History
Since its establishment, Fujitsu has expanded by contributing to the development of telecommunication networks and other IT-based social infrastructure through the constant pursuit of innovation.
1935 | June | Fuji Tsushinki Manufacturing Corporation (currently Fujitsu Limited) established as an offshoot of Fuji Electric's Communications Division (capitalized at 3 million yen with 700 employees) |
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1938 | September | Completes new plant in Kawasaki (now site of Kawasaki Research & Manufacturing Facilities). Relocates company from Fuji Electric's Kawasaki plant |
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| 1940 |
| Delivers Japan's first domestically produced "T-type" automatic switching system to Japanese Ministry of Communications and Transportation |
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| 1945 | December | At the end of WWII, Fuji Tsushinki's telephone equipment helps restore Japan's telecommunications infrastructure devastated by the War. As a result, Fujitsu is granted government recognition by the Japanese Ministry of Telecommunications as an officially approved telephone developer and manufacturer |
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1949 | May | Lists company's stock on the newly reopened Tokyo Stock Exchange |
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1954 | March |
Unveils miniaturized M-type carrier device and contributes to Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation-led postwar reconstruction of communications infrastructure |
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October | Unveils Japan's first relay type, electronic computer, the FACOM 100 |
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1958 | October | Opens Japan's first computer showroom in central Tokyo |
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1962 | May | Creates Fujitsu Laboratories as internal organization, and establishes Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. Research and Development Center as a separate company in 1968 |
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1964 | April |
Delivers Japan's first data communications system, FACOM 323, to Nikko Securities Co., Ltd. |
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1967 | June | Formally changes Japanese name to Fujitsu Kabushiki Kaisha (Fujitsu Limited) |
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1968 |
| Implements Nationwide regional bank online system |
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| Releases FACOM 230-60 which becomes runaway best seller |
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1972 | January | Establishes Japan America Institute of Management Science (JAIMS) in Hawaii with the aim of developing business leaders |
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December | Invests in Amdahl Corporation (U.S.) |
1974 | September |
Develops Japan's largest pollution monitoring system implemented in Kawasaki city |
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November | Introduces FACOM M series of mainframe computers |
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1975 |
| Exports Japan's first submarine coaxial cable system (16,000km between West Germany and Sweden) |
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1979 | April |
Announces Japanese Processing Extended Features (JEF) code, making it possible to process Japanese kanji characters |
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1980 | March |
Becomes largest computer company in Japan |
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May | Introduces Japanese word processor, OASYS100 |
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1981 |
Receives orders from Singapore for world's first fully digital electronic switching system, the FETEX-150 | ||
May | Introduces Fujitsu's first personal computer, FM-8 |
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1982 | August | MCI project (135 Mbps fiber optical system) is opened to traffic |
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1984 |
| FACOM K series leads small business computer market |
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1990 | November | Takes 80% stake in UK-based International Computers Limited (ICL) |
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1992 | June |
Unveils PROPOSE, an integrated services framework for information and communication systems |
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September | Releases VPP 500, the world's fastest vector parallel supercomputer |
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1993 | October | Introduces FMV Series of personal computers supporting Microsoft Windows |
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1995 | May |
Introduces new GS8000 series, global server employing the world's fastest CMOS general-purpose processor and parallel processing technology |
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August | Commercializes world's first 42-inch color plasma display |
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December | Opens Tatebayashi System Center as base for outsourcing services |
1997 |
September | Amdahl Corporation becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu |
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November | Announces SOLUTIONVISION, a new business architecture featuring network computing solutions |
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1998 | October | ICL becomes a wholly owned subsidiary |
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1999 |
June | Receives external certification for environmental accounting, a first in Japan |
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October | Announces Fujitsu Siemens Computers, a joint venture with Germany-based Siemens AG |
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November | '@nifty, Internet service provider for Japanese market, is launched with 3.5 million subscribers. |
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2000 | December | Unveils world's highest capacity (1.76Tbps) optical Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WDM) transmission system |
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2001 | May | Announces "Everything on the Internet" business direction, a new era in broadband Internet |
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2002 | February |
Unveils "TRIOLE" platform-integration strategy |
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| Releases GS21 600, the world's fastest mainframe | ||
April |
Renames ICL, U.S. based companies DMR and Amdahl Corp. as Fujitsu Services Holding PLC, Fujitsu Consulting Holdings, Inc. and Fujitsu IT Holdings, Inc. respectively |
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June | Pioneers use of energy-efficient, biodegradable plastic in notebook computers |
2003 |
Optical transport system "FLASHWAVE Series" leads Japan and North America markets. |
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January | Announces strategic collaboration to develop mission-critical enterprise servers with Intel Corporation |
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November | Opens Fujitsu Solution Square, its center for solutions business |
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2004 |
April | Obtains ISO14001 certification for environmental management | |
June | Expands strategic global alliances, forming partnerships with Sun Microsystems, Microsoft Corp., and Cisco Systems, Inc. |
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2005 |
April | Begins production of 90 -nm logic LSI devices employing 300mm wafers (Mie 300mm Fab. No.1) in Mie Plant in Japan |
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| Releases PRIMEQUEST, the world's most powerful mission-critical IA server |
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May | Obtains ISO 14001 certification for consolidated subsidiaries in Japan collectively | ||
June |
Launches globally PalmSecure contactless palm vein authentication equipment business |
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November | Concludes global technology partnership agreement with U.S. based EDS |
2007 | April |
Releases Solaris/SPARC server, "SPARC Enterprise", achieving new standards in speed and reliability in open systems |
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Begins operations for 65nm technology at Mie plant in Japan (Mie 300mm Fab.No.2) |
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2008 |
February | Sales of "universal designed" mobile phones surpass the 12-million-unit mark |
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November | Announces plan to acquire Siemens's stake in Fujitsu Siemens Computers |
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A Quick
History of Fujitsu
