IUID Blog

Last week I attended the National Property Management Associations’ national conference in Las Vegas. As typical, I presented to a broad audience of property professionals on the topic of UID and what the policy and technology means to the property manager. In preparation for the meeting, I found myself cramming in updates on UID and FAR policy as it applies to the property administrator. (I often get the cliff notes from Doug Goetz who is one of the most knowledgeable property professionals that I’ve ever met). During my session, I provided a brief policy update and then dove into best business practices for property identification and accountability. I focused on users preparing for auto ID technology or UID but don’t know where to start. More often than not, they’re managing property by spreadsheets and sometimes trying to manage property with spreadsheets at an enterprise level!

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When someone asked me, “How was AIM Expo?” I immediately replied, “It was like getting the band back together.” This kind of attendance from veteran auto ID professionals and practitioners is exactly what the rebirth of this industry event needed. There was a level of excitement that I hadn’t seen at an auto ID conference in years. (Read More)

I read the October 20th issue of the AIM Connections Newsletter, titled “The Mobile Workforce: Is There an App for That?” with great interest. Editor Bert Moore gave us his perspective on smart phone devices, the mobile workforce and Auto ID. I agree with Bert’s prediction that smart phone devices will play an increasingly important role as data capture devices. We know that convenience is a huge motivator for relying upon these devices. The fact is that we have all but replaced our reliance on desktop and laptop computers for email or “unstructured” data entry. (Read More)