NEC Solutions America Unveils Health Care Market Vision for North America.

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. -- Tech and Health Care Industry Veteran to Lead Effort; Customers Deliver Feedback on NEC TouchPass(R) -- Secure Single Sign-on Solution

NEC Solutions (America) Inc., a premier provider of integrated solutions for the Connected Enterprise in North America, today announced its vision for providing products, services and solutions to the North American health care market, introducing the leadership behind the new effort, and detailing its early customers' success in deploying NEC technology in health care environments.

The NEC Solutions America (NECSAM) Health Care Solutions Division (HCSD) will focus its initial efforts on providing hospital systems and health care payers with tools, solutions and services to improve security, safety and communication. The ultimate goal of those enhancements is to measurably improve patient safety, quality of care and reduce administrative costs.

The Health Care Solutions division will be spearheaded by Lauryn Jones, who brings almost three decades of technology experience and 15 years of health care experience and entrepreneurialism to the post.

"NEC Solutions America is committed to a market-driven approach for the health care market in North America, and to that end, we look forward to providing services and solutions that facilitate regulatory compliance, leverage our customers' existing investments and systems, and ultimately deliver real value," said Jones, general manager, Health Care Solutions Division, NEC Solutions America. "To the extent that NEC Solutions America delivers on those commitments, we will fulfill ours and our customers' vision of improving patient quality of care, safety and, ultimately, the health care services industry overall."

With ever increasing administrative costs and decreasing clinical resources, the need is high to improve the quality and efficiency of the infrastructure, reduce administrative costs and improve communication, while enhancing patient safety and quality of care. To meet these pressing IT concerns in the health care industry, NECSAM is introducing its TouchPass(R) -- Secure Single Sign-On system to the health care market.

TouchPass -- Secure Single Sign-On uses biometric finger-imaging to identify individual users accurately to authorize access to computers, networks and applications using only a fingerprint. Because it leverages existing IT investments, TouchPass is an affordable solution that is easy to install, use and deploy. Its immediate positive impact on current practices has been validated by early customers' successes in various health care environments.

TouchPass is the first in a series of NECSAM solutions designed specifically for the health care market. In coming weeks, NECSAM expects to announce wireless voice communication and automated patient identification and admission solutions, each with significant enhancements that were developed following the company's ongoing dialogue with health care providers and payers.

"NECSAM is embarking upon this mission both with the entrepreneurial freedom and spirit of a start-up company, and the long legacy of technology and health care IT expertise that NEC Corp. has earned," said Jones. "At the same time, NECSAM has invested significant time engaging directly with the North American health care community in order to best understand and serve this market specifically, and we are confident our approach is rooted in delivering real-world solutions to real-world problems."

As the general manager of the Health Care Solutions Division, Lauryn Jones brings 27 years of IT and 15 years of health care experience to NEC Solutions America. Most recently, she co-founded and managed Medical Data International and Personal Genetics. She also served as a senior executive at United Health Group, the nation's largest health care payer, HNC and Health Systems Design. Ms. Jones was also a member of the original Macintosh Development Team responsible for Apple Peripherals, and founded a Macintosh Peripherals Company.

Availability

NEC's TouchPass -- Secure Single Sign-On for health care is available now. To sign up for a web demonstration or to speak to an NEC representative directly contact us at [phone] or email us at [e-mail].

More information about NECSAM health care solutions is available at http://www.necsam.com/HealthCare.

About NEC Solutions (America), Inc.

NEC Solutions (America), Inc. is a premier provider of integrated solutions for the Connected Enterprise in North America. As an affiliate of NEC Corporation (Nasdaq:NIPNY) (FTSE:6701q.1), NEC Solutions America taps into a global resource network to help clients leverage technology to achieve a competitive edge. From corporate performance management and biometric security solutions to digital cinema and in-theatre advertising systems, visual displays and server solutions, the expertise is delivered with the personal attention needed to address individual situations. With headquarters in Rancho Cordova, California, NEC Solutions America serves a wide range of markets, including the health care and public safety, financial services, cinema, retail and manufacturing markets. Information regarding NEC Solutions America can be found at www.necsam.com.

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