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December

  • Daiwa Institute of Research, Fujitsu, and KDDI Build Myanmar's First Cloud-Computing Environment Tokyo, Global, December 25, 2012 - Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd. (DIR),Fujitsu Limited, and KDDI Corporation today announced that they have collaborated to build the Republic of the Union of Myanmar's first cloud computing environment. Built for the Central Bank of Myanmar, the new cloud environment is designed to improve efficiency in the bank's operations. It consists of a private cloud platform designed, constructed, and operated in compliance with the Alliance Cloud, a standardized cloud model certified by the DIR-led Global Alliance for User-driven Cloud Computing, as well as a desktop service that features security countermeasures.

  • Fujitsu Laboratories and Holst Centre Commence Joint Research on Ultra-Low-Power Wireless Transceivers Kawasaki, Japan and Eindhoven, The Netherlands, Global, December 19, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories and Holst Centre, a European R&D initiative by imec (Belgium) and TNO (the Netherlands), today announced that they have commenced joint research related to the development of ultra-low-power wireless transceivers for wireless sensor networks.

  • Fujitsu Releases GLOVIA ENTERPRISE GS Solution to Support Global Operations in the Manufacturing Industry Tokyo, Global, December 18, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the development and immediate availability of GLOVIA ENTERPRISE GS, a new solution that supports a company's global operations by leveraging its numerous overseas production facilities to optimize production and sales according to global market trends.

  • Fujitsu Launches the ESPRIMO N5280FA Long-Life Server Tokyo, Global, December 18, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the immediate availability of the ESPRIMO N5280FA long-life server, available in two maintenance contracts of different lengths, for up to ten years.

  • Fujitsu Releases Free Biosurvey Tool for Organizations Involved in Biodiversity Conservation Activities Tokyo, Global, December 13, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that starting in April 2013 it will make openly available a free biosurvey tool to further aid the efforts of organizations involved in environmental conservation and biological diversity.

  • Fujitsu Develops Simulation Technology to Model Shopper Movement, Visualizing Crowding Conditions Kawasaki, Japan, Global, December 13, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited announced that it has developed a simulation technology that models customers' behavior as they shop, making it possible to visualize the complex circumstances surrounding crowding in stores.

  • Fujitsu and Mitsui to Establish a Joint Venture for Smart Community Projects Tokyo, Global, December 12, 2012 - Fujitsu Limited and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. have established a joint venture company, Future City Solutions Limited, to cooperatively develop and manage smart community projects.

  • Fujitsu, NTT and NEC Launch Joint R&D for World's Top-Level, 400Gbps-class Optical Transmissions Technology Tokyo, Japan, Global, December 11, 2012 - Fujitsu Limited (Fujitsu), Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT) and NEC Corporation (NEC) today announced the commencement of joint research and development toward making the world's top-level,400Gbps/channel-class digital coherent optical transmissions technology. Bringing together the technological capabilities that have enabled the commercialization of 100Gbps-class optical transmissions methods, which are becoming more prevalent among the world's optical networks, the companies will work to further enhance the performance and functionality of the digital coherent optical transmissions method, a key technology in optical transmissions. This enables the possibility of realizing the world's top-level optical networks that combine ultra-high speeds, low energy consumption and flexibility, while also contributing to improvements in optical transmissions technology and the global spread of the research results. This R&D initiative was commissioned and is sponsored by Japan's Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) as part of the "Research and Development Project for the Ultra-high Speed and Green Photonic Networks" program.

  • Fujitsu and Yokohama National University Develop "Academic Attribute Chart" Tokyo, Global, December 10, 2012 - Yokohama National University (YNU) and Fujitsu announced their joint development of a new feature for CoursePower, a Fujitsu learning management system for universities. Building on academic-log data accumulated in CoursePower, the new feature analyzes each student's level of preparedness, course review habits, and participation in class discussions. Various aspects of their academic behavior, such as enthusiasm, planning, and follow-through, are also charted.

  • Fujitsu Releases New Vertically Integrated Database System Tokyo, Global, December 06, 2012 - Fujitsu Limited today announced the release of the new docomo ARROWS Tab F-05E Tablet, which will be available from NTT DOCOMO, INC. retail locations in Japan starting December 8. The new ARROWS Tab F-05E boasts a 10.1" high-definition display, a 1.7GHz quad-core processor, and a high-capacity 10,080-mAh battery, enabling users to enjoy video content and other high-resolution image websites when on the go.

  • Fujitsu Introduces docomo ARROWS Tab F-05E Tablet Tokyo, Global, December 05, 2012 - Fujitsu Limited today announced the release of the new docomo ARROWS Tab F-05E Tablet, which will be available from NTT DOCOMO, INC. retail locations in Japan starting December 8. The new ARROWS Tab F-05E boasts a 10.1" high-definition display, a 1.7GHz quad-core processor, and a high-capacity 10,080-mAh battery, enabling users to enjoy video content and other high-resolution image websites when on the go.

  • Fujitsu is First Japanese Company to Join OpenADR2.0a Interoperability Test Sunnyvale, CA, and Kawasaki, Japan, Global, December 03, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. (FLA) and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., today announced that Fujitsu is the first Japanese company to demonstrate a system compliant with the OpenADR2.0a specification. The demonstration is part of the interoperability plug-in event at Grid-Interop 2012, the largest Smart Grid interoperability event in the United States, held in Irving, Texas between December 3rd and 6th, 2012. Grid-Interop is an annual forum organized by the GridWise Architecture Council (GWAC), which was formed by the U.S. Department of Energy to promote interoperability in the Smart Grid space.

November

  • Fujitsu Public Cloud Service Wins Chairperson's Award at Eco-Products Awards 2012 Tokyo, Global, November 28, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that, in the 9th Eco-Products Awards, it has received the Chairperson's Award, Eco-Products Awards Steering Committee, in the Eco-Services Category for its public cloud service, Fujitsu Global Cloud Platform/S5 (FGCP/S5). The Awards are sponsored by the Eco-Products Awards Steering Committee and supported by Japan's Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and Ministry of the Environment. FGCP/S5 offers the same level of security and reliability as physical servers and is recognized for its ability to dramatically reduce energy consumption on a global scale.

  • Cloud Service Launched for Wandant Dog Pedometer Tokyo, Global, November 27, 2012 - Fujitsu announced the release of the Wandant dog pedometer, based on motion-tracking technology developed by Fujitsu Laboratories, and an associated cloud service that supports health management for dogs—the first of its kind in the pet care industry. The new product and service will be made available only in Japan from November 28.

  • Fujitsu SaaS Solution Employed in Building Watami's International Restaurant Management System Tokyo, Global, November 26, 2012 - Fujitsu has announced that Watami Co., Ltd. is deploying CloudStage F, Fujitsu's SaaS business-support solution for the food-service industry, to unify its management systems for restaurants outside of Japan. The new system will be rolled out steadily starting in November and is ultimately expected to cover Watami's 67 restaurants outside of Japan.

  • Fujitsu Introduces High-Spec Smartphone, "docomo with series ARROWS V F-04E" Tokyo, Global, November 26, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the "docomo with series ARROWS V F-04E," a new smartphone available from NTT DOCOMO retail locations in Japan starting November 28, 2012.

  • Fujitsu Develops World's First Stream Aggregation Technology to Rapidly Process Both Historical Data and Incoming Data Kawasaki, Japan, Global, November 19, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited announced development of the world's first stream aggregation technology able to rapidly process both stored historical data and incoming streams of new data in a big data context.

  • K computer No. 1 in Three HPC Challenge Award Benchmarks Tokyo and Tsukuba, Japan, Global, November 14, 2012 - RIKEN, the University of Tsukuba, and Fujitsu today received top ranks in three of the four benchmarks at the 2012 HPC Challenge Awards for the performance of the K computer. The awards were announced on November 13 in Salt Lake City at SC12, the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis. The first-place rankings were received in the following three benchmarks used for evaluating the all-around performance of a supercomputer: (1) Global HPL, which measures the floating point rate of execution for solving a linear system of equations; (2) STREAM, which measures sustainable memory bandwidth and the corresponding computation rate for simple vector kernels; and (3) FFT, which measures the floating point rate of execution of double precision complex one-dimensional Discrete Fourier Transform. With this, the K computer demonstrated, for the second consecutive year, high performance as a general-purpose supercomputer.

  • Fujitsu Develops Image Restoration Technology Capable of Making A3-Sized PDFs Using A4 Scanner Kawasaki, Japan, Global, November 13, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced the development of image restoration technology that can generate PDFs from multi-page A3 documents fed as a batch into an A4 scanner.

  • Moving Forward on Energy Efficiency: Fujitsu Semiconductor Aims to Start Production of GaN Power Devices Japan, November 08, 2012 - Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited today announced that it successfully achieved high output power of 2.5kW in server power supply units equipped with gallium-nitride (GaN) power devices built on a silicon substrate.

  • Fujitsu Releases New FJVPS Capable of Producing 3D Assembly Procedure Videos in Less than 3 Hours Tokyo, Global, November 05, 2012 - Fujitsu and Digital Process Limited today announced the immediate availability of FJVPS V15L13, a new Virtual Product Simulator from Fujitsu (FJVPS) digital production preparation tool for customers in the assembly manufacturing industry that assists in considering product assembly processes using 3D models.

  • Fujitsu Launches IT Management Outsourcing Services Firm Tokyo, Global, November 01, 2012 - Fujitsu has announced the formation today of IT Management Partners Limited, a company to provide IT management support to the information-systems departments in a range of companies.

October

  • Fujitsu Reports Fiscal 2012 Second-Quarter Financial Results Tokyo, Global, October 31, 2012 - Fujitsu today reported consolidated net income of 12.7 billion yen (US$163 million) for the second quarter of fiscal 2012, a year-on-year decline of 13.4 billion yen.

  • Fujitsu Recognized by CDP for Carbon Performance and Climate Change Disclosure Tokyo, Global, October 30, 2012 - Fujitsu has been commended by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), which represents 655 institutional investors with $78 trillion in assets, for the action it is taking to reduce emissions and mitigate the risks of climate change, and its approach to the disclosure of climate change information.

  • Fujitsu Ranks in Newsweek's Global Top 500 Green Companies Tokyo, Global, October 30, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced it has been included in the Newsweek Green Global 500 Rankings, coming in as Number 17. The Newsweek Green Rankings places companies based on their actual environmental impact, management and disclosure. The analysis provides a reliable, cross-industry framework for comparing the environmental commitment and performance of major companies.

  • Fujitsu Develops World's First Super-Wide-Angle 3D Laser Radar with a Horizontal and Vertical Range of 140 Degrees Kawasaki, Japan, Global, October 29, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced that it has developed a super-wide-angle 3D laser radar with more than double the range (140 degrees both horizontally and vertically) of conventional radars.

  • Fujitsu Develops New Packaging Technology Enabling 90% Power Combining Efficiency Kawasaki, Japan, Global, October 29, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories today announced the development of a new packaging technology that enables the development of millimeter-wave power amplifiers that can be employed in applications such as automotive radar and wireless communications devices.

  • Fujitsu Develops Novel Technologies to Protect Sensor Data Privacy, from Collection to Utilization Kawasaki, Japan, Global, October 22, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited has developed technologies that protect the privacy of sensor data—such as data from intelligent home appliances and location data—starting from the data collection stage to utilization of the analytic results. Protection of such data is vital, as with its increasing utilization data leaks and other breaches of privacy have become a worrisome social issue.

  • Fujitsu Releases 23 New PC Models Equipped With Windows 8 for Enterprise Customers Tokyo, Global, October 22, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the release of new Windows 8 models to its line of LIFEBOOK notebook PCs, STYLISTIC tablets, ESPRIMO desktop PCs, and CELSIUS workstations for enterprise customers. The updated lineup of 23 products in 12 product families, which will also include a water-resistant ARROWS Tab Wi-Fi tablet, will be available for order in Japan beginning today.

  • Fujitsu Boosts "My Cloud" Personal Cloud Service Tokyo, Global, October 19, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that it will be offering expanded availability of its My Cloud personal cloud service in tandem with the roll out of FMV consumer PCs and ARROWS Tab Wi-Fi tablet devices announced by the company today.

  • Fujitsu Announces New "Floral Kiss" Brand of FMV Personal Computers for Women Tokyo, Global, October 19, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the launch of the new Floral Kiss brand of FMV personal computers aimed at female users. The new series will be available throughout Japan beginning November 2 at electronics stores and from the Fujitsu WEB MART online store.

  • Fujitsu Announces New Lineup of Windows 8 Consumer PCs and Tablet Devices Tokyo, Global, October 19, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that a new lineup of consumer PCs and tablet products built for Microsoft® Windows® 8 will be available in Japan starting October 26. With a total of 19 models in nine product series, the new lineup includes updates from the FMV Series of consumer PCs and the ARROWS Tab Wi-Fi series of water-resistant tablets, as well as models from the new Floral Kiss brand, which is targeted toward female customers.

  • Fujitsu Introduces ARROWS ef Smartphone for au Tokyo, Global, October 17, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that its new ARROWS ef smartphone, manufactured by Fujitsu Mobile Communications, will be available in Japan beginning November 2, 2012 from KDDI Corporation and Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company.

  • Fujitsu RFID Technology Deployed at New BEAMS Retail Stores to Streamline Operations Tokyo, Global, October 15, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that it has worked together with BEAMS Co., Ltd. to develop a system for the company's new line of retail stores, B:MING LIFE STORE by BEAMS. BEAMS has deployed the new system at two stores that opened in September and plans to implement the system at three additional locations scheduled to open this year.

  • Fujitsu Uses ICT to Support Study of Blakiston's Fish Owl Habitat in Eastern Hokkaido Tokyo and Fukuoka, Japan, Global, October 15, 2012 - Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Kyushu Network Technologies Limited have announced that today they have commenced environmental CSR activities that support the Wild Bird Society of Japan's study of Blakiston's fish owl habitat in eastern Hokkaido.

  • Fujitsu Releases Smartphone Application to Provide Lifestyle and Educational Support to Children with Special Needs Tokyo, Global, October 12, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the development of "Special Support Smartphone App," an Android OS-based smartphone application that provides lifestyle and educational support to children with developmental disabilities (such as learning disabilities and autism), intellectual disabilities, and other special needs, as well as their guardians and caretakers. Starting today, the new application will be available free of charge for one year.

  • Fujitsu Unveils Updated Data Utilization Platform Services Tokyo, Global, October 10, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that it will update the lineup and payment structure of Data Utilization Platform Services, the company's cloud service portfolio for leveraging big data. To offer greater convenience and cost performance, the new lineup, which is available starting today, will consist of two service offerings: Data Utilization Platform Services (Standard Edition) and Data Utilization Platform Services (Premium Edition).

  • Fujitsu Issues Unsecured Straight Bonds Tokyo, Global, October 10, 2012 - Fujitsu Limited (the "Company") announced today that it has determined the terms of its Thirtieth Series Unsecured Straight Bonds (with inter-bond pari passu clause) and Thirty-First Series Unsecured Straight Bonds (with inter-bond pari passu clause), both of which will be offered and issued in Japan. The terms of the issues are as follows.

  • Fujitsu Launches Global Sales of Interstage List Creator V10 Tokyo, Global, October 09, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the immediate availability, in 46 countries, of Interstage List Creator V10, the latest edition of its software tool for designing and generating business-use forms.

  • Fujitsu Cloud Solution Enhances Kansai University's Educational Research System Platform Tokyo and Osaka, Global, October 04, 2012 - Fujitsu and Kansai University today announced that they have collaborated in enhancing Kansai University's educational research system platform through the use of cloud computing. The new system began full-fledged operations on September 21, 2012.

  • Fujitsu announces the launch of Cloud services in Brazil Sao Paulo, Global, October 04, 2012 - Fujitsu, a leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company, announced today that it will launch Fujitsu Cloud services in the Brazilian market.

  • Fujitsu Cloud Solution Bolsters Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University's Administrative Information System Tokyo, Global, October 02, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) has recently deployed Cloud Ready Blocks, Fujitsu's integrated private-cloud package, to add an on-campus private cloud to its existing administrative information system for managing course registration, processing grades, and performing other administrative tasks.

  • Fujitsu Develops Eye Tracking Technology Kawasaki, Japan, Global, October 02, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced development of eye tracking technology that takes advantage of compact, inexpensive cameras and light-emitting diodes (LED) embedded in PCs. Up until now, tracking eye movements required a specialized camera and LED, the prohibitive cost and size of which made it difficult to use in PCs and other general-purpose products. Moreover, less expensive equipment was of insufficient quality, and blurred images meant poor detection accuracy. Now, however, using a near-infrared LED and the type of compact, inexpensive camera that comes as a standard feature in many PCs, Fujitsu Laboratories has developed image processing technology that can overcome blurred images to accurately detect the pupil of the eye. As a result, an eye tracking device can be embedded into the frame of a PC screen without detracting from the PC's design, enabling a new and natural non-contact PC interface in which, for example, screen zooming and scrolling based on where one is looking are possible.

  • Fujitsu Launches Manufacturing Innovation Team Services Tokyo, Global, October 01, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the immediate availability of a new line of service offerings for the Japanese market based on the company's "Manufacturing Innovation Team" concept, which was unveiled in May 2012. The new offerings include a "Manufacturing Expert Service" for customers in the manufacturing industry provided by veterans of the manufacturing front lines, a "Manufacturing Toolset" service consisting of on-site production equipment and ICT work support tools, and "Manufacturing Outsourcing Services," in which Fujitsu will offer sophisticated, specialized outsourcing services and BPO services for operations that are common across the manufacturing industry.

  • Fujitsu Public Cloud Service Wins Green IT Award Tokyo, Global, October 01, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that, as part of the Green IT Awards 2012 presented by Japan's Green IT Promotion Council, it has received the Commerce and Information Policy Bureau Director-General Award in the category of "Savings in Society's Energy Consumption by IT" for its public cloud service, Fujitsu Global Cloud Platform/S5 (FGCP/S5). The award was presented in recognition of the lower energy usage enabled by the global expansion of FGCP/S5 and its innovative service model.

September

  • Fujitsu Launches Cloud Service for Beef Cattle Production Tokyo, Global, September 28, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced software as a service (SaaS) intended to help the livestock industry manage the raising of beef cattle. The Beef Cattle Management SaaS adds to Fujitsu's ICT services that support the food and agricultural industries—the Akisai cloud for agribusiness.

  • Fujitsu Laboratories Announces Fellow Appointment Kawasaki, Japan, Global, September 27, 2012 - Following a meeting of its Board of Directors today, Fujitsu Laboratories Limited announced the following appointment.

  • Fujitsu Builds Japan's First Palm Vein Authentication System for ATMs Tokyo, Global, September 26, 2012 - Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Frontech Limited today announced that they have constructed a new card-less biometric ATM system for Ogaki Kyoritsu Bank Ltd.

  • Fujitsu "TeamPoS 7000" Global POS System Begins Operations at Tsuruha's Overseas Store Tokyo, Global, September 21, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that it has worked together with the major Japanese drug store chain, Tsuruha Holdings, Inc., to develop a retail system for its first store outside Japan, which opened this July in Thailand.

  • Fujitsu Develops World's First On-chip CMOS Power Detector with Temperature Compensation Kawasaki, Japan, Global, September 20, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced that it has developed a CMOS power detector with built-in temperature compensation, featuring a compact design and low power consumption suitable for use in smartphones and other mobile terminals.

  • Fujitsu Develops World's First Technology to Increase Efficiency of In-Service Optical Network Resources Kawasaki, Japan, Sunnyvale, CA, and Tokyo, Global, September 19, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited, Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. and Fujitsu Limited today announced the development of the world's first technology for future long-haul and metropolitan optical networks that can dynamically alter the architecture of optical network resources and enhance utilization efficiency without disrupting service.

  • Fujitsu Begins Global Launch of Workplace-LCM Service for Japanese companies to Optimize ICT Support for End-Users Tokyo, Global, September 18, 2012 - Fujitsu has today commenced the global launch of its Workplace-LCM Service, which optimizes ICT utilization and thoroughly supports the lifecycle of corporate end-users' ICT equipment, from planning and acquisition to deployment, operation, equipment removal, and disposal.

  • Fujitsu Launches the Stylistic M532/EA4 Android 4.0 Tablet for Business Tokyo, Global, September 18, 2012 - Fujitsu has today commenced the global launch of its Workplace-LCM Service, which optimizes ICT utilization and thoroughly supports the lifecycle of corporate end-users' ICT equipment, from planning and acquisition to deployment, operation, equipment removal, and disposal.

  • Fujitsu Releases EGMAIN-KF Integrated Medical Information System Package in Korea Tokyo and Seoul, Global, September 13, 2012 - Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Korea Ltd. today announced the development and immediate availability of EGMAIN-KF, a medical information system package for small- and medium-sized hospitals in the Republic of Korea featuring integrated electronic medical record (EMR) system and ordering system capabilities.

  • Fujitsu to Participate in Artificial Brain Project, "Can a Robot Pass the University of Tokyo Entrance Exam?" Tokyo and Kawasaki, Japan, Global, September 10, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories and Japan's National Institute of Informatics (NII) today announced that, starting this fiscal year, Fujitsu Laboratories will participate in NII's artificial brain project, known as "Can a Robot Pass the University of Tokyo (Todai) Entrance Exam?", otherwise known as "Todai Robot." Based on its formula manipulation and computer algebra technology, Fujitsu Laboratories will participate as the math team for the project.

  • Fujitsu Releases Fujitsu Group Sustainability Report 2012 Tokyo, Global, September 07, 2012 - Fujitsu has issued its Fujitsu Group Sustainability Report 2012, which discusses the approach, initiatives, and accomplishments of the social and environmental activities of the Fujitsu Group.

  • Fujitsu and Leopalace21 Launch Fukushima Prefecture Pilot Project for Virtual Solar Power Plant Tokyo, Global, September 06, 2012 - Fujitsu Limited and Leopalace21 Corporation today announced that they will begin a virtual solar power plant pilot project that puts ICT to use. The implementation of this project, located in Fukushima Prefecture, results from the adoption of the "Verification Demonstration of a Virtual Solar Power Plant Using ICT" proposal submitted by the two companies to the Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association as part of its "Fiscal 2012 Reconstruction Initiative to Promote the Spread of Solar Power Generation for Residential Use (Fukushima Pilot Project)."

August

July

  • Fujitsu Reorganizes JAIMS to Focus on Fostering World-Changing Business Leaders from Asia Tokyo, Global, July 31, 2012 - Fujitsu established the Japan-America Institute of Management Science (JAIMS) as a Hawaii-based nonprofit educational institution in 1972 in its efforts to contribute to the international community. In the 40 years since its founding, JAIMS has trained more than 23,000 graduates.

  • Fujitsu Laboratories Develops Technology to Automatically Resolve Performance Problems in Distributed Storage Kawasaki, Japan, Global, July 30, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced the development of a technology that automatically resolves problems caused by concentrated accessing of popular data items in a distributed storage system in order to curb access-time slowdowns.

  • Fujitsu Reports Fiscal 2012 First-Quarter Financial Results Tokyo, Global, July 27, 2012 - Fujitsu today reported a consolidated net loss of 23.7 billion yen (US$300 million) for the first quarter of fiscal 2012, representing a deterioration of 3.3 billion yen from the first quarter of fiscal 2011. The first quarter loss was in line with April projections, and no change has been made to full-year projections for increased income.

  • Fujitsu Introduces "Raku-Raku Smartphone" Tokyo, Global, July 26, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that its new "Raku-Raku Smartphone" will be available in Japan from NTT DOCOMO, Inc., beginning August 1, 2012.

  • Fujitsu Launches "Interstage Interaction Manager V10" Application Platform Tokyo, Global, July 26, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the release in Japan of its "Interstage Interaction Manager V10" platform for front-end web applications, which has been enhanced to provide enterprise portal access using smart devices.

  • New Online Trading System for Daiwa Securities Goes into Full Operation Tokyo, Global, July 25, 2012 - Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd., Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd., and Fujitsu Limited today announced that they have upgraded the infrastructure platform for Daiwa Securities' online trading system. The new system is one of Japan's largest online trading systems built using Linux open source software. Daiwa Securities began a phased migration to the new system in October 2011, and the new system has been fully operational since April 2012.

  • Fujitsu Enhances its "Akisai" Food and Agriculture Cloud Platform with New Solutions for Greenhouse Horticulture Tokyo, Global, July 25, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the addition of new solutions to its "Akisai" food and agriculture cloud, consisting of a "Greenhouse Horticulture SaaS" and a "Greenhouse Environment Control box" for producers employing greenhouse horticultural techniques. Slated for an October release in the Japanese market, the Akisai cloud platform enables rapid improvements in the efficiency of agricultural management by employing ICT.

  • Fujitsu Introduces ARROWS A SoftBank 101F Tokyo, Global, July 24, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that the new ARROWS A SoftBank 101F smartphone from Fujitsu Mobile Communications, the company's first model offered through SoftBank Mobile, will be available in Japan beginning July 28 at shops carrying SoftBank products.

  • Fujitsu Introduces docomo NEXT series REGZA Phone T-02D Tokyo, Global, July 23, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that its new docomo NEXT series REGZA Phone T-02D smartphone will be available in Japan from NTT DOCOMO, Inc., beginning July 26, 2012.

  • Fujitsu Launches Global Sales of Systemwalker Service Quality Coordinator V15 Tokyo, Global, July 19, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the immediate worldwide availability of Systemwalker Service Quality Coordinator V15, a software tool for analyzing response times and bottlenecks in business systems.

  • Fujitsu Upgrades Accounting Systems for Osaka City Tokyo, Global, July 19, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that it has deployed IPKNOWLEDGE, a solution for internal data management for public sector institutions, to construct a new accounting system for the City of Osaka, which has the largest number of employees among municipalities in Japan.

  • Fujitsu Launches New "Akisai" Cloud for the Food and Agricultural Industries Tokyo, Global, July 18, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the launch of its new "Akisai" cloud for the food and agricultural industries, which will be available from October of this year. Based on Fujitsu's field testing over the past three years on the use of ICT on the front lines of agriculture, the Akisai cloud achieves rapid improvements in the efficiency of agricultural management by employing ICT.

  • Fujitsu Introduces docomo NEXT series ARROWS X F-10D Tokyo, Global, July 18, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that its new smartphone, docomo NEXT series ARROWS X F-10D, will be available in Japan from NTT DOCOMO, Inc. beginning July 20, 2012.

  • Fujitsu UnifIDone Deployed by Institute of National Colleges of Technology at 51 Schools across Japan Tokyo, Global, July 17, 2012 - Fujitsu and the Institute of National Colleges of Technology (KOSEN) today announced that, by deploying the Fujitsu UnifIDone integrated ID management package, KOSEN has developed an authentication system for centrally managing user data on shared systems that are used by faculty at national colleges of technology throughout Japan. By installing the new system at KOSEN's datacenter and distributing ID management services to each college, KOSEN has been able to integrate the colleges' previous authentication systems, which had been independently developed and operated by each college, into a single system.

  • Fujitsu Introduces ARROWS Z ISW13F Smartphone for au Tokyo, Global, July 17, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that the new ARROWS Z ISW13F smartphone from Fujitsu Mobile Communications will be available in Japan beginning July 20 from KDDI Corporation and Okinawa Cellular Telephone Company.

  • Fujitsu Enhances Global Lineup of tsClinical Solution Services for Clinical Drug Development Tokyo, Global, July 12, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the availability, beginning in Japan and the US in September, of an enhanced lineup of its tsClinical solution services for clinical drug development. The tsClinical service enables pharmaceutical companies to optimize the entire drug development process, from Clinical development (clinical trials) up through post-marketing, and to improve the quality,cost and delivery of drug development.

  • Fujitsu Global Cloud Platform/S5 Now Also Available from Western Japan Tokyo, Global, July 12, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that, as of July 12, it is providing its public cloud service, Fujitsu Global Cloud Platform/S5 (FGCP/S5) from western Japan. This is in addition to the services it already operates in five countries around the world as well as eastern Japan.

  • Fujitsu Establishes Research Laboratory in China's Guangdong Province to Explore Industrial Applications for ICT Tokyo, Global, July 11, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that it has established a new research laboratory to explore industrial applications for ICT within its local subsidiary in Guangdong, China. The center, created in an official agreement with the Economic and Information Commission of Guangdong Province, will conduct research and trials of practical applications for advanced ICT services, such as M2M and cloud computing, along with governmental agencies, corporations, and business groups in Guangdong province. An official signing ceremony was held today at Fujitsu's Tokyo headquarters with Liu Zhigeng, the Vice-Governor of Guangdong Province.

  • Kyushu Institute of Technology Adopts Fujitsu's Human-Centered Design Approach to Formulate Campus Master Plan Tokyo and Fukuoka, Japan, Global, July 10, 2012 - Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech) and Fujitsu today announced that from August 2011 they have collaborated on clarifying a 30-year vision for the university's campus, and have formulated a campus master plan (CMP) to bring this vision to fruition. The CMP is comprised of a long-term vision and a medium-term plan, and Kyutech and Fujitsu have developed a basic policy and framework that will serve together as pillars of the long-term vision.

  • Fujitsu Offers Hands-on Custom PC Assembly Service Tokyo, Global, July 05, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the unveiling of its new Hands-on Custom PC Assembly Service, which will provide customers with fundamental knowledge of PC hardware while they enjoy the experience of assembling their very own customized computer.

  • Fujitsu Builds Private Cloud-Based Shared Platform for BANDAI NAMCO Group's Mission-Critical Systems Tokyo, Global, July 03, 2012 - NAMCO BANDAI Holdings Inc. and Fujitsu Limited today announced their collaboration on the construction of a cloud-based shared platform that aims to integrate accounting and other mission-critical systems, primarily SAP, as well as operating systems at BANDAI NAMCO Group's major group companies. Operations of the shared platform began at BANDAI NAMCO Group's major Japanese companies in April this year. Going forward, plans are in place to expand the system's deployment to additional group companies in Japan and implementation to disaster recovery measures. Ultimately, system operations are to be launched at major group companies, including those located outside Japan.

  • RIKEN and Fujitsu Complete Operational Testing of the K computer Tokyo, Global, July 02, 2012 - RIKEN and Fujitsu today announced that operational testing of their jointly developed K computer has been completed as of June 29. The K computer will now be available for limited operations while it undergoes operational environment settings, adjustments, and user registration. It is due to go into full-scale operations for shared use at the end of September.

  • NICT and Fujitsu Develop Indoor Guidance Technology for the Blind Using Ultra Wide Band Positioning, Smartphones Tokyo, Global, July 02, 2012 - Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) and Fujitsu today announced their joint development of an indoor support system for the blind that uses ultra wide band (UWB) technology and a smartphone. The system is able to provide real-time positioning data, even indoors where GPS cannot be used, and provide audio instructions on the distance and direction to a destination to help guide the blind.

June

May

  • Fujitsu Laboratories Develops Technology for Compact Optical Transceivers that Double Data Transmission Speeds to 25 Gbps Kawasaki, Japan, Global, May 31, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced the development of a compact, cost-effective optical transceiver, a necessary step toward developing optical interconnects for high-speed, high-bandwidth data transmission among CPUs in the next generation of servers.

  • Fujitsu Laboratories Announces Executive Appointments and Resignations Kawasaki, Japan, Global, May 24, 2012 - Following a meeting of its Board of Directors today, Fujitsu Laboratories Limited announced the following Board of Directors reappointments, new appointments, and resignations, which will take effect after approval at an extraordinary shareholder's meeting scheduled for June 25, 2012 and the subsequent meeting of its Board of Directors.

  • Fujitsu and Nissin Healthcare Food Service Build Cloud-Based System for Home Food Delivery Service Tokyo, Global, May 24, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that it has worked with Nissin Healthcare Food Service Co., Ltd. to build a cloud-based food delivery system for the company's Shokutakubin service, which delivers boxed meals to the homes of subscribers. The system, which went into operation in April, offers nutritious meals safely and comfortably.

  • Notice Regarding Distribution of Dividends from Retained Earnings Tokyo, Global, May 24, 2012 - Fujitsu Limited announced that its Board of Directors today decided upon the dividends to be paid from retained earnings to shareholders on the record date of March 31, 2011, as indicated below.

  • Establishment of the Committee for Next-generation Project Management Data Exchange Architecture Global, May 21, 2012 - Nanzan University, IBM Japan, Fujitsu, NEC, NTT Data, Hitachi and Nomura Research Institute will establish the Committee for Next-generation Project Management Data Exchange Architecture as of 21 May, 2012. This committee is designed to support the streamlining of management of information system development project in Japan by developing core software technology for bi-directional exchanging and sharing of a wide variety of management data between project management tools.

  • Fujitsu Upgrades its CELSIUS Line of Enterprise PC Workstations Tokyo, Global, May 16, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that it has upgraded its CELSIUS series of enterprise desktop PC workstations. Basic features such as CPU and memory have been upgraded in all 29 models in four series, and the new models will be released gradually starting from May 24.

  • Fujitsu Enhances Analytics Features of glovia G2 Production Management ERP Solution for Manufacturers Tokyo and El Segundo, CA, Global, May 16, 2012 - Fujitsu and its subsidiary Glovia International Inc. (GII) today announced the immediate release of a new version of glovia G2 that supports Microsoft® SQL Server® 2012. Glovia G2 is a production management ERP solution for manufacturers and is designed to support global production operations.

  • Fujitsu Launches SSPF v01 Software to Facilitate the Construction of Energy-Management Systems for Homes and Shops Tokyo, Global, May 15, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the immediate release of SSPF v01 ("smart sensing platform"), software that facilitates the construction of energy-management systems for homes and shops by simplifying the operation of network controls for power-related devices, such as appliances and solar panels, that are connected in a network.

  • Fujitsu Develops Platform Technology to Provide Location-Aware Services to Smartphones and Tablets Kawasaki, Japan, Global, May 15, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced development of web-based platform technology to provide location-aware services, which are applications or data tailored to a user's place, to the user's smartphone or tablet.

  • Fujitsu Develops High-Speed Thin Client Technology for 10-Fold Improvement in Responsiveness Kawasaki, Japan, Global, May 15, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced that it has developed technology for high-speed thin clients that will respond as much as ten times faster to user operations, even in low-quality network environments.

  • Fujitsu Launches New Enetune Cloud-based Energy Management System Tokyo, Global, May 15, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the development of Enetune, a cloud-based energy management system (EMS) service to be available starting at the end of June. The service collects energy data from all of a company's business locations, including leased or rented buildings and retail locations. By consolidating and centrally managing this data in the cloud, businesses can bring integrated and cross-sectional clarity to their energy usage.

  • Fujitsu Releases GLOVIA/Process C1, a Core Business System for the Processing Industry Tokyo, Global, May 14, 2012 - Fujitsu and Fujitsu Systems East today commenced sales of a newly enhanced version of GLOVIA/Process C1, a core business system for customers in the processing industry who handle goods such as chemicals, petroleum and food products.

  • Fujitsu Uses ICT to Support Pet Health Tokyo, Global, May 14, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced development of a special device that can be attached to a dog's collar to monitor their level of activity and other data. Starting in the second half of 2012, the company will begin offering a new cloud service to provide pet health management support using sensor data collected from the device.

  • Fujitsu Launches Global Enterprise Management Services for SAP® Solutions Tokyo, Global, May 14, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the launch of its latest service offering, Global Enterprise Management Services (GEMS) for SAP® solutions, at the SAPPHIRE® NOW conference, being held here May 14-16.

  • Joto Junior High School Begins Educational Field Research Using Fujitsu's ARROWS Tab Wi-Fi Tablets and Cloud Platform Tokyo, Global, May 11, 2012 - Fujitsu and Joto Junior High School in Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture today announced that, starting from May 11, they have begun field research on learning techniques that leverage Fujitsu's ARROWS Tab Wi-Fi tablet devices and cloud computing as part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan's Future School Promotion Project.

  • Fujitsu Launches World's Fastest 3D CAD System; Prevents Design Data Leaks Tokyo, Global, May 10, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the immediate release of iCAD V7L2, the latest version of iCAD V7, the company's 3D CAD software for machinery design, with the world's fastest CAD engine.

  • Fujitsu Announces Summer 2012 Line of FMV Series of Personal Computers Tokyo, Global, May 09, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that it has updated its FMV Series lineup of consumer-oriented personal computers. The summer 2012 line of LIFEBOOK notebook PCs and ESPRIMO desktop PCs features a total of 17 models in six product families that boast enhanced basic performance capabilities and new innovative designs. The new models will be available in Japan beginning May 17, 2012.

  • Fujitsu Unveils Revolutionary New "My Cloud" Concept for PCs Tokyo, Global, May 09, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced "My Cloud," a revolutionary new concept for PCs. In aiming to bring about a human centric intelligent society, the announcement is part of Fujitsu's continued efforts to create a prosperous future through a wide range of transformational technologies.

  • Fujitsu Launches Services Leveraging its Manufacturing Expertise Tokyo, Global, May 08, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the establishment of a "manufacturing innovation team" concept designed to strengthen the manufacturing industry in Japan by delivering new value to customers. Based on this, Fujitsu will offer services to customers that leverage the know-how, tools and human resources the company has nurtured over many years in manufacturing such products as the K computer as well as a variety of servers, PCs and smartphones.

  • Fujitsu Unveils PLEMIA Global Edition Technology-Data Management System Tokyo, Global, May 08, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the development of PLEMIA Global Edition, a new series from the PLEMIA family of technology-data management systems targeted to manufacturing customers pursuing global expansion of their business operations. The series will be available from November 2012.

  • Fujitsu Develops Technology to Gauge Skin Condition with Smartphones Kawasaki, Japan, Global, May 07, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories today announced the development of technology that uses a smartphone camera to measure skin condition. In particular, it can accurately gauge skin tone.

  • Fujitsu Develops World's Smallest and Slimmest Palm Vein Biometric Authentication Sensor Deployable in Tablet Devices Kawasaki, Japan, Global, May 01, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced development of the world's smallest and slimmest palm vein authentication sensor that is capable of being employed in tablet devices. By upgrading the technology's design with new image sensors and other optical components, Fujitsu Laboratories has successfully slimmed down the new sensor to a thickness of 5 mm.

April

  • Fujitsu Reports Fiscal 2011 Full-Year Financial Results Tokyo, Global, April 27, 2012 - Fujitsu today reported consolidated net income of 42.7 billion yen (US$521 million) for fiscal 2011 (April 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012). This was 7.7 billion yen higher than consolidated projections revised and announced in January 2012. Operating income also topped projections, by 5.3 billion yen, thanks to cost cutting measures and streamlining efforts.

  • Fujitsu Launches Data Curation Service/Data Consulting to Help Customers Analyze and Use Big Data Tokyo, Global, April 27, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the launch of Data Curation Services/Data Consulting, a service that helps customers analyze big data, assess its value and pick up topics, while proposing new ways to utilize data. The service is run by Fujitsu's team of curators, who are specialists in analytics and modeling. The curators can extract latent value in data to discover patterns that would otherwise go undetected, even without prior knowledge of the customer's business.

  • Fujitsu Develops Technology Enabling Stereoscopic 3D Image Recording with a Simple Attachment on Existing Mobile Phones and Smartphones Kawasaki, Japan, Global, April 26, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories today announced development of a technology that can record stereoscopic 3D images (hereafter 3D images) by attaching a component onto the lens of existing mobile phones or smartphones.

  • Fujitsu Releases Value Added Application Assets Management Service for Monitoring Application Assets Tokyo, Global, April 26, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the release of Value Added Application Assets Management Service, an add-on service that dramatically enhances application maintenance efficiency. This is accomplished by entrusting existing business applications to Fujitsu when using the APM Modernization Services for Cloud, which facilitates the migration of customers' business systems to the cloud.

  • Fujitsu Releases SaaS Version of its ERP Package for Leasing Companies Tokyo, Global, April 24, 2012 - Fujitsu Limited today announced that it is commencing sales of LEASING-1 Neo for SaaS, the SaaS version of its LEASING-1 Neo leasing ERP software package, to medium-sized leasing companies throughout Japan.

  • Fujitsu Releases Software Supporting the Utilization of Big Data Tokyo, Global, April 23, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the development of new software offerings that help customers utilize big data. The new products consist of two product families: a line of parallel distributed processing and complex event processing products—which are standard technologies in big data applications—and a line of products to employ big data in a wide range of uses. Fujitsu plans to gradually roll out the new products worldwide.

  • Fujitsu Develops Analog-to-Digital Converter that Reduces Die Area and Cuts Power Consumption by Half Kawasaki, Japan, Global, April 23, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories today announced that it has developed an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) that is 50% smaller and consumes 50% less power than conventional converters.

  • Fujitsu Releases Riskmining Navigator, a Proactive Risk Analysis Solution Tokyo, Global, April 20, 2012 - Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Kyushu Systems Limited (FJQS) today announced the release of Riskmining Navigator, a software solution targeted primarily to manufacturers. The software analyzes reports of past manufacturing and design trouble that occurred on the shop floor and helps to proactively prevent product malfunctions, operator errors and accidents by visualizing trouble occurrence trends and causes.

  • Kawasaki City and Fujitsu Launch New Greenery Conservation Efforts Kawasaki and Tokyo, Global, April 19, 2012 - Kawasaki City and Fujitsu Limited today announced plans to hold a memorandum signing ceremony on April 24, marking the beginning of a cooperative effort aimed at greenery conservation management activities in the Kuriki San'noyama Special Greenery Conservation Area, located in Kawasaki City. These on-site activities are set to commence from April 27.

  • Fujitsu and MasterControl Announce Strategic Partnership Tokyo, Global, April 19, 2012 - Fujitsu announced today that it has entered into a reseller agreement with MasterControl Inc., a global provider of quality management software (QMS) solutions, in order to strengthen its capabilities as a solutions provider in the life sciences field.

  • Fujitsu and VMware Support Tokyo Denki University's Construction of Advanced Environment for Information Sciences Curriculum Tokyo, Global, April 19, 2012 - Tokyo Denki University (TDU), Fujitsu, and VMware, K.K. today announced that the three organizations worked together to build a virtual desktop environment for TDU that is hosted at Fujitsu's Datacenter. The project involved consolidating 29 educational research system servers that had been spread across Tokyo Denki University's three campuses of Tokyo Senju (relocated from Tokyo Kanda as of April 2012), Saitama Hatoyama, and Chiba New Town, into seven servers at Fujitsu's Datacenter, and building a virtual desktop environment for approximately 1,000 terminals that can use various applications for learning and research.

  • Fujitsu Enhances Its Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track Offering Tokyo, Global, April 18, 2012 - Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has enhanced its solutions for the Microsoft Private Cloud Fast Track program for building private clouds. The new enhancements to the solutions incorporate the latest version of Fujitsu's dynamic resource management software, ServerView Resource Orchestrator, as well as Fujitsu's latest PRIMERGY servers and System Center 2012. Fujitsu will sell the new solutions starting in July.

  • Fujitsu, Aizuwakamatsu City and Tohoku Electric Power Begin Planning Smart Community Project in Aizuwakamatsu Region Tokyo, Global, April 17, 2012 - Fujitsu, Aizuwakamatsu City and Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc. today announced that they will begin formulating a master project plan for bringing about a smart community in the Aizuwakamatsu region of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

  • Fujitsu to Help Develop Next-Generation Energy Vision for Satsumasendai City Tokyo, Global, April 16, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced its support for Satsumasendai City, Kagoshima Prefecture, as the city pursues urban development that leverages the introduction of next-generation energy sources. Fujitsu will also participate in the Satsumasendai City Next-Generation Energy Vision Development Committee, which the city recently established.

  • Fujitsu Releases Updated INTARFRM Rapid Edition V4 Application Framework Tokyo, Global, April 16, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the immediate release of the latest version of the INTARFRM Rapid Edition application framework, which incorporates a wide range of design, development, execution, maintenance and other features. The new product has been significantly enhanced in order to support the long-term growth and development of customer ICT systems.

  • Fujitsu Releases SUPER COMPACT Pathfinder V10L04 with IFRS Support Tokyo, Global, April 16, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that SUPER COMPACT Pathfinder V10L04 (IFRS Adoption, 2nd Edition), a consolidated accounting solution developed by Fujitsu Systems East, will be released on April 27.

  • Fujitsu Laboratories Develops World's First Technology for Retrieving 3D CAD Models with Partially Similar Shapes Kawasaki, Japan, Global, April 12, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited and Fujitsu Research and Development Center Co., Ltd. have developed a technology for retrieving partially similar models from stored 3D CAD models.

  • Fujitsu Opens First Data Centre in China China, Guangdong, Nanhai, Global, April 11, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the launch of its first data centre in China, the Fujitsu South China Data Centre. Located in the Guangdong High-Tech Service Zone for Financial Institutions, it is South China's first Tier 3 plus data centre. Its investors are the Nanhai People's Government of Foshan and Fujitsu, and it is managed and operated by Fujitsu South China Technology Services Ltd.

  • Fujitsu and University of Aizu to Collaborate on Supporting Rebuilding Efforts Following the Great East Japan Earthquake Tokyo, Global, April 10, 2012 - Fujitsu and the University of Aizu today announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for collaborations to provide support for medium- to long-term rebuilding efforts following the Great East Japan Earthquake. For a period of three years beginning this April, the University of Aizu and Fujitsu will host a course, entitled "Service Science," to train personnel in the promotion of IT-enabled innovation as the first specific step of the collaboration.

  • Fujitsu's STYLISTIC Q550/C Tablet PCs Bring ICT to Japan's Junior High School Classrooms Tokyo, Global, April 06, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that its STYLISTIC Q550/C tablet PCs are being used at three junior high schools in Japan – Shouei Junior High School (approx. 300 students) in Shinchi Town, Fukushima Prefecture, Joto Junior High School (approx. 300 students) in Wakayama City, Wakayama Prefecture, and Saga Prefectural Takeo Seiryo Junior High School (approx. 500 students) in Saga Prefecture. These three schools were selected as trial schools for the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan's Future School Promotion Project and the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan's Educational Innovation Project, both of which began at junior high schools in fiscal 2011.

  • Fujitsu Technology Puts Big Data to Use in Minutes Kawasaki, Japan, Global, April 05, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories today announced that it has developed new parallel distributed data processing technology that enables pools of big data as well as continuous inflows of new data to be efficiently processed and put to use within minutes.

  • Fujitsu Develops a 2.3kW High-capacity Power Supply Unit for Servers Offering a World-leading Conversion Efficiency Rate of 94.8% Kawasaki, Japan, Global, April 05, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced the development of a power supply unit for servers that features a 2.3 kW power output and achieves a world-leading conversion efficiency rate of 94.8%.

  • Fujitsu Receives New Supercomputer Order from Kyushu University Tokyo, Global, April 04, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that the Research Institute for Information Technology at Kyushu University has placed orders for a new system, consisting of Supercomputer System and High-performance Computational Server System.

  • Fujitsu Develops Power Saving System Control Technology for Container Data Centers Kawasaki, Japan, Global, April 04, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced the development of a power conservation system control technology that reduces overall power consumption in container data centers by closely coordinating the operation of servers and air-conditioning (A/C) systems.

  • Fujitsu Develops Private Cloud System for the National Co-operatives Operations Center Tokyo, Global, April 04, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that it has received an order from Naganoken Kyodo Densan Co., Ltd., which acts as an information center within the JA Nagano Group, to build a private cloud ICT platform for the National Co-operatives Operations Center (hereafter the Center).

  • SMPTE adopts Fujitsu Video Relay Quality Enhancement Technology as "Recommended Practice" Kawasaki, Japan, Global, April 03, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories today announced that it has developed the world's first technology to minimize video quality degradation during video relays. Following due-process consideration, the new technology has been adopted as a "Recommended Practice" of the Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE), an international professional association establishing standards in the motion imaging industries. Going forward, the adoption of video transmission systems that adhere to this Recommended Practice will make possible even higher quality video content.

  • Fujitsu Converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a Wholly Owned Subsidiary Tokyo, Global, April 02, 2012 - Fujitsu Limited and Toshiba Corporation today announced that, as of April 1, 2012, Fujitsu has acquired Toshiba's ownership stake in Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications Limited, which develops and sells mobile phones for KDDI and other carriers. As a result, Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications has been converted into a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu.

  • New Supercomputer System Begins Operations at the University of Tokyo's Information Technology Center Tokyo, Global, April 02, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that it has completed construction of the new supercomputer, nicknamed Oakleaf-FX, for the Supercomputing Division of the University of Tokyo's Information Technology Center (SCD/ITC). The new system will begin operations from today.

  • Fujitsu to Host Fujitsu Forum 2012 Tokyo, Global, April 02, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that Fujitsu Forum 2012, the company's largest annual event, will be held May 17-18 at the Tokyo International Forum in Japan. The theme of this year's Fujitsu Forum will be "Reshaping ICT – Reshaping Business."

March

  • Fujitsu Constructs Backup System for Nagasaki Medical Center to Ensure Continuity of Care following Disasters Tokyo and Nagasaki, Japan, Global, March 28, 2012 - National Hospital Organization (NHO) Nagasaki Medical Center and Fujitsu today announced the commencement of full-scale operations of a jointly constructed information backup system intended to ensure the continuity of medical care in the Nagasaki region even in the event of a disaster.

  • Fujitsu Launches SaaS-Based Inventory Operations Support System for the Logistics Industry Tokyo, Global, March 27, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the immediate availability of LOMOS/TM-SaaS, a service for the Japan logistics industry that provides inventory operations support.

  • JICA Awards Contract for Study on Modernizing Myanmar's Financial Technology Infrastructure Tokyo, Global, March 26, 2012 - A consortium consisting of Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd., NTT DATA Corporation and Fujitsu Limited has been awarded the contract to conduct a study on modernizing Myanmar's financial information and communication technology (ICT) systems by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

  • Fujitsu Digitizes Sticky-Note Brainstorming with Proprietary Digital Pen Technology Kawasaki, Japan, Global, March 26, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced that it has developed an industry-first technology supporting the digitization of results from sticky-note brainstorming sessions by utilizing a digital pen. Sticky-note brainstorming is becoming an essential part of business analysis and idea generation, and is widely viewed as a necessary step in concept-building and the exchange of ideas within many enterprises and organizations. Until now, digitally recording the arrangement and content of sticky-notes for sharing and record-keeping had to be done manually, requiring photographs to be taken of groupings, which took up considerable man-hours. Now however, Fujitsu Laboratories has developed a technology that, by utilizing a digital pen in conjunction with proprietary image processing technology, supports the digitization of individual sticky-note placement and contents from captured images of groupings. This new technology will assist in recalling the brainstorming session and simplifying searches at a later date, boosting usefulness of those sessions, while successfully reducing man-hours by more than 80% compared with conventional manual methods.

  • Fujitsu Establishes New Regional SE Companies Tokyo, Global, March 21, 2012 - Fujitsu has announced the reorganization of its regional systems engineering (SE) companies—four companies in eastern Japan and six companies in western Japan—with the two new organizations to be known as Fujitsu Systems East Limited and Fujitsu Systems West Limited, respectively.

  • Fujitsu Announces Nominations to Board of Directors and Board of Auditors Tokyo, Global, March 21, 2012 - Fujitsu Limited today announced nominations to its Board of Directors and Board of Auditors based on the recommendations of the company's Executive Nomination Committee. The nominations are subject to approval at meetings of the Board of Directors and Board of Auditors, following the Annual Shareholders' Meeting on June 25, 2012.

  • Fujitsu Announces Executive Promotions, Appointments, and Resignations Tokyo, Global, March 21, 2012 - Fujitsu announced that the following executive promotions, new appointments, and resignations were approved at a Board of Directors meeting today and will take effect April 1, 2012.

  • Nagoya University and Fujitsu Develop World's First Technology to Detect Overtrust Situations Based on Voice Pitch and Level Tokyo and Nagoya, Global, March 19, 2012 - Nagoya University and Fujitsu today announced their successful development of the world's first technology to analyze phone conversations to automatically detect situations in which one party might "over trust" the other party. Specifically, this is the kind of situation in which an individual may have a diminished capacity to objectively evaluate an explanation being given by the other party.

  • Fujitsu Named a 2012 Computerworld Honors Program Laureate Tokyo, Global, March 19, 2012 - Fujitsu announced today that IDG's Computerworld Honors Program has named it as a 2012 Laureate. The annual award program honors visionary applications of information technology promoting positive social, economic and educational change.

  • Fujitsu ICT Revitalizes Agriculture in Yamanashi Tokyo, Global, March 14, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the start of a field trial for sweet-corn cultivation using a farm-information sensing network. The trial will use the "Yamanashi Cooperative Farming System" promoted by Yamanashi Prefecture, and is intended to revitalize agriculture in the prefecture.

  • Fujitsu Develops New Distributed Processing Technology to Efficiently Collect Desired Data from Big Data Streams Kawasaki, Japan, Global, March 13, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced the world's first successful development of a distributed processing technology that efficiently collects enormous volumes of real-world data in the cloud through network-linked gateways. Services that collect and employ huge volumes of real-world data in the cloud—such as the location and health status of people and the status of different operations—are now expanding, and the increase in communications volumes associated with collecting this data poses a huge challenge. To address this problem, Fujitsu Laboratories has developed an algorithm that takes a portion of the data that would otherwise be processed in the cloud and instead performs optimized distributed arrangement in a gateway. Using this technology, it is possible to efficiently collect in the cloud only the data required from the big data streams being processed through the gateway, enabling a 99% reduction in transmission traffic volumes.

  • Fujitsu Laboratories Develops World's Fastest Simulation Technology Able to Faithfully Reproduce CPU Operations Kawasaki, Japan, Global, March 13, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced that it has developed the world's fastest simulation technology for systems using the ARM computing core, widely used in mobile phones and other electronic devices. This technology is able to faithfully reproduce hardware operations with cycle-for-cycle real-time accuracy.

  • Fujitsu Develops Innovative Anti-Distortion Technology to Cut Energy Use by Two-Thirds Tokyo and Kawasaki, Japan, and Beijing, China, Global, March 09, 2012 - Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Laboratories Limited and Fujitsu Research and Development Center Co., Ltd. of China today announced the development of a digital signal processing algorithm to compensate for waveform distortion in long-haul transmission systems of over several hundreds of kilometers. This, in turn, enables a roughly twenty-fold improvement in the compensation ability per circuit size compared to typical existing technology, representing a considerable improvement of approximately three times compared to circuits previously developed by Fujitsu. As a result, the new technology has succeeded in extending the long-haul operating range of optical signals. By reducing the energy consumption of compensation circuits by two-thirds, the new technology also helps cut energy consumption throughout an entire network.

  • Fujitsu Offers Standard Compatibility between its HOPE/EGMAIN-RX System and "HumanBridge" Tokyo, Global, March 08, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that HOPE/EGMAIN-RX, its electronic medical record (EMR) system, has been upgraded with a new function that enables outpatient clinics to cross-reference medical data with other institutions by utilizing HumanBridge and other regional medical networks. Sales of the new upgraded version of HOPE/EGMAIN-RX in Japan will begin today.

February

  • Fujitsu Develops World's First Software Map Generating Technology to Leverage Application Portfolios Kawasaki, Japan, Global, February 29, 2012 - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced that it has developed mining technology that automatically identifies feature components from complex, large-scale enterprise applications. The identified components embody a specific feature or role in business. Based on these components, another new technology automatically generates software maps to visualize feature-based application structures.

  • Fujitsu Group Recognized for Excellence in Environmental Reporting from 15th Environmental Communication Awards Tokyo, Global, February 29, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that its 2011 Fujitsu Group Sustainability Report has been awarded the Prize for Excellence in Environmental Reporting as part of the 15th Environmental Communication Awards, sponsored by Japan's Ministry of the Environment and the Global Environmental Forum. The report was recognized for its excellence in disclosing information relating to Fujitsu Group's environmental management strategy and initiatives, as well as the company's environmental sustainability efforts.

  • Fujitsu Releases LEGEND-V, New IP-PBX Enterprise Telephony System Tokyo, Global, February 27, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the immediate release ofEnterprise Telephony System LEGEND-V, the company's new IP-PBX product forthe Japan market meant to build IP-based enterprise telephony systems.

  • Fujitsu Releases "Interstage Big Data Parallel Processing Server V1.0" to Help Enterprises Utilize Big Data Tokyo, Global, February 27, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the development and immediate availability of Interstage Big Data Parallel Processing Server V1.0, a software package that substantially raises reliability and processing performance. These enhancements are made possible by using Apache Hadoop open source software (OSS)—featuring Fujitsu's proprietary distributed file system—for parallel distributed processing of big data. The new software package has the added benefit of quick deployment.

  • DOCOMO, NEC, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Fujitsu Jointly Develop LSI Intellectual Property for Multi-standard Modem TOKYO, JAPAN, Global, February 24, 2012 - NTT DOCOMO, INC., NEC Corporation, Panasonic Mobile Communications Co., Ltd. and Fujitsu Limited announced today that they have jointly developed the software and hardware intellectual property for a single large-scale integration (LSI) chip that will enable small, energy-efficient modems to support the GSM, W-CDMA, HSPA+ and LTE mobile standards. Performance evaluation of the LSI engineering sample chip was completed previously, and as of today, all testing required to confirm interconnectivity to the mobile networks of major vendors has also been completed.

  • Fujitsu and Infoteria Collaborate on Smart Device-Enabled Enterprise Services Tokyo, Global, February 23, 2012 - Fujitsu Limited and Infoteria Corporation today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate in launching a business that brings together Infoteria's "Handbook" internal corporate information distribution service for smart devices and Fujitsu's system integration (SI) services. Fujitsu and Infoteria will integrate their respective strengths as they seek to expand their smart device-related services business.

  • Fujitsu Unveils New GLOVIA ENTERPRISE Solution to Support Global Operations Tokyo, Global, February 22, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the development and availability, beginning this August, of GLOVIA ENTERPRISE, a new solution that supports a company's global operations by leveraging its numerous overseas production facilities to optimize production and sales according to global market trends.

  • Fujitsu Spotlights New Smartphone at MWC 2012 Tokyo, Global, February 22, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that it will showcase sample units and demonstrate its new ultra-high-spec smartphone at Fujitsu's booth (Courtyard CY15) at Mobile World Congress 2012, to be held from February 27 to March 1, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain. The new smartphone—which boasts a quad-core CPU and features long battery life and high-bandwidth to download videos and games—was designed in response to the spread of LTE, WiMAX, and other high-speed communications networks. This model's development is intended to address the increasingly heavy data loads that mobile devices are required to handle so that users can fully enjoy content and speeds comparable to that of video game consoles.

  • Fujitsu and Tohoku University Collaborate on High-Precision 3D Tsunami Simulation Research Tokyo, Global, February 21, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that it has signed a collaborative research contract with Tohoku University on 3D tsunami simulations that can precisely calculate inundation on land and in rivers. The research will primarily focus on simulating inundation in urban areas and rivers and elucidating the mechanisms leading to structural failures of reinforced concrete buildings.

  • Fujitsu Announces Fiscal 2013 Hiring Plan for University Graduates Tokyo, Global, February 20, 2012 - Fujitsu announced today its plans to hire 540 university graduates in April 2013. Fujitsu will recruit a diverse group of university graduates for positions in R&D, system engineering, sales, administrative and other divisions throughout the company to sustain the growth of its ICT solutions, services, products and devices businesses.

  • Fujitsu Introduces Disney Mobile on docomo F-08D Tokyo, Global, February 17, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that "Disney Mobile on docomo F-08D," its new smartphone, will be available nationwide in Japan from NTT DOCOMO, Inc. commencing February 22, 2012.

  • Fujitsu Releases New White Model "Raku-Raku" Basic 3 Mobile Phone Tokyo, Global, February 13, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the addition of a new white color model to its lineup of Raku-Raku Basic 3 mobile phones. The new color will be available in Japan from NTT DOCOMO, Inc starting February 17, 2012.

  • Fujitsu Honored with Kawasaki Environmental Show-Window Award for its Kawasaki Plant Environmental Reference Model Tokyo, Global, February 13, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that it has received the 'Kawasaki Environmental Show-Window Award,' presented by Kawasaki City, for the introduction of environmental reference model at its Kawasaki Plant. This award recognizes the effectiveness of Fujitsu's energy-saving initiatives, including the development of an environmental-management dashboard that monitors energy usage and the introduction of a cloud computing-based 'Engineering Cloud' manufacturing environment.

  • Fujitsu's Enterprise Desktop PC and Display Selected as Low CO2 Kawasaki Pilot Brand'11 Tokyo, Global, February 10, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that its ESPRIMO D570/B enterprise desktop PC and proximity sensor-equipped VL-178SRL ECO Plus display have been selected by Kawasaki City to be included in its Low CO2 Kawasaki Pilot Brand for fiscal 2011.

  • Oji Paper Selects Fujitsu's GLOVIA SUMMIT GM for IFRS Compliance Tokyo, Global, February 09, 2012 - Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Marketing Limited (FJM) announced that they will provide GLOVIA SUMMIT GM to Oji Business Center Co., Ltd., which handles information-system development and operations for the Oji Paper Group (the group companies of Oji Paper Co., Ltd.). This next-generation accounting system will deliver enhanced support for group administration as Oji Paper's 38 group companies move to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

  • Fujitsu to Help Printing Industry Reduce Ink with InkFit Software Tokyo, Global, February 07, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the release of InkFit, a software package developed for the printing industry to reduce the ink used during printing. The new software will be available starting in early February.

  • Fujitsu's ICT Helps to Solve Environmental Issues in Thailand Tokyo, Global, February 07, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that it is using ICT to provide support in resolving environmental problems in the Map Ta Phut industrial estate in Thailand.

  • Fujitsu Group Initiatives Honored with 2nd Kanagawa Global Warming Prevention Awards Tokyo, Global, February 06, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced that two of its initiatives to reduce environmental burden—PC server development and datacenter construction—were honored with Kanagawa Prefecture's 2nd Kanagawa Global Warming Prevention Awards. Fujitsu Limited received an award for its development of the PRIMERGY RX200 S6 Energy-Saving Model technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Next, Fujitsu FIP Corporation received an award for its accomplishments in reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the construction of its Yokohama Data Center.

  • Fujitsu Releases Android Tablet for Enterprise Market Tokyo, Global, February 03, 2012 - Fujitsu today announced the immediate release in Japan of the STYLISTIC M350/CA2, an Android OS-based tablet for the enterprise market.