Businessweek

NEC Corporation provides information technology and networking solutions to the public sector, corporations, and communications service providers primarily in Japan, Asia, and Europe. Segments The company’s segments include IT Services Business, IT Products Business, Network Systems Business, Social Infrastructure Business, Personal Solutions Business, and Electron Devices Business. IT Services Business This segment supplies government agencies and private-sector companies with a range of IT services covering systems implementation, maintenance and support, and outsourcing. IT Products Business This segment supplies customers with products essential to the implementation of IT systems, including servers, supercomputers, storage equipment and software. It provides IA servers, UniX servers, mainframe computers, supercomputers, storage products, professional workstations, and computer software (operating systems, middleware, application software). Network Systems Business This segment supplies equipment required in network implementation to communications service providers and corporate customers, along with network control platform systems and operating services. Social Infrastructure Business This segment supplies industrial systems that support social infrastructure, including broadcasting systems, artificial satellites and integrated CCTV surveillance systems for airports and local governments, as well as other security-related systems that enhance public safety. The company provides broadcasting systems and video equipment, control systems, transportation systems, aerospace and defense systems, and fire and disaster prevention systems. Personal Solutions Business This segment provides mobile handsets, personal computers and other terminals that channel individuals to the ubiquitous networking society, as well as BiglOBE Internet services. It also provides personal communications equipment and displays solutions. Electron Devices Business This segment provides the semiconductors, electronic components and other products that play a vital role in realizing higher performance devices mainly for manufacturers involved in digital consumer and automobiles. Significant Events The company and Intel Corporation are jointly developing high performance computing (HPC) system technologies that would push the boundaries of supercomputing performance. History NEC Corporation was founded in 1898.