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11th February 2005 - Zi Corporation, a leading provider
of intelligent interface solutions, announced today
that its eZiText® predictive text solution is now
shipping on the F808 – the world’s smallest
3G handset – from ZTE Corporation, China’s
largest supplier of telecommunications infrastructure.
The F808 has taken the mobile telecommunications market
by storm ever since it was unveiled recently at Expocomm
in China. Weighing in at only 104 grams and measuring
just 88.5mm x 44.6mm x 22.5mm, the F808 includes Zi’s
user-friendly eZiText; as well as, multimedia messaging
and rotatable 300,000 pixel camera among its many features.
“As the leading suppliers of text input solutions
to China and the surrounding Asian market, we are absolutely
delighted that ZTE has chosen eZiText for this flagship
world-leading handset,” said Glen Morgan, senior
vice president of global sales and marketing for Zi
Corporation. “Our intuitive and easy-to-use text
input solution supports not only the current market
demand for text messaging but also the future revenue-generating
3G services that operators will bring to their customers.”
“ZTE is proud of its position in the forefront
of all mobile technologies and the development of the
F808 shows our expertise stretches from network infrastructure
to handsets,” said ZTE senior vice president He
Shiyou. “We are confident that our users will find
the F808 texting solution with eZiText easy to use in
their every day communication.”
Zi will be at the 3GSM World Congress, February 14-17
in Cannes, France. For media interviews or tours at
3GSM please contact Brian Dolby with GBCS PR on 07813
833464 or email brian@gbcspr.com.
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 behaviours.
eZiText is currently available in and supports over
40 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.
Zi provides manufacturers and operators with a full
range of intuitive and easy-to-use input solutions;
including eZiText for one-touch predictive text entry,
eZiTap for intelligent multi-tap entry and Decuma for
natural handwriting recognition. The solutions dramatically
improve the usability of mobile phones, PDAs, gaming
devices and set-top boxes and the applications on them;
including, SMS, MMS, e-mail and Internet browsing. 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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