Correcting...In the news release sent earlier today (June 24, 1997) for Zi Corporation there were errors in the stock symbol listings.Zi Corporation - Fujitsu to Distribute Zi Mail.CALGARY, ALBERTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 1997--Zi Corporation (Alberta Stock Exchange Alberta Stock Exchange See Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX). , TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). MCU (1) (MicroController Unit) A computer on a single chip. See microcontroller. (2) (Multipoint Control Unit) A device that is used to moderate a videoconference of three or more end points (users at computers or groups of users ., NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on MCUAF.) Fujitsu (Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. ) has agreed to jointly market Zi Corporation's (NASDAQ: MCUAF; TSE: MCU) Zi Mail. Over the next four months, Fujitsu are to bundle Zi Mail with each personal computer they sell in Hong Kong. Fujitsu is a global leader in information technology. Worldwide, Fujitsu has more than US$36 billion in sales of computers and telecommunication systems, leading-edge electronic devices and software & services. The Fujitsu Group consists of over 400 companies worldwide, with operations, offices, factories, and laboratories in over 100 locations around the globe. Walter Mok, Manager for PC Marketing at Fujitsu (Hong Kong) said, "We have been increasingly receiving requests for Chinese language applications in this region. I was impressed with Zi Mail and am pleased we can distribute it in Hong Kong. We believe Zi Mail has many unique features and with the increasing need here for electronic communication in Chinese, Zi Mail provides a true Chinese Language solution." "We are continuing to work with strategic partners to bring Zi Mail to market in Hong Kong and are delighted to have this opportunity to work with Fujitsu," said Don Smallwood, SVP SVP S'il Vous Plaît (French: Please) SVP Senior Vice President SVP Schweizerische Volkspartei (Swiss People~s Party) SVP Society of Vertebrate Paleontology SVP Social Venture Partners SVP St Vincent de Paul , Head of Asia Pacific for Zi Corporation in Hong Kong. Zi Mail uses Zi Input, a Chinese character input system that is simple to learn and easy to use. PCWorld Hong Kong named Zi Mail as "Best Buy" for Chinese email software because it "provides the best Chinese language support" (March 1997 issue). Zi Mail was awarded a four star rating by PCWorld. Zi Corporation specializes in Chinese character based Refers to the use of fixed size fonts or to using text commands, all of which are in contrast to a graphical interface (graphics based). See text based. language enabling technologies and Internet products and services. Based in Calgary, Canada, with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , Zi Corporation's goal is to better connect technology to the languages of Chinese, Japanese and Korean. Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward- looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Zi Corporation to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks include the ability to successfully collaborate with Fujitsu, continue to be selected as the Chinese email technology for Fujitsu and the risks and uncertainties referred to in Zi Corporation's Report of Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 1996 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. -0- NEITHER THE ALBERTA STOCK EXCHANGE NOR NASDAQ HAVE APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. CONTACT: Zi Corporation Garbine Lazar, 403/233-8875 www.zicorp.com investor@zicorp.com |
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