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An antenna system for a communication card provides wireless or radio frequency (RF) communication with other networks or communication systems. The antenna system includes an antenna attached to a retractable platform that is selectably movable between an extended position and a retracted position.

An antenna system for a communication card provides wireless or radio frequency (RF) communication with other networks or communication systems. The antenna system includes an antenna attached to a retractable platform that is selectably movable between an extended position and a retracted position. When wireless communication is desired, the retractable platform is located in the extended position and the antenna is substantially disposed outside of the body of the communications card. When wireless communication is not desired, the retractable platform and antenna are stored inside the body of the communications card in the retracted position. Desirably wireless communication is automatically available when the retractable platform is in the extended position, and wireless communication is automatically unavailable when the retractable platform is in the retracted position.

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An antenna system for a communication card provides wireless or radio frequency (RF) communication with other networks or communication systems. The antenna system includes an antenna attached to a retractable platform that is selectably movable between an extended position and a retracted position.

An antenna system for a communication card provides wireless or radio frequency (RF) communication with other networks or communication systems. The antenna system includes an antenna attached to a retractable platform that is selectably movable between an extended position and a retracted position. When wireless communication is desired, the retractable platform is located in the extended position and the antenna is substantially disposed outside of the body of the communications card. When wireless communication is not desired, the retractable platform and antenna are stored inside the body of the communications card in the retracted position. Desirably wireless communication is automatically available when the retractable platform is in the extended position, and wireless communication is automatically unavailable when the retractable platform is in the retracted position. . The method of claim 21, comprising communicating between the database connection and an AIT engine using object embedding and linking. 24. The method of claim 1, comprising: setting up a database connection at a location wherein the forwarded information is received at the database connection; and deploying agents to forward the information over the internet. 25. An article for locating distributed assets with each asset having an associated tag, comprising: at least one sequence of machine executable instructions; a medium bearing the executable instructions in machine readable form, wherein execution of the instructions by one or more processors causes the one or more processors to: interrogate tags on multiple frequencies, the tags being located in two or more communication regions; transmit, from one or more of the tags located in the two or more communication regions, information about the associated asset; and receive the transmitted information and forward the received information over the Internet to a logistic database using a transferable agent; wherein a query from a client spawns the transferable agent to search for assets using at least one interrogator which causes the transmitting and receiving of information. 26. The article of claim 25, comprising instructions which cause the one of more processors to: set up a database connection at a location wherein the forwarded information is received at the database connection; and use agents to forward the information over the Internet. 27. A computer architecture for locating distributed assets with each asset having an associated tag, comprising: interrogating means for interrogating tags on multiple frequencies, the tags being located in two or more communication regions; transmitting means for transmitting from one or more of the tags located in the two or more communication regions, information about the associated asset; and receiving means for receiving the transmitted information and forwarding the received information over the Internet to a data warehouse using a transferable agent; wherein a query from a client spawns the transferable agent to search for assets using at least one interrogator which causes the transmitting and receiving of information. 28. The computer architecture of claim 27, further comprising: setting up