The cell phone is the must-have accessory of our time. These small hand-held devices act as road-trip navigators, online shopping assistants, yellow pages, bank tellers, advertisers and more. Zi Corporation (Nasdaq: ZICA) uses them to operate as a leading provider of mobile search, text input and advertising. For more than 10 years, Zi Corp. has been at the forefront of the Asian mobile marketing through its subsidiaries in China.

Zi Corp. yesterday announced it has entered into several new licensing agreements to boost its position in the Asian mobile space, all of which will give Zi Corp. licensing fees and royalties.

“The mobile market in Asia is one of the fastest growing in the world. It is at the forefront of technological design and development, making it a highly competitive and desirable market in which to be a leader,” Milos Djokovic, president and CEO of Zi Corp. stated in

Wherify Wireless, Inc. (WFYW.OB), a provider of location-based services for enterprise and consumer applications, such as field and sales management, mobile social networking, personal safety, mobile search and mobile shopping, recently entered into a definitive merger agreement with Lightyear Network Solutions, LLC, a provider of voice, data and video telecommunications services to small- and medium-sized businesses and residential customers throughout the United States. Lightyear Network Solutions generated approximately $65 million in revenue during 2007.

Under the terms of the agreement, Lightyear members and note-holders will own 51 percent of Wherify Wireless’s fully diluted shares. The two merged companies will create a public entity that will target the rapidly growing markets for location-based services and network service solutions. In addition, Sherman Henderson, the current president and chief executive officer of Lightyear, will be named chairman and chief executive officer of Wherify Wireless, Inc.

Wherify’s proprietary Springboard location-based services platform will provide the

Wherify Wireless, Inc. (WFYW.OB), a provider of location-based services for enterprise and consumer applications, such as field and sales management, mobile social networking, personal safety, mobile search and mobile shopping, recently entered into a definitive merger agreement with Lightyear Network Solutions, LLC, a provider of voice, data and video telecommunications services to small- and medium-sized businesses and residential customers throughout the United States. Lightyear Network Solutions generated approximately $65 million in revenue during 2007.

Under the terms of the agreement, Lightyear members and note-holders will own 51 percent of Wherify Wireless’s fully diluted shares. The two merged companies will create a public entity that will target the rapidly growing markets for location-based services and network service solutions. In addition, Sherman Henderson, the current president and chief executive officer of Lightyear, will be named chairman and chief executive officer of Wherify Wireless, Inc.

Wherify’s proprietary Springboard location-based services platform will provide the