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Zebra Technologies is boosting its ruggedized device business with the $90 million acquisition of Xplore Technologies.

Xplore specialises in the manufacture of semi, fully and ultra-rugged tablets and laptops and generated revenues of $87 million last year.

Zebra Technologies traditional strength has been in barcode and printing technology, but in

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