Zi Corporation Announces Agreement With Arm.CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 29, 1997--Zi Corp(TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). , Alberta Stock Exchange Alberta Stock Exchange See Canadian Venture Exchange (CDNX). ZIC ZIC Zinc Finger Protein ZIC Zurich Insurance Company ZIC Zhuhai International Circuit ZIC Zambia Investment Centre ., 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 ZICAF. ) Zi Corporation (TSE: ZIC; NASDAQ: ZICAF) is pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached with Advanced RISC Machines (ARM) to market, distribute and sub-license the Zi Corporation Chinese character-based language processing
Language processing refers to the way human beings process speech or writing and understand it as language. technology. Under this agreement Zi technology is expected to become available to major Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) worldwide for integration into small devices and appliances, principally Information/Internet Appliances (commonly referred to as IAs) such as cell phones, HPCs (hand held computers), Set Top Boxes and Internet TVs. Selected companies that currently license technology from ARM include: AKM Alcatel Mietec Atmel Cirrus Logic Digital Semiconductor GEC Plessey Semiconductor Hyundai LG Microelectronics Group LSI Logic Lucent Technologies NEC OKI Philips Rockwell Semiconductor ROHM Ltd. Samsung Semiconductor Sharp Microelectronics Sony Symbios Logic Texas Instruments VLSI Technology Yamaha THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ARM AND ZI Zi Corporation has granted ARM a worldwide, royalty-bearing license to market, distribute and sub-license Zi Input Technology. ARM and Zi Corporation intend to cooperate in marketing, development and support for use of the Zi Input Technology for custom application integration for "Chinese Versions" of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and products including information appliances. The agreement between ARM and Zi Corporation is intended to render the Zi Input Technology available to ARM licensees, potential licensees and their OEM customers. Zi 8 Input is a stroke-based, intuitive Chinese character input system that follows the same stroke order that people learn in school to write Chinese characters. The Zi Input technology can provide an OEM with a consistent Chinese language user interface which is scaleable for a wide range of products. With this agreement Zi Corporation has gained access to ARM's marketing and distribution network. BACKGROUND ON ARM ARM (http://www.arm.com), a private company with offices in the US, UK, Germany, Japan and Korea, specializes in the development of intellectual property for microprocessor architectures. The company was formed in 1990 and is currently owned by Apple Computer, VLSI Technology VLSI Technology, Inc was a company which designed and manufactured custom and semi-custom ICs. The company was based in Silicon Valley, with headquarters at 1109 McKay Drive in San Jose, California. , Acorn Computers 
in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. (Reduced Instruction Set Computer (processor) Reduced Instruction Set Computer - (RISC) A processor whose design is based on the rapid execution of a sequence of simple instructions rather than on the provision of a large variety of complex instructions (as in a Complex Instruction Set Computer). ) technology to semiconductor and software partners who focus on applications, design and manufacturing both for themselves and other OEMs. Zi Corporation believes that ARM's technology for fast, low-cost, power-efficient RISC processors makes ARM an attractive partner for companies interested in developing small, hand-held devices such as "smart" phones or hand-held personal computers. ARM has licensed its intellectual property to various companies which has resulted in its technology appearing in a diverse range of products and market segments. Some devices containing the ARM RISC processor, to name a few, include: - Apple Newton (computer) Apple Newton - A Personal Digital Assistant produced by Apple Computer. The Newton provides a clever, user-friendly interface and relies solely on pen-based input. PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). and Apple Newton MessagePad eMate - Fujitsu GSM Mobile Fax 2000, - Ericsson Mobile Office Data Card - Psion Series 5, Hand Held PC - Oracle Network Computer - Applied Data Systems single board computer - Olivetti multimedia and security systems. - WYSE WYSE Worldwide Youth in Science and Engineering Technology Winterm Network Computer "We are excited to be working with Zi Corporation to bring Chinese language processing to the embedded consumer electronics realm," said David Walsh, Business Manager, ARM Software Systems. "We believe that by combining Zi Corporation's versatile technology with an ARM based RISC processor, ARM has given OEMs the potential to greatly increase sales into a key market." "ARM's approach of making technology such as ours available through its network of licensees and sub-licensees makes Zi Technology accessible to hundreds of diverse OEMs throughout the world and fits perfectly with our embedded strategy. We see the potential opportunity for additional revenue streams based on royalty Synopsis On Royalty: A Very Polite Inquiry into Some Strangely Related Families is the attempt of Jeremy Paxman to examine and understand how the increasingly irrelevant institution that is Monarchy has managed to continue to hold to the imaginations of the public. and engineering fees," said Nairn Nerland, COO of Zi Corporation. Zi Corporation specializes in the development and marketing of Chinese character-based software and technology. Based in Calgary, Canada, with offices in 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. , Beijing and San Francisco, Zi Corporation's goal is to better connect technology to the Chinese character- based languages. This press release contains "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 concerning the anticipated benefits to Zi Corporation of its agreement with ARM, including the expected inclusion of Zi Input technology in devices manufactured by ARM's licensees. 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 ARM or any of ARM's licensees; the ability of Zi Corporation to successfully integrate and maintain compatibility with ARMS technology or any OEM customers; possible failure to continue to be selected as the Chinese character-based language enabling technology by ARM or any of its licensees; failure to achieve market acceptance of Zi Technology; failure of ARM's licensees to achieve market acceptance of any product incorporating Zi Technology; ARM and/or Zi Corporation's ability to design, develop, test, market, sell and support applications of the Zi Input Technology; 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. There can be no assurance that ARM and Zi Corporation will achieve commercial success through the collaboration described herein. NEITHER THE ALBERTA STOCK EXCHANGE NOR NASDAQ HAVE APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN. CONTACT: Zi Corporation Roland Schatz, 403/233-8875 investor@zicorp.com or ARM Sylvia Tam, 408/341-8960 sylviatam@aol.com |
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