Media Releases from 2008

NEC Members Recognised with the "Circle of Excellence Award" Wednesday, 03 Dec 2008 NEC Corporation announced today that two of the company's members, Kunihiro Taniguchi and Tetsuo Inoue, have been recognised with the "Circle of Excellence Award"

NEC Australia launches business VoIP app for the iPhone Saturday, 13 Dec 2008 NEC Australia today launched a Voice over IP (VoIP) application for the iPhone, allowing users to make business quality calls over mobile data networks

NEC Announces New ShieldPRO Rugged Tablet Notebook Thursday, 20 Nov 2008 NEC today announced the launch of the ShieldPRO Rugged Tablet Notebook, FC-Note Series ShieldPRO N22A, a robust and reliable computer designed to withstand the varied environments of corporate, industrial and military mobile workforces

NEC Video Delivery Platform, "NC7500-VD," Supported by NTT's NGN Business Services Thursday, 06 Nov 2008 NEC Corporation announced today that its video delivery platform for telecommunication services, the "NC7500-VD," has secured connectivity to NTT's Next Generation Network (NGN), just months following its April 2008 release

NEC Australia to deliver $15m ‘Broadband for Seniors’ government initiative Tuesday, 02 Dec 2008 NEC Australia today announced that it had won the contract to provide the technology, nationwide network and management for the Federal Government’s national Broadband for Seniors initiative

NEC Australia goes live with SaaS supermarket delivering complete range of business applications and telephony for SMBs Tuesday, 18 Nov 2008 NEC Australia today launched an integrated SaaS application store, providing third party and NEC-developed software and telephony services via a single portal to meet all the IT needs of small and mid-sized businesses

Major Expansion of BroadbandNext Network Monday, 17 Nov 2008 National Internet Provider EFTel Limited (ASX Code: EFT) and NECTEP Broadband, a division of NEC Australia Pty Ltd, today announced a major strategic partnership between the companies

Intel(R) Xeon(R)-based NEC Express5800 Scalable HA Server Achieves New World Record TPC-E Benchmark Performance Tuesday, 11 Nov 2008 NEC Corporation today announced that on November 6, 2008 its recently released Intel(R) Xeon(R)-based "NEC Express5800 Scalable HA Server" achieved the fastest performance on the TPC-E benchmark

NEC and HLRS agree on "Hybrid Supercomputing Collaboration" Monday, 10 Nov 2008 NEC Corporation, in cooperation with HLRS, the high performance computing centre of Stuttgart, today announced an  agreement that is expected to drive the next generation of supercomputing advancements through a hybrid supercomputing collaboration where HLRS and NEC work together to establish testing systems that verify the performance of system applications

NEC Marks Participation in GMI 2008 NGN Global Interoperability Testing Friday, 07 Nov 2008 NEC Corporation today announced its participation in GMI 2008 (Global MSF Interoperability)

NEC and Zylotech sign Partnership Agreement Monday, 10 Nov 2008 NEC Australia today signed a Partnership Agreement with Zylotech Ltd to consolidate our position in the Surveillance Technology market for Australasia

NEC Australia and GS1 Australia launch Australia’s first “EPCmagic Mirror” to provide targeted product information to shoppers Thursday, 23 Oct 2008 NEC Australia and GS1 Australia today launch the EPCmagic Mirror after developing the prototype at NEC’s research and development facility in Melbourne. The mirror uses GS1 EPC/RFID technology to display key product information such as available sizes, colours and prices, as well as the most appropriate accessories, as shoppers try on their clothes

NEC Completes Acquisition of NetCracker Technology Tuesday, 21 Oct 2008 NEC Corporation announced today that it has completed the acquisition of NetCracker Technology Corp

NEC Deploys One of Japan’s Largest Unified Communications Solution Encompassing 3,000 Employees Monday, 20 Oct 2008 NEC Corporation today announced that NEC Personal Products, Ltd. is implementing an integrated Unified Communications (UC) solution with Microsoft and NEC Corporation for approximately 3,000 employees ranging from development and sales personnel to corporate staff

NEC LCD Technologies' High Luminance 21.3-inch UXGA LCD Module, Ideal for Medical Diagnostic Imaging Monday, 20 Oct 2008 NEC LCD Technologies, together with its sales and marketing channels in the Americas and Europe, NEC Electronics America, Inc. and NEC Electronics (Europe) GmbH, today announced that samples of its new 21.3-inch (54 centimetres diagonal) amorphous-silicon thin-film-transistor (TFT) colour liquid crystal display (LCD) module with ultra-extended graphics array (UXGA) resolution, part number NL160120AC27-22B, will begin shipping at the end of October

NEC Announces “PASOLINK NEO iP,” a high capacity, highly intelligent, compact Microwave and Multi-service Switching Communications System Monday, 20 Oct 2008 NEC Corporation today announced the availability of its latest addition to the “PASOLINK” ultra-compact microwave communications system, the “PASOLINK NEO iP,” which brings new levels of throughput and traffic engineering intelligence to backhaul transmission, and helps customers to transform their networks to scalable and cost effective hybrid and all-IP backhaul systems

NEC Global Chairman Says Springfield is Open for Business Thursday, 16 Oct 2008 NEC’s Global Chairman Hajime Sasaki today opened NEC Australia’s new facility at Greater Springfield in Queensland, Australia’s fastest growing master-planned city

NEC’s Ultra-Compact Microwave Communications System, PASOLINK, Surpasses 1 million Shipments Thursday, 02 Oct 2008 NEC Corporation announced today that shipments of its ultra-compact microwave communications system, PASOLINK, have surpassed more than 1 million total units

NEC Wins InfoVision Award with Remote Testing and Provisioning Solution Wednesday, 01 Oct 2008 NEC was today announced as winner of the prestigious InfoVision Award for its Remote Testing and Provisioning (RTP) Solution during a ceremony held at Broadband World Forum, in Brussels. The NEC solution was found to deliver a significant contribution to the business case for deep fibre access networks – allowing return on investment in as little as one year after deployment of FTTN networks

Unbundled Local Loop a step closer in Wellington Tuesday, 30 Sep 2008 NEC working with Actrix, the region’s local ISP, brings the reality of unbundled local loop a step closer in Wellington with the first deployment in New Zealand of its latest Multi Service Access Node (MSAN) product

NEC Joins LTE/SAE Trial Initiative Monday, 29 Sep 2008 NEC Corporation announced today that it has joined the LTE / SAE (Long Term Evolution / System Architecture Evolution) Trial Initiative (LSTI), a groundbreaking industry group composed of major telecom vendors and operators who are committed to driving the development of commercial and interoperable next-generation LTE mobile broadband systems

NEC Receives World’s First IMS-Based Femtocell System Order from SOFTBANK MOBILE Monday, 22 Sep 2008 NEC announced today that it has received an order from SOFTBANK MOBILE Corp. for the world’s first IMS-based (IP Multimedia Subsystem) femtocell system

Joint Development between Unisys and NEC Produces High-End Servers Tuesday, 16 Sep 2008 NEC and Unisys (NYSE: UIS)   today announced that they have completed development of the first generation of a common platform for both companies’ enterprise servers. NEC has begun manufacturing systems based on this common platform, and each company will market the systems as part of its own branded server line

VMware Virtual Desktops Give NEC Secure, Virtual Workspaces Monday, 15 Sep 2008 VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW), the global leader in virtualisation solutions from the desktop to the datacentre, today announced that NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE:6701) has rolled out one of the world’s largest implementations of VMware virtual desktops, providing NEC with enterprise-class control, simplified management and secure provisioning of virtual desktops

NEC to Establish Technical Excellence Centre for Broadband & Wireless Networks in Italy Monday, 15 Sep 2008 NEC Corporation announced today that it has agreed with Telecom Italia to cooperate on mutual development of global business, technologies and network improvement. The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) reached between the two companies includes details on how the partnership may enable the Telecom Italia Group to capitalize on NEC’s leading broadband & wireless network technologies to provide consumers with the latest advanced services

NEC selected to provide Mobile WiMAX for Thailand’s Crown Prince Hospital Foundation Tuesday, 19 Aug 2008 NEC Corporation announced today its selection by Thailand's Crown Prince Hospital Foundation, which operates more than twenty domestic hospitals throughout the country, to provide WiMAX systems to medical facilities located in the country's northern Chiang Khong region

NEC and Global Speech Networks sign strategic partnership to provide hosted contact centre solutions Tuesday, 12 Aug 2008 NEC Australia, the contact centre market leader in Australia and APAC, today announces a partnership agreement with Global Speech Networks. The partnership further expanding NEC contact centre solutions to deliver a hosted service, providing greater choice and flexibility for customers.  The arrangement with Global Speech Networks is in response to customer requirements for on-demand solutions, reflecting the maturity of the SaaS (Software as a Service) deployment model for hosted contact centres

NEC Researchers Awarded with the 2008 Simon Memorial Prize Friday, 01 Aug 2008 NEC Corporation announced today that Yasunobu Nakamura and Jaw-Shen Tsai, key members of NEC's Nano Electronics Research Laboratories, have been jointly awarded with the 2008 Simon Memorial Prize for their contributions to the development of low temperature physics. The prize will be awarded at the opening ceremonies of the 25th International Conference on Low Temperature Physics held in Amsterdam, Holland in August

NEC Releases Annual CSR Report 2008 and CSR Digest 2008 Tuesday, 29 Jul 2008 NEC Corporation has released its fifth Annual Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) Report and its second CSR Digest, which incorporate NEC’s CSR-related practices and performance results for fiscal 2008 (the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008)

NEC announces major new Unified Communications push in Australia Tuesday, 29 Jul 2008 NEC, a global leader in enterprise business communications, today announced the Australian availability of its unified communications offerings for the SMB and Enterprise markets, marking a major assault on the UC market

NEC and Sumitomo Electric to Acquire Leading Submarine Cable Manufacturer Tuesday, 01 Jul 2008 NEC Corporation and Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. today announced the acquisition of OCC Holdings and its subsidiary OCC Corporation, which manufactures fibre optic submarine cables of exceptional quality and reliability

NEC to acquire NetCracker, a leader in Operations Support Systems Friday, 27 Jun 2008 NEC Corporation (NEC) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire NetCracker Technology Corp. (NetCracker), a US based software and solutions company with an industry leading track record of delivering Operations Support Systems (OSS) transformation to communications service providers across the globe

LSI Power Consumption Reduced by as Much as 50% With New Technology That "Visualises" Temperature Distribution Friday, 27 Jun 2008 NEC Corporation today announced the development of an important new technology that is able to "visualise" the thermal distribution and reduce the power consumption of LSI, which has become an increasingly serious challenge as the miniaturisation of LSI continues to advance. These latest developments have been demonstrated through NEC's SX-9 super computer

NEC and Tyco Telecommunications Begin Construction of Unity Cable System Tuesday, 24 Jun 2008 NEC Corporation and Tyco Telecommunications (US) Inc. today announced the commencement of construction on the Unity Cable System, a high-bandwidth, trans-Pacific, optical submarine cable system that will link Los Angeles, U.S. to Chikura, Japan

NEC Delivers High Quality Digital Video Fibre Transmission Units to Korean Communications Carriers Monday, 23 Jun 2008 NEC Corporation today announced that it has delivered approximately 180 “NOIF-2000” non-compression video signal optical interface units for transmitting high quality digital images to KT and LG Dacom, which are communication carriers in Korea

NEC Australia chooses Asentria’s TeleBoss for managing outsourced voice monitoring services Monday, 23 Jun 2008 Asentria, a leading provider of remote site monitoring and telemanagement products today announced that NEC Australia has chosen Asentria’s TeleBoss Controllers to securely monitor and manage its outsourced voice monitoring services

NEC Selects GENBAND as Femtocell Solution Partner Thursday, 19 Jun 2008 NEC Corporation (NEC), a leading provider of 3G infrastructure and handsets, internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions and GENBAND Inc., a market-leading developer of next-generation IP gateways and application solutions, today announced that NEC will integrate GENBAND's G9 Converged Media Gateway(TM) into its Femtocell Solution architecture for mobile operators

NEC to participate in GMI 2008 - Verification trials for global interoperability of Next Generation Networks Thursday, 19 Jun 2008 NEC Corporation announced its participation today in GMI 2008 (Global MSF Interoperability), an internationally recognised event held every two years by the MSF (MultiService Forum) (http://www.msforum.org/) in order to advance the development standards of NGN (Next Generation Networks) and open architecture

NEC establishes WiMAX R&D Centre in Taiwan Wednesday, 11 Jun 2008 NEC Corporation announced today that it has established an R&D Centre for WiMAX systems in Taiwan

Tatung & NEC passed Verification Acceptance for the M-Taiwan WiMAX System in HuaLien Friday, 30 May 2008 NEC Corporation (NEC) today announced that its WiMAX system supplied to Tatung InfoComm of Taiwan has successfully passed the acceptance test conducted by Taiwan's Industrial Development Bureau, Ministry of Economic Affairs (herein after called IDB)

NEC DISPLAY SOLUTIONS INTRODUCES NP VALUE SERIES MOBILE PROJECTORS Wednesday, 21 May 2008 NEC Commerical Display Solutions, a leading stand-alone provider of commercial LCD and plasma displays, projectors and digital signage solutions, announced today its NP Value Series, which consists of two new mobile projectors, the NP100G and NP200G.

NEC Launches the 'ECO CENTRE' Energy-Saving Server Monday, 26 May 2008 NEC Corporation announced today that it has concluded development on the “ECO CENTRE," a specialised space and energy-saving server whose marketing activities are scheduled to commence immediately.

NEC launches new fault-tolerant server models delivering 20 per cent performance gain Monday, 26 May 2008 NEC today announced the launch of its new ft series fault-tolerant servers, the mid-range NEC Express5800/320Fd-MR and entry-level NEC Express5800/320Fd-LR

NEC to assist South Africa Upgrade its National Identification System Friday, 23 May 2008 NEC Corporation today announced that it has been contracted by the Republic of South Africa to upgrade the country's national identification system, with work scheduled to commence this coming June

NEC LCD Technologies Develops New Technology Enabling Design of Complex, Non-rectangular TFT LCD Modules Tuesday, 20 May 2008 NEC LCD Technologies, together with its sales and marketing channel in the Americas, NEC Electronics America, Inc., today announced the successful development of a manufacturing technology that enables more flexible design of thin- film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) panels

NEC Awarded Contract for New Earth Simulator System Tuesday, 20 May 2008 NEC Corporation today announced that it has been awarded the contract to build the "new Earth Simulator" ultra high-speed computing system for the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC).

Nissan and NEC joint venture - AESC - starts operations Monday, 19 May 2008 Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., NEC Corporation, and its subsidiary NEC TOKIN Corporation, today announced that its joint-venture company - Automotive Energy Supply Corporation (AESC) - has begun full operations

NEC Wins Contract for Submarine Cable System to Bridge Indonesia and Singapore Wednesday, 14 May 2008 NEC Corporation (NEC) today announced that it has signed a turnkey contract with PT Indosat, Tbk ("Indosat") in Indonesia for the supply of a submarine cable system to the “JAKABARE” project linking Indonesia and Singapore

The new benchmark in lightweight notebooks has been set Thursday, 08 May 2008 NEC Computers (NEC) today unveiled its new Japanese designed and manufactured ultra lightweight notebook, the 12.1” NEC VERSA S9100. Tipping the scales at a mere 1.2kg with internal DVD Burner and battery, as well as a full suite of connectivity options, this sleek black stunner is targeted squarely at the mobile professional

NEC launches first ever ruggedised notebook in Australia Tuesday, 15 Apr 2008 Convertible tablet/notebook designed to withstand the harshest work environments

NEC Named Winner of the 2008 Tomorrow's Technology Today Award by Info Security Products Guide Tuesday, 15 Apr 2008 NEC ExpressCluster X WAN Selected a Winner in the Disaster Recovery Category

Melbourne plays host to battle of skill in the world’s oldest game - Australia’s 12th NEC Cup Go Tournament Monday, 14 Apr 2008 Rivalry in the world’s oldest and most difficult game hits Melbourne again this weekend for the 12th annual NEC Cup Go Tournament.  From 19-20 April 2008, the Novotel Glen Waverley will play host to the largest handicap Go tournament in the southern hemisphere, with players from all walks of life and all ages competing.

The NEC Tassie Hawks Cup Wednesday, 02 Apr 2008 Attention: Sports Editors, Football Writers and Broadcasters. Hawthorn Football Club President Jeff Kennett and Chairman of AFL Tasmania Dominic Baker have announced an exciting joint game development program between the Tassie Hawks and AFL Tasmania; the NEC Tassie Hawks Regional Shield and the NEC Tassie Hawks Cup Final.

Full-Scale Introduction of IPTV Business for Communication Carriers Thursday, 13 Mar 2008 NEC targets 50 billion yen in sales after 3 years

NEC to Participate in Advanced ICT Collaboration Experiments for Creating International Info-communication Hub Wednesday, 05 Mar 2008 World’s first verification testing of wireless IP phones between multi-vendors under project by Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

NEC Contributes to Success of Transportation and Logistics Pilot between China and US Tuesday, 04 Mar 2008 Pilot conducted by global RFID standardisation organisation EPCglobal

NEC Australia Revolutionises the Classroom with New Interactive Whiteboard Thursday, 28 Feb 2008 NEC Australia, a leading provider of innovative LCD displays, professional grade plasmas and projectors, and integrated display solutions, today introduced a new interactive whiteboard designed to increase student attention and retention. Created, mainly with educational/training environments in mind, the eduBOARD Interactive Whiteboard can be used seamlessly with all NEC projectors for an integrated teaching/learning solution

Itanium® Based NEC Express5800 Server Achieves World’s Best TPC-C Benchmark Performance Thursday, 28 Feb 2008 NEC Corporation today announced that its Intel® Itanium® processor-based server, NEC Express5800/1320Xf, has achieved the world’s best TPC-C benchmark performance on a 16-processor (32 core) Intel processor architecture (IA) server platform

NEC Australia Adds 30-Inch Widescreen Monitor to Award-Winning, Professional 90 Series Thursday, 28 Feb 2008 NEC Australia, a leading stand-alone provider of commercial and residential LCD, plasma, and projector displays, today announced the 30-inch MultiSync LCD3090WQXi wide-screen display, which delivers innovative display performance for users in the graphic design, photography, print production, and CAD/CAM industries

NEC Succeeds in Fabrication of CNT Transistor Using Coating Process Thursday, 14 Feb 2008 NEC Corporation today announced the successful development of a carbon nanotube (CNT) transistor using a coating process. The basic operation of the new transistor with advanced characteristics has been verified, confirming its application in the printed electronics field.

NEC connects real world phones to the “Second Life” world with their IP Voice and Media Solution - SCI Platform Tuesday, 12 Feb 2008 NEC Corporation, a leading provider of Next Generation IP Voice and Media service solutions, announced today that their intention to connect the virtual world, namely “Second Life” to the real world using their SCI Platform solution during Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. SCI Platform, which incorporates components of NEC’s Service Delivery Platform (SDP) for providers of IP voice and multimedia services, will liberate currently closed virtual world communications and connect them to the real world by using a unique `NEC communicator` placed in Second Life world

NEC and O2 trial femtocells in the UK Monday, 11 Feb 2008 NEC Corporation today announced that NEC Europe, a subsidiary of NEC Corporation, is working with mobile operator Telefonica O2 Europe to deliver the UK's first live femtocell trial

NEC and NETGEAR Team to Develop an Integrated 3G Access Point for Femtocell Solution Friday, 08 Feb 2008 NEC Corporation, a leading global provider of internet and broadband network solutions, and NETGEAR(r) Inc., a worldwide provider of technologically advanced, branded networking solutions, today announced that NETGEAR(r) Inc. and NEC Europe Limited, a subsidiary of NEC Corporation, are collaborating to develop an Integrated 3G Access Point that will be incorporated within NEC's Femtocell Solution offering

NEC Unveils UNIVERGE®360 - Unique Communication Model Aimed at Helping Companies Unify Business Communications Wednesday, 06 Feb 2008 Combines business, communications, and infrastructure to enable smooth integration of business roles and processes

NEC announces trials of Femtocell Solution with mobile operators Tuesday, 05 Feb 2008 NEC Corporation today announced the readiness of its Femtocell solution for Operator Lab and Friendly User trials. NEC Femtocell solution is in Operator trials in Europe and in other parts of the world. NEC Femtocell solution will enable Operators to deliver 3G mobile services via a standard IP broadband connection directly into subscribers' homes or business environments

Seeing Double – The Hunt for Aussie Cricket Look a-likes Tuesday, 22 Jan 2008 Sanitarium Weet-Bix launches an Australian first with state-of-the-art face recognition technology that matches everyday Aussies to Australian Cricketers

IBM and NEC to Deliver Unified Communications and Collaboration to Businesses Around the World Tuesday, 22 Jan 2008 NEC Corporation announced today that it is working with IBM Corporation to deliver advanced unified communication and collaboration capabilities to businesses around the world

NEC Introduces Full HD 65-Inch Commercial Grade LCD for Information Display and Digital Signage applications Monday, 21 Jan 2008 NEC Australia, an industry leader in professional LCD displays, plasma and projector displays, and a pioneer in advanced digital signage solutions, announced today its largest LCD yet, the 65-inch NEC MultiSync LCD6520.  This full high definition commercial-grade display delivers a robust feature set, having have been optimised for professional public usage.

NEC Offers New MultiSync 5-Megapixel Greyscale Display for Medical Professionals in Australia Wednesday, 16 Jan 2008 NEC Australia, a leading provider of commercial LCD displays, today, announced the introduction of the MultiSync MD205MG flat-panel LCD monitor, specifically for medical imaging applications, including mammography and PACS (picture archiving and communication system).

NEC to Accelerate Service Platform Solutions Business for Push Content Delivery to Mobile Operators Thursday, 10 Jan 2008 NEC Corporation announced that it will accelerate its service platform solutions business for push-type content delivery to enhance mobile phone services. Italy's WIND Telecomunicazioni S.p.A (WIND) has already adopted a NEC service platform solution for its new content delivery service

NEC's Super-Small Microwave Communication System PASOLINKR Achieves No. 1 Global Market Share in 3Q of CY2007 Tuesday, 08 Jan 2008 NEC Corporation today announced that it has been named the world's leading microwave communication-system company by industry analysts