NEC Corporation of America explained

NEC Corporation of America
Location City:Irving, Texas
Location Country:United States[1]
Area Served:United States
Industry:Electronics, information technology, telecommunications
Parent:NEC

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

NEC America Inc.

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

NEC Home Electronics (USA), Inc.

NEC Home Electronics (USA), Inc. was established in October 1981.[3] [4]

HNSX Supercomputers

In October 1986, NEC formed a joint venture with Honeywell, HNSX Supercomputers, to sell NEC's supercomputers in the United States and Canada.[5] In October 1989, Honeywell agreed to sell its share in HNSX Supercomputers to NEC.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8] Cray later took over the operations of HNSX, and acquired rights to sell NEC supercomputers in the US, in February 2001.[9]

NEC Research Institute

NEC established its US research lab, NEC Research Institute in South Brunswick, Princeton, New Jersey in 1988.[10] [11]

NEC Technologies, Inc.

In November 1989, NEC announced that it would merge NEC Home Electronics (USA) with NEC Information Systems, Inc. to form NEC Technologies, Inc.[12]

NEC Laboratories America

NEC Laboratories America was created in November 2002 through the merger of NEC Research Institute and NEC USA's Computer and Communications Research Laboratory.[13] 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.[14]

NEC Solutions (America), Inc.

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.[15]

NEC Corporation of America

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

Operations

Subsidiaries of NEC Corporation of America include:[16]

Products and services

NEC Corporation of America's products and services include:[17]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Locations. 11 November 2011. NEC Corporation of America.
  2. Web site: History. 11 November 2011. NEC Corporation of America.
  3. Web site: NEC Introduces High-Speed Printer. Computerworld. 1981-10-19. 2021-07-03.
  4. Web site: Supershorts. Computerworld. 1981-11-02. 2021-07-03.
  5. News: Honeywell to Sell Its Stake in Joint Venture to NEC. https://archive.today/20130201011541/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/66562603.html?dids=66562603:66562603&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+03,+1989&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Honeywell+to+Sell+Its+Stake+in+Joint+Venture+to+NEC&pqatl=google. dead. February 1, 2013. 11 November 2011. Los Angeles Times. 3 October 1989.
  6. News: 3 October 1989. Honeywell to Sell Its Stake in Joint Venture to NEC. Los Angeles Times. https://archive.today/20130201011541/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/66562603.html?dids=66562603:66562603&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+03,+1989&author=&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=Honeywell+to+Sell+Its+Stake+in+Joint+Venture+to+NEC&pqatl=google. dead. February 1, 2013. 11 November 2011.
  7. News: U.S. Finds Supercomputer Dumping by 2 Japan Makers. 11 November 2011. The New York Times. 1 April 1997.
  8. News: U.S. Trade Sanctions Appealed by NEC. 11 November 2011. The New York Times. 6 November 1997.
  9. Web site: Rosencrance . Linda . 2001-02-28 . NEC and Cray team up, ending long-running supercomputer feud . 2023-04-01 . Computerworld . en.
  10. News: New Companies Bring Research To 'Video Valley'. 11 November 2011. The New York Times. 5 July 1992.
  11. News: Japanese Labs in U.S. Luring America's Computer Experts. 11 November 2011. The New York Times. 11 November 1990.
  12. Web site: NEC merger seeks to unify product lines. Computerworld. 1989-11-13. 2021-07-03.
  13. Web site: Overview. 11 November 2011. NEC Laboratories.
  14. News: 29 April 2011. Ultrafast fibre optics set new speed record. New Scientist. 11 November 2011.
  15. Web site: NEC SOLUTIONS (AMERICA), INC. LAUNCHED TODAY FORMED FROM INTEGRATION OF THREE NEC COMPANIES. NEC. 2002-04-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20021205073552/http://www.necus.com/media/press_releases/template.cfm?DID=1723. 2021-07-03. 2002-12-05.
  16. Web site: Subsidiaries. 11 November 2011. NEC Corporation of America.
  17. Web site: Products and services. 11 November 2011. NEC Corporation of America.

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