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Amdocs Receives 'Very Strong' Ranking in Leading Analyst Firm's BSS and OSS Market Reports

April 24 2007

Amdocs (NYSE: DOX), the leading provider of software and services to enable integrated customer management and the intentional customer experience(TM), today announced that it is has received a "Very Strong" overall viability rating in two Gartner market reports: "Dataquest Insight: BSS Market Overview and Strategic Scorecard for Vendors, 2007"(1), and "Dataquest Insight: OSS Market Overview and Strategic Scorecard for Vendors, 2006"(2). "Very Strong" is the highest possible rating in the reports.


Gartner evaluated vendors on the scope of their products, market understanding, offering strategy, geographic strategy, sales strategy, market responsiveness and track record and overall viability. Nine vendors were evaluated in the Business Support Systems (BSS) report and 11 vendors were evaluated in the Operations Support Systems (OSS) report.


Amdocs is the only company to offer a combined BSS and OSS solution that delivers complete visibility of the customer, the network and the service. The combination helps facilitate service providers' transition from legacy to next-generation networks and systems, and helps them rapidly launch new converged services that quickly turn network investment into service revenue.


"We believe Amdocs' ranking in these reports reinforces the fact that we continue to deliver a market leading portfolio of BSS and OSS solutions designed to support true convergence and reduce the risk of transformation, while ultimately improving the overall customer experience," said Michael Matthews, chief marketing officer at Amdocs. "In addition, we think the 'Very Strong' ranking in the OSS report demonstrates the strength of Cramer, Amdocs OSS Division, and its ability to meet the strategic needs of service providers that are embarking upon OSS transformation initiatives."


About Amdocs


Amdocs combines innovative software and services with deep business knowledge to accelerate implementation of integrated customer management by the world's leading service providers. By delivering a comprehensive portfolio of software and services that spans the customer lifecycle, Amdocs enables service companies to deliver an intentional customer experience TM, which results in stronger, more profitable customer relationships. Service providers also benefit from a rapid return on investment, lower total cost of ownership and improved operational efficiencies. A global company with revenue of $2.48 billion in fiscal 2006, Amdocs has over 16,000 employees and serves customers in more than 50 countries around the world. For more information, visit Amdocs at http://www.amdocs.com.


Cramer, Amdocs OSS Division, enables service providers to manage the transformation of their OSS and profit from the convergence of business support systems (BSS) and OSS systems. Service providers benefit from the automation of critical customer-centric processes -- such as fulfillment and assurance -- from the customer to the network, which allows them to accelerate revenues from new service offerings.


Forward-Looking Statement


This press release includes information that constitutes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provision of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements about Amdocs' growth and business results in future quarters. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be obtained or that any deviations will not be material. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ from those anticipated. These risks include, but are not limited to, the effects of general economic conditions, Amdocs' ability to grow in the business segments it serves, adverse effects of market competition, rapid technological shifts that may render the Company's products and services obsolete, potential loss of a major customer, our ability to develop long-term relationships with our customers, and risks associated with operating businesses in the international market. Amdocs may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, however the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These and other risks are discussed at greater length in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, filed on December 13, 2006 and in our quarterly 6-K furnished on February 6, 2007.


(1) Gartner, "Dataquest Insight: BSS Market Overview and Strategic Scorecard for Vendors, 2007" by Norbert J. Scholz, February 19, 2007.


(2) Gartner, "Dataquest Insight: OSS Market Overview and Strategic Scorecard for Vendors, 2006" by Martina Kurth, March 22, 2007.


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