NEC, NZi3 collaborates for Research

NEC New Zealand Ltd has collaborated as a Research Sponsor with the New Zealand ICT Innovation Institute (NZi3) based at the University of Canterbury. Initial collaboration between the two institutes is believed to focus on energy and ecology solutions to help rebuild the City of Christchurch after the massive earthquakes, as well as human interaction solutions such as biometrics and robotics.

This collaboration aims to unite world-class researchers and research students from the University of Canterbury with industry experts from NEC, to co-develop new and innovative technologies and solutions and transform these ideas into relevant applications for the market.

As part of this collaboration, NEC New Zealand is said to provide a sponsorship of NZ$90,000 over three years, in addition to the equipment and other in-kind support worth more than NZ$30,000 during the same period.  This sponsorship also includes the funding of two full-time postgraduate research students whose thesis research will be guided and supervised by NEC and based in NZi3. Furthermore, NEC is to promote and feature the collaborative demonstrations with NZi3 at its Innovation Centre showroom.

Rod Carr, Vice Chancellor, University of Canterbury said, "We are delighted to be establishing this new partnership with NEC and NZi3.  Innovation is at the forefront of our practice as a University and building industry relationships such as this is vital to our future."

Hamish House, Director, NZi3 said, "NZi3 is incredibly excited to be working with NEC in this new and exhilarating partnership. By bringing together a multinational company with over 100 years of expertise in technological innovation with the University's world class expertise in ICT research and academia, bright young and talented post-graduate students are given the opportunity to work with one of the world best companies. Students and researchers will be working side by side in collaboration to co-develop new and ground breaking innovative technologies and solutions and transform these ideas into relevant applications for the global market place. We look forward to the first three years of this partnership delivering exciting new developments and value for NZi3, the University and NEC."

Leonard Dench, GM, NEC New Zealand said, "NEC New Zealand is thrilled to work with NZi3, a leading ICT research institute in New Zealand and this collaboration is part of our corporate strategy to leverage our research and development capabilities. There are abundant research opportunities that could be explored between the two institutes and we hope to bring to market some of our new and exciting developments and technologiessoon."

 

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NEC unveils its new range of eco-friendly projectors

NEC India has announced its new range of portable and eco friendly M Series projectors, including M350X / M300X / M260X / M230X / M300W / M260W. Offering improved ease-of-use at a reduced cost, the M-Series projection solutions are affordable without compromising on the rich visual experience.  These models were developed to address the needs of corporate and educational institutions that are on a tight budget, yet require bright wired / wireless network projectors with remote monitoring and control capabilities.

Offering improved ease-of-use at a reduced cost, the M-Series projection solutions are affordable without compromising on the rich visual experience.  These models were developed to address the needs of corporate and educational institutions that are on a tight budget, yet require bright wired / wireless network projectors with remote monitoring and control capabilities.

Specifically developed with the user's experience in mind, the M-Series include many user-friendly features for improved ease-of-use and installation. Not only are the projectors equipped with HDMI connector and a wired/wireless (option) LAN port for projecting high quality digital images, it also allows users to connect to a computer using a standard USB cable, bypassing the need for computer cables. The remote control of the projector is also capable of conventional computer mouse operations, thus eliminating the continuous switch between a mouse and remote for different operations during presentations. The projector also has a viewer function that allows one to project data stored on USB memory via the plug and play mode, enabling presentations to be made without a computer.

The remote control of the projector is also capable of conventional computer mouse operations, thus eliminating the continuous switch between a mouse and remote for different operations during presentations. The projector also has a viewer function that allows one to project data stored on USB memory via the plug and play mode, enabling presentations to be made without a computer.

Abhilesh Guleria, Head - IT Platform & Display Solutions Business at NEC India, elaborated, "NEC products are specifically designed and developed after a comprehensive analysis of the consumer needs. With NEC's new range of M-Series projectors, we aim to strengthen small and medium businesses and educational institutions in their operations. These projectors are absolutely convenient and highly portable to address their business requirements. Also, due to being ecologically modeled, they ensure higher efficiency in terms of value and features."

 

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