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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.

Is a recession the right time for a rental company to get involved with RFID? Yes, argues Andrew Davies, managing director of 4hSolutions, who says that payback on RFID investments can be 12 to 18 months or less, as long as implementation is done carefully.

Wynne Systems is to support the adoption of the American Rental Association’s recently announced rental metrics by incorporating the metrics into its rental software.

MCS Global Ltd, the UK-based rental software company, has appointed Guy van der Knaap as its new chief executive officer. He will take over on 1 October, succeeding his father, Richard van der Knaap, who founded the company in 1982.

Wynne Systems has promoted Carole Bachmann Cossu to the position of managing director of its European, Middle East and African (EMEA) businesses. Mrs Bachmann Cossu joined Wynne from Loxam as business development manager in January 2010.

HSS, a tool supplier and equipment hiring service, is launching HSS Outsource, a new service presenting long-term equipment hire solutions and equipment management that "offers an insightful new way to supply, maintain and manage equipment," HSS said in a statement. "It meets the customer's equipment management needs on a permanent basis, promoting 'usership' rather than 'ownership,' optimizing flexibility and giving customers all the benefits of ownership without any of the hassles."

IRN talks to Lawson's Julian Archer about its new Equipment Service Management & Rental software at the IRE Show 2011

Power distribution and climate control manufacturer introduces energy saving technology

After successes in the UK, anti-theft systems for construction equipment roll out in Europe

Online auctioneer forecasts increased 2011 sales as buying used equipment online “becoming the norm”

Fifteen rental software, asset tracking and anti-theft companies will exhibit at the IRE show making it the perfect place to investigate the latest rental IT solutions.