Asset Tracking Technology: You’ve Come a Long Way, Baby

Asset tracking technology has come a long way. As a practice, asset tracking started without much technology at all – using Excel spreadsheets that required manual entry. As employees moved throughout organizations and some left, reporting gaps, guesswork and mistakes were the inevitable results. Even when staff retention remained steady, asset tracking was easy to move to the back burner in the wake of more immediate needs. When it came time to report numbers for accounting and compliance purposes, these human errors and oversights could be costly.

Eventually, Wi-Fi asset tags came on the scene, each of them powered by batteries that burned out quickly and defeated the purpose. It was difficult for any organization to track their fixed assets when batteries were failing. Setting up such a system was an enormous task in terms of back-end integration, and the expense was prohibitive for many companies.

Tags and batteries became more efficient and less expensive over the years, and the integration simpler. Rather than respond reactively to technological advancements, however, Dallas-based Asset Panda has had an eye on the future – specifically, the Internet of Things. In that forthcoming reality, most of the objects in our everyday lives will be tagged, and many of them will communicate with one another to create a world driven by efficiency. Asset Panda’s powerful yet simple to use mobile asset tracking platform helps companies realize significant and measurable savings of time and revenue today, while remaining flexible enough to incorporate new technologies as they become available in the future. It’s not only the most powerful mobile asset tracking platform in the world; it’s also the easiest to use, the most customizable and most cost-effective. It’s not only the next iteration of asset tracking technology; it’s the next several iterations.

Powered by free mobile iOS and Android apps that sync with the cloud, Asset Panda serves up critical and accurate asset data 24 hours a day in real time. All you need to use Asset Panda is the mobile device you already carry – no additional hardware or software, and no handheld barcode scanners; the app includes a mobile barcode scanner for easy upload of new assets. All Asset Panda clients receive full access to our complete features list, and all of our clients are entitled to an unlimited number of users at no additional fee. Our philosophy is that, when you’re unencumbered by cost, you can bring every stakeholder both inside and outside your building into the communication loop. That in turn increases accountability throughout your entire organization while saving you time, money and frustration.

This simple and free app was built to deliver the easiest user experience possible; no training is required. It’s also completely customizable, from the custom dashboard to custom columns, notifications and alerts, security settings and more. From the palm of your hand, you have instant access to an item’s exact location and condition, plus critical information like maintenance history, insurance/warranty information, GPS coordinates, lease/purchase information, check-in/check-out status, and depreciation or inflation figures. Create work orders, and schedule maintenance, if you’d like. You can even use Asset Panda as an enterprise service desk and reduce your volume of support calls. The entire lifecycle of every one of your vital assets lives in the palm of your hand – at a price point that our competitors can’t touch.

Asset Panda’s client list is growing every day and includes companies large and small from throughout nearly every industry sector. Try Asset Panda free for 14 days. To get started, go to assetpanda.com