NEC secures real Asian expansion with 500 units for the Virtual PC Centre

Strengthening NEC's Asian sales network: Aim to retain orders from 300 companies by 2010

TOKYO and London, July 10, 2008 - NEC Corporation has reinforced the international sales of its thin client Virtual PC Center by generating new worldwide orders for the system in the first half of 2008, including 500 units from 10 Japanese companies based throughout Asia.

Regionally, companies across Asia are now being faced with a myriad of business challenges that include protective measures against threats to information as well as health concerns that threaten personnel. These conditions have drawn increasing attention towards the benefits of thin client systems, which concentrate assets in a central server. The server interacts with remote devices that are free from data and/or applications, which strengthens business continuity, increases efficiency, lowers the cost of system management and improves internal controls.

NEC's thin client system, the Virtual PC Center, is capable of converting conventional PCs into virtual machines that retain user friendliness and benefit from the reliability of a small number or integrated servers. The systems maximize IT resources and efficiency, in addition to earning high regard for domestic and international performance. The latest orders for NEC's Virtual PC Center will offer comprehensive capabilities, dependability and highly assessed field support for companies that operate throughout Asia, including Japanese corporations located in Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, China and Taiwan.

Regional Asian orders of the Virtual PC Center 　　

Thai Wire & Cable Services Co., Ltd. (TWCS) (Thailand) (note *1) Strengthened the security of personnel and payroll information by introducing 120 thin client devices (US110) to factory staff. Services are scheduled to expand following the opening of a new factory.

Mitsiam Motors Co., Ltd. (Thailand) (note *2) Introduced 120 office-based thin client devices (US110) to reinforce security and improve the efficiency of system management (reduced TCO). Significantly reduced the number of personnel hours required to reconfigure systems in response to an office relocation. 150 new orders are anticipated in the future.

Currently, there are a growing number of approximately 10,000 Japanese companies with business operations throughout Asia. As business continuity develops, security strengthens and TCO declines, it is expected that IT investment in these markets will continue to grow.

In order to capitalize on NEC's recent success and to strengthen the company's thin client business, NEC is scheduled to establish a 100 person sales team within the next 3 years. The team is expected to stimulate new sales with customers reaching across Asia, and has aimed to secure orders from 300 companies by the end of 2010.

NEC is also seeking to accelerate thin client business in North America, Europe and domestically in Japan.

(note *1) A subsidiary of HAYAKAWA DENSEN KOGYO Co., Ltd.

(note *2) A subsidiary of MITSUI & CO., LTD.