COMPARISON WITH BARCODE TRACKING SOLUTIONS

Features AssetWorx! Competitors AssetWorx! Advantage
Automatically track item movement Track item movement automatically using RFID portals No automatic movement tracking Increased automation and more accurate records
Faster asset auditing Scan a room full of items using a single sweep Need to manually scan each individual item

Factor of 5 increase in auditing productivity

Security

Generate alarms if unchecked out items pass through portals

No alarms

Increased security

Automatic Check-Out

Automatically check-out items to individuals as they pass through portals

No automatic check-out

Increased security and productivity

Quickly locate assets

Scan a room full of items using a single sweep to locate an item

Need to manually scan each individual item

Increased productivity

Handle harsh environments

Plastic encapsulated tags can withstand harsh environments

Barcode labels can be easily torn or damaged

Increased number of potential tracking applications

 

COMPARISON WITH RFID TRACKING SOLUTIONS

Features AssetWorx! Competitors AssetWorx! Advantage
Custom Reports Users can add their own custom report to AssetWorx! using Crystal Reports Basic reports only, no custom reports Add new reports to meet changing business needs
Rule based system Users can add their own custom rules for alerts based on any asset data fields Basic rules only, no custom rules

Add new rules to meet changing business needs

Licensing

AssetWorx! is licensed by number of simultaneous database users

Typically licensed by number of tracked assets or number of portal readers

AssetWorx! will offer significantly better value for some applications

Operator Screens

AssetWorx! provides a set of low administrative privilege operator screens for common operations (e.g. check-in, item updates, item repairs)

All users have access to all screens and may make unauthorized modifications accidentally

Better control over user privileges

Availability of Application Programming Interface (API)

AssetWorx! provides a documented Application Programming Interface (API) based on the latest .NET architecture

No documented API available

Speedy integration with existing business systems and processes

Network Management

AssetWorx! provides a continuously updated display of portal health and connectivity allowing real-time network management

No network management

Faster hardware problem diagnosis and repair