Oztime offers new telecommunications content to key customers in China
CALGARY, Oct. 23 /PRNewswire/ - Zi Corporation's (NASDAQ: ZICA - news; TSE: ZIC - news) e-learning subsidiary, known as Oztime, will be offering telecommunications courses and curriculum to selected Oztime customers including the Central Radio and Television University (CRTVU) and certain multinational corporations operating in China. Under the agreement signed with Mount Royal College, Oztime has licensed a telecommunications certificate program and will translate the materials into a Web-ready format suitable for Chinese students.
``Oztime has gathered feedback from our customers and has sourced proven content from Mount Royal College to deliver localized telecommunications training. We look forward to working with our partners to bring this training to professionals across China,'' says Michael Lobsinger, chairman and CEO, Zi Corporation.
Localization is an important element of creating a successful e-learning offering and Oztime will ensure that the courseware is not only translated but elements of the study material are modified to reflect the Chinese market.
``In China, corporate training is an important investment. The environment is changing rapidly and comprehensive training programs provide the background and skills to ensure a thriving organization,'' says Helen Chen, vice president, Project Development, Oztime. ``At Oztime, we are working with organizations to offer customized training solutions, like the telecommunications courseware, to meet their needs.''
Mount Royal College, located in Calgary, Alberta, is becoming Canada's leading undergraduate college educating and training individuals for success in the new economy. Since 1910, Mount Royal College has been preparing students for the future. Today, there are more than 11,000 credit students on campus every semester and registrations in continuing education courses total approximately 40,000 each year.
Oztime is a leading Education Service Provider (ESP) and is aligned with key government bodies, leading educational institutions and multinational 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). |
