NEC

Summary

NEC is a business^[1]. NEC ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,552 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• NEC received the Philippe Chatrier Award^[3].
• NEC was a member of Linux Foundation^[4].
• NEC was a member of World Wide Web Consortium^[5].
• NEC was a member of Wi-Fi Alliance^[6].
• NEC was a member of FIDO Alliance^[7].
• NEC was a member of SD Association^[8].
• NEC was a member of OpenPOWER Foundation^[9].
• NEC is in the country of Japan^[10].
• NEC is in the country of JP^[11].
• NEC's instance of is recorded as business^[12].
• NEC's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[13].
• NEC's instance of is recorded as video game developer^[14].
• NEC's instance of is recorded as public company^[15].
• NEC is owned by Sumitomo Group^[16].
• NEC's headquarters location is recorded as Tokyo^[17].
• NEC's child organization or unit is recorded as NEC Corporation of America^[18].
• NEC's child organization or unit is recorded as NEC (Germany)^[19].
• NEC's child organization or unit is recorded as NEC (United Kingdom)^[20].
• NEC's child organization or unit is recorded as NEC Laboratories Europe GmbH^[21].
• NEC's Commons category is recorded as NEC^[22].
• NEC's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange^[23].
• NEC's industry is recorded as information technology^[24].
• NEC's industry is recorded as electronics^[25].
• NEC's industry is recorded as video game industry^[26].
• July 17, 1899 marks the founding of NEC^[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include July 17, 1899^[27] and 1899-07-16^[28].

Operations

NEC's headquarters location is recorded as Tokyo^[17]. Parent organizations include Sumitomo Group^[29], a corporate group^[30], in Japan^[31], founded in 1630^[32], headquartered in Chūō-ku^[33] and NEC Group^[34], a business^[35], in Japan^[36]. Subsidiaries include NEC Corporation of America^[18], a business^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 2006^[39], headquartered in Irving^[40]; NEC (Germany)^[19], a business^[41], in Germany^[42], founded in 1899^[43], headquartered in Heidelberg^[44]; NEC (United Kingdom)^[20]; and NEC Laboratories Europe GmbH^[21].

Industry

Industries include information technology^[24], electronics^[25], and video game industry^[26].

Ownership

NEC is owned by Sumitomo Group^[16]. NEC's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange^[23]. Products include computer hardware^[45] and Mobile Fortify^[46].

Recognition

NEC received the Philippe Chatrier Award^[3].

Why It Matters

NEC ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,552 views/month).^[2] NEC has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[47] NEC is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

FAQs

What awards did NEC receive?

Honors received include Philippe Chatrier Award^[3].