Oztime expands English as a Second Language content
CALGARY, AB, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire/ - Zi Corporation's (NASDAQ: ZICA - news; TSE: ZIC - news) subsidiary known as Oztime is aggressively moving to expand English as a Second Language (ESL) content.
``The demand for ESL training in China is growing exponentially with many multinationals establishing offices in China and state-owned enterprises moving to increase their competitiveness. We are working to offer ESL content to users across China and to bundle ESL courses with other courses under the Oztime umbrella,'' said Dr. Andrew S. Nevin, chief operating officer, Oztime. ``Three major multinational corporations operating in China have already agreed to trial the expanded ESL content under the Oztime system.''
Oztime will provide online ESL courseware to retail customers and corporate clients. The primary focus is to target corporate clients who can provide a committed number of students.
``Oztime is taking its expanded ESL content to all its major customers in China,'' says Michael Lobsinger, chairman and CEO, Zi Corporation. ``There has been a good deal of interest in ESL content from our current customers and a whole new range of potential users is now available to Oztime as a result of this expanded content.''
Oztime is a leading Education Service Provider (ESP) and is aligned with key government bodies, leading educational institutions and multinational technology companies to create, market and distribute Web-based, career- oriented, multimedia educational content and services to the continuing education and professional training market in China. Oztime was founded in October 1998 and acquired by Zi Corporation in November 1999.
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(TM) 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). |
