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Irving, Texas – March 12, 2015 – NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a leading technology integrator of advanced IT and communications solutions, today announced with NEC Corporation that it is a Platinum Sponsor at the Enterprise Connect 2015 conference, the leading conference and exposition on enterprise communications and collaboration, taking place at the Gaylord Palms in Orlando. Visit NEC in Booth #1121 during the conference March 16-19.
Echoing the Empowering the Smart Enterprise theme, NEC will be demonstrating solutions that incorporate its considerable expertise and experience in IT and communications technologies. Demonstrations will include: hosted and "SDN Ready" UC&C; WebRTC and Contact Center Cloud services; business analytics integrated with other NEC solutions; and ProgrammableFlowR SDN infrastructure integrated with UC. The entire NEC booth set-up, including the demonstrations, will be hosted out of NEC's Irving, Texas, office, further demonstrating the overall benefits of NEC's Smart Enterprise solutions as Cloud and service offerings.
Additionally, NEC will be demonstrating a variety of SMART industry-focused solutions, including:
- Healthcare: NEC's telecare solution set and a new readmissions tool using a tablet
- Hospitality: UC-attendant console, including the Hotel Service Optimization System (HotSOS), which enables hotels to automate and track preventive maintenance, service orders and guest requests
- Education: NEC's Collaborative Content Management Solution (CCMS), which includes a Cloud-based content management combined with collaboration capabilities to enhance and improve the educational experience for teachers and students
- Government: Cloud-hosted UC capabilities, designed for the Department of Defense and certified by the Joint Interoperability Test Command
"As communications have evolved to more IT-oriented technology, the shift toward a more natural integration of communications with business objectives and the related IT components is becoming a trend in our industry," said Shinya Anraku, senior vice president, NEC Corporation of America. "NEC has the customer base and the proven solutions in both IT and communications to offer valuable solutions to our global customers."
Featured Speakers
Several NEC industry experts will present in conference sessions covering key industry trends and current topics. These sessions include:
Breakout Session: Deskphones: Going, Going, But Never Gone? Monday, March 16, at 10:15 a.m. Eastern
Featuring NEC's Andrew Beckmann, Director of Business Development
UC Summit: Reality Check on Progress toward UC Monday, March 16, at 11 a.m. Eastern
Featuring NEC's Gary Gordon, Group Leader, Enterprise Solutions Group
UC RFP and Review: Enterprise Communications Platform - Premise vs. Cloud-Based Monday, March 16, at 2 p.m. Eastern
Featuring NEC's Jay Krauser, Director UNIVERGE Cloud Services, and Pat Henkle, Director Product Development
EC Summit: Is There a New Model for Enterprise Communications and Collaboration? Tuesday, March 17, at 9:15 a.m.
Featuring NEC customer Ryan Kingery, CIO, YMCA Louisville
Sponsoring #StayConnected Twitter Contest NEC also invites Enterprise Connect attendees to participate in NEC's Twitter contest using hashtag #StayConnected. Simply take a selfie during the conference and Tweet "I #StayConnected with @NEC #EC15" to enter for a chance to win up to $500 in gift cards. Stop by booth 1121 during the show to find out more or go to
www.necam.com/ec15 for contest rules. You must be present in the NEC booth to win.
Booth Drawing for Headsets Additionally, NEC will be conducting a survey in its booth to gauge attendees' sources of technology news. Taking the survey will enter you in a drawing for PlantronicsR headsets. More details are available in booth 1121 during the show or at
www.necam.com/ec15.
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About NEC Corporation of America
NEC Corporation of America (NEC) is a leading technology integrator providing solutions that improve the way people work and communicate. NEC delivers integrated Solutions for Society that are aligned with our customers' priorities to create new value for people, businesses and society, with a special focus on safety, security and efficiency. We deliver one of the industry's strongest and most innovative portfolios of communications, analytics, security, biometrics and technology solutions that unleash customers' productivity potential. Through these solutions, NEC combines its best-in-class solutions and technology, and leverages a robust partner ecosystem to solve today's most complex business problems. NEC Corporation of America is a wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, a global technology leader with a presence in 140 countries and $29.5 billion in revenues. For more information, please visit www.necam.com.
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