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United Kingdom Press Releases 2007
- 10 December 2007
- High Street retailers need to adapt to survive
December 10, 2007 – Fujitsu research reveals that changing consumer demands are not being reflected in the high street
- 3 December 2007
- Fujitsu Awarded Revenue Commissioners’ ICT Services and Support Contract
December 3, 2007 – The Revenue Commissioners, the Irish tax and customs authority, has awarded the contract for the delivery and support of certain ICT Services to Fujitsu with an initial contract value in excess of €3m. The contract, which is for a two-year period with the option of a one-year extension, was awarded following an open EU procurement process and is a strategic element in the delivery of Revenue’s ICT Strategy.
- 30 November 2007
- Government property efficiency savings rest on flexibility of IT
November 30, 2007 – Office of Government Commerce (OGC) looking to achieve annual efficiency savings of £1-£1.5 billion
- 9 November 2007
- Pan-European survey reveals that consumers want banks to concentrate on better connections between web and branch
November 9, 2007 – New research from Fujitsu Services into the experiences of 2,500 retail financial services customers across Europe suggests that investments by financial services organisations in pilot mobile banking services could be missing the mark: what customers really want is the convenience and choice of the web, integrated seamlessly with face-to-face contact in high street branches.
- 28 August 2007
- Fujitsu Telecommunications Ireland Launches Out of Warranty Laptop Repair Service
Birmingham, August 28, 2007 – Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Ltd announces that its Antrim-based specialist re-manufacturing and repair division, Fujitsu Telecommunications Ireland, has launched a new UK-wide service to provide out-of-warranty support for laptop computers. Introduced initially for owners of Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ notebooks and tablet machines, the Out of Warranty Repair Service is available to private individuals, as well as businesses with hundreds of units. Fujitsu’s comprehensive new service can handle a wide range of repairs, from the correction of minor faults to complete as-new rebuilds that rectify major cosmetic or mechanical damage.
- 21 August 2007
- Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Appoints Stavros Petrides in Senior Strategy Role
Birmingham, August 21, 2007 – Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Ltd, the leading supplier of high performance telecommunications solutions, announces the appointment of Stavros Petrides as Chief Strategy Officer. Stavros’ prime objective is to build on the company’s established business base, evolving the company’s strategic approach within Europe. His focus will include exploring the market potential for the creation of innovative new products and services.
- 9 July 2007
- Fujitsu Hits Major MSAN Milestones for BT 21CN Multi Service Access Node Roll-Out
Birmingham, July 9, 2007 – Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Limited announced today that it has contributed to two significant milestones involving the roll-out of Multi Service Access Nodes (MSANs) across BT’s new 21st Century Network, known in the industry as 21CN. The first milestone was the completion of the MSAN installation at all 64 exchanges in South Wales, which comprises the initial phase of BT’s 21CN deployment. This involved the supply and installation of some 164 MSANs, comprising 104 copper and 60 fibre in total. In parallel, Fujitsu has also completed the installation of the 34 exchanges required to enable a major trial of next generation broadband services, also involving a combination of copper and fibre MSANs. These next generation broadband services will be rolled out to some 60,000 customers in the West Midlands later this year, before extending the new service nationally early in 2008. With the installation and commissioning of these latest 100 sites, Fujitsu now has almost 300 MSANs deployed in the 21CN.
- 2 July 2007
- McKesson is Fujitsu’s Child Health Provider of Choice
London, July 2, 2007 – Healthcare IT systems specialists, McKesson, has announced it has been selected by the National Programme for IT’s (NPfIT) southern region Local Service Provider (LSP), Fujitsu Services, as its provider of choice for monitoring Child Health. McKesson’s CarePlus Child Health solution has been selected by Fujitsu to assist in connecting Child Health to the NPfIT objectives ahead of alternate systems from other suppliers which are currently not ready for deployment.
- 19 April 2007
- Fujitsu wins £80m outsourcing contract from the Financial Services Authority
April 19, 2007 – Fujitsu Services has announced today that it is working with the Financial Services Authority (FSA) on an £80m transformational outsourcing arrangement to fundamentally change the way in which IT supports the business of the FSA. This arrangement is over an 8 year term and includes a no penalty cancellation option after 5 years.
- 14 April 2007
- Fujitsu and Kent & Medway sign pathology contracts
London, April 14, 2007 – Three Kent and Medway NHS Trusts have signed contracts totalling £5.5 million with Fujitsu Services to integrate PathNet with Cerner Millennium.
- 5 April 2007
- Vodafone UK celebrates World Retail Award
April 5, 2007 – Vodafone UK and its retained IT supplier, Fujitsu Services, were awarded the ‘Best use of Technology’ award at a prestigious awards ceremony held in Barcelona on Thursday 29 March.
- 31 March 2007
- Fujitsu hits NHS Connecting for Health 100% PACS milestone
London, March 31, 2007 – Fujitsu Services, the Southern Cluster lead in NHS Connecting for Health’s National Programme for IT (NPfIT) has delivered against a major milestone in the programme with its 100 per cent roll out of PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) and RIS (Radiology Information System) on time and to budget. Fujitsu is contracted to deliver PACS and RIS to capture, store, display and distribute static and moving digital medical images such as X-rays and scans to enable faster and more accurate diagnosis by clinicians.
- 23 March 2007
- Fujitsu and MetaSwitch announce demonstration of Centrex-featured VoIP services at VoIP for Business 2007
Birmingham, March 23, 2007 – Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Ltd, the leading supplier of high performance telecommunications solutions, and MetaSwitch announced the demonstration earlier this week by BT of hosted business VoIP services from the platform supplied by Fujitsu and MetaSwitch. The demonstration took place at VoIP for Business 2007, Olympia, in London (March 21-22, 2007).
- 9 February 2007
- Fujitsu collaborates in “Department Store of the Future" Trial
February 9, 2007 – Mitsukoshi, one of the leading luxury department store chains in Japan, Shiseido Company, a leading Japanese cosmetics manufacturer, and Fujitsu Limited, a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions, are jointly implementing a "futuristic department store" field trial in Japan to test the expanded use of RFID tags in department stores.
