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Zoombak Advanced GPS Dog Locators Now Available at More Than 900 PetSmart Locations Nationwide
PetSmart is the First National Pet Retailer to Carry GPS Locator
Technology for Dogs
NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Furthering its leadership position in the GPS locator market,
Zoombak LLC (www.zoombak.com), a Liberty Media (NASDAQ: LCAPA)
company, announced today that its Advanced GPS Dog Locator is now
available nationwide at PetSmart stores (www.petsmart.com). PetSmart
is the largest specialty pet retailer of services and solutions for
the lifetime needs of pets. Petsmart is constantly looking for
innovative new products that can help pet parents raise healthy, happy
pets. In support of this, PetSmart is now carrying the Zoombak
Advanced GPS Dog Locator in its network of over 900 locations
nationwide. The Zoombak GPS Dog Locator is the first product that
combines the power of cellular networks and global positioning
satellites to help owners find their dogs more accurately and in
real-time via their computer or cell phone.
"Dogs are an integral part of the family and unfortunately, most
that go missing are never recovered," said Simon Buckingham, CEO of
Zoombak. "It doesn't have to be that way, and we're delighted that
PetSmart recognizes the potential of our Advanced GPS locator to
reconnect pets with their owners quickly. The sooner they are safely
back home, the sooner they are out of harms way."
The National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy recently
found that family pets are lost nearly every two seconds, resulting in
more than 10 million missing pets each year. Zoombak will partner with
Petsmart to offer a series of hands-on, in-store demo days at select
locations throughout June and July. These demos will provide dog
owners with the opportunity to learn about Zoombak's easy-to-use
locator technology and the unmatched peace of mind this new tool
provides.
Weighing only 2.5 ounces, Zoombak features a compact,
water-resistant design and a long-life rechargeable battery. The
secure, easy-to-use interactive website lets owners create custom
safety zones, set real-time alerts and generate on-demand locates. The
Zoombak Advanced GPS Dog Locator retails for $199 and offers service
plans starting at $9.99 a month. Zoombak provides free live phone
customer service that can help users locate their dog 24 hours a day,
virtually anywhere in the US.
To find a Petsmart location near you, visit www.petsmart.com. For
more information on Zoombak or to watch a video demo of Zoombak in
action, please visit: www.zoombak.com.
About Zoombak
Zoombak LLC, develops leading edge solutions that keep consumers
connected to their families, pets and possessions. The company is led
by a team of veteran executives with extensive wireless, sales and
marketing, business development and operational expertise working
together to put safety on the map. With offices in the United States
and England, Zoombak is a privately held subsidiary of Liberty Media.
Liberty Media Corporation owns interests in a broad range of
electronic retailing, media, communications and entertainment
businesses. Those interests are attributed to three tracking stock
groups: the Liberty Interactive group, which includes Liberty's
interests in QVC.com, Provide Commerce, Backcountry.com, BUYSEASONS,
Bodybuilding.com, IAC/InterActiveCorp, and Expedia, the Liberty
Entertainment Group, which includes Liberty's interests in the DIRECTV
Group, Inc., Starz Entertainment, FUN Technologies, Inc., GSN, LLC,
Wildblue Communications, Inc., and Liberty Sports Holdings LLC, and
the Liberty Capital group, which includes all businesses, assets and
liabilities not attributed to the Interactive Group or the
Entertainment Group including our subsidiaries Starz Media, LLC,
Atlanta National League Baseball Club, Inc., and TruePosition, Inc.,
and minority equity investments in Time Warner Inc. and Sprint Nextel
Corporation. For more information, please see
http://www.libertymedia.com.
The Zeno Group on behalf of Zoombak
Media:
Michael Glickman, 212-299-8994
michael.glickman@zenogroup.com
Copyright Business Wire 2008
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