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14th December 2004 - Zi Corporation, a leading provider
of intelligent interface solutions announced the commercial
availability of the eZiText Adaptation Kit for QUALCOMM’s
BREW solution. The eZiText Adaptation Kit is a unique
software package for handset manufacturers that simplifies
the integration of predictive text input functionality,
and is now available via QUALCOMM’s BREW solution.
The new eZiText Adaptation Kit for the BREW solution
offers a seamless interface between Zi’s industry-leading
eZiText text input solution and QUALCOMM’s widely
available BREW solution. The kit is capable of handling
custom configurations to suit specific device requirements
or specifications, which significantly reduces engineering
integration resource demands on device manufacturers,
and reduces the time-to-market for new devices. The
eZiText Adaptation Kit can help deliver intuitive, user-friendly
devices that will increase end-user satisfaction and,
ultimately, boost application and service provider revenues.
“Technologies such as eZiText from Zi extend the
functionality of the BREW solution, and provide easier
access to the BREW-based products, services and content
that our partners demand” said Mazen Chmaytelli,
director of product management for QUALCOMM Internet
Services. “We’re please to support Zi as it
makes eZiText available to the BREW community.”
"This announcement is another milestone in our
on-going relationship with QUALCOMM. Using this BREW-based
tool, manufacturers will be able to more quickly and
easily integrate Zi’s industry-leading predictive
text input solution for wireless data services,"
said Glen Morgan, senior vice president of global sales
and marketing at Zi Corporation. “A number of handset
manufacturers - including AnyDATA, HiSense, KTFT, Telson
and others - are already experiencing the major benefits
of the eZiText Adaptation Kit for the BREW solution.”
The off-the-shelf eZiText Adaptation Kit for the BREW
solution includes an application programming interface
(API) and user interface (UI) reference for handset
manufacturers. The kit adds functionality to the existing
BREW API specifically for Zi technologies, ensuring
100 percent compatibility with the BREW solution.
The eZiText Adaptation Kit for the BREW solution is
now available to handset manufacturers directly from
QUALCOMM. eZiText is available for license directly
from Zi.
QUALCOMM's BREW solution provides products and services
that connect the mobile marketplace value chain, which
includes publishers, developers, content providers,
device manufacturers, operators and consumers.
Publishers and developers worldwide are generating
revenue from BREW-based applications and content, and
27 manufacturers have offered more than 150 BREW-enabled
device models to consumers. BREW is successfully enabling
the commercial wireless data services of many successful
operators, including Verizon Wireless, Alaska Communication
Systems, ALLTEL, Cellular One, Cellular South, Cricket
Communications, MetroPCS, Midwest Wireless, NTELOS,
Pioneer, Rural Cellular Corporation and U.S. Cellular
in the United States, Bermuda Digital Communications,
China Unicom, KDDI in Japan, KTF in South Korea, Hutch
in Thailand, Iusacell in Mexico, VIBO in Taiwan, Tata
in India, Telstra in Australia, VIVO in Brazil, BellSouth
Argentina, BellSouth Chile, BellSouth Colombia, BellSouth
Ecuador, BellSouth Guatemala, BellSouth Nicaragua, BellSouth
Panama, BellSouth Peru, Movicom in Argentina, Movicom
in Uruguay, Telcel and Movilnet in Venezuela, Verizon
Dominicana, Verizon Wireless Puerto Rico, Pelephone
in Israel and Zapp in Romania.
About eZiText
Zi's user-friendly text input system, eZiText, enables
consumer electronic manufacturers and telecom carriers
to provide end users with a richer, more personalized
text input experience. eZiText provides fast, efficient
and intuitive text entry through truly predictive one-touch
entry and word completion, and is coupled with the ability
to learn from a user’s usage patterns and behaviors.
eZiText is currently available in and supports over
40 unique language databases.
About Zi Corporation
Zi Corporation (www.zicorp.com) is a technology company
that delivers intelligent interface solutions to enhance
the user experience of wireless and consumer technologies.
The company's intelligent predictive text interfaces,
eZiTap™ and eZiText, allow users to personalize
the device and simplify text entry providing consumers
with easy interaction for 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, Zi Corporation is
listed on the Nasdaq National Market (ZICA) and the
Toronto Stock Exchange (ZIC).
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