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January 2007
- 31 January 2007 Japan
- Fujitsu Announces Resignation of Corporate Executive Officer
Tokyo, January 31, 2007 – Following a meeting of its Board of Directors today, Fujitsu Limited announced the resignation of Yoshiyuki Tanakura, currently Corporate First Senior Vice President and president of the System Products Business Group and Software Business Unit. Mr. Tanakura will become an executive advisor to Fujitsu Limited, effective February 1, 2007.
- 31 January 2007 Singapore
- Fujitsu Delivers Value-priced Computing Companions Running on Windows Vista™
Singapore, January 31, 2007 – Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific today introduced three value-priced computing companions – LifeBook S2210, A6020 and A3120 – all running on the latest Windows Vista™ operating system.
- 31 January 2007 Japan
- Fujitsu Reports FY 2006 Third-Quarter Financial Results
Tokyo, January 31, 2007 – Fujitsu Limited, a leader in customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace, today reported consolidated net sales of 1,197.6 billion yen (approximately US$10,064 million*) for the third quarter of fiscal 2006 (October 1, 2006 – December 31, 2006), an increase of 6.8% over the third quarter of fiscal 2005. Revenue growth was led by robust overseas sales of IT outsourcing and other services, particularly in the UK and North America, along with higher overseas sales of hard disk drives (HDDs), optical transmission systems, and UNIX servers. In Japan, higher sales of systems integration and other services countered lower sales of PCs and mobile phone base stations.
- 31 January 2007 US
- Fujitsu To Exhibit Deployable Degausser for High Security Data Disposal and PalmSecure™ Biometric Device at the RSA
Conference 2007
Sunnyvale, CA, January 31, 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 it will be showcasing the newest addition to the Fujitsu Mag EraSURE® family of products, the fully manual and deployable Mag EraSURE P3M, as well as its award-winning PalmSecure biometric sensor at the RSA Conference 2007 on February 5 – 9 in San Francisco, CA.
- 30 January 2007 US
- Fujitsu Announces Record Numbers for Fourth Quarter Hard Disk Drive Shipments
Sunnyvale, CA, January 30, 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 hard disk drive shipment results for the fourth calendar quarter. Shipments of Fujitsu mobile hard disk drives (HDDs) during this period hit a record breaking 7.1M units, an increase of over 39% from the same period last year. In addition, enterprise units for the quarter reached 1.8M units, a jump of 50% from the same quarter in 2005.
- 29 January 2007 Japan
- Epson and Fujitsu Announce Results of Joint Project to Develop Next-Generation FRAM Technology
Tokyo, January 29, 2007 – Seiko Epson Corporation ("Epson") and Fujitsu Limited ("Fujitsu") today announced the results of their joint project to develop next-generation FRAM technology. Since announcing a joint development agreement in June 2005, Epson and Fujitsu have collaborated on development of next-generation technology for Ferroelectric Random Access Memory (FRAM) non-volatile memory. The joint development project was successfully completed recently and produced the anticipated results.
- 29 January 2007 Germany
- Fujitsu Siemens Computers Consumer and Professional products with Microsoft® Windows Vista™
Munich, January 29, 2007 – Siemens Computers, the leading European IT manufacturer and market leader in Germany, will start delivery of its Professional and Consumer products with Microsoft® Windows Vista™ when the new operating system becomes available on January 30, 2007. Windows Vista, the successor of Windows XP, is the new Microsoft operating system for business and home PCs.
- 26 January 2007 US
- Fujitsu To Feature Advanced 65-Nanometer Process Technology, 10Gbps Ethernet Switch Chip at DesignCon 2007
Sunnyvale, CA, January 26, 2007 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) will feature its high-performance 65-nanometer process technology and 10Gbps Ethernet switch in booth 833 at this year's DesignCon, January 29-31, at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Two leading developers of intellectual property; Transmeta Corporation with its LongRun2 IP; and Tensilica Corporation with its Diamond Standard processor cores, will feature their IPs available from Fujitsu.
- 25 January 2007 UK
- Latest Technology Milestone Establishes Pattern for Future Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Capacity Expansion
London, January 25, 2007 – Fujitsu Europe Limited today announced another prominent breakthrough in magnetic recording. Using patterned media technology, Fujitsu was able to achieve a one-dimensional array of nanohole pattern with an unprecedented 25 nanometer pitch. This dramatic new achievement was presented at the 10th Joint MMM/Intermag Conference on January 9, 2007 in Baltimore, MD / USA.
- 25 January 2007 Australia
- Telikom PNG Signs Master Procurement Agreement with Fujitsu Australia Limited
Wellington, January 25, 2007 – Telikom PNG, the national provider of telecommunications services in Papua New Guinea, today announced that it has signed a five-year master procurement agreement with Fujitsu Australia Limited for the provision of digital trunk radio systems and corporate IT infrastructure and services. The agreement, the first signed by Telikom PNG as part of a K1.4 billion (US$500 million) expansion and upgrade of its telecoms network, will see Fujitsu become a major supplier and partner to Papua New Guinea's primary telecommunications service provider.
- 24 January 2007 Japan
- Mitsukoshi, Shiseido, and Fujitsu Collaborate in "Department Store of the Future" RFID Field Trial in Japan for Cosmetics
Tokyo, January 24, 2007 – Mitsukoshi, Ltd., Shiseido Company, Ltd, and Fujitsu Limited today announced that as part of a project sponsored by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan, the companies will jointly implement a "futuristic department store" field trial in Japan from January 26 to February 12 to test the expanded use of RFID tags in department stores. For the first time in Japan, RFID tags will be used in a field trial for cosmetics. The field trial is part of a METI-sponsored project commissioned to the Japan Department Stores Association, known as the 2007 Field Trial for Improving Distribution and Logistics Efficiency through the Use of Electronic Tags.
- 24 January 2007 US
- Fujitsu Provides Staples with Next-Generation POS Hardware and Extends Services Contract
Frisco, TX, January 24, 2007 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. announced today that Staples Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS), the world’s largest office products company, will deploy nearly 8,000 point-of-sale (POS) terminals in the U.S., Canada and Europe and extend its in-store technology services agreement across the same geographies with Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc.
- 19 January 2007 Japan
- Fujitsu Releases Compact Optical Transceivers Capable of High-Performance GPON Transmission
Tokyo, January 19, 2007 – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the development of the world's first optical transceiver technology capable of operating across a temperature range of -40°C (-40°F ) to 85°C (185°F). These devices, which can also receive burst signals widely with varying optical power, are designed for application in Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON) systems that are being deployed primarily in North America to enable high speed broadband access.
- 18 January 2007 US
- Fujitsu Announces Breakthrough Achievement for One Terabit/Inch² Using Patterned Media Technology
Sunnyvale, CA , January 18, 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 another prominent breakthrough in magnetic recording. Using patterned media technology, Fujitsu was able to achieve a one-dimensional array nanohole pattern with an unprecedented 25 nanometer pitch. This dramatic new achievement was presented at the 10th Joint MMM/Intermag Conference on January 9, 2007 in Baltimore, MD.
- 17 January 2007 US, Germany, and the Netherlands
- Fujitsu and Hopling Technologies to Ship Linux WiMAX Board Packages
Sunnyvale, CA, Langen,and Almere, January 17, 2007 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA), Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME), and Hopling Technologies announced today that they will ship their jointly-produced Linux-based WiMAX baseband system-on-chip (SoC) reference kits to ODM customers.
- 17 January 2007 Singapore
- Fujitsu Announces 32-bit Microcontroller with 1MB Embedded Flash for Automotive Applications
Singapore, January 17, 2007 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia Pte Ltd (FMAL) today announced the first flash device of its new MB91460 series, specifically designed for next-generation automotive applications. The MB91F467D is a 0.18µm successor to the MB91F362G dashboard microcontroller (MCU), offering higher speed, more memory and additional features.
- 17 January 2007 US
- Fujitsu Ships the Industry's First Commercially Available 5.8GHz WiMAX System-on-Chip for Base Stations and Subscriber Units
Sunnyvale, CA , January 17, 2007 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) is now shipping its 5.8GHz WiMAX baseband system-on-chip (SoC) to ODM partners and customers worldwide, including solutions provider Texas Instruments, WiMAX systems provider ORZA Networks and WiMAX customer premises maker Sun Create Electronics Co., Ltd.
- 16 January 2007 US
- First American Real Estate Solutions Consolidates Mission-Critical Data Centers with Fujitsu PRIMEPOWER Servers
Sunnyvale, CA, January 16, 2007 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced that First American Real Estate Solutions (RES ™), the nation's largest provider of advanced property and ownership information, analytics and services and a member of The First American Corporation (NYSE: FAF) family of companies, has completed a three-year project using highly reliable Fujitsu PRIMEPOWER® servers. The First American Corporation is using PRIMEPOWER servers to consolidate several data centers into two—one at its Santa Ana, Calif., headquarters for its primary business servers and the other near Dallas for disaster recovery purposes. Using the virtualization capabilities of the PRIMEPOWER server, RES has simplified IT management, enabling long-term cost savings, streamlined compliance processes and faster recovery in the event of a disaster.
- 16 January 2007 UK
- Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Appoints New COO
Birmingham, January 16, 2007 – Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Ltd, the leading supplier of high performance telecommunications solutions, announces that it has appointed Mike Mochizuki as Chief Operating Officer (COO). An existing Board member of the company, Mike Mochizuki takes up his new post in Birmingham on long-term secondment from Fujitsu Limited, where he is Senior Vice President, Marketing.
- 15 January 2007 US
- Fujitsu to Feature WiMAX SoC Integration with Solectek at WCA International Symposium 2007, January 16-19, San Jose, California
San Jose, CA, January 15, 2007 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA), a leading provider of robust and highly integrated wireline and wireless system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for next-generation networks, will show innovative fixed wireless systems from its customer Solectek, based on the Fujitsu WiMAX SoC, at booth #110 at WCA International Symposium and Business Expo 2007, January 16 – 19, 2007.
- 15 January 2007 Finland
- Lännen Tehtaat and Fujitsu Sign Patja Agreement on IT Infrastructure Support Services
Helsinki, January 15, 2007 – Food company Lännen Tehtaat plc and Fujitsu Services Oy have entered into an agreement on the provision of IT infrastructure support services in accordance with Fujitsu's Patja operating model. The agreement is for three years and covers mainly the company's food division, administration and its units operating in Säkylä, in the South-Western Finland.
- 15 January 2007 US
- Servus Credit Union and Fujitsu Agree on New $10.8 Million IT Services Contract
Edmonton, AB, January 15, 2007 – Servus Credit Union and Fujitsu Consulting announced today a new six-year contract under which Fujitsu will provide mission critical IT support to Servus Credit Union, the largest credit union in Alberta and the fourth largest in Canada. The contract has an initial value of $10.8 Million and represents an extension of a business relationship between Fujitsu and Servus Credit Union that began in 1995.
- 12 January 2007 Japan
- Fujitsu Wins Order from Institute for Cosmic Ray Research of University of Tokyo for Data Analysis System for Neutrino Research
Tokyo, January 12, 2007 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has won an order from the Kamioka Observatory of the Institute for Cosmic Ray Research (ICRR) of the University of Tokyo in an open tendering, to supply a new data analysis system that analyzes the structure of outer space by utilizing a cosmic-particle observation detector known as Super-Kamiokande.
- 11 January 2007 US
- Fujitsu, Accelitec Announce Integration of Contactless Transaction System with Core POS Platform
Frisco, TX, January 11, 2007 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and Accelitec Inc. today announced they have successfully integrated Accelitec's PayPilot™ suite of transaction solutions with Fujitsu's GlobalSTORE point-of-sale (POS) and CustomerCENTER loyalty applications. It is the retail industry's first seamless integration of a .NET-based contactless transaction solution with enterprise point-of-sale and retail loyalty marketing applications.
- 10 January 2007 US
- Fujitsu Goes Pervasive at NRF 2007
Frisco, TX, January 10, 2007 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced that a suite of solutions from Fujitsu and its partners will come to life in a Pervasive Retailing™ experience at the NRF Annual 2007 trade show, Jan. 15-16 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City.
- 10 January 2007 Germany
- Fujitsu Launches Next-generation Microcontroller with Embedded FlexRay™ Interface for Automotive Applications
Langen, January 10, 2007 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) today announced the availability of a new 32-bit microcontroller (MCU), the company's first to feature an embedded FlexRay interface. Aimed at automotive OEM, tier one and third-party companies delivering tools and software for automotive applications or test equipment, the MB91F465XA enables implementation of the FlexRay protocol in a single-chip solution without the need for companion devices.
- 10 January 2007 US
- Fujitsu Unveils New U-Scan Genesis Self-checkout at NRF 2007
Frisco, TX, January 10, 2007 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced the U-Scan Genesis™ family of advanced self-checkout systems, available in mid-2007. The U-Scan Genesis will be demonstrated in booth #1613 at the National Retail Federation (NRF) 96th Annual Convention & Expo, Jan. 15-16, 2007.
- 9 January 2007 US
- Fujitsu's GlobalSTORE Software Completes Visa’s Payment Application Best Practices Validation
Frisco, TX, January 9, 2007 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced that its GlobalSTORE version 3.1.1 point-of-sale (POS) software was validated by a security assessor to meet the Visa U.S.A. Payment Application Best Practices (PABP). That means GlobalSTORE conforms to best practices designed to protect sensitive payment card information from being compromised.
- 8 January 2007 US
- Forum To Be Held at NRF Annual 2007 Show in New York; Sponsored by Fujitsu Transaction Solutions
Frisco, TX, January 8, 2007 – An explosion of consumer-facing devices, in and out of the store, is driving a pervasive retailing future – where consumers increasingly will expect personalized interaction on the device of their choice, anywhere, any time and every time.
- 8 January 2007 US
- Fujitsu and Softex Combine Biometric and Password Management Security Into One Powerful Solution
Sunnyvale, CA, January 8, 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, and Softex Incorporated, a market leader in biometric/smart card enabled security software, today announced that the solution combining the Fujitsu PalmSecure biometric authentication device and Softex's OmniPass Client and Enterprise Edition security software is now ready for the market. The collaboration between the two companies, which was first announced in September, will provide a powerful combination of biometric authentication tools for login security, access management and data protection for both client and server environments.
- 8 January 2007 US
- Fujitsu Mag EraSURE™ Device's Secure Data Disposal Capability Validated by DriveSavers Data Recovery
Sunnyvale, CA, January 8, 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 the results of data recovery testing on hard disk drives (HDDs) degaussed by its Mag EraSURE™ Professional Value (P2V) product. Conducted by DriveSavers, the worldwide leader in data recovery services, the results indicate that information on the hard disk drives was unrecoverable after having passed through the Mag EraSURE device.
- 5 January 2007 Germany
- Fujitsu Exhibits at Embedded World 2007
Langen, January 5, 2007 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) will display a comprehensive portfolio of its products at Embedded World 2007 (Nuremberg, February 13-15), spanning markets from industrial and automotive, to graphics, multimedia and communications.
- 5 January 2007 Germany
- Fujitsu to Demonstrate New WiMAX Solutions at the 3GSM World Congress
Langen, January 5, 2007 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) will be exhibiting its WiMAX devices, demonstrating its WiMAX solutions and unveiling its WiMAX SoC roadmap on Stand 2.1C50, at the 2007 3GSM World Congress in Barcelona next month.
- 4 January 2007 Singapore
- Fujitsu LifeBook P7230 – Symbol of Simplicity in a Modern Oriental Design Concept
Singapore, January 4, 2007 – Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific today proudly announces the LifeBook P7230, an ultra-mobile designed for the frequent-traveling and minimalist sets. The newest style icon is all about clean lines and innovation.
- 4 January 2007 US
- Fujitsu To Showcase Leading-Edge Hard Disk Drives at 2007 Storage Visions Conference
Sunnyvale, CA, January 4, 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 it will showcase its leading 2.5" Serial ATA (SATA), 2.5" and 3.5" Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), and Fibre Channel (FC) hard disk drives at the Storage Visions Conference, Jan. 6-7, 2007 in Las Vegas.
- 3 January 2007 US
- Fujitsu PRIMERGY Positioned in Leaders Quadrant in Several Magic Quadrant Server Reports 2006
Sunnyvale, CA, January 3, 2007 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced that its PRIMERGY® industry-standard x86 servers have been positioned in several Leaders quadrants of recently published Gartner Magic Quadrant server reports.
- 3 January 2007 US
- Fujitsu To Demonstrate New Award-Winning ScanSnap Scanner At Macworld 2007
Sunnyvale, CA, January 3, 2007 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced it will give hands-on product demonstrations of its new ScanSnap™ S500M scanning solution at Macworld(TM) 2007 in San Francisco, January 9-12, 2007. The Fujitsu ScanSnap, a Macworld 2006 Eddy Award winner, is one of the only single-pass duplex automatic document feeding (ADF) scanner available today that addresses the Apple® community's document imaging needs.
- 3 January 2007 US
- Twinhead Selects Fujitsu Mobile Hard Disk Drives for its Highly Robust Notebook PC
Sunnyvale, CA, January 3, 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 and Twinhead Corporation, a global leader in design, manufacturing and sales of award-winning, built-to-order, portable notebook computers, today announced that Fujitsu 2.5" 5400RPM hard disk drives (HDDs) will be featured in Twinhead’s ultra-rugged and durable notebook PCs.
- 2 January 2007 US
- Fujitsu To Demonstrate Industry's First H.264 Format Video-Processing IC for HD Recording and Playback at CES 2007
Sunnyvale, CA, January 2, 2007 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) will host a demonstration of Amedia Networks' new gateways, which use Fujitsu's MPEG-2 encoder and decoder technology with Amedia's wireless chip set to transmit bandwidth-intensive HD video wirelessly at distances up to 75 meters at the annual International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas January 8-11, Sands Hotel, booth 70809.
- 2 January 2007 Finland
- Fujitsu To Supply Extensive SAP System to Vaahto Group
Helsinki, January 2, 2007 – Fujitsu Services Oy and Vaahto Group Plc, a Finnish supplier of high-quality implementations of technology and consulting services for the process industry, have entered into an agreement on supplying a comprehensive SAP system for Vaahto Group's enterprise resource planning and financial management.
- 2 January 2007 US
- The Fujitsu MBF200 Fingerprint Touch Sensor IC Integrated with New Mobio Handheld Biometric Device from Cryptolex Trust Systems
Sunnyvale, CA, January 2, 2007 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA), an industry leader in fingerprint sensor technology, today announced that its MBF200 single-touch sensor IC has been integrated into Mobio®, a handheld biometric security device developed by Cryptolex Trust Systems, Inc.
