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Zi's eZiText™ extends the Pixo OS Platform
Calgary, AB (November 29, 2000) - Zi Corporation (NASDAQ: ZICA) (TSE: ZIC) and Pixo have signed a global agreement to offer eZiText™ as an extension of the Pixo OS Platform. The agreement allows wireless manufacturers the option to integrate eZiText™ with other applications available on Pixo's platform.
"Zi is dedicated to furthering the development of intelligent interface solutions across a variety of platforms," says Gary Kovacs, president, Zi Corporation. "The fusion of eZiText™ with Pixo's platform allows manufacturers to develop products that provide natural interaction between users and their handheld devices."
When combined, eZiText™ and the Pixo OS Platform make it easier for users to update calendar appointments and send e-mails on a wireless phone. eZiText™ guides users to intended words without including confusing or non-sensical word choices, providing an intelligent user interface for any application which requires text-input. The Pixo OS Platform is hardware and protocol independent, and can be integrated across a variety of 32-bit microprocessors and protocol stacks. The modular nature of the Pixo OS Platform permits rapid integration of technologies, such as Zi's eZiText™ input solution.
"Ease-of-use continues to be critical for the adoption of any new technology," said Rich Rifredi, vice president, Marketing, Pixo, Inc. "Pixo and Zi Corporation make it easy for phone manufacturers to develop wireless phones with simplified interfaces and to launch these phones quickly into the marketplace."
Pixo is a leading developer of a wireless software platform and services for wireless phone manufacturers, carriers, and content providers. The Pixo software platform integrates Pixo phone software with Internet services, making Web-enabled phones both simple and convenient to use. In turn, Pixo enhances the basic features of today's voice-oriented phones, while supplementing them with new and compelling Internet applications. The Pixo Platform includes the Pixo Platform Applications, Pixo User Interface Builder, Pixo Application Framework, Pixo Toolbox, Pixo Kernel, Pixo Partner Applications, and components such as the Pixo Internet Microbrowser. Pixo is a privately held company headquartered in Cupertino, California.
Zi Corporation is a market-driven technology company focused on developing and delivering intelligent interface solutions and services to the wireless and consumer Internet market. 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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Randy Henderson Vice President, Finance Zi Corporation Phone: (403) 231-4580 Email: investor@zicorp.com Web site: www.zicorp.com |
Rita Manachi Text 100 Public Relations Phone: 408-863-2085 Email: ritam@text100.com Web site: www.pixo.com |