1. A method for enabling notifications pertaining to an asset, said method comprising: receiving, at an asset management system, information from a first reporting source about a first asset and information from a second reporting source about said first asset such that the information from the first reporting source and the information from the second reporting source can be accessed from a database, wherein said second reporting source is disparate from said first reporting source, and wherein said second reporting source uses a different transmission means than said first reporting source; and maintaining a state machine for the asset based on the received information, wherein the state machine enables providing notifications pertaining to the asset.