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February 2007
- 27 February 2007 Japan
- Fujitsu Announces Executive Appointment
Tokyo, February 27, 2007 – Following a meeting of its board of directors today, Fujitsu Limited announced that Richard Christou, executive chairman of UK-based Fujitsu Services, will also become corporate senior vice president of Fujitsu Limited and head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) operations for the Fujitsu Group, effective March 1, 2007. It is planned that Mr. Christou will concurrently serve as chairman and chief executive of UK-based Fujitsu EMEA PLC, a new company to be established in April and located at the London offices of Fujitsu Services.
- 27 February 2007 Japan
- Fujitsu Implements PalmSecure™ Biometric Palm Vein Authentication System for Electronic Medical Record Access at Hospital
Operated by National Institute of Radiological Sciences
Tokyo, February 27, 2007 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has implemented its PalmSecure™ biometric palm vein authentication system at the Hospital for Charged Particle Therapy at the National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS) in Japan, for access of electronic medical records. This is the first such implementation ever of biometric palm vein authentication for electronic medical record access. The innovative system enables users to access electronic medical records through a highly secure and user-friendly log-on procedure, thereby helping to prevent unauthorized access of the hospital’s data. The system has been operative since October 2006.
- 27 February 2007 Finland
- Extended and Expanded Patja Service for Metsä-Botnia's Five Pulp Mills
Helsinki, February 27, 2007 – Europe's second largest pulp producer Oy Metsä-Botnia Ab and IT services provider Fujitsu Services Oy have entered into an agreement on continuing their IT collaboration for the next three years. Along with the renewed agreement Fujitsu's Patja service for Botnia not only continues but also expands.
- 27 February 2007 US
- Fujitsu and Seagull Software Deliver SOA Management and Governance for Legacy Applications Through CentraSite(TM)
Sunnyvale, CA and Atlanta, GA, February 27, 2007 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation, a leader in business process management (BPM) and service-oriented architecture (SOA), and Seagull Software, a leading provider of high-performance software solutions that transform legacy business applications into SOA assets, today announced that CentraSite(TM) integrates seamlessly with LegaSuite®, the company's flagship product, and under a cooperative marketing program agreement Seagull Software can refer CentraSite to customers through its various channels. CentraSite is the industry's only vendor-neutral, standards-based SOA registry and repository.
- 27 February 2007 Singapore
- Fujitsu Offers Embedded HSDPA in an Ultra-portable Tablet PC Form Factor
Singapore, February 27, 2007 – Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific today announced the release of LifeBook P1610 with embedded HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access), extending their HSDPA-embedded notebook PC range to a tablet PC form factor.
- 26 February 2007 US
- Fujitsu To Implement PalmSecure™ Biometric Authentication Device At The City Of Angels Medical Center
Sunnyvale, CA, February 26, 2007 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that City of Angels Medical Center has utilized the Fujitsu PalmSecure biometric authentication device in their Urgent Care department. For this groundbreaking project, the medical center will also implement Softex Incorporated's OmniPass Client Edition security software.
- 21 February 2007 US
- Fujitsu To Exhibit Workgroup Scanners and PalmSecure™ Biometric Device For Medical Practitioners At HIMSS 2007
Sunnyvale, CA, February 21, 2007 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world’s leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals, document imaging scanners and biometric security solutions, today announced that it will showcase several of its award-winning scanning solutions and its PalmSecure™ biometric sensor at the 2007 HIMSS Conference at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center Feb. 25 – March 1 in New Orleans.
- 20 February 2007 US
- Fujitsu Customers and Partners Reveal BPM Strategies, Successes, and Best Practices at Gartner BPM Summit
Sunnyvale, CA, February 20, 2007 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced that customers and partners, including Western Union, EPCOR Utilities and General Dynamics would reveal their BPM strategies, successes, and best practices at this year’s Gartner Business Process Management Summit: From Process Understanding to Business Innovation, February 26-28, 2007, at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina.
- 16 February 2007 Germany
- CeBIT 2007: Invitation to the Fujitsu Siemens Computers Press Program
Munich, February 16, 2007 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers will continue its tradition of holding its annual press conference to announce the preliminary financial results for fiscal year 2006 ending on March 31, 2007. At the same press conference, Fujitsu Siemens Computers will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the partnership with EMC, the world leader for information management and storage. On this occasion the companies will jointly announce a new element to the partnership.
- 15 February 2007 US
- Fujitsu Integrates Latest Version Of Kofax Award-Winning VirtualReScan (VRS) Technology Into Top Selling Workgrop Scanners
Sunnyvale, CA, February 15, 2007 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced the integration of the newest version of Kofax® VirtualReScan® (VRS) technology into the Fujitsu fi-5120C and fi-5220C color, duplex workgroup scanners. With VRS 4.1 Professional, the superior image quality that is a VRS hallmark is taken to the next level with the Advanced Clarity feature that produces improved image quality on documents that were once considered unscannable.
- 15 February 2007 Germany and US
- Oracle® Database 10g Achieves Record-Breaking Performance for Itanium Platform with Fujitsu Siemens Computers PRIMEQUEST
540 Server
Munich and Redwood Shores, CA, February 15, 2007 – Oracle today announced a TPC-C record performance benchmark result for the Itanium platform using Oracle® Database 10g on Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST® 540 server and the Linux operating system . This latest benchmark also signifies world-class achievement among 16-processor Linux systems.
- 14 February 2007 Spain
- Mobile Internet Even Faster With Fujitsu Siemens Computers LIFEBOOKs
Barcelona, February 14, 2007 – At the 3GSM Trade Fair in Barcelona from February 12 - 15, the leading European IT manufacturer Fujitsu Siemens Computers will unveil the first notebook to support the new UMTS standard HSUPA (High Speed Upload Package Access). The HSUPA-based LIFEBOOK will be on display throughout the trade fair at the Sierra Wireless stand (The Avenue, Stand AV99).
- 14 February 2007 US
- Oracle® Database 10g Achieves Record-Breaking Performance for Itanium Platform with Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST 540 Server
Sunnyvale, CA, February 14, 2007 – Oracle today announced a TPC-C record performance benchmark result for the Itanium platform using Oracle® Database 10g on Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST® 540 server and the Linux operating system . This latest benchmark also signifies world-class achievement among 16-processor Linux systems.
- 13 February 2007 Germany
- Fujitsu Announces a New 32-bit Flash Microcontroller with Six CAN Interfaces for Automotive and Industrial Applications
Langen and Nuremberg, February 13, 2007 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) is expanding its family of 32-bit RISC-MCUs with the new MB91F467B. Designed in close co-operation with major automotive customers worldwide, the MB91F467B inherits the high-performance core of Fujitsu’s proven MB91460 family, and incorporates powerful peripheral functions and features that support a wide range of automotive and industrial applications.
- 13 February 2007 US
- Fujitsu Develops Industry's First CMOS Integrated Circuit that Recovers Clock and Data at 40-44Gbps
San Francisco, CA, February 13, 2007 – ISSCC 2007, San Francisco, CA, February 13, 2007 - Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today announced that Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. have developed the industry's first CMOS IC that performs clock and data recovery (CDR) at 40 to 44Gbps, enabling the future implementation of 40Gbps optical serializer-deserializer modules.
- 13 February 2007 Germany
- Fujitsu Exhibits at Embedded World 2007
Nuremberg, February 13, 2007 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) is displaying a comprehensive portfolio of its products at Embedded World 2007 (Nuremberg, February 13-15), on Stand 312, Hall12, spanning markets from industrial and automotive, to graphics, multimedia and communications.
- 13 February 2007 US
- Fujitsu IT Leadership Helps Shape Business Process Management Industry
Sunnyvale, CA and Hingham, MA , February 13, 2007 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation and the Workflow Management Coalition (WfMC) today announced that Keith Swenson, Fujitsu Computer Systems’ vice president of research and development, has been appointed the WfMC's vice chairman (Americas) and technical committee chairman, and Dave Hollingsworth, managing solutions architect, Fujitsu Services, Ltd., has been named technical committee chairman emeritus. Hollingsworth was also named the 2006 recipient of the WfMC’s prestigious Marvin L. Manheim Award.
- 13 February 2007 Germany
- Fujitsu MB87M2181 Ethernet-over-SDH Device Chosen by AimValley for Highly Integrated Micro MSPP System
Langen and Nuremberg, February 13, 2007 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME), today announces that AimValley BV of The Netherlands has selected the company’s MB87M2181 Ethernet-over-SDH/SONET device for its BX10 product family. The first product in this family, the BX21, offers Ethernet and PDH over SDH/SONET functionality and is targeted at wireless backhaul networks.
- 13 February 2007 Germany
- Fujitsu New 16FX MCUs Deliver Faster Performance and Lower Power Consumption
Langen and Nuremberg, February 13, 2007 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) today announces its next generation 16-bit microcontrollers. The new 16FX series retains compatibility with the current generation 16LX microcontrollers while providing customers with major performance enhancements including up to five times the computing power, a significant 80% reduction in power consumption (at the same performance) and greater on-chip functionality compared to its predecessor.
- 13 February 2007 Germany
- Fujitsu New Starter Kit Makes 3-phase Motor Control Development Easy
Langen and Nuremberg, February 13, 2007 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) today debuts its MotorKit-91F267-MC starter kit specifically designed to simplify the development of 3-phase motor control solutions using the company’s MB91F267N 32-bit motor control microcontroller (MCU).
- 12 February 2007 US
- Fujitsu and Internet2 FiberCo Team to Offer Professional Services
Richardson, TX, February 12, 2007 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, announced today that its product-agnostic Network Life Cycle Services are available to members of Internet2, a consortium of educational institutions and government agencies, through a reseller agreement with Internet2 FiberCo. Now the Internet2 community will have more choices for professional services regardless of their deployed technology platforms. Internet2 fosters the development and deployment of advanced network applications and technologies for research and higher education. Its subsidiary, FiberCo, provides Internet2 member organizations a cost-effective means for acquiring dark fiber-optic assets as well as professional services to support the development of regional optical networks.
- 12 February 2007 Spain
- Fujitsu To Demonstrate New WiMAX Solutions at the 3GSM World Congress Hall, 2.1 Stand C50
Barcelona, February 12, 2007 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) is exhibiting its WiMAX devices, demonstrating its WiMAX solutions and unveiling its WiMAX SoC roadmap on Hall 2.1 Stand C50, at the 2007 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona.
- 8 February 2007 Japan
- NTT DoCoMo, Renesas, Fujitsu, Mitsubishi Electric, Sharp, and Sony Ericsson to Jointly Develop Platform for 3G Mobile Phone
Handsets
Tokyo, February 8, 2007 – NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Renesas Technology Corp., Fujitsu Limited, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Sharp Corporation, and Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, today announced that they plan to jointly develop a next-generation mobile phone platform(*1) for dual-mode handsets supporting HSDPA(*2)/W-CDMA (3G) and GSM/GPRS/EDGE (2G). Development of the platform is targeted to complete during Q2, FY2008 (July-September).
- 7 February 2007 US
- CorEdge Networks Introduces New 10Gbps Ethernet Fabric Card Using the Fujitsu 20-Port 10GbE Switch Chip for MicroTCA Carrier
Hub Modules
Boston, MA, and Sunnyvale, CA, February 7, 2007 – Continuing its series of MicroTCA industry firsts, CorEdge Networks, Inc. is introducing 10GE fabric switching adaptor, the CEN-FAB-E, as part of its MicroTCA Carrier Hub (MCH) module family, with immediate sampling availability. The CEN-FAB-E enables 10Gbps low latency, non blocking communication on AdvancedMCs, even in a 75 mm MicroTCA environment. The CEN-FAB-E is based on the Fujitsu MB8AAQ3020, 20-port, 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch chip, which was developed expressly for innovative applications such as the MCH. (See August 7, 2006, press release at http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fma_20060807.html)
- 7 February 2007 US
- Fujitsu ETERNUS Storage Systems Included in 2006 Magic Quadrant for Midrange Enterprise Disk Arrays and MarketScope for High-End
Enterprise Disk Arrays
Sunnyvale, CA, February 7, 2007 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced that the ETERNUS®4000 and ETERNUS®8000 storage systems are included in the latest reports from Gartner. Fujitsu Midrange Disk Arrays were positioned in the “Challengers” quadrant of the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Midrange Enterprise Disk Arrays, 2H061, and they were also rated “Promising” in the Gartner “MarketScope for High-End Enterprise Disk Arrays, 2006.”
- 6 February 2007 US
- Fujitsu and IDS Scheer See Continued Global Demand for Complete Business Process Lifecycle Management Solution
Sunnyvale, CA, and Berwyn, PA, February 6, 2007 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation and IDS Scheer today announced continued worldwide adoption by leading financial services institutions of their collaborative business process lifecycle management solution. The integrated Fujitsu-IDS Scheer solution will be showcased during ARIS ProcessWorld, February 7-9, 2007, on Amelia Island, Florida.
- 6 February 2007 US
- Fujitsu Expands Mobile Computing Portfolio with the LifeBook P7230 Notebook - Its Third Ultra-Portable Under Three Pounds
Sunnyvale, CA, February 6, 2007 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced the LifeBook® P7230 notebook, an ultra-portable that elegantly blends mobility with complete functionality for mobile professionals who need full computing power while on the road. Weighing under three pounds, the LifeBook P7230 notebook, available in chic Leather Black or trendy Leather White, features an even slimmer 1.17-inch silhouette with a 10.6-inch LED lit widescreen display.
- 5 February 2007 US
- Fujitsu Announces Fully Manual and Deployable Mag EraSURE® P3M Degausser for High Security Data Disposal
Sunnyvale, CA, February 5, 2007 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world’s leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced its new Mag EraSURE® P3M degausser. The latest offering in the degausser family, the small form factor Fujitsu Mag EraSURE P3M device can be deployed on a rack mount or table top, and is a viable solution for industries and government agencies that require fast and secure removal of magnetically recorded data from hard disk drives (HDDs), removable disks and backup tapes in environments where electricity may be inaccessible.
- 5 February 2007 US
- Fujitsu Computer Products of America Announces 2006 Imaging Channel Award Winners at 5th Annual One Capture Alliance Premier
Partner Conference
Sunnyvale, CA, February 5, 2007 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, has named the recipients of the Fujitsu 2006 Annual Channel Awards.
- 5 February 2007 Germany
- Fujitsu Siemens Computers Offers Redundancy for free for PRIMERGY RX300 S3 Server
Munich, February 5, 2007 – Now it’s becoming even easier for SMEs to enter the world of high-available IT. Fujitsu Siemens Computers offers from today through channel partners a very attractive bundle for its PRIMERGY RX300 S3 rack server. With each purchased server, the customer receives for free a second hard drive and an additional power supply unit. This is worth up to a fifth of the server’s price. Redundancy is essential to the fail-over structure of the customers IT infrastructure; in case of an interrupted service the components are already there which keeps the system up and running. The offer is valid throughout end of April 2007.
- 5 February 2007 US
- The Fujitsu MBF310 Fingerprint Sweep Sensor™ ICs Designed into New Sentry Fingerprint Safe; Set for Display at RSA
Conference Expo
Sunnyvale, CA, February 5, 2007 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) announced today that the Fujitsu MBF310 fingerprint Sweep Sensor™ IC has been designed into the new Fingerprint Safe from Sentry Group. Biometric Solutions LLC designed the Fingerprint Safe using the Fujitsu MBF310 Sweep Sensor ICs and Biometric Solutions’ proprietary matching software to ensure maximum security for use in the home and business locations.
