EXHIBIT 99.1
        

 
                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                                               February 24, 1999
                                                                                

                                                                       Contacts:
                                                                David R. Johnson
                               Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                                                                    303-802-2013

                                                                 Jo Ann Washburn
                                                     Manager, Investor Relations
                                                                    303-802-1123



EVOLVING SYSTEMS, INC. ADOPTS STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN

Denver, Colorado, February 24, 1999 - Evolving Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:EVOL) today
announced that its Board of Directors approved the adoption of a Stockholder
Rights Plan under which all stockholders of record as of March 12, 1999 will
receive rights to purchase shares of a new series of Preferred Stock.

The Rights Plan is designed to enable all common stockholders to realize the
full value of their investment and to provide for fair and equal treatment for
all stockholders in the event that an unsolicited attempt is made to acquire
Evolving Systems, Inc.  The adoption of the Rights Plan is intended as a means
to guard against abusive takeover tactics and is not in response to any
particular proposal.

The rights will be distributed as a non-taxable dividend and will expire in 10
years from the Record Date.  The rights will be exercisable only if a person or
group acquires 20 percent or more of Evolving Systems, Inc. Common Stock or
announces a tender offer for 20 percent or more of the Common Stock.  If a
person acquires 20 percent or more of Evolving Systems, Inc.'s Common Stock, all
rightsholders except the buyer will be entitled to acquire Evolving Systems,
Inc. Common Stock at a discount.  The effect will be to discourage acquisitions
of more than 20 percent of Evolving Systems, Inc.'s Common Stock without
negotiations with the Board.

The rights will trade with Evolving Systems, Inc.'s Common Stock, unless and
until they are separated upon the occurrence of certain future events.  The
rights distribution is not taxable to the stockholders.  Evolving Systems,
Inc.'s Board of Directors may amend the Rights Plan in any respect prior to the
distribution of the rights, and may redeem the rights prior to the time a person
acquires more than 20 percent of Evolving Systems, Inc. Common Stock.
Additional details regarding the Rights Plan will be outlined in a summary to be
mailed to all stockholders following the Record Date.

About Evolving Systems
Evolving Systems, based in Englewood, Colo., is a software development and
systems integration firm providing a full range of business and operational
support systems, services and product solutions for the telecommunications
industry.  Founded in 1985, Evolving Systems

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delivered the telecommunication industry's first-to-market software applications
addressing local number portability at the service provider level. Evolving
Systems' client base includes local exchange carriers (LECs), interexchange
carriers (IXCs), competitive local exchange carriers (CLECs), wireless providers
and network equipment suppliers. The company is listed on the NASDAQ National
Market under the symbol EVOL. To learn more about Evolving Systems, see its
website at www.evolving.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve a number of
risks and uncertainties.  Actual results could differ materially from the
results identified or implied in any forward-looking statement discussed herein.
Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not
limited to, the risks that are more fully described under the caption "Risk
Factors" included in the most recent reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission by Evolving Systems, Inc.


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Editor's Note:
The Evolving Systems name and logo are trademarks of Evolving Systems, Inc.

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