Hilversum/Waardenburg, February 15, 2011 – Kender Thijssen Telecom and NEC Unified Solutions have announced to cooperate in providing integrated communications solutions to medium and large organizations in the Netherlands.

Ronald Knoop, General Manager of Kender Thijssen Telecom, commented: "For Kender Thijssen cooperating with NEC is a logical step as part of our ambitious growth strategy. Especially in the large enterprise market segment, where we as Kender Thijssen are a leading player, we see the cooperation with NEC as an important complement to our existing portfolio. The telecoms portfolio of NEC has proved itself over past decades and provides an exceptionally strong offer in the area of Unified Communications and mobility. Users of NEC solutions are usually very loyal to their supplier because NEC ensures that reliability and innovation go hand in hand. For us this provides an excellent basis for sustainable customer loyalty. Within Kender Thijssen there is meanwhile a special team operational with in-depth knowledge of the NEC portfolio. We can therefore serve future customers with excellent quality services."

Tonko Wedda, Managing Director Benelux of NEC Unified Solutions ads: "We are delighted to be working together with Kender Thijssen. Their background as a full-service IT provider strengthens our channel to market in the Netherlands. ICT knowledge and expertise are becoming increasingly important, since virtualization, security and application integration have become commonplace in our business. In the more than thirty years that Kender Thijssen exists, they have proven to be an extremely competent partner in implementing total solutions. Customers will not only be able to take advantage of their broad expertise, but also of the services of the other parts of Detron ICT & Telecom to which Kender Thijssen Telecom belongs. Kender Thijssen’s proposition matches perfectly with the DNA of NEC. We are a global provider of innovative technologies, and a top three player in the field of business communications. Our joining force with Kender Thijssen means a significant impulse to the Dutch market."