1. An asset management system for managing asset information, the system comprising: a data tag for storing asset information, said data tag including a data tag memory for storing information related to an asset and a data tag communication interface for receiving and transmitting the asset information; an access device for communicating with said data tag communication interface, said access device including an access device communication interface and an access device memory, where the access device retrieves asset information stored in the data tag memory over the access device communication interface; and an asset data display for displaying the asset information retrieved from the access tag by the access device.