Cisco Wins Chinese Deployment

BEIJING -- Cisco Systems and Xiao Tong Networking Technology Co., Ltd., today announced the successful deployment of an integrated e-commerce solution incorporating both XML (eXtensible Markup Language) and RosettaNet standards in China. Xiao Tong. is a Cisco 2-tier distributor in China. The two companies have successfully integrated their electronic purchasing processes using RosettaNet XML-based-business process standards. Both companies will save costs through the improved purchasing process automation, elimination of redundancies and faster integration of new functionalities. Xiao Tong will also extend the procurement-related functionalities to its customers and other trading partners. "By implementing the Cisco standards-based Integrated Commerce Solution-XML, Xiao Tong will greatly benefit from improved productivity in its e-commerce transactions with Cisco. This business-to-business integration is a first of its kind in China, and we are looking forward to extending and further developing the system with Xiao Tong," said Ron Schorsch, Vice President of Worldwide Customer Advocacy Operations at Cisco Systems. Cisco Systems Inc. RosettaNet