NEC Corporation of America
American computer company
NEC Corporation of America (NECAM) is the principal subsidiary of the multinational IT company NEC in the United States.
NEC Corporation of America was formed on July 1, 2006, from the combined operations of NEC America, NEC Solutions (America) and NEC USA.
History
NEC America Inc.
NEC America Inc, originally known as Nippon Electric New York, was incorporated in 1963.
NEC Home Electronics (USA), Inc.
NEC Home Electronics (USA), Inc. was established in October 1981.
HNSX Supercomputers
In October 1986, NEC formed a joint venture with Honeywell, HNSX Supercomputers, to sell NEC's supercomputers in the United States and Canada. In October 1989, Honeywell agreed to sell its share in HNSX Supercomputers to NEC.
In April 1997 HNSX Supercomputers and Fujitsu were jointly found guilty of dumping by bidding below cost in order to sell a supercomputer to the National Center for Atmospheric Research. In September 1997 the United States International Trade Commission found that Cray had been financially injured by the pricing practices of HNSX Supercomputers and Fujitsu. Cray later took over the operations of HNSX, and acquired rights to sell NEC supercomputers in the US, in February 2001.
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