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August 2007
- 31 August 2007 Japan
- Regarding Application Seeking Suspension of Import of Infringing Products by Nanya Technology Corporation Japan
Tokyo, August 31, 2007 – As a result of the Tokyo District Court's decision upholding its claims in patent infringement litigation against Nanya Technology Corporation Japan, Fujitsu Limited today filed an application with Japan Customs seeking suspension of the import of infringing products by Nanya Technology Corporation Japan under the Customs Law.
- 30 August 2007 Japan
- Fujitsu Claims of DRAM Patent Infringement against Nanya Technology Corporation Japan Are Upheld by Tokyo District Court
Tokyo, August 30, 2007 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that the Tokyo District Court has upheld Fujitsu's claims of patent infringement in the lawsuit brought against Nanya Technology Corporation Japan, a subsidiary of Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer Nanya Technology Corporation. The court found that DRAM products sold by Nanya Technology Corporation Japan infringe upon Fujitsu patent rights, and it granted an injunction against future import and sales of the infringing products, as well as compensation for past infringement.
- 29 August 2007 US
- Fujitsu Selects Altec For Quarterly Innovative Leadership Award
Sunnyvale, CA, August 29, 2007 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced its recognition of Altec, Inc., a leading provider of integrated document management and workflow solutions for small-to-mid-market companies, as the recipient of the quarterly Fujitsu Innovative Leadership Award. Altec was selected for its progressive document imaging implementation at Milgard Windows and Doors, and the resulting improvements in overall workflow.
- 28 August 2007 Japan
- Fujitsu Remains at the Top in Japanese IT Outsourcing Revenue Ranking for Three Consecutive Years
Tokyo, August 28, 2007 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that according to IDC Japan's newly released report, "Japan IT Outsourcing Leading Vendor Profile 2007" issued on August 21, 2007, the company was number one in revenues in the Japanese IT outsourcing market for fiscal 2006 (the year ending March 31, 2007). This marks the third successive year in which Fujitsu has ranked first in revenues in the Japanese IT outsourcing market. Fujitsu was able to expand its sales of outsourcing services by 9.1%, outperforming the 6.7% overall growth rate in the domestic IT outsourcing market.
- 28 August 2007 Australia
- 80% of Bank Customers Would Consider Switching; Poor Service Number One Frustration According to Fujitsu Consulting Survey
Sydney, August 28, 2007 – In a survey of more than 26,000 retail bank customers, launched today by Fujitsu Consulting, 80 per cent of respondents said they would consider switching financial service providers. In the report, entitled 'Toxic servicing: eroding profitability in the financial services sector', poor servicing (31 per cent) ranked as the number one frustration among financial services customers, three times greater than the next biggest frustration, which is complex terms and conditions (10 per cent).
- 28 August 2007 UK
- Fujitsu Invests ￡44m in New Data Centre Near London
London, August 28, 2007 – Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT services companies, today announced a £44m investment in a new high specification green data centre. The 65,000 square foot data centre will be built to Tier 3 specifications (see notes to editors 1) it will be designed with the latest environmental features which, together with an IT modernisation programme will save enough electricity to power up to 6,000 homes every year, equivalent to saving 10,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year.
- 28 August 2007 US
- Fujitsu Offers World's Smallest, Quietest, Most Energy-Efficient Server
Sunnyvale, CA, August 28, 2007 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced the PRIMERGY(R) TX120, the world's smallest, quietest, most energy-efficient tower server. Designed for small businesses and SOHOs (small offices/home offices) without a dedicated server room, the PRIMERGY TX120 offers the full functionality of the award-winning Fujitsu PRIMERGY line, but takes up less space, produces less heat and noise, and consumes less energy.
- 28 August 2007 UK
- Fujitsu Telecommunications Ireland Launches Out of Warranty Laptop Repair Service
Birmingham, August 28, 2007 – Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Ltd announces that its Antrim-based specialist re-manufacturing and repair division, Fujitsu Telecommunications Ireland, has launched a new UK-wide service to provide out-of-warranty support for laptop computers. Introduced initially for owners of Fujitsu Siemens Computers' notebooks and tablet machines, the Out of Warranty Repair Service is available to private individuals, as well as businesses with hundreds of units. Fujitsu's comprehensive new service can handle a wide range of repairs, from the correction of minor faults to complete as-new rebuilds that rectify major cosmetic or mechanical damage.
- 28 August 2007 Finland
- Rautaruukki and Fujitsu Sign Service Agreement Covering 23 Countries
Helsinki, August 28, 2007 – Metal solutions and products provider Rautaruukki Oyj and ICT services company Fujitsu Services Oy have entered into an IT infrastructure service agreement in accordance with Fujitsu's Patja operating model. This agreement marks Fujitsu's most significant international Patja agreement to date. It incorporates all of Ruukki's more than 5,000 workstations in 23 countries.
- 27 August 2007 Japan
- Fujitsu to Spin Off Shared Technology and Design Divisions
Tokyo, August 27, 2007 – Fujitsu Limited announced that, at a meeting of its Board of Directors held today, based on Article 370 of the Company Law, it has decided to spin off, through simple incorporation-type separations, its shared technology and design divisions and convert them, as of October 1, 2007, into two newly established corporations, Fujitsu Advanced Technologies Limited and Fujitsu Design Limited.
- 27 August 2007 US
- Fujitsu Introduces New H.264 Transcoder, Based on Industry-Leading Video Compression Technology
Sunnyvale, CA, August 27, 2007 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today extended its family of high-performance H.264-compliant ICs, announcing a new transcoder designed to compress full high definition (1920 x 1080) MPEG-2 video data to H.264 data for high-volume consumer applications.
- 27 August 2007 Germany
- Fujitsu Siemens Computers Launches the New Power Saving ESPRIMO E5925 EPA and ESPRIMO P5925 EPA Using the Latest Intel®
Q35 Chipset
Munich, August 27, 2007 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers' new line of ESPRIMO 5925 EPA Professional PCs continues to set higher standards for energy-efficient PCs. The new Professional PCs, which are either available as the ESPRIMO P5925 EPA Microtower or as the ESPRIMO E5925 EPA Small Form Factor PC, combine the proven ergonomic and energy-saving features Fujitsu Siemens Computers is known for, along with the latest in Intel chipset technology and an 80 percent efficiency power supply. This means that power consumption has now been reduced by almost 45 percent compared to a two-year-old system. The ESPRIMO 5925 EPA family is available immediately priced from €999 (e.g. in Germany incl. VAT).
- 23 August 2007 Japan
- Fujitsu Launches Full HD H.264 Transcoder LSI
Tokyo, August 23, 2007 – Fujitsu Limited today announced the development and launch of a new transcoder large-scaled integrated (LSI) chip that can convert full HD (1920dot x 1080line) MPEG-2 video data to H.264 data and compress data size to less than one-half that of MPEG-2. Sample shipments of the new chip, the MB86H52, will start from September 1, 2007. This new transcoder makes it possible to extend recording time of recording devices such as hard disk recorders by over 2.5 times, as the chip enables data size compression without compromising video quality. The transcoder can also be embedded in a multitude of equipment requiring reduction of data size, and can realize full HD over narrower bandwidths used for home network, the use of which is anticipated to spread hereafter.
- 23 August 2007 Germany
- Fujitsu Announces New Full HD H.264 Transcoder
Langen, August 23, 2007 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) today announces a new transcoder chip that can compress full HD (1920 x 1080) MPEG-2 video data to H.264 data. The new chip, MB86H52, is capable of compressing MPEG-2 video to less than half the data size while maintaining the same video quality.
- 21 August 2007 Japan
- Fujitsu and Technology Leaders Release Specification for Federating and Accessing Multi-vendor IT Management Data
Tokyo, August 21, 2007 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that the CMDB Federation (CMDBf) working group has drafted an industry-wide specification for sharing information between Configuration Management Databases (CMDBs) and other management data repositories (MDRs), such as asset management systems and service desks. The specification, which the group plans to submit as a standard, is intended to enable organizations to federate and access information from complex, multi-vendor IT infrastructures. The CMDBf was founded in April 2006, and today consists of industry leaders Fujitsu Limited, BMC Software, CA, HP, IBM and Microsoft.
- 21 August 2007 Japan
- Fujitsu Enhances Business Continuity Management in Procurement
Tokyo, August 21, 2007 – Fujitsu Limited today announced enhanced initiatives to ensure the stable provision of its products and services by strengthening the business continuity capabilities of its suppliers in the event of natural disasters or other contingencies. In addition to evaluating the business continuity capabilities of suppliers with its proprietary assessment model, based on those evaluations Fujitsu will also help suppliers reinforce their business continuity readiness, thereby enhancing the continuity of its own supply chain.
- 21 August 2007 US
- Fujitsu Introduces New Document Imaging Training Program
Sunnyvale, CA, August 21, 2007 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced they have launched the Fujitsu Document Imaging Training Program designed to offer additional education venues for its authorized distributors, One Capture Alliance Program (for Fujitsu solution providers) partners and employees. The program is centered on the AIIM Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Certificate Program, which focuses on critical industry issues and covers not just the core ECM technologies, but also the various tools and strategies to achieve successful ECM implementations.
- 21 August 2007 UK
- Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Appoints Stavros Petrides in Senior Strategy Role
Birmingham, August 21, 2007 – Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Ltd, the leading supplier of high performance telecommunications solutions, announces the appointment of Stavros Petrides as Chief Strategy Officer. Stavros' prime objective is to build on the company's established business base, evolving the company's strategic approach within Europe. His focus will include exploring the market potential for the creation of innovative new products and services.
- 21 August 2007 Finland
- Stora Enso Packaging Follows the Lead of Parent Stora Enso in Fujitsu's Patja Service
Helsinki, August 21, 2007 – Corrugated packaging products supplier Stora Enso Packaging group has joined in the Patja agreement between its parent company Stora Enso Oyj and Fujitsu Services Oy. The agreement was signed 31 May, 2007 at 11 AM, which was exactly ten years after Stora Enso's first Patja agreement, sealed in Varkaus, Finland.
- 17 August 2007 Japan
- Fujitsu Announces Appointment of Corporate Executive Officer
Tokyo, August 17, 2007 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that Mr. Michimasa Mochizuki, currently Vice Head of APAC Regional Operations, will become Corporate Vice President and Head of APAC Regional Operations, effective August 21, 2007.
- 17 August 2007 US
- Fujitsu Becomes First Silicon Valley Company to Install Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power
Sunnyvale, CA, August 17, 2007 – Fujitsu America, Inc. today dedicated a hydrogen fuel cell on its Sunnyvale campus. The fuel cell provides clean, efficient power for the campus data center and other operations, significantly reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. Fujitsu, the first Silicon Valley company to install its own hydrogen power plant, has spent a decade making a significant, sustainable investment in enterprise-wide initiatives designed to reduce the environmental impact of its products and operations. The hydrogen fuel cell will provide 50 percent of the power needed to cool the Fujitsu Sunnyvale campus data center and labs, reducing the amount of fossil fuel that must be burned to maintain operations and easing pressure on the local power grid.
- 17 August 2007 UK
- Fujitsu Introduces First Network Scanner
London, August 17, 2007 – Fujitsu Europe Limited has today announced the introduction of its first network scanner into its award-winning line of scanning solutions. The Fujitsu fi-6000NS Color Duplex Network Scanner is the first Fujitsu scanner to combine the intuitive, easy installation of a desktop scanner with the productivity of a network scanner for sharing documents in today's multi-location, global business environment.
- 16 August 2007 UK
- Fujitsu Appointed to Transform Reuters IT Infrastructure
London, August 16, 2007 – Fujitsu Services has been awarded a landmark global contract for the internal IT infrastructure of Reuters, the world's largest news and information provider. Fujitsu has agreed a 10 year contract with Reuters to provide IT services for Reuters 17,500 employees based in more than 100 countries around the world, from Dubai, to China, to Brazil.
- 15 August 2007 Japan
- Announcement Regarding Results of Fujitsu Services' Tender Offer for GFI Informatique of France
Tokyo, August 15, 2007 – The public tender offer opened on July 2, 2007 by a subsidiary of Fujitsu Services, Fujitsu Limited's wholly owned subsidiary based in the U.K., to acquire the entire issued share capital of GFI Informatique of France closed on August 8, 2007, and Fujitsu Limited today confirmed the results of the offer as announced by French regulatory body AMF yesterday, August 14.
- 15 August 2007 Singapore
- Fujitsu's 32-bit Microcontroller to Integrate Automotive CAN Networks
Singapore, August 15, 2007 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia Pte Ltd (FMAL) today announced the new offerings of its MB91460 Series of high-performance 32-bit microcontrollers for automotive applications with the new MB91F467BA product that can integrate several in-vehicle CAN networks.
- 15 August 2007 US
- Fujitsu Enterprise and Mobile Hard Disk Drive Technology On Display at CMP XChange 2007
Sunnyvale, CA, August 15, 2007 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that it will showcase its cutting edge hard disk drives (HDDs) at CMP XChange 2007, taking place at the Walt Disney Dolphin Hotel, Orlando, FL, August 19-22, 2007. At the show, Fujitsu will exhibit efficient and high-performance HDDs, including the latest 2.5" Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA (SATA), and 200GB extended duty mobile HDDs designed for 24x7 operation, applicable to industrial and enterprise applications.
- 14 August 2007 Australia
- Fujitsu Launches U-Scan Genesis Self-Checkout at Retail Technology Expo
Melbourne, August 14, 2007 – Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand today launched the U-Scan Genesis™ family of self-checkout systems. The U-Scan Genesis will be demonstrated at Stand C2, Retail Technology Expo, Melbourne from August 14-16.
- 14 August 2007 UK
- Fujitsu Services Continues Growth Developments in Europe
London, August 14, 2007 – Fujitsu Services confirms that in accordance with the announcement from the AMF, its tender offer for French IT services group GFI Informatique has not been successful as less than Fujitsu Services' minimum level of 66.67% of the shares had been tendered into the offer. As a result, Fujitsu Services owns no shares in GFI.
- 14 August 2007 US
- Summer Ushers in Two New Fujitsu Convertibles, Proving Smaller and Lighter Can Still Pack a Punch!
Sunnyvale, CA, August 14, 2007 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced the palm-sized LifeBook(R) U810 mini and the ultra-portable LifeBook T2010 convertible notebooks delivering unmatched mobility and versatility with no compromises. The new notebooks are packed with the features and capabilities mobile professionals and on-the-go consumers demand; users will appreciate the sleek, highly functional design of these ultimate mobile devices.
- 10 August 2007 US
- Fujitsu to Demonstrate Industry-Leading Scanners At TAWPI 2007
Sunnyvale, CA, August 10, 2007 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced it will showcase its production-level and new network scanner at the TAWPI Annual Forum & Expo 2007, August 12-14, at the Hynes Convention Center, Boston MA. Attendees at the show will learn, first hand, the functionality and ease-of-use of the Fujitsu scanners, fi-5900C and fi-6000NS.
- 9 August 2007 Japan
- Period closes for Fujitsu Services' public tender offer for GFI Informatique in France
Tokyo, August 9, 2007 – Fujitsu Limited announced that the public tender offer period opened on July 2, 2007 for Fujitsu Services, Fujitsu Limited's wholly owned subsidiary based in the U.K., to acquire the entire issued share capital of GFI Informatique of France has closed on August 8, 2007.
- 9 August 2007 US
- Fujitsu Announces Breakthrough for Next-Generation HDD with Patterned Media
Sunnyvale, CA, August 9, 2007 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products, today announced the results of a joint collaboration by Yamagata Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Laboratories Limited, and Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology (KAST) to create ideally "ordered" alumina nanohole patterned media. In a world first, Fujitsu has achieved the basic read/write capability of ideally ordered alumina nanoholes on a 2.5" magnetic disk with a flying head.
- 9 August 2007 UK
- Fujitsu Announces Technology Breakthrough for Next-Generation Hard Disk Drive with Patterned Media
London, August 9, 2007 – Fujitsu Europe Limited today announced the results of a joint collaboration by Yamagata Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Laboratories Limited, and Kanagawa Academy of Science and Technology (KAST) to create ideally "ordered" alumina nanohole patterned media. In a world first, Fujitsu has achieved the basic read/write capability of ideally ordered alumina nanoholes on a 2.5" magnetic disk with a flying head.
- 8 August 2007 Australia
- Fujitsu Consulting Launches Mortgage 'Stress-O-Meter'
Sydney, August 8, 2007 – Fujitsu Consulting today launched the Australian Mortgage Industry "Stress-O-Meter", a measure of those segments of Australian society who are under the most pressure to meet mortgage repayments. While mortgage stress, which is measured by households ability to maintain mortgage payments, fall into arrears and potential defaults, has been rising for the past 12 months, it is young growing families and suburban mainstream Australia that will be hardest hit by today’s interest rate rise.
- 8 August 2007 Singapore
- Fujitsu Expands Standard Touch Panel Offering for Automotive and High Temperature Applications
Singapore, August 8, 2007 – Responding to customer requests for enhanced touch panel performance and environmental specifications, such as those needed for automotive and industrial applications, Fujitsu Components Asia, Ltd. today added three new extended temperature range products to its standard off-the-shelf, resistive touch panel offering.
- 8 August 2007 US
- Fujitsu Expands Standard Touch Panel Offering for Automotive and High Temperature Applications
Sunnyvale, CA, August 8, 2007 – Responding to customer requests for enhanced touch panel performance and environmental specifications, such as those needed for automotive and industrial applications, Fujitsu Components America, Inc. today added three new extended temperature range products to its standard off-the-shelf, resistive touch panel offering.
- 7 August 2007 US
- Fujitsu and 123ID Introduce Biometric Client and Server Login Kits, Enabling NMAS Authentication for Novell eDirectory
LinuxWorld, San Francisco, and Sunnyvale, CA, August 7, 2007 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) and 123ID, Inc. today announced a suite of new biometric login kits for Novell® eDirectory™, the directory service that forms the basis for many of the world's major identity-management deployments. The new biometric login enables users to access Novell eDirectory running on Linux, NetWare or Windows. The product numbers are NMAS-UMS-2210, 2220, 2230, 2300, 2310, 4210, 4220, 4300 and 4310.
- 7 August 2007 US
- Ingram Micro to Distribute New Biometric Login Products Developed by Fujitsu for Novell eDirectory
LinuxWorld, San Francisco, and Sunnyvale, CA, August 7, 2007 – Ingram Micro, the world's largest technology distributor, has reached an agreement in principle with Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) to distribute new Fujitsu biometric login interface products for Novell® eDirectory™ and Novell Access Manager. The contract will be effective in Canada, and the parties intend to extend the relationship to the U.S. later this year.
- 7 August 2007 US
- ServerEngines Implements Fujitsu 10 Gigabit Ethernet Switch Chips for Blade Server Applications
LinuxWorld, San Francisco, and Sunnyvale, California, August 7, 2007 – ServerEngines™ LLC and Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today announced that ServerEngines has integrated the Fujitsu MB87Q3140 12-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) switch chip and the Fujitsu MB8AA3020 20-port 10GbE switch chip into its innovative BladeXchange™ 10GbE Blade Fabric solutions.
- 7 August 2007 Singapore
- Take a Step Above the Rest with the World's Lightest¹ ² A4 Convertible Tablet PC from Fujitsu
Asia Pacific, August 7, 2007 – Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific today proudly reveals the latest addition to its convertible tablet PC series - the remarkably powerful LifeBook T2010 that is designed for productivity and mobility.
- 6 August 2007 Japan
- Issue of Euro-yen Convertible Bonds due 2010 and 2011
Tokyo, August 6, 2007 – Fujitsu Limited (the "Company") today resolved to issue and sell to Citigroup Global Markets Limited JPY100 billion Convertible Bonds due 2010 (bonds with stock acquisition rights, tenkanshasaigata shinkabu yoyakuken-tsuki shasai) (the "2010 Bonds") and JPY100 billion Convertible Bonds due 2011 (bonds with stock acquisition rights, tenkanshasaigata shinkabu yoyakuken-tsuki shasai) (the "2011 Bonds" and together with the 2010 Bonds, the "Bonds").
- 2 August 2007 Japan and Germany
- Siemens and Fujitsu Collaborate in Biometric Authentication Business
Munich, Germany and Tokyo, August 2, 2007 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that its FENICSII Personal Access Solution has won the "Best of Show Award" Special Award in the Security category at Interop Tokyo 2007, being held in Tokyo from June 13 to 15. Of the various network-related products, solutions, and services exhibited, the award is presented to the best and most suitable one for the Interop theme of this year, which is "The Internet: Solutions to Accelerate Your Business." The Special Award won by Fujitsu is the top award that was presented in the Security category at Interop Tokyo 2007.
- 1 August 2007 Singapore
- Fujitsu Asia Unveils MHY2BS Series of SATA Hard Disk Drives for ASEAN
Singapore, August 1, 2007 – Leading regional IT and communications solutions provider Fujitsu Asia today announced the MHY2BS series of Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) hard disk drives (HDDs).
- 1 August 2007 UK
- Fujitsu Creates a Further 30 Jobs in Belfast
London, August 1, 2007 – Fujitsu Services today announced that it is creating 30 new jobs in Belfast to staff its new ￡3.2m Oracle Centre of Excellence. The new site will cement Fujitsu's position as one of the key employers in the region with 25 people already employed at Fujitsu's existing Northern Ireland Oracle Practice. The new Centre of Excellence will help Fujitsu deliver an advanced solutions service based around Oracle's eBusiness Suite of software products across Fujitsu's growing European customer base.
