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NEC Corporation of America
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryElectronics, information technology, telecommunications
FoundedJuly 1, 2006; 18 years ago (2006-07-01)
Headquarters
Irving, Texas
,
United States[1]
Area served
United States
ParentNEC
Subsidiaries
  • NEC Information Analytical Group (IAG)
  • NEC Laboratories America
  • NEC Financial Services
Websitewww.necam.com

NEC Corporation of America (NECAM) is the principal subsidiary of the multinational IT company NEC in the United States.

NEC Corporation of America was formed on July 1, 2006, from the combined operations of NEC America, NEC Solutions (America) and NEC USA.[2]

History

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NEC America Inc.

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NEC America Inc, originally known as Nippon Electric New York, was incorporated in 1963.[3]

NEC Home Electronics (USA), Inc.

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NEC Home Electronics (USA), Inc. was established in October 1981.[4][5]

HNSX Supercomputers

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In October 1986, NEC formed a joint venture with Honeywell, HNSX Supercomputers, to sell NEC's supercomputers in the United States and Canada.[6] In October 1989, Honeywell agreed to sell its share in HNSX Supercomputers to NEC.[7]

In April 1997 HNSX Supercomputers and Fujitsu were jointly found guilty of dumping by bidding below cost in order to sell a supercomputer to the National Center for Atmospheric Research.[8] In September 1997 the United States International Trade Commission found that Cray had been financially injured by the pricing practices of HNSX Supercomputers and Fujitsu.[9] Cray later took over the operations of HNSX, and acquired rights to sell NEC supercomputers in the US, in February 2001.[10]

NEC Research Institute

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NEC established its US research lab, NEC Research Institute in South Brunswick, Princeton, New Jersey in 1988.[11][12]

NEC Technologies, Inc.

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In November 1989, NEC announced that it would merge NEC Home Electronics (USA) with NEC Information Systems, Inc. to form NEC Technologies, Inc.[13]

NEC Laboratories America

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NEC Laboratories America was created in November 2002 through the merger of NEC Research Institute and NEC USA's Computer and Communications Research Laboratory.[14] NEC Laboratories succeeded in sending over 100 terabits of information per second through a single optical fibre in April 2011, establishing a new world record.[15]

NEC Solutions (America), Inc.

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On April 1, 2002, NEC announced that NEC Technologies, Inc. would be merged with NEC Computers Inc. and NEC Systems, Inc. to form NEC Solutions (America), Inc.[16]

NEC Corporation of America

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NEC Corporation of America was formed on July 1, 2006, from the combined operations of NEC America, NEC Solutions (America) and NEC USA.[2]

Operations

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Subsidiaries of NEC Corporation of America include:[17]

  • NEC Laboratories America – a research facility based in Princeton, NJ focused on technology research and early market validation.
  • NEC Financial Services, LLC. – a company which offers financing services supporting the sale of products to businesses in the United States.

Products and services

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NEC Corporation of America's products and services include:[18]

  • automated fingerprint identification systems
  • carrier professional services
  • document solutions equipment[clarification needed]
  • enterprise communications equipment
  • enterprise content management
  • openflow networking equipment
  • identity management
  • leasing and financial services
  • microwave radio equipment
  • optical networking equipment
  • Business Intelligence, Corporate Performance Management
  • Data warehousing, Master Data Management
  • Predictive Analytic services, Big Data
  • retail applications
  • servers
  • software
  • storage equipment

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Locations". NEC Corporation of America. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  2. ^ a b "History". NEC Corporation of America. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  3. ^ Kaisha, Nihon Denki Kabushiki (1984), NEC Corporation, The First 80 Years, ISBN 4-931172-01-6, retrieved 12 November 2011
  4. ^ "NEC Introduces High-Speed Printer". Computerworld. 1981-10-19. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  5. ^ "Supershorts". Computerworld. 1981-11-02. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  6. ^ "Honeywell to Sell Its Stake in Joint Venture to NEC". Los Angeles Times. 3 October 1989. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  7. ^ "Honeywell to Sell Its Stake in Joint Venture to NEC". Los Angeles Times. 3 October 1989. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  8. ^ "U.S. Finds Supercomputer Dumping by 2 Japan Makers". The New York Times. 1 April 1997. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  9. ^ "U.S. Trade Sanctions Appealed by NEC". The New York Times. 6 November 1997. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  10. ^ Rosencrance, Linda (2001-02-28). "NEC and Cray team up, ending long-running supercomputer feud". Computerworld. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  11. ^ "New Companies Bring Research To 'Video Valley'". The New York Times. 5 July 1992. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  12. ^ "Japanese Labs in U.S. Luring America's Computer Experts". The New York Times. 11 November 1990. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  13. ^ "NEC merger seeks to unify product lines". Computerworld. 1989-11-13. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  14. ^ "Overview". NEC Laboratories. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  15. ^ "Ultrafast fibre optics set new speed record". New Scientist. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  16. ^ "NEC SOLUTIONS (AMERICA), INC. LAUNCHED TODAY FORMED FROM INTEGRATION OF THREE NEC COMPANIES". NEC. 2002-04-01. Archived from the original on 2002-12-05. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  17. ^ "Subsidiaries". NEC Corporation of America. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  18. ^ "Products and services". NEC Corporation of America. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
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