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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Zi Corporation unveils Smart texting solutions at Symbian Expo
LONDON, United Kingdom, and Calgary, AB, Canada - Zi Corporation (Nasdaq: ZICA) (TSX: ZIC), a leading provider of intelligent interface solutions, is to unveil its latest smartphone solutions at next week's Symbian Expo in London - including new developments in its leading eZiText® and eZiTap™ predictive text products, incorporating multi-language capability.
Zi Corporation comes to Symbian Expo (stand number 53) - the world's largest smartphone show in 2004 - with an impressive track record that includes more than 40 language databases, an additional 70 language interfaces and the ability to meet texting needs in more than 130 countries.
"Today's smartphone users expect the best technology and features in their handsets," said Glen Morgan, senior vice president of global sales and marketing for Zi Corporation. "Features from Zi, such as dual language messaging, next word prediction, phrase prediction, and lingo entry and prediction are all designed to improve the user experience of a mobile phone."
"We have chosen the Symbian Expo to showcase our award winning applications as well as announce a significant addition to our smartphone product portfolio."
In addition to its texting solutions, Zi has further extended its language capabilities with the introduction of dual language messaging. Dual language capabilities allow users to compose a message in a combination of two languages using simultaneous text entry and prediction. For example, a user would be able to input text in two different languages without the need to change menus. With dual language messaging, a user in the United Kingdom can compose a message in German and then compose the next message in English; or compose a single mixed language message.
The original downloadable eZiTap FEP (Front End Processor) was recently named "Best Productivity Application" for the Symbian OS™ (Operating System) by Handango in the 2004 Handango Champion Awards. The new Version 2 of the eZiTap FEP is now available and accessible through Handango and its more than 100 download portals. Version 2, complete with several new unique features to make text entry even faster and now available in seven additional languages, works on the feature-rich and highly successful Sony Ericsson P800 and P900 series of smartphones.
For media interviews or tours at the Symbian Expo, please contact Linda Wu with Zi Corporation on 001 (403) 714 7535 or Brian Dolby with GBCS PR on 07813 833464.
About Zi Corporation
Zi Corporation (www.zicorp.com) is a technology company that delivers intelligent interface solutions to enhance the user experience of wireless and consumer technologies. The company's intelligent predictive text interfaces, eZiTap and eZiText, allow users to personalize the device and simplify text entry providing consumers with easy interaction for short messaging, e-mail, e-commerce, Web browsing and similar applications in almost any written language. Zi supports its strategic partners and customers from offices in Asia, Europe and North America. A publicly traded company, Zi Corporation is listed on the Nasdaq National Market (ZICA) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ZIC).
This release may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements, which are subject to the safe harbour provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements regarding future events and the future financial performance of Zi Corporation that involve risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and may differ materially from actual future events or results due to a variety of factors, including: the growth trends in the input technology industry; new product development; global economic conditions and uncertainties in the geopolitical environment; financial and operating performance of Zi's OEM customers and variations in their customer demand for products and services; the ability to successfully acquire businesses and technologies and to successfully integrate and operate these acquired businesses and technologies; dependence on the introduction and market acceptance of new product offerings and standards; rapid technological and market change; matters affecting Zi Corporation's principal shareholder; litigation involving patents, intellectual property, and other matters; the ability to recruit and retain key personnel; Zi Corporation's ability to manage financial risk; currency fluctuations and other international factors; potential volatility in operating results and other factors listed in Zi Corporation's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any projections in this release are based on limited information currently available to Zi Corporation, which is subject to change. Although any such projections and the factors influencing them will likely change, except to the extent required by law, Zi Corporation will not necessarily update the information. Such information speaks only as of the date of this release.
Zi, eZiTap and eZiText are either trademarks or registered trademarks of Zi Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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