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IRN interviews Wynne Systems president John Bureau about the company's new owner.

Loxam has gone live with its new Wynne Systems rental software system at 500 of its branches in France, Belgium and Luxembourg.

California-based Telogis, provider of location intelligence technologies, and international fuel card company FleetCor have entered into a global partnership that includes the launch of the Telogis Universal Premium Fleet Card powered by FleetCor and the introduction of an updated fuel management system for Telogis Fleet.

Contractor Skanska has reported significant cost savings from its recent trial of the A-Plant Auto Tool Hire Unit (ATHU) on its ongoing London Underground contract.

United Rentals has sold its Wynne Systems software subsidiary to Canadian company Volaris Group.

Famous rental name Hewden has just chosen a Microsoft solution from UK software company Maxima as its new rental management system. Murray Pollok spoke to the company’s CEO, Kevin Parkes, about the decision.

Neff Rental has gone live on the SmartEquip network in North America, further expanding SmartEquip coverage of the North American rental sector.

Software company Wynne Systems has expanded its team with the appointment of three senior staff in its US and France operations, in a bid to grow its customer‐facing operations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and the US.

German rental company Wemo-Tec GmbH is implementing a Sycor enterprise resource platform (ERP) for its aerial platform rental business in its domestic market.

Coates Hire in Australia is to implement a price management software system supplied by US-based PROS. The system will identify buying patterns and behaviour among its customers allowing it to forecast demand, monitor product profitability, and set pricing.

In the USA Manitowoc and Trimble are working to develop a crane positioning software that will map active construction sites to within 10 mm.

US-based Predictive Solutions has launched a new app to help predict, and ultimately prevent, workplace injuries.

Cloud computing - using software hosted on a remote server - has become a real option for rental companies large and small. Murray Pollok asked rental software companies about the pros and cons of shifting away from the traditional ‘on-premise' model.

Wynne Systems has announced that Ramirent has chosen to implement its RentalMan and InfoManager applications throughout its business. The contract follows a trial with Ramirent in Sweden over the past year.

Toyota Material Handling USA (TMHU) has launched its Toyota Forklift Fuel Efficiency Calculator application designed help users estimate fuel efficiency savings.

UK-based equipment hire firm Speedy has launched an app for iPhone to enable customers to access depots while out of station.

UK-based rental software company Insphire has established a permanent US sales office, located in Houston, Texas.

German-based rental software company Sycor will exhibit at The Rental Show in February as part of a concerted move into the North American equipment rental market.

UK renter Hewden has signed a “multi-million pound” contract with IT supplier Maxima for a Microsoft business management and CRM (customer relationship management) system.

Murray Pollok reports on the latest efforts to combat equipment theft - including an ERA initiative for Europe - and looks at some of the latest asset tracking systems.