LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., Sept. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Zebra Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: ZBRA), a global leader in providing solutions and services that give enterprises real-time visibility and insight into its operations, today announced it has appointed Tom Bianculli to its newly created Chief Technology Officer (CTO) position to advance its leadership in the growing market of Enterprise Asset Intelligence (EAI). The appointment of Bianculli to CTO is a strategic move to address increasing demand for visibility solutions and expand the impact of Zebra's innovation, giving companies unprecedented visibility into operations so they can make better real-time decisions to drive growth, improve productivity and achieve higher levels of customer service.

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KEY FACTS


    --  Zebra led the Enterprise Mobility revolution and is poised to lead the
        Enterprise Intelligence revolution as our customers embrace the
        digitization of their businesses.
    --  Under Bianculli's leadership, Zebra will further accelerate development
        of its marquee EAI innovations to further enhance strategic
        relationships with customers and partners. Zebra is helping them master
        the convergence of key digital trends including IoT, cloud computing and
        mobility to sense, analyze and mobilize actions to optimize operations.
    --  A key contributor to the articulation of Zebra's EAI strategy, Bianculli
        most recently served as vice president of Zebra's Emerging Technology
        Office. In this role, Bianculli testified on wearable technology before
        the U.S. House of Representatives.
    --  Working across Zebra, the CTO organization is assembling the platform
        components required to harness the power of data that Zebra's solutions
        can sense to enable emerging EAI solutions across the verticals we
        serve.
    --  Bianculli and his team have also spearheaded the development of new,
        vertical-specific EAI solutions. One example is the recently launched
        Trailer Load Analytics solution in the transportation & logistics
        industry, which utilizes Zebra sensors and analytics to aggregate data
        across thousands of dock doors to indicate the "next best action" to
        dock managers in real-time, increasing load efficiency and asset
        utilization.
    --  Later this month, Bianculli will be among the keynote speakers at the
        2016 Strategic Innovation Symposium convened by the Technology and
        Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard (TECH) with support from Zebra. This
        invite-only Symposium will bring together 50 senior business leaders and
        technology innovators to explore the critical needs to define today's
        Intelligent Enterprise and explore best practice and opportunities for
        organizations of varying sizes and industries.

SUPPORTING QUOTE

Anders Gustafsson, CEO, Zebra
"The formation of the Chief Technology Office is a company first for Zebra, underscoring our deep commitment to innovation and growth. Tom was an ideal fit for this role as he has been an integral part of advancing Enterprise Asset Intelligence. We are committed to building solutions that enhance real-time visibility for our customers and partners, and Tom's leadership as our new CTO will help make this happen."

About Zebra
With the unparalleled visibility Zebra (NASDAQ: ZBRA) provides, enterprises become as smart and connected as the world we live in. Real-time information - gleaned from visionary solutions including hardware, software and services - give organizations the competitive edge they need to simplify operations, know more about their businesses and customers, and empower their mobile workers to succeed in today's data-centric world. For more information, visit www.zebra.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

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Therese.vanryne@zebra.com

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cderango@zebra.com

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