Chapter 1 Introduction; Overview Of Nec - NEC NEAX 2000 IPS Reference Manual

Chapter 1 Introduction

Overview of NEC

NEC Corporation was founded in 1899. NEC worldwide is built on a strong tradition and global
heritage. NEC was created out of a joint venture between Western Electric from America and a
Japanese investment group. Japan's first joint venture combined the technology and
manufacturing techniques of the Bell Company with the vision of Japanese investors to form
one of the oldest, established telecommunications companies in the world. NEC is one of only
a small number of companies within the world that have successfully pioneered technology
and delivered products within every major evolution of business communications systems.
NEC has a total workforce of over 202,000 people. At least 10% of NEC's employees are
either scientists or engineers. In Japan, NEC has eight major plants in or near Tokyo and 53
consolidated subsidiaries throughout Japan. NEC has 57 major plants at overseas subsidiaries
and affiliates in 19 countries. NEC's marketing network consists of approximately 420 sales
offices in Japan. Overseas, NEC has 114 marketing and service subsidiaries and affiliates in
30 countries, with 22 liaison offices in 22 countries. There are seven R&D facilities in Japan
and three subsidiaries in the United States and Germany. NEC is truly committed to the linking
of people and information through technology, with over 15,000 different products distributed
worldwide.
NEC, recognized as a worldwide leader in high technology, is one of the few companies
capable of offering a full spectrum of products and systems in computers, communications,
and semiconductor devices.
NEC first established a United States presence over 30 years ago when it opened a sales
office in New York in 1963. Since that time, NEC has broadened its operations in the United
States by expanding into manufacturing, research and software development operations, by
employing 7,000 people and by establishing extensive marketing, sales and service networks
nationwide with revenues exceeding $5.9 billion.
In 1993, NEC introduced a new corporate logo: . The logo represented the beginning of
a dynamic era in the life of a company with a distinguished past. The changing dynamics of
domestic and international markets mandate that the world's leading companies evolve with
those changes. In response to this evolution, NEC is building a more responsive business
based on the steadfast foundation of the traditional NEC business philosophy. NEC.s
organization has become a recognized leader in linking people and information through
technology. The logo evolved from the simple abbreviation of Nippon Electric Company, in the
late 1890.s, into a dynamic symbol featuring the traditional NEC letters with bold, sharp lines
expressing technology and confidence, combined with gentle curves that are associated with
humanity and friendliness. The logo has a holistic design that each letter expresses an
independent character and at the same time represents the harmony of the logo as a whole or
unit. NEC blue has been designated as the corporate color. This subtle blue was selected to
symbolize human intelligence, life, and the protection of the environment.
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