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Peter Collins, President of A2B

There’s an old saying that says: “Once you’re over the hill, you pick up speed.” UID and RFID are over the hills of doubt and resistance, and indeed they are picking up speed. Compliance has evolved enormously since the concept of tracking serialized assets was first introduced by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics back in 2003. We have seen the DoD and its suppliers go from doubt and resistance, to vague interest, to an understanding of the benefits, to willing participants and co-creators of this methodology for realizing unheard of efficiencies in the military and beyond.

Needless to say there is plenty of expertise to go around here at A2B. So from time to time you will be hearing from me or one of our experts who will keep you posted on relevant UID, RFID and AIT topics.

Our intention is to help you stay abreast of unfolding requirements and understand what they mean to you. We also want you to count on us for data management education. And we also want to assist you in sorting through compliance options, including marking choices and software system considerations.

Peter Collins, President of A2B


Peter Collins

President of A2B Tracking Solutions, Inc.


Merrimack College Hosts Auto ID Visionary Conference

A2B Tracking - Tuesday, October 12, 2010

I’ll be speaking tomorrow, at the second annual Auto ID & Sensing Seminar & Expo at Merrimack College, about the state of DoD’s UID implementation and how the armed services plan to leverage the technology. This is an intimidating group, because many “new” applications will be discussed, including leveraging technologies such as RFID, GPS, and nanotechnology.

Even though UID may lack the sizzle of some of these technologies, it is the foundation for the future. We stand at an uncharted time in history when 2D bar code and global asset serialization collide with the ubiquity of the internet, accessibility to mass data storage, and smart phone devices to enable global asset visibility.

If you’re interested to hear how DoD plans to leverage that power in the context of their military operating environment and you’re local to the Boston area, you might want to attend.

More detail on the conference

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