Comverse Technology - Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries

Comverse Technology has, or has had, multiple subsidiaries:

• Comverse, also known as Comverse Network Systems or Comverse CNS, is a provider of software and systems enabling value-added services for voice, messaging, mobile Internet and mobile advertising; converged billing and active customer management; and IP communications. Comverse's solutions support flexible deployment models, including in-network, hosted and managed services, and can run on circuit-switched, IP, IMS, and converged network environments. Comverse's customer base spans more than 130 countries and covers over 500 communication service providers serving more than two billion subscribers. It has typically provided some 70 percent of Comverse Technology's overall revenue. Comverse has 100 local offices in 40 countries, with its corporate headquarters located in Wakefield, Massachusetts in the US.
• Verint Systems (which, from 1999 to 2002, was known as Comverse Infosys) is a provider of solutions for analysis of intercepted communications, digital video-focused security and surveillance, and analytics and business intelligence for the enterprise. Their products are aimed to enable government and enterprises to make sense of the vast information they collect to meet performance and security goals. Verint solutions are used by more than 10,000 organizations in 150 countries. Verint is headquartered in Melville, New York, with offices worldwide and 2500 employees around the globe. By 2011, Verint was 52 percent owned by Comverse Technology.
• Ulticom provides signaling solutions for wireless, wireline, and Internet communications. Ulticom's products are used by telecommunication equipment and service providers worldwide to deploy mobility, location, payment, switching, and messaging services. Ulticom is headquartered in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, with additional offices in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Comverse acquired Ulticom in 1996 and sold it in 2010.
• Startel sells integrated voice, data and networking solutions for use in call centers worldwide. It was originally an independent company that was acquired by Comverse Technology in 1992.
• Starhome provides roaming services for mobile network operators. The Starhome portfolio includes international roaming services and core network solutions across various technologies, including intelligent networks and next-generation networks. It is fully owned by Comverse Technology.
• ComSor was a venture capital operation, created as a subsidiary in partnership with Soros Fund Management, that invested in start-up companies directly and was active in the late 1990s and early 2000s.