How many times have you found a set of keys, a cellphone, a tablet, a laptop, a wallet or even a dog and really wished you could easily, conveniently and safely get it back to the rightful owner? It would seem there's no simple solution, but there is a way if the...

Finding your Dell serial number can be confusing. The term serial number is so widely accepted, it’s surprising when large corporations deviate from the term, especially as concerns consumer products. But there you go. Dell calls it the Service Tag.

If you ever hope to get a person behind bars who broke into your vehicle, home or business and stole your property, you better have more than security cameras, an alarm system and video doorbells. And in the unfortunate case you are violently assaulted because you...

Today, web-based companies enable small institutions to manage their capital assets and comply with government regulations with miniaturized enterprise asset management (mEAM). These web-based companies specialize in inexpensive, internet-based strategies for marking...

Technological capabilities are always changing and evolving, so the regulations and standards guiding their use must also change and evolve. We live in a global world, so alpha-and/or-numeric strings must be global as well. One important thing to understand is the...

Every startup is unique which can make it difficult to find the right insurance coverage. MyPropertyID issues globally unique and globally traceable numbers. That doesn't seem all that unusual as startups go, but there are still barriers to finding the right coverage....

Law enforcement agencies around the globe recommend that property be marked in such a way that it can be traced back to the rightful owners and then used as evidence to convict offenders. Virtually none of the current strategies being employed in The United States...

We all know how amazing the internet is. In a way, the development and expansion of the internet is almost like a painter's blank canvas. Once creative people began to see what was possible, amazing uses were developed. But it's also important to remember where the...

I was very fortunate to be interviewed by Jeff Stein of KXEL, News/Talk 1540, broadcasting from Waterloo and Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The Iowa Business Report, as its name implies, focuses not only on what Iowa businesses are up to, but also explores business concepts that...

The primary purpose of serial numbers is for quality control in a manufacturing setting, but serial numbers have a role to play beyond the factory floor as the final product ends up in the hands of consumers.