Zi CORPORATION
NEWS RELEASE

For immediate release (Calgary, AB Canada)
March 4, 1999

Zi Corporation Trades Under New Ticker Symbol

Please note that effective March 4, 1999, Zi Corporation (TSE: ZIC; NASDAQ: ZICA) ("Zi") will continue to trade under a new ticker symbol, "ZICA" on the NASDAQ Small Cap Market. Zi Corporation’s ticker symbol on the Toronto Stock Exchange remains unchanged at "ZIC".

Zi Corporation’s corporate goal is to make modern electronic technology more accessible to people in a way that is consistent with their language and culture. By connecting technology to language, Zi Corporation brings language processing to the mass market for devices such as mobile phones, set-top boxes, computers and other information appliances.

NEITHER THE TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE NOR NASDAQ HAVE APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Zi Corporation  
Carol Kim  
Manager, Investor/Media Relations  
+1 403 233-8875  
Web site: http://www.zicorp.com/