NEC Australia news stories

Unified Communications
NEC introduces UNIVERGE BLUE CONNECT UC portfolio to Australian businesses
The world is pivoting towards hybrid working and distributed workforces, which means businesses need flexible and adoptable solutions that can support that shift.

VPN
Fortinet and NEC bring cloud VPN to Australian businesses impacted by COVID-19
“The business environment will never be the same again and it’s important for organisations to seize this opportunity to modernise their workforce and deliver flexible, agile ways of working."

Unified Communications
NZ’s BayCom named NEC UC Partner of the Year yet again!
It is the third consecutive year the communications company has taken out the award.

Partner awards
BayCom scoops NEC channel partner award
NEC Australia has awarded New Zealand systems integrator BayCom the title of Export Channel Partner of the Year for Unified Communications.

Unified Communications
Techwell wins NEC UC partner award third year running
The NEC UC Partner Award recognises partner achievements in the marketplace and helps build trust with prospective customers.

Displays
NEC releases new LED screens in Australia
NEC Australia has announced the release to market of its latest LED screen offering – the Xtreme series.

SD-WAN
NSW government awards NEC 12 month SD-WAN proof of concept contract
The company has also partnered with Silver Peak and Cisco Meraki on the project.

Unified Communications
NEC AU announces channel programme just for Kiwi partners
NEC Australia has rolled out a new partner programme for NZ to help selected NEC UC integrators to deliver a better experience to end-users.

Enghouse Interactive
Zscaler appoints first A/NZ channel manager
Based in Melbourne, Dilshan will be responsible for developing and maturing the Zscaler channel in line with the company’s growth strategies.

NEC Australia
NEC opens global security intelligence centre in SA
NEC has opened a $4.38 million global security intelligence centre in South Australia which is expected to create 50 new jobs.

NEC Australia
NEC releases facial recognition software - passwords, a thing of the past?
The system is expected to be further improved with additional biometric recognitions in the future.

IT services
Empired seals exclusive role within NEC for services to WA government
Empired today announced it has been selected as a key cog of the WA government within the NEC consortium.

Cisco
Dicker Data, Telstra among local winners in Cisco partner awards
Dicker Data has taken out Cisco's top regional distribution award, with Telstra claiming a key global award and NEC winning a regional gong.

NEC Australia
NEC invests in the future of ICT for regional Australia
“We’re a truly national service provider, delivering critical support to help our enterprise customers support their end-users and clients."

Police
NEC Australia & NT Police facial recognition take out top innovation award
NEC Australia's Watch House project took out the Infrastructure and Platforms Innovation of the Year iAward.

Cybersecurity
NEC to set up $4.38 million cyber security centre in Adelaide
“Cyber attacks against enterprise and Government IT systems can cost millions of dollars to recover from."

Police
NEC and NT Police recognised for facial recognition technology
The Northern Territory Police Force and NEC has been acknowledged for its use of facial recognition technology to fight crime.

NEC Australia
On a mission: NEC Australia announces new leadership team
“This is a very exciting time in our industry and NEC Australia, along with our industry partners, is at the crest of this hi-tech wave.”

NEC Australia
NEC Australia boss steps into top APAC role
NEC Australia boss Tetsuro Akagi has moved into the top Asia Pacific role for the company, becoming APAC chief executive.

Microsoft
NEC Australia becomes a strategic Microsoft IoT partner
“Companies like NEC are reaping the benefits of the endless possibilities being offered by this new technology."

Smart City
Adelaide on the smart road thanks to university NEC partnership
“The combination of the University of Adelaide’s research excellence and NEC’s expertise in smart city technologies will open up new opportunities."

Oracle
NEC OneBox – quick deployment of Oracle solutions
NEC and Oracle have showed off the new OneBox suite of appliances at an exclusive partner briefing.

NEC Australia
Nexgen claims NEC UC Channel Partner of the Year 2015
Nexgen Australia takes out NEC's Australian Unified Communications Channel Partner of the Year - for the second year in a row.

Police
Aussie Police implement facial recognition software
“This new facial recognition software has already helped police identify or eliminate suspects and it is exciting to see it move to the next phase."