A mobile tracking system has been launched to help
schools log the IT assets they hold, along with other
items.
IT Vision, a specialist in web-based asset discovery and
software licensing, is offering schools a simple way of tracking
where their assets are located and how much they are worth.
Its Parago Mobile system enables schools to record and manage
every asset, from computers in the IT suite to kettles in the staff
room.
IT Vision says IT is particularly difficult to manage, with
items such as laptops, digital cameras and wireless devices
constantly being moved from classroom to classroom, and also being
taken outside school buildings.
The supplier said the new system is particularly useful in the
event of fire or theft, where schools rely on insurance claims to
recuperate their losses.
Parago Mobile enables schools to assign a barcode to every asset
in the building. Using a handheld PDA device or smartphone, which
connects remotely to the Parago web database, technicians can
record the barcodes and enter the asset information into the
database.
Users can also download asset information from the main database
onto the handheld PDA, which can easily be transported around the
school. As a result, the user can perform an audit of all the
organisation’s equipment whilst walking around the buildings.
All barcoded assets are presented visually in a 3D icon-based
interface.
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