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NEC Showcases a Wide Spectrum of Solutions for Middle East SMB and Enterprise Markets with an Enhanced Presence at Gitex 2011

Highlighting Unified Communications, IT technologies and security solutions - Display solutions showcased at the inaugural Infocomm Middle East & Africa

Tokyo, October 3, 2011 – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE:6701) will once again be present at Gitex Technology Week, scheduled to run between October 9-13, 2011, and will showcase its wide spectrum of business solutions for SMB and Enterprise markets at its new and larger stand Z-D10 in Gulfcomms. NEC will also be joined by its security solutions division this year. In addition to ...

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NEC awards top performers at 2011 EMEA Partner Conference

EMEA business partners confirm that NEC’s growing market presence and rich solutions are clearly those of a global leader that is here to stay

Hilversum, 5 October 2011 – At the NEC EMEA Partner Conference 2011 held in Valencia from September 28th till September 30th, NEC awarded its top performing business partners for their excellent business performance in various categories over the past year. At the conference, which brought together NEC’s major distributors and key business ...

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NEC Unified Solutions appoints ENCOM to expand further into North Africa

Morocco, 29 March 2011 – NEC Unified Solutions, specialists in communication solutions for small, medium and large enterprises in both the private and public sectors, has appointed ENCOM as business partner in Morocco. ENCOM will be distributing NEC’s complete range of solutions including its UNIVERGE SV8000 Series communication servers as well as applications ...

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UAE Ministry of Public Works selects NEC Unified Solutions for new hospital in Umm Al Quwain

NEC partner, Alliance Communication Solutions, first to win and install new UNIVERGE SV8500 IP Unified Communications in the United Arab Emirates

Umm Al Quwain, UAE, 2 March 2011 – NEC Unified Solutions, specialists in communication solutions for small, medium and large enterprises in both the private and public sectors, has been selected by UAE’s Ministry of Public Works (MOPW) to deliver its communications solutions in the new state-of-the-art hospital in Umm Al Quwain (UAQ), scheduled to be open ...

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NEC to provide Ministry of Communications & Works of Cyprus with advanced telecom solutions

Technological superiority and team work were decisive factors in selection process

Hilversum, Athens, 9 February 2011 – The Ministry of Communications & Works of Cyprus has commissioned NEC Unified Solutions to supply and install new telecommunication platforms to various governmental institutes and departments over the coming two years. NEC will provide the different government bodies as per their need with communication solutions ...

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NEC UNIVERGE® SV8000 series communications servers get Skype Connect certified

Hilversum, 11 August 2011 - NEC Unified Solutions (NEC), a leading provider and integrator of advanced communication and IT solutions, today announced that its UNIVERGE SV8000 Series communications servers has been certified with Skype Connect, a business solution that can enable companies to save on monthly communications costs and connect employees with the ...

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NEC presents integrated on-board communications at Cruise Shipping Miami

Innovative solutions maximize staff efficiency and optimize service to guests

Hilversum, Miami, March 14, 2011 – NEC today announced that at Cruise Shipping Miami, the world's most important and largest annual meeting for the cruise industry, it is presenting a broad spectrum of integrated communication solutions specifically aimed at enhancing staff efficiency and guest services on board ships. Martin van ...

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NEC launches campaign to drive the benefits of VoIP offered by UNIVERGE DT700 terminals across all platforms

Specially discounted terminal pricing lowers threshold for customers to take full advantage of SIP in combination with rich system set functionality

Hilversum, 13 September 2011 - NEC Unified Solutions today announced the launch of a special sales campaign directed at boosting sales of its UNIVERGE DT700 Desktop IP terminals across all UNIVERGE SV8100, SV8300, SV8500, SV7000 and SIP@Net communication servers. NEC’s UNIVERGE DT700 terminals combine the benefits of SIP with all the ...

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Ronald Rubens appointed Vice President Portfolio & Applications at NEC Unified Solutions

Leadership team strengthened in support of NEC’s EMEA growth ambitions in IT and Communications

Hilversum, 7 February 2011 – NEC Unified Solutions has appointed Ronald Rubens as Vice President Portfolio & Applications as per 1st February 2011. The new management position has been established in support of the company’s growth strategy in the EMEA market for IT/Networking and Communications solutions. As a member of the NEC Unified ...

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NEC UNIVERGE SV8500 Now Certified with Verizon IP Trunking Service

Business customers can now enjoy cost and management benefits of NEC’s enterprise communications servers with IP Trunking service from Verizon in U.S. and Europe

IRVING, TX – May 19 and TOKYO – May 20, 2011 – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701), today announced that the UNIVERGE SV8500 Communications Servers are now certified with Verizon’s award-winning IP Trunking Service. With NEC and Verizon, companies can now more easily manage their networks and control operating costs with centralized and ...

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NEC’s IP Communications and Ekahau’s Location Tracking improve emergency response time at Swiss Psychiatric Hospital

Staff and Patient safety enhanced considerably by application of latest technologies

Hilversum (NL), Reston (USA), 17 February 2011 – NEC Unified Solutions and Ekahau Inc., worldwide leader in high performance Wi-Fi-based Real Time Location Systems (RTLS), today announced that Klinik St. Pirminsberg in Pfäfers, Switzerland, has implemented NEC’s IP communications solutions in conjunction with Ekahau RTLS to ensure staff safety and improve emergency response ...

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NEC launches smart communications for smaller businesses in EMEA

Cost-effective, highly efficient IP-enabled solution expected to bolster market share

Hilversum, 17 May 2011 – NEC Unified Solutions, a leading provider of IT and communication solutions, is launching a new SL series of smart communication servers in EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa), specifically directed at smaller businesses. The SL is an intelligent cost-effective telecommunication solution that packs affordability, efficiency, IP-telephony and ecology ...

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NEC showcases advanced solutions for the Healthcare sector at Zorg & ict

NEC’s Innovation for Life offers solutions for Care and Cure

Visit us at our stand no. 09.B071 at Zorg & ict 2011, Utrecht Hilversum, March 1, 2011 – NEC today announced that at Zorg & ict 2011 it will be presenting a broad spectrum of state-of-the-art solutions specifically aimed at enhancing efficiency and quality of care in the healthcare sector. Zorg & ict is the annual ...

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NEC and Polycom equip Small and Medium Businesses with Desktop Video Conferencing for Enhanced Collaboration

Desktop video, already on iS3000 / SIP@Net, now available on UNIVERGE SV8000

Hilversum, 11 April 2011 – NEC Unified Solutions, a leading provider of IT and communication solutions, has added enhanced desktop video conferencing and collaboration capabilities to its UNIVERGE SV8000 communications servers. By interworking with Polycom’s VVX1500 business media phone, video, HD voice and integrated applications can now be incorporated on ...

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NEC to demonstrate Unified Communications & Collaboration for IT Architectures and Rich Internet Applications at Enterprise Connect

Orlando, FL, and Tokyo, Japan, February 28, 2011 - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced it is demonstrating a new Unified Communications & Collaboration (UC&C) software architecture at the Enterprise Connect exhibition in Orlando, Florida. Located in booth 609, NEC is showcasing a virtualized platform that utilizes the latest in Rich Internet Applications ...

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Celebrity Cruises’ newest cruise ship Celebrity Silhouette sets sail with NEC’s advanced IP DECT-based mobile communications onboard

Tokyo & Hilversum, August 2, 2011 – NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) announced today that NEC Unified Solutions, a unit responsible for communications solutions for enterprises in Europe, Middle East, and Africa under NEC Europe Ltd., has successfully installed an advanced IP DECT-based mobile communications system onboard ...

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NEC Leverages its Activities in EMEA with Consistent Branding and Synergies of its Subsidiaries Across the Region

EMEA customers to benefit from strengthened products and services

London and Hilversum, March 31 2011 – NEC Europe Ltd, a subsidiary of NEC Corporation (NEC), announced today that it is aligning its pan-EMEA (Europe Middle East & Africa) country operations to leverage its solutions. Customers across the carrier, public and enterprise markets will benefit from further synergies across NEC’s rich portfolio. NEC will form one single ...

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NEC introduces virtualized Unified Communications and Contact Center solution with latest release of Business ConneCT

Data centers and cloud environments to benefit from high availability and lower TCO, while real-time statistics and mobile UC client applications enhance business productivity

Hilversum, 5 July 2011 - NEC Unified Solutions today announced the availability of Release 5.1 of the company’s acclaimed all-in-one UC solution Business ConneCT. This latest version offers organisations significantly enriched Unified Communications, Contact Center and Operator Attendant functionality, while the support of virtual environments based on VMware ...

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