COMPUTER PROGRAMS AND TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT INCLUDING AN OPEN ARCHITECTURE OPERATING SYSTEM FOR USE IN THE TRACKING OF ITEMS AS THEY MOVE BETWEEN CARRIERS AND DESTINATIONS COMPRISING DATA PROCESSORS, SATELLITE RECEIVERS, SERVERS, SENSORS, SENSOR NETWORKS, RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TRANSPONDERS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, OPEN ARCHITECTURE COMPUTER HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE FOR OPERATING AN INTEGRATED LOGISTIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ETC