Zi Corp licenses eZiText and eZiType to Trolltech

Rating: making it predictive

I have to say since Nuance purchased Tegic the predictive text market has been very quiet. I am not entirely sure that Nuance knows what to do with Tegic – but this opens a huge opportunity for Zi Corp.
ZiCorp also offers a predictive text system an its added Chinese language base for Linux based devices.

Well Trolltech ASA based in Norway has licensed two Zi products eZiText and eZiType. T hey are to be integrated into the Qtopia Phone Edition. Qtopia Phone Edition is developed by Trolltech for device manufacturers that wish to enable faster handset development and commercial deployment.

From the press release
Haavard Nord, Trolltech CEO, commented, “With the Qtopia Greensuite initiative, we are looking to offer device manufacturers the most comprehensive application platform for efficiently creating Linux-based devices. In order to do so, we need to work with industry-leading partners. Zi has shown through its work with us on the Greenphone last year that it offers a complete solution that is in high demand, so we are extremely pleased to feature its software.”

“Following the success of eZiText and Decuma on the Greenphone, we are delighted that Trolltech has chosen to take our solution to the next level and integrate it onto its UI platform,” said Milos Djokovic, President and CEO of Zi Corporation. “The Qtopia Greensuite initiative provides an all-in-one solution for handset integration, which helps accelerate the development process. With the addition of eZiType, Linux developers will have access to exceptional predictive text software.”

ABI Research has predicted that Linux will power about 31 percent of all Smartphones sold in 2012, and by then will have shipped in 331 million devices. It also forecasts 75 percent CAGR (compound annual growth rate) for Linux in Smartphones through 2012, making it the fastest-growing OS in the sector.
At the end of 2006, it was reported that several million Qtopia-based devices have shipped to date, and Qtopia has become the de-facto standard for Linux handset makers with 120 manufacturers building Qtopia devices - 40 of which are mobile phones.

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