RFID: Partnership Drives CPG Performance and Growth ...

Capgemini, HP and Intel Join to Help Consumer Products Companies Boost Business Performance and Revenues

... "Capgemini Group, HP and Intel today announced CP-Connect, a joint initiative designed to help consumer products companies respond to customer demands more quickly, drive down costs in their supply chain, and improve profitability through their distribution and retail network. ... The joint initiative addresses critical performance challenges in the consumer products industry through: Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) - to reduce shrink and improve product/stock availability; " ...

HP is a technology solutions provider to consumers, businesses and institutions globally. The company's offerings span IT infrastructure, global services, business and home computing, and imaging and printing. For the four fiscal quarters ended Jan. 31, 2005, HP revenue totaled $81.8 billion.

Capgemini, one of the world's foremost providers of Consulting, Technology and Outsourcing services, has a unique way of working with its clients, called the Collaborative Business Experience. Backed by over three decades of industry and service experience, the Collaborative Business Experience is designed to help our clients achieve better, faster, more sustainable results through seamless access to our network of world-leading technology partners and collaboration-focused methods and tools. Through commitment to mutual success and the achievement of tangible value, we help businesses implement growth strategies, leverage technology, and thrive through the power of collaboration. Capgemini employs approximately 60,000 people worldwide and reported 2004 global revenues of 6,291 million euros.

Intel, the world's largest chip maker, is also a leading manufacturer of computer, networking and communications products.