Tokyo, November 28, 2007 -NEC Corporation and NEC Asia Pte Ltd ("NEC
Asia"), the regional headquarters for NEC in the Asia Pacific region,
have agreed to collaborate with NTT Communications on SAP services in
the South East Asia region. The three companies commenced joint
marketing and sales activities today.
The new collaboration will see the three companies provide joint
outsourcing business for SAP systems. Under the deal, NTT
Communications will provide network platforms and oversee the
operation and management of hardware, such as server storage for SAP
systems held for client companies at the company's data centers. At
the same time, NEC Corporation and NEC Asia will offer development,
operation and maintenance services for SAP systems.
Client companies in the region have conventionally constructed and
operated their own in-house SAP systems. Under the new joint
outsourcing business, dedicated systems engineers from NEC Corporation
and NEC Asia will efficiently control the lifecycle of SAP systems
for client companies, with hardware securely managed at NTT
Communications data centers equipped with the most advanced security
platforms. The outsourcing will not only reduce the costs associated
with system operation and management, but also enable client companies
to utilize SAP systems to quickly respond to changes in the business
environment.
NEC boasts an outstanding sales record in South East Asia,
reinforced by its achievement in receiving the SAP Award of Excellence
2007* across six categories for SAP system sales in the Asia Region in
2006. Buoyed by this award, NEC continues to enhance its sales and
support structure for SAP systems in Asia, including China, and plans
to increase its workforce in the Asia region from 200 to 500 employees
over the next two years. The new collaboration with NTT Communications
forms an integral part of these efforts to strengthen NEC's SAP
services in the region.
As the driving force behind the collaborative services, NEC
Corporation and NEC Asia will endeavor to assist client companies in
the South East Asia region implement business innovation and enhance
competitive power.
*Awarded to Obtech Asia Pacific (based in Singapore with Mr. Michael
Lim as COO), an NEC Group company that promotes NEC's SAP services in
South-East Asia.
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all other regions of the world.
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business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its
diverse and global base of customers. NEC delivers tailored solutions
in the key fields of computer, networking and electron devices, by
integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and by
providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics
Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 150,000 people worldwide.
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