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Press archive 2008

In this section you will find the articles published by NEC in 2009

EMEA sales of NEC’ MA4000 Management application exceed 100.000 extension licences

Hilversum, The Netherlands – NEC Philips Unified Solutions (NEC Philips) today announced sales of its MA4000 Management application have exceeded 100.000 extension licences sold in EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa). Sales of MA4000 licences have accelerated over recent months since the introduction of Release 7.0. Hans van Os, Product Marketing ...

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KPN AND NEC PHILIPS RENEW BUSINESS PARTNER AGREEMENT

Zeist, The Netherlands – With the signing of a new business partner agreement, KPN and NEC Philips Unified Solutions (NEC Philips) have reconfirmed their partnership in the area of business communications in The Netherlands. The contract involves sales and support of NEC Philips’ IP communication systems and solutions by KPN for a further period of 3 years. Both ...

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NEC WHEELCHAIR TENNIS MASTERS - THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF WHEELCHAIR TENNIS 2008 BEGINS!

London, UK, 11th November 2008 — NEC Corporation is pleased to announce that the NEC Wheelchair Tennis Masters, established by the International Tennis Federation, will take place from November 11th - 16th 2008, in Amsterdam’s Frans Otten Stadium. The tournament will see the most highly ranked world wheelchair singles players ...

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NEC IS THE INNOVATION ENGINE FOR THE ENTERPRISE AT GARTNER SYMPOSIUM/ITXPO 2008, CANNES

London & Cannes – November 2008 – NEC Corporation , one of the world's leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions  and its subsidiary, NEC Europe Ltd - are proud to be Premier Sponsors at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo® 2008 event held November  3 -7 2008 in Cannes, France. NEC ...

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NEC DEPLOYS ONE OF JAPAN’S LARGEST UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS SOLUTION ENCOMPASSING 3,000 EMPLOYEES

UC solution, integrated within multiple departments from manufacturing site to sales offices, will accelerate NEC Personal Products’ business processesTokyo, October 8 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 ...

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NEC’S NEW UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS AND INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS MAKE ROLE-BASED COMMUNICATIONS A REALITY

Hilversum, The Netherlands –  September 24, 2008 – NEC, a global leader in enterprise business communications, today announced the introduction of a host of new Unified Communications (UC) and infrastructure offerings for both SMB (Small & Medium Businesses) and Enterprises in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) region.  Embracing ...

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RESEARCH NEC: BUSINESS IS HAMPERED BY LACK OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND TOOLS

Hilversum, The Netherlands –  September 24, 2008 – Research commissioned by NEC, a global leader in enterprise business communications, shows that business is hampered by a lack of communication skills and tools.  With employees exchanging more and more information through ...

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NEC PHILIPS AND TIGER COMMUNICATIONS PARTNER IN HOSPITALITY SOLUTIONS

Hilversum, The Netherlands, September 8, 2008 – NEC Philips Unified Solutions and Tiger Communications have announced a partnership in bringing an extended portfolio of Hospitality solutions to the market. This partnership will enable NEC Philips to further strengthen its Hospitality market drive, offering hotels and hotel-chains a richer choice of ...

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NEC PHILIPS UNIFIED SOLUTIONS ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE PERSONNEL CHANGES

Hilversum, The Netherlands, August 29, 2008 – NEC Philips Unified Solutions (NEC Philips) today announced the following executive personnel changes that will become effective as of September 1, 2008.  After having led Philips Business Communications and subsequently NEC Philips for over 5 years, Ad Ketelaars will conclude his assignment with the company as of September 1, ...

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NEC PHILIPS’ SIP SERVER EXTENDS SIP SCALABILITY AND FUNCTIONALITY OF SOPHO IS3000

Hilversum, The Netherlands, June 16, 2008 – NEC Philips Unified Solutions (NEC Philips) has introduced a new release of SIP@Net, enhancing the SIP functionality of its SOPHO iS3000 Series and extending its scalability in supporting SIP extensions, SIP trunking and SIP based networking by means of a dedicated SIP server. SIP server extends existing networks with up to ...

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NEC PHILIPS MAKES SEAMLESS ENTERPRISE MOBILITY A REALITY WITH NEXT RELEASE OF UNIVERGE ASSURED MOBILITY

ilversum, The Netherlands –  April 24, 2008  –  With the introduction of a latest release of UNIVERGE Assured Mobility, NEC Philips Unified Solutions introduces significant enhancements to its Voice over Wireless LAN (WLAN) solution, making seamless enterprise mobility a reality. The new release adds enhanced functionality, a new Access ...

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ASSONO HUNGARY SELECTS NEC PHILIPS TO SUPPLY COMMUNICATION PRODUCTS TO THE HUNGARIAN MARKET

Hilversum, The Netherlands & Budapast, Hungary, April 9, 2008 – Assono Hungary, a Hungarian reseller and integrator of medium and large-sized PBX systems (formerly named Assono Ericsson and Damovo Hungary) has chosen NEC Philips Unified Solutions as its supplier of SME PBX systems and IP DECT solutions for the Hungarian market. Assono Hungary extends its ...

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NEC PHILIPS STRENGTHENS DANISH CHANNEL SALES WITH TRANSFER OF DIRECT SALES ACTIVITY TO NW GRUPPEN

Hilversum, The Netherlands –  March 31, 2008  –  NEC Philips Unified Solutions (NEC Philips) today announced the transfer of its Danish direct sales and service activities to NW Gruppen, a leading provider of ICT solutions in Denmark, and the formation of a dedicated channel team in Copenhagen to support the company’s indirect sales activities ...

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NEC PHILIPS’ NEW BUSINESS CONNECT RELEASE 3.1 ENHANCES UNIFIED MESSAGING

Hilversum, The Netherlands –  March 18, 2008  –  NEC Philips Unified Solutions expands market opportunities for its Business ConneCT all-in-one communications suite with the introduction of the new Release 3.1.   With Release 3.1 the Unified Messaging capabilities of Business ConneCT have been significantly enhanced to create an ...

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SLICAN TO INCLUDE SIP DECT OF NEC PHILIPS IN ITS MARKET OFFER OF MOBILITY SOLUTION

Hilversum, The Netherlands – Slican, a renowned manufacturer and market leader of PBX systems in Poland, has chosen SIP DECT systems of NEC Philips Unified Solutions to extend its portfolio of mobility solutions offered to the market. Over past months Slican has investigated various options for completing its portfolio to meet the increasing need of organisations for wireless ...

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NEC PHILIPS APPOINTS RONALD SCHAPENDONK AS CHANNEL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER IN SUPPORT OF EMEA CHANNEL GROWTH STRATEGY

Hilversum, The Netherlands, February 20, 2008 - NEC Philips Unified Solutions has appointed Ronald Schapendonk as Channel Development Manager. This new appointment clearly supports NEC Philips’ ambition to further develop its portfolio and propositions to channel partners in EMEA.  Ronald Schapendonk (38) has extensive experience in the Telecom and ICT industry, having held ...

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NEC PHILIPS STRENGTHENS HOSPITALITY MARKET DRIVE WITH NEW SENIOR APPOINTMENT

NEC Philips Unified Solutions has appointed Kees van Donk as Director Hospitality Market EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa). This new assignment supports NEC Philips’ clear ambition to expand its market position in providing world class communications solutions to the hospitality sector in EMEA. Van Donk will lead the company’s Hospitality team and be responsible ...

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NEC UNVEILS UNIVERGE®360 - UNIQUE COMMUNICATION MODEL AIMED AT HELPING COMPANIES UNIFY BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS

Tokyo, February 6, 2008 — NEC Corporation, a global leader in enterprise business communications, today announced UNIVERGE360 that enables businesses to fully integrate employee roles with automated business processes, resulting in a unified organization. NEC will combine new and existing infrastructure, applications, software, services and partnerships to implement the ...

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IBM AND NEC TO DELIVER UNIFIED COMMUNICATIONS AND COLLABORATION TO BUSINESSES AROUND THE WORLD

Tokyo, January 21, 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, a global market leader in enterprise communications, will integrate its UNIVERGE® IP communication servers with the IBM Lotus® Sametime® 8.0 collaboration platform, ...

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