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Press Release – For immediate use October 18, 2010

NEC Press Contact:

|Chris Shimizu |Devika Puri |

|NEC Corporation |NEC India Pvt. Ltd |

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|+81-3-3798-6511 |+91-98-10928468 |

NEC Selected by Taj Group Hotels as a Preferred Network Solution Vendor

- NEC to provide systems for eight new hotel locations -

Tokyo, Japan & New Delhi, India, October 18, 2010 - NEC Corporation (NEC; TSE: 6701) announced today that NEC India Pvt. Ltd. (Managing Director: Koji Oda; Corporate Office: New Delhi, India), a subsidiary of NEC, has been selected as a preferred vendor by The Indian Hotels Company Limited (Managing Director & CEO: Raymond Bickson, Headquarters: Mumbai, India), known as the Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, one of Asia's largest and finest hotel companies. In addition to its selection, NEC also received orders for IP telephone systems for another eight new hotels being constructed by the Taj Group this year in India. (*)

The IP telephony system is based on NEC’s UNIVERGE SV8000 series communication server that supports voice, unified communications and mobility solutions. The server is capable of supporting up to 16,000 endpoints in a single system and features scalable and energy-efficient solutions that are ideal for a wide variety of hotel needs.

“Being a leader in the Hotel industry, our endeavor at the Taj Group of hotels is to bring the most compelling environment and experiences to our guests. We utilize NEC’s technology expertise for our Hotels,” said Prakash Shukla, Senior Vice President Technology & Chief Information Officer, The Indian Hotels Company Limited. “With the robust, feature-rich, scalable and interoperable solutions by NEC, we can be assured that our network delivers the highest quality services that our customers demand.”

“NEC is honored to be selected as a preferred vendor by the Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces and we look forward to working closely together to optimize the hotel’s facilities and to provide superior services for their customers,” said Taichiro Hashizawa, Vice President and Senior General Manager, Enterprise Solutions Operations Unit, NEC Corporation.

NEC will continue to work closely with Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces to collaborate on further services for guests and operations to become a leader in the growing hospitality market.

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*: For actual installation, Enkay Technologies, NEC’s local partner in India, will provide the service.

About Taj Hotels & Resorts and Palaces

The Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) and its subsidiaries are collectively known as Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, which is recognised as one of Asia's largest and finest hotel companies. Incorporated by the founder of the Tata group, Jamsetji Tata, the company opened its first property, the Taj Mahal Palace hotel, Bombay in 1903. The Taj, a symbol of Indian hospitality, completed its centenary year in 2003.

Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces comprises 64 hotels in 45 locations across India with an additional 15 international hotels. The most significant additions to the Taj portfolio have been The Pierre, the iconic landmark hotel on New York's Fifth Avenue, the Taj Boston and the Blue, Sydney.

About NEC Corporation

NEC Corporation is a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies that benefit businesses and people around the world. By providing a combination of products and solutions that cross utilize the company’s experience and global resources, NEC’s advanced technologies meet the complex and ever-changing needs of its customers. NEC brings more than 100 years of expertise in technological innovation to empower people, businesses and society. For more information, visit NEC at .

About NEC India Pvt. Ltd.

NEC India Pvt. Ltd, a joint venture between NEC Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (NEC APAC) (90%; HQ: Singapore) and NEC Corporation (10%; HQ: Japan), was established in New Delhi, India, in August 2006. Leveraging on NEC's unique capabilities in integrating IT and networking technologies for a diverse customer base across governments, businesses, individuals and society worldwide, NEC India customizes solutions to construct large-scale, highly reliable, scalable and flexible IT and network systems, such as Security and Surveillance Systems, Carrier Network, IP Telephony Solutions, Retail solutions (Hardware and Software), Private Network Solutions (Enterprise and Exchange wide EPABX, IP Telephony, KTS), High Performance Computing (Super Computers), IT products such as Servers, Storage and Thin Clients in addition, to the sale of its Multimedia Products such as Projectors and Commercial Display Products and Solutions for the Indian market.

NEC is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Other product or service marks mentioned herein are the trademarks of their respective owners. ©2010 NEC Corporation.

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