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November 2004

30 November 2004 USA: Fujitsu Expands Mobile Offerings with Suite of Security Features
Sunnyvale, CA, November 30, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Systems today announced the release of the new LifeBook® S7000 notebook. Mobile professionals and corporate users will welcome this full-featured notebook with an enhanced Intel® Pentium® M 745 Processor and new Crystal View display. In addition, Fujitsu further expanded upon the multiple security technologies available across both notebook and Tablet PC offerings.
30 November 2004 USA: Glovia and Bar Code Solutions Partner to Provide Integrated Advanced Shipping Notification (ASN) Solution for North American Automotive Industry
El Segundo, CA, November 30, 2004 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu (TSE:6702) and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today the formation of a partnership, in the form of a reseller agreement, with Bar Code Solutions, Inc. to offer greater collaboration capabilities for North American automotive suppliers and all major industry OEMs including Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Nissan, and Toyota. The integrated solution enables suppliers to adhere to the stringent functionality and transaction requirements mandated by North American automotive OEMs.
30 November 2004 Finland: Oriola Outsources IT Infrastructure to Fujitsu Finland
Helsinki, November 30, 2004 – Oriola Oy and Fujitsu Services Oy have entered into an agreement on IT infrastructure outsourcing in accordance with Fujitsu's Patja operating model. Oriola is a pharmaceutical wholesaler and distributor, employing some 1,000 people.
29 November 2004 United Kingdom: Fujitsu Launches the Ultimate Storage Accessory for Digital Cameras
Middlesex, November 29, 2004 – Fujitsu Europe today announces the latest edition to its range of MO (magneto-optical) storage products, the DynaMO 1300U2 PHOTO. A combination of a magneto-optical (MO) storage drive and an integrated PCMCIA card reader/writer, the DynaMO 1300U2 PHOTO will provide digital photographers with a simple solution to the problem of limited storage space on removable media as well as a securer method for storing valuable imagery.
29 November 2004 USA: Fujitsu to Showcase End-to-End Medical Imaging Storage Solutions at RSNA 2004
San Jose, CA, November 29, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a leading provider of removable storage solutions, today announced that it will demonstrate its medical imaging storage solutions at the 90th annual Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago, IL November 28 - December 3, 2004.
26 November 2004 Japan: Leading IT Vendors Release Royalty-Free Software for Reliable Messaging
Tokyo, November 26, 2004 – Fujitsu Limited, Hitachi, Ltd., and NEC Corporation today announced that they are making available as open source their jointly developed messaging software that implements the Web Services Reliability (WS-Reliability) standard, a messaging specification for web services designed to ensure superior reliability. The software will be available for download free of charge as of November 26 at the website of the Information-Technology Promotion Agency, Japan.
24 November 2004 Canada: Performance Enhanced Fujitsu Stylistic Tablet PC Has Its Finger on Biometric Identification
Mississauga, Ontario, November 24, 2004 – Fujitsu Canada, Inc. today announced the Stylistic® ST5020/D Tablet PC that now includes an integrated biometric fingerprint swipe sensor for enhanced security. The Tablet PC Slate joins the recently released ultra-portable LifeBook P7000 Series with an easy-to-use and convenient fingerprint reader, eliminating the need for managing multiple passwords to access the network, email accounts or other protected systems.
23 November 2004 United Kingdom: British Waterways in £7.5 million IT Revamp with Fujitsu
London, November 23, 2004 – British Waterways, the not-for-profit organisation, responsible for the care and maintenance of more than 2,000 miles of canals and rivers in the United Kingdom, today announced a £7.5 million full outsourcing arrangement with Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT infrastructure management services companies. The five-year contract will see British Waterways achieve a 35 per cent reduction in the cost of running its IT.
22 November 2004 USA: Fujitsu Enterprise Hard Disk Drives Qualified by Supermicro for High End Server Storage Solutions
San Jose, CA, November 22, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced that Supermicro Computer, Inc., a manufacturer of high-quality motherboard and server solutions, has completed a thorough qualification of the Fujitsu 300GB and 147GB SCSI enterprise hard disk drives for inclusion in high-end server storage systems. This is the first time Supermicro is offering hard disk drive integration and service to its customers. In addition, the Fujitsu Firmware and Compatibility Testing (FACT) Lab evaluated motherboards and server systems from Supermicro establishing a joint qualification process in support of each company's commitment to quality control and reliability.
18 November 2004 Singapore: Fujitsu Launches CentricStor Virtual Tape Appliance
Singapore, November 18, 2004 – Fujitsu Asia Pte Ltd, a leading regional IT and communications solutions provider, today announced the launch of CentricStor, the world's first self-contained virtual tape appliance designed to support major system platforms, tape automation platforms and tape devices in heterogeneous environments.
17 November 2004 USA: Early Adopters Confirm Agility of Fujitsu Software's NeoKicks™ For Migration Of CICS COBOL From Mainframe To .NET
Sunnyvale, CA, November 17, 2004 – Fujitsu Software Corporation's NeoKicks™ V1.0, the only CICS COBOL application tool that provides migration to .NET and positions the applications to take full advantage of .NET is now available for general release following a three-month review by early adopters who participated in an Early Release Program.
17 November 2004 USA: Fujitsu Launches High-Capacity, Next-Generation Non-Volatile Memory
Sunnyvale, CA, November 17, 2004 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today introduced its 1MBit FRAM (Ferroelectric Random Access Memory), the highest-ever capacity FRAM ever developed. The new FRAM also features high-speed read-and-write operations, low power consumption, and high endurance.
17 November 2004 USA: Fujitsu Serial ATA Hard Disk Drives Power the Ultimate Gaming PC at Gamercon 2004
San Jose, CA, November 17, 2004 – WHAT: Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced that it will be the sole hard disk drive provider at the 2004 Gamercon conference to be held in Los Angeles, CA on November 19-21, 2004.
16 November 2004 USA: Fujitsu ScanSnap Scanner Receives CES Innovations 2005 Design & Engineering Award for Small Office/Home Office Solutions
San Jose, CA, November 16, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that its ScanSnap™ fi-5110EOX scanning solution was selected by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) as an honoree in the prestigious CES Innovations 2005 Design and Engineering Showcase Award program in the Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) category. CES has reaffirmed the value proposition the ScanSnap scanner offers to SOHO users by recognizing ScanSnap for the second year in a row as a CES Innovations Honoree.
16 November 2004 Canada: Fujitsu Ships Second Generation Convertible Tablet PC With New Wide Angle Display and Modular Bay
Mississagua, Ontario, November 16, 2004 – Fujitsu Canada, Inc. today announced it has begun shipping in volume its second-generation convertible Tablet PC, the LifeBook® T4000 Series Tablet PC. The company's convertible Tablet PC is the ideal solution for students and mainstream business users, field force and sales force automation, and verticals such as insurance, healthcare, consumer packaged goods and more.
16 November 2004 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Forging Ahead with Tablet PC Innovations
Munich, November 16, 2004 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers has introduced its new tablet PCs, the STYLISTIC ST502x Series. Because these portable slate computers utilize a special pen for inputting instead of a keyboard*, they are particularly useful for mobile professionals spending a lot of time on their feet. The new tablet PCs weighs only 1.56 kg and come with the latest energy efficient Ultra Low Voltage Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technology, as well as standard wireless LAN and Bluetooth®. The STYLISTIC ST5020’s innovative display, meanwhile, is legible throughout an almost 180-degree viewing angle, enabling multiple participants, for example, to follow presentations directly from the screen. The new models can now be ordered for December delivery. Recommended prices in Germany start at €2649 (incl. VAT).
16 November 2004 USA: SWIN Completes a Triple Play across Southwest Iowa with Fujitsu FLASHWAVE® 4000 MSPPs
Richardson, TX, November 16, 2004 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, today announced the successful deployment of their FLASHWAVE® 4000 Multi-Service Provisioning Platforms (MSPPs) for the South West Iowa Network (SWIN) consortium. This new network, which interconnects 10 independent telephone companies that collectively provide service in 28 exchanges across hundreds of miles, will be used to deliver a triple-play of voice, video and data services to subscribers in Iowa, as well as provide a highly-reliable and scalable converged infrastructure for each company to connect to other companies and services outside Iowa.
15 November 2004 USA: Fujitsu Computer Systems Announces Solaris 10 Will Be Available on PRIMEPOWER Servers
Sunnyvale, CA, November 15, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Systems today announced the Solaris™ 10 Operating System from Sun Microsystems will be available on PRIMEPOWER™ servers. Solaris 10 is the most innovative and enterprise-hardened UNIX® Operating System in the market, delivering the highest levels of reliability, flexibility and ease-of-use, all inside an enterprise-level secure operating environment. PRIMEPOWER servers with the Solaris 10 operating system will enable maximum availability and reliability for mission critical applications to reduce costs and complexity. Sun plans to make Solaris 10 available in January 2005.
15 November 2004 United Kingdom: Fujitsu Issues the Second White Paper on WiMAX: "RF Spectrum Utilization in WiMAX"
Cambridge, November 15, 2004 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) has issued a new White Paper, "RF Spectrum Utilization in WiMAX," focusing on the WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) standard and its implementation. Fujitsu's first White Paper, "WiMAX Technology and Deployment for Last-Mile Wireless Broadband and Backhaul Applications," was published in August 24, 2004.
15 November 2004 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Announces Solaris™ 10 is Ready for PRIMEPOWER
Munich , November 15, 2004 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT company with mainframe-class products for the Solaris market, announced today that the newly announced Solaris™ 10 Operating System from Sun Microsystems is PRIMEPOWER ready. The Solaris 10 operating system is the most innovative and business critical UNIX® OS in the market, assuring customers of the highest levels of reliability, flexibility and ease-of-use, all inside a secure operating environment. The PRIMEPOWER-Solaris combination ensures customers that their Business Critical Computing environments, running mission-critical applications and databases – stay up and running securely, twenty-four hours a day, 365 days a year. Sun plans to make Solaris 10 available in January 2005.
15 November 2004 USA: Fujitsu to Sponsor and Discuss "The Future of SONET" at Light Reading Live! Roadshows in Boston and Atlanta
Richardson, TX, November 15, 2004 – WHAT: Scott Clavenna, chief analyst at Heavy Reading and a leading authority on next-generation SONET technology, has invited industry veterans from Fujitsu to speak on a variety of topics, including the future of SONET services, data-aware optical networks, SONET access technologies and SONET/WDM convergence. These individuals from Fujitsu currently guide the development of the widely deployed FLASHWAVE® 4000 Multi-Service Provisioning Platforms (MSPPs) and FLASHWAVE 7000 DWDM systems. For more information about the event, please visit http://www.lightreading.com.
15 November 2004 USA: Fujitsu Unveils New Versions of Top Selling Enterprise-Level Scanners
San Jose, CA, November 15, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today introduced two new models to its award-winning scanner line – the Fujitsu ScanPartner fi-4120C2 and fi-4220C2 color duplex workgroup scanners. The new scanners look to continue a legacy set by their predecessors -- the Fujitsu fi-4120C and fi-4220C -- as two of the best-selling workgroup document imaging scanners on the market, according to market forecast and analysis reports from InfoTrends Research Group, Inc.
11 November 2004 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Showcases the Dynamic Data Center at the Microsoft IT Forum
Munich, November 11, 2004 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, a platinum sponsor of the Microsoft IT Forum (November 16-19 in Copenhagen, Denmark) will show attendees how they can "future-enable" their Microsoft-based IT infrastructures in the data center. An IT Director survey*, commissioned by Fujitsu Siemens Computers, asked senior IT managers to rate the importance of various issues for their IT spending. The top priority was quite clear: future-enabled IT infrastructures. Therefore, the leading European IT provider will demonstrate the dynamic data center, designed to enable customers, from mid-sized to large enterprise, to better utilize their existing servers today while enhancing business efficiency, business agility and business continuity for tomorrow's environments.
10 November 2004 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Reports Higher Than Expected First-Half Profit Before Tax
Munich, November 10, 2004 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT company, today announced an upward revision in profit before tax (PBT) to € 20.4 million for the first-half of fiscal year 2004. The company achieved an overall growth in PBT of 80 percent year-on-year. Revenue remained as previously reported at € 2,560 million or a year-on-year growth of 15 percent. The first-half of the 2004/2005 fiscal year runs from April 2004 through September 2004.
9 November 2004 Germany: Freescale Semiconductor and Fujitsu Cooperate to Deliver Hyundai Autonet's NAVI System
Munich, November 9, 2004 – Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE:FSL) and Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) are cooperating to deliver highest-performance embedded solutions for in-vehicle navigation, infotainment and driver information systems (DIS), as well as industrial control.
9 November 2004 USA: Fujitsu Computer Products of America Vice President of Engineering to Speak at Denali MemCon 2004
San Jose, CA, November 9, 2004 – WHAT: Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced that Mike Chenery, vice president, Advanced Product Engineering will participate in a panel discussion at the Denali MemCon Conference entitled, Consumer Electronics: Driving A New Semiconductor Era. The panel will be moderated by Charles DiLisio, President and Senior Advisor for D-Side Advisors, a company that advises semiconductor companies seeking dominant position and market-leading profitability.
9 November 2004 USA: Fujitsu Creates Digital Entertainment Center with Its First 17-Inch Screen Notebook
Sunnyvale, CA, November 9, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Systems today announced the LifeBook® N6010 notebook with a 17-inch wide-aspect screen allowing consumers to watch movies in their original widescreen format, immerse themselves in video games, or multi-task by viewing several documents side-by-side.
9 November 2004 USA: Fujitsu Introduces New 23-Inch LCD Panel, Featuring Industry's Top Response Time, Contrast Ratio, Brightness
Sunnyvale, CA, November 9, 2004 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today introduced a new 23-inch LCD panel, which provides W-UXGA resolution and features industry-leading response time, brightness, and contrast ratio. The new panel is designed for the medical imaging, broadcast and homeland security markets.
9 November 2004 Germany: Fujitsu Launches High-Capacity Next Generation Non-volatile Memory
Munich, November 9, 2004 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe launches its 1MBit FRAM, the highest ever capacity for FRAM non-volatile memory, also featuring high speed read and write operations, low power consumption, and high endurance.
9 November 2004 Germany: Fujitsu Partners with AimCom to Bring World Class Telecommunications Products to Market
Munich, November 9, 2004 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) has signed an agreement to partner with AimCom, a leading edge design and development company specialising in Next Generation Carrier Class Optical Networking, based in The Netherlands.
9 November 2004 Germany: Fujitsu Presents First MOST ® Car Infotainment Product
Munich, November 9, 2004 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) is demonstrating on its stand at Electronica, the first complete solution designed using its components for a MOST (Media Oriented System Transport) Multimedia Car Infotainment system.
8 November 2004 United Kingdom: Fujitsu Gives Mid-sized Retailers a Platform to Compete with Their Larger Rivals
London, November 8, 2004 – Fujitsu has now introduced iRetail – an innovative and integrated portfolio of in-store and head office solutions that specifically addresses the needs of mid-sized retailers including sophisticated EPoS, Stock Management, Customer Relations Management, Web Management and Chip and PIN. But how does this help retailers where other solutions have failed?
8 November 2004 Germany: Fujitsu Introduces New 128Mbit Mobile FCRAM Complying with COSMORAM Rev.3
Munich, November 8, 2004 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe today announced the sample availability of a new 128Mbit Mobile Fast Cycle RAM™ device that adopts burst mode operations complying with Common Specifications for Mobile RAM (COSMORAM) Revision 3, for use in mobile phone applications. The device's high-speed performance and large density make it ideal for 3G mobile phone vendors looking to provide advanced applications.
8 November 2004 USA: Fujitsu Introduces New 128Mbit Mobile FCRAMTM for Advanced Cellular Phone Applications
Sunnyvale, CA, November 8, 2004 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today announced the sample availability of a new 128Mbit Mobile Fast Cycle RAM (FCRAM™) device that adopts burst mode operations complying with Common Specifications for Mobile RAM (COSMORAM) Revision 3, for use in mobile phone applications. The device's high-speed performance and density make it ideal for advanced applications in 3G mobile phones.
8 November 2004 USA: Fujitsu Introduces Revolutionary 10Gb Ethernet Switches in the North American Market
SC2004 Pittsburgh, PA, November 8, 2004 – Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. (FLA) and PFU Systems, Inc. today announced the introduction of two revolutionary Layer 2 10Gb Ethernet switches in the North American market, the XG800 and XG600. These switches are powered by the MB87Q3070, which is the world's first single-chip, 12-port 10Gb Ethernet switch chip. The MB87Q3070, which was developed by FLA, is a highly integrated VLSI device that significantly lowers the power and space requirements for high-port density 10Gb Ethernet switch implementations. This switch chip makes the XG800 and XG600 the lowest latency and most compact, affordable and power efficient Layer 2 10Gb Ethernet switches in the market. The XG800 and XG600 will be sold in North America by PFU Systems, Inc., the U.S. unit of PFU Ltd., a Fujitsu group company.
8 November 2004 USA: Fujitsu Opens New Distribution Sales Channel with Walker & Associates
Richardson, TX, November 8, 2004 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT, wireline and wireless networking solutions, announced today that it has signed a non-exclusive agreement with Walker & Associates, a leading woman-owned telecommunications equipment distributor, to sell the Fujitsu FLASHWAVE® 4000 Multi-Service Provisioning Platforms (MSPPs) to independent telecommunications service providers, government agencies, utilities, transportation providers and major system integrators.
3 November 2004 USA: NBC Utilizes Fujitsu Stylistic ST5000 Tablet PC to Reveal Updates during Presidential Election Coverage 2004
Sunnyvale, CA, November 3, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Systems today announced its Stylistic® ST5020 Tablet PC was used by NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw and political analyst Tim Russert during election night coverage Nov. 2, 2004.
1 November 2004 USA: Fujitsu to Showcase Award Winning Scanner at the 2004 REALTORS Expo
San Jose, CA, November 1, 2004 – WHAT: Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that it will be exhibiting and conducting product demonstrations of its award-winning ScanSnap™ scanning solution at the 2004 REALTORS® Expo in Orlando, Fla., in the Orange County Convention Center West Building. The Fujitsu ScanSnap scanner demonstrations will be given during the show hours on Nov. 5 – 8 at booth number 1547.

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