Supporting The Arts, Culture And Sports; Saving International Cultural Assets; Global Resources - NEC NEAX 2000 IPS Reference Manual

Relief for Victims of Mt. Unzen Eruption and Other Natural Disasters
After the eruption of the Mt. Unzen volcano* and the disaster in the Fugen Mountains occurred,
NEC wasted no time in rushing large quantities of badly needed household appliances (such as
washing machines, dryers and fans) to the victims. It also provides relief to victims of the
cyclone disaster in Bangladesh and the huge floods in China.
(* Mt. Unzen suddenly erupted on November 17, 1990, after lying dormant for over two
centuries. Approximately 15,000 people were killed, and loss of property and possessions was
extensive. Living in special shelters, the former residents are still attempting to recover from
their losses.)

Supporting the Arts, Culture and Sports

Wheelchair Tennis
NEC supports wheelchair tennis competitions, popular all over the world, and believes that the
disabled should be able to enjoy sporting events along with their family and friends. NEC
sponsors the NEC International Wheelchair Tennis Tour, organized by the International
Wheelchair Tennis Federation (IWTF). In Japan, it also sponsors the NEC National Invitational
Wheelchair Tennis Championship, offering an opportunity for top-ranking players from all over
the country to compete together.

Saving International Cultural Assets

NEC also supports the restoration of old works of art stored overseas. It organized the
restoration work done in Japan since the spring of 1992 on old Japanese paintings previously
stored in the Freer Gallery of Art, in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington DC. Parts of the
work were completed in August of that year and the work still continues. It is also studying
requests for restoration work from various other institutions such as the Boston Museum of Art.
Feeling that preserving the environment involves preserving the art that also beautifies man's
surroundings, NEC firmly believes in its support of this important restoration work.

Global Resources

The primary elements in a company's ability to respond to marketplace, buyer, and customer
demands are the scope of its resources and strategy by which it uses those resources. NEC
has established a worldwide network of human, physical, financial, and intellectual resources.
These are deployed through localized operations, strategically located, professionally staffed,
and thoroughly equipped. This enables NEC to deliver leading edge products and innovative
services to businesses with hundreds of locations across the country or one location across
town.
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