"We see this as increasing Friendster's value by
allowing users to naturally interact with friends and meet new people
in a safe, natural way. Recent Clients include Date.userplane.
In a further significant development, Zi has added Arabic-script
Ligature Modules to its predictive text input portfolio.

An example is the pre-integration of its products into
all major operating systems and user interface solutions worldwide. With
leading-edge reservations technology, highly trained and dedicated
team members, and a commitment to excellent service, the future of
Hilton Reservations Worldwide looks bright and the potential for
growth is unlimited," said Perry.hiltonworldwide.

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Enhancing one of the web's premier destinations for
staying in touch with friends and meeting new friends, Userplane's
Webmessenger will enable Friendster members to communicate with each
other in online conversations through web-based one-on-one text
conversations. Deployed internationally on sites ranging
from online dating to social networks to intranets, Userplane Apps
reach millions of users in more than fifteen countries.cfm

The most recent example of this was the announcement of
pre -integration of eZiText into the Series 60 platform.

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Userplane Apps are easy to use, rapidly
deployed Flash web applications that support live text and A/V
communication. Zi supports its strategic partners
and customers from offices in Asia, Europe and North America. Readers are
cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions
and may differ materially from actual future events or results due to
a variety of factors, including: the growth trends in the input
technology industry; new product development; global economic
conditions and uncertainties in the geopolitical environment;
financial and operating performance of Zi's OEM customers and
variations in their customer demand for products and services; the
ability to successfully acquire businesses and technologies and to
successfully integrate and operate these acquired businesses and
technologies; dependence on the introduction and market acceptance of
new product offerings and standards; rapid technological and market
change; matters affecting Zi Corporation's principal shareholder;
litigation involving patents, intellectual property, and other
matters; the ability to recruit and retain key personnel; Zi
Corporation's ability to manage financial risk; currency fluctuations
and other international factors; potential volatility in operating
results and other factors listed in Zi Corporation's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Any projections in this release
are based on limited information currently available to Zi
Corporation, which is subject to change. Since
its inception , HRW has had an enormous impact on the growth of Hilton
Hotels Corporation and Hilton International Corporation by shifting
the task of booking reservations from operators at individual hotels
to sophisticated call centers and Web sites that process reservations
for Hilton Family hotels around the world.

About Hilton Hotels Corporation: Hilton Hotels Corporation is
recognized internationally as a preeminent hospitality company. Under a joint venture
agreement, Hilton International and the North America-based Hilton
Hotels Corporation (HHC) share responsibility for the Conrad brand,
which includes 17 hotels in 12 countries.

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userplane. It is a fully developed user interface that
manages the entire text input interface and display of eZiText and
eZiTap on the Series 60 Platform. A
publicly traded company, Zi Corporation is listed on the Nasdaq
National Market (ZICA) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ZIC).

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Userplane Webmessenger Deployed on Friendster One of the Web's Leading Social Networking Sites; Friendster Chat Enables Its 16 Million Users to Instantly Comm

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(www.com, eHarmony, MySpace,
Friendster, Honda, and Red Bull.
HRW is jointly owned by Hilton Hotels Corporation, which owns, manages
and franchises Hilton Family properties in the USA, and Hilton
International, which oversees properties outside of the USA.

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As part of the launch of its expanded language portfolio, Zi has
completed a major upgrade on all the languages currently offered
through its predictive text input product range.zicorp.

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These new
Modules will work in unison with Zi's eZiText(R) and eZiTap(TM)
products, ensuring that the display of text adhere to conventional
ligature combination and presentation rules."
The process of adding new languages to the predictive text input
repertoire is part of Zi's ongoing efforts to meet the growing needs
of handset manufactures as well as technology partners to address new
growth markets around the world with truly localized texting
interfaces. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners."
When Conrad Hilton bought the Statler Hotel Company in 1954, he
foresaw the need for a centralized reservations processing center that
would enable guests to call one number and have access to many hotels.

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com), the leading provider of live community software,
today announced the deployment of its instant messaging solution,
Userplane Webmessenger, on Friendster, one of the most popular social
networking sites. For OEMs targeting
complex language markets, these modules can significantly reduce
engineering effort and time-to-market for development and deployment
of devices. Reservations agents processed 6,000
reservations in May 1955.

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The addition of
seven new languages increases Zi's language portfolio to a total to
48 different language databases. Complex
languages such as Arabic and Farsi are extremely difficult to display
accurately on the small form factor of a mobile phone.
HRW employs 1,800 reservations specialists in 12 call centers around
the world and features some of the most easily recognizable phone
numbers and Web sites in the industry.

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"This is a terrific opportunity for Friendster's vast member base
to communicate in real-time," said Michael Jones, co-founder and CEO
of Userplane. Each Userplane App adds core, must -have features to
thriving community websites. Now more
than one billion people in the fast growing mobile markets of Eastern
Europe, the Middle East and India will soon have the ability to send
and receive text messages in their native language.
In October of 2004, HRW reached a new milestone when it announced
that bookings on Hilton Family proprietary brand Web sites exceeded
call center bookings from 800 numbers for the first time, representing
a company first since the advent of Web site reservations .

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Zi Corporation Extends the Global Reach of its Product Portfolio at 3GSM

All 48 different
language databases are now available in Zi's new version 7 of eZiText
and version 3 of eZiTap software. For more information about our company, please visit our
corporate Web site at www.

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More than 750 native speakers from 45
different countries were utilized in this latest major upgrade which
consumed more than 100,000 hours of development work. The solutions
dramatically improve the usability of mobile phones, PDAs, gaming
devices and set-top boxes-and the applications on them including SMS ,
MMS, e-mail and Internet browsing. The
"Availability Board" measured 30' by 6' and listed room availability
for a three-month period. Meanwhile,
despite increasing utilization of online booking channels over the
call centers, HRW continues to report unprecedented conversion of
calls to booked reservations, citing a 10-point increase in 2004 over
2001.
State-of-the-art call centers, and a focus on productivity,
quality and customer service has enabled HRW to expand its services
and provide even more value to its constituent hotels.

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Its real-time communication provides unprecedented
performance, stability and efficiency, allowing users to easily detect
who is online and send messages seamlessly -- no additional
installation or setup necessary. These seven new languages, including
Bulgarian, Estonian, Farsi, Icelandic, Latvian, Lithuanian and Urdu,
will be showcased at the Zi stand (E21, Hall 2) at next week's 3GSM
Congress.

Zi, Decuma, eZiTap and eZiText are either trademarks or
registered trademarks of Zi Corporation.
When HRW opened in 1955, it was known as HILCRON and utilized a staff
of eight to process reservations for 28 Hilton hotels.

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com) is a technology company that
delivers intelligent interface solutions to enhance the user
experience of wireless and consumer technologies.
Today, travelers book more than 1,600,000 reservations per month
via HRW at more than 2,700 Hilton Family properties around the world. HRW call conversion rates are higher than they have ever been in
its 50-year history, and are recognized as the highest in the
industry.
Hilton's proprietary reservations technology enables call center
agents to book reservations more efficiently with increased
information at their fingertips, and allows agents to recognize
frequent HHonors customers and personalize their reservations
experience based on past history and preferences.

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Note to Editors

Full list of languages supported: Arabic, Bulgarian (NEW),
Chinese (PRC, HK + Taiwan), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English
(British , Asian + American), Estonian (NEW), Farsi (NEW), Finnish,
French (European + Canadian), German, Greek , Hebrew, Hindi,
Hungarian, Indonesian, Icelandic (NEW), Italian, Japanese, Korean,
Latvian (NEW ), Lithuanian (NEW), Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese
(European + Brazilian), Romanian, Russian , Serbian, Slovak,
Slovenian, Spanish (European + Latin American), Swedish, Tagalog,
Thai, Turkish , Ukrainian, Urdu (NEW), Vietnamese

About Zi Corporation

Zi Corporation (www.

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NET, ASP, ColdFusion , XML, JSP,
etc.
"Zi is committed to not only introducing new languages but also
to enhancing the languages we currently support," said Glen Morgan,
senior vice president of global sales and marketing at Zi
Corporation. Its portfolio includes many
of the world's best known and most highly regarded hotel brands,
including Hilton(R), Conrad(R), Doubletree(R), Embassy Suites
Hotels(R ), Hampton Inn(R), Hampton Inn + Suites(R), Hilton Garden
Inn(R), Hilton Grand Vacations Club(R) and Homewood Suites by
Hilton(R).

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"All living languages are in a constant state of flux,
with new words being created and existing words changing their
meanings all the time. These
forward-looking statements include, among other things, statements
regarding future events and the future financial performance of Zi
Corporation that involve risks and uncertainties. Over the past
several years individual hotels have begun "outsourcing" their
in-house reservations to HRW. HI operates 394 hotels , with some 253 branded
Hilton, 47 of which come under the Hilton Worldwide Resorts brand,
plus 141 under the mid-market Scandic brand.

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"Hilton Reservations Worldwide was the very first central
reservations center in the industry, and continues to be the leader by
providing our guests with more choice and convenience," said Sam
Perry, president of HRW. Advanced technology
also provides HRW team members with instant performance feedback on
productivity, quality and guest satisfaction scores, to track progress
toward incentive awards granted each month.

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"We chose Userplane for its best-of-breed
solution that provides our members with a fun, safe way to stay
connected with friends and meet new people.
HRW provides sales and service to guests in 25 languages: English,
Swedish , Japanese, Arabic, German, Finnish, Italian, Cantonese,
Portuguese, French, Hindu, Spanish, Mandarin , Norwegian, Danish,
Dutch, Hebrew, Malaysian, Korean, Thai, Urdu, Turkish, Greek, Estonian
and Russian.

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"
Webmessenger's text messaging includes popular features like the
ability to change text style, add graphical smilies, link to URLs, and
get alerts and feedback about the system and the other user's
activity."
Like Userplane's other tools in its Community Suite -- Webchat,
Webrecorder , and Sitesearch -- Userplane Webmessenger provides full
website administrative control and customization for each deployment
to match the business model and branding of the site.
Userplane Apps are seamlessly integrated with existing user
databases, login systems, and buddy lists through fast and simple XML
and any web scripting language: PHP, .
Zi is also offering a Zi FEP for its eZiText and eZiTap products
to Series 60 licensees. These hotels have eliminated their
in-house reservations staff , and have achieved lower costs, higher
conversion rates, lower abandoned calls, and better overall customer
service.

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As the leader in live community messaging,
Userplane is proud to be part of the Friendster feature set.

Business Editors/Technology Editors

CANNES, France + CALGARY , Alberta----3GSM Congress

New Emerging Market Language Support Brings Predictive Text Input
to an Additional One Billion Plus Users

Zi Corporation (Nasdaq:ZICA) (TSX:ZIC), a leading provider of
intelligent interface solutions, announced today that it has expanded
the language coverage of its predictive texting solutions.

For media interviews or tours at 3GSM please contact Brian Dolby
with GBCS PR on 07813 833464 or email brian@gbcspr. Such information speaks only as
of the date of this release. "As the central point of contact for booking
Hilton Family hotels globally , HRW has played a vital role in building
customer loyalty and satisfaction.

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"Our members asked us for the ability to meet and interact with
other members in real time," said Jim Scheinman, Business Development
Director, Friendster. Userplane Webmessenger application features foreign language
support including non-roman characters for Korean, Japanese, Chinese,
Russian, Arabic and Hebrew.

About Userplane

Userplane is the premier provider of enterprise social software
for online communities . The company
provides device manufacturers and network operators with a full range
of intuitive and easy-to-use input solutions including: eZiText for
one-touch predictive text entry; eZiTap for intelligent multi-tap
entry, and Decuma for natural handwriting recognition.
"Our team members have generated a staggering $50 billion of
revenues for Hilton Family hotels over the past 50 years . The
company develops, owns, manages or franchises more than 2,300 hotels,
resorts and vacation ownership properties.com
About Hilton International: Hilton International (HI), an
operating division of the UK-based Hilton Group plc, owns the rights
to the Hilton brand name throughout the world, with the exception of
the USA, where the Hilton brand is owned and managed by Hilton Hotels
Corporation (HHC).

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Leveraging Macromedia's robust Flash
Communication Server technology, Webmessenger enables community,
dating, corporate and collaborative websites to rapidly deploy
state-of-the-art text and A/V communication for their users.com/partner/press.

This release may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements,
which are subject to the safe harbour provisions of the United States
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

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Userplane
dramatically increases online interaction and improves guest-to-member
conversion.

Note to editors: High-resolution Web or print Userplane
Application screenshots are available at
http://www. The Zi FEP functions within Series 60
applications that require or provision predictive text entry
including messaging (SMS and MMS), Web browsing, calendar, phone
book, notes and others.

Business Editors/Travel + Hospitality Writers

CARROLLTON, Texas----Hilton
Reservations Worldwide (HRW), which was the first central reservations
center in the hotel industry, marks its 50th anniversary today.
HRW today is available via the Web or telephone, and processes
reservations for every brand operated by Hilton Hotels Corporation and
Hilton International, including Hilton, Conrad, Doubletree, Embassy
Suites Hotels, Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn + Suites, Hilton Garden Inn,
Hilton Grand Vacations Club, Homewood Suites by Hilton and Scandic.

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Although any such
projections and the factors influencing them will likely change,
except to the extent required by law, Zi Corporation will not
necessarily update the information. Today HRW handles "in-house" reservations for over 580 hotels
around the world, with the number growing each month.

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