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July 2003
- 31 July 2003 UK
- Bolton MBC Cuts Costs and Improves IT Infrastructure by Outsourcing to Fujitsu in £13 Million Deal
London, July 31, 2003 – Around 4,000 of Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council’s staff regularly use IT systems to enable them to provide essential services to over 261,000 local residents. In order to focus on its core business, Bolton MBC has outsourced its desktop, server and mid-range infrastructure along with email, network support, internet access, applications and helpdesks used by the council employees to Fujitsu Services, in a contract worth £13 million over the next seven years.
- 30 July 2003 USA
- Department Store Giant Utilizes Fujitsu's Softek Software for Managing Storage Infrastructure
Sunnyvale, CA, July 30, 2003 – Softek™, a leading provider of storage management software, today announced that one of America’s largest department retailers has selected Softek Storage Manager software to manage portions of its direct-attached and networked storage infrastructure at selected locations in the United States.
- 29 July 2003 Japan
- Fujitsu Reports FY2003 First Quarter Financial Results
Tokyo, July 29, 2003 – Fujitsu Limited, a leader in customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace, today reported consolidated net sales of 938.7 billion yen, approximately US$7.8 billion, for the first quarter of fiscal year 2003 (April 1 - June 30, 2003), a 4.5% decrease from the first quarter of fiscal 2002. Lower sales of platforms products and other factors contributed to the overall decline in sales. While the company is reaping the benefits of lower fixed costs stemming from the restructuring initiatives implemented last year, the impact of lower sales resulted in an operating loss of 37.8 billion yen.
- 29 July 2003 Australia
- The 'New' Outsourcing is about Business Outcomes
Sydney, July 29, 2003 – Too many Australian organisations are still reaching outsourcing agreements for the wrong reasons and without the level of detail necessary for them to be a success, according to Peter McFarlane, Executive General Manager Services, Fujitsu Australia.
- 29 July 2003 USA
- Fujitsu Releases Matched-Impedance Loop Back Module for High-Speed Systems
Sunnyvale, CA, July 29, 2003 – Fujitsu Components America, Inc. today released a matched-impedance loop-back module for testing systems operating at 500Mbps to 3.2Gbps per channel. The new module is an expansion of Fujitsu’s high-speed, microGiGaCNTM differential connector series.
- 29 July 2003 USA
- Fujitsu Streamlines North America Operations
Santa Clara, CA, July 29, 2003 – Fujitsu, a premier provider of customer-focused information technology and communications solutions, today announced plans to streamline its North America operations to better focus on customers needs, while continuing to deliver cutting-edge technological innovation and uncompromising product quality.
- 28 July 2003 USA
- Fujitsu's Softek and GlassHouse Technologies Collaborate to Deliver Enterprise Storage Solutions
Sunnyvale, CA, July 28, 2003 – Softek™, a leading provider of storage management software, today announced it has signed a strategic services agreement with GlassHouse Technologies, the leading provider of vendor-neutral storage services and consulting, that will enable Softek and its partners to deliver powerful solutions that combine a fundamental understanding of enterprise storage challenges with Softek’s award-winning storage management product line.
- 28 July 2003 Germany
- Fujitsu Develops 90nm CMOS Technology for Digital Consumer and Mobile Applications
Frankfurt, July 28, 2003 – Fujitsu recently announced that is has developed and begun accepting orders for the CS101 Series of system-on-chips (SoCs) employing its state-of-the-art 90nm CMOS technology.
- 28 July 2003 UK
- Fujitsu Siemens Computers Targets 50 per Cent Growth for its UK Reseller Base
London, July 28, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, one of the UK's fastest-growing suppliers of IT products and solutions to the SME market, has launched a major channel recruitment programme to grow its number of UK resellers by 50 per cent. The company currently has some 270 resellers accredited to its Elite2 reseller programme, and is looking to recruit a further 130-140 additional resellers by the end of April 2004 in order to support its continued growth in the UK SME sector. Last year Fujitsu Siemens Computers grew its SME business by some 28 per cent, gaining market share and establishing the company as a key player in this important market segment.
- 28 July 2003 USA
- Glovia International Establishes the Glovia Innovation Center
El Segundo, CA, July 28, 2003 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today the establishment of the Glovia Innovation Center. The new group enables Glovia to share its deep manufacturing expertise and advanced extended ERP solutions more effectively with customers, prospects and partners. The company also announced the appointment of Jerry Wills as Vice President, Glovia Innovation Center to lead the new initiative.
- 24 July 2003 Germany
- Financial Times Selects Solaris-based PRIMEPOWER Servers from Fujitsu Siemens Computers
Munich, July 24, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European vendor of secure Business Critical Computing solutions, has won a major multi-million pound order from the Financial Times Group for its PRIMEPOWER Solaris-based UNIX servers.
- 23 July 2003 Hong Kong
- Fujitsu Poises to Take Greater Market Share of Midrange Storage Systems in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, July 23, 2003 – Fujitsu Hong Kong today unveiled a series of its mid-range storage systems which is expected to help the company grab greater market share of the midrange storage market in Hong Kong.
- 22 July 2003 USA
- Fujitsu Microelectronics' New MBF310 Fingerprint Sensor Ideal for New Generation of Mobile Phones
Sunnyvale, CA, July 22, 2003 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today introduced its new MBF310 capacitive-based fingerprint Sweep SensorTM. With its advanced Auto-Finger Detection (AFD) circuit and on-board FIFO memory, the compact design optimizes power consumption and CPU efficiency, making it ideal for the next generation of mobile phones.
- 21 July 2003 UK
- BT and Fujitsu Showcase Broadband at British Grand Prix
Birmingham, July 21, 2003 – The broadband showcase demonstrates the deployment of broadband services to rural locations, with the Silverstone race circuit lying outside the reach of regular exchange facilities for ADSL. In addition, the showcase highlights the ability to meet the challenge of supporting the extensive communications requirements of a prestigious high profile event in an extremely rapid timescale.
- 17 July 2003 Japan
- Fujitsu Develops 90nm CMOS Technology for Digital Consumer and Mobile Applications
Tokyo, July 17, 2003 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that is has developed and begun accepting orders for the CS101 Series of system-on-chips (SoCs) employing its state-of-the-art 90nm CMOS technology.
- 15 July 2003 Australia
- TransGrid signs three-year optical networking supply agreement with Fujitsu
Sydney, July 15, 2003 – NSW high-voltage electricity carrier TransGrid has signed a three-year, multimillion-dollar agreement with Fujitsu Australia for the supply of SDH fibre-optic networking equipment and deployment services.
- 15 July 2003 USA
- Glovia International Named One of Top 100 Largest Application Vendors by MSI
El Segundo, CA, July 15, 2003 – Glovia International, a Fujitsu subsidiary, an integral member of Fujitsu's Glovia Group, and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today that Glovia was named as one of the world's Top 100 largest manufacturing software vendors by MSI, a manufacturing and information technology magazine published by Reed Business Information.
- 14 July 2003 USA / Japan
- AMD and Fujitsu Launch New Flash Memory Company and Unveil "Spansion" Global Product Brand
Sunnyvale, CA, USA / Tokyo, Japan, July 14, 2003 – AMD (NYSE: AMD) and Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702, "Fujitsu") today announced the formation of a new Flash memory semiconductor joint venture that will market its solutions under the new Spansion™ global product brand name. The new company, FASL LLC, was formed by the integration of AMD's and Fujitsu's Flash memory businesses. The new joint venture is the largest Flash memory company in the world based on dedicated resources that include gross assets having a net book value of approximately US$3 billion and approximately 7,000 employees. Spansion Flash memory solutions are available worldwide from AMD and Fujitsu.
- 14 July 2003 USA
- Active Decisions now Offers Fujitsu MobileReady Solution
San Mateo, CA, July 14, 2003 – Active Decisions has successfully ported its Active Decisions Guided Selling Solution to Fujitsu's TeamPad mobile platform. As a Fujitsu MobileReady Solution Provider, Active Decisions offers retailers the ability to arm store associates with all the information they need - on a compact handheld device - to personalize the customer's shopping experience, increase sales and differentiate their business performance. Active Decisions will market its mobile CRM solution to retailers including mass merchants, superstores/warehouses, specialty and department stores.
- 10 July 2003 Japan
- Fujitsu and Retek Announce Retail Solutions Sales Collaboration
Tokyo, July 10, 2003 – Fujitsu Limited and Retek Inc. today announced that they have agreed to collaborate in incorporating Retek's popular merchandise optimization, planning, operations and management software package, Retek10, as part of Fujitsu's suite of comprehensive solutions for major fashion retailers, electronics superstores, supermarkets and other large retailers in the Japanese market. The integrated solutions will encompass all aspects of retail operations, including management of store operations, inventory and merchandising, sales, customer information, and logistics, as well as supply chain management and product demand forecasting. Following the launch of solutions incorporating Retek 10 in Japan from July 10, Fujitsu will consider introducing these solutions to customers in overseas markets, particularly Asia.
- 10 July 2003 Singapore
- Fujitsu and Motorola Make Fingerprint Recognition Technology Possible for Handhelds
Singapore, July 10, 2003 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia Pte Ltd, one of the leading suppliers of Biometric Fingerprint Sensors and Motorola Semiconductors Hong Kong Ltd, one of the world leaders in micro-processors, today announced a co-operation in the development of an Advanced PDA Reference Solution supporting Biometric Fingerprint Authentication.
- 8 July 2003 Germany
- "Your Life" at IFA 2003: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Showcases Highlights from IFA
Munich / Berlin, July 8, 2003 – Offering consumers new products designed to enrich their digital lives, Fujitsu Siemens Computers will present its new entertainment devices, notebooks and PCs at the IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung, World of Consumer Electronics) from 29 August through 3 September 2003 in Berlin in Hall 1.2, Stand 202. To demonstrate how the world of consumer electronics, digital information and computing continue to come closer together, Fujitsu Siemens Computers will show consumers “Your Life” innovations to include: the ACTIVY Media Center, a SCALEO PC specially equipped for multimedia applications, gaming fun on the Scaleo 800i through a computer game based on the Disney film TRON and two notebooks designed specifically for at-home use: AMILO M bringing wireless LAN capabilities into the home, featuring Intel Centrino mobile technology, and an AMILO D with an extra-wide screen for watching videos.
- 7 July 2003 Philippines
- Fujitsu Lifebook Leads Notebook Reliability Survey
Manila, July 7, 2003 – Fujitsu's award-winning Lifebook notebook PC outperformed other notebook vendors in overall reliability based on the results of leading US-based PC Magazine's 15th Annual Reader's Survey on Service and Reliability.
- 7 July 2003 Philippines
- WeServ Participates in SODEC 2003 Exhibit at Tokyo
Manila, July 7, 2003 – Fujitsu Philippines, Inc. (FPI) through its software services subsidiary, WeServ Systems International, Inc., will participate as one of the nine top Philippine and Japanese IT company-exhibitors in the 12th Software Development Expo and Conference (SODEC) 2003, joining over 120 international exhibitors expected to converge at the Tokyo Big Sight on July 9 to 11, 2003.
- 3 July 2003 Japan
- Fujitsu Introduces New Built-In OSDC and USB Host 32-bit RISC Microcontroller
Tokyo, July 3, 2003 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has jointly developed with subsidiary Fujitsu VLSI Limited, a new 32-bit RISC microcontroller that controls character displays for television screens/monitors, including cathode ray tubes (CRTs), liquid crystal displays (LCDs), and plasma display panels (PDPs). The new MCU, the MB91F312, is embedded with both a high-resolution onscreen display controller (OSDC) and a universal serial bus (USB) host interface, enabling customers to deliver high-resolution, high-performance home theater systems.
- 3 July 2003 Germany
- LIFEBOOK C Series with Intel Centrino Mobile Technology and Modular Bay
Munich, July 3, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers is now delivering professional entry-level notebooks with features that were previously only available on high-end models. For example, the LIFEBOOK C1110 now features Intel Centrino mobile technology, which optimizes the power supply and extends battery lifetimes. A few moments is all it takes to insert an additional battery, a DVD/CD-R/RW combo drive or a second hard disk into the modular bay of the new LIFEBOOK C series. The result for professional users is an entry-level notebook capable of offering standard performance features that used to be available exclusively on high-end notebook models. The new LIFEBOOK C series models are on sale in trade outlets from now on.
- 2 July 2003 UK
- BSkyB Selects SPARC Solaris and Intel Servers from Fujitsu Siemens Computers
Bracknell, July 2, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European supplier of Business Critical Computing solutions, has won a major IT infrastructure order for enterprise servers from British Sky Broadcasting. Following an extensive evaluation, BSkyB selected PRIMEPOWER Solaris-based UNIX servers and PRIMERGY Intel-based systems to power its major new Customer Relationship Management solution that will support the company's 6.7 million subscribers across the UK and Ireland.
- 2 July 2003 Singapore
- Fujitsu's ScanSnap! Offers Paperless Office Solution
Singapore, July 2, 2003 – Fujitsu Asia Private Limited today announced the release of its scanning solution, ScanSnap! - a compact, easy to use and complete colour scanner that allows businesses to realise the document image management solution sooner.
- 1 July 2003 Japan
- FDK Launches Multi-layer Power Inductor for Compact Electronic Apparatus
Tokyo, July 1, 2003 – FDK CORPORATION has released 4 models of multi-layer power inductor "MIP series" for compact electronic apparatus, such as cellular phone, digital camera, and PDA, etc. The series has a significant effect in reducing direct-current resistance and has a thickness of 1.0mm.
