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September 2010

30 September 2010  Japan

Fujitsu x86 HPC Cluster System Deployed by the Japan Automobile Research Institute for Crash Simulations

Tokyo, September 30, 2010 – Fujitsu announced today that the Japan Automobile Research Institute has deployed Fujitsu's x86 HPC cluster system as its new computing system for car crash simulations. The new system will be operational from October 1, 2010.

29 September 2010  Australia

Verve Energy Turns to Fujitsu to Provide IT Service Desk

Sydney, September 29, 2010 – Fujitsu, a leading provider of ICT business solutions, has signed a new information technology contract with Western Australia’s largest electricity generation company, Verve Energy, for the provision of a Service Desk to provide a strategic and operational central point of contact for Verve Energy users to resolve service requests, incident management and change management requests.

28 September 2010  USA

Fujitsu FLASHWAVE® 9500 Packet Optical Networking Platform Demonstrates Low Energy Use, OPEX Savings

Richardson, TX, September 28, 2010 – Fujitsu, a leading provider of business, information technology, and communications solutions, announced today that the company’s award-winning FLASHWAVE® 9500 Packet Optical Networking Platform (Packet ONP) has met the aggressive energy efficiency standards defined in the Telecommunications Energy Efficiency Ratio (TEER) metric, part of a group of power saving standards developed by the Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS).

28 September 2010  Japan

Fujitsu Begins Shipping Japan's Next-Generation Supercomputer

Tokyo, September 28, 2010 – Fujitsu announced that today it began shipping the computing units for Japan's Next-Generation Supercomputer, nicknamed the "K computer". The supercomputer is a central part of the High-Performance Computing Infrastructure (HPCI) initiative led by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), and is being jointly developed with RIKEN, an independent research institution funded by the Japanese government. The system is being delivered to the Kobe-based computational science research facility of RIKEN and is expected to begin operations in autumn 2012 following the installation and tuning process.

27 September 2010  Japan

Fujitsu Launches On-Demand IaaS Public Cloud Service

Tokyo, September 27, 2010 – Fujitsu today announced the availability of Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) in Japan, starting October 1, 2010. This new IaaS public cloud service will enable customers to utilize servers and other ICT infrastructure across a network on an on-demand basis.

24 September 2010  The Netherlands

Fujitsu employees walk for ICS solar-energy project in Africa

Hoofddorp, September 24, 2010 – Fujitsu warmed up for solar energy! Fully in line with Fujitsu’s strategy to strive for a better environment socially and environmentally, Fujitsu Components Europe employees are proud to have completed their walk.

21 September 2010  USA

Fujitsu 8-bit MCU with Embedded FRAM Memory Delivers Ultra-High Speed Access with Low Power, Small Footprint, and Optimal Data Retention

Sunnyvale, Calif. , September 21, 2010 – Single-chip MB95R203A Protects High-Speed Write Operations against Power Supply Interruption; Eliminates Chip to Chip Interconnect and Maximizes Transaction Speed and Efficiencies

21 September 2010  USA

Fujitsu Unveils New Production Scanner Incorporating Enhanced Tools for New Levels of Efficiency, Productivity and Reliability

Sunnyvale, CA, September 21, 2010 – Fujitsu, the market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced the availability of its newest production scanner – the fi-5950. Equipped with new "intelligent" functions that significantly reduce user workload throughout the entire scanning process, from pre-scanning to post scanning, the fi-5950 provides a truly unique scanning experience in terms of efficiency, reliability and ease of use.

21 September 2010  Japan and China

Fujitsu Shrinks by 70% Distortion-Compensation Circuit for Fiber-Optic Transmissions over 100 Gbps

Tokyo and Kawasaki, Japan, and Beijing, China, September 21, 2010 – Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Laboratories Limited, and Fujitsu Research and Development Center Co., Ltd. of China today jointly announced that they have developed a digital signal processing algorithm that compensates for waveform distortion in signals sent over hundreds of kilometers of fiber-optic lines, as part of a long-haul transmission system, and that they have also reduced the size of the required circuitry by approximately 70%.

20 September 2010  Singapore

Fujitsu USB 3.0-SATA Controller for RAID Storage Applications Earns USB-IF Compliance Certification

Singapore, September 20, 2010 – Fujitsu Semiconductor Asia Pte Ltd (FSAL) today announced that another member of its growing family of USB 3.0-SATA bridge ICs, the MB86E50, has passed USB-IF compliance testing and is now certified as compliant with the SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0) standard by the USB Implementers Forum. The certification of the MB86E50 brings Fujitsu to three certified USB 3.0-SATA bridge ICs along with the MB86C30 and MB86C31 (see a press release on August 26, 2010, http://www.fujitsu.com/sg/news/pr/fmal_20100826.html)

20 September 2010  Australia

Fujitsu Drives Toyota’s IT Technology Direction

Sydney, September 20, 2010 – Fujitsu, a leading provider of ICT business solutions, announced today that it has signed a four-year IT services contract with Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited, one of Australia's leading automotive companies. The new contract will see Fujitsu consolidate existing IT agreements and provide Managed Desktop and Service Desk support.

17 September 2010  Japan

Fujitsu to Take Part in Events Held Alongside COP10 Biodiversity Conference

Tokyo, September 17, 2010 – Fujitsu today announced that it will participate in events held in conjunction with the 10th Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, which will take place in Nagoya, Japan from October 18 to October 29.

16 September 2010  Asia Pacific

Fujitsu raises the bar in computing performance with its updated portfolio of LIFEBOOK PC featuring the Intel® Core™ processor family

Asia Pacific, September 16, 2010 – Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific today unveils its refreshed LIFEBOOK range, each one offering an array of enhanced user-centric features and unmatched mobile computing performance. Powered by the Intel® Core™ processor family, the updated LIFEBOOK models are a true computing companion with designs that complement varying lifestyles and features that fulfil the needs of both consumers and corporate users.

16 September 2010  Japan and USA

Fujitsu and CA Technologies Form Strategic Alliance

TOKYO, Japan and ISLANDIA, N.Y., September 16, 2010 – September 16, 2010 - Fujitsu Limited and CA Technologies (NASDAQ: CA) today announced the formation of a strategic alliance that will enhance each company's service assurance product portfolio and cloud computing strategy.

15 September 2010  USA

Fujitsu USB 3.0-SATA Controller for RAID Storage Applications Earns USB-IF Compliance Certification

Sunnyvale, Calif. , September 15, 2010 – MB86E50 is Third Fujitsu USB SuperSpeed Compliant IC; Features 5Gbps Speed and High-speed Hardware Encryption

15 September 2010  USA

Fujitsu Celebrates 75 Years of Innovation: 1935-2010

Richardson, TX, September 15, 2010 – Fujitsu (http://us.fujitsu.com) celebrates its 75th anniversary this year – a milestone few other global Information and Communications Technology (ICT) companies have reached. Fujitsu, the world’s third-largest IT services provider (1) and the market-leading provider of optical networking solutions in North America (2), has been a fundamental part of some of the IT and telecommunication industry’s most notable breakthroughs and innovations – from the early days of telephone switching in the 1930s, the mainframe and parallel computing generation of the 1970s, the development and deployment of SONET networking in the 1980s, to more recent inventions such as palm vein (biometric) authentication, packet optical networking, and the world’s first 3D Desktop PC.

14 September 2010  Japan

Fujitsu and Yamato System Development Collaborate on Private Cloud for a Part of the Business Systems of the Yamato Group

Tokyo, September 14, 2010 – Fujitsu Limited and Yamato System Development Co., Ltd. of the Yamato Group today announced that on September 7, 2010, they commenced a joint project to build a private cloud computing environment in Yamato System Development's datacenter that will run a part of the Yamato Group's business systems.

13 September 2010  UK

PFU announces the fi-5950 production scanner

London, September 13, 2010 – PFU Imaging Solutions Europe Limited today announced the availability of its latest production scanner for high performance applications - the Fujitsu fi-5950. With speeds up to 270 images per minute (135 pages), the Fujitsu fi-5950 is the ideal product for high volume customer needs.

13 September 2010  Japan

Fujitsu and Japan Local Network System Launch Private Cloud for Trucking Companies

Tokyo, September 13, 2010 – Fujitsu today announced that, in collaboration with the Japan Local Network System federation of trucking company unions, it has updated the most advanced truck and freight booking system in Japan and implemented it as a private cloud computing service. The Local Network System is used by 1,650 small- and medium-sized trucking companies throughout Japan to match cargo information to space available on their trucks, facilitating the booking of truck requests and cargo requests to help them to run their businesses more efficiently.

13 September 2010  Japan

Fujitsu Develops Technology for Design of Compact, High-Efficiency Wireless Charging Systems

Kawasaki, Japan, September 13, 2010 – Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced the development of wireless recharging y that enables the design of magnetic resonance-based wireless charging systems that can simultaneously recharge various types of portable electronic devices.

10 September 2010  USA

Fujitsu to Demonstrate Newest USB 3.0-SATA Bridge ICs at Intel Developers’ Forum Sept. 13-15

Sunnyvale, Calif. , September 10, 2010 – MB86C31and MB86E50 Series Deliver High Throughput and USB “SuperSpeed”
Compatibility for Demanding PC and RAID-enabled External Storage Applications

10 September 2010  Japan

Fujitsu Launches Driving Support System as a Cloud Service for Trucking Industry

Tokyo, September 10, 2010 – Fujitsu today announced the release of its software as a service (SaaS)-based solution for the trucking industry in Japan. The new solution uses a digital tachograph with wireless communication capabilities to collect vehicle operations data in real time as well as manage and analyze data on driver operations.

10 September 2010  Japan

University of Tokyo, Fujitsu and NEC Succeed in Quantum Cryptographic Key Distribution from Single-Photon Emitter at World-Record Distance of 50 km

Tokyo and Kawasaki, September 10, 2010 – Institute for Nano Quantum Information Electronics, The University of Tokyo (Director: Yasuhiko Arakawa), Fujitsu Laboratories Limited, and NEC Corporation today announced that they have achieved quantum cryptographic key distribution at a world-record distance of 50 km using transmission from a single-photon emitter. This result was the product of the three-way collaboration between the University of Tokyo, Fujitsu, and NEC, and represents a milestone in quantum key distribution because it combines a single-photon emitter, which is ideal for optical transmission bands, with a prototype of a practical quantum cryptography system. Experimental success at a practical level with a single-photon emitter brings one step closer the practical use of quantum cryptography in the 1.5 µm band, which is most desirable for long-distance data transmissions.

9 September 2010  UK

Shell Awards Fujitsu Seven Year Global Deal For Service Station IT Deployment And Support

London, September 9, 2010 – Shell has entered into a contract for future IT deployment and support services for service stations across 19 countries under one supplier, Fujitsu.

9 September 2010  Japan

Fujitsu Builds Reward Points System with Hankyu Hanshin

Tokyo, September 9, 2010 – Fujitsu today announced that, in collaboration with Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, Inc. and H2O Retailing Corporation, it has built a system for the Hankyu Hanshin and H2O group companies' various customer point cards, such as the Emerald STACIA card, that offers new services such as jointly combining issued reward points and enabling immediate redemptions. Hankyu Hanshin's joint reward point services will further expand starting October 2010.

8 September 2010  USA

Fujitsu MB86E50 Controller Delivers Optimal Performance for USB 3.0-SATA RAID External Storage Applications

Sunnyvale, Calif. , September 8, 2010 – Features 5Gbps speed and high-speed hardware encryption;supports HDD and SSD

8 September 2010  Japan

Fujitsu Launches New Medical Administration System

Tokyo, September 8, 2010 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that, as of today, it has launched a new administrative system aimed at medical clinics to medium-sized hospitals with up to 300 beds, and designed to streamline the insurance reimbursement process in Japan.

8 September 2010  Germany

Fujitsu Maximizes Flexibility of Storage Architectures with DataCore Storage Virtualization

Munich, September 8, 2010 – Fujitsu today announces the validated integration of its data center storage and server systems with DataCore storage virtualization software, helping to minimize the risks for enterprises switching to virtualized storage pool architectures. The pre-tested and qualified solution with Fujitsu ETERNUS and PRIMERGY with DataCore SANsymphony is available immediately via local distributors across Central Europe.

8 September 2010  France

SynfiniWay V4 Enables Industrial-Strength Enterprise Clouds

Toulouse, September 8, 2010 – Fujitsu Systems Europe announces the release of SynfiniWay V4, its integrated software framework for virtualised distributed High Performance Computing. This version expands the user capabilities with enhanced security, extended framework management, and a global repository for collaboration and performance improvement. This leads to assured data confidentiality and time savings through early detection of server and network failures as well as improved sharing of global business process objects.

7 September 2010  USA

Fujitsu Director Re-Elected to Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) Board of Directors

Richardson, TX, September 7, 2010 – Fujitsu, a leading provider of business, information technology, and communications solutions, announced today that Ralph Santitoro, director of Carrier Ethernet market development at Fujitsu Network Communications, was re-elected to the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) Board of Directors.

7 September 2010  France

Fujitsu SynfiniWay V4 enables industrial-strength Enterprise Clouds

Toulouse, September 7, 2010 – Significantly enhanced security, performance and management capabilities leads to assured data confidentiality and time savings for technical computing environments

6 September 2010  Japan

Fujitsu Launches SaaS Solution for Public Library Administration

Tokyo, September 6, 2010 – Fujitsu announced the launch of its new software as a service (SaaS)-based solution for library administration aimed at municipal public libraries throughout Japan.

3 September 2010  UK

Research Shows Oracle Investments Surviving Despite Economic Uncertainty

London, September 3, 2010 – The 2nd annual joint survey between Fujitsu and UK Oracle User Group (UKOUG) indicates that Oracle investments are being reviewed and challenged but are mostly surviving despite the current economic climate and pressures.

2 September 2010  UK

Fujitsu positioned as a ‘Leader’ in Desktop and Help Desk Outsourcing

London, September 2, 2010 – Fujitsu today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the “leaders” quadrant of two Magic Quadrant reports: Help Desk Outsourcing, Europe1, and Desktop Outsourcing, Europe2.

2 September 2010  Germany

New Smaller LIFEBOOK T580 Is The Gateway to Fujitsu’s Tablet Line Up

Munich, September 2, 2010 – Fujitsu today introduces a new smaller fully featured tablet PC, the LIFEBOOK T580, measuring up with a 10.1-inch screen size. Leveraging Fujitsu’s 20 years of convertible PC experience, the slate-beating LIFEBOOK T580 squeezes full-size notebook features and technology into a smaller, lighter and lower-priced package.

1 September 2010  USA

Fujitsu America Introduces New Green IT Solutions

Sunnyvale, CA, September 1, 2010 – Fujitsu today announced the new QuickStart assessment and Green IT Delivery Solution services that deliver actionable plans for reducing enterprise customers' IT energy costs by 20 percent on average and supporting their corporate sustainability efforts, including reducing waste and greenhouse gas emissions. The Fujitsu Green IT solutions are unique in their class because they evaluate user habits and desktop and peripheral optimization, as well as data center efficiencies that can be gained through virtualization, cloud computing and other technologies. Typically, clients -- such as manufacturers, retailers, government agencies and financial-services and healthcare providers -- see a return on their sustainability investment within the first eight months of the implementation.

1 September 2010  Japan

Fujitsu and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Deploy Largest E-Notebook Laboratory System in Japan

Tokyo, September 1, 2010 – Fujitsu today announced the joint development with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited of the largest electronic notebook (e-notebook) laboratory system in Japan. The new system, which has been designed to electronically record data related to the planning and results of drug synthesis experiments into a usable shared format, will revolutionize Takeda's pharmaceutical research department by improving productivity and providing the company with more sophisticated capabilities. The electronic laboratory notebook system recently went into operation at Takeda's synthesis research division, which performs experimental compound synthesis.