CALGARY, AB, and BEIJING, PRC, Jan. 23 /CNW/ - Zi Corporation (NASDAQ:
ZICA) (TSE: ZIC) has licensed its eZiText(TM) software to United Digital
Communications (Beijing) Ltd. for use in their new line of PDA (Personal
Digital Assistant) products. eZiText(TM) 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(TM) 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(TM) into new markets,
and this implementation on the Civet PDA demonstrates the broad platform
possibilities for eZiText(TM)."
When implemented on a PDA platform, eZiText(TM) 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(TM), 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(TM) 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). |
