12th October 2005 - Zi Corporation, a provider of intelligent interface solutions, today premiered the Zi Predictive Text Suite download for Series 60 phones enabling users, for the first time, to get all of Zi’s advanced predictive text features in a single package. Now available for consumers to download through Handango and its more than 100 download portals, the Suite enables users to increase the speed and accuracy of text entry on the 12 button keypad. Zi Corporation will be demonstrating the Suite at Stand 83 at the Smartphone Show presented by Symbian (11-12 October, ExCel Centre, London).

“The Predictive Text Suite is an industry first for Zi, no other company is able to offer such a combination of predictive text features in a single package today directly to consumers,” said Milos Djokovic, chief operating officer and chief technology officer at Zi Corporation.

“Why should a user purchase our Predictive Text Suite? Simple, because it is the best solution available in the market today. Zi’s Predictive Text Suite offers users a huge range of advanced features that will enable them not only to text more quickly but will allow them to customize their mobile phones through the use of personal language,” added Djokovic.

The Zi Predictive Text Suite download for Series 60 phones includes both of Zi’s innovative predictive text input systems, eZiTap™ for intelligent multi-tap entry and eZiText® for one-touch entry prediction, in English. Additional languages available separately include French, German, Spanish and Swedish. With two systems, and a user options menu to customize features, the Zi Predictive Text Suite provides a truly flexible system capable of satisfying the demands of the whole range of text users in the market place, from beginners and those loyal to the multi-tap ABC mode, through to business professionals.

Amongst the advanced features offered by the Zi Predictive Text Suite are:

• Word completion for all words

• Multiple candidate display

• Learning and personalization

• Next word prediction

• Dual language messaging (English, French, German, Spanish and Swedish)

• User configurable options menu for above features

The Zi Predictive Text Suite download product for Series 60 phones is available immediately through Handango and its affiliates and is priced at US$19.95, with additional language dictionaries US$9.95. The Suite supports Nokia Series 60 mobile handset models 6600, 6620, 6630, 7610 and 6680. Other handset options and languages will be announced in the near future.

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