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LiveWire Mobile Selected as Vodafone Portugal’s Ringback Tone Service Provider

Vodafone Portugal Taps Into LiveWire Mobile’s Industry-Leading Ringback Service

April 9, 2008 Framingham, Mass., USA

LiveWire Mobile, a subsidiary of NMS Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: NMSS) and a global provider of managed personalization services for mobile operators, announced today that Vodafone Portugal, a leading Portuguese telecommunications provider, has selected LiveWire Mobile as its partner to provide complete ringback tones services. The selection of services will enable Vodafone Portugal to provide its customers with advanced ringback service features powered by LiveWire Mobile's Infuse Personalization Platform and Achieve Marketing Services program.

LiveWire Mobile is upgrading Vodafone Portugal's existing platform to leverage LiveWire Mobile's newest market-leading features and to pave the way for future ringback services. LiveWire Mobile's Infuse Personalization Platform, a complete end-to-end service delivery platform, will power a complete personalization capability and an improved mobile experience for Vodafone Portugal customers.

Joel Hughes, president, LiveWire Mobile, said, "Vodafone Portugal clearly stands out as a top performer in delivering ringback tones to their customers. We are pleased to bring our expertise in mobile personalization together with Vodafone Portugal's marketing acumen to reach even greater subscriber penetration rates. Our roadmap of innovative ringback services is aligned with Vodafone Portugal's goals of offering the best in class products and services and improving the customer experience."

António Carriço, global products and innovation director at Vodafone Portugal, said, "We have found that mobile personalization, specifically ringback tones, is becoming steadily more important to our core market. Our decision to partner with LiveWire Mobile was based on their market-leading capabilities and their deep level of commitment in delivering an outstanding solution for our customers."

About Vodafone Portugal

Vodafone Portugal is part of the Vodafone Group, the world's leading mobile communications company. Vodafone Portugal focuses on delivering total communications solutions, including voice and data communications, to its more than 5 million customers and has a leadership position in terms of innovation, brand image and customer satisfaction in Portugal. Visit Vodafone Portugal's website at www.vodafone.pt.

About LiveWire Mobile

LiveWire Mobile, a subsidiary of NMS Communications Corporation, is a global provider of managed personalization services for mobile operators. LiveWire Mobile's integrated suite of music and video services includes ringback tones, ringtones and full track downloads, as well as dedicated content and service marketing. LiveWire Mobile makes mobile personalization services easier to use and helps operators drive service usage and adoption. For more information, please visit www.livewiremobile.com.