EXHIBIT 99.1

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PRESS RELEASE

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INDUSTRY INFORMATION                                      INVESTOR RELATIONS
Samya Ghuloum                                             Alan Roden
Merritt Group                                             Verint Systems Inc.
(415) 439-5231                                            (631) 962-9304
ghuloum@merrittgrp.com                                    alan.roden@verint.com


    THREE COMVERSE-AFFILIATED DIRECTORS RESIGN FROM VERINT BOARD OF DIRECTORS

MELVILLE, NY, May 1, 2006 - Verint Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: VRNT) (the "Company" or
"Verint") today announced that on April 28, 2006, Kobi Alexander, David
Kreinberg and William F. Sorin resigned from the Verint Systems Inc. Board of
Directors and all committees thereof, effective immediately. Mr. Alexander
served as Chairman of the Board of Directors and as a member of the Compensation
Committee and Executive Committee. Messrs. Kreinberg and Sorin served as members
of the Compensation Committee and Executive Committee.

The announcement of these resignations follows an announcement by Comverse
Technology, Inc., Verint's 57% stockholder, that Mr. Alexander resigned from its
Board of Directors (including as Chairman of the Board) and as its Chief
Executive Officer, that Mr. Kreinberg resigned as its Chief Financial Officer
and Mr. Sorin resigned as its Senior General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.

ABOUT VERINT SYSTEMS INC.
Verint(R) Systems Inc., headquartered in Melville, New York, is a leading
provider of analytic software-based solutions for security and business
intelligence. Verint software, which is used by over 1,000 organizations in over
50 countries worldwide, generates actionable intelligence through the
collection, retention and analysis of voice, fax, video, email, Internet and
data transmissions from multiple communications networks. Verint is a subsidiary
of Comverse Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: CMVT). Visit us at our website
www.verint.com.

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