2021 Press Announcements
NEC Holds #1 Position For 7 Years In A Row As Worldwide Leader In SMB Business Phone Systems
December 20, 2021 - MZA's reporting on the global Call Control market (excluding Multi-Tenant UCaaS voice solutions) shows that NEC has led all vendors in global shipments in the SMB segment (less than 100 licences) for the last 7 years.
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NEC’s Newly Integrated UNIVERGE BLUE® CONNECT & ENGAGE Elevates Customer Experience, Business Communications & Teamwork
December 1, 2021 - A new integration of two of UNIVERGE BLUE CLOUD SERVICES - CONNECT and ENGAGE - to provide users a single application for employee collaboration and superior customer communications.
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NEC Takes On-premises Phone Systems To The Cloud With UNIVERGE BLUE® CONNECT BRIDGE
November 17, 2021 - An innovative solution that builds on NEC’s UNIVERGE BLUE CLOUD SERVICES and enables existing on-premises NEC phone systems to leverage the power of cloud-based services and solutions while maintaining their existing NEC infrastructure and protect investments.
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NEC Expands Global Partnership with Intermedia Cloud Communications
November 2, 2021 - This includes extension of contract term, launch of UNIVERGE BLUE® CONNECT BRIDGE solution, and $40M commitment to invest in intermedia shares concurrently with planned IPO.
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Dr. Kathleen Kiernan Announced As Permanent President of NEC National Security Systems
September 29, 2021 - Dr. Kathleen Kiernan will assume the office of President at NEC National Security Systems (NEC NSS) and brings three decades of federal law enforcement experience to NEC's FOCI-mitigated subsidiary.
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NEC To Host NEC Visionary Week 2021
August 16, 2021 - NEC Corporation announced the Global Program for NEC Visionary Week 2021, an online annual event where NEC will present a shared vision of the future that highlights its latest technologies, solutions and customer case studies from various business domains.
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TBI Adds NEC Corporation of America to Provider Portfolio
July 12, 2021 - TBI, the nation’s leading technology brokerage firm, announces the addition of NEC to their provider portfolio, growing both NEC’s and TBI’s UNIVERGE BLUE® CLOUD SERVICES business.
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NEC Corporation of America Teams Up with Telecom Consulting Group (TCG) To Expand Its UNIVERGE BLUE® CLOUD SERVICES Business
June 23, 2021 - NEC Corporation of America is pleased to welcome Telecom Consulting Group (TCG) as a Master Agent and with over 30 years of experience and 5,000 agents nationwide TCG will play a valuable role in helping NEC expand its cloud services.
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Star Alliance, NEC & SITA Sign Teaming Agreement, Paving The Way To Expand Touchless Journeys Across Member Airlines
June 15, 2021 - Frequent flyer program customers of Star Alliance member airlines will soon be able to use their biometric identity across any participating airline at any participating airport following a new agreement between the world’s largest airline alliance, NEC Corporation and SITA.
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NEC Continues Global Launch of UNIVERGE BLUE® Cloud Platform Services to the UK Market
June 3, 2021 - Release of cloud-based unified communications and contact centre solutions represents the next step in the global expansion of NEC’s ‘stress-free cloud experience’
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NEC Corporation of America Announces The Release Of UNIVERGE BLUE® CONNECT "WITH" & "FOR" Microsoft® Teams® Packages
May 26, 2021 - NEC Corporation of America announces the availability of two new cloud-based unified communications packages for customers who have deployed Microsoft Teams in various capacities.
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NEC & Hawaii Department Of Transportation Complete Latest Phase Of Airport Thermal Screening Project
May 17, 2021 - NEC Corporation, NEC Corporation of America and the Hawaii Department of Transportation announced the operation of Phase III of the thermal temperature screening and facial imaging project at Hawaii's five major airports that accept trans-Pacific flights.
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NEC Corporation of America Launches FOCI-Mitigated Subsidiary To Provide Advanced Technology Solutions To The US Government
May 5, 2021 - NEC NSS provides access to world class biometric and identity, artificial intelligence, machine learning and computer vision applications.
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NEC Corporation Of America Honored With 5-Star Rating In The 2021 CRN® Partner Program Guide
March 29, 2021 - The CRN 2021 Partner Program Guide provides a definitive list of the most distinguished partner programs from leading technology companies that provide products and services through the IT Channel.
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Frost & Sullivan Recognizes NEC With The 2020 Global Biometrics In Security Market Growth Innovation & Leadership Excellence Frost Radar™ Award
March 17, 2021 - The award reflects NEC's pivot toward biometric solutions, which are providing the company with significant growth opportunities with which to develop new, large-scale identity solutions and use cases outside of traditional biometric markets.
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NEC Tops Competition In Identifying Subjects Wearing Face Masks At DHS 2020 Biometric Technology Rally
March 9, 2021 - An algorithm submitted by NEC Corporation of America outpaced all competition in correctly matching images of subjects wearing face masks at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate 2020 Biometric Technology Rally.
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NEC Canada Welcomes Combat Networks As An Official Reseller
March 2, 2021 - NEC Canada, Inc. announced that Combat Networks has become a strategic reseller of the all-new UNIVERGE® BLUE CLOUD SERVICES
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Lockheed Martin & NEC Put AI To Work On Programs Like NASA’s Artemis Mission
March 2, 2021 - Lockheed Martin and NEC Corporation have signed a joint collaboration agreement to extend their partnership utilizing NEC’s System Invariant Analysis Technology (SIAT) and are also finalizing a licensing agreement with a multi-year option.
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Telestax Announces Strategic Agreement With NEC
January 27, 2021 - Telestax, the leading provider of CPaaS enablement to global communications companies, announced a strategic agreement with NEC Corporation of America to bring CPaaS functionality to their extensive customer base and channel partner network.
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