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NEC and Sun Microsystems Expand Alliance in HPC Solution Business

Posted on: Tuesday, 14 November 2006, 12:00 CST

NEC Corporation ("NEC") today announced that Sun Microsystems ("Sun") has agreed to expand its alliance with NEC regarding HPC solution business in Europe and North America, enabling provision of NEC's SX series vector supercomputers with Sun Fire scalar servers. NEC will continue to provide a broad range of HPC solutions including NEC's own scalar solutions. Sun's HPC components will provide more variety for our end users.

The agreement involves NEC sharing its extensive experience and knowledge in the HPC solution business, in particular in terms of high-end supercomputer system integration and ISV application tuning, with Sun, in order to leverage NEC's market recognition in large-scale HPC solutions.

Outline of the collaboration between NEC and Sun

 1. NEC will provide an optimized "hybrid" supercomputing    environment to end users by integrating NEC's SX series    vector supercomputer and Sun Fire scalar servers.    "Hybrid" supercomputing solutions provide a superior    benefit for customers who wish to utilize both vector    and scalar computing environments based on the    suitability of customer codes. This solution also    provides the capability to share data between    vector and scalar computing environments. 2. NEC will provide expertise regarding ISV application    tuning and optimization on Sun Fire servers for the    specified target segment such as crash analysis in the    automotive industry.  NEC will also provide total    solutions to the end user as a system    integrator. 3. NEC and Sun will share the system environment for    application tuning, system evaluation and benchmarking    between NEC's ATCC (Advanced Technical Computing Center,    Houston, Texas) and Sun's Solution Center for HPC    (Hillsboro, Oregon) and cooperate in various ISV    application-related activities. 

NEC and Sun are sharing market information in each region, and aggressively developing a new customer base for optimized HPC solutions.

In April, 2005, NEC and Sun announced an agreement to expand the strategic alliance between the two firms in the area of new system solutions and technology development. This strategic alliance in the HPC area is a part of the above agreement.

About NEC Corporation

NEC Corporation (NASDAQ: NIPNY) 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. NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer, 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 150,000 people worldwide.

For additional information, please visit the NEC home page at: http://www.nec.com

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Sun, Sun Microsystems and Sun Fire are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

 NEC Press Contacts: In Japan Yoshibumi Yashiro NEC Corporation Contact via http://www.marketwire.com/mw/emailprcntct?id=9CC7B84E015DBEAE +81-3-3798-6511  In the U.S. Kazuko Andersen NEC Corporation of America Contact via http://www.marketwire.com/mw/emailprcntct?id=DF6F0BA9B2F89451 212-326-2502  

SOURCE: NEC

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