Zebra Technologies : Rings the Nasdaq Stock Market Opening Bell to Launch New Brand Following Acquisition of Motorola Solutions’ Enterprise Business
April 06, 2015 at 08:18 am EDT
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NEW YORK - April 6, 2015 - Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), a global leader in products and services that provide real-time visibility into organizations' assets, people and transactions, today will ring the Opening Bell at The Nasdaq Stock Market in Times Square in New York City to help launch its new brand and logo following the acquisition of the Enterprise business from Motorola Solutions in October 2014. Today's opening celebration is taking place nearly one year since the transaction was announced on April 15, 2014.
KEY FACTS
Anders Gustafsson, CEO of Zebra Technologies, will open the market at 9:30 a.m. EDT alongside approximately 40 employees who played an integral role in bringing the two businesses together and establishing the new brand.
Zebra unveiled its new logo on its redesigned websiteand vision videoto highlight the company's new combined solution offerings and commitment to providing actionable enterprise asset intelligence to stakeholders.
Zebra will be moving its corporate headquarters a short distance from its current location to 3 Overlook Point in Lincolnshire, Ill. later this month.
Professionals from both organizations now comprise the nearly 7,000 Zebra employees worldwide. Zebra serves customers around the globe, with offices in more than 80 countries.
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Anders Gustafsson, Chief Executive Officer, Zebra Technologies
"We are excited to unveil the new Zebra and celebrate the first anniversary of the acquisition announcement by ringing the opening bell at Nasdaq. Our employees have worked tirelessly to integrate our new company's joint capabilities in real-time asset visibility, Internet of Things solutions, rugged mobility products and cloud technologies to deliver true real-time enterprise asset intelligence to our customers and partners. We are optimistic about our continued growth and success as one Zebra."
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About Zebra Technologies
Zebra makes businesses as smart and connected as the world we live in. Zebra tracking and visibility solutions transform the physical to digital, creating the data streams enterprises need to simplify operations, know more about their businesses, and empower their mobile workforces. For more information, visit www.zebra.com/possibilities.
Zebra Technologies Corporation specialises in the design, manufacture and marketing of automatic identification and data capture technology systems. The products are mainly intended for the distribution, e-commerce, transportation, logistics and healthcare sectors. Net sales break down by category of products as follows:
- visibility and mobility systems (70%): mobile terminals (ruggedized computers, tablets, mobile radio transceivers, RFID readers, point-of-sale systems, interactive kiosks, etc.);
- product information and traceability systems (30%): barcode printers and scanners, card printers, RFID label printers and encoders, printing consumables (thermal transfer labels, receipt paper, ribbons, plastic cards, RFID tags, etc.) and location solutions.
Net sales by source of income are divided between sales of products (85%) and sales of services and software (15%).
At the end of 2022, the group operates 117 production sites worldwide.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United States (31.8%), North America (18.7%), Germany (16.4%), Europe/Middle East/Africa (16.8%), Asia/Pacific (10.5%) and Latin America (5.8%).