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NEC and SAP Japan Agree to Provide Cloud-based Billing Services(Japan Corporate News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Tokyo, Feb 6, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - NEC Corporation (NEC) and SAP Japan Co., Ltd. (SAP Japan) today announced a global business partnership agreement to provide billing services through SaaS that operate on NEC's cloud computing systems.Agreement objectivesDue to the growing popularity of smartphones and cloud based services, there is increasing demand for billing systems, which are a core revenue base for service operators. NEC and SAP Japan will provide these billing services as cloud-based SaaS that enable a reduction in initial investments, are easy to expand and will support a wide range of businesses, including both large-scale enterprises and new businesses in emerging segments.Main contentNEC created cloud-based SaaS that utilize the "SAP(R) Convergent Charging" system to provide billing services. Target customers include telecom operators, cloud operators and service providers that offer digital content. Existing NEC services such as M2M(1) services, "CONNEXIVE" and mobile cloud platforms for smartphones will use these new billing services as well. Target markets are both in and outside of Japan, including global companies and companies whose main infrastructure is based in Japan. NEC will also promote this business from its five regional(2) competence centers throughout the world. SAP Japan will conduct joint marketing and promotions at regional levels(3).These new services are scheduled to begin in April, 2012. Service fees are planned to start from 500,000 yen per month (provided that daily transactions are under 200,000). (1) Machine to Machine Service (2) Five regional headquarters include Europe, Middle East and Africa, Greater China, Asia Pacific, North America and Central & South America (3) EMEA, Asia Pacific, Japan and the AmericasAbout SAP JapanSAP Japan is the Japanese subsidiary of SAP (NYSE: SAP), a market leader in enterprise application software, helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device - SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 183,000 customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit www.sap.com/japan.About NEC CorporationNEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) 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 http://www.nec.com.Contact:Akiko Shikimori NEC Corporation +81-3-3798-6511 [email protected] Kaori Suzuki, Naoko Ishibashi SAP Japan Co., Ltd. +81-3-3273-3880 [email protected] / [email protected] 2011 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.japancorp.net |