eInfochips and Kroger launches “Retail Site Intelligence”

eInfochips, The KrogerCo. (KR), one and WincorNixdorf (WIN) have introduced a new enterprise IT architecture called Retail Site Intelligence (RSI).  This architecture for stores of the 21st century uses ZigBee wireless mesh networks to integrate long battery life sensors, hand held devices, point-of-sale devices and video management software into a next-generation platform for retail applications such as loss prevention, store automation and analytics.

The introduction of the RSI architecture, and the deployment of new retail business solutions by Kroger, culminates two years of global collaboration between Kroger and eInfochips to develop the underlying technology products for Stores of the 21st century. The results of this phase of development are new wireless devices (cameras, scanners, scales, and more to come) featuring ZigBee wireless technology and Vigil360, a new video management software kernel designed specifically for RSI.

Parag Mehta, CMO, eInfochips, added, “Our collaboration with Kroger to develop products for their Retail Site Intelligence Initiative embodies the trend of businesses partnering with technology companies to develop intellectual property for a sustainable competitive edge. The results of the Retail Site Intelligence project demonstrate why this trend is gaining momentum.”

Representatives from eInfochips, Kroger and WincorNixdorf will be demonstrating RSI products and applications including a new handheld bar-code scanner used by shoppers, and a loss prevention application at ISC West.