- NEC Philips
NEC Philips (or in full NEC Philips Unified Solutions) is a joint venture between
NEC andPhilips , two electronics companies, operating since April 3rd 2006.Fact|date=August 2008 NEC Philips has been created with the purpose of transforming the former Philips business unit 'Philips Business Communications' or 'PBC' into a sales and development company of NEC in Europe.Fact|date=August 2008Background
On the 7th February 2006, the NEC Corporation and advised the
European Commission that under Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No.139/2004 that NEC would acquire sole control over Philips Business Communications (.PBC.; Netherlands) by way of a transfer of shares. This was for the purpose of business activities manufacture and sale of telecommunication equipment, computers and electronic devices; and for distribution and sale of telecommunication solutions. Neelie Kroes, commissioner for competition, released a Non-Opposition document on 13 March 2006 which to all intents and purposes rubber stamped the formation of NEC Philips. cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/comm/competition/mergers/cases/decisions/m4072_20060313_20310_en.pdf|title=Case No COMP/M.4072 - NEC / PHILIPS BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS|last=Kroes|first=Neelie |date=February 13, 2006|publisher=Office for Official Publications of the European Communities|accessdate=2008-08-28]Operating from 3rd April 2006 by 31st December 2006 the UK branch “NEC PHILIPS UNIFIED SOLUTIONS UK” (registered number 05602520) announcing a turn over of £8,997,869 within the first 9 months of trading. They also announced pre-tax profits for those 3 financial quarters of £363,036 (again UK only) Fact|date=August 2008
Current Info
NEC Philips Unified Solutions (NEC Philips) is a communications solutions provider specializing in the convergence of voice, data and IT Communications.
The headquarters for NEC Philips are located in
Hilversum where it employs 400 employees. The main activities at the headquarters are sales management, finance, product support and IT.The company was established in 2006 as a 60:40 joint venture of NEC Corporation and Royal Philips Electronics. Fact|date=August 2008 NEC Philips has sales and customer support offices within the United Kingdom, with its UK head office in
Cambridge , as well as France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, and Portugal.ervices/Products
As a Microsoft Gold Partner with seven competencies,Fact|date=August 2008 NEC Philips provides Unified Communications solutions based around Microsoft technology.
NEC Philips also markets its own portfolio of voice and data products under the UNIVERGE brand. UNIVERGE solutions integrate products, applications and services in a multi-vendor environment to deliver traditional, hybrid and converged IP communication solutions. NEC Philips is focused on providing solutions for medium and large enterprises in the private and public sectors.
NEC Philips is a part of the global NEC enterprise communications business which has a market share of 12.6% ranking it number one in enterprise communications (Source: Gartner Dataquest - November 2006).Verify source|date=August 2008Fact|date=August 2008
External links
* [http://www.nec-philips.com NEC Philips Homepage] .
* [http://www.nec-philips.co.uk NEC Philips UK Homepage]References
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