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- ZiCorporation (Nasdaq: ZICA) (TSX: ZIC) today announced that ComneonGmbH & Co. OHG, a wholly-owned subsidiary of InfineonTechnologies AG (FSE/NYSE: IFX), has pre-integrated Zi`suser-friendly eZiText technology into its handset design software for use by original equipment and design manufacturers (OEMs and ODMs). The relationship with Comneonincreases the number of leading software development companies that have selected Zi`spredictive text technologies for integration into their platform software products, which further expands the community that is now incorporating Zi`sproducts for delivery to the global wireless market.

The pre-integration work allows Infineon`scustomers faster time-to-market and dramatically reduces implementation costs. Comneon, a leading supplier of embedded software for mobile communications, has pre-integrated eZiTextinto the man-machine interface (MMI) module within the APOXI Development Suite. MMI is the part of the handset design software that determines how a mobile phone user interacts with a handset`s applications and services. The pre-integration of eZiTextwith Comneon`sAPOXI has been completed for the Chinese language and a selection of alphabetic languages.

"This alliance with Ziallows us to offer a more complete solution to our customers by meeting their growing demands for pre-integrated and pre-tested software that is ready for immediate deployment," said Dr. Christian Mucke, Managing Director of COMNEON. "Predictive text input has become a core requirement of every OEM, and Zihas the ability to be responsive with their strong customer support and the product modularity to allow for easy customization with our MMI implementations in a broad range of languages."

"Being selected by Comneonto provide its customers a more complete solution validates Zi`stechnology and underscores the importance of text messaging capabilities for today`s mobile handsets," said Gary Mendel, ZiVice President of Sales and Marketing.

Zi'seZiTextand eZiTap are user-friendly text input technologies that significantly increase the ease, speed and accuracy of text input on any mobile device. eZiTapis a unique combination of multi-tap, prediction and learning functions that enables the dynamic creation of vocabulary. eZiTextprovides faster and more efficient text messaging through truly predictive one touch entry and word completion, coupled with the ability to learn from a person's usage patterns and behavior.

Comneon'sAPOXITM is an object-oriented application framework for rapid development of man machine interfaces and integration of various applications for mobile communication products. APOXITM has been designed to meet the special requirements of mobile, embedded devices and provides specific APIs.

3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France Formore information about Ziintegrations, visit Zi'sstand (E21, Hall 2) at the upcoming 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, Francefrom February 23 to 26, 2004. At the show, Ziwill unveil for the first time the recently announced series of new innovations to its predictive text technology products. This includes new product features and enhancements that make text entry even quicker and easier for users than ever before. For media interested in meeting with ZiCorporation at the show, contact Brian Dolby of GBCS PR Ltd at [phone], [e-mail], in the United Kingdom or Linda Wuof ZiCorporation at 403-537-9779, [e-mail], in North America.

About Comneon

More information can be found at www.comneon.com.

About ZiCorporation

ZiCorporation (www.zicorp.com) is a technology company that delivers intelligent interface solutions to enhance the user experience of wireless and consumer technologies. The company's intelligent predictive text interfaces, eZiTapand eZiText, allow users to personalize the device and simplify text entry providing consumers with easy interaction for short messaging, e-mail, e-commerce, Web browsing and similar applications in almost any written language. eZiNet, Zi'sclient/network based data indexing and retrieval solution, increases the usability for data-centric devices by reducing the number of key strokes required to access multiple types of data resident on a device, a network or both. Zisupports its strategic partners and customers from offices in Asia, Europeand North America. A publicly traded company, ZiCorporation is listed on the NasdaqNational Market (ZICA) and the Toronto Stock Exchange (ZIC).

Certain statements in this press release that involve expectations or intentions (such as those relating to future deployments or planned cooperation) may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The information in this press release is based on ZiCorporation's current expectations and assumptions, and is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. Such risks include, among others, general business and economic conditions, competitive actions, continued acceptance of ZiCorporation's products and services and dependence on third party performance as well as the risks and uncertainties referred to in ZiCorporation's 20-F for the most recent calendar year that is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The reader should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements. ZiCorporation does not assume any obligation to update such forward looking statements.

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