NEC to Rejoin EPCglobal as End-User Subscriber


Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 19, 2005 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation today announced that it rejoined EPCglobal as an end-user subscriber on October 12, 2005. EPCglobal leads the development of industry-driven standards for the Electronic Product Code(TM) (EPC) and the EPCglobal Network(TM) to support the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) in today's trading networks. As a member of EPCglobal, NEC will be entitled to utilize the network and the EPC standardized by it for in-house and external sales purposes.

NEC expects to accumulate practical knowledge of the EPCglobal Network(TM) through adoption of the EPC in its sales and procurement channels, and will actively participate in EPCglobal committee meetings in order to share its knowledge of advanced technologies and contribute to the EPCglobal standard development process. Subsequently, these activities will enable NEC to provide EPC-based SCM systems to its customers.

NEC was the first Japanese IT vendor to become a member of EPCglobal when it initially joined it in May 2005, thus allowing it to provide the first EPC-based RFID middleware in Japan.

"NEC has no doubt that its participation in EPCglobal will enable us to expand our RFID business on a global scale, allowing us to stay ahead of our competitors, and we will strive to continue to offer premium advanced EPCglobal Network(TM) solutions." said Kouichi Hirano, Department Manager of RFID Business Solution Center of NEC Corporation.

About NEC Corporation

NEC Corporation (NASDAQ: NIPNY) (FTSE: 6701q.l) 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. Ranked as one of the world's top patent-producing companies, NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computers, 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 140,000 people worldwide and had net sales of 4,855 billion yen (approx. $45.4 billion) in the fiscal year that ended in March 2005. For additional information, please visit the NEC website at: www.nec.com

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