1. A system for managing a plurality of assets of a plurality of distributed sites and allowing a user to access asset information, the system comprising: (a) a central processor; (b) a database for storing asset information for the plurality of assets of the plurality of sites, the database being in communication with the central processor, wherein the asset information comprises at least information relating to ownership, maintenance and repair of the plurality of assets; (c) a tag reader in communication with the central processor; and (d) an asset tag associated with each of the plurality of assets, the asset tag comprising the asset information relating to the asset to which the asset tag is associated, the tag configured to communicate with the tag reader, wherein the central processor tracks information relevant to managing each of the plurality of assets, the information relevant to managing each of the plurality of assets comprising at least the asset information.