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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
Zi Opens Up Chinese Handwriting Recognition Market with Download Technology at CommunicAsia
SINGAPORE & CALGARY, Alberta-- June 10, 2005--
Sony Ericsson Chinese smartphone users can now benefit from the speed and natural ease of Decuma handwriting
Zi Corporation (TSX:ZIC)(NASDAQ:ZICA), a leading provider of intelligent interface solutions, today announced its natural handwriting recognition technology Decuma(R) is now available in Simplified Chinese for purchase by Chinese consumers as a download product for the first time. This is a significant first as Decuma Simplified Chinese (SC) has previously only been available for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to embed in devices. The decision by Zi to make Decuma SC directly available to phone users has been driven by huge popular demand from the download community.
Now available for consumer download through Handango and its more than 100 download portals, Decuma enables users to increase the speed and accuracy of a smartphone's handwriting input mode. Zi Corporation will be demonstrating the Decuma languages at CommunicAsia, Stand 3K1-08 in the Canadian Pavilion.
"The capability of directly downloading Decuma SC to their handsets will deliver an intuitive and rapid input, similar to writing characters with pen on paper to Chinese phone users," commented Milos Djokovic, chief operating officer of Zi Corporation, "Zi already offers direct downloading of other products in its portfolio but, given the enormous potential of the Chinese mobile market which is already the largest in the world, this is a very significant step forward."
Decuma SC allows the Chinese phone user to easily and quickly enter words and phrases into his mobile phone using a unique, patented graphical user interface. Decuma SC provides a focused writing process by recognizing the characters where they are written and offering a candidate list at the same point of attention enabling a user to focus on one place. Because Decuma SC writing, character recognition and editing are all contained in a compact box-based display area on the phone's screen, the user can concentrate solely on writing. There is no need for the user to write a single character in and look up to where that character is displayed in another area of the phone display.
Decuma SC is compatible for downloading and use on Sony Ericsson P802, P908 and P910c mobile phones (the Chinese versions of the P800, P900 and P910 handsets). It is based on the Symbian OS and utilizes UIQ Technology.
To trial or purchase the Decuma SC technology, users may visit Handango.com. For additional product information, visit www.zicorp.com.
For media interviews or tours at CommunicAsia, please contact Brian Dolby or Bethany Caldwell at GBCS PR on +44 (0) 115 950 8399 or email brian@gbcspr.com or bethany@gbcspr.com.
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