Descriptive ethics

NEC launches worldwide pre-sales of hearable device through Makuake Global

Retrieved on: 
Monday, October 24, 2022
Acceleration, SDK, Sound, NEC, Safety, IOS, Iris recognition, Temperature, Human, Ear canal, Technology, Descriptive ethics, Ear, Research, Pulse, Efficiency, Head, TSE, Voice recognition, ID, Android, Hearables, Mobile phone, Video game, Security printing, Limited

The "Hearable Device" was jointly developed with Foster Electric Company, Limited, and was made available from October 21 through "Makuake Global," a service to support pre-ordering provided by Makuake, Inc.

Key Points: 
  • The "Hearable Device" was jointly developed with Foster Electric Company, Limited, and was made available from October 21 through "Makuake Global," a service to support pre-ordering provided by Makuake, Inc.
  • In 2020, when the Hearable Device first became available in Japan, it immediately achieved its sales target approximately 2 hours after its release.
  • As a result, it was nominated for "Makuake Of The Year 2021," which is awarded to projects for story, topic, number of supporters and pre-ordering totals.
  • The ear acoustic authentication installed in the Hearable Device is a biometric authentication method that identifies individuals by utilizing the internal structure of the head, including ear holes.

VXI COO Jared Morrison Wins Asia CEO Awards Expatriate Executive of the Year

Retrieved on: 
Friday, October 28, 2022
CX, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Morrison, VXI, Organization, Automation, BPO, Expatriate, SVP, Board, Industry, Business process, Leadership, COO, Circle, Descriptive ethics, Cultural assimilation, Fowler & Wells Company, Management, Recognition

MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Jared Morrison, COO of VXI Global Solutions was recognized with the Expatriate Executive of the Year award in the recent 13th Asia CEO Awards last October 11, 2022, at the Manila Marriott Hotel. Over 400 nominations were received and reviewed by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Philippines for this year's event.

Key Points: 
  • VXI Global Solutions COO Jared Morrisson bags the Expatriate Executive of the Year award in the 13th Asia CEO Awards.
  • MANILA, Philippines, Oct. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Jared Morrison, COO of VXI Global Solutions was recognized with the Expatriate Executive of the Year award in the recent 13th Asia CEO Awards last October 11, 2022, at the Manila Marriott Hotel.
  • The criteria for judging that Morrison won include Management Achievement, Financial Contribution, Recognition, Pioneering Achievements, Social Commitment, and Cultural Integration.
  • The Asia CEO Awards is the largest business awards event in the Philippines and one of the largest events of its kind in the Asia Pacific region.

DXAS, a joint venture established by Kagome and NEC, to provide AI farming advice and automated irrigation control services for pulse drip irrigation

Retrieved on: 
Friday, October 21, 2022
NEC, Efficiency, Agriculture, Soil, Climate, ICT, Descriptive ethics, Fertilisation, Automation, Water, DXAS, Safety, Climate change

TOKYO, Oct 21, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - DXAS Agricultural Technology, a joint venture between Kagome Co., Ltd. and NEC Corporation, will be enhancing NEC's AI-enabled agricultural ICT platform, CropScope, with the addition of AI farming management advice and an automated irrigation control function for pulse drip irrigation*.

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO, Oct 21, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - DXAS Agricultural Technology, a joint venture between Kagome Co., Ltd. and NEC Corporation, will be enhancing NEC's AI-enabled agricultural ICT platform, CropScope, with the addition of AI farming management advice and an automated irrigation control function for pulse drip irrigation*.
  • This will contribute to sustainable agriculture around the world by further promoting environmentally friendly and profitable farming while addressing water shortage issues at farming sites.
  • Conventionally, pulse drip irrigation is commonly known as a cultivation method that maintains optimal soil water content and reduces water consumption.
  • In order to solve these difficulties, Kagome and NEC conducted demonstration tests in Portugal this year, using AI farming advice on irrigation and fertilization provided by CropScope, in order to realize the automation of pulse drip irrigation.

NEC Selected as Technology Partner in the Implementation of Biometric Solutions for NIISe

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Education, Minister of Entrepreneur Development and Cooperative (Malaysia), NIST, Efficiency, Artificial intelligence, Trust (social science), Bangladeshi passport, IRIS, Gulf of Alaska, NEC, Ministry, Ministry of home affairs, Atmosphere, Travel, Policy, Solution, Interior minister, BHD, William E. Gates, Iris, Control, Ministry of Home Affairs (Malaysia), Immigration Department (Hong Kong), IP, Digital, EPassport gates, Ultra Network Technologies, Eid, Architecture, Name, Descriptive ethics, Airport, Digital Nation, Center of excellence, Evisa, ID, Digital technology, Immigration Department of Malaysia, Automated border control system, Safety, Centre for India & Global Business, Center, Tunnel, Security printing, Renewable energy, Electrical wiring, Technology, Group

NIISe is an initiative by the Ministry of Home Affairs to modernize the Immigration Department of Malaysia with advanced digital technology.

Key Points: 
  • NIISe is an initiative by the Ministry of Home Affairs to modernize the Immigration Department of Malaysia with advanced digital technology.
  • Today, 24 years later, NEC will be providing the NEC ABIS and NEC e-Gate systems, featuring highly accurate and reliable multi-modal biometrics authentication, as one of the key technology partners subcontracted for the NIISe project.
  • The NEC e-Gates, a component of NECs Border Control Solution will be deployed at all immigration checkpoints to enable smoother passenger experiences.
  • The Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based multi-modal biometric authentication system features NEC's face and iris recognition technologies, which both have ranked the world's No.

NEC to build 5G Innovation lab for the NSW Telco Authority

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
UPF, Communication, NEC, Telecommunication, Efficiency, General manager, RAN, Disaster, Policy, Lists of currently active military equipment by country, Public safety network, PSN, Customer, Business, Program, Descriptive ethics, Partnership, AWS, CPE, Safety, Digital divide, Environment, Amazon Web Services, TSE, Government, ESOS, Public security, Network equipment, Environmental remediation, NSW

TOKYO, Oct 18, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has been selected by the New South Wales (NSW) Telco Authority to build the initial phase of a state-of-the-art 5G innovation lab as part of a new strategic partnership.

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO, Oct 18, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has been selected by the New South Wales (NSW) Telco Authority to build the initial phase of a state-of-the-art 5G innovation lab as part of a new strategic partnership.
  • "NEC is honoured to be a strategic partner to the NSW Telco Authority to help build practical and effective PSMB use cases and prove the value of a cloud native 5G core network combined with an Open Radio Access Network (RAN).
  • NEC has been a long-term strategic partner to the NSW Telco Authority, providing wireless backhaul solutions for the NSW Public Safety Network (PSN) program via the ITS2573 NSW Government procurement panel.
  • NSW Telco Authority is the connectivity leader for the NSW Government and manages the Public Safety Network to deliver mission-critical communication services for NSW.

NEC Signs Long-term Charter Contract with Global Marine Systems Limited for Optical Submarine Cable-laying Ship

Retrieved on: 
Monday, October 17, 2022
NEC, TSE, HQ, Efficiency, Descriptive ethics, Safety, Electrical wiring

TOKYO, Oct 17, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has signed a charter contract with U.K.-based Global Marine Systems Limited (1) for an optical submarine cable-laying ship for approximately four years.

Key Points: 
  • TOKYO, Oct 17, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has signed a charter contract with U.K.-based Global Marine Systems Limited (1) for an optical submarine cable-laying ship for approximately four years.
  • Through this contract, NEC will strengthen its provision of submarine cable systems and respond to expanding demand for submarine cables due to the increase in global data traffic.
  • NEC has been a leading global vendor in the submarine cable system business for over 50 years, manufacturing submarine cables, submarine repeaters, and terminal station equipment(2), in addition to coordinating marine surveys and route design, equipment installation work, cable laying, training and delivery testing.
  • As a result, NEC will provide submarine cable systems more quickly and flexibly than ever before to meet customer demand.

Consumer Purchase Intent More than Doubles When Socially Conscious Brands Engage Advertising Media Partners that Share Common Values, According to UM's Future Impact Study

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, October 20, 2022
The Interpublic Group of Companies, Advertising, Growth, EVP, Accenture, GoPro, Perception, Research, Descriptive ethics, Multimedia, Levi Strauss & Co., Sony, UM, View, Public relations, Renewable energy, Marketing, Online shopping, Mattel, American Express, Spotify

"Our Future Impact Study drives home the fact that an authentic commitment to social values and finding partners that share those values is beyond an obligation -- it's a business catalyst," said Deidre Smalls-Landau, EVP, Managing Director, Mediabrands Identity. "This project was born out of a commitment to supporting the reality that companies doing social good is smart business. Brands will now be able to make more informed decisions and allocate their dollars to see higher purchase intent while supporting the causes that are important to them, and to consumers."

Key Points: 
  • The research highlights the importance of socially responsible practices and values -- including integrity, equity and sustainability -- on consumer decision making, with consumer purchase intent more than doubling when socially conscious brands engage advertising media partners that share common values.
  • The study also highlights how cultural dynamics affect the importance of socially conscious media partners.
  • The Future Impact study set out to understand how a brand's commitment to sustainability, equity and integrity impacts consumer purchase intent, as well as brand perception when advertisers focus their ads on media partners that engaged in responsible media practices.
  • The methodology for The Future Impact study included a survey of 5,000 participants around a variety of randomized household brands, media partners and social value attributes in various scenarios.

Samsung Display Announces Environmental Strategy to Achieve Net Zero Emissions by 2050

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, October 13, 2022
Carbon, Sand, 3R, Efficiency, Transport, Electricity, Television, Global, RE100, Recycling, Descriptive ethics, Multimedia, Participation, Technology, Plant, Building material, Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia, ECO, Industry, Samsung, Glass, CEO, Reuse, Water, Ecosystem, GWP, OLED, Silent Scope 2, Climate change, VR, Quantum dot, View, Renewable energy, Television set, Mobile phone

SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsung Display today announced its environmental strategy to become carbon neutral by 2050.

Key Points: 
  • Samsung Display aims to use 100% renewable electricity at all its domestic and foreign business sites with the goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
  • Samsung Display plans to continue pursuing its environmental strategy through 2040 by recycling resources, reducing water waste, and developing eco-friendly materials.
  • That's why environmental strategy must become one of our highest priorities," said JS Choi, CEO of Samsung Display.
  • Samsung Display plans to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 by reducing both direct (Scope 1) and indirect (Scope 2) carbon emissions.

NEC C&C Foundation Awards 2022 C&C Prize

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
NEC, Computer, Electronics, Plaque, Efficiency, Growth, C&C Prize, Person, Foundation, Research, Descriptive ethics, Industry, Weakness, C&C, Safety, Physics, Algorithm, Cryptocurrency, Pharmaceutical industry

This may also occur with the discovery of new algorithms, even for classical computers.

Key Points: 
  • This may also occur with the discovery of new algorithms, even for classical computers.
  • The Foundation is funded by NEC Corporation.
  • Each prize winner receives a certificate, a plaque, and a cash award (ten million yen per group).
  • NEC Corporation has established itself as a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies while promoting the brand statement of "Orchestrating a brighter world."

NEC launches a new model of the "SX-Aurora TSUBASA" vector supercomputer that more than doubles computing performance and power efficiency

Retrieved on: 
Friday, October 7, 2022
Aurora, Adoption, Meteorological Administration, Memory, Science center, NEC, Risk assessment, Efficiency, Citizen Cyberscience Centre, Science, Disaster, Tohoku University, Research, CPU, Descriptive ethics, Heat stroke, Technology, NEC SX-Aurora TSUBASA, VES, DWD, German, Safety, Fortran, FLOPS, TSE, Center, L3, LSI, Weather, Computer data storage, Electrical wiring, Management

In addition, the adoption of state-of-the-art processes has resulted in improved power efficiency.

Key Points: 
  • In addition, the adoption of state-of-the-art processes has resulted in improved power efficiency.
  • The new system will be utilized for large-scale scientific computing at Tohoku University's Science Center (Tohoku University).
  • Tohoku University is scheduled to begin operating the system in August 2023, featuring a total of 4,032 Vector Engines (VE) and a total theoretical computing performance of approximately 21 PFLOPS (Petaflops), making it the world's highest performance* vector-based supercomputer system.
  • Other applications include disaster mitigation simulation, such as the prediction of damage from tsunami or river inundation.