ZoomSafer Acquires Important Safe Driving Technology Patent

RESTON, Va.--Today, ZoomSafer Inc., completed the acquisition of a patent portfolio formerly developed and owned by Melvin A. Barbera. With this transaction, ZoomSafer acquired one issued U.S. patent and a number of U.S. and foreign pending patent applications related to safe driving technology.

“This acquisition augments ZoomSafer’s existing IP portfolio and further strengthens our ability to develop innovative safe driving solutions based on highly differentiated technology and intellectual property rights,” said Michael Riemer, Co-Founder and CEO of ZoomSafer.

ZoomSafer’s patented technology activates automatically when driving, reminds users to be safe, and applies preferences to manage communications including suppressing unwanted calls, messages, and alerts as well as automatically notifying friends, family, co-workers, and social networks of their status and location.

“I am personally very excited to be working with ZoomSafer,” said Mr. Barbera, a retired engineer from Procter and Gamble. “The application and furtherance of my patent portfolio will enable ZoomSafer to bring clearly differentiated products and services to market to address the global issue of distracted driving.”

A recent study by the University of Kansas Transportation Research Institute claims that cell phone users are 5.36 times more likely to get in an accident than undistracted drivers. Evidence of this behavior is everywhere from the recent MBTA trolley crash in Boston to yesterday’s news about the University of Texas football player who was texting when he crashed into an apartment building. With limited means to ensure compliance and enforcement of legislation and corporate mandates, distracted driving continues to grow.

“As a company based in the Commonwealth of Virginia, where new safe driving laws go into effect today, our technology will enable our neighbors, here and around the world, to drive less distracted,” added Mr. Riemer.

About ZoomSafer Inc.

ZoomSafer provides innovative mobile software and services to help people drive safely, have fun, and stay connected. Uniquely designed for today’s highly mobile, text-happy, and hyper-connected society, ZoomSafer offers solutions that prevent distracted driving for young drivers, prosumers, families, enterprises, and government organizations. For more information, please visit us on the web www.zoomsafer.com.