Zi Services extends VoIP development with customized IP PBX interface
solution
Calgary, AB (March 14, 2001) - Zi Corporation (NASDAQ: ZICA) (TSE: ZIC) has
signed a development and licensing agreement to deliver components for an
Internet Protocol PBX to BTL Systems (HK) Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Hong Kong Communications Co. Ltd. This is Zi Corporation's second
contract to provide VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) engineering services
for BTL Systems.
"Under the first agreement, BTL licensed Zi Services' reference design to
use in the development of an IP phone," says Tomson Lee, Zi Services general
manager, Zi Corporation. "This contract extends into a new product line,
with Zi developing a customized interface solution for BTL's PBX system."
BTL has experience in manufacturing PBX systems for small and medium size
enterprises. An IP PBX offers all of the services of a traditional PBX
system such as internal call management and calling features such as caller
ID, call forwarding and conference calling. In addition to these services,
an IP PBX allows a company to have a unified voice-and-data network, which
permits enhanced features such as unified messaging and collaborative
multi-media capabilities.
"By providing a reference design for the IP interface, Zi Services brings a
value-added feature to our existing product line," said Mr. Hubert Chan,
director, BTL Systems. "Zi's customized engineering solutions have helped
us to expand our technologies to penetrate new market spaces."
BTL is a manufacturer of communication products such as key telephone
systems, DECT wireless PBX systems, voice mail and auto attendant systems.
BTL distributes products under the BTL brand and also manufactures products
for companies such as Alcatel. From its factory in Shenzhen, China, BTL
manufactures over 30,000 telephones per month. |
