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To: leigh aulper who wrote (2045)	8/8/2001 9:10:26 AM
From: leigh aulper	Respond to of 2082

Zi and Condat partner to offer integrated solution Calgary, AB (August 8, 2001) - Zi Corporation (NASDAQ: ZICA) (TSE: ZIC) and Condat AG have signed a marketing agreement to support eZiText(tm), the text input solution from Zi Corporation. Condat, a leading supplier of protocol stacks for mobile devices, will promote eZiText(tm) to their worldwide customer base. Under the global marketing agreement, Condat can offer eZiText(tm) as a part of their protocol stacks for GSM, GPRS, UMTS, Basic Man-Machine Interface and Man Machine Interface Framework. "Devices with predictive text input can now be brought to market in a matter of months," says Russell McHugh, general manager, Europe, Zi Corporation. "eZiText(tm) can be quickly integrated with Condat's protocol stacks to shorten manufacturers' time-to-market." Condat holds a special market position as one of the major independent suppliers of GSM protocol stacks. Protocol stacks manage the logistics between a wireless device and the network and are a required software component for wireless communication devices. "Zi's expertise in multilingual text input, including Chinese input adds value to our overall offering," said Manfred Menne, board member responsible for wireless products at Condat. "The architecture of our protocol stacks allows an easy integration of third party products so that products like eZiText(tm) can be integrated with minimal effort, providing our customers with a superior solution that can be implemented quickly." Condat AG develops and distributes software products and solutions that integrate mobile communication and information technology, addressing the rapidly growing market of mobile business. Condat has three business lines: wireless products, wireless applications and system integration. The company has been listed on Germany's Neuer Markt (New Market), Frankfurt, since July 17, 2000.