Consumers often balk at the prospect of trading in old versions of equipment, while vendors do their best to encourage the move. Steve Brown, global product lifecycle manager with Hewlett-Packard Co., offers tips on how to manage trade-programs for old and out-of-warranty products.

PakSense Inc. has launched the AutoSense Real-Time, a standalone device that provides temperature and location information for perishable products in real time.

JDA Software Group Inc. has added capabilities to its JDA Transportation portfolio.

HighJump Software is slating a new release of the HighJump One Platform for the third quarter of 2015.

RMG Networks Holding Corp. has introduced its Labor Productivity Improvement application for warehouses and distribution centers.

Janam Technologies LLC, a seller of rugged mobile computers for scanning barcodes and communicating wirelessly, has launched its XM2-RFID for Rail device.

Swisslog has completed its acquisition of Forte Industries, a warehouse automation system integrator based in Mason, Ohio.