Omnitracs, LLC, Dallas, renamed its FleetRisk Advisors business unit to Omnitracs Analytics to more accurately describe the business unit’s core mission of developing a broad set of analytics offerings.
Omnitracs LLC, San Diego, Calif., acquired XRS Corp., a provider of mobile-based, fleet management solutions based in Eden Prairie, Minn., for approximately $178 million.
Schneider Electric, Palatine, Ill., entered into an agreement to acquire InStep Software, a Chicago-based provider of real-time performance management and predictive asset analytics software and solutions.
Upon completion of Tyson Foods’ merger with The Hillshire Brands Co., Sean Connolly, former Hillshire president and CEO, announced his resignation to pursue other interests.
Culinary Software Services, Boulder, Colo., released a revised version of its ChefTec xt3 software for the foodservice industry, complete with new functionality, improved performance and a refreshed user-interface.
Synchrono, St. Paul, Minn., launched SyncAlert, real-time notification and escalation software that empowers manufacturing teams to quickly notify the right resource about problems and enable a rapid response, while tracking the results and minimizing costly downtime.
HighJump Software, Minneapolis, acquired Atlas Products International, a United Kingdom-based provider of software as a service (SaaS)-based, business-to-business EDI integration, secure data transfer and e-invoicing solutions.