ZIVELO, [1] the US-based public computing technology company that offers self-service kiosk and digital signage solutions, has announced that it has acquired Oak Labs, Inc., the Silicon Valley-based software company best known for its interactive retail technology, powered by OakOS.
We are told that this acquisition positions ZIVELO as the first interactive experience provider to offer a comprehensive suite of powerful software development tools on top of its proven hardware product line and services offering. Healey Cypher, co-founder & CEO of Oak Labs, will be the new CEO of ZIVELO and Ziver Birg, Founder of ZIVELO, will serve as Executive Chairman of the Board.
ZIVELO will continue to produce its self-service kiosk and digital signage solutions for a portfolio of global companies. This includes the top three fast food chains in North America, as well as top brands across the retail, banking, healthcare, restaurant, and hospitality industries.
With OakOS, ZIVELO’s customers and third party developers will now be able to rapidly build and deploy applications using the only developer kit designed for kiosks. Clients can now develop fully-functional applications within days, by using Oak’s comprehensive web-based frameworks and SDK. Backed by ZIVELO’s network of support technicians, this comprehensive offering removes previous common barriers in the industry.
Healey Cypher told us “People don’t realize how frequently they use kiosks. Public-computing is becoming ubiquitous as customers demand easy, self-service experiences that don’t require downloading an app. However, historically building and deploying kiosk programs has been way too hard. The new ZIVELO introduces the first kiosk software developer kit on top of our beautiful product line. Building a kiosk experience has never been easier.”
Credence Research recently reported that the kiosk market is a $6B+ industry, and is poised to grow past $30B by 2025 as self-service technology adoption continues to grow across key verticals globally. Well documented business cases tie kiosks to 30% basket-lift, enhanced data collection, and higher productivity per associates.
ZIVELO’s mission is to revolutionize the way brands use technology to interact with their consumers on-premise and in the physical world. Founded in 2008, ZIVELO has rapidly grown to become the leading self-service technology brand offering a sleek and sophisticated product design, intuitive user experience, and cutting edge modular hardware solutions. In 2018, ZIVELO acquired Oak Labs, the creators of OakOS – the world’s first operating system for public computing experiences. Through the acquisition, ZIVELO now provides brands with an end-to-end solution for the roll-out of kiosks and digital signage.