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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.


Navy Gets Coordinated on UID

A2B Tracking - Monday, May 17, 2010

I recently returned from Norfolk, VA, where I heard a number of presentations on the Navy’s implementation of IUID. Topics included the affixing of UIDs to items for lifetime use, managing UID data to the UID Registry, supporting legacy information systems and establishing marking processes.

I came away realizing that the Navy’s systems are lagging behind in supporting UID. With at least 120 legacy information systems (perhaps as many as 200) that must support various aspects of UID, including creation of the UII, validating UIDs, and periodically submitting UIDs to the UID Registry, what the Navy needs is a NMCI (Navy Marine Corps Intranet) compliant, web-based UID engine with integration APIs to support these requirements.

A2B has developed this system capability. UC! Web™ provides the integrated API capabilities to UID enable these Navy information systems.

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