NEC Unified Solutions Receives INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) Magazine's 'Product of the Year' Award for 2004

NEC Unified Solutions Receives INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) Magazine's 'Product of the Year' Award for 2004

NEC Communications Portal Honored for Outstanding Innovation

IRVING, Texas, Jan. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- NEC Unified Solutions (NEC), a leader in integrated communications solutions for the enterprise, today announced that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(R))'s INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) magazine (http://www.itmag.com/ ) has named the OpenWorX Communications Portal a recipient of the 2004 Product of the Year Award. INTERNET TELEPHONY has been the VoIP Authority Since 1998(TM).

The Communications Portal delivers presence applications to the end user by combining scheduling, collaboration, telephony, email and multimedia communications and allowing users access to shared enterprise network files and other critical information regardless of physical location. The Communications Portal also improves the management of users' call activity and scheduling status based on their individual preferences.

By utilizing presence technology, Communications Portal saves end-users time and improves efficiency, allowing them to choose the best medium of communication with co-workers and contacts (be it email, phone or web conferencing) with the simplicity and speed of instant messaging. As today's workers are inundated with messages, Communications Portal provides a better way to manage the flow of information and prioritize communications, empowering users to effectively manage their various communications channels.

"Today more than ever, our daily activities rely on real-time communications that can be managed easily and effectively in order to stay in touch with customers, colleagues and business partners," said Jay Krauser, general manager, NEC Unified Solutions. "This award demonstrates NEC's commitment to providing customers with cost effective and user friendly toolsets to reduce the complexity of dealing with multiple forms of communication and increase personal productivity."

"Each year INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine bestows its Product of the Year awards on companies that have demonstrated excellence in technological advancement and application refinements. NEC has proven to the editors of INTERNET TELEPHONY that its integrated communications solutions demonstrate quality and innovation, while addressing the real needs in the marketplace," said Rich Tehrani, group publisher and editor-in-chief of INTERNET TELEPHONY.

The Product of the Year Award winners for 2004 will be published in the January 2005 issue of INTERNET TELEPHONY magazine.

About NEC Unified Solutions, Inc.

NEC Unified Solutions Inc., a leader in integrated communications solutions for the enterprise, delivers the industry's most innovative suite of products, applications and services that help customers achieve their business goals. With more than a century of communications and networking expertise, NEC Unified Solutions, Inc., a subsidiary of NEC America and affiliate of NEC Corporation (NASDAQ:NIPNY), offers the broadest range of communications services and solution choices, flexible product platforms and applications, and an open migration path to protect investments. NEC Unified Solutions, Inc. serves the Fortune 1000 and customers across the globe in vertical markets such as hospitality, education, government and healthcare. For more information, visit http://www.necunified.com/ , or call (877) 463-2267.

About TMC(R)

Celebrating more than 30 years as a leading publisher, Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC(R)) publishes Customer Inter@ction Solutions(R) and INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) magazines, Web portal TMCnet.com, and the online publications SIP(TM), Speech-World(TM), VoIP Developer(TM), WiFI Telephony(TM), WiMAX(TM), Alternative Power(TM) and BiometriTech(TM). TMC(R) is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC(R) Labs. TMC(R) produces INTERNET TELEPHONY(R) Conference & EXPO, VoIP Developer Conference(TM) and Global Call Center Outsourcing Summit(TM). TMC offers live and online certification programs through TMC University. TMCnet.com publishes more than 14 online newsletters. Visit http://www.tmcnet.com/ for details.

TMC Contact: NEC Unified Solutions Contact:
Bill MacRae Dana Burger
203-852-6800, ext. 226 214-262-6059
bmacrae@tmcnet.comdburger@necunified.com


Source: NEC Unified Solutions

CONTACT: Bill MacRae of TMC, +1-203-852-6800, ext. 226,
bmacrae@tmcnet.com; or Dana Burger of NEC Unified Solutions, +1-214-262-6059,
dburger@necunified.com

Web site: http://www.necunified.com/
http://www.itmag.com/


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