affiliate.

(z) "Share" means a share of the Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 13 below.

(aa) "Stock Award" means any right granted under the Plan, including an Option, a restricted stock bonus and a right to acquire restricted stock.

3. Shares Subject to the Plan. Subject to the provisions of Section 13 of the Plan, the maximum aggregate number of Shares which may be issued under the Plan is 10,604,385 Shares which is the sum of (i) the aggregate number of shares available for issuance under the Predecessor Plans as of March 1, 2002 which have been registered on a Form S-8 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act and (ii) 4,545,162. The Shares subject to the Plan may be authorized, but unissued, or reacquired shares of Common Stock.

If an Option (whether granted under the Plan or a Predecessor Plan) should expire or become unexercisable for any reason without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased Shares which were subject thereto shall become available for future grant under the Plan (unless the Plan shall have been terminated). The maximum aggregate number of Shares subject to the Plan shall automatically increase whenever Shares subject to Options granted under Predecessor Plans become available for future grant under the Plan as described in the preceding sentence. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, shares issued under the Plan and later repurchased by the Company shall not become available for future grant or sale under the Plan; provided, however, that any Shares subject to unvested stock bonuses which expire or terminate shall revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan.

4. Administration of the Plan.

(a) General. The Plan shall be administered by the Board or one or more Committees, or a combination thereof, as determined by the Board. The Plan may be administered by different administrative bodies with respect to different classes of Participants and, if permitted by Applicable Laws, the Board may authorize one or more Employees (who may (but need not) be Officers) to grant Options to Service Providers. A Committee may delegate some or all of its authority to a Person or group of more than one Person to the extent not prohibited by Applicable Laws. Any delegation of authority, whether by the Board or a Committee thereof, may be revoked at any time by the delegating party.

(b) Committee Composition. If a Committee has been appointed pursuant to this Section 4, such Committee shall continue to serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed by the Board. From time to time the Board may increase the size of any Committee and appoint additional members thereof, remove members (for any reason or no reason, with or without cause, and with or without notice)

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and appoint new members in substitution therefor, fill vacancies (however caused) and remove all members of a Committee and thereafter directly administer the Plan, all to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.

(c) Powers of the Administrator. Subject to the provisions of the Plan and in the case of a Committee, other Person or group of Persons the specific duties delegated by the Board or Committee to such Committee, Person, or group of Persons, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its discretion:

(i) to determine the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock, in accordance with Section 2(o) of the Plan;

(ii) to select the Service Providers to whom Stock Awards may from time to time be granted hereunder;

(iii) to determine whether and to what extent Stock Awards are granted hereunder;

(iv) to determine the number of shares of Common Stock to be covered by each Stock Award granted hereunder;

(v) to approve forms of agreement for use under the Plan;

(vi) to determine the terms and conditions, not inconsistent with the terms of the Plan, of any Option granted hereunder, which terms and conditions include, but are not limited to, the exercise or purchase price, the time or times when Options may be exercised (which may be based on performance criteria), any vesting acceleration or waiver of forfeiture restrictions, and any restriction or limitation regarding any Option, Optioned Stock or other Stock Award, based in each case on such factors as the Administrator, in its sole discretion, shall determine;

(vii) to determine whether and under what circumstances an Option may be settled in cash under Section 9(f) instead of Common Stock;

(viii) to modify or amend each Stock Award;

(ix) to adopt rules, procedures, and sub-plans to the Plan relating to the operation and administration of the Plan to accommodate the specific requirements of local laws and procedures in foreign jurisdictions, but unless otherwise superseded by the terms of such rules, procedures or sub-plans, the provisions of this Plan shall govern the operation of such rules, procedures or sub-plans; and

(x) to make all other determinations deemed necessary or advisable for administering the Plan.

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(d) Effect of Administrator's Decision. All decisions, determinations and interpretations of the Administrator shall be final and binding on all Participants and their successor in interest.

5. Eligibility.

(a) Recipients of Grants. Stock Awards may be granted to Service Providers. A Service Provider who has been granted a Stock Award under the Plan may, if he or she is otherwise eligible, be granted additional Stock Awards.

(b) Type of Option. Each Option granted under the Plan shall be designated in the written option agreement as a Nonstatutory Stock Option.

(c) Restrictions on Eligibility. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the aggregate number of Shares issued pursuant to a Stock Award granted under the Plan to Officers and Directors cannot exceed fifty percent (50%) of the number of Shares reserved for issuance under the Plan as determined at the time of each such issuance to an Officer or Director, except that there shall be excluded from this calculation Shares issued to Officers not previously employed by the Company pursuant to Stock Awards granted as an inducement essential to such individuals entering into employment contracts with the Company.

(d) Consultants.

(i) A Consultant shall not be eligible for the grant of a Stock Award if, at the time of grant, a Form S-8 Registration Statement under the Securities Act ("Form S-8") is not available to register either the offer or the sale of the Company's securities to such Consultant because of the nature of the services that the Consultant is providing to the Company, or because the Consultant is not a natural person, or as otherwise provided by the rules governing the use of Form S-8, unless the Company determines both (i) that such grant (A) shall be registered in another manner under the Securities Act (e.g., on a Form S-3 Registration Statement) or (B) does not require registration under the Securities Act in order to comply with the requirements of the Securities Act, if applicable, and (ii) that such grant complies with the securities laws of all other relevant jurisdictions.

(ii) Form S-8 generally is available to consultants and advisors only if (i) they are natural persons; (ii) they provide bona fide services to the issuer; and (iii) the services are not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital-raising transaction, and do not directly or indirectly promote or maintain a market for the issuer's securities.

(e) No Employment or Other Service Rights. Nothing in the Plan or any instrument executed or Stock Award granted pursuant thereto shall confer upon any Participant any right to continue to serve the Company or an Affiliate in the capacity in effect at the time the Stock Award was granted or shall affect the right of the Company or an Affiliate to terminate (i) the employment of an Employee at any time, for any reason

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or no reason, with or without notice and with or without cause, (ii) the service of a Consultant pursuant to the terms of such Consultant's agreement with the Company or an Affiliate or (iii) the service of a Director pursuant to the Bylaws of the Company or an Affiliate, and any applicable provisions of the corporate law of the state in which the Company or the Affiliate is incorporated, as the case may be.

6. Term of Plan. The Plan (as amended and restated hereby) became effective as of March 15, 2002 and shall continue in effect until terminated under Section 15 of the Plan.

7. Term of Option. The term of each Option shall be the term stated in the written option agreement; provided, however, that the term shall be no more than ten (10) years from the date of grant thereof, unless otherwise provided in the option agreement.

8. Option Exercise Price and Consideration.

(a) The per Share exercise price for the Shares to be issued pursuant to exercise of an Option granted under the Plan shall be determined by the Administrator. Options may be granted with a per Share exercise price which is either above or below the Fair Market Value per Share on the date of grant, at the discretion of the Administrator.

(b) The consideration to be paid by the Optionee (or permitted transferee as provided for in Section 10) for the Shares to be issued upon exercise of an Option by the Optionee (or permitted transferee), including the method of payment, shall be determined by the Administrator and may consist entirely of (1) cash, (2) check, (3) promissory note, (4) other Shares which (x) in the case of Shares acquired upon exercise of an Option either have been owned by the Optionee for more than six months on the date of surrender or were not acquired, directly or indirectly, from the Company, and (y) have a Fair Market Value on the date of surrender equal to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which said Option shall be exercised, (5) authorization from the Company to retain from the total number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value on the date of exercise equal to the exercise price for the total number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised, (6) delivery of a properly executed exercise notice together with such other documentation as the Administrator and the broker, if applicable, shall require to effect an exercise of the Option and delivery to the Company of the sale or broker loan proceeds required to pay the exercise price, (7) by delivering an irrevocable subscription agreement for the Shares which irrevocably obligates the Optionee to take and pay for the Shares not more than twelve months after the date of delivery of the subscription agreement, (8) any combination of the foregoing methods of payment, (9) or such other consideration and method of payment for the issuance of Shares to the extent permitted under Applicable Laws. In making its determination as to the type of consideration to accept, the Administrator shall consider whether acceptance of such consideration may be reasonably expected to benefit the Company. At any time that the Company is incorporated in Delaware, if the Optionee (or permitted transferee as provided for in Section 10)is permitted by the Company to pay the exercise price for the issuance of the

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applicable Shares by deferred payment or promissory note, then the Optionee (or permitted transferee) must pay an amount at least equal to the Common Stock's "par value," as defined in the Delaware General Corporation Law in cash or cash equivalents rather than by deferred payment or promissory note.

In the case of any promissory note, such promissory note will be a full recourse promissory note, shall provide for interest to be compounded at least annually and to be charged at the market rate of interest necessary to avoid a charge to earnings for financial accounting purposes, and shall be on such further terms as the Board shall determine. No promissory note shall be permitted if the exercise of an Option using a promissory note would be a violation of any Applicable Law.

9. Exercise of Option.

(a) Procedure for Exercise; Rights as a Stockholder. Any Option granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such times and under such conditions as determined by the Administrator, consistent with the terms of the Plan, and reflected in the written option agreement, including vesting requirements and/or performance criteria with respect to the Company and/or the Optionee. With respect to Options granted under the Plan, the Administrator shall have the discretion to determine whether and to what extent the vesting of such Options shall be tolled during any unpaid leave of absence or transfer from one member of the Affiliated Group to another member of the Affiliated Group; provided however that in the absence of such determination, vesting of such Options shall be tolled during any such leave, to the extent permitted by Applicable Laws.

An Option may not be exercised for a fraction of a Share.

An Option shall be deemed to be exercised when written or electronic notice of such exercise has been given to the Company in accordance with the terms of the Option by the person entitled to exercise the Option and full payment for the Shares with respect to which the Option is exercised has been received by the Company or its authorized agent. Full payment may, as authorized by the Administrator, consist of any consideration and method of payment allowable under Section 8(b) of the Plan and as set forth in the written option agreement. Until the Company or its duly authorized agent has issued the stock certificate evidencing such Shares (or transmitted such Shares via electronic delivery to the Optionee's brokerage account), no right to vote or receive dividends or any other rights as a stockholder shall exist with respect to the Optioned Stock, notwithstanding the exercise of the Option. The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such stock certificate or electronic Share delivery promptly upon exercise of the Option. No adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for which the record date is prior to the date the stock certificate is issued or the date the Shares are electronically delivered to the Optionee's brokerage account, as applicable, except as provided in Section 13 of the Plan.

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Exercise of an Option in any manner shall result in a decrease in the number of Shares which thereafter may be available, both for purposes of the Plan and for sale under the Option, by the number of Shares as to which the Option is exercised.

(b) Termination of Employment. With respect to Options granted under the Plan, in the event of termination of an Optionee's service with the Company and its Affiliates, such Optionee may, but only within such period of time as determined by the Board or the Committee and set forth in the option agreement (but in no event later than the expiration date of the term of such Option as set forth in the option agreement), exercise his or her Option to the extent that Optionee was entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination; unless such Option is amended while it remains outstanding. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of such termination, or if Optionee does not exercise such Option to the extent so entitled within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate. With respect to Options granted under the Plan, the Board (or its delegee), in its sole discretion, shall determine whether a termination shall be deemed to occur and this Section 9(b) shall apply if (i) the Optionee is a Consultant or non-employee Director at the time of grant and subsequently becomes an Employee,
(ii) the Optionee is an Employee at the time of grant and subsequently becomes a Consultant or non-employee Director or (iii) the Optionee transfers from one member of the Affiliated Group to another member of the Affiliated Group.

(c) Disability of Optionee. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9(b) above, with respect to Options granted under the Plan, in the event of termination of an Optionee's service with the Company and its Affiliates as a result of his or her Disability, such Optionee may, but only within twelve (12) months from the date of such termination or as otherwise determined by the Board or the Committee and set forth in the option agreement (but in no event later than the expiration date of the term of such Option as set forth in the option agreement), exercise the Option to the extent otherwise entitled to exercise it at the date of such termination. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of termination, or if Optionee does not exercise such Option to the extent so entitled within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate. With respect to Options granted under the Plan, the Board (or its delegee), in its sole discretion, shall determine whether a termination shall be deemed to occur and this Section 9(c) shall apply if (i) the Optionee is a Consultant or non-employee Director at the time of grant and subsequently becomes an Employee, (ii) the Optionee is an Employee at the time of grant and subsequently becomes a Consultant or non-employee Director or (iii) the Optionee transfers from one member of the Affiliated Group to another member of the Affiliated Group.

(d) Death of Optionee. In the event of Optionee's death while a Service Provider, with respect to Options granted under the Plan, his or her Option may be exercised, at any time within twelve (12) months following the date of death or as otherwise determined by the Board or the Committee and set forth in the option agreement (but in no event later than the expiration date of the term of such Option as set forth in the option agreement), by the Optionee's estate, by a person who acquired the

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right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance or by the laws of descent and distribution or by a beneficiary designated to exercise the Option upon the Optionee's death pursuant to Section 10, but only to the extent the Optionee was entitled to exercise the Option at the date of death. To the extent that Optionee was not entitled to exercise the Option at the date of death, or if Optionee's estate, the person who acquired the right to exercise the Option by bequest or inheritance or by the laws of descent and distribution or the beneficiary designated to exercise the Option upon the Optionee's death pursuant to Section 10 does not exercise such Option to the extent so entitled within the time specified herein, the Option shall terminate.

(e) Extension of Exercise Period. The Administrator shall have full power and authority to extend the period of time for which an Option is to remain exercisable following termination of an Optionee's status as a Service Provider from the periods set forth in Sections 9(b), 9(c) and 9(d) above or in the option agreement to such greater time as the Administrator shall deem appropriate, provided that in no event shall such Option be exercisable later than the date of expiration of the term of such Option as set forth in the option agreement.

(f) Buyout Provisions. The Administrator may at any time offer to buy out for a payment in cash or Shares, an Option previously granted, based on such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall establish and communicate to the Optionee at the time that such offer is made.

10. Non-Transferability of Options. Unless otherwise provided by the Administrator, Options are not transferable in any manner otherwise than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution, and may be exercised during the lifetime of the Optionee only by the Optionee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Optionee may, by delivering written notice to the Company, in a form satisfactory to the Company, designate a beneficiary who, in the event of the death of the Optionee, shall thereafter be entitled to exercise the Option. The Administrator may in its discretion grant transferable Nonstatutory Stock Options pursuant to option agreements specifying (i) the manner in which such Nonstatutory Stock Options are transferable and (ii) that any such transfer shall be subject to Applicable Laws.

11. Taxes.

(a) As a condition of the exercise of an Option granted under the Plan, the Optionee (or in the case of the Optionee's death, the person exercising the Option) shall make such arrangements as the Administrator may require for the satisfaction of any applicable federal, state, local or foreign withholding tax obligations and/or social charges ("Tax-Related Items") that may arise in connection with the grant, vesting or exercise of the Option and the issuance of Shares ("Taxable Event"). The Company shall not be required to issue any Shares under the Plan until such obligations are satisfied.

(b) In the case of an Optionee who is an Employee and in the absence of any other arrangement, the Employee shall be deemed to have directed the Company to withhold or collect from his or her compensation an amount sufficient to satisfy such

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obligations regarding Tax-Related Items from the next payroll payment otherwise payable after the date of a Taxable Event.

(c) In the case of an Optionee other than an Employee (or in the case of an Employee where the next payroll payment is not sufficient to satisfy such obligations regarding Tax-Related Items, with respect to any remaining tax obligations), in the absence of any other arrangement and to the extent permitted under the Applicable Laws, the Optionee shall be deemed to have elected to have the Company withhold from the Shares to be issued upon exercise of the Option that number of Shares having a Fair Market Value determined as of the applicable Tax Date (as defined below) equal to the minimum statutory withholding rates for U.S. federal, state and foreign tax purposes, including payroll taxes, applicable to the Taxable Event. For purposes of this Section 11, the Fair Market Value of the Shares to be withheld shall be determined on the date that the amount of tax to be withheld is to be determined under the Applicable Laws (the "Tax Date").

(d) If permitted by the Administrator, in its discretion, an Optionee may satisfy his or her obligations regarding Tax-Related Items by surrendering to the Company Shares that have a Fair Market Value determined as of the applicable Tax Date equal to the minimum statutory withholding rates for U.S. federal, state and foreign tax purposes, including payroll taxes, applicable to the Taxable Event.

(e) Any election or deemed election by an Optionee to have Shares withheld to satisfy obligations regarding Tax-Related Items under Section 11(c) or (d) above shall be irrevocable as to the particular Shares as to which the election is made and shall be subject to the consent or disapproval of the Administrator. Any election by an Optionee under Section 11(d) above must be made on or prior to the applicable Tax Date.

(f) In the event an election to have Shares withheld is made by an Optionee and the Tax Date is deferred under Section 83 of the Code because no election is filed under Section 83(b) of the Code, the Company shall have the authority to establish an escrow to hold the shares until the latest applicable Tax Date.

12. Provisions of Stock Awards Other Than Options.

(a) Restricted Stock Bonus Awards. Each restricted stock bonus agreement shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. The terms and conditions of restricted stock bonus agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate restricted stock bonus agreements need not be identical, but each restricted stock bonus agreement shall include (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:

(i) Consideration. A restricted stock bonus may be awarded in consideration for past services actually rendered to the Company or an Affiliate for its benefit.

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(ii) Vesting. Shares awarded under the restricted stock bonus agreement may, but need not, be subject to a share reacquisition option in favor of the Company in accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by the Board.

(iii) Termination of Participant's Service. In the event a Participant's service terminates, the Company may reacquire any or all of the Shares held by the Participant which have not vested as of the date of termination under the terms of the restricted stock bonus agreement.

(iv) Transferability. Rights to acquire Shares under the restricted stock bonus agreement shall be transferable by the Participant only upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the restricted stock bonus agreement, as the Board shall determine in its discretion, so long as Shares awarded under the restricted stock bonus agreement remain subject to the terms of the restricted stock bonus agreement.

(b) Restricted Stock Purchase Awards. Each restricted stock purchase agreement shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as the Board shall deem appropriate. The terms and conditions of restricted stock purchase agreements may change from time to time, and the terms and conditions of separate restricted stock purchase agreements need not be identical, but each restricted stock purchase agreement shall include (through incorporation of provisions hereof by reference in the agreement or otherwise) the substance of each of the following provisions:

(i) Purchase Price. The purchase price under each restricted stock purchase agreement shall be such amount as the Board shall determine and designate in such restricted stock purchase agreement.

(ii) Consideration. The purchase price of Shares acquired pursuant to the restricted stock purchase agreement shall be paid either: (i) in cash at the time of purchase; (ii) at the discretion of the Board, according to a deferred payment or other similar arrangement with the Participant; or (iii) in any other form of legal consideration that may be acceptable to the Board in its discretion.

(iii) Vesting. Shares awarded under the restricted stock purchase agreement may, but need not, be subject to a share repurchase option in favor of the Company in accordance with a vesting schedule to be determined by the Board.

(iv) Termination of Participant's Service. In the event a Participant's service terminates, the Company may repurchase or otherwise reacquire any or all of the Shares held by the Participant which

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have not vested as of the date of termination under the terms of the restricted stock purchase agreement.

(v) Transferability. Rights to acquire Shares under the restricted stock purchase agreement shall be transferable by the Participant only upon such terms and conditions as are set forth in the restricted stock purchase agreement, as the Board shall determine in its discretion, so long as Shares awarded under the restricted stock bonus agreement remain subject to the terms of the restricted stock purchase agreement.

13. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization, Dissolution or Liquidation,
or Merger or Asset Sale.

(a) Changes in Capitalization. Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of Shares covered by each outstanding Option and the number of shares of Common Stock which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Options have yet been granted or which have been returned to the Plan upon cancellation or expiration of an Option, as well as the price per share of Common Stock covered by each such outstanding Option, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number, or other changes in the price or other characteristics, of issued shares of Common Stock resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, spinoff combination or reclassification of the Common Stock, or any other increase or decrease in the number, or other change in the price or characteristic, of issued shares of Common Stock effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided, however, that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been "effected without receipt of consideration." Such adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issuance by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of shares of Common Stock subject to an Option.

(b) Dissolution or Liquidation. In the event of the proposed dissolution or liquidation of the Company, the Board shall notify the Optionee at least fifteen (15) days prior to such proposed action. To the extent it has not been previously exercised, the Option will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such proposed action.

(c) Merger or Sale of Assets. In the event of a proposed merger or consolidation of the Company with or into another corporation or a sale, exchange, lease or similar transfer of all or substantially all of the Company's assets, each outstanding Option shall be assumed or an equivalent option shall be substituted by such successor corporation or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation, unless the successor corporation does not agree to assume the Option or to substitute an equivalent option, in

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which case such Option shall terminate upon the consummation of the merger or sale of assets.

(d) Certain Distributions. In the event of any distribution to the Company's stockholders of securities of any other entity or other assets (other than dividends payable in cash or stock of the Company) without receipt of consideration by the Company, the Administrator may, in its discretion, appropriately adjust the price per share of Common Stock covered by each outstanding Option to reflect the effect of such distribution.

14. Time of Granting Stock Awards. The date of grant of a Stock Award shall, for all purposes, be the date on which the Administrator makes the determination granting such Stock Award, or such other date as is determined by the Board. Notice of the determination shall be given to each Service Provider to whom a Stock Award is so granted within a reasonable time after the date of such grant.

15. Amendment and Termination of the Plan.

(a) Amendment and Termination. Except to the extent prohibited by Applicable Laws and unless otherwise expressly provided in a Stock Award agreement or in the Plan, the Board may at any time amend, alter, suspend or discontinue the Plan, but no amendment, alteration, suspension or discontinuance or termination (other than an adjustment made pursuant to Section 13 above) shall be made which would impair the rights of any Participant under any grant theretofore made, without his or her consent.

(b) Effect of Amendment or Termination. Any such amendment or termination of the Plan shall not affect Options already granted and such Options shall remain in full force and effect as if this Plan had not been amended or terminated, unless mutually agreed otherwise between the Optionee and the Board, which agreement must be in writing and signed by the Optionee and the Company.

16. Amendment of Stock Awards. The Board at any time, and from time to time, may amend the terms of any one or more Stock Awards; provided, however, that the affected Participant's rights under any Stock Award shall not be materially impaired and his or her obligations under any Stock Award shall not be materially increased, by any such amendments unless (i) the Company requests the consent of the Participant and (ii) the Participant consents in writing.

17. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Option unless the exercise of such Option and the issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all relevant provisions of Applicable Laws, including, without limitation, the Securities Act of 1933, the Exchange Act, and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance. The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and sale of any Shares hereunder, shall

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relieve the Company of any liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.

As a condition to the exercise of an Option, the Company may require the person exercising such Option to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of the aforementioned relevant provisions of law.

18. Reservation of Shares. The Company, during the term of this Plan, will at all times reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

19. Agreements. Options shall be evidenced by written agreements in such form as the Board shall approve from time to time.

18. Code References. All references to any federal statute, rule, regulation or form are to the federal statute, rule, regulation or form in effect at the time or to any successor to such federal statute, rule, regulation or form.

19. Choice of Law. The law of the State of California shall govern all questions concerning the construction, validity and interpretation of this Plan, without regard to such state's conflict of laws rules.

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Exhibit A Predecessor Plans

Openwave Systems Inc. 2000 Non-Executive Stock Option Plan (formerly, Phone.com, Inc. 2000 Non-Executive Stock Option Plan)

Phone.com, Inc. 1995 Stock Plan

Software.com, Inc. 2000 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan

Arabesque Communications, Inc. 1998 Stock Plan

MyAble, Inc. 1999 Stock Plan

OneBox.com, Inc. 1999 Stock Plan

Paragon 1999 Stock Plan

At Mobile.com, Inc. Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan

bCandid Corporation 1999 Equity Incentive Plan

Mobility Net Corporation 1999 Stock Option Plan

Avogadro, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan

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Exhibit 99.2

OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC.

1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN/1/

(As Amended effective November 17, 2000)

(As Further Amended effective May 1, 2001)

(As Further Amended and Restated effective November 1, 2001)

(As Further Amended and Restated effective November 30, 2001)

The following constitute the provisions of the 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of Openwave Systems Inc.

1. Purpose. The purpose of the Plan is to provide employees of the Company and its Designated Subsidiaries with an opportunity to purchase Common Stock of the Company. It is the intention of the Company to have the Plan qualify as an "Employee Stock Purchase Plan" under Section 423 of the Code and the Plan shall be interpreted and administered in accordance with this intent. In addition, the Plan authorizes the grant of options pursuant to sub-plans or special rules adopted by the Board or the Committee designed to achieve desired tax or other objectives in particular locations outside the United States.

2. Definitions.

(a) "Affiliate" means any Designated Subsidiary or any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, joint-stock company, trust, any unincorporated organization, or government or political subdivision thereof that directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with the Company, whether now or hereafter existing which has been designated as an "Affiliate" by the Board or the Committee for purposes of the Plan.

(b) "Applicable Law" means the legal requirements relating to the administration of an employee stock purchase plan under applicable U.S. state corporate laws, U.S. federal and applicable state securities laws, the Code, any stock exchange rules or regulations and the applicable laws of any other country or jurisdiction where options are granted, as such laws, rules, regulations and requirements shall be in place from time to time.

(c) "Board" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

(d) "Code" means the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(e) "Common Stock" means the Common Stock of the Company.

(f) "Company" means Openwave Systems Inc., a Delaware corporation.

(g) "Compensation" means all base straight time gross earnings, sales commissions, incentive compensation, incentive payments, bonuses, shift premium, payments for overtime and other compensation.

(h) "Continuous Status as an Employee" means the absence of any interruption or termination of service as an Employee. Continuous Status as an Employee shall not be considered interrupted in the case of (i) sick leave; (ii) military leave; (iii) any other leave of absence approved by the Administrator, provided that such leave is for a period of not more than 90 days, unless reemployment upon the expiration of such leave is guaranteed by contract or statute, or unless provided otherwise pursuant to Company policy adopted from time to time; or (iv) in the case of transfers between locations of the Company or between the Company and its Affiliates.


/1 Formerly known as the Phone.com 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan./

(i) "Contributions" means all amounts credited to the account of a participant pursuant to the Plan.

(j) "Corporate Transaction" means a sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets, or a merger, consolidation or other capital reorganization of the Company with or into another corporation, or any other transaction or series of related transactions in which the Company's stockholders immediately prior thereto own less than 50% of the voting stock of the Company (or its successor or parent) immediately thereafter.

(k) "Designated Subsidiaries" means the Subsidiaries which have been designated by the Board from time to time in its sole discretion as eligible to participate in the Plan; provided however that the Board shall only have the discretion to designate Subsidiaries if the issuance of options to such Subsidiary's Employees pursuant to the Plan would not cause the Company to incur adverse accounting charges.

(l) "Employee" means any person, including an Officer, who is customarily employed for at least twenty (20) hours per week and more than five
(5) months in a calendar year by the Company or one of its Subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if expressly provided in a sub-plan, "Employee" means any person, including an Officer, who is customarily employed for at least twenty (20) hours per week and more than five (5) months in a calendar year by the Company or one of its Affiliates, or as otherwise required under Applicable Laws.

(m) "Exchange Act" means the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

(n) "Offering Date" means the first business day of each Offering Period of the Plan.

(o) "Offering Period" means a period of twenty-four (24) months commencing on November 1 and May 1 of each year, except for the first Offering Period as set forth in Section 4(a).

(p) "Officer" means a person who is an officer of the Company within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

(q) "Plan" means this 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

(r) "Purchase Date" means the last day of each Purchase Period of the Plan.

(s) "Purchase Period" means a period of six (6) months within an Offering Period, except for the Purchase Periods in the first Offering Period as set forth in Section 4(b).

(t) "Purchase Price" means with respect to a Purchase Period an amount equal to 85% of the Fair Market Value (as defined in Section 7(b) below) of a Share of Common Stock on the Offering Date or on the Purchase Date, whichever is lower; provided, however, that in the event (i) of any increase in the number of Shares available for issuance under the Plan as a result of a stockholder-approved amendment to the Plan, and (ii) all or a portion of such additional Shares are to be issued with respect to one or more Offering Periods that are underway at the time of such increase ("Additional Shares"), and (iii) the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock on the date of such increase (the "Approval Date Fair Market Value") is higher than the Fair Market Value on the Offering Date for any such Offering Period, then in such instance the Purchase Price with respect to Additional Shares shall be 85% of the Approval Date Fair Market Value or the Fair Market Value of a Share of Common Stock on the Purchase Date, whichever is lower.

(u) "Securities Act" means the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

(v) "Share" means a share of Common Stock, as adjusted in accordance with Section 19 of the Plan.

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(w) "Subsidiary" means a corporation, domestic or foreign, of which not less than 50% of the voting shares are held by the Company or a Subsidiary, whether or not such corporation now exists or is hereafter organized or acquired by the Company or a Subsidiary.

3. Eligibility.

(a) Any person who is an Employee of the Company or a Designated Subsidiary as of the Offering Date of a given Offering Period shall be eligible to participate in such Offering Period under the Plan, subject to the requirements of Section 5(a) and any applicable limitations imposed by Section 423(b) of the Code; provided however that eligible Employees may not participate in more than one Offering Period at a time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if expressly provided in a sub-plan, any person who is an Employee (as defined in such sub-plan) as of the Offering Date of a given Offering Period (and who is not eligible to participate in the Plan in accordance with the preceding sentence) shall be eligible to participate in such Offering Period, subject to the requirements of Section 5(a) and if not otherwise provided under the terms of such sub-plan, any applicable limitations imposed by Section 423(b) of the Code; provided however that such eligible Employees may not participate in more than one Offering Period at a time.

(b) Any provisions of the Plan to the contrary notwithstanding, no Employee shall be granted an option under the Plan (i) if, immediately after the grant, such Employee (or any other person whose stock would be attributed to such Employee pursuant to Section 424(d) of the Code) would own capital stock of the Company and/or hold outstanding options to purchase stock possessing five percent (5%) or more of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock of the Company or of any subsidiary of the Company, or (ii) if such option would permit his or her rights to purchase stock under all employee stock purchase plans (described in Section 423 of the Code) of the Company and its Subsidiaries to accrue at a rate which exceeds Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars ($25,000) of the Fair Market Value (as defined in Section 7(b) below) of such stock (determined at the time such option is granted) for each calendar year in which such option is outstanding at any time.

4. Offering Periods and Purchase Periods.

(a) Offering Periods. The Plan shall be generally implemented by a series of Offering Periods of twenty-four (24) months' duration, with new Offering Periods (other than the first Offering Period) commencing on or about November 1 and May 1 of each year (or at such other time or times as may be determined by the Board of Directors). The first Offering Period shall commence on the beginning of the effective date of the Registration Statement on Form S-1 for the initial public offering of the Company's Common Stock (the "IPO Date") and continue until April 30, 2001. The Plan shall continue until terminated in accordance with Section 19 hereof. The Board of Directors of the Company shall have the power to change the duration and/or the frequency of Offering Periods with respect to future offerings without stockholder approval if such change is announced at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Offering Period to be affected.

(b) Purchase Periods. Each Offering Period shall generally consist of four (4) consecutive purchase periods of six (6) months' duration. The last day of each Purchase Period shall be the "Purchase Date" for such Purchase Period. A Purchase Period commencing on November 1 shall end on the next April 30. A Purchase Period commencing on May 1 shall end on the next October 31. The first Purchase Period of the first Offering Period shall commence on the IPO Date and shall end on January 31, 2000 with subsequent Purchase Periods ending on April 30, 2000, October 31, 2000 and April 30, 2001. The Board of Directors of the Company shall have the power to change the duration and/or frequency of Purchase Periods with respect to future purchases without stockholder approval if such change is announced at least five (5) days prior to the scheduled beginning of the first Purchase Period to be affected.

5. Participation.

(a) An eligible Employee may become a participant in the Plan by completing a subscription agreement on the form provided by the Company and filing it with the Company's payroll office prior to the applicable Offering Date, unless a later time for filing the subscription agreement is set by the Board for all eligible

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Employees with respect to a given Offering Period. The subscription agreement shall set forth the percentage of the participant's Compensation (subject to
Section 6(a) below) to be paid as Contributions pursuant to the Plan.

(b) Payroll deductions shall commence on the first payroll following the Offering Date and shall end on the last payroll paid on or prior to the last Purchase Period of the Offering Period to which the subscription agreement is applicable, unless sooner terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provisions of the Plan to the contrary, in locations where local law prohibits payroll deductions, an eligible Employee may elect to participate through contributions to his or her account under the Plan in a form acceptable to the Board or the Committee. In such event, any such Employees shall be deemed to be participating in a sub-plan, unless the Board or the Committee otherwise expressly provides that such Employees shall be treated as participating in the Plan.

6. Method of Payment of Contributions.

(a) A participant shall elect to have payroll deductions made on each payday during the Offering Period in an amount not less than one percent (1%) and not more than twenty percent (20%) (or such other percentage as the Board may establish from time to time before an Offering Date) of such participant's Compensation on each payday during the Offering Period. All payroll deductions made by a participant shall be credited to his or her account under the Plan. A participant may not make any additional payments into such account unless payroll deductions are prohibited under applicable law, in which case the provisions of Section 5(c) shall apply.

(b) A participant may discontinue his or her participation in the Plan as provided in Section 10, or, on one occasion only during each Purchase Period may either increase or decrease the rate of his or her Contributions with respect to the Purchase Period by completing and filing with the Company a new subscription agreement authorizing a change in the payroll deduction rate. The change in rate shall be effective as of the beginning of the next calendar month following the date of filing of the new subscription agreement, if the agreement is filed at least ten (10) business days prior to such date and, if not, as of the beginning of the next succeeding calendar month.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent necessary to comply with Section 423(b)(8) of the Code and Section 3(b) herein, a participant's payroll deductions may be decreased during any Purchase Period scheduled to end during the current calendar year to 0%. Payroll deductions shall re-commence at the rate provided in such participant's subscription agreement at the beginning of the first Purchase Period which is scheduled to end in the following calendar year, unless terminated by the participant as provided in Section 10.

7. Grant of Option.

(a) On the Offering Date of each Offering Period, each eligible Employee participating in such Offering Period shall be granted an option to purchase on each Purchase Date the number of Shares of the Company's Common Stock determined by dividing such Employee's Contributions accumulated prior to such Purchase Date and retained in the participant's account as of the Purchase Date by the applicable Purchase Price; provided however that the maximum number of Shares an Employee may purchase during each Purchase Period shall be 5,000 Shares (after giving effect to the 2-1 stock split in November 1999 and subject to any further adjustment pursuant to Section 19 below), and provided further that such purchase shall be subject to the limitations set forth in Sections 3(b) and 13.

(b) The fair market value of the Company's Common Stock on a given date (the "Fair Market Value") shall be determined by the Board in its discretion based on the closing sales price of the Common Stock for such date (or, in the event that the Common Stock is not traded on such date, on the immediately preceding trading date), as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (Nasdaq) National Market or, if such price is not reported, the mean of the bid and asked prices per share of the Common Stock as reported by Nasdaq or, in the event the Common Stock is listed on a stock exchange, the Fair Market Value per share shall be the closing sales price on such exchange on such date (or, in the event that the Common Stock is not traded on such date,

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on the immediately preceding trading date), as reported in The Wall Street Journal. For purposes of the Offering Date under the first Offering Period under the Plan, the Fair Market Value of a share of the Common Stock of the Company shall be the Price to Public as set forth in the final prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.

8. Exercise of Option. Unless a participant withdraws from the Plan as provided in Section 10, his or her option for the purchase of Shares will be exercised automatically on each Purchase Date of an Offering Period, and the maximum number of full Shares subject to the option will be purchased at the applicable Purchase Price with the accumulated Contributions in his or her account. No fractional Shares shall be issued. The Shares purchased upon exercise of an option hereunder shall be deemed to be transferred to the participant on the Purchase Date. During his or her lifetime, a participant's option to purchase Shares hereunder is exercisable only by him or her.

9. Delivery. As promptly as practicable after each Purchase Date of each Offering Period, the Company shall arrange the delivery to each participant, as appropriate, of a certificate representing the Shares purchased upon exercise of his or her option. Any payroll deductions or Contributions accumulated in a participant's account which are not sufficient to purchase a full Share shall be retained in the participant's account for the subsequent Purchase Period or Offering Period, subject to earlier withdrawal by the participant as provided in
Section 10 below. Any other amounts left over in a participant's account after a Purchase Date shall be returned to the participant.

10. Voluntary Withdrawal; Termination of Employment.

(a) A participant may withdraw all but not less than all the Contributions credited to his or her account under the Plan at any time prior to each Purchase Date by giving written notice to the Company. All of the participant's Contributions credited to his or her account will be paid to him or her promptly after receipt of his or her notice of withdrawal and his or her option for the current period will be automatically terminated, and no further Contributions for the purchase of Shares will be made during the Offering Period.

(b) Upon termination of the participant's Continuous Status as an Employee prior to the Purchase Date of an Offering Period for any reason, including retirement or death, the Contributions credited to his or her account will be returned to him or her or, in the case of his or her death, to the person or persons entitled thereto under Section 14, and his or her option will be automatically terminated.

(c) In the event an Employee fails to remain in Continuous Status as an Employee of the Company for at least twenty (20) hours per week during the Offering Period in which the employee is a participant, he or she will be deemed to have elected to withdraw from the Plan and the Contributions credited to his or her account will be returned to him or her and his or her option terminated unless otherwise required under Applicable Laws, in which case any Employees affected by such Applicable Laws shall be deemed to be participating in a sub-plan, unless the Board or the Committee otherwise expressly provides that such Employees shall be treated as participating in the Plan.

(d) A participant's withdrawal from an offering will not have any effect upon his or her eligibility to participate in a succeeding offering or in any similar plan which may hereafter be adopted by the Company.

11. Automatic Withdrawal. If the Fair Market Value of the Shares on any Purchase Date of an Offering Period is less than the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the Offering Date for such Offering Period, then every participant shall automatically (i) be withdrawn from such Offering Period at the close of such Purchase Date and after the acquisition of Shares for such Purchase Period, and (ii) be enrolled in the Offering Period commencing on the first business day subsequent to such Purchase Period. Participants shall automatically be withdrawn as of October 31, 1999 from the Offering Period beginning on the IPO Date and re-enrolled in the Offering Period beginning on November 1, 1999 if the Fair Market Value of the Shares on the IPO Date is greater than the Fair

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Market Value of the Shares on October 31, 1999, unless a participant notifies the Administrator prior to October 31, 1999 that he or she does not wish to be withdrawn and re-enrolled.

12. Interest. No interest shall accrue on the Contributions of a participant in the Plan unless otherwise required under Applicable Laws, in which case any Employees affected by such Applicable Laws shall be deemed to be participating in a sub-plan, unless the Board or the Committee otherwise expressly provides that such Employees shall be treated as participating in the Plan.

13. Stock.

(a) Subject to adjustment as provided in Section 19, the maximum number of Shares which shall be made available for sale under the Plan shall be 5,028,163 Shares (after giving effect to the 2-1 stock split in November 1999 and including the Automatic Annual Increase (as defined below) for fiscal years 2000 and 2001), plus the automatic annual increase on the first day of each of the Company's fiscal years in 2002, 2003 and 2004 equal to the lesser of (i) 1,000,000 Shares (after giving effect to the 2-1 stock split in November 1999), or (ii) one percent (1%) of the Shares outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year (the "Automatic Annual Increase'). If the Board determines that, on a given Purchase Date, the number of shares with respect to which options are to be exercised may exceed (i) the number of shares of Common Stock that were available for sale under the Plan on the Offering Date of the applicable Offering Period, or (ii) the number of shares available for sale under the Plan on such Purchase Date, the Board may in its sole discretion provide (x) that the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the Shares of Common Stock available for purchase on such Offering Date or Purchase Date, as applicable, in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine in its sole discretion to be equitable among all participants exercising options to purchase Common Stock on such Purchase Date, and continue all Offering Periods then in effect, or (y) that the Company shall make a pro rata allocation of the shares available for purchase on such Offering Date or Purchase Date, as applicable, in as uniform a manner as shall be practicable and as it shall determine in its sole discretion to be equitable among all participants exercising options to purchase Common Stock on such Purchase Date, and terminate any or all Offering Periods then in effect pursuant to Section 20 below. The Company may make pro rata allocation of the Shares available on the Offering Date of any applicable Offering Period pursuant to the preceding sentence, notwithstanding any authorization of additional Shares for issuance under the Plan by the Company's stockholders subsequent to such Offering Date.

(b) The participant shall have no interest or voting right in Shares covered by his or her option until such option has been exercised.

(c) Shares to be delivered to a participant under the Plan will be registered in the name of the participant or in the name of the participant and his or her spouse.

14. Administration. The Board, or a committee named by the Board, shall supervise and administer the Plan and shall have full power to adopt, amend and rescind any rules deemed desirable and appropriate for the administration of the Plan and not inconsistent with the Plan, to construe and interpret the Plan, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for the administration of the Plan. The Board or the Committee may adopt rules or procedures relating to the operation and administration of the Plan to accommodate the specific requirements of local laws and procedures. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Board or the Committee is specifically authorized to adopt rules and procedures regarding handling of payroll deductions, payment of interest, conversion of local currency, payroll tax, withholding procedures and handling of stock certificates which vary with local requirements; however, if such varying provisions are not in accordance with the provisions of Section 423(b) of the Code, including but not limited to the requirement of Section 423(b)(5) of the Code that all options granted under the Plan shall have the same rights and privileges unless otherwise provided under the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder, then the Employees affected by such varying provisions shall be deemed to be participating under a sub-plan and not the Plan. The Board or the Committee may also adopt sub-plans applicable to particular Designated Subsidiaries, Affiliates or locations, which sub-plans may be designed to be outside the scope of Code Section 423. The rules of such sub-plans may take precedence over other provisions of this Plan, with the exception of Paragraph 13(a) above, but unless otherwise superseded by the terms of such sub-plan, the provisions of this Plan shall govern the operation of such sub-plan.

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15. Designation of Beneficiary.

(a) A participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any Shares and cash, if any, from the participant's account under the Plan in the event of such participant's death subsequent to the end of a Purchase Period but prior to delivery to him or her of such Shares and cash. In addition, a participant may file a written designation of a beneficiary who is to receive any cash from the participant's account under the Plan in the event of such participant's death prior to the Purchase Date of an Offering Period. If a participant is married and the designated beneficiary is not the spouse, spousal consent shall be required for such designation to be effective.

(b) Such designation of beneficiary may be changed by the participant (and his or her spouse, if any) at any time by written notice. In the event of the death of a participant and in the absence of a beneficiary validly designated under the Plan who is living at the time of such participant's death, the Company shall deliver such Shares and/or cash to the executor or administrator of the estate of the participant, or if no such executor or administrator has been appointed (to the knowledge of the Company), the Company, in its discretion, may deliver such Shares and/or cash to the spouse or to any one or more dependents or relatives of the participant, or if no spouse, dependent or relative is known to the Company, then to such other person as the Company may designate.

16. Transferability. Neither Contributions credited to a participant's account nor any rights with regard to the exercise of an option or to receive Shares under the Plan may be assigned, transferred, pledged or otherwise disposed of in any way (other than by will, the laws of descent and distribution, or as provided in Section 15) by the participant. Any such attempt at assignment, transfer, pledge or other disposition shall be without effect, except that the Company may treat such act as an election to withdraw funds in accordance with Section 10.

17. Use of Funds. All Contributions received or held by the Company under the Plan may be used by the Company for any corporate purpose, and the Company shall not be obligated to segregate such Contributions unless otherwise required under Applicable Laws.

18. Reports. Individual accounts will be maintained for each participant in the Plan. Statements of account will be given to participating Employees at least annually, which statements will set forth the amounts of Contributions, the per Share Purchase Price, the number of Shares purchased and the remaining cash balance, if any.

19. Adjustments Upon Changes in Capitalization; Corporate Transactions.

(a) Adjustment. Subject to any required action by the stockholders of the Company, the number of Shares covered by each option under the Plan which has not yet been exercised and the number of Shares which have been authorized for issuance under the Plan but have not yet been placed under option (collectively, the "Reserves"), as well as the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be purchased by a participant in a Purchase Period, the number of shares of Common Stock set forth in Section 13(a)(i) above, and the price per Share of Common Stock covered by each option under the Plan which has not yet been exercised, shall be proportionately adjusted for any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the Common Stock (including any such change in the number of Shares of Common Stock effected in connection with a change in domicile of the Company), or any other increase or decrease in the number of Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company; provided however that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed to have been "effected without receipt of consideration." Such adjustment shall be made by the Board, whose determination in that respect shall be final, binding and conclusive. Except as expressly provided herein, no issue by the Company of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason thereof shall be made with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to an option.

(b) Corporate Transactions. In the event of a dissolution or liquidation of the Company, any Purchase Period and Offering Period then in progress will terminate immediately prior to the consummation of such action, unless otherwise provided by the Board. In the event of a Corporate Transaction, each option outstanding under the Plan shall be assumed or an equivalent option shall be substituted by the successor corporation

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or a parent or subsidiary of such successor corporation. In the event that the successor corporation refuses to assume or substitute for outstanding options, each Purchase Period and Offering Period then in progress shall be shortened and a new Purchase Date shall be set (the "New Purchase Date"), as of which date any Purchase Period and Offering Period then in progress will terminate. The New Purchase Date shall be on or before the date of consummation of the transaction and the Board shall notify each participant in writing, at least ten (10) days prior to the New Purchase Date, that the Purchase Date for his or her option has been changed to the New Purchase Date and that his or her option will be exercised automatically on the New Purchase Date, unless prior to such date he or she has withdrawn from the Offering Period as provided in Section 10. For purposes of this Section 19, an option granted under the Plan shall be deemed to be assumed, without limitation, if, at the time of issuance of the stock or other consideration upon a Corporate Transaction, each holder of an option under the Plan would be entitled to receive upon exercise of the option the same number and kind of shares of stock or the same amount of property, cash or securities as such holder would have been entitled to receive upon the occurrence of the transaction if the holder had been, immediately prior to the transaction, the holder of the number of Shares of Common Stock covered by the option at such time (after giving effect to any adjustments in the number of Shares covered by the option as provided for in this Section 19); provided however that if the consideration received in the transaction is not solely common stock of the successor corporation or its parent (as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code), the Board may, with the consent of the successor corporation, provide for the consideration to be received upon exercise of the option to be solely common stock of the successor corporation or its parent equal in Fair Market Value to the per Share consideration received by holders of Common Stock in the transaction.

The Board may, if it so determines in the exercise of its sole discretion, also make provision for adjusting the Reserves, as well as the price per Share of Common Stock covered by each outstanding option, in the event that the Company effects one or more reorganizations, recapitalizations, rights offerings or other increases or reductions of Shares of its outstanding Common Stock, and in the event of the Company's being consolidated with or merged into any other corporation.

20. Amendment or Termination.

(a) The Board may at any time and for any reason terminate or amend the Plan. Except as provided in Section 19, no such termination of the Plan may affect options previously granted, provided that the Plan or an Offering Period may be terminated by the Board on a Purchase Date or by the Board's setting a new Purchase Date with respect to an Offering Period and Purchase Period then in progress if the Board determines that termination of the Plan and/or the Offering Period is in the best interests of the Company and the stockholders or if continuation of the Plan and/or the Offering Period would cause the Company to incur adverse accounting charges as a result of a change after the effective date of the Plan in the generally accepted accounting rules applicable to the Plan. Except as provided in Section 19 and in this Section 20, no amendment to the Plan shall make any change in any option previously granted which adversely affects the rights of any participant. In addition, to the extent necessary to comply with Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act, or under Section 423 of the Code (or any successor rule or provision or any applicable law or regulation), the Company shall obtain stockholder approval in such a manner and to such a degree as so required.

(b) Without stockholder consent and without regard to whether any participant rights may be considered to have been adversely affected, the Board (or its committee) shall be entitled to change the Offering Periods and Purchase Periods, limit the frequency and/or number of changes in the amount withheld during an Offering Period, establish the exchange ratio applicable to amounts withheld in a currency other than U.S. dollars, permit payroll withholding in excess of the amount designated by a participant in order to adjust for delays or mistakes in the Company's processing of properly completed withholding elections, establish reasonable waiting and adjustment periods and/or accounting and crediting procedures to ensure that amounts applied toward the purchase of Common Stock for each participant properly correspond with amounts withheld from the participant's Compensation, and establish such other limitations or procedures as the Board (or its committee) determines in its sole discretion advisable which are consistent with the Plan.

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21. Notices. All notices or other communications by a participant to the Company under or in connection with the Plan shall be deemed to have been duly given when received in the form specified by the Company at the location, or by the person, designated by the Company for the receipt thereof.

22. Conditions Upon Issuance of Shares. Shares shall not be issued with respect to an option unless the exercise of such option and the issuance and delivery of such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all applicable provisions of law, domestic or foreign, including, without limitation, the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, applicable state securities laws and the requirements of any stock exchange upon which the Shares may then be listed, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for the Company with respect to such compliance.

As a condition to the exercise of an option, the Company may require the person exercising such option to represent and warrant at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being purchased only for investment and without any present intention to sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for the Company, such a representation is required by any of the aforementioned applicable provisions of law.

23. Term of Plan; Effective Date. The Plan shall become effective upon the IPO Date. It shall continue in effect for a term of twenty (20) years unless sooner terminated under Section 20.

24. Additional Restrictions of Rule 16b-3. The terms and conditions of options granted hereunder to, and the purchase of Shares by, persons subject to
Section 16 of the Exchange Act shall comply with the applicable provisions of Rule 16b-3. This Plan shall be deemed to contain, and such options shall contain, and the Shares issued upon exercise thereof shall be subject to, such additional conditions and restrictions as may be required by Rule 16b-3 to qualify for the maximum exemption from Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to Plan transactions.

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OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC.

1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT

New Election Change of Election

1. I, , hereby elect to participate in the Openwave Systems Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") for the Offering

Period , to , , and subscribe to purchase shares of the Company's Common Stock in accordance with this Subscription Agreement and the Plan.

2. I elect to have Contributions in the amount of % of my Compensation,

as those terms are defined in the Plan, applied to this purchase. I understand that this amount must not be less than 1% and not more than 20% of my Compensation during the Offering Period. (Please note that no fractional percentages are permitted).

3. I hereby authorize payroll deductions from each paycheck during the Offering Period at the rate stated in Item 2 of this Subscription Agreement. I understand that all payroll deductions made by me shall be credited to my account under the Plan and that I may not make any additional payments into such account. I understand that all payments made by me shall be accumulated for the purchase of shares of Common Stock at the applicable purchase price determined in accordance with the Plan. I further understand that, except as otherwise set forth in the Plan, shares will be purchased for me automatically on the Purchase Date of each Offering Period unless I otherwise withdraw from the Plan by giving written notice to the Company for such purpose.

4. I understand that I may discontinue at any time prior to the Purchase Date my participation in the Plan as provided in Section 10 of the Plan. I also understand that I can increase or decrease the rate of my Contributions on one occasion only with respect to either an increase or a decrease during any Purchase Period by completing and filing a new Subscription Agreement with such increase or decrease taking effect as of the beginning of the calendar month following the date of filing of the new Subscription Agreement, if filed at least ten (10) business days prior to the beginning of such month. Further, I may change the rate of deductions for future Offering Periods by filing a new Subscription Agreement, and any such change will be effective as of the beginning of the next Offering Period. In addition, I acknowledge that, unless I discontinue my participation in the Plan as provided in Section 10 of the Plan, my election will continue to be effective for each successive Offering Period.

5. I have received a copy of the Company's most recent description of the Plan and a copy of the complete "Openwave Systems Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan." I understand that my participation in the Plan is in all respects subject to the terms of the Plan.


6. Shares purchased for me under the Plan should be issued in the name(s) of (name of employee or employee and spouse only):



7. In the event of my death, I hereby designate the following as my beneficiary(ies) to receive all payments and shares due to me under the Plan:

NAME:  (Please print)                       ------------------------------------
                                            (First)       (Middle)        (Last)


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(Relationship)                              (Address)


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8. I understand that if I dispose of any shares received by me pursuant to the Plan within 2 years after the Offering Date (the first day of the Offering Period during which I purchased such shares) or within 1 year after the Purchase Date, I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having received ordinary compensation income at the time of such disposition in an amount equal to the excess of the fair market value of the shares on the Purchase Date over the price which I paid for the shares, regardless of whether I disposed of the shares at a price less than their fair market value at the Purchase Date. The remainder of the gain or loss, if any, recognized on such disposition will be treated as capital gain or loss.

I hereby agree to notify the Company in writing within 30 days after the
date of any such disposition, and I will make adequate provision for federal,
state or other tax withholding obligations, if any, which arise upon the
disposition of the Common Stock. The Company may, but will not be obligated to, withhold from my compensation the amount necessary to meet any applicable withholding obligation including any withholding necessary to make available to the Company any tax deductions or benefits attributable to the sale or early disposition of Common Stock by me.

9. If I dispose of such shares at any time after expiration of the 2-year and 1-year holding periods, I understand that I will be treated for federal income tax purposes as having received compensation income only to the extent of an amount equal to the lesser of (1) the excess of the fair market value of the shares at the time of such disposition over the purchase price which I paid for the shares under the option, or (2) 15% of the fair market value of the shares on the Offering Date. The remainder of the gain or loss, if any, recognized on such disposition will be treated as capital gain or loss.

I understand that this tax summary is only a summary and is subject to
change. I further understand that I should consult a tax advisor concerning the tax implications of the purchase and sale of stock under the Plan.

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10. I hereby agree to be bound by the terms of the Plan. The effectiveness of this Subscription Agreement is dependent upon my eligibility to participate in the Plan.

SIGNATURE:

SOCIAL SECURITY #:

DATE:

SPOUSE'S SIGNATURE (necessary
if beneficiary is not spouse):


(Signature)

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OPENWAVE SYSTEMS INC.

1999 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN

NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL

I, , hereby elect to withdraw my participation in the Openwave Systems Inc. 1999 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") for the Offering Period that began on , . This withdrawal covers all Contributions credited to my account and is effective on the date designated below.

I understand that all Contributions credited to my account will be paid to me as promptly as practicable upon receipt by the Company of this Notice of Withdrawal and that my option for the current period will automatically terminate, and that no further Contributions for the purchase of shares can be made by me during the Offering Period.

The undersigned further understands and agrees that he or she shall be eligible to participate in succeeding offering periods only by delivering to the Company a new Subscription Agreement.

Dated:
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                                             Signature of Employee


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                                             Social Security Number