Zebra Technologies

Zebra was incorporated in 1969 as Data Specialties Incorporated, a manufacturer of high-speed electromechanical products. The company changed its focus to specialty on-demand labeling and ticketing systems in 1982 and became Zebra Technologies Corporation in 1986. Zebra became a publicly traded company in 1991.

In 1998, Zebra Technologies merged with Eltron International, Inc.[3] In 2000, Comtec Information Systems was acquired by Zebra Technologies,[4] followed in 2003 by the acquisition of Atlantek, Inc., which was a manufacturer of photo ID printers.[5]

In 2004, the company expanded into RFID smart label manufacturing.[6][7] In the following years, Zebra also acquired Swecoin, WhereNet Corp,[8] Proveo AG,[9] and Navis Holdings (later divested in 2011).[10]

The company bought the Enterprise Solutions Group (ESG) in 2008 and renamed the group Zebra Enterprise Solutions in 2009. In the same year, Multispectral Solutions, Inc. was acquired.[11] In 2012, the companies LaserBand,[12] and StepOne Systems were purchased with a cash price of $1.5 million.[13]

In 2013, the company acquired Hart Systems for $94 million in cash from the private equity firm Topspin Partners LBO.[14]

In 2014, Zebra acquired Motorola Solutions' Enterprise Division in a $3.45 billion transaction, providing mobile computing and advanced data capture communications technologies and services. Zebra's acquisition of the Enterprise Division included the Symbol Technologies and Psion product lines.[14][15] Also in 2014, Zebra provided its real-time location system (RTLS) in NFL stadiums to track players and officials and provide location-based data for the NFL's Next Gen Stats program.[16][17] Zebra’s partnership with the NFL extends through the 2025 football season.[18]

In 2018, the company acquired Xplore Technologies, a maker of ruggedized tablets and other hard-wearing hardware.[19]

In 2019, Zebra acquired Temptime Corporation, a provider of temperature monitoring devices to the healthcare industry.[20] That same year, Zebra also acquired Profitect, a retail software company that developed a product line used for tracking and identifying inventory losses.[21][22]

In 2020, Zebra acquired Reflexis Systems, a provider of workforce scheduling and task management software to the retail, food service, hospitality, and banking industries[23] for $575 Million.[24]

In 2021, Zebra acquired Adaptive Vision (provider of graphical MV software), Fetch Robotics (manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots) and Antuit.ai (provider of AI-powered SaaS).[25][26][27]

In 2022, Zebra acquired Matrox Imaging, a developer of machine vision components and systems.[28]

Lincolnshire, Illinois Headquarters

Zebra Technologies has more than 128 offices in 55 countries,[1] including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.[29][30] The company also has over 10,000+ partners across 180 countries.[1] In the 2021 annual report, Zebra stated that it traded in 180 countries, with approximately 128 facilities and 9,800 employees.[2][1]

Newsweek included Zebra on its 2023 America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity list.[31]

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