The NEC Group is aiming to achieve its 2017 vision in the year that marks the 40th anniversary since the declaration of "C&C," the integration of Computers and Communications, and to be "a leading global company leveraging the power of innovation to realize an information society friendly to humans and the earth." On February 25, 2010, the company announced its mid-term growth plan, "V2012 - Beyond boundaries, Toward our Vision -" which maps out milestones for realizing this vision, and I would like to emphasize my commitment to devoting all of my strength to achieving this mid-term growth plan.
We understand that a severe economic environment continues, and the ICT industry, including NEC, cannot take an overly optimistic outlook towards the future. In these conditions, NEC's greatest management challenge is to achieve growth on a global scale through "C&C Cloud" strategies that maximize the use of company assets. ICT vendors around the world are now clamoring to provide new solutions that integrate IT and Networks. NEC is a long time provider of these unified solutions and the company is poised to capitalize on its established strengths in the upcoming business era. NEC views this market environment as an opportunity to expand business and to proactively drive business operations centered on global growth.
On the way to achieving our mid-term growth plan, I want to see NEC become profoundly well regarded by people throughout the world. This is to say that the realization of "an information society friendly to humans and the earth" is our top priority. As NEC contributes to this vision of society by providing products and services that are beloved by our customers, our enduring efforts will draw us closer to our goals, one step at a time.