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Telecommunications services platform provider NMS Communications has partnered with regional value-added services provider Atlantic Convergence to help meet customer demand for new voice and video services in South Africa, NMS announced today. Atlantic Convergence will sell NMS media processing boards, gateways, servers and software to application developers and value-added service (VAS) providers throughout the country and beyond so they can create revenue-generating mobile video services such as mobile TV or mobile video SMS (short message service) messaging. Headquartered in Johannesburg, Atlantic Convergence is helping mobile operators in South Africa and nearby countries usher in converged mobile technologies including text, audio, graphics, animation and video services for GSM and 3G networks. As a member of the NMS Partner Network, Atlantic Convergence will sell NMS Open Access� media processing boards and software and the Vision family of servers and gateways. Application developers and VAS providers will use those NMS products to build a menu of next-generation services such as: interactive streaming video; and mobile TV services like sports and news broadcast highlights or mobisodes (two-to-three minute episodes subscribers can view while waiting for a bus, etc.). �We�re poised to capitalize on the growing mobile video market in South Africa, where more than 40 million mobile phone users are looking for new ways to communicate and maximize the entertainment value of their mobile devices,� said Graham Finbow, director of Atlantic Convergence. �NMS platforms provide the flexibility and functionality to rapidly develop new video technologies that will enable operators to capitalize on this market opportunity.� Application developers will use the NMS Open Access media processing and signaling products and the NMS Vision media gateway and signaling server solutions to develop a broad range of services including video SMS that feature video avatars which �talk� with a subscriber�s own voice. Open Access products are open, scalable, high-density building blocks that give developers the processing power and capacity needed to quickly develop a fast-growing set of current and next-generation services. The Vision family of servers and gateways enables service providers to create a broad range of converged multimedia applications including ringback, prepaid calling, network conferencing, mobile Centrex and multimedia blogging. �Mobile communications are growing at a phenomenal pace in Africa, and South Africa is the gateway to the rest of the continent,� said Jamie Warter, vice president of marketing at NMS Communications. �Atlantic Convergence has the expertise and market timing to introduce our products to the application developers and service providers who will build the innovative services that will set the stage for mobile video adoption and growth throughout Africa.� The NMS Partner Network is a worldwide community of value-added channel and technology partners working together to further the development and adoption of both traditional and new value-added services such as voice mail, audio conferencing and interactive voice response systems to ringback tones, voice SMS and interactive mobile video. To learn more about the NMS Partner Network or apply for membership, visit http://www.nmscommunications.com/DevPlatforms/Partners/default.htm. About Atlantic Convergence Atlantic Convergence is a South Africa-based value-added service provider dedicated to developing and deploying high-revenue converged multimedia service applications that mobile operators will use to drive increased average revenue per user (ARPU). For more information, visit http://www.atlantic.co.za/Multimedia.htm. About NMS Communications NMS Communications, a division of NMS Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: NMSS), provides enabling technology and tools for the rapid development and deployment of value-added services on mobile and converged networks. From�traditional voice mail and interactive voice response systems to ringback tones, voice SMS, and interactive mobile video, NMS platforms are used around the world as the foundation for a wide range of revenue-generating video, voice and data applications.�Visit www.nmscommunications.com for more information. NMS Communications is a trademark of NMS Communications Corporation. All other brand or product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.