Singapore, 5 December 2008 – For the first time in region, NEC Asia showcases its award-wining eco-friendly server in its first NEC Technology Expo 2008 in Singapore.

The eco-friendly server, NEC Express5800/ECO CENTER (hereby known as ECO CENTER) was first revealed in Japan in May 2008. Since its appearance, the space and energy saving saver has won four awards in Japan.

They are:
1. Winner of “PC/Servers/Storage” category, Interop Tokyo 2008’s Best of Show Award (June 2008).
2. Winner of “Green IT” category, Interop Tokyo 2008’s Best of Show Award (June 2008)
3. Winner of “Minister’s Prize, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry”, GREEN IT AWARDS 2008 organized by Green IT Promotion Council (September 2008).
4. Winner of “Minister’s Prize, the Ministry of Environment”, ECO PRODUCTS AWARDS 2008 organized by Eco Products Awards Promotion Council (November 2008).

The ECO CENTER consumes up to 55% less power, occupies 50% less space and is approximately 58% lighter than conventional servers due to the leveraging of cutting edge NEC technologies, such as highly efficient power supply, the optimum cooling functions of high-density packaging, and the adoption of advanced low power CPUs, chipsets and memory.

The ECO CENTER achieves maximum energy-saving benefits by capitalizing on the optimization technology of NEC's "Sigma System Center" integrated with VMware's "VMware(R) ESX 3.5" (note 1*) to streamline allocation of operations in response to hardware demands.

"Loaded with such advanced technologies, the ECO CENTER is ideally suited for the large-scale application servers and Web servers being used in major enterprises and government agency data centers," said Mr. Yukio Ito, Senior Vice President, NEC Corporation. With energy saving IT devices attracting considerable attention in the battle against global warming, NEC intends to actively market the ECO CENTER as the core product in its REAL IT COOL PROJECT. An initiative that aims to cut the power used by customer IT platforms by 50% year on year, and to realize a cumulative reduction in CO2 emissions from IT devices by approximately 910,000 tons by 2012.

New Product Features

1. Electrical Power Conservation
The ECO CENTER incorporates batteries that require 20% less electrical power than conventional power supply unit. Furthermore, its server components are optimally located to maximize cooling airflow, which reduces the system's temperature and amount of electricity required to operate. The system also features Intel's latest power saving CPU advancements through the low voltage "Quad Core Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor L5420." (note 2*) Moreover, the most recent power conservation technologies, including chip sets, memory and more, enable the ECO CENTER to decrease power consumption by 55% when compared to earlier systems.

2. Space Conservation / Weight Reduction
The ECO CENTER's dedicated housing is specially designed for easy storage as a compact server module consisting of 2 servers. Each housing unit measures 2 meters tall with a 128-processor / 512-core maximum capacity. The space required to store each unit has been reduced by as much as 50% in comparison to conventional equipment. The server module is also composed of aluminum materials, and features cores mounted with 512-core capabilities. Furthermore, the module's weight of 540kg is approximately 58% lighter when compared to previously available servers.

3. Electricity Conservation through the latest Technology Optimizations
The most valuable element of the system's electricity conservation is met through a combination of "VMware ESX 3.5" optimization and the integrated "Sigma System Center" platform management software, which optimally positions operations in response to burdens placed on the hardware (application servers).
Future measures with the "Sigma System Center" to reduce electricity consumption through optimization include a planned collaboration with the "Citrix XenServer Enterprise Edition" (note 3*) from Citrix Systems. Moreover, the correspondence to "Hyper-V" contained in "Windows Server(R) 2008" (note 4*) is also planned.

The ECO CENTER is also expected to support "Windows Server 2003," "Windows Server 2008," and "Red Hat Enterprise Linux." (note 5*, 6*)

NEC forecasts to begin shipment of the ECO CENTER to overseas markets, including the U.S., Europe and Asia by September 2008. NEC will continue to enhance its products and services under the "REAL IT PLATFORM" vision to achieve a more flexible, secure and user friendly IT environment.

NEC received the following endorsements.

Citrix Systems
"We are very excited about the launch of NEC's power-saving server, ECO CENTER. Citrix XenServer(TM) is virtualization software with high performance and high-functionality for organizations of all sizes around the globe. Citrix Systems has been focused on management of virtual environments, and NEC has extensive experience in system management including virtual environments. With NEC, we will strive together to further explore the virtualization market. The ECO CENTER is a product integrating the features of Citrix XenServer with NEC's hardware technologies and system management technologies. We aim to continue advancing towards a future of large-enterprise servers, and look forward to the success of the ECO CENTER.”

Peter Levin, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Virtualization and Management Division ,Citrix Systems

Intel Corporation
“NEC's announcement of the ECO CENTER using quad-core 45nm high-k metal gate transistor based low-voltage Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors will address the increasing requirements for performance, energy efficiency and virtualization flexibility for the most demanding datacenter customers. Intel and NEC have a long history of joint innovation, and this announcement builds on that deep heritage of collaboration.”

Kirk Skaugen, Vice President and General Manager Server Platforms Group, Intel Corporation

Microsoft Corporation
“Energy-efficient computing is a top priority for businesses and organizations seeking to control costs and greenhouse gas emissions. We look forward to supporting NEC with the ECO CENTER and extend the benefits of Windows Server 2008 to our customers across the globe.”

Bill Laing, General Manager, Windows Server Division, Microsoft Corporation

Red Hat, Inc
“Red Hat welcomes the release of the new NEC ECO CENTER server. Together with Red Hat Enterprise Linux, ECO CENTER meets the needs of enterprise customers who need a high level of scalability and availability required for mission-critical applications in a cost effective manner.”

Alex Pinchev, Executive Vice President and President Global Sales, Services, and Field Marketing, Red Hat, Inc.

VMware Japan
“VMware Japan is pleased to support the announcement of the new ECO CENTER server from NEC. This most recent announcement builds on a long-standing partnership between the two companies that have brought strong and innovative joint solutions to customers in Japan. The ECO Center servers coupled with VMware Virtual Infrastructure 3, the VMware market-leading virtualization platform, gives customers substantial savings in electricity consumption, space, CO2 emissions and cooling costs.”

Yasuo Miki, Country Manager, VMware Japan
　
Notes*
(1) VMware is a trademark or registered trademark of VMware Incorporated in America and other regions.
(2) Intel, Intel logo, Intel Inside, Intel Inside logo, Intel Core, Core Inside, Pentium, Pentium Inside, Xeon, Xeon Inside are trademarks of Intel Corporation in America and other countries.
(3) Citrix and Citrix XenServer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Citrix Systems Incorporated.
(4) Microsoft, Windows, Windows Server 2008 and Hyper-V are either a trademark or a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in United States and other countries.
(5) Red Hat is a trademark or registered trademark of Red Hat Incorporated in America and other countries.
(6) Linux is a trademark or registered trademark owned by Mr. Linus Torvald in Japan and other countries.

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About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) is one of the world's leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its diverse and global base of customers. NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and electron devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and by providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 150,000 people worldwide. For additional information, please visit the NEC home page at: http://www.nec.com

About NEC Asia
NEC Asia, a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation based in Singapore, is a leading information technology services provider that specializes in systems integration and consultancy services. Being conferred the Singapore Economic Development Board’s International Headquarters (IHQ) Award, NEC Asia, as NEC’s regional headquarters in Asia Pacific, provides regional sales and services support for world-class identity solutions, turnkey implementation of mission-critical solutions, project management and maintenance services.
NEC's suite of solutions and services encompass systems integration, global identity solutions, RFID solutions, financial solutions, retail management solutions, enterprise servers, telecommunications and network solutions, multimedia products, managed services and outsourcing centre (MSOC), manufacturing business solutions, ERP, imaging and workflow solutions, enterprise portals and NECare Service Centre. NEC Asia also provides business support functions in purchasing, public relations, finance, human resources and corporate social responsibilities (CSR) to the regional NEC subsidiaries. For more information, please visit www.nec.com.sg