LXE Inc., the maker of rugged mobile computers, announced a new alliance with IntelliTrack Inc., provider of inventory control and asset-management software for small to medium businesses. The companies’ new relationship includes the recent certification of LXE’s MX7 and MX8 rugged handheld computers with IntelliTrack’s software, says the company.

”We are excited to partner with LXE and to offer their tough and reliable mobile computers to IntelliTrack’s more than 13,000 installations worldwide,” said Will Daniel, COO of IntelliTrack. “By combining LXE’s rugged hardware expertise with IntelliTrack’s comprehensive off-the-shelf software systems, customers now have new options to control, track and manage anything that can be tagged or barcoded.”

“IntelliTrack will extend the reach of LXE in the channel by offering affordable, easy-to-use inventory management software for use by its partners and customers as well as alternative hardware choices for existing IntelliTrack customers,” says Tom Riecke, LXE vice president of Sales-Americas.