Multi-Corp's Zi Input Software Endorsed by Province of Guangdong, China-Fang AH Company to Buy 150,000 Units of Zi Input.

CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 1997-- Multi-Corp (TSE, Alberta Stock Exchange MCU., NASDAQ:MCUAF) Multi-Corp Inc.'s (TSE: MCU; NASDAQ: MCUAF) wholly owned subsidiary, Zi Corporation, has signed a supply and distribution agreement with Fang Ah Company of China.

Fang Ah is to purchase from Zi Corporation, and distribute in China, 150,000 units of Zi Input under the trade name "101 Chinese Input System".

The supply and distribution agreement follows the endorsement by Guangdong Province's Computer Application & Development Leading Group Office, which found Zi Input software "intuitive and easy to learn and use." The Office "highly recommends and encourages the use of 101 Chinese Input System" (Zi Input) by the Province's government departments, schools and newspaper media. Guangdong is the largest province in southern China, with a population of approximately 67 million. It is also one of the wealthiest provinces in the country with a GDP significantly above the national average.

Guangdong Province's Personnel Bureau, which is responsible for the Province's technical and vocational training, issued a circular directing civil servants to attend seminars to learn 101 Chinese Input System (Zi Input). The Personnel Bureau's objective is to require civil servants to communicate using computers instead of handwriting.

"This is a very important step by the Guangdong authorities," said S. K. Long, Managing Director of Fang Ah Company. "The growth of the PC market in China has been slow because it has been so difficult to input Chinese characters. The 101 Chinese Input System (Zi Input) can change that dramatically, making computers easier for the average Chinese person to use. This should have a dramatic impact on China's productivity."

Zi Input uses a novel Chinese character input system that is simple to learn and easy to use. The software uses 10 keys on a basic alphabetic keyboard and follows the stroke order that Chinese students learn in school. The result is that users can enter Chinese characters with an average 2.7 keystrokes. In comparison, handwritten characters require an average of 14 strokes.

Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of Multi-Corp Inc. to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks include the performance of Fang Ah Company, the acceptance and use of Zi Input by Guangdong government personnel and the risks and uncertainties referred to in its Report of Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 1995 filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Multi-Corp specializes in Chinese character based language enabling technologies and Internet products and services. It is committed to developing and marketing innovative products to enhance the world's ability to communicate. Multi-Corp also provides international telecommunications services.

Neither the Alberta Stock Exchange nor NASDAQ have approved or disapproved of the information contained herein.

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