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Zi Corporation



eZiText™ Chinese LITE offers predictive input with lower memory budget


Beijing, PRC (October 23, 2001) - Zi Corporation (NASDAQ: ZICA) (TSE: ZIC) launches eZiText™ Chinese LITE this week at PT Wireless & Networks Comm China. eZiText™ Chinese LITE brings intuitive text entry in Chinese to electronic devices with low memory and low processor range including SMS capable fixed-line phones, two-way pagers and electronic dictionaries. eZiText™ Chinese LITE is the latest innovation for eZiText™, an embedded software technology that enables predictive text input, connecting people quickly and easily to applications that require data entry.

eZiText™ Chinese LITE was developed in response to market demand. "With more and more applications competing for space on mobile phones and electronics manufacturers seeking intuitive input solutions for lower-end devices, we have now developed a way to deliver eZiText™'s core functionality on a lower memory budget," says David Yang, general manager, Asia Pacific, Zi Corporation.

eZiText™ Chinese LITE offers manufacturers a modular solution that can be quickly customized to meet manufacturer's memory and functionality requirements. Devices which run on 8 bit processors can now be enhanced with the power of predictive input by incorporating Zi's latest solution, eZiText™ Chinese LITE. When implemented, eZiText™ Chinese LITE offers a seamless solution to the end-user that is certified for all Chinese standards concerning language and input.

To obtain further details for eZiText™ Chinese LITE, contact info@zicorp.com.cn or visit Zi Corporation at PT Wireless & Networks Comm China, October 23-27.

Zi Corporation is a market-driven technology company delivering intelligent interface solutions to enhance the user experience of wireless and consumer technologies. 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. Zi Services 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 more information:

Communications Coordinator
Zi Corporation
info@zicorp.com.cn
www.zicorp.com.cn
 


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