Archived Press Releases - 2004

10 December 2004

Fujitsu helps Northern Territory Government deliver online services for motorists from the top end to the red centre

Northern Territory motorists will be able to renew their driver's licences and vehicle registrations online from next week, thanks to an initiative from Fujitsu, the Northern Territory Government and Charles Darwin University.

9 December 2004

Fujitsu's record-breaking storage solutions now available in Australia and New Zealand

Following significant sales success and an outstanding 'no-outage' record in Fujitsu's home and Asian markets, the ETERNUS3000 SAN storage range is now available in Australia and New Zealand.

29 November 2004

Fujitsu and Onyx Software help Queensland Government improve child safety

As part of a statewide initiative to reform child protection and youth justice service delivery, the Queensland Government has awarded major contracts to Fujitsu Australia and Onyx Software Australia to improve information management.

24 November 2004

Fujitsu to increase sales strength in western region with appointment of Bart Boaden

Fujitsu has strengthened its sales and service capabilities in Western Australia with the appointment of Bart Boaden as General Manager, Western Region. In this role, Mr Boaden will be responsible for business development and services delivery for the West Australian and Northern Territory markets.

17 November 2004

Fujitsu gives enterprise customers new options for protecting and leveraging investments in legacy systems

Pundits have sometimes predicted the death of legacy systems, but at this week's Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2004 in Sydney Fujitsu is unveiling a series of innovative options for enterprise customers who recognise the inherent value of their legacy applications, mainframe systems and other mature information technology platforms.

16 November 2004

Fujitsu reveals the real value of IT at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2004

As a major exhibitor at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2004 starting today at the Sydney Convention Centre, Fujitsu is challenging business leaders to examine and understand the role and value of information technology in their organisation.

15 November 2004

AAPT launches new era of business telephony with Fujitsu VoIP technology

Leading telecommunications company AAPT has launched a new range of business solutions based on hosted voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology and services from Fujitsu.

21 October 2004

Fujitsu expands business application capabilities with acquisition of Atos Origin Australia

Fujitsu has acquired the Australian operations of Atos Origin. Globally, Atos Origin is a €5-billion (A$8.5 billion)-a-year, Paris-based provider of business application and IT outsourcing services.

28 July 2004

Fujitsu unveils the future at Retail Business Technology expo

Self-checkout systems, new multimedia displays, electronic shelf-labelling and fraud detection systems are just some of the Fujitsu innovations that will dramatically improve retail experiences for customers while delivering cost savings for retailers.

20 July 2004

Betts Group chooses Fujitsu and Australian-made software for 120-store merchandising and point-of-sale systems upgrade

The Betts Group has chosen Fujitsu Australia to supply and support a comprehensive merchandising solution from Retail Directions across its 120-store retail network. The project represents the first success for a new partnership between Fujitsu and Retail Directions that is providing specialty retailers with highly functional and cost-effective technology solutions.

20 July 2004

Fujitsu partners with world-class Australian software company to boost sales and profits for specialty retailers

Australasia's fast-growing specialty retailers now have easier access to powerful business applications and services previously only viable for large retail chains, after Fujitsu announced a systems-integration alliance with Australian software company Retail Directions.

15 July 2004

Caltex Australia chooses Fujitsu as its business technology service provider for three years

Caltex Australia has appointed Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand as its services and technology outsourcing provider for the next three years. The agreement sees Fujitsu delivering a broad array of integrated technology services.

21 June 2004

Fujitsu and Telegea join forces to help Australasian telcos improve provisioning and profitability of Internet telephony

Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand and TeleGea, a leading provider of software solutions for the rapid delivery of hosted VoIP services, today announced a strategic partnership designed to help telecommunications providers better plan, provision and manage voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) telephony.

10 June 2004

Fujitsu helps Department of Conservation preserve New Zealand's natural environment with five-year services agreement

The Department of Conservation (DOC) has extended its long-term relationship with Fujitsu by signing a new five-year contract for IT infrastructure management as the result of a tender process.

28 May 2004

Fujitsu helps Public Record Office Victoria secure community access to vital government information

The Victorian Government has acted to safeguard community access to vital public information by appointing Fujitsu to deliver an ambitious digital archive initiative.

25 May 2004

Self-checkout hits the high street as Coles Myer trials the Fujitsu U-Scan system in two Victorian supermarkets

Self-service shopping may soon become a reality as retail giant Coles Myer begins a six-month trial of Fujitsu's U-Scan self-checkout system at Bi-Lo Fountain Gate and Coles Chadstone in Victoria.

25 May 2004

Self-checkout technology more accessible to Australian retailers following Fujitsu's US$35 million Optimal Robotics acquisition

Fujitsu has acquired the U-Scan self-checkout technology business of Canada's Optimal Robotics for US$35 million in a deal that will see this self-service shopping technology become readily accessible to all Australian and New Zealand retailers.

12 May 2004

Coles Myer and Fujitsu join forces in software development alliance

Coles Myer and Fujitsu Australia will join forces under a new joint alliance to manage, consolidate and develop the software platform which runs the point-of-sale systems across all Coles and BiLo supermarkets in Australia.

29 April 2004

Fujitsu targets market-share growth with latest appointments to leadership team

Fujitsu's integrated customer services strategy and aggressive market-share growth plans took another step forward today with the announcement of major appointments to the Company's leadership team. This follows the recent merger between Fujitsu and DMR Consulting to create one of the region's largest services companies.

15 March 2004

Fujitsu strengthens services and solutions delivery in Australia and New Zealand

Customers stand to benefit from a simpler interface to the full range of Fujitsu services after an important corporate realignment. The merger with specialist subsidiary DMR Consulting creates a new organisation united by its focus on customer value.

8 March 2004

Fujitsu announces new enterprise hard disk drives with industry leading technology

Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA) today introduced the MAT and MAU series enterprise hard disk drive (HDD) offering up to 300GB of storage capacity. Fujitsu's MAT series hard disk drive is the industry's first 75Gb/sq.in. four-platter enterprise design to deliver 300GB of storage capacity in a 10K RPM 3.5in form factor.

9 February 2004

WorldxChange Offers New Telephony and Data Choices with BroadSoft VoIP Capability from Fujitsu

WorldxChange Communications is set to launch a new range of integrated voice and data services powered by the industry-leading BroadSoft Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP) platform delivered by Fujitsu.

22 January 2004

Fujitsu reduces TCO for Australian retailers with new retail system terminal

Designed for easy remote management to reduce the total cost of ownership for retailers, the TeamPoS 2000 M is the first point-of-sale system available across the entire retail industry to incorporate the Intel Pentium M processor.