Tokyo, March 17, 2017 - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) today announced its participation in CeBIT 2017 at the Hannover Exhibition Grounds, Hannover, Germany from March 20 - 24, 2017.

Digital transformation continues to reshape the world around us, and provide unlimited opportunities for innovators.

As a major innovator in the digital economy, NEC will be displaying advances in public safety and smart city solutions by integrating AI, IoT and cloud. NEC is committed to leveraging its strengths in these areas to help customers and partners succeed in today's digital transformation.

Please visit the NEC Stand in the Japan Pavilion Hall 4, where a wide range of "Solutions for Society" will be on display, including the world’s most accurate face recognition*, video analysis technologies and high performance computing.

For more information on NEC’s participation in CeBIT 2017:
http://www.nec.com/en/event/cebit/invitation.html

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Note:

• * NEC's Video Face Recognition Technology Ranks First in NIST Testing
  http://www.nec.com/en/press/201703/global_20170316_01.html

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