The average school district loses more than $80,000 per year because of lost or damaged IT assets, according to a QED survey cosponsored by Follett Software Company. And many districts--59 percent--still use manual systems to track assets. Enter asset management systems. Software for managing assets, when implemented properly, can save time, money, and human effort. In this article, the author gives some suggestions to help one realize the promise of automated asset management in his district and presents five key benefits of an asset management software.