NEC Announces Opening of Identity Solutions Office in Washington, D.C.
Location will Help Global Leader in Biometric Technology Provide Greater Focus and Support for Government Customers
Irving, Texas - May 16, 2016 - NEC Corporation of America (NEC), a leading
provider and integrator of advanced IT, communications, networking, biometric identity, and multimodal biometric solutions, today announced
that it is opening a new office in Washington, D.C. The significant new presence is a showcase for NEC's industry leading identity
solutions and biometric technology dedicated to serve its many government customers and partners.
The new office will be unveiled in an invitation only grand opening reception on May 19 attended by leading officials from the U.S.
government, academia, and the private technology sector. The reception will include welcome remarks by NEC Corporation of America's
president and CEO Shinsuke (Shin) Takahashi and a key note talk by Jim Lewis, Senior Vice President at the Center for Strategic and
International Studies (CSIS). Mr. Lewis is an internationally recognized expert on cyber security and is often featured on various media
and press outlets including CBS's 60 Minutes.
"NEC is delighted to establish an office in our nation's capital," said Mr. Takahashi. "Staffed with engineering, project support and our
targeted, US-Federal focused go-to-market teams, this office serves as a platform in supporting our existing customers in various
Departments including the DHS (Department of Homeland Security), and DoD (Department of Defense): as well as pursuing new opportunities in
this growing market."
The new NEC office in D.C. is complemented and supported by NEC's identity technology headquarters and Biometric Center of Excellence (COE)
- a showcase for NEC's latest identity and biometric products - in Rancho Cordova, outside of Sacramento, California.
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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 160 countries and $25 billion in revenues. For more information, please visit www.necam.com.
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