Zi Corporation Signs New Licensee for its Text Input Technologies; Zi's eZiTap and eZiText Solutions to be Included in Reference Design Platforms.Business Editors & High Tech Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 31, 2002 Zi Corporation (Nasdaq:ZICA) (TSX TSX Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE before April, 2002) TSX Transfer from Stack Pointer to Index TSX True Space Extension :ZIC ZIC Zinc Finger Protein ZIC Zurich Insurance Company ZIC Zhuhai International Circuit ZIC Zambia Investment Centre ), a leading provider of intelligent interface solutions, today announced that Ericsson Mobile Platforms Ericsson Mobile Platforms is the name of the company within the Ericsson group that supplies mobile platforms, i.e. the technological basis on which a cellular phone product can be built. has signed promotion and limited use license agreements for Zi's truly predictive text Predictive text is an input technology designed for mobile phones. The technology allows words to be entered by a single keypress for each letter, as opposed to the multiple keypress approach used in the older generation of mobile phones. input solutions, eZiTap(TM) and eZiText(TM), for use as reference applications in conjunction with its mobile platforms. With this agreement, Ericsson Mobile Platforms, the leading supplier of complete reference designs for mobile phones, will now offer pre-integrated eZiTap and eZiText implementations in a wide range of platform solutions. Ericsson Mobile Platforms offers one of the fastest routes for manufacturers to launch new General Packet Radio Service (GPRS (General Packet Radio Service) The first high-speed digital data service provided by cellular carriers that used the GSM technology. GPRS added a packet-switched channel to GSM, which uses dedicated, circuit-switched channels for voice conversations. ) and Third Generation Mobile System (3G) products with limited research and development (R&D), and other resources, allowing manufacturers to focus on areas of product differentiation Product Differentiation A source of competitive advantage that depends on producing some item that is regarded to have unique and valuable characteristics. , including applications, industrial design, distribution and branding. "In addition to our existing world-wide licensing agreements with Sony Ericsson For an arrangement of Sony Ericsson products, see list of Sony Ericsson products Sony Ericsson is a joint venture established in 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to make mobile phones. , this new agreement with Ericsson Mobile Platforms deepens our business relationship with this leading wireless innovator and is a valuable addition to our channel program," said Gary Mendel, vice president, sales and marketing, Zi Corporation. "Through this new relationship, manufacturers will be delivered tightly integrated solutions that allow them to reduce engineering efforts, achieve rapid product deployment and launch devices with the speed benefits of predictive text entry." Incorporating eZiTap and eZiText into mobile devices enables consumer electronic manufacturers (OEMs and ODMs) and telecom carriers to provide consumers with richer, more personalized text input experiences. eZiTap is a unique combination of multi-tap, prediction and learning functions that enables the dynamic creation of vocabulary. eZiText provides faster and more efficient text messaging Sending short messages to a smartphone, pager, PDA or other handheld device. Text messaging implies sending short messages generally no more than a couple of hundred characters in length. through truly predictive one touch entry and word completion, coupled with the ability to learn from a person's usage patterns and behaviour. Ericsson Mobile Platforms offers manufacturers a high-speed, limited-risk route to launching new GPRS or 3G devices without having to devote significant R&D and other resources, allowing manufacturers to focus on product differentiation in areas such as applications, industrial design, distribution and branding - getting advanced products to market quicker. About Zi Corporation Zi Corporation (www.zicorp.com) is a market-driven technology company delivering intelligent interface solutions to enhance the user experience of wireless and consumer technologies. The company's core technology products, eZiTap and eZiText, connect people to short messaging, e-mail, e-commerce, Web browsing and similar applications in almost any written language. Zi supports its strategic partners and customers from offices in Asia, Europe and North America. A publicly traded company publicly traded company A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market. , Zi Corporation is listed on the NASDAQ National Market (ZICA) and the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) Canada's largest stock exchange, trading approximately 1,200 company stocks and 33 options. (ZIC). Certain statements in this press release that involve expectations or intentions may 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. The information in this press release is based on current expectations and assumptions, which may involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Those risks include unanticipated business and economic conditions, competitive actions, continued acceptance of products and services and dependence on third party performance. Because of those risks, among others, readers should not place undue reliance on the forward looking statements. Neither Ericsson Mobile Platforms nor Zi Corporation assumes any obligation to update forward looking statements in this press release. |
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