Update – ZenaTech Completes Acquisition of ESM Software, Adding Strategy Execution and Compliance Software to its Enterprise SaaS Division, with Revenue from Government, Healthcare and Financial Services Customers

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 25, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ZenaTech, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZENA) (FSE: 49Q) (BMV: ZENA) (“ZenaTech”), a technology solution provider specializing in AI (Artificial Intelligence) drones, Drone as a Service (DaaS), enterprise SaaS, and Quantum Computing solutions, announces the acquisition of ESM Software, a Boston-based strategy execution and performance management software company. ESM serves government, school systems, healthcare, utilities and energy, financial services and retail customers across the United States and globally in Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Australia. In operation since 1998, the company now supports over 8,000 users and has spent more than 25 years helping organizations turn strategic plans into measurable results. This 13^th addition to the company’s SaaS portfolio of software brands provides important value to its growing platform and adds recurring revenue and long-standing, multi-year customer relationships.

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“ESM brings additional strength to our enterprise SaaS division and future Zoo Office productivity offerings by adding a deep market presence and customer relationships,” said Shaun Passley, Ph.D., ZenaTech CEO. “The acquisition expands our software portfolio beyond operational applications by adding enterprise-wide strategy execution, performance management and cybersecurity compliance capabilities, strengthening our value proposition for government and other regulated customers.”

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ESM Software delivers strategy execution and performance management solutions that help organizations move a strategic plan out into daily operations and achievement. Through The ESM Platform, the company unifies four connected products: ESM+Strategy for building, tracking and reporting on a strategic plan and scorecard; ESM+OKRs for managing quarterly goals; ESM+Perform for linking employee performance to strategy; and ESM+Cyber for managing cybersecurity, risk and compliance programs. The platform helps organizations develop and communicate strategy across departments, track KPIs through live dashboards and reporting, and visualize progress using dynamic strategy maps. It also simplifies complex work, produces board-ready reports and connects employee goals to the organization’s priorities.

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ESM’s software capabilities are expected to be integrated into ZenaTech’s recently unveiled and beta-stage AI-powered enterprise productivity platform, Zoo Office. Zoo Office is being developed to serve as the ZenaTech’s enterprise SaaS ecosystem bringing advanced productivity, operational tools, agentic AI capabilities, and industry-specific applications under a single platform. ESM’s addition to the Zoo Office ecosystem is anticipated to provide additional compliance and strategic governance offerings as well as to help customers reduce software sprawl, connect fragmented data, and make more effective use of AI across their operations

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“Partnering with ZenaTech enables ESM to combine our deep expertise in strategy execution and compliance with broader sales capabilities, operational resources and strategic investment,” said Kent Smack, CEO of ESM Software. “Together, we can accelerate product development, deliver greater value to customers and expand into new markets. ZenaTech’s growing presence and customer relationships across government, defense and infrastructure also create opportunities to introduce ESM’s solutions throughout North America, Europe, Australia and other international markets.”