EPR-fi69/08
Fujitsu Services

National board of patents and registration of Finland to get an archiving solution from Fujitsu as a service

Helsinki, 29th August 2008 — National board of patents and registration of Finland (NBPR) and Fujitsu Services Oy have entered into a service agreement on an electronic archiving solution. The solution is built on EMC Documentum technology and will be implemented as a service for the Enterprises and Corporations Line (YYL).

The archive project, named Sako, is part of a wider Novus project. The aim of the project is to migrate the functionality of YYL's systems to a new overall system that is built on a flexible and up-to-date service architecture.

"Making procurements as a service is something rather new to us but it is easier than the traditional way of managing and building everything by ourselves. In particular now, having a massive electronic services project in process, a part of which the Sako project is. Also, Sako deals with a distinctive operational area which makes it easier to implement as an individual project", says deputy director Ulla-Maija Sarkkinen of NBPR.

"We conducted competitive bidding specifically on overall service. Fujitsu's solution was the most economical for us and it addressed our needs right to the point", Sarkkinen continues.

YYL is responsible for posting and changing business information in the trade register. In addition, it is the publisher of the financial statements of businesses; it maintains the register of foundations and controls the administration of foundations.

The Sako archive has approximately 400 users within NBPR. The archive receives some 200,000 searches per year, and each year 700,000 new documents are posted in the archive.

Fujitsu is in the process of implementing numerous similar projects concerning electronic services at the moment.

"We have solid experience and insight in electronic services and we lean confidently on our expertise. Our references include an electronic patient record system we implemented on an assignment by KELA (The Social Insurance Institution of Finland), which is also built on EMC Documentum", says director of services Esko Horelli.

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About Fujitsu Services

Fujitsu Services Oy is the leading supplier of ICT services in Finland. The company's cutting edge ICT operating models Patja and Sohva facilitate the day-to-day operations of its customers in Finland and abroad by assuming the overall responsibility for the support services, operation and development of the customers' IT infrastructure and operational applications. Fujitsu's other strengths include mobile work services, electronic services and Microsoft-, SAP- and EMC Documentum -based solutions.

The Finnish-based ICT services company Fujitsu's net sales for the financial year that ended in March 2008 amounted to 340 million euros. The company employs 2,400 people in Finland and the Baltic countries. Fujitsu Finland is part of the global Fujitsu Group. Fujitsu Limited is one of the largest ICT services providers in the world. Our specialist network comprises 160,000 employees in 70 countries. Patja and Sohva are Fujitsu Services Oy's registered trademarks.

Read more at: fi.fujitsu.com

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