Multi-Corp Inc.- Zi Corporation and MIT Work Together in China.

CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 19, 1997-- Multi-Corp Inc.(Alberta Stock Exchange/TSE: MCU.)(NASDAQ: MCUAF.) and Zi Corporation have joined Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) as a Corporate Sponsor of the MIT China Educational Technology Initiative (MIT-CETI) where MIT students are to connect five high schools in Beijing, Shanghai and Xian, China to the Internet. Zi Corporation is to donate its Chinese e-mail product, Zi Mail, to the five Chinese high schools involved in the project. Zi Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Multi-Corp Inc. (NASDAQ:MCUAF)(TSE:MCU).

Zi Corporation is to participate in the MIT-CETI conference scheduled for Shanghai in July, 1997, which is meant to showcase the achievements of MIT students and the support of Corporate Sponsors affiliated with the program. MIT has advised that other Corporate Sponsors of the program include Sun Microsystems and Northern Telecom, among others.

"Students involved in the MIT-CETI program will help the Chinese high schools develop their ability to use the World Wide Web and the Internet as an effective teaching tool and as a medium for international communication," said Deborah Ullrich, Administrative Director of MIT International Science and Technology Initiative (MISTI). MIT-CETI is one of the key programs supported by MISTI. Ms. Ullrich added, "Corporate Sponsors such as Zi Corporation have been invaluable to the MIT-CETI program."

"Our participation in the MIT-CETI program reinforces what we as a company are working towards every day--to better connect technology with the character languages of Chinese and to enhance the world's ability to communicate," said Steve Corbett, Senior Vice President, Sales and Special Projects, Zi Corporation. "We are excited about our work with MIT-CETI and we are prepared to give the program, its students and the Chinese high schools all of our support."

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 e-mail 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 the development and marketing of Chinese character-based language applications and Internet products and services. Based in Calgary, Canada, with offices in Hong Kong, Beijing and San Francisco, Zi Corporation's goal is to better connect technology to the character languages of Chinese, Japanese and Korean. -0-

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