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Managing IT assets is one of the most difficult jobs for organizations trying to perform an inventory. IT assets grow each year and with the addition of new servers, new laptops, and computers, your inventory count continues to go up but your available time to do an inventory does not. Utilizing a traditional inventory of manual processes like barcode tags or Excel spreadsheets can leave you with little time and unable to locate IT assets that move or are considered ‘missing’. This is why IT assets are one of the best ways to utilize RFID technology for a fixed asset inventory. It can help pro ..read more

Accuracy during inventory reporting is a crucial piece for many businesses that are in charge of reconciling their fixed assets every year. RFID, also known as Radio Frequency Identification, is at the forefront of technology providing users with a large advantage when compared to barcode or manual tracking processes. RFID systems utilize radio waves from readers to communicate with the antenna on RFID tags, so the tags can be read a long distance and do not require the user to have a line-of-sight on the tag. This means that you can read tags that are hidden in storerooms, kept in boxes or cl ..read more

City governments that are responsible for tracking a large number of assets spread across different departments can find that managing their IT assets is a challenging task. Our customer, The City of Albany, which is located in South Georgia, was facing this challenge until they discovered our RFTrack software. With our solution, the City of Albany has been able to streamline their inventory process and get a 60% reduction in inventory time. You can read the entire case study on our website. Before finding RFTrack, City of Albany was using handheld barcode scanners to track their assets manual ..read more

RFID stands for Radio-frequency identification and it is the process of identifying items (assets) by utilizing radio waves. The radio waves originate from a handheld or a fixed reader, which sends out the radio waves and finds nearby RFID tag antennas. The readers can pick up those tags, and using this data, and asset tracking software, you can track your inventory. An RFID solution has 3 main parts. Software. An RFID fixed asset tracking software like RFTrack keeps track of, and reports on, where your assets are located within your organization and when they are missing. It also is the piec ..read more

Utilizing RFID during your inventory process can in fact help you locate missing assets and save you from having to replace those assets. This is one of the most popular features of utilizing an RFID asset management software system. Most companies utilizing a barcode scanner or a manual inventory process are going out and performing an inventory on locations and looking for assets based on what assets are assigned to that location. Once they find one of the assets on their list, they mark it off on the spreadsheet or scan it with a barcode scanner. The downside to this process is that you are ..read more

Absolutely, yes! One of the best features of switching to RFID Fixed Asset tracking is that you can read dozens of tags per second. Compared to barcode handheld readers, RFID handheld readers can eliminate the need to scan each individual asset for your inventory. Many companies are using manual and barcode processes to complete their annual fixed asset inventory. This process is slow and requires the individual to find each asset in a room and get within a foot of that asset to either scan with a barcode handheld or match the numbers on a spreadsheet. Sometimes that will require crawling up u ..read more

The short answer is “absolutely” and at inLogic, our software RFTrack is built for exactly this type of scenario. Fixed asset tracking is all about keeping track of your organization’s physical assets throughout your location. Companies track a variety of different types of fixed assets, some examples being computers, servers, IT equipment, furniture, vehicles, machinery, and any item of value. When an organization implements a fixed asset tracking system like RFTrack, they are creating visibility of their assets. When assets have greater visibility, you are minimizing missing inventory. RFID ..read more

An RFID Asset Tracking Software like RFTrack utilizes radio frequency communication to receive data wirelessly from RFID tags. These tags are attached to objects (assets) that need to be tracked for inventory purposes such as office/IT/manufacturing/research equipment, servers, vehicles, and furniture. Inside each RFID asset tag, there is an antenna which a handheld reader or fixed reader can read from a distance. Each asset is given a unique identification number. RFTrack uses the unique number associated with each object to pull up details such as the asset name, location, and owner. Using a ..read more

“How do you keep track of fixed assets?” At inLogic, we get this question frequently. Our customers are looking to track their fixed assets, and want to find the most efficient and accurate way to do so. They start to research RFID technology, and they end up finding our software. We start by asking this question: How are you currently tracking your assets? Answers range from manual processes, spreadsheets, barcode scanners, or not at all. These methods may have worked in the past, but you get to a point where you realize that the time it takes investing in manual processes is becoming overwhe ..read more