1. A method of processing data comprising: receiving auto-ID data in a first system from one or more auto-ID devices; processing the auto-ID data in the first system using a plurality of rules that specify particular processing methods in a plurality of available processing methods on the first system; and sending at least a portion of the auto-ID data to a second system for processing by a second plurality of rules that specify particular processing methods in a second plurality of available processing methods on the second system.