Zi licenses eZiText(TM) to mobile phone leader DBTEL
CALGARY, March 27 /CNW/ - Zi Corporation's (NASDAQ: ZICA) (TSE: ZIC) predictive software, eZiText(TM) will be integrated into DBTEL's new line of GSM digital phones. The phones will be equipped with Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and English versions of eZiText(TM) and are destined for the Taiwanese and Chinese markets. "Zi's proven software engineering skills and Zi's local presence in research and development were key for DBTEL choosing our solution," says Gary Kovacs, senior vice president, Marketing and Sales at Zi Corporation. eZiText(TM) is a leading software technology that connects people to text messaging, email, e-commerce and web-browsing. It provides intuitive, predictive power to allow a user to type quickly and intelligently on any communication appliance. eZiText(TM) has the flexibility to accommodate several ideographic and alphabetic languages which improves a manufacturers' ability to penetrate their target markets. DBTEL has factories in both Taiwan and Mainland China, and exports around the globe. DBTEL's main product areas include home, office and digital mobile phones, answering and fax machines, and network products. Zi Corporation is a leading provider of embedded software technology and educational products. The company's core product, eZiText(TM) connects people to short messaging, email, e-commerce, web browsing, and similar applications in almost any written language. Zi's strategic partners use the technology to enable information and Internet appliances that meet the needs of consumers, business, government and education systems. Zi supports its strategic partners from offices in Calgary, Beijing, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Shenzhen and Stockholm. A publicly traded company, Zi Corporation is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market (ZICA) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ZIC). |