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eZiText™ interface picked for PDA platform
Calgary, AB and Beijing, PRC (January 23, 2001) - Zi Corporation (NASDAQ: ZICA) (TSE: ZIC) has licensed its eZiText™ software to United Digital Communications (Beijing) Ltd. for use in their new line of PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) products. eZiText™ will be integrated into the Civet brand PDA to offer enhanced text-input capabilities. The agreement with United Digital Communications covers the use of eZiText™ in English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.
"Zi Corporation has solidified our position as a leading interface solution for text-input for both alphabetic and character-based languages. We are moving to capitalize on this growth in new spaces within the consumer electronics sector," says Kam Ching, director business development and sales, PRC, Zi Corporation. "Zi continues to expand eZiText™ into new markets, and this implementation on the Civet PDA demonstrates the broad platform possibilities for eZiText™."
When implemented on a PDA platform, eZiText™ makes text-input faster and easier for taking notes, inputting and searching addresses, e-mailing and Web browsing. Zi's patented method for character-input is engineered to optimize memory usage, offering manufacturers an intelligent interface solution suitable for many different platforms.
"We chose Zi to provide a language interface customized to our PDA platform because of their strong local technical support and experienced development team, " said Richard Xu, general manager, United Digital Communications. "The Civet PDA, our entry into China's fiercely competitive market, will have the advantage of eZiText™, offering consumers a superior Chinese text-entry solution."
United Digital Communications (Beijing) Ltd. is a high tech company that was established in November 1999, funded by American investors. United Digital Communications is involved in both software development and hardware design for hand-held computers and accessories. Focused on providing consumers with high quality hand-held devices at a competitive price, United Digital Communications puts the world in your hand.
Zi Corporation is a market-driven technology company focused on developing and delivering intelligent interface solutions and services for wireless and consumer electronics sectors. The company's core technology product, eZiText™ connects people to short messaging, e-mail, e-commerce, Web browsing and similar applications in almost any written language.
The company's service division provides market-leading engineering design in Bluetooth, VoIP and man-machine interface. Zi supports its strategic partners from offices in Calgary, Beijing, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Shenzhen, Stockholm and Tokyo. A publicly traded company, Zi Corporation is listed on the NASDAQ National Market (ZICA) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ZIC).
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For further information, please contact:
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Diane Phillips Zi Corporation Manager, Investor Relations and Communications Phone: (403) 231-4575 Email: investor@zicorp.com Website: www.zicorp.com |
Richard Xu United Digital Communications (Beijing) Ltd. General Manager Phone: 86 10 64392288 Email: richard@epalm-udc.com |