Giving reseller partners Europe-wide colour-critical advice and support

NEC Display Solutions appoint Color Confidence as pan-European distributor for their graphic arts display ranges

Munich, 22 November 2010 – NEC Display Solutions today appointed Europe’s leading value added distributor in the digital imaging markets, Color Confidence, as pan-European distributor for its range of professional SpectraView ^® monitors. The partnership will allow existing and new NEC customers across Europe to benefit from the expertise and depth of knowledge that are integral to the distributor’s service. Color Confidence will be distributing the NEC range, which includes the colour-critical SpectraView ^® models, as well as the new PA series and the popular 90 series, across Europe with immediate effect.

With a solid reputation in the publishing, design and photography industries, NEC provide creative professionals with outstanding and cost-effective solutions. “The NEC range of monitors offers the very highest quality, the latest innovations and outstanding features which fully satisfy the demands of the creative professional for whom on-screen colour accuracy is essential,” commented Geoffrey Clements, Managing Director of Color Confidence. “The partnership between NEC and Color Confidence will offer customers of both companies the commitment that their expectation of quality, innovation, expertise and service levels will be continually delivered and exceeded, which is why this is such an exciting partnership.”

As a pan-European distributor, Color Confidence will be working with NEC to ensure reseller partners across Europe have the advice and support they require to provide their customers with the best possible pre and post sales service. In addition to their product knowledge and expertise, the distributor is also able to offer a fast and efficient delivery service through its warehousing operations and logistics hubs in the UK, Germany and Spain.

“Color Confidence offer us an almost unique set of credentials, making them the ideal distribution partner for NEC monitors across Europe,“ commented Christopher Parker, Product Line Manager NEC Display Solutions Europe.  “Firstly, they will provide NEC customers with an unrivalled depth of product knowledge and expertise and secondly, they offer us an integrated approach to European distribution. Having a dedicated distributor across all European territories is the best approach for both NEC and our customers in this niche sector. These were the essential qualities we demanded in our search for the right partner to help us to achieve our progressive European expansion plans, whilst retaining the quality, expert support and customer service on which our reputation is built.”

NEC Display Solutions Europe GmbH has its European headquarters in Munich, Germany and is responsible for all business activities in EMEA, divided into the four sales regions Northern Europe, Western and Southern Europe, Central Europe, Eastern and South-East Europe with Middle East/Africa. NEC Display Solutions benefits from the technological know-how and technologies of the NEC Corporation and, with its own Research and Development, is one of the world's leading manufacturers offering the widest product range of display solutions in the market. The display product portfolio ranges from entry-level to professional and speciality desktop LCDs, via large-size Public Displays for Digital and Retail Signage. The Projector range offers products for all needs, from portable devices via business projectors to products for permanent operation (such as PoS applications) and digital cinema projectors. Managing Director of the European head office is Bernd Eberhardt.

Further information can be found online at: www.sharpnecdisplays.eu

NEC Corporation is a leader in the integration of IT and network technologies that benefit businesses and people around the world. By providing a combination of products and solutions that cross utilize the company’s experience and global resources, NEC’s advanced technologies meet the complex and ever-changing needs of its customers. NEC brings more than 100 years of expertise in technological innovation to empower people, businesses and society.

For more information, visit NEC at: www.nec.com

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Color Confidence are Europe’s leading ‘value added’ distributor of products and services in the graphic supplies, creative and photographic channels. The company, which now includes Cherlyn Colour and grafipress GmbH in its group, works with the world’s leading vendors of design, print, reprographics and digital imaging solutions and offers the latest products and services backed by unrivalled technical know-how and industry expertise. Colour Confidence services a diverse customer base, from graphic designers, photographers, imaging enthusiasts and creative professionals to multinational enterprises and government departments though its extensive dealer network and direct from www.ColorConfidence.com

To access the Color Confidence image library, visit www.ColorConfidence.com/gallery

Contacts for further information:

Stefanie Corinth
Vice President Marketing & Business Development
NEC Display Solutions Europe GmbH
L andshuter Allee 12-14
80637 Munich
Germany

Tel: +49 89-99 699-0

Victoria Fischer
360°communications GmbH
Herzog-Wilhelm-Str. 26
80331 Munich
Germany

Tel: +49 89-54 36 99 4-0
Fax: +49 89-54 36 99 4-09

E-Mail: nec_display_solutions@360communications.de

Javan Bramhall
Color Confidence
Spectrum Point 164 Clapgate Lane
Birmingham B32 3DE
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 121 689 10 38

E-Mail: jbramhall@colorconfidence.com

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