DORMA Far East boosts business efficiency with NEC UNIVERGE NEAX 2000 IPS and its highly flexible Remote PIM over IP* platform

SINGAPORE, 9 April 2006 - The uptake of Internet Protocol (IP) Telephony continues to grow across industry sectors as more companies look beyond the traditional PBX to improve business processes. DORMA Far East, the Far East operation of DORMA International - the global market leader in door controls, movable walls and automatic door systems, and the technology leader in glass fittings - has been quick to appreciate the benefits that IP Telephony can offer in terms of cost savings and enhancing customer experience. Other benefits include survivability, centralized telephony applications and greater mobility for their staff.

Singapore is the regional headquarters for DORMA's operations in the Far East and this region is currently one of DORMA's most successful markets in the world. To keep ahead of its competition, DORMA Far East has identified the need to refresh its existing technology for communication and improve the way it communicates with its audiences, both internally and externally.

"We are currently using standalone traditional telephony systems so the process of efficiently transferring calls between our offices is a real challenge," said Mr. Rowan Tan, Managing Director, DORMA Far East Pte Ltd.

The new infrastructure will streamline communications across DORMA's two offices in as well as improve customer services. DORMA is expected to save in communication cost per annum after having installed an IP Telephony solution by NEC. The savings are due to cost reductions between the two offices. These include a 94% reduction in cost related to inter-office call if it is through Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), a 20% reduction in moving and adding costs, a 50% reduction in application cost like ISDN, Unified Messaging, etc as the IP platform enabled application sharing among the two offices.

"In our business, keeping costs down and enhancing productivity are top priorities. The NEC UNIVERGE NEAX 2000 IPS with IP Remote PIM provides truly integrated networks for voice and data," said Mr. Tan. "Our business is dependent on the ability of our customers to reach us, no matter which offices we are in. The UNIVERGE NEAX 2000 IPS with IP Remote PIM extends high availability IP Telephony to our remote branch offices."

By moving voice traffic to IP networks, companies can reduce or eliminate the toll charges associated with transporting calls over the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). Companies can also conserve bandwidth by investing in additional capacity only when it is needed. This is made possible by the distributed nature of IP Telephony and by reduced operations costs as companies combine voice and data traffic into one network.

"By making voice as just another IP application, companies can build truly integrated networks for voice and data. These integrated networks not only provide the quality and reliability of today's PSTN, they also enable companies to quickly and flexibly take advantage of new opportunities," said Mr. Lee Yiew Weng, Product Strategy Director, Private Network Solutions, NEC Solutions Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. "The solution provides a very cost-effective distributed converged enterprise-networking solution."

Note to Editors:

*Remote PIM over IP (Internet Protocol)
The UNIVERGE NEAX 2000 IPS at the central (host) site loaded with IP Remote PIM (IPRP) software is a highly flexible solution that provides telephony feature transparency for all UNIVERGE NEAX 2000 IPS users regardless of physical locations, yet offers a remote survivability function that automatically connects to the public network (PSTN) should the IP network connection with the central site be interrupted. The IPRP essentially converts a remote office to a standalone system until the IP network is restored.

The IPRP solution enables the PBX to provide call handling from a host (central) location. IP WAN can connect all smaller branch offices via their own local PBX processors, creating a converged enterprise voice and data network. Remote office sites under normal operation are now able to cost-effectively leverage the Call Processing, Unified Messaging, Fax Server and other telephony applications maintained at a central site. In the event of a WAN failure, the remote local PBX processor would provide basic call processing and allows normal business continuity via a back-up PSTN through the duration of the failure.

The IPRP offers a highly survivable branch office networking solution while leveraging the benefit of IP Telephony. It allows companies to extend high availability IP Telephony to their remote branch offices with a cost-effective solution that is extremely simple to deploy and manage.

About DORMA Group
DORMA is a globally active supplier of door technology products and systems. The company is the world market leader in door controls, movable walls and automatic door systems, and the technology leader in glass fittings. The DORMA Group is subdivided structurally into five divisions: Door Control, Automatic, Glass, STA (Security / Time and Access) and Movable Walls. DORMA maintains major production plants in several European countries plus Singapore, Malaysia, China and North and South America. With an international workforce of around 6,100 employees, the Group realised sales of € 700 million in fiscal 2004/5 (30 June). The DORMA Group, headquartered in Ennepetal, Germany, operates on an international scale with 65 wholly-owned companies in 44 different countries. Visit www.dorma.com

About DORMA Far East Pte Ltd
The Regional Headquarters for DORMA's operations in the Far East is located in Singapore.
DORMA's Far East operation started in 1979 with the setting up of a Door Closer Factory in Singapore. The Far East Region is currently one of DORMA's most successful regions in the world. DORMA has 4 manufacturing facilities and 8 sales offices in various countries and employs approximately 550 people in the region.

A full range of products and services are offered throughout the Far East Region through DORMA's own team of qualified sales and technical professionals and a strong network of specialist distributors.

No matter how exceptional the architecture is, you can always count on DORMA for the best solution for all your door control needs. Visit www.dorma.com.sg

About NEC Corporation
NEC Corporation (NASDAQ: NIPNY) (FTSE: 6701q.l) is one of the world's leading providers of Internet, broadband network and enterprise business solutions dedicated to meeting the specialized needs of its diverse and global base of customers. Ranked as one of the world's top patent-producing companies, NEC delivers tailored solutions in the key fields of computer, networking and electron devices, by integrating its technical strengths in IT and Networks, and by providing advanced semiconductor solutions through NEC Electronics Corporation. The NEC Group employs more than 140,000 people worldwide and had net sales of 4,855 billion yen (approx. $45 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 2005. For additional information, please visit the NEC home page http://www.nec.com

About NEC Solutions Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
A wholly-owned subsidiary of NEC Corporation, NEC Solutions Asia Pacific is a leading information technology services provider with core competencies spanning the entire range of systems integration and consultancy services. This includes world-class identity solutions, turnkey implementation of mission-critical solutions, project management, and regional systems support and maintenance services. As the NEC regional hub for systems integration in South Asia , the company also supports sales and services in South Asia including and for systems integration. NEC Solutions Asia Pacific is the first recipient of the Economic Development Board's International Headquarters Award.

The company's suite of solutions and services covers Systems Integration, Identity Solutions, RFID Solutions, Financial Solutions, Retail Management Solutions, Managed Services & Outsourcing Centre, Manufacturing Business Solutions, Enterprise Resource Planning, Imaging and Workflow Solutions, Enterprise Information Portals and Knowledge Management, NECare Service Centre, Enterprise Servers, Network Solutions and Multimedia Products. Visit www.nec.com.sg