21st century
In 2000, Comtec Information Systems was acquired by Zebra Technologies,[7] followed in 2003 by the acquisition of Atlantek, Inc., which was a manufacturer of photo ID printers.[8]
In 2004, the company expanded into RFID smart label manufacturing.[9][10] In the following years, Zebra also acquired Swecoin, WhereNet Corp,[11] Proveo AG,[12] and Navis Holdings (later divested in 2011).[13]
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.[14] In 2012, the companies LaserBand,[15] and StepOne Systems were purchased with a cash price of $1.5 million.[16]
In 2013, the company acquired Hart Systems for $94 million in cash from the private equity firm Topspin Partners LBO.[17]
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.[17][18] 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.[19][20] Zebra’s partnership with the NFL extends through the 2025 football season.[21]
In 2018, the company acquired Xplore Technologies, a maker of ruggedized tablets and other hard-wearing hardware.[22]
In 2019, Zebra acquired Temptime Corporation, a provider of temperature monitoring devices to the healthcare industry.[23] That same year, Zebra also acquired Profitect, a retail software company that developed a product line used for tracking and identifying inventory losses.[24][25]
In 2020, Zebra acquired Reflexis Systems, a provider of workforce scheduling and task management software to the retail, food service, hospitality, and banking industries[26] for $575 Million.[27]
In 2021, Zebra acquired Adaptive Vision (provider of graphical Machine Vision software), Fetch Robotics (manufacturer of autonomous mobile robots) and Antuit.ai (provider of AI-powered SaaS solutions specific to forecasting and merchandising for the retail and CPG industries).[28][29][30]
In 2022, Zebra acquired Matrox Imaging, a developer of machine vision components and systems.[31]
In December 2023, Zebra partnered with Verizon Business to create a software package that will allow for a faster private 5G network. Zebra tablets and computers will work on Verizon's private network, allowing for more network capacity and fast communication.[32][33]
In 2023, Zebra unveiled Zebra Workcloud - its purpose-built suite of enterprise software applications, primarily serving in retail, banking and healthcare industries.[34] Zebra also introduced the WS50 powered by Workcloud, the first wearable Android touch computer.[35][36]
In 2025, Zebra acquired Elo Touch Solutions for $1.3 billion in cash[37]
