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News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For more information, contact:
Mary Lou Bosco
1 724 934 5688
marylou@aim-na.org
AIM North America Announce the Formation of UID Suppliers Alliance Committee
Warrendale, Pa. – December 11, 2007 –AIM North America (NA) has formed the UID Suppliers Alliance (USA) Committee to provide UID vendors with a forum to discuss issues, and develop and implement projects that will help accelerate UID implementation. AIM Global has worked with its members and AIM NA leadership in launching the new committee.
Item Unique Identification (IUID) is a mandated landmark policy by the Department of Defense (DoD) requiring all assets and property owned by the DoD, including assets in the possession of contractors and legacy items at military installations, to be marked with a unique serialized identification number and then registered with the IUID Registry in accordance with MIL STD 130. The UID Policy is designed to help the defense community to: achieve lower life-cycle cost of item management; provide item visibility regardless of platform or "owner"; supply item data necessary for top-level logistics and engineering analysis; provide an accurate source for property and equipment valuation/accountability; improve access to historical data for use during systems design and throughout the life of an item; provide better item intelligence for the warfighter for operational planning; and reduce workforce burden through increased productivity and efficiency.
“The purpose of the UID Supplier Alliance (USA) Committee is to increase access to senior DoD leadership, thereby driving the adoption of UID from the top down. In the process we intend to educate the military and their contractors about the enormous business benefits of implementing UID across the military and throughout enterprises,” stated UID Committee Interim Chairperson, Peter Collins, President, A2B Tracking Solutions.
The USA Committee is being chartered with three main goals: Develop a clear, consistent message on all aspects of UID requirements; communicate and educate influential government leaders about the benefits of UID compliance; and establish a plan for success.
“Combining the resources of our members and creating a unified message and communication infrastructure will strengthen our voice about the benefits of UID compliance,” said A. Tee Migliori, President, AIM North America.
Participation in the USA Committee requires membership in AIM Global or AIM North America and minimal additional contribution.
For information about the USA Committee, contact the AIM North America office at 1 724.934.5688 or info@aim-na.org.
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About AIM North America
AIM North America is the industry trade association that represents the Automatic Identification and Mobility sales channel in the US, Canada and Mexico. AIM North America provides marketing, networking, and educational resources to assist resellers, systems integrators, software developers, suppliers, distributors, and manufacturers in growing their Automatic Identification and Mobility business. AIM North America is a chapter of AIM Global, the worldwide authority on automatic identification and mobility for more than 30 years. For more information regarding AIM North America, visit www.aim-na.org.
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