Zi has extended its eZiText licensing agreements with Guohong Communication and Digital Technology Company, an OEM focused primarily on the Chinese domestic market, and with UTStarcom for its mobile device division in addition to the previously announced deal with UTStarcom’s IPTV set-top-box division.
Zi also announced an agreement with China-based Longcheer Telecommunication, which has licensed eZiText in several languages for use in its mobile handsets. As well, CK Telecom has licensed Zi’s handwriting recognition product, Decuma. Under these agreements, Zi will receive both licensing fees and royalties.
According to Zi, ZTE had licensed Decuma Chinese and English, and Lenovo has extended its licensing agreement for three years in order to continue to be able to use eZiText on all of its mobile handsets in China. Kyocera indicated that they will be integrating eZiText and eZiType across a range of Sanyo mobile devices, and Trolltech has integrated eZiText Chinese into its Linux development platform, the Qtopia Phone Edition.
Milos Djokovic, president and CEO of Zi, said: The mobile market in Asia is one of the fastest growing in the world. It is at the forefront of technological design and development, making it a highly competitive and desirable market in which to be a leader.
