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Technology Stocks : Zi-Corp (ZICA), formerly MCUAF -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: CocoBob who wrote (735)	2/22/1999 2:13:00 PM
From: Richard P. Roberts	Respond to of 2082

What cover story ? Why is there no news on ZICAF on the wires ? Although, obviously something's afoot !!!!!!

To: CocoBob who wrote (735)	2/22/1999 2:43:00 PM
From: Richard P. Roberts	Respond to of 2082

Found CBC article Canadian cell phone 'speaks' Chinese WebPosted Mon Feb 22 08:31:17 1999 BEIJING - A Calgary company sees a great opportunity in China's huge consumer market for cellular telephones, but has had to adapt its modern technology to the ancient art of calligraphy. Inventors say cell phone is only the first of many applications for its technology. A whole life can be spent learning the intricate art of calligraphy, the thousands of characters that make up the Chinese language. To foreigners, learning how to speak Chinese is tough enough, but learning how to write it is an even more formidable challenge. Teacher Chen Qiu Ling teaches young Chinese students, and has taught calligraphy to foreign children as well. "They manage to speak Chinese very well," she says, "but they just can't learn how to write these Chinese characters." Calligraphy is an ancient art of communication that's making its way in modern technology. Calgary-based Zi Corp. has developed a simple way of cramming all the complex Chinese characters into the memory of a cell phone. Users can now program their own phone directory, in Chinese by simply using a set of eight basic strokes on the keypad. Or they can send written messages, in Chinese, to another phone. Such a feat was impossible until now. The Canadian inventors say this is only the beginning. Their device can also be used to write Chinese in other electronic equipment. "It'll be in everything, from cameras, digital cameras to VCD players to cell phones," says Wally Ritchie of Zi Corp. "The cell phone is the starting point. It's an exciting market, there's 12 million cell phones shipped per year in China today, many more than computers." The technology, which has been approved by the Chinese government, can eventually be adapted to other countries that use calligraphy, like Japan and Korea. NEWS SEARCH: FROM: TO: A U D I O: Latest Newscast from CBC Radio M O R E : S C I - T E C H Canadian cell phone 'speaks' Chinese Mir receives last crew News \| Indepth \| Business \| Sports \| Weather \| Arts \| Cbc.ca FEEDBACK \| SEARCH \| DIGEST \| NEWSWATCH \| CUSTOMIZE Copyright © 1999 CBC All Rights Reserved