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November 2003
- 27 November 2003 Japan
- Fujitsu Solution Square Debuts
Tokyo, November 27, 2003 – Fujitsu Limited today announced the opening of Fujitsu Solution Square, a strategic center for its software and services business. Solution Square is designed as a launching pad for new work styles that enable more pervasive and direct interactions between people and information technology. Serving as a global knowledge hub for Fujitsu's solutions business, Solution Square will offer one-stop solutions and provide integrated global support with accelerated services.
- 27 November 2003 Canada
- Fujitsu and SYNNEX Dot the I’s on Dot Matrix Printer Distribution Agreement
Mississauga, ON, November 27, 2003 – Fujitsu Canada, a leading IT vendor of PC products and peripheral devices, and SYNNEX Canada Limited, a leading distributor and supplier of computer products and value-added solutions, have entered into a distribution agreement for the complete family of Fujitsu dot matrix printers. This is in addition to the recent joint announcement that SYNNEX Canada will carry Fujitsu Canada’s flagship line of LifeBookTM notebooks and storage products – 2.5-inch Mobile MHT series and 3.5-inch Enterprise AL series families – and other peripheral devices, including keyboards, Magneto-Optical (MO) drives, and floppy disk drives.
- 25 November 2003 Japan
- Fujitsu Integrates its IT Business Operations in China Under New Company
Tokyo, November 25, 2003 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has established a new company on November 12, Fujitsu (China) Holdings Co., Ltd., to integrate and drive its IT business operations in China. The move represents another important step in Fujitsu's global business expansion and solidifies the company's presence in one of the world's most important and dynamic markets. It will also enable Fujitsu to offer one-stop solutions and enhanced local support to Japanese companies entering China's market.
- 24 November 2003 USA
- Fujitsu Adds Ultra-Slim Solid State Relay for Industrial and Appliance Markets
Sunnyvale, CA, November 24, 2003 – Fujitsu Components America, Inc. today announced it has expanded its relay offering for the industrial control and appliance markets with the addition of an ultra-slim solid-state device.
- 24 November 2003 USA
- Fujitsu to Showcase Medical Imaging Removable Storage Offerings at RSNA 2003
San Jose, CA, November 24, 2003 – WHAT - Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a leading provider of removable storage solutions, will demonstrate new products for the medical imaging marketplace at the Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago.
- 21 November 2003 UK
- Fujitsu to Help West Midlands Co-op
London, November 21, 2003 – A modernised store system incorporating high-tech cash tills will be introduced in all stores, allowing faster scanning and transactions, while improved displays at the checkouts will give customers greater information on their purchases. Selected stores will also have the option of the latest technology allowing self-scanning of purchases by customers, which allows customers to complete their shopping in less time than before.
- 20 November 2003 USA
- Fujitsu Introduces ARM9 Multi-CPU Evaluation Device
Sunnyvale, CA, November 20, 2003 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today introduced a new ARM9 multi-CPU evaluation device, the MB87Q1100, as part of a platform developed to enable customers to design large, complex systems with very high levels of predictability and efficiency. The MB87Q1100 integrates the ARM926EJ-S and ARM946E-S embedded macrocell cores in Fujitsu's next-generation System-on-Chip (SoC) platform.
- 20 November 2003 USA
- Fujitsu Licenses Verification Technology to Cadence
Sunnyvale, CA, November 20, 2003 – Fujitsu Limited, a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace, today announced it has licensed three verification technology patents to Cadence Design Systems, Inc. The agreement provides Cadence® with extended technologies related to equivalence checking for system-on-chip design verification.
- 18 November 2003 UK
- Fujitsu Introduces Fingerprint Module Stack - An "All in One" Embedded System Solution
London, November 18, 2003 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) today announced an all-in-one embedded fingerprint system solution MDFP200. This new module stack allows customers to shorten their development cycles and achieve faster time-to-market. Target applications are access control & management systems and various personal identification systems.
- 18 November 2003 Germany
- Softek Announces New Channel Partner in Germany
Munich, November 18, 2003 – Softek, a leading provider of storage management software, today announced Kramer & Crew GmbH, a prominent provider of IT products and services, has become a member of the Softek Synergy Partner Program and has begun offering Softek Automated Storage software solutions to small and medium-sized businesses in Germany. Both companies are jointly exhibiting at the exponet trade show this week in Cologne (Both W82, Hall 5.1).
- 17 November 2003 USA
- Current Analysis Names Fujitsu One of Only Two Vendors with "Very Positive Momentum"
Richardson, TX, November 17, 2003 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leader in the IT and Telecommunications market, today announced that Current Analysis, the fastest-growing and most innovative provider of in-depth, real-time competitive intelligence and competitive response solutions, has named Fujitsu one of only two vendors ranked as having Very Positive Momentum in their Metro Edge Systems Market Assessment. Fujitsu also received a "Positive" rating in both the Current Perspective and Vision categories. No other vendor scored higher in any of their three performance metrics.
- 17 November 2003 USA
- Fujitsu's Check-Imaging Prototype Offers ATM Users a Good Read
New Orleans, LA, November 17, 2003 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. will demonstrate a new check-imaging prototype powered with A2iA's recognition engine. Designed for automated teller machines, the prototype will be demonstrated with Fujitsu's rear-service Model 8020 ATM at BAI's Retail Delivery Conference & Expo 2003. A2iA is a worldwide developer of natural handwriting and print recognition technology.
- 17 November 2003 Germany
- PRIMERGY Makes Entry Server Class Affordable
Munich, November 17, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers announced, that they are going to offer innovative hot-plug SATA technology in its new Intel-based PRIMERGY TX150 SATA server. Available now for prices starting at around €1,900 in Germany (excl. VAT) for a ready-to-run configuration including two SATA hard disks, the leading European IT vendor has yet again enhanced the price-performance ratio in the area of entry-level server towers.
- 17 November 2003 USA
- Softek Announces New Data Replication Strategy For UNIX, Windows and z/OS Environments
Sunnyvale, CA, November 17, 2003 – Softek™, a leading global provider of storage management software, today outlined a new data replication strategy for its open systems and mainframe product lines that is designed to deliver the industry's most flexible and cost-effective data replication solutions, in addition to enabling significant operational efficiencies for IT administrators.
- 17 November 2003 UK
- The National Business Awards Gives the Best
London, November 17, 2003 – Fujitsu won the 'business Oscar' for its 'Sense-and-Respond' strategy, which has led to Fujitsu customers reporting a 20% rise in satisfaction. The innovative 'Sense-and-Respond' management technique was originated four years ago, designed to put the needs of the customer at the centre of business and simultaneously improve employee satisfaction.
- 14 November 2003 USA
- IJets's Use of Fujitsu Software Earns Recognition for Process Innovation
San Jose, CA, November 14, 2003 – Fujitsu Software Corporation today announced that iJET Travel Intelligence, Inc. is a second-place winner of the 2003 Process Innovation Award. The eighth annual awards program, which was created by Kinetic Information and is co-sponsored by IMERGE Consulting, is designed to honor superior applications for their business effectiveness. In 2003, iJET has been recognized for the business benefits gained from implementing applications based on Fujitsu’s Interstage Business Process Manager software.
- 13 November 2003 US
- The European Commission Selects Fujitsu for the Deployment of a Content Management Solution
Edison, NJ, November 13, 2003 – Fujitsu Consulting, the global consulting and services arm of $ 38-billion Fujitsu Limited, has signed a 3-year framework contract with the European Commission regarding the integration of “Documentum 5”, the latest version of the Documentum Enterprise Content Management (ECM) platform. Initially signed for a three-year period, this contract foresees 2 optional one-year renewals.
- 12 November 2003 Japan
- Fujitsu's Plasma Tube Technologies Herald Advent of 100-Inch-Plus Flat-Screen Displays
Kawasaki, November 12, 2003 – Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the development of a revolutionary new plasma tube technology to produce narrow glass tubes, measuring one meter in length and one-millimeter in diameter, that emit light using the same phosphor structure as in a conventional PDP (plasma display panel). In addition, the company has developed a technology that sandwiches an array of these plasma tubes between two electrode plates to make up a display panel. Fujitsu succeeded in producing a prototype panel using 128 plasma tubes (for a screen size of 128 mm x 1 m) that display moving images in color.
- 12 November 2003 Japan
- Notice Regarding the Sale Price of Shares of FANUC
Tokyo, November 12, 2003 – Fujitsu Limited ("Fujitsu") today announced the sale price, etc., of the portion of its shareholdings in FANUC LTD. (FANUC) that it has announced, on October 28, 2003, to sell through a secondary offering (the "Offering").
- 12 November 2003 Australia
- Fujitsu Shares the Secrets of Successful Business Process Management at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2003
Sydney, November 12, 2003 – BPM systems are delivering rapid bottom-line results without additional IT overheads for Fujitsu customers such as Citigroup, iJET and MBF, says Dave Bowden, Director Strategic Marketing, Fujitsu Software Corporation.
- 12 November 2003 Singapore
- Fujitsu's Pocket LOOX 610 - A Powerful Assistant for Top Executives
Singapore, November 12, 2003 – The Pocket LOOX 610 offers ambitious senior executives a high performance personal digital assistant (PDA) with wireless capabilities and comprehensive connectivity.
- 12 November 2003 Singapore
- Fujitsu LifeBook B5010 - Extends the Performance of Every Professional
Singapore, November 12, 2003 – The LifeBook B5010 offers professionals the best of both worlds - a powerful, wireless-enabled laptop that weighs just 1.4kg (or even as light as 1.25kg with an optional 3-cell battery).
- 11 November 2003 Australia
- Fujitsu Cuts the Cost of Legacy Transformation through Partnership with Australia's Quipoz
Sydney, November 11, 2003 – A powerful automation solution, backed by integrated legacy migration services from Fujitsu Australia, can halve legacy system migration costs by automating more than 95 per cent of the software conversion process for organisations seeking new options for core business applications.
- 11 November 2003 Australia
- Fujitsu Delivers Highest Level of Network Solutions Capability with GOLD Certified Partner Designation from Cisco Systems
Sydney, November 11, 2003 – Fujitsu Australia has been awarded Cisco GOLD Certified Partner certification. This certification acknowledges Fujitsu's expertise in the design, supply, implementation and support of Cisco network solutions and incorporates Specialisations in Content Networking, Network Management and Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN).
- 11 November 2003 Denmark
- "easyXchange" from Fujitsu Siemens Computers Delivers Savings of about 40 Percent
Copenhagen, November 11, 2003 – Today, Fujitsu Siemens Computers revealed its “easyXchange” mail server and storage consolidation solution. easyXchange combines key building blocks to provide all sizes of organizations with a range of small, medium and large configurations to meet their specific requirements. All building blocks are tested as complete configurations in the laboratories of Fujitsu Siemens Computers in order to ensure a seamless interoperability. This comprehensive know-how is now available for customers in order to reduce the implementation risks of mail server consolidation projects, to speed up the deployment time, and to achieve a faster return on investment.
- 11 November 2003 USA
- Fujitsu, mCom and NOVA Savings Bank Score Slam Dunk for Villanova University with Branded Cash Dispenser
Frisco, TX, November 11, 2003 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and its partner mCom Financial Solutions have been enlisted by NOVA Savings Bank to pilot a Fujitsu Web-enabled cash dispenser at Villanova University. The ATM is the first installation of Prism 1:1 co-developed and co-branded by Fujitsu and mCom (see related press release issued Nov. 5.)
- 11 November 2003 Denmark
- Fujitsu Siemens Computers and Altiris Make Blade Servers Easier to Deploy
Copenhagen, November 11, 2003 – Since June 2002, Fujitsu Siemens Computers has had great success supplying its Intel-based PRIMERGY BX300 blade servers. Companies working with this technology can exploit the enormous savings potential of these highly integrated, energy saving and easily scalable compact servers, especially in front-end scenarios such as web and terminal server farms. As a result, Fujitsu Siemens Computers is extending its blade partnership program, a collaboration with leading specialist companies aimed at supplying complete blade server solutions, to include independent software vendor Altiris. It will join existing partners F5 Networks (specializing in scalability), AEP (security), APC (high availability for complete IT infrastructures), Citrix, Microsoft, Novell and Red Hat (web and terminal services), and Network Appliance (storage subsystems).
- 11 November 2003 USA
- Fujitsu Unveils Fastest, Most Versatile LifeBook® B Series Notebook Ever
Sunnyvale, CA, November 11, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Systems today introduced its latest LifeBook® B Series notebook, offering an impressive mix of power and versatility in a slim three-pound design. The latest generation features the Ultra Low Voltage Intel® Pentium® M Processor operating at 1.0 GHz and can be equipped with high-speed 802.11a+b/g wireless LAN and a spacious 60 GB hard drive¹.
- 11 November 2003 USA
- Glovia International Selected by Leading Cotton Fiber and Foam Manufacturer
El Segundo, CA, November 11, 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 that Barnhardt Manufacturing Company, a 103 year old diversified manufacturer based in Charlotte, NC, is implementing its extended ERP suite, glovia.com, at all 11 of its operating companies.
- 10 November 2003 Japan
- Fujitsu Develops World's Fastest Method of Quantum Chemical Calculations for Drug Discovery
Tokyo, November 10, 2003 – Fujitsu Limited and Tokai University's School of Medicine today announced the successful validation of the new computational method of quantum chemical calculations for drug discovery. The feasibility of the new method was validated and successfully proved by reproducing the biological activities of several AIDS drugs. These computing-based experiments can drastically reduce the number of animal experiments and other conventional techniques in favor of a new computational method - world's fastest Local Self-Consistent Field (Local SCF) method - developed by Fujitsu. This development opens new horizons for the application of quantum chemical calculations in drug discovery.
- 10 November 2003 Singapore
- Aboutwe, Fujitsu Asia, MobileOne, and V3 TeleTech Collaborate to Develop Nature and Heritage PDATours
Singapore, November 10, 2003 – A consortium, led by Aboutwe Publishing, a specialist in the tourism related publishing and events, and Fujitsu Asia Pte Ltd., a leading regional IT&T infrastructure developer, today announced its collaboration of four companies to introduce an innovative Location-based Service (LBS) called the Mobile-Assisted Guide (MAG), to enable students, tourists and the general public to experience wonders of nature and heritage.
- 10 November 2003 Germany
- Fujitsu Siemens Computers' Intranet Among The World Top Ten
Munich, November 10, 2003 – The Nielsen Norman Group's report, "Intranet Design Annual 2003: Ten Best Intranets of the Year", published October 2003, confirmed what Fujitsu Siemens Computers employees already knew: their Intranet is one of the best in the world. The Nielsen Norman Group award is one of the most prestigious in the industry, reviewing the design and usability of just ten outstanding Intranets chosen from around a hundred applicants. Key evaluation criteria include: clean and simple design, consistency, and clarity. Intranet stability and reliability are also essential – and Fujitsu Siemens Computers has the technology to fulfill exactly these requirements.
- 7 November 2003 Germany
- Fujitsu Announces ARM9 Multi-CPU Evaluation Device Implementing Next-Generation SoC Platform
Frankfurt, November 7, 2003 – Fujitsu has announced the development of an ARM9 multi-CPU evaluation device, the MB87Q1100, which implements the next - generation SoC (System-on-Chip) platform, integrating ARM926EJ-S and ARM946E-S embedded macrocell cores.
- 6 November 2003 USA
- Fujitsu to Give Away ScanSnap!™ Scanners at Realtors® Conference Expo
San Jose, CA, November 6, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that it is participating in product promotions and a cash give-away at the 2003 REALTORS® Conference & Expo in San Francisco. Fujitsu's promotions include an "Enter-to-Win" contest offering attendees the chance to win a free ScanSnap!™ scanning solution, a $50 ScanSnap! rebate coupon redeemable against an online purchase of a ScanSnap! at www.buyfcpa.com, and lastly, Fujitsu is sponsoring the conference's "Cash In and Win at the Expo!" contest
- 6 November 2003 USA
- ScanSnap!™ Simplifies File Sharing and Data Archiving among Small Businesses in the Real Estate Industry
San Jose, CA, November 6, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, is seeing significant growth in the use of its ScanSnap! scanning solution among small businesses within the real estate and property management industries. By enabling streamlined document sharing and dissemination operations both domestically and globally, Fujitsu ScanSnap!™ is helping business professionals working in these paper-laden and information-sharing intensive industries conduct business more effectively and efficiently.
- 6 November 2003 USA
- Softek Dedication to Interoperability Recognized By SNIA Membership
Sunnyvale, CA, November 6, 2003 – Softek™, a leading provider of storage management software, today announced that the company received an Outstanding Corporate Member, Evangelist and Leadership awards from voting members of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA). The awards were announced last week at the Storage Networking World Conference in Orlando.
- 5 November 2003 Japan
- Fujitsu Paves the Way for Next-Generation Genomics-Based Drug Design with Bioinformatics
Tokyo, November 5, 2003 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that, together with Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., it has developed a massively parallel simulation server, code-named the "BioServer," that will form the core system for Fujitsu's Genomics-based Drug Design Solutions (*1). The companies also announced that ZOEGENE Corporation (*2), their partner in the biotechnology field, has started validation tests of the BioServer. As an application server specially designed for genomics-based drug design, the BioServer represents a tremendous leap in the effectiveness of genomics-based drug design, enabling greater speed and precision to be applied to the analysis of the structures and functions of proteins, and thereby paving the way towards personalized medicine and the development of novel biopharmaceutical treatments.
- 5 November 2003 UK
- Fujitsu Services to Help Reduce Queuing in Train Stations
London, November 5, 2003 – Fujitsu's STAR, Station Terminals for Advanced Rail-retailing, has been formally accredited for use in UK station ticket offices by Rail Settlement Plan Ltd (RSP). RSP is the central controlling body that coordinates the collection and settlement of the ￡3bn per annum of train fares paid by the travelling public.
- 4 November 2003 Canada
- Groundbreaking Application Saves Alberta's Petroleum Industry Time and Money
Calgary, AB, November 4, 2003 – Today, the Alberta Government, oil and gas industry partners, and Fujitsu Consulting marked a successful first year of operation of the Petroleum Registry of Alberta. The ambitious new web-based application provides more than 1,200 oil and gas companies with an efficient means of reporting data to the province's Ministry of Energy and industry partners—replacing an aging system that did not meet the evolving needs of business.
- 4 November 2003 USA
- Prism 1:1 ATM Application Gets Personal with Bank Customers
Frisco, TX, November 4, 2003 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and mCom Financial Solutions have released their first commercial automated-teller machine (ATM) application based on a strategic alliance the two firms formed last year.
- 4 November 2003 USA / Netherlands
- Tokai Rika Selects glovia.com ERP for a New Subsidiary in the Czech Republic
El Segundo, CA, USA / Eindhoven, Netherlands, November 4, 2003 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, today announced that Tokai Rika has selected glovia.com – Glovia’s enterprise resource planning solution to support their newly established production facilities in Europe.
- 3 November 2003 USA
- CRN Magazine Recognizes Outstanding Channel Program Executive Leadership at Fujitsu
San Jose, CA, November 3, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced that CRN (Computer Reseller News), a leading magazine for executives in the microcomputer reseller industry, has again named Lorne Wilson, vice president, channel marketing and sales, as one of the year's top channel executives. CRN Channel Chiefs are recognized as influential executives who consistently defend, promote and execute effective channel partner programs and strategies.
- 3 November 2003 USA
- Fujitsu and Tellabs Successfully Demonstrate Enhanced Service Activation using OIF UNI 1.0 Specification
Richardson, TX, November 3, 2003 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. and Tellabs today announce they have successfully demonstrated rapid DS3 and Fast Ethernet service activation using the User-Network Interface (UNI), as defined by the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) UNI 1.0 specification. The purpose of the UNI 1.0 specification is to enhance carriers' ability to provision new services and reduce operational costs by distributing network control across direct signaling interfaces. Fujitsu used its next-generation FLASHWAVE® 4300 Multiservice Provisioning Platform (MSPP) to demonstrate UNI 1.0 interoperability with the Tellabs® 6500 transport switch and the Tellabs 5500 NGX-S transport switch. This demonstration also established that Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) signaling offers carriers the best protocols for improving service provisioning.
- 3 November 2003 USA
- Fujitsu Unveils ScanSnap! Scanner With Adobe® Acrobat® 6.0
San Jose, CA, November 3, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced availability of the Fujitsu ScanSnap! scanning solution that includes a complete version of the recently introduced Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Standard software, further enabling business professionals to quickly convert paper documents into searchable Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files that are easily shared, organized and protected.
- 3 November 2003 USA
- Softek Debuts Storage Health Assessment Program
Sunnyvale, CA, November 3, 2003 – Softek™, a leading provider of storage management software, today announced a new diagnostic program that gives Softek channel partners a powerful way to evaluate their customers' storage environment and demonstrate how businesses can better plan and optimize their storage resources.
