Zi Corporation, a provider of intelligent interface solutions, has announced that the Company was presented an award for excellence for the intuitive qualities of its Chinese text input systems at the 20th Annual China Mobile Market Development Event recently held in Beijing.
Zi was joined by officials from the Chinese Ministry of Information and Industry and representatives from China Mobile, China Unicom, ZTE, Huawei (
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During that tenure, Zi has signed more than 60 licenses with OEMs that target the Chinese markets. These license agreements have been made with companies that have included global device manufacturers Bird, Haier, Hisense, Huawei, Konka, Lenovo, LG Electronics, Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson (
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Zi products have also been pre-integrated with strategic partners such as ACCESS, EMP, MediaTek, Openplug, Qualcomm (
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Milos Djokovic, President and CEO of Zi Corporation, said in a Thursday statement, "The Chinese market is an important and strategic focus for Zi and it's an honor to be recognized for our achievements there, particularly at such a prestigious event.”
“This award demonstrates that our hard work in the region has not gone unnoticed and our presence and reputation for developing market leading software is continuing to grow."
The receipt of this award comes just two months after the announcement that Zi Corporation’s predictive text software eZiType® will be featured on the ZTE (
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Zi has been successful in building a major presence in the Asian mobile market over the past 10 years. Recent product developments include the bundling of Zi technology to offer a total predictive solution. eZiText® text entry software is partnered with handwriting recognition technology Decuma® to offer a unique package for developers.
The first Asian arm of the business was established in March 1994 by opening an office in Hong Kong and then increased its presence three years later with the opening of a Beijing office in April 1997.
The two offices now house more than 25 employees and Zi is aggressively hiring developers and quality assurance staff in Beijing as the company plans to move more development work and quality assurance testing to Asia.
This award is proof that the efforts that the Zi Corporation have put forth in the industry have not only been successful, but also highly regarded. The publicity that accompanies such an award will lend well to continuing to develop the company’s brand as well as strengthening its position in the market.
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