NEC Philippines

NEC Philippines

Press Release

February 16, 2006

NEC`s biometrics revolutionizes PNP crime lab work

MANILA - The Philippine National Police (PNP) has adopted biometrics technology, effectively raising the bar in its crime prevention and detection. After an evaluation of international crime detection technologies in the market, the PNP has adopted NEC's Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), which is acknowledged as one of the world's most efficient among the category of computerized solutions.

February 14, 2006

Philippine Seven Corp.(PSC)

Manila, February 14, 2006 - Philippine Seven Corp. (PSC) ended 2005 with sales of P4.5 billion, higher than the 2004 sales of P3.8 billion and the largest per-store sales increase in the last 10 years, after putting in place some operational improvements.

August 24, 2005
Automatic Border Control and Passport Identification
NEC Solutions Asia Pacific showcases its Automatic Border Control and Passport Identification solutions in India for the first time - as part of strategic solutions business expansion in India.

July 6, 2005
ABeam Consulting and Pointsec Mobile Technologies Partnership
Consolidated Financial Results for the First Quarter of the Fiscal Year Ending March 31, 2006

Press Release / 7-Eleven stores migrate to NEC Point-of-Sale system

Manila, February 14, 2006 - Philippine Seven Corp. (PSC) ended 2005 with sales of P4.5 billion, higher than the 2004 sales of P3.8 billion and the largest per-store sales increase in the last 10 years, after putting in place some operational improvements.

In a move to further improve its business operations PSC, master franchiser of the 7-Eleven chain of 24-hour convenience stores in the country, has adopted a new point-of-sale (POS) system that is meant to respond more efficiently to the demands of today's more demanding breed of consumers.

In line with plans to double its net income of P9.3 million last year, PSC has began its foray into information technology that will translate to better sales and more responsive customer care that will include provision of a one-stop, round-the-clock on-line repayment and purchase services ranging from utility bills to credit card transactions.

Most stores are already accepting bills payment for most utilities like PLDT, Meralco, Maynilad, Manila Water, Globe, Smart, and even for HSBC loans and credit cards.

Jason Ngo, Management Information Systems (MIS) manager of PSC, said the company started testing NEC Philippines' latest generation POS system in July 2005 in some of 7-Eleven's 262 stores in the country.

"After a three-month test, we decided to adopt NECs POS in all our other stores. By the end of October last year, we had migrated 60% of our stores to the new system," Ngo said.

Ngo said the adoption of a truly reliable POS would allow them to analyze customer buying habits and preferences at the store level, which in turn will serve as guide to replenish inventories in time and come up with relevant promotions.

"With our old system, it would normally take us a minimum of three months to find out which products are selling and which products are not moving," Ngo explained. Managers used to rely solely on store purchases because they did not have an item-based recording of the sales of each store.

"NEC's POS system allows us to manage inventory item by item. Now, store operators and franchisees can evaluate the movement of goods from our shelves on a more timely basis for better and faster fine-tuning of our overall sales strategy and inventory management," Ngo said.

"We at NEC Philippines are quite happy with the increase in productivity that 7-Eleven is now enjoying. To ensure that 7-Eleven's 24-hour operations are running smoothly all the time, NEC provides 24x7 support through NECare, NEC's maintenance and support organization," said Leonardo Santos, NEC Phils., Executive Vice President.

NECare provides both warranty and post-sales support to all NEC customers and is staffed with qualified and highly skilled engineers that have done field work to support NEC clients not only in the Philippines but in other parts of the world, Santos added.

Ngo said the company chose NEC over other POS providers because of NEC's track record. NEC has already provided solutions to 7-Eleven stores in other countries in the region.

NEC's POS system is in wide use in highly competitive countries. In Asia, NEC's POS system has led to rapid expansion in retail establishments in Malaysia, Taiwan, and China. In Thailand, for example, there are 3,300 7-Eleven stores under NEC's POS system.