Zi Corp (ZICA)-->894201
(wie immer mit viel lesematerial:rolleyes
die news der letzten wochen (inkl. der kooperation mit nokia) waren schon toll und gestern wurden in den usa gewinne mitgenommen, wer bringt schon einen tag vor jaheresende noch eine tolle adhoc
ja wer wohl, ZICA
lest euch die news von heute durch und entscheidet selbst...mein tipp:
ein neues jahreshoch wird heute in den usa markiert
(zur info:who is flextronics?)
Flextronics became the world`s largest contract handset manufacturer in 2002, with an estimated 42% share, producing 45 million cellular handsets last year. Plus, it`s the third largest handset manufacturer in the world overall, after Nokia in first place (having produced approximately 142 million handsets) and Motorola in second place (with about 65 million handsets in fiscal 2002).
According to a new Strategy Analytics market study, 26% of cellular handsets worldwide were produced by contract manufacturers in 2002. Expect this number to climb steadily to 38% in 2007, as first- and second-tier handset vendors seek lower costs, product flexibility, and economies of scale. Neil Mawston, an analyst with Strategy Analytics, says that contract manufacturers were desperate to get their hands on orders for some of the 396 million cell phones manufactured worldwide in 2002. "We believe that the lion`s share of the shift to outsourced manufacturing occurred in 2001," he said. In fact, Ericsson began outsourcing the production of all its cell phones in April 2001. Now Flextronics not only produces Ericsson`s phones but also manages its product introductions, supply chain, and logistics. In addition, Ericsson has a manufacturing agreement with the Taiwanese electronics manufacturer, GVC Corp.
Press Release Source: Zi Corporation
Zi Corporation Licenses Embedded Text Input Technologies to Leading EMS Provider
Thursday December 30, 1:30 am ET
BEIJING & HONG KONG & CALGARY, Alberta--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 30, 2004--
Zi Corporation to Supply eZiTap(TM) and eZiText® Predictive Text Input Technologies
Zi Corporation (TSX:ZIC - News; NASDAQ:ZICA - News), a leading provider of intelligent interface solutions, today announced that Flextronics has signed a global license agreement to use its eZiTap(TM) and eZiText® solutions. Flextronics is the leading Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) provider focused on delivering innovative design and manufacturing services to technology companies.
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The license agreement for eZiTap and eZiText technologies includes a number of innovative and first-to-market features that Zi has developed. These features include personalization and learning dictionaries, word completion and next word prediction; as well as, dual language messaging, which allow simultaneous use of two alphabetic languages without any mode changes by the user.
"We are pleased to be a key supplier of Flextronics for its global development of handsets," said Glen Morgan, senior vice president of global sales and marketing for Zi Corporation. "Our goal is that millions more wireless users will experience the real-world benefits of Zi`s innovative technologies and the unmatched usability it brings to their handsets."
"Zi Corporation and its easy-to-use, predictive text products have an excellent reputation throughout the electronics and intelligent interface industries," said Tom Deitrich, vice president of ODM products for Flextronics.
eZiText and eZiTap provide users with the power of predictive texting through one-touch or multi-tap input, respectively. Incorporating text input technology into mobile devices enables manufacturers and telecom carriers to provide consumers with richer, more personalized text input experiences. In combination with its language databases, Zi`s predictive input technology can be made available in almost any written language. To date, Zi offers 41 written languages to customers around the world.
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