2008

Media Releases from 2008


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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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).
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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
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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
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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
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NEC launches first ever ruggedised notebook in Australia
Tuesday, 15 Apr 2008
Convertible tablet/notebook designed to withstand the harshest work environments
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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
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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.
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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.
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Full-Scale Introduction of IPTV Business for Communication Carriers
Thursday, 13 Mar 2008
NEC targets 50 billion yen in sales after 3 years
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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).
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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
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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
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