It is no longer uncommon even for ordinary households to have more than one PC, and new methods of using PCs such as networking and simultaneous connection to the Internet through broadband such as ADSL, or viewing saved images and listening to music, are gradually becoming widespread. Recent years have also seen the rapid popularization of IP phones, which can be used at reduced charges by utilizing Internet technology. Home servers play the pivotal role in home networks of this kind, and NEC Electronics is supplying high-performance RISC microcomputers in anticipation of dramatic future growth in the home server market.