HZ Multimedia Launches Multilingual Mobile Email Software iCJKMail(TM); Get Mobile Email in Your Native Language ANYWHERE(SM)

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 7, 2005--HZ Multimedia, Inc. announced today the availability of iCJKMail(TM) for J2ME enabled mobile devices.

iCJKMail(TM) is an innovative multilingual mobile email solution that allows users to view messages containing English, Chinese, Japanese, or Korean (CJK) characters from a MIDP 2.0 enabled handset with internet access, without requiring CJK operating system (OS) or fonts residing on the device. Mobile devices typically require OS-level support to process multilingual content, and it is difficult to obtain a localized handset and use it outside its intended territory with support from local wireless carriers and operators. iCJKMail(TM) offers a solution from a different prospective -- the end user. iCJKMail(TM) takes mobile email to a new level by offering such features as a 100KB small footprint suitable for small handsets, displaying CJK messages in different character sizes, accessing to multiple POP3 and IMAP accounts, support of SSL connection, viewing image attachments, and using an interface similar to that of a desktop email client.

"HZ Multimedia is committed to developing innovative software products and solutions," said James Zheng, President and Chief Executive Officer of HZ Multimedia. "We have helped our clients with OS-level CJK capabilities implementation in their products using our VersaFont(TM) products. Many of our licensees are mobile devices manufacturers. Now end users can use iCJKMail(TM) to access CJK email anywhere from a regular, non-CJK OS handset including many low memory capacity, small screen models."

iCJKMail(TM) 1.0, with a 14-day free trial and available in two versions -- BlackBerry and Standard, is available for immediate download at http://www.icjk.com. The service can be subscribed with a monthly fee of $8 or an annual fee of $72.

About HZ Multimedia

Established in 1995, headquartered in Pasadena, CA with offices in China, HZ Multimedia, Inc. is a software engineering and consulting company specializing in multilingual, internet, and multimedia software applications research and development. HZ Multimedia has since become a leading company in providing CJK multilingual solutions for embedded applications. Its VersaFont(TM) CJK font products are well-received by world renowned companies from a variety of industry sectors. For details, please visit http://www.hzmi.com.

VersaFont and iCJKMail are trademarks of HZ Multimedia, Inc. All other brand names or trademarks are property of their respective owners.