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ADVANTAGES OF IMPLEMENTING
UNIVERGE PF SERIES:
INSTALLATION SPACE
(CORE SWITCH, ETC.)
(U: Unit)
POWER CONSUMPTION
(kW)
SWITCHING TIME IN THE
EVENT OF DISRUPTION
(Seconds)
Reduction by
approx. 70%
Reduction by
approx. 80%
Reduction by
approx. 98%
software “WebSAM” was also ranked No. 1 in a customer
satisfaction survey*2 for the second straight year.
FOR FURTHER GROWTH
Despite an uncertain outlook due to concerns about a
recession in Europe and other factors, IT investment by
customers in Japan, which had been curtailed since the
Lehman Brothers bankruptcy and the Great East Japan
Earthquake, has started to show signs of gradual recovery.
In anticipation of medium-term market developments, such
as progress on the shift to cloud computing and expanding
demand for IT systems in emerging countries, NEC will
accelerate measures for future growth. Efforts will be focused
on expanding the services business and global business.
To expand the services business, NEC will enhance its
lineup of platform products supporting the delivery of
services. In addition, NEC has opened data centers in
Kansai and Hokkaido. In the hardware business, NEC will
contribute to power conservation efforts by supplying
servers, storage and other hardware that can operate in a
40ºC environment, which is 5ºC higher than the general
operating temperature limit for such equipment. In the
software business, NEC aims to help customers enhance
management and create new business using Big Data,
which continues to increase tremendously. To this end, NEC
is working to increase sales of database software
“InfoFrame” that achieves flexible scalability and high
reliability through its competitive technology.
Furthermore, NEC will provide comprehensive support
ranging from design to operation of customers’ IT assets.
Measures include development of solutions for specific
business sectors and operations through a
strategic cloud business partnership with
Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. for large enterprises,
and stronger collaboration in integrated
operation and management of systems with
Oracle Corporation Japan.
Eyeing expansion of global business, NEC
aims to provide support to Japanese companies
seeking to enter overseas markets as their
strategic partner, with emphasis on companies
in the manufacturing and distribution sectors.
One example is a cloud oriented accounting service
delivered to Sanden Corporation as a global accounting
system. NEC plans to roll out this system at their overseas
subsidiaries going forward.
Moreover, NEC will continue to strengthen business
development based on globally competitive products and
services. These include solutions utilizing NEC’s world-class
biometrics technologies, such as fingerprint identification
and face recognition. Another example is point-of-sale
(POS) systems, for which orders are increasing overseas
from major convenience store operators in Indonesia and
Mexico, among other customers.
Through the foregoing measures, the IT services and
platform businesses will work as one and combine their
expertise in specific business sectors and operations
developed over the years, as well as technologies and
products where their strengths lie. The goal is to further
enhance and promote the supply of value-added solutions
from the customer’s viewpoint.
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•฀฀Installation฀space฀and฀power฀
consumption: Reduced by 70-80%
•฀฀Switchover฀time฀in฀the฀event฀of฀a฀
disruption: Less than 1 second
•฀฀Dramatic฀reduction฀in฀operating฀costs
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NEC Corporation
Annual Report 2012