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IFS AB and NEC Corporation announced that Hoshizaki Corporation will deploy IFS Cloud as its next-generation core ERP system, aiming to modernize operations and enable AI-driven manufacturing.

The new system will support more than 700 users across two key production sites, replacing legacy ERP infrastructure that relied heavily on customization and fragmented systems. The upgrade is expected to improve operational agility, reduce costs, and create a scalable platform for future growth.

By integrating functions such as order management, production planning, and inventory control into a unified platform, Hoshizaki aims to enhance efficiency and leverage real-time data for advanced analytics. The move is part of a broader strategy to adopt industrial AI technologies and strengthen its competitive position in a rapidly evolving manufacturing environment.
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Global Finance News 04-10-26
NEC Corporation announced that its automated negotiation AI has been recognized as a use case in a Gartner report on AI in procurement.

The technology enables “machine buyers” to automate procurement negotiations, potentially reducing purchasing cycles from months to seconds.

NEC has already tested the system internally to automate delivery schedule negotiations with suppliers and said it will continue advancing AI-driven solutions to support digital transformation and supply chain efficiency.
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Global Finance News 04-09-26
NEC and University of Tokyo partner to advance AI-native society

NEC Corporation and the University of Tokyo announced a strategic collaboration agreement to establish the NEC-UTokyo Lab, aimed at promoting a society where people and AI can coexist and thrive. The initiative will focus on advancing the concept of an “AI-native society,” combining technological development with legal, ethical, and social frameworks.

The collaboration will center on three key areas: identifying societal challenges through multi-stakeholder dialogue, accelerating real-world implementation of AI solutions, and developing next-generation talent. A major focus includes research into emerging concepts such as the “agent economy,” supported by NEC’s automated negotiation AI technology.

Both organizations stated that the partnership will help strengthen Japan’s industrial competitiveness while addressing issues such as digital inequality. By integrating academic expertise with industry capabilities, the initiative aims to promote trustworthy AI and its practical deployment in society.
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The Investor 03-17-26
NEC has developed a new “physical AI” technology designed to reduce human stress and improve collaboration between people and robots in workplaces such as warehouses, factories, and retail environments.

The system uses NEC’s proprietary “world model” AI to predict human movement and psychological states in real time. By analyzing a person’s position, posture, and surrounding environment, the technology estimates stress levels and adjusts a robot’s speed and movement path accordingly, allowing robots to operate in ways that minimize discomfort and avoid collisions with nearby workers.

NEC said the technology could help expand the use of robots in environments where space is limited and dedicated robot zones are not available, such as small and medium-sized logistics facilities. By enabling safer and more natural human-robot interaction, the company expects the innovation to support solutions for labor shortages and improve operational productivity. Source: NEC.
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Global Finance News 03-13-26
NTT DOCOMO, INC. and NEC Corporation have launched Japan’s first commercial 5G core network (5GC) on Amazon Web Services (AWS), marking a major step in hybrid cloud-based telecom infrastructure.

The 5GC, commercially launched on February 26, 2026, combines DOCOMO’s proprietary virtualization platform with AWS to create a hybrid cloud architecture. The system enables dynamic capacity scaling during traffic surges and is designed to enhance reliability, flexibility, and sustainability. Operational testing showed power consumption reductions of around 70% using AWS Graviton processors.

In a separate world-first milestone, DOCOMO and its group companies automated the entire 5GC design and construction process using Agentic AI integrated with GitOps on AWS. By leveraging Amazon Bedrock AgentCore and infrastructure-as-code methodologies, the companies reduced network construction time by approximately 80% compared to conventional approaches.

The initiative is being showcased at Mobile World Congress 2026 in Barcelona, highlighting AI-driven automation and cloud-native architecture as the next phase of telecom network evolution.
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European Investor 03-03-26
NEC Corporation reported solid nine-month results for the period ended December 31, 2025. Revenue rose 4.3% year on year to 2.42 trillion JPY, while operating profit surged 46.8% to 185.2 billion JPY, reflecting strong profitability improvement. Profit before income taxes nearly doubled to 216.8 billion JPY, and net profit attributable to owners of the parent increased 98.8% to 142.3 billion JPY.

Non-GAAP operating profit reached 209.9 billion JPY, up 29.3%, with basic earnings per share at 106.74 JPY following the April 2025 five-for-one share split. As of December 31, 2025, total assets stood at 4.11 trillion JPY and equity attributable to owners of the parent improved to 2.07 trillion JPY, lifting the equity ratio to 50.3%, indicating a strengthened balance sheet
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WS Investor 01-30-26
NEC Corporation announced the launch of its “NEC Composable Disaggregated Infrastructure Solution” in Japan, introducing a new approach to flexibly deploy and manage distributed computing resources such as servers and GPUs. The solution is designed to help data centers and research institutions improve GPU utilization, reduce capital expenditure and operating costs, and enhance energy efficiency amid growing demand for AI workloads, including generative AI and advanced data analytics.

The solution leverages NEC’s proprietary ExpEther technology to disaggregate CPUs and GPUs from traditional server enclosures and connect them over high-speed, low-latency Ethernet networks. This allows computing resources to be allocated dynamically across different locations within a data center or enterprise, avoiding over-provisioning for peak demand and reducing idle capacity. NEC said joint verifications with Osaka University and at the NEC Inzai Data Center have confirmed the effectiveness of the approach in improving scalability and resource efficiency.

NEC plans to initially roll out the solution in the Japanese market and gradually expand its application to other sectors. By enabling more flexible system construction, selective device upgrades and the ability to power down unused resources, the company aims to support more sustainable and cost-efficient digital infrastructure as AI-driven computing demand continues to rise.

Source: NEC Corporation
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The Investor 01-15-26
NEC has partnered with emaratech, the UAE’s leading digital identity and border control provider, to deploy advanced biometric smart gates at flydubai’s Airport Operations Centre in Dubai. The collaboration introduces six biometric smart gates in the crew immigration area, enabling fast, secure and contactless identity verification for airline crew in one of the world’s busiest aviation hubs.

The solution uses NEC’s NeoFace Express X5 facial recognition technology to authenticate crew identities almost instantly, replacing manual checks with a fully automated and paperless process. Integrated with flydubai’s digital systems and UAE immigration platforms through emaratech, the gates are designed to streamline clearance procedures while maintaining high standards of data security and privacy.

NEC highlighted that its facial recognition technology has consistently ranked among the top performers in evaluations by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), including leading results in large-scale identification accuracy and long-term aging tests. Company executives from NEC and emaratech said the partnership strengthens the UAE’s digital identity infrastructure and supports safer, more efficient airport operations as regional air traffic continues to grow.
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WS Investor 12-18-25
NEC has launched a new AI agent service in Japan that automates procurement negotiations for manufacturers, using its proprietary Automated Negotiation AI. Beginning December 2025, the service will autonomously handle delivery date and quantity adjustments with suppliers, reducing negotiation times from hours or days to about 80 seconds.

A proof-of-concept conducted in 2024 showed that the AI achieved a 95 percent automated agreement rate across roughly 1,300 parts, confirming its ability to respond quickly to demand fluctuations and improve supply chain efficiency.

NEC says the service addresses growing complexity in manufacturing supply chains, labor shortages and the need for faster decision-making. The technology, now recognized as an international standard for e-negotiation by UN/CEFACT, supports inventory optimization, prevents stockouts and delivery delays, and allows procurement teams to focus on higher-value strategic tasks. The system integrates with existing ERP and procurement platforms for seamless deployment.
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WS Investor 12-03-25
NEC to Transfer Fire and Disaster Prevention Businesses to Subsidiaries in April 2026

NEC Corporation announced a simplified absorption-type corporate split to restructure its fire and disaster prevention operations in Japan. Under the plan, NEC will transfer its maintenance business for prefectural and municipal fire-disaster prevention systems, along with operations serving external government agencies, to wholly owned subsidiary NESIC Holdings. NESIC Holdings will subsequently transfer the same businesses to NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation on the same effective date. The restructuring, scheduled to take effect on April 1, 2026, is part of NEC’s broader reorganization to consolidate public-sector system integration capabilities within NEC Networks & System Integration. The businesses being transferred generated revenue of 6.3 billion yen in fiscal 2025, and NEC expects the impact on its overall financial performance to be negligible.
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Global Finance News 11-28-25