TravellingWave and Zi Ink License

TravellingWave, a supplier of next-generation multimodal mobile input technology, and Zi, a provider of solutions for mobile search, text input and advertising, announced that they have signed a non-exclusive integration license to effectively combine TravellingWave's VoicePredict speech-to-text software with Zi's eZiText and eZiType text-prediction products to enable mobile phone users to more accurately speak and type text messages.

Mobile users typically Tap onto a keypad or Touch a soft-screen display. Many users are familiar with text-prediction, wherein a list of choice words are displayed, based on initial letters typed. TravellingWave's VoicePredict input method combines this form of text-prediction simultaneously with speech recognition, to result in a fast, easy, and accurate text input for mobile devices.

"The combination of Zi's eZiText and eZiType text-prediction and TravellingWave's predictive speech-to-text technology, will enable VoicePredict to deliver greater value for texting and also open up new avenues for our customers with respect to mobile messaging, search, discovery, and mobile," said Ashwin Rao, founder and CEO of TravellingWave. "We are delighted to work with Zi's proven products, which already reside in two leading mobile handsets. The agreement further validates our technology leadership in the multimodal space."

Milos Djokovic, President and CEO of Zi, said, "We are extremely excited to work with TravellingWave on the cutting edge of voice input innovation to offer new usability solutions to our mutual customers."

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