2004 Press Releases for Fujitsu Services

17 December 2004 United Kingdom: Desktop MOT - does your desktop pass the business test ?
London, December 17, 2004 – Fujitsu Services, one of Europe’s leading IT services companies, believes that a worrying number of organisations are coping with inadequate desktops.
8 December 2004 United Kingdom: South West Trains to improve customer service in station ticket offices with help from Fujitsu
London, December 8, 2004 – South West Trains, the largest rail franchise in the UK, has signed a contract with Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT services companies, to install and manage Fujitsu's new STAR ticket issuing systems in 150 of its stations.
7 December 2004 United Kingdom: Fujitsu appoints Mark Dorgan as European retail partner
London, December 7, 2004 – Dr Mark Dorgan, a leading commentator on and advisor to the retail sector, has been appointed as European retail partner at Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT services companies.
6 December 2004 United Kingdom: Desktop MOT - does your desktop pass the business test?
London, December 6, 2004 – Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT services companies, believes that a worrying number of organisations are coping with inadequate desktops.
2 December 2004 United Kingdom: Employee consultation wins Fujitsu a prestigious Personnel Today award
London, December 2, 2004 – Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading providers of IT infrastructure management services, has won the Collaborative HR award from Personnel Today magazine.
2 December 2004 United Kingdom: Walsall Council and Fujitsu to transform services for local people
Walsall, December 2, 2004 – £650-million partnership is biggest of its kind in the UK
23 November 2004 United Kingdom: British Waterways in £7.5 million IT revamp with Fujitsu
London, November 23, 2004 – British Waterways will see a 35 per cent reduction in running costs.
8 November 2004 United Kingdom: Fujitsu gives mid-sized retailers a platform to compete with their larger rivals
London, November 8, 2004 – New iRetail provides sophisticated in-store and head office systems from as little as £100 per point-of-sale per month.
26 October 2004 United Kingdom: Fujitsu sees Strong Worldwide Growth in Demand for Interstage Suite
London, October 26, 2004 – Demand for Interstage Suite of Application Infrastructure Products Grows in First Half of 2004 as Global Enterprises and Partners Turn to Fujitsu for Proven Technology and Partner-Enabled Solutions
24 September 2004 United Kingdom: Fujitsu shortlisted for Outstanding People Development Award
London, September 24, 2004 – The category sees Fujitsu shortlisted alongside businesses such as PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Royal Bank of Scotland and GNER. Fujitsu's entry focused on the ongoing training and development programme it has developed for its mobile engineers division.
16 September 2004 Ireland: Office behaviour puts companies at risk
Dublin, September 16, 2004 – Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT infrastructure management services companies, warns that the way we behave in the office is putting companies at risk.
10 August 2004 United Kingdom: Fujitsu selected to deliver IT and audiovisual solution to the National Galleries of Scotland
London, August 10, 2004 – Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT infrastructure management services companies, masterminded and fulfilled a vision for a comprehensive, affordable and leading edge audiovisual and IT solution for the National Galleries of Scotland as part of its Playfair project.
16 June 2004 United Kingdom: Fujitsu's customer service recognised by McDonald's award
London, June 16, 2004 – Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT infrastructure management services companies, can announce that it has been presented with an award for its IT services by McDonald's Restaurants Limited. The award is the result of an audit and performance review by McDonald's Operations Technology department which provides suppliers with feedback on all aspects of product and service delivery.
8 June 2004 United Kingdom: Whitbread sign five-year network contract with Fujitsu
London, June 8, 2004 – Fujitsu set to save Whitbread 20% per annum
28 May 2004 United Kingdom: bmi gets Fujitsu on board to manage its IT services throughout Europe
London, May 28, 2004 – bmi, the UK's second largest scheduled airline, today announced a ten-year IT managed service contract with Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT infrastructure management services companies, to manage and modernise its IT services. The contract is worth £60 million, and will see Fujitsu run bmi's business applications, servers, voice & data networks, desktops and websites.
24 May 2004 United Kingdom: Fujitsu Services' success continues with increased profits and order book of £5.5bn
London, May 24, 2004 – Preliminary unaudited results
23 May 2004 United Kingdom: Fujitsu's IT boss takes on Americans
London, May 23, 2004 – David Courtley is set to reveal a leap in profits after turning round the loss-making services company that was once known as ICL
21 May 2004 United Kingdom: Fujitsu signs £220 million contract with National Health Service to modernise medical imaging
London, May 21, 2004 – Fujitsu Services, the IT services company chosen as Local Service Provider (LSP) for the NHS' southern cluster, can today announce that it has been awarded a £220 million contract to provide Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) for the same region. The contract will further the NHS drive to improve healthcare for patients in the south of England.
13 May 2004 United Kingdom: Visa EU gets smart with £5 million desktop support contract
London, May 13, 2004 – Fujitsu will assist Visa in saving £1.2 million per annum through improved management of IT
29 April 2004 United Kingdom: Planes, trains and automobiles
Manchester, April 29, 2004 – Manchester Airport and Fujitsu launch UK's first passenger information system linking rail, road and air
20 April 2004 United Kingdom: Achieving the extraordinary with mobile data on the Fujitsu Polar Challenge
London, April 20, 2004 – The Fujitsu Polar Challenge, is a competitive team race to the Magnetic North Pole, which aims to inspire the participating individuals to push their limits and achieve the extraordinary. Six teams of three, comprising of experienced arctic explorers and one lucky 'man off the street', set off from Resolute Island in North Canada on 6 April and will cover 280 nautical miles of the most extreme polar conditions.
20 April 2004 United Kingdom: Fujitsu to provide IT support services to Reuters customers
London, April 20, 2004 – Fujitsu Services and Reuters, the global information provider, have agreed a three year deal which will see Fujitsu's IT services business provide support for Reuters customers in England and Wales, using its range of tailored information services. Fujitsu will manage first-line on-site software and hardware support for Reuters customers. Fujitsu will also manage installations of a number Reuters products on its behalf.
20 March 2004 United Kingdom: Fujitsu Services appoints new executive chairman and chief executive officer
Sunnyvale, March 20, 2004 – Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT infrastructure management services companies, can today announce that on 1 April 2004 its current chief executive Richard Christou will become its executive chairman and current chief operating officer, David Courtley, will be appointed as chief executive officer.
26 February 2004 United Kingdom: Mid-sized retailers to close technology gap with larger rivals
Sunnyvale, February 26, 2004 – Fujitsu aims to ease Chip & PIN headache
17 February 2004 United Kingdom: Automating Sales for Mobile Phone Top-up
London, February 17, 2004 – Fujitsu introduces the new cash-based kiosks for pre-pay users
3 February 2004 United Kingdom: Fujitsu Broadband enables more efficient flexible working for Fulcrum Connections
United Kingdom, February 3, 2004 – Fulcrum Connections, a provider of complete gas connection services to Transco, can now support a flexible, remote workforce while ensuring full data security, thanks to a new broadband managed service supplied by Fujitsu Services. This allows many of its 1,200 employees to have ready access to essential data, including e-mail, project files, customer records and the employee Intranet from different locations, not just the Area Office.
26 January 2004 United Kingdom: Fujitsu awarded £896 million contract to support modernisation in the National Health Service
Bracknell, January 26, 2004 – Fujitsu Services can today announce that it has been appointed the Local Service Provider (LSP) for the Southern cluster; including Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire Somerset and Dorset, Avon Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Devon and Cornwall, in an £896 million contract. The contract will help the National Health Service (NHS) in its drive to improve healthcare for patients in the South of England. The contract runs to 2013.
22 January 2004 United Kingdom: Road to Basel II compliance cleared for smaller banks and building societies
London, January 22, 2004 – Fujitsu and LINK partner to provide new managed service

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