Cisco and Intel Collaborate on RFID Project in China

"Cisco Systems and Intel Corporation have announced a collaborative effort to support EPCglobal Hong Kong's EPCnetwork initiative, to bring end-to-end supply chain visibility to the Pan Pearl River Delta (PPRD) region. Cisco and Intel are developing Electronic Product Code/radio frequency identification (EPC/RFID) enabled solutions for the network's infrastructure, which will connect manufacturers and logistics companies in the PPRD with retailers worldwide. Based on the recently announced Cisco RFID Solution, the EPC intelligent network infrastructure will help enterprises to increase visibility into product information, thus improving business flow and lowering operating costs. The key elements of the Cisco RFID Solution include the Cisco Application Oriented Network for RFID, Cisco Services for RFID and the Cisco Wireless Location Service, which together deliver integrated RFID capabilities that support enterprises' need to optimize available network capacity while simplifying RFID infrastructure deployment." Source: frontlinetoday.com