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Monday, February 06, 2006

Vodafone Spain Launches Ringback Tone Service From NMS Communications and LogicaCMG

Vodafone Spain Launches Ringback Tone Service From NMS Communications and LogicaCMG

LONDON, February 6/PRNewswire/ --

- Vodafone's 8.7 Million Subscribers Can Now Personalise Music and Other
Sounds With Ringback Tones

NMS Communications (NASDAQ: NMSS) and LogicaCMG (LSE: LOG) today
announced another joint commercial launch, as Vodafone Spain, a subsidiary of
Vodafone plc, the world's largest mobile telecommunications group, is
introducing its customers to ringback tones. This new service enables mobile
phone subscribers to replace the usual "ring" sound their callers hear with
the latest music hits, sound clips and other media chosen by the subscriber.

Vodafone Spain's ringback tone service is based on MyCaller(TM),
the personalised mobile entertainment platform from NMS Communications. As
with previous Vodafone operator company deployments, LogicaCMG is responsible
for the implementation, integration and maintenance of the solution.

Ringback services first gained popularity in Asia, where they are
now ubiquitous. Ringback has quickly gained momentum across Europe and the
United States as more callers experience this new service through the music
or other sounds their friends have chosen. According to Ovum, the worldwide
market for ringback services is expected to grow to about $3 billion by 2008.

"We are very pleased that Vodafone in the Netherlands, Portugal,
Switzerland, Hungary, Greece and Spain are using our ringback tone service,"
said Menno Breedveld, vice president, LogicaCMG global telecoms. "LogicaCMG
provides solutions that serve more than 800 million active mobile phone
subscribers worldwide. With our in-depth knowledge of the mobile business, we
enable mobile operators to introduce innovative solutions in a safe and
secure way."

The ringback tone solution allows subscribers to customise their
choices of ringback for different callers, times of day, special occasions or
other parameters, creating a fun and highly personalised mobile call
experience. Ringback tone choices can be easily set via SMS, IVR or the
Vodafone live! portal.

"Vodafone is the world's largest mobile telecommunications group.
MyCaller is currently reaching a subscriber base of 23.5 million through
Vodafone deployments alone," said John Orlando, chief marketing officer for
NMS. "As the ringback market continues to grow, we expect to see high demand
for further content-based services encompassing both music and video. We will
continue to work with industry-leaders like LogicaCMG to ensure we are on the
cutting edge of mobile content services now, in the deployment of 3G networks
and beyond."

Notes to Editors:

About LogicaCMG

LogicaCMG is a major international force in IT services and wireless
telecoms. It provides management and IT consultancy, systems integration and
outsourcing services to clients across diverse markets including telecoms,
financial services, energy and utilities, industry, distribution and
transport and the public sector. The company employs around 30,000 staff in
offices across 36 countries and has more than 40 years of experience in IT
services. Headquartered in Europe, LogicaCMG is listed on both the London and
Amsterdam stock exchanges (LSE: LOG; Euronext: LOG). More information is
available from www.logicacmg.com

About NMS Communications

NMS Communications (NASDAQ:NMSS) is a leading provider of technologies
and solutions for mobile applications and infrastructure. NMS develops
products that enable new mobile voice, data and video applications and
improve the performance and quality of wireless networks, helping our
customers grow their revenues and profits. Visit www.nmscommunications.com
and www.nmscommunications.com/MyCaller for more information.

Statements in this document expressing the beliefs and expectations of
management regarding future performance are "forward-looking statements"
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These statements are based on management's expectations as of the date of
this document and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances.
Actual results may differ materially from these expectations due to risks and
uncertainties including, but not limited to, uncertainty in communications
spending, the implementation of the Company's strategic repositioning and
market acceptance of the Company's new solutions strategy, quarterly
fluctuations in financial results, the Company's ability to exploit fully the
value of its technology and its strategic partnerships and alliances, the
availability of products from the Company's contract manufacturer and product
component vendors and other risks. These and other risks are detailed from
time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year
ended December 31, 2004. In addition, while management may elect to update
forward-looking statements at some point in the future, management
specifically disclaims any obligation to do so, even if its estimates change.
Any reference to our website in this press release is not intended to
incorporate the contents thereof into this press release or any other public
announcement.

NMS Communications and MyCaller are trademarks of NMS Communications
Corporation. All other product or corporate references may be trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Source: NMS Communications and LogicaCMG

Scott Allen, Global Marketing Director, LogicaCMG global telecoms, Tel: +44-(0)118-965-9200, Email: scott.allen@logicacmg.com, Katy Ludditt, Shahlia Rogers, Band & Brown Communications (for LogicaCMG global telecoms), Tel: +44-(0)-207-419-7000, Email: katy.ludditt@bbpr.com, shahlia@bbpr.com, Amy Farrell, NMS Communications, Tel: +1-508-271-1682, Amy_Farrell@nmss.com, Ricca Silverio, Bock Communications (for NMS Communications), Tel: +1-714-540-1030 ext 24, rsilverio@bockpr.com

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