NEC

cotomi is NEC's family of Japanese large language models, tuned for enterprise and public sector deployment. It emphasises efficient models that run on modest infrastructure.

BluStellar is the company's value creation model packaging its technologies into industry-specific digital transformation offerings. It is the umbrella for its enterprise consulting and integration work.

SX-Aurora is NEC's vector supercomputing architecture for scientific and engineering workloads. It continues a supercomputer line the company has built for decades.

NEC is one of a handful of companies that manufactures and lays intercontinental submarine cables. Its systems carry a substantial share of global internet traffic.

NeoFace is NEC's face recognition engine, repeatedly ranked first in United States government accuracy benchmarks. It is deployed in border control, airports and public safety systems worldwide.

Kunihiko Iwadare co-founded NEC in 1899 as a joint venture with Western Electric, the first such foreign-capital company in Japan. He led it through its early decades building telephone equipment.

Takayuki Morita leads NEC as president and chief executive. He joined in 1983 and previously served as its chief financial officer and head of global business.

Motoo Nishihara leads NEC's technology and research organisation. He has driven the company's biometrics and network software programmes.