NEC Receives Salesforce Japan Partner Award 2026
NEC received two awards at the Salesforce Japan Partner Award 2026: "Japan Partner of the Year - Financial Services -" and "Japan Partner of the Year - Internal Use -". The Financial Services award recognizes NEC's advanced Salesforce solution proposal and implementation capabilities, and its contribution to business expansion in the financial sector. The Internal Use award acknowledges NEC Group's continuous promotion of sales DX through extensive internal use of various Salesforce products including Agentforce Sales, Agentforce, Data 360, MuleSoft, and Tableau. NEC has partnered with Salesforce since 2008 as the first domestic reseller in Japan and will now focus on providing "Agentforce x NEC's unique AI solutions" leveraging its internal DX knowledge.
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NEC Corporation was honored with two prestigious awards at the Salesforce Japan Partner Award 2026: "Japan Partner of the Year - Financial Services -" and "Japan Partner of the Year - Internal Use -".
The award for Financial Services recognizes NEC's exceptional capabilities in proposing and implementing advanced Salesforce solutions within the financial sector, along with its significant contributions to business expansion. This demonstrates NEC's deep expertise and successful deployments in a critical industry.
For the Internal Use category, NEC was highly commended for its ongoing efforts in driving sales digital transformation (DX) across the entire NEC Group. This was achieved through the large-scale internal deployment and utilization of a comprehensive suite of Salesforce products, including Agentforce Sales, Agentforce, Data 360, MuleSoft, and Tableau.
NEC's long-standing collaboration with Salesforce dates back to 2008, when it became the first domestic Salesforce resale partner in Japan. Looking ahead, NEC plans to further leverage the sales DX knowledge and best practices gained from its internal implementations to benefit customers. The company will focus on providing "Agentforce x NEC's unique AI solutions" across various industries, contributing to customer business growth in partnership with Salesforce.
Salesforce Japan Executive Vice President Atsushi Urano commented on the significance of partners like NEC in accelerating customer growth amidst the AI revolution. Kazunori Minamoto, General Manager of NEC's Platform Technology Service Business Division, expressed gratitude for the awards and reaffirmed NEC's commitment to supporting customer business growth with Salesforce.
The award for Financial Services recognizes NEC's exceptional capabilities in proposing and implementing advanced Salesforce solutions within the financial sector, along with its significant contributions to business expansion. This demonstrates NEC's deep expertise and successful deployments in a critical industry.
For the Internal Use category, NEC was highly commended for its ongoing efforts in driving sales digital transformation (DX) across the entire NEC Group. This was achieved through the large-scale internal deployment and utilization of a comprehensive suite of Salesforce products, including Agentforce Sales, Agentforce, Data 360, MuleSoft, and Tableau.
NEC's long-standing collaboration with Salesforce dates back to 2008, when it became the first domestic Salesforce resale partner in Japan. Looking ahead, NEC plans to further leverage the sales DX knowledge and best practices gained from its internal implementations to benefit customers. The company will focus on providing "Agentforce x NEC's unique AI solutions" across various industries, contributing to customer business growth in partnership with Salesforce.
Salesforce Japan Executive Vice President Atsushi Urano commented on the significance of partners like NEC in accelerating customer growth amidst the AI revolution. Kazunori Minamoto, General Manager of NEC's Platform Technology Service Business Division, expressed gratitude for the awards and reaffirmed NEC's commitment to supporting customer business growth with Salesforce.