Media Releases from 2008

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

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