• 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 Gulfcomms, NEC will present its advanced display solutions at the inaugural Infocomm Middle East & Africa as well, also part of Gitex 2011. NEC is expanding its distribution network across the region in each of these solution areas and is seeking to meet potential new business partners at the show.

This year at Gitex, NEC will demonstrate its latest communications solutions. Focus will be on the latest voice, data and video technologies over converged networks, using desktop and mobile endpoints for real-time collaborative working, combined with the latest messaging, presence management and contact centre applications. In the area of IT solutions for business and enterprise communications, NEC will be showing fault tolerant and scalable enterprise servers, storage solutions, security solutions and displays.

Frits Neyndorff, Vice President of NEC Unified Solutions for Middle-East & Africa, said: “2010 and 2011 (so far) have been very productive years for us and we are adamant to further expand our presence in the region. Our presence at Gitex will allow us to explore these possibilities and continue conversations with existing and potential partners to determine growth areas. Having such a rich breadth and depth of products and solutions on show supports our strong message to our partners and customers in the region.”

Annick Reyngoudt, Senior Marketing Manager EMEA for NEC IT Platform Solutions (NEC ITPS), added, “As a company we have evolved in terms of technology and product offerings. We are now expanding our channel partnerships to include those that are a part of our new focus and to develop their business with ours. As always, we will continue working closely with our existing partners as we seek promising opportunities in new market segments and partners to tap into these vertical business sectors.”

NEC security solutions will be highlighting modular security solutions that integrate multi-biometric identification, video surveillance and facial recognition technology. NEC will also share details of its vehicle license plate matching system that confirms authorized access against a registered database.

“As a leading supplier of professional display solutions to the AV industry, Infocom ME is an excellent opportunity for us to launch a new range of these solutions,” said Ian Gobey, General Manager Middle East & Africa, NEC Display Solutions Europe. “NEC Display Solutions’ investment in Infocom is just one element of the regional investment plan for our NEC business unit that includes expansion of our local office and training facilities in the UAE.”
NEC will display a new range of products that include new high output projectors, LED backlight, LED Video Wall solutions and next generation LED LCD large format displays.
NEC is available at:

• Stand No. Z-D10, Zabeel Hall (Unified Solutions, ITPS & Security Solutions)
• Stand C8-20, Hall 8 (Display Solutions)

About NEC Unified Solutions, EMEA

NEC Unified Solutions specialises in providing communications solutions to small, medium and large enterprises in both the private and public sectors. Designed for open connectivity, high availability and flexible growth, these solutions incorporate the latest voice, data and video technologies and enable real-time, collaborative working, increased productivity and significantly improved customer satisfaction. Serving customers through a network of direct sales organisations, business partners and value-added resellers, NEC Unified Solutions fosters a company-wide culture of customer dedication, flexibility and excellence throughout the EMEA (Europe, Middle East & Africa) region. For more information, please visit: http://www.nec-unified.com.

About NEC IT Platform Solutions, EMEA

NEC IT Platform Solutions provides businesses with servers, storage, software and virtualized desktops that enable its customers to maximize business efficiency and performance and improve profitability. It works with its customers to deliver tailored, innovative solutions from a broad portfolio of products and solutions with short ROI and lower TCO. In addition, NEC IT Platform Solutions provides enhanced high availability solutions such as the NEC Fault Tolerant Servers and NEC Express Cluster Software. NEC IT Platform Solutions has its headquarters in Paris, France for the EMEA region and works in conjunction with NEC’s businesses worldwide.

About NEC Display Solutions Europe

NEC Display Solutions Europe GmbH has its European headquarters in Munich, Germany and is responsible for all business activities in EMEA, divided into the five sales regions Northern Europe, Central and Central East Europe, Western and South Europe/Mediterranean, Commonwealth of Independent States and Middle East/Africa. NEC Display Solutions benefits from the technological know-how and technologies of the NEC Corporation and, with its own Research and Development, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers offering
the widest product range of display solutions in the market. The display product portfolio ranges from entry-level to professional and speciality desktop LCDs, via large-size Public Displays for Digital and Retail Signage. The Projector range offers products for all needs, from portable devices via business projectors to products for permanent operation (such as PoS applications) and digital cinema projectors. Further information can be found online at: www.nec-display-solutions.com

About NEC Corporation

NEC Corporation is a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies that benefit businesses and people around the world. By providing a combination of products and solutions that cross utilize the company’s experience and global resources, NEC’s advanced technologies meet the complex and ever-changing needs of its customers. NEC brings more than 100 years of expertise in technological innovation to empower people, businesses and society. For more information, visit NEC at www.nec.com.

NEC is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Other product or service marks mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. © 2011 NEC Corporation

Contact NEC  

NEC Corporation
Chris Shimizu
Tel : +81-3-3798-6511
yc-shimizu@cb.jp.nec.com

NEC Europe Ltd.
Robert van Amerongen
Tel : +31-35-689-1521
robert.van.amerongen@emea.nec.com

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