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Armed and Secure How to manage and control your
most critical assets
Regardless of whether critical military assets are stored singularly, in small batches in a locker, or in the case of weapons, in larger stores like an armoury, having the capability to track and control every asset relies on accurate data. But how do you capture and harness this data into real-time business intelligence, localised in a rugged enclosure? Alex Roberts, business development manager at Fujitsu, elaborates
IMPROVING ASSET VISIBILITY AND CONTROL
With 50 years’ experience with the defence and national security space, Fujitsu understands this requirement intimately. By capturing and harnessing data into real-time business intelligence, Fujitsu’s Edgeware software solution enables precision-based, real-time monitoring and secure administration, within applications ranging from inventory management processes to logistics and asset tracking. Edgeware automates data capture from a wide range of automated identification technology (AIT) readers and sensors, like barcodes, RFID and NFC (near-field communication) tags or Internet of Things (IoT) devices that are associated with each individual asset. These magnetic tags are small, discrete, and can be applied to practically any small asset. For added security, they can also be encrypted to protect sensitive data from compromise, as the asset moves through the support chain.
PRECISION-BASED MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT Edgeware matches the individual’s identity details to their personal access level, as defined by the system administrator. This ensures the right assets are allocated to the correct individuals, on production of their identification. In doing so, the management of assets becomes more streamlined and precise, particularly in the allocation of high value or business critical assets. Where assets are stored in single storage lockers, only the appropriate
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locker can be unlocked for access to take or return an asset by individuals on production of their identification. In the case of small arms, where a multiple weapon store or armoury is used, the weapon taken or returned is validated with the identified user. Once verified, an issue or return record is generated, providing a complete audit trail for that weapon. This level of assurance and control is applicable to highly regulated maintenance tasks. This issue and return activity can be initiated simply by the user, either by presenting their ID card or by using biometric validation, such as palm vein or fingerprint recognition. A combination of both can also be used to further strengthen security. The system will then know the range of actions the user is authorised for, based on their current profile, and offer a return and/or issue activity. In the event of an unauthorised person attempting to gain access to a particular locker or store, an alert is generated to prevent further action.
RUGGEDISED STORAGE LOCKER As well as the Edgeware tracking solution software and devices, Fujitsu can also provide a secure, ruggedised and networked locker storage solution, delivered as a fully managed service. The container is highly configurable and can be tailored to a customer’s specific requirements, which may be determined by the nature of the assets being stored and traced. Different levels of access can be applied to different lockers within the same unit, dependent upon the assets being stored.
Fujitsu’s asset tracking technology comes contained in a ruggedised enclosure, fitted with biometric capabilities to protect sensitive documents or equipment
Crucially with Edgeware solutions, there is no need for any changes to existing support chain management systems, or back-end infrastructure. The software platform seamlessly integrates existing and new technologies, preserving past investments while enabling new edge applications, particularly within the IoT. Fujitsu’s Edgeware suite has been designed to assist with an organisation’s business processes and decision-making, in areas ranging from logistics to inventory management. By capturing and sharing error-free data and translating it into insightful information with context, real-time intelligence is delivered, to enable trusted and informed decision- making. Edgeware provides critical asset managers with a greater level of visibility and control, giving them the capability to perform an audit at any time. They instantly know exactly where every asset is, to whom it has been issued and where it has been.
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