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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$13.3M
  • Public
  • CA
Dow Jones Description

Zi Corporation (NASDAQ: ZICA) is a leading provider of discovery and usability solutions for Mobile Search, Input and Advertising. Zi Corporation's suite of award-winning products offers innovative ways for mobile operators to showcase new services and content to their subscribers, while encouraging users to get the most out of their communication devices. Increased device usage can help mobile operators drive additional revenues and lead to improved customer retention. Zi products are featured on more than 1000 handset models and implemented across most technology platforms in the market today. Zi is a software company committed exclusively to evolving its innovative product family in support of its licensees worldwide.

Chief Financial Officer
Rodney Mitton
Number of Employees 71
Contact Information

Suite 2100 840 7th Avenue SW

Calgary, Alberta T2P 3G2

www.zicorp.com

(403) 233-8875

NAICS Code Other Communications Equipment Manufacturing: 334290

Recent Events

  • CFOs on the Move: Week ending October 24

    10/23/08 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Finance - View Story

  • Zi Corporation: Zi Corporation Names Andrew M. Gertler to Board of Directors

    7/09/07 - Board Member - Leaving - View Story

News & Analysis

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  • Nuance Closes Acquisition of Zi Corporation

    - 2009-04-09

    BURLINGTON, Mass. & CALGARY, Alberta -- Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) and Zi Corporation (NASDAQ: ZICA, TSX: ZIC) today announced that Nuance has closed the acquisition of Zi. Ziâ??s...

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  • Zi Announces 2008 Year-End Financial Results

    - 2009-03-30

    Zi Corporation (TSX: ZIC) (NASDAQ: ZICA) (the "Company" or "Zi"), a provider of intelligent interface solutions, today announced its financial results for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. 2008 Financial Results Total revenue for fiscal year 2008 was $13.3 million, which was a slight increase...

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  • Nuance to Acquire Zi Corporation

    - 2009-02-26

    BURLINGTON, Mass. & CALGARY, Alberta -- Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN), and Zi Corporation (NASDAQ: ZICA, TSX: ZIC) today announced an agreement under which Nuance will ...

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  • Nuance Extends Offer to Acquire Zi Corporation

    - 2009-02-24

    BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that it is extending its previously announced offer to purchase all of the outstanding common shares of Zi Corporation (NASDAQ: ZICA, TSX: ZIC) for US$0.40 per share in cash to 5:00 p.m. Calgary time on March 10, 2009, unless further...

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  • Nuance Extends Offer to Acquire Zi Corporation

    - 2009-02-13

    BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that it is extending its previously announced offer to purchase all of the outstanding common shares of Zi Corporation (NASDAQ: ZICA, TSX: ZIC) for US$0.40 per share in cash to 5:00 p.m. Calgary time on February 24, 2009, unless further...

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  • Zi Board of Directors Reaffirms Its Recommendation That Shareholders Reject Nuance's Offer to Purchase Zi Shares

    - 2009-02-04

    Zi Corporation (TSX: ZIC) (NASDAQ: ZICA) (the "Company" or "Zi") today announced that in response to Nuance's extension of its offer to purchase Zi Shares, the Board of Directors of Zi ("Zi's Board") reaffirms its recommendation that its shareholders ("Shareholders") reject the extended offer (the "Offer") by Nuance Communications, Inc....

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  • Nuance Extends Offer to Acquire Zi Corporation

    - 2009-01-30

    BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that it is extending its previously announced offer to purchase all of the outstanding common shares of Zi Corporation (NASDAQ: ZICA, TSX: ZIC) for US$0.40 per share in cash to 5:00 p.m. Calgary time on February 13, 2009, unless further...

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  • Nuance Extends Offer to Acquire Zi Corporation

    - 2009-01-16

    BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced that it is extending its previously announced offer to purchase all of the outstanding common shares of Zi Corporation (NASDAQ: ZICA, TSX: ZIC) for US$0.40 per share in cash to 5:00 p.m. Calgary time on January 30, 2009, unless further...

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  • Zi Board of Directors Confirms Recommendation That Shareholders Reject Nuance's Offer to Purchase Zi Shares

    - 2008-12-30

    Zi Corporation (TSX: ZIC) (NASDAQ: ZICA) (the "Company" or "Zi") today announced that the Board of Directors of Zi ("Zi's Board") has confirmed its recommendation that its shareholders ("Shareholders") reject the offer (the "Offer") by Nuance Communications, Inc. ("Nuance") to purchase all of the common shares of Zi ("Zi Shares")...

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  • Zi Corporation Signs Major Multi-Language Text Input Deal With ZTE

    - 2008-12-18

    Zi Corporation (TSX: ZIC)(NASDAQ: ZICA) (the "Company" or "Zi"), a leading provider of solutions for mobile search, text input and advertising, today announced that it has entered into a new licensing agreement with ZTE Corporation (SZSE: ZTE)(HKEX: ZTE), which will create a significant revenue stream for Zi from the Chinese...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Rodney Mitton Chief Financial Officer
Milos Djokovic President & CEO
Blair Mullin Chief Financial Officer
Glen Morgan Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing
Roland Williams Senior Vice President, Intellectual Property
Axel Bernstorff Vice President, Global Sales
Gary Mendel Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Brandon Mensinga Senior Director, Products
Corneil Goud Director, Predictive Text
Weigen Qiu Director, R & D & Architecture
Derrick R. Armstrong Secretary
Jason Paul Secretary

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
George Tai Chairman

Rodney Mitton, CA is Chief Financial Officer and a director of Zaio Corporation. From October 2001 until November 2002 Mr. Mitton was the Chief Financial Officer of Nevis Energy Services Ltd., a TSXV listed company providing directional drilling services to the oil and gas industry. Since September 1994, he has been the President of RTK Enterprises Inc., a private financial consulting company. During that period he has also acted in the capacity of President of Red Oak Resources Inc., an oil and gas production company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (the ?TSX?), Director and General Manager of Starlink Communications Corp., a TSXV listed company providing satellite uplink services primarily to the television industry, Chief Financial Officer of Zi Corporation, a NASDAQ and TSX listed technology company offering interface solutions for wireless and consumer communication products and Chief Financial Officer of Kelman Technologies Inc., a TSX listed company offering seismic processing and data management services to the oil and gas industry.

Organization Position Status
Cquay Inc Chief Financial Officer Current
Zaio Chief Financial Officer Current
Kelman Technologies, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Current
Zi Corporation Chief Financial Officer Current
Starlink Communications Inc Director and General Manager Current
Cquay Inc Board of Directors Current
Zaio Director Current
Red Oak Resources President Former
Nevis Energy Services Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former

Organization Position Status
Zi Corporation President & CEO Current
Zi Corporation COO & CTO Former
Tele-Tech Corporation Chief Technology Officer Former
Cygnus, Inc. Founder Former
Zi Corporation Board of Directors Former
University of Waterloo bachelor's degree in computer engineering and management science Former

Blair Mullin is the Interim Chief Financial Officer for Zi Corporation and a Partner in the Portland practice of Tatum, LLC. As a Tatum Partner since 2003, Blair has served as Interim Chief Financial Officer and provided financial leadership for two consumer products companies, a $100 million industrial construction firm and several manufacturers. Prior to joining Tatum, LLC, Blair was President and Chief Operating Officer for International DisplayWorks, Inc., a manufacturer of LCD displays and modules; and Chairman, President and Chief Financial Officer of Morrow Snowboards. Blair has held other leadership positions at Westbeach Canada, ULC, British Columbia Mercantile Corp., and Padovano Foods, Ltd. Blair holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Western Ontario and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Wilfrid Laurier University.

Organization Position Status
Zi Corporation Chief Financial Officer Current
Tatum LLC Interim Chief Financial Officer Current
Morrow Snowboards President Former
Tatum LLC Partner Former
International DisplayWorks, Inc. President and Chief Operating Officer Former
Morrow Snowboards Chief Financial Officer Former
Morrow Snowboards Strategic Advisor Former
Morrow Snowboards Chairman Former
The University of Western Ontario Master of Business Administration Former
Wilfrid Laurier University Bachelor of Arts In Economics Former

Organization Position Status
Zi Corporation Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing Current

Roland Williams is the senior vice president technical innovations at Zi Corporation, a leading provider of embedded software technology and education products. Roland manages one of the most important Zi assets: its proprietary technology. He is responsible for assembling and directing the intellectual property portfolio for Zi. Zi Corporation considers the development and protection of its intellectual property as key to its competitiveness. Roland and his team continually monitor the technical environment for potential opportunities and threats to the Zi intellectual property position. Working in tandem with the Zi legal team, Roland provides the technical analysis and assessment that is necessary to protect and develop intellectual property rights for Zi. Roland is a professional engineer who holds a masters degree in semiconductor material science and a PhD in microwave engineering, with over 30 years experience in the wireless industry. Prior to joining Zi, Roland developed concept products for a cellular equipment manufacturer, produced the world's first three-channel portable cell site and created the first signal processing geophone for intelligent seismic survey. Roland earned his PhD and masters degrees from UCNW Bangor. He is the named inventor on a number of patents granted in the United States and Europe. Roland has been an active Ham Radio operator in the UK, Canada and Hong Kong. In his spare time, he builds and repairs aircraft and is a certified flight instructor.

Organization Position Status
Zi Corporation Senior Vice President, Intellectual Property Current

Zi is committed to the continued development and support of its existing product range, as well as growing the business relationships with its global customer base. Furthermore, Zi has much-anticipated, intelligent products for new markets and Axel is responsible for developing these new markets and for establishing long term business relationships with the leading global companies in these areas. To help Axel achieve these important goals, he works with a team of professional Sales Directors, Account Managers, Professional Services Consultants and Business Development managers based in all of the main regions Zi operates in. Prior to being appointed VP of Global Sales, Axel successfully ran Zi's European and Japanese regions, where he grew the business significantly, winning several key new accounts as well as securing several strategic technology licensing wins. Axel is a professional industry executive with 8 years experience in the wireless technology sector. Prior to joining Zi Corporation, Axel played an important role during the formation of Symbian, the privately owned, market-leading OS provider for Smartphones where he subsequently managed several strategic global accounts. Axel has a business degree from the Copenhagen Business School. Outside of work, Axel has a number of keen interests such as family activities, fly fishing, golf and table tennis.

Organization Position Status
Zi Corporation Vice President, Global Sales Current
Copenhagen Business School Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Zi Corporation Vice President, Sales & Marketing Current

Brandon Mensinga is the Director of Qix at Zi Corporation and has more than six years' experience in the mobile handset industry to his name. Brandon joined Zi in 2000, after working for Nortel Networks and MPR Teltech. In his previous roles for Zi, Brandon has worked within Product Management, Professional Services, Business Development and Marketing. Brandon spent three years overseeing the development and ongoing management of strategic wireless partnerships for Zi, to drive brand revenue and new product opportunities. This role included working with key vendors such as Qualcomm, Texas Instruments, Microsoft and Symbian. He has also serviced Zi OEM/ODM customers in both North America and Europe and spent a year as Senior Product Manager, responsible for overseeing the development and ongoing management of the Zi Decuma AB Sweden entity and product line. Due to Brandon's significant knowledge and experience with Zi products and the wireless ecosystem, it was a natural progression for him to move into the Director's role for Qix. Brandon received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree (1998) from Simon Fraser University in British Columbia.

Organization Position Status
Zi Corporation Senior Director, Products Current
Simon Fraser University Bachelor of Business Administration Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Zi Corporation Director, Predictive Text Current
University of Calgary Master of Business Administration Former
University of Alberta Bachelor of Science In Electrical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Zi Corporation Director, R & D & Architecture Current

Organization Position Status
Borden Ladner Gervais Llp. Partner Current
Capital Markets Partner Current
Zi Corporation Secretary Current
Centurion Energy International, Inc. Director Current
Cygam Energy Inc. Director Current
Capital Markets Regional Head Former
University of Alberta Llb Former
Zi Corporation Secretary Former
University of Calgary Bachelor of Commerce Former
TSX Group, Inc. member Former

Organization Position Status
Zi Corporation Chairman Current
Zi Corporation Board of Directors Former
The University of Western Ontario Bachelor of Laws Former
University of Toronto Bachelor of Science Former

Organization Position Status
Zi Corporation Secretary Current
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