NEC and Daiwa Securities Group Inc. Launch First Phase of Largest Thin Client Implementation in Japanese Financial Industry

  
    
  
  
    
      NEC Corporation (NASDAQ:NIPNY) today announced that Daiwa Securities 
      Group Inc. has received delivery for the first phase of what will be the 
      Japanese financial industry’s largest 
      company-wide, thin client system. Daiwa Securities Group will implement 
      a company-wide system with more than 10,000 NEC Virtual PC Center (VPCC) 
      terminals covering 117 branch offices in Japan. NEC’s 
      VPCC is a complete virtual thin client and server solution and the first 
      to truly replace the personal computer, supporting all existing PC 
      applications with high quality multimedia delivery that replicates the 
      familiar desktop environment.
    
    
      Central management of each employee’s PC 
      environment through the use of NEC’s VPCC 
      boosts security, enhances business continuity, and decreases terminal 
      operation management.
    
    
      Daiwa Securities Group Inc. is continually aiming to improve security 
      and business continuity. The company chose to partner with NEC for this 
      implementation because of the unmatched completeness, quality and 
      performance of the NEC VPCC solution.
    
    
      The first phase of the implementation will be for two of Daiwa 
      Securities Group Inc.’s companies: 300 
      terminals with Daiwa Securities Inc. and 1,200 terminals with Daiwa 
      Securities Co. Ltd.
    
    
      Daiwa Securities Group is planning to move its headquarters. Beyond a 
      savings expected with individual employee PC setup during the move, the 
      company expects to decrease ongoing terminal operation management costs 
      with NEC’s VPCC.
    
    
      In addition to the 10,000 NEC VPCC terminals, the system that Daiwa 
      Securities Group is implementing will also include several NEC Virtual 
      PC Servers, NEC Express5800/120Ri-2 servers.
    
    
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