Zoombak

Zoombak developed GPS tracking devices for monitoring the location of people and items. Its technology used satellite-enabled GPS to determine a device's position and a location network server to support the tracking service. This placed the company in the personal safety, family-monitoring, and asset-tracking market rather than in the conventional automotive navigation category. The available historical record does not identify Zoombak's founder, original founding year, headquarters location, executive team, or the full range of products it sold. It does, however, describe Zoombak as a United States-based company and indicates that its products depended on both tracking hardware and a server-based location network. This combination suggests a service model in which users accessed or received location information through a connected platform, although the supplied sources do not specify the exact user interface, communications network, subscription structure, or supported devices. A significant stage in the company's history occurred in 2011, when Securus, Inc. acquired Zoombak, LLC from TruePosition, Inc. TruePosition was described in the source material as a subsidiary of Liberty Media. The transaction changed Zoombak's ownership while retaining it as an identifiable brand within the acquiring company's holdings. In March 2015, BrickHouse Security was reported to have acquired Securus, including Zoombak and related brands. This deal connected Zoombak with a broader security and monitoring business. The available references do not explain the post-acquisition brand architecture, product rationalization, management arrangements, or whether Zoombak's services continued under the original name. They also do not establish a confirmed closure date. For that reason, the brand's current status is best treated as unknown. Zoombak's documented importance lies in its focus on dedicated GPS-based tracking at a time when personal and object-location services were becoming a distinct consumer technology category. Its ownership history illustrates how specialized tracking brands could be absorbed into larger security and location-technology portfolios. Beyond the two reported acquisitions, the supplied sources do not support reliable claims about sales, market share, major campaigns, product launches, scandals, lawsuits, or financial results.

• 2015

  BrickHouse Security acquired Securus

  [1]Zoombaken.wikipedia.org

  BrickHouse Security was reported to have acquired Securus in March, bringing Zoombak and related brands into its ownership.

• 2011

  Securus acquired Zoombak

  [1]Zoombaken.wikipedia.org

  Securus, Inc. acquired Zoombak, LLC from TruePosition, Inc., which was identified as a Liberty Media subsidiary.

A dedicated GPS tracking brand focused on remote location monitoring for people and personal property.

• GPS tracking and location-monitoring devices

  Zoombak GPS tracking devices

  Zoombak's core offering consisted of GPS tracking devices designed to help users locate people and items. The system used satellite-based GPS for positioning and a network server to support the delivery or management of location information. The supplied references do not identify specific models, launch dates, communications technologies, pricing, or confirmed current availability.

• 2015

  Acquisition of Securus by BrickHouse SecurityM&A

  Background

  Securus owned Zoombak and related brands before the reported transaction.

  Action taken

  BrickHouse Security acquired Securus, including Zoombak and related brands.

  Aftermath

  Zoombak entered BrickHouse Security's ownership structure. The sources do not establish whether the brand remained active, was integrated, or was discontinued.

  Source

• 2011

  Acquisition by SecurusM&A

  Background

  Zoombak was operating as a GPS tracking company and brand when Securus acquired Zoombak, LLC from TruePosition.

  Action taken

  Securus purchased Zoombak from TruePosition, a Liberty Media subsidiary according to the cited reference.

  Aftermath

  Zoombak became part of Securus's portfolio. The available material does not document changes to products, management, or branding after the transaction.

  Source

1. 1Zoombaken.wikipedia.org