News Release from: Zi Corp
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 4 May 2004
More licensees for handset text software
Zi Corp has licensed the latest version of its eZiText predictive text technology to five Asian handset manufacturers, increasing the worldwide total of licensees to more than 100.
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Zi Corp has licensed the latest version of its eZiText predictive text technology to five Asian handset manufacturers, increasing the worldwide total of licensees to more than 100. Under the terms of the various license agreements with these five new customers, Zi receives upfront payment fees and ongoing royalties based on the number of handsets embedded with its technology that are sold by each manufacturer. The handset manufacturers include Bluewinc Co, Pos and Tech, Sungil Telecom Co and Codial Tech Co, all located in Korea, and Hong Kong-based Advanced Wireless Group.
The licences signed by these customers include a combined total of 16 languages, which will be used to address the wireless markets in Korea, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Western Europe, Russia and other Eastern European countries.
Of particular note, all five customers have a focus on penetrating the Chinese markets with the licensing of both traditional and simplified Chinese products.
Growth in the number of mobile phone customers continues to rise rapidly in many markets worldwide, and in particular, in China.
According to the Chinese Ministry of Information Industry, the number of mobile phone subscribers in China rose by 7.98 million in March alone, bringing the total to more than 290 million by the end of the first quarter of this year.
In addition, as of the end of March the total number of mobile subscribers in China surpassed the number of fixed-line subscribers.
Zi Corp Vice President Sales and Marketing Gary Mendel said: "Each of these new licensees are rising innovators in their own right, and we are pleased they have become a part of our growing worldwide base of OEMs and ODMs.
They have recognised the value and superiority of Version 6 of eZiText and the commitment of these mid- and small-sized handset manufacturers to eZiText definitely expands and strengthens our ability to deliver Zi-enabled, wireless solutions throughout the world".
Mendel said that recognition of the pacesetting feature set and market acceptance of the Company's new Version 6 of eZiText is helping drive the Company's increase in market share.
"We can confidently say that our products and technology provide far greater usability than those of any of our competitors", he added.
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