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July 2004
- 29 July 2004 Japan
- Fujitsu and TDK Plan Strategic Alliance in Hard Disk Drive Head Business
Tokyo, July 29, 2004 – Fujitsu Limited and TDK Corporation today announced that they have agreed in principle to form a strategic alliance in the magnetic hard disk drive head business.
- 29 July 2004 Japan
- Fujitsu Reports FY 2004 First-Quarter Financial Results
Tokyo, July 29, 2004 – Fujitsu Limited, a leader in customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace, today reported consolidated net sales of 1,008.1 billion yen (approximately US$9,249 million*) for the first quarter of fiscal 2004 (April 1, 2004 - June 30, 2004), an increase of 7.4% over the same period last year. Although first-quarter sales in the Software & Services segment rose only slightly year-on-year, sales of semiconductors, hard disk drives and plasma display panels increased significantly. Sales also rebounded sharply in servers, mobile and IP networks and other categories in Fujitsu's Platforms segment.
- 28 July 2004 USA
- Fujitsu Introduces New High-sensitivity GPS/AGPS Chipset for Telematics and Navigation Applications
Sunnyvale, CA, July 28, 2004 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today introduced a new chipset for the high-sensitivity GPS/AGPS receivers required in communications systems that support telematics and navigation applications for mobile location, tracking and monitoring. The chipset achieves the industry’s highest levels of sensitivity, accuracy and Time-to-First-Fix (TTFF) with low power and a small PCB footprint.
- 28 July 2004 Australia
- Fujitsu Unveils the Future at Retail Business Technology Expo
Melbourne, July 28, 2004 – Self-checkout systems, new multimedia displays, electronic shelf-labelling and fraud detection systems are just some of the Fujitsu innovations that will dramatically improve retail experiences for customers while delivering cost savings for retailers.
- 27 July 2004 USA
- Fujitsu Document Imaging System Enhances Business Process Management Solution for Healthcare Providers
San Jose, CA, July 27, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that its award winning scanners continue to gain rapid momentum and win market share within the healthcare industry, a market notoriously plagued by volumes of paper, including medical records, patient files, and insurance forms.
- 27 July 2004 USA
- Fujitsu FLASHWAVE® 4020 Access Platform Selected by Cox Communications for Nationwide Deployment
Richardson, TX, July 27, 2004 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and networking solutions, today announced that Cox Communications, a multi-service broadband communications company with approximately 6.7 million total customers, has added the FLASHWAVE® 4020 Ethernet Service Platform (ESP) to its portfolio of approved business service delivery platforms. Cox will use the device to extend the proven reliability of SONET to the edge of their metro networks and simultaneously deliver low cost DS1 and Ethernet services to customer premises within all their U.S. markets. Cox chose the FLASHWAVE 4020 ESP because it is simple to deploy, and achieves a quick return on investment (ROI) with dramatically low operational costs. Deployment of this field-proven platform will also provide full interoperability with Cox's extensive installed base of Fujitsu optical transport products.
- 22 July 2004 Germany
- Fujitsu Siemens Computers Announces Date for Annual Conference VISIT 2004 ・ The European IT Forum
Munich , July 22, 2004 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT company, requests that you mark your calendar for its annual conference "VISIT 2004 – The European IT Forum" (formerly known as OCTOBERFESTival) which will be held in October 2004 in Augsburg/Germany.
- 22 July 2004 Germany
- Fujitsu Siemens Computers Unveils New Generation of Intel-based Monoprocessor Servers
Munich , July 22, 2004 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers is boosting the appeal of its entry-level monoprocessor servers with the new S2 generation of its PRIMERGY TX150 tower server and RX100 rack server. The PRIMERGY TX150 S2 has been enhanced to operate even more economically while offering better performance and reliability. Its sheer range of functionality and high performance is as convincing as the integration of quality future-oriented technology. The PRIMERGY RX100 S2, meanwhile, symbolizes ultra-compact economy with its improved utility and expanded data center fail safety. Both servers come with Server Management Suite, ensuring simple installation and configuration, as well as a choice of Intel Pentium 4 or Celeron processors. The Pentium-based models will go on sale in Germany at the end of July for prices starting at €1,480 (excl. VAT), while the Intel Celeron version will become available about one month later.
- 21 July 2004 United Kingdom
- Fujitsu Announces a High-sensitivity GPS/AGPS Chipset Aimed at Mobile Handsets and Telematics Applications
London, July 21, 2004 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) today announced a 2-chipset solution for high sensitivity GPS/AGPS receivers capable of indoors acquisition. The Fujitsu chipset achieves high performance (sensitivity, accuracy and TTFF) with low power and a small PCB footprint.
- 21 July 2004 USA
- Glovia Named to MSI's List of Top 100 Software Vendors
El Segundo, CA, July 21, 2004 – 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 has been ranked in the top ten global ERP vendors on MSI magazine's list of Top 100 Software Vendors for 2004.
- 20 July 2004 USA
- Fujitsu Demonstrates Serial Attached SCSI and Serial ATA Interoperability at SAS Plugfest
San Jose, CA, July 20, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced successful interoperability testing of its small form factor (SFF) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and 2.5" Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drives. The interoperability testing was conducted during the SAS plugfest conducted the week of June 21, 2004 in the Interoperability Lab at the University of New Hampshire. Fujitsu was the only manufacturer able to demonstrate both SAS and SATA interoperability with its own SFF SAS and 2.5" SATA hard disk drives.
- 20 July 2004 USA
- Fujitsu Expands Itanium-Based Product Portfolio With PRIMERGY RXI300 Two-Way Rack Server
Sunnyvale, CA, July 20, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Systems today rolled out a new 64-bit dual-processor Intel® Itanium™ 2 rack server, extending its Itanium-based product portfolio. Ideal for space-constrained data centers, the new PRIMERGY® RXI300 server is two height units (2U) and accommodates one or two Itanium 2 processors operating at 1.40 GHz, 1.50 GHz or 1.60 GHz. The cost-effective 1.40 GHz and 1.60 GHz processors are optimized for dual-processor servers and incorporate a 3 MB third-level cache. The high-performance 1.50 GHz processor, code-named Madison, features a 6 MB third-level cache to greatly improve processor utilization.
- 20 July 2004 USA
- Fujitsu Integrates Newest Version of Kofax VirtualReScan Technology into Low- and Mid-Volume Production Scanner
San Jose, CA, July 20, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced the integration of Kofax's newest version of VRS (VirtualReScan®) automated document image-perfecting hardware into the company's low- and mid-volume production scanner lines. By integrating Kofax's VRS 3.1 technology and Adrenaline® 650i SCSI interface boards and cables with the Fujitsu M4097D-VRS low-volume production scanner and M4099D-VRS mid-volume production scanner, Fujitsu continues to expand its existing strategic partnership with Kofax, the world's largest information capture vendor.
- 19 July 2004 USA
- Fujitsu and Bell Microproducts Enter Storage Distribution Agreement
San Jose, CA, July 19, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced a distribution relationship with Bell Microproducts (Nasdaq: BELM), a leading international value-added distributor offering a wide range of high technology products, solutions and services. Bell Microproducts will begin shipping Fujitsu enterprise hard disk drives, mobile hard disk drives and magneto-optical (MO) drives to resellers in the United States and South America. Bell Microproducts is a Fortune 1000 company with sales exceeding $2.23B in 2003.
- 19 July 2004 Germany
- Fujitsu Siemens Computers Meets Customers' IT Needs and Shows Continued Growth
Munich , July 19, 2004 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT provider, today announced that the latest preliminary IDC PC market figures in terms of unit shipments again show the company outperforming the market place (Total PC and x86 servers). With year-on-year growth of 42.5%, more than double the industry for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) market, Fujitsu Siemens Computers is confident it is capable of achieving further success, because it has been listening to its customers・needs. In a survey commissioned earlier this year, customers confirmed that corporate refresh and mobility were two priorities in the coming year and consequently Fujitsu Siemens Computers has endeavoured to deliver products which meet these challenges.
- 15 July 2004 Japan
- University of Tokyo and Fujitsu Succeed in World's First Single-photon Emission in Data Transmission Wavelengths for Quantum
Encryption
Tokyo, July 15, 2004 – The University of Tokyo's Nanoelectronics Collaborative Research Center and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the joint development of technologies that generate and measure single-photons, succeeding in observing the world's first emission of single-photons in data transmission wavelengths. The newly developed technologies pave the way for accelerating speeds for quantum encryption data transmission, considered the ultimate method of encrypted transmission, to 400 times faster than the data transmission speeds of conventional quantum encryption that could only transfer data at a few hundred bits per second (bps). The technologies represent a major step forward towards the practical application of quantum encryption data transmission.
- 15 July 2004 Germany
- Fujitsu Siemens Computers Opens NetWeaver Solution Centers in Europe
Munich, July 15, 2004 – As part of Fujitsu Limited's announcement to open four NetWeaver Solution Centers across the globe, Fujitsu Siemens Computers announces it will establish a NetWeaver Solution Center in Walldorf, Germany as one of the four centers. With this announcement Fujitsu Siemens Computers is reinforcing its leadership as innovator in the SAP field and particularly with SAP NetWeaver. The Walldorf center will be in operation within the third quarter of the calendar year 2004.
- 15 July 2004 USA
- Fujitsu to Showcase Innovative Scanning Solution at the 2004 New York CPA Business & Technology Conference
San Jose, CA, July 15, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced it will be exhibiting and conducting product demonstrations of its award-winning ScanSnapTM scanning solution at the 2004 CPA Business and Technology Show and Conference in New York, July 20-21, at the Hilton New York Hotel, in booth number 306.
- 15 July 2004 USA
- Gulf Stream Coach "Rolls On" Selecting glovia.com to Manage Company-Wide Operations
El Segundo, CA, July 15, 2004 – 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 Gulf Stream Coach, the industry's largest privately held recreational vehicle manufacturer, has selected Glovia's extended ERP solution, glovia.com, to manage their company-wide operations. The company selected glovia.com to replace a variety of legacy systems as well as support their Lean Manufacturing initiatives and make more services available online for dealers and customers. The company had previously considered solutions from Oracle and PeopleSoft (JD Edwards) before deciding to select Glovia.
- 12 July 2004 USA
- Fujitsu Adds Fingerprint Sensor to LifeBook P Series Notebook
Sunnyvale, CA, July 12, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Systems today unveiled the latest version of its popular LifeBook® P Series notebook. Ideal for mobile professionals and students, the new LifeBook P7000 notebook weighs 3.27 pounds and can be equipped with advanced features such as a fingerprint sensor, a Super-Multi DVD drive, and Super AG™ wireless LAN technology.
- 12 July 2004 USA
- Fujitsu Supports Thomas J. Polis Memorial Scholarship Fund and Young Life with Donation of LifeBook® Computer
Richardson, TX, July 12, 2004 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and networking solutions, today announced their support of the Tom Polis Classic with the gift of a Fujitsu LifeBook® S2000 laptop computer. The laptop will be raffled off to raise money during the third annual Tom Polis golf tournament benefiting the SCTE scholarship fund and Young Life, a youth organization for high school students. The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) hosts the charity event in memory of cable pioneer Thomas J. Polis.
- 7 July 2004 Japan
- Fujitsu and Idenken Collaborate on World's Fastest Bio-Database
Tokyo, July 7, 2004 – The National Institute of Genetics, also known as Idenken, and Fujitsu Limited today announced their agreement to collaborate on development of a next-generation database system. Aiming to develop a research and business platform for the post-genome era of biotechnology, an industry that is expected to reach 25 trillion yen by 2010, Idenken and Fujitsu plan to develop the world’s fastest database system and position it as the de-facto standard for the field.
- 6 July 2004 USA
- Fujitsu Imaging Products Group Presents BlueChip Technologies with Quarterly Innovative Leadership Award
San Jose, CA, July 6, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that BlueChip Technologies, Ltd., a document management and imaging solutions provider, was named the company's quarterly "Innovative Leadership" winner by the Fujitsu Imaging Products Group (IPG). BlueChip Technologies received the Fujitsu 2FQ04 award for its innovative Business Document Imaging System (BDIS) installation for Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital (SNMH).
- 1 July 2004 Germany
- Fujitsu Siemens Computers Appoints New Members to the Executive Council
Munich, July 1, 2004 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT company announces new members to the Executive Council. Effective today, the former Sales, Marketing and Customer Services organization is now comprised of three functional units: Sales which will be jointly managed from two regions, Corporate Marketing and Customer Services, each reporting directly to Bernd Bischoff. The aim behind this decision is to maximize the focus on serving the customer.
- 1 July 2004 Germany
- Investment Security and Dual Processor Power with PRIMERGY RXI300 from Fujitsu Siemens Computers
Munich, July 1, 2004 – With its new Intel®-based PRIMERGY RXI300, Fujitsu Siemens Computers has introduced a 64-bit dual-processor Itanium™ 2 rack server. The leading European IT manufacturer has thereby enhanced its Itanium-based product portfolio, which includes the renowned PRIMERGY RXI600 4-way rack server. The 2-way PRIMERGY RXI300 comes with two new Itanium 2 processors (1.4 GHz and 1.6 GHz) with 3 MB 3rd level cache, as well as the existing 1.5 GHz version with 6 MB 3rd level cache - the most powerful Itanium 2 currently offered. The new rack server is now available throughout Europe. Prices in Germany start at around >8,700 (excl. VAT).
