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NEC Achieves Annual Energy Savings of up to 62% Over Conventional PCs

JCN Newswires, April 7, 2008

NEC's enhanced VirtualPCCenter thin client system has been developed to respond to these evolving market trends, and represents an integral part of NEC's environment-conscious business approach.

"NEC's newly enhanced VirtualPCCenter solution delivers virtual desktops that are faster to deploy, less costly to maintain and manage, and more secure than traditional PCs," says Jeff Jennings, Vice President of Desktop Products and Solutions at VMware. "Our customers will appreciate VirtualPCCenter's enhanced management capabilities, energy-efficient technology and rich multimedia end-user experience delivered in a simplified, packaged VMware virtual desktop."

For detailed information on new products, please see:

- Express5800/120Rj-2 VPCC, http://www.nec.co.jp/press/en/0804/0701-01.html

- US110E, http://www.nec.co.jp/press/en/0804/0701-02.html

- US300, http://www.nec.co.jp/press/en/0804/0701-03.html

* NEC Electronics is either a registered trademark or trademark of NEC Electronics Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other registered trademarks or trademarks are property of their respective owners.

(1) NEC estimate based on a system configuration of 200 thin client terminals

(2) CO2 absorption volume based on figures published by the Federation of Electric Power Companies of Japan. Data from the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute's Bureau of Climate Change has been used to calculate the forest area equivalent.

(3) For US110 Thin Client Terminals. Not including the cost of client OS.

(4) For US110E Thin Client Terminals. Not including the cost of client OS.

(5) One-time passwords: A user authentication technology that creates one-time, "disposable" passwords so that users can change passwords each time the system is used.

(6) Support for VoIP and high-quality graphic functions in Vista(R) environments will be sold separately at a later date.

About NEC Corporation

NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) is one of the world's leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise 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. For additional information, please visit the NEC home page at: http://www.nec.com

Source: NEC Corporation

Contact:

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Mitsumasa Fukumoto
NEC Corporation
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Denise Garibaldi
NEC Electronics America, Inc.
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Europe
Oliver Luettgen
NEC Electronics Europe
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