At the heart of Kronos' Workforce Central version 6.1 is new functionality with which shop floor managers can view in real time the status of machines, shop floor workers, and work in process.

Now privately owned, human capital management provider Kronos plans to continue with its heretofore successful growth-through-acquisition strategy and a global expansion initiative.

Human capital management software suite with added manufacturing-specific analytics will be widely available in June.

In a deal that points up the attractiveness of the human capital management sector, Infor lays out $227 million for Workbrain, which focuses on time and attendance tracking, scheduling, and other workforce functions.

Ending its tenure as a public company, workforce management vendor accepts offer to be acquired by a private equity firm.

Workforce management vendor announces strong first quarter revenue on the strength of its acquired talent management products; provides details of suite for manufacturers that bundles existing products into one offering.

Workforce management vendor plans to announce acquisition of competitor SmartTime tomorrow; also agrees to buy private company focused on hiring process.

Workforce Central Release 5.1 also includes a new self-service kiosk that enables employees to track approved times off, vacations and company leave policies as well as apply for preferred work shifts.