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April 2013

30 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu Laboratories Announces Executive Appointment and Resignation

Kawasaki, Japan, April 30, 2013 – Following a meeting of its Board of Directors today, Fujitsu Laboratories Limited announced the following new appointment to the Board of Directors and resignation, which will take effect after approval at an extraordinary shareholder's meeting scheduled for June 24, 2013 and the subsequent meeting of its Board of Directors.

30 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu Records Extraordinary Loss for Fiscal 2012

Tokyo, April 30, 2013 – Fujitsu has posted an extraordinary loss in its consolidated financial results for fiscal 2012. Factors include costs incurred by its wholly owned subsidiaries associated with efforts to strengthen management fundamentals, as announced on March 28, 2013. Specifically, these efforts include the early retirement incentive plan implemented by Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited, and workforce rationalization measures put in place by Fujitsu Technology Solutions (Holding) B.V. (FTS).

30 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu Records Valuation Loss on Shares in Subsidiaries on Non-consolidated Basis

Tokyo, April 30, 2013 – Fujitsu has recorded a valuation loss on shares in subsidiaries in its financial results for fiscal 2012, announced today. It became necessary for Fujitsu to post the valuation loss, because among the shares in subsidiaries it holds as part of its investment securities, the actual value of certain shares declined significantly, and there is little prospect that their value will recover.

30 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu Reports Fiscal 2012 Financial Results

Tokyo, April 30, 2013 – Fujitsu today reported a consolidated net loss of 72.9 billion yen (US$776 million) for the full year of fiscal 2012, a year-on-year deterioration of 115.6 billion yen, primarily as a result of extraordinary loss stemming from the LSI device business. This was 22.0 billion yen less than the Company's consolidated projections announced in February 2013.

30 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu to Sell Microcontroller and Analog Device Business to Spansion

Tokyo, April 30, 2013 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that, Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited (FSL), at FSL's board of directors meeting held today, has decided to enter into a definitive agreement to sell its microcontroller and analog business to California-based Spansion LLC and affiliates (Spansion). Fujitsu, at its own board of directors meeting today, has also approved FSL's decision.

30 April 2013  US and Japan

Spansion to Acquire Microcontroller and Analog Business from Fujitsu

SUNNYVALE, Calif., TOKYO and YOKOHAMA, Japan, April 30, 2013 – Spansion Inc. (NYSE: CODE), a leading innovator of Flash memory solutions, and Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited, today announced they have executed a definitive agreement for Spansion to acquire the Microcontroller and Analog Business of Fujitsu Semiconductor for approximately $110 million, plus approximately $65 million for inventory. The net impact is expected to be accretive for Spansion in 2013.

29 April 2013  USA

Fujitsu Recognized as a Leader of Point-of-Service Solutions

Sunnyvale, CA, April 29, 2013 – Fujitsu today announced it has been recognized in the Leaders category of The Forrester Wave: Point of Service, Q2 2012, recently published by Forrester Research, Inc. The report findings are based on a 70-point criteria evaluation of Point-of-Service vendors. Forrester, which reviewed the Fujitsu GlobalSTORE® Point of Service (PoS) solution, looked at how companies such as Fujitsu are helping retailers implement large-scale PoS systems.

26 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu and Panasonic Begin Joint Pilot Project of Cloud-Enabled Smart Appliances

Tokyo, April 26, 2013 – Fujitsu Limited and Panasonic Corporation today announced the launch of a joint pilot project that aims to create new value for customers while also tying in with other industries such as food and health. Each company's respective strengths, including information from Panasonic's smart appliances and Fujitsu's cloud technology, which enables this information to be efficiently analyzed and visualized, will be leveraged in the pilot project. Fujitsu and Panasonic intend to use the knowledge gained through the pilot project to develop new services that enhance convenience and comfort in customers' daily lives.

24 April 2013  USA

Fujitsu Releases Cost-Efficient, Semi-Rugged USB Mobile Receipt and Label Printer

Sunnyvale, CA, April 24, 2013 – Fujitsu Components America Inc. has added a semi-rugged, USB handheld printer to its mobile thermal printer offering. The printer supports connectivity with a variety of mobile computing devices for field sales, medical, POS and hospitality receipt and label printing applications.

24 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu Launches Software to Leverage Smart Device Data

Tokyo, April 24, 2013 – Fujitsu today announced the launch of sales in Japan of three new and five upgraded software packages, all designed to transform work styles by leveraging data from smart devices, such as smartphones and tablets. The software will also be rolled out overseas in the future.

22 April 2013  Australia

Distribution Central to Market Fujitsu PRIMERGY Server Range in ANZ

Sydney, April 22, 2013 – Fujitsu announces it has appointed Distribution Central Pty Limited®, a leader in technology distribution and channel services, as a value-added distributor of Fujitsu’s PRIMERGY server range in Australia and New Zealand.

22 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu Semiconductor Releases Two New Energy Harvesting Power Management IC Products, Contributing to a Low Carbon Society

Yokohama, April 22, 2013 – Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited today announced the release of two new power management IC products developed to utilize energy harvesting, the MB39C811 DC/DC buck converter and the MB39C831 DC/DC boost converter. Sample shipments for the two new products are scheduled to start in June of this year.

19 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu Announces Executive Resignation

Tokyo, April 19, 2013 – Fujitsu Limited today announced the following executive resignation.

19 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu Launches K-12 Administration Support to Lighten Workload of Educators

Tokyo, April 19, 2013 – Fujitsu today announced the immediate availability of FUJITSU Education Solution K-12 Administration Support, a new cloud service that lightens the administrative workload of educators at elementary and middle schools, while at the same time providing a secure environment for tracking student data.

18 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu Significantly Updates FM3 Family of 32-bit Microcontrollers for a Total of 570 Products

Yokohama, April 18, 2013 – Fujitsu Semiconductor Limited today announced the launch of an upgraded lineup of its FM3 Family of 32-bit general-purpose RISC microcontrollers based on the ARM(R) Cortex(TM)-M3 processor core.

17 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu Launches Information Service for Chemical Substances Regulations

Tokyo and Kawasaki, Japan, April 17, 2013 – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Quality Laboratory Limited today announced the launch of a new service in Japan for electrical and electronics manufacturers that provide regulatory information on chemical substances contained in products. Based on a collaboration between the two companies, the new service delivers information Fujitsu has collected in its global business operations, including the latest chemical substances regulatory trends, particularly related to the EU's RoHS Directive and REACH regulation, as well as ways to comply with newly added chemical substance regulations.

16 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu Announces World's First XBRL Software to Support Latest Table Linkbase

Tokyo, April 16, 2013 – Fujitsu today announced the immediate global availability of the latest version of its market-leading XBRL software, Interstage XWand V13. This is the world's first XBRL software to support the latest Table Linkbase specification.

16 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu Assists Ohtawara city with Karada Life Walking Support as part of City's Health Promotion Plan

Tokyo, April 16, 2013 – Fujitsu today announced that it is providing Fujitsu Ubiquitous Services Karada Life Walking Support to Ohtawara City in Japan's Tochigi Prefecture. This service will support the city's health promotion plan called "Ohtawara's three million steps to encourage walking," which will commence in May 2013.

12 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu Starts Verification Testing of Japan's First Medical Body Area Network

Tokyo, April 12, 2013 – Fujitsu today announced that it has successfully completed the first verification test in Japan for a medical body area network (mBAN). Conforming to IEEE 802. 15.6 standards and using a prototype device with a frequency band reserved for medical applications (400MHz), the test was conducted at Fujitsu Clinic in Kawasaki, Japan.

12 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu to Offer World's Smallest, Slimmest and Lightest Contact-Free Vein Sensor

Tokyo, April 12, 2013 – Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Frontech Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced a practical version of the world's smallest, slimmest and lightest contact-free vein authentication sensor.

11 April 2013  USA

Fujitsu Releases Training Application for the MEF Carrier Ethernet Professional Certification Test Now Available on iTunes®

Richardson, TX, April 11, 2013 – Fujitsu, a leading provider of business, information technology, and communications solutions, today announced that the Fujitsu MEF-CECP Exam Trainer is now available in the Apple iTunes® App Store.

11 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu Honored with FY2013 Intellectual Property Achievement Award

Tokyo, April 11, 2013 – Fujitsu today announced it has been awarded the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award as part of the FY2013 Intellectual Property Achievement Awards granted by Japan's Ministry of Trade, Economy and Industry (METI) and the Japan Patent Office. The award recognizes Fujitsu's technology licensing activities, particularly to small- and medium-sized enterprises, support in creating new business opportunities by making Fujitsu's patents, know-how and technologies commercially available.

11 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu to Contribute to Customers and Society through New Environmental Action Plan

Tokyo, April 11, 2013 – Fujitsu today announced the Fujitsu Group Environmental Action Plan, Stage VII, which sets new environmental goals for fiscal 2013 through fiscal 2015 (April 1, 2013 – March 31, 2016).

10 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu and Oracle Announce Worldwide Availability of Fujitsu M10 Servers

Tokyo, April 10, 2013 – Fujitsu and Oracle's New SPARC Servers Help Customers Optimize Investment While Enjoying the Utmost Reliability

10 April 2013  US and Japan

Fujitsu and Oracle Announce Worldwide Availability of Fujitsu M10 Servers

Redwood Shores, Calif. and Tokyo, Japan, April 10, 2013 – Continuing their more than 20-year partnership and leadership in mission-critical computing, Fujitsu and Oracle today announced the worldwide availability of Fujitsu M10 servers, based on the 16-core SPARC64 X processor.

10 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu Sets Out its "Fujitsu Technology and Service Vision"

Tokyo, April 10, 2013 – Fujitsu today announced its "Fujitsu Technology and Service Vision." To achieve its vision of the Human Centric Intelligent Society, Fujitsu has systematically articulated innovation scenarios for business and society through concepts of technologies and services embodied by the lineup of Fujitsu offerings. Fujitsu will bring its integrated portfolio of products and services to the global marketplace.

9 April 2013  UK

Fujitsu Extends Relationship with Microsoft Through Implementation of New Centre of Excellence Business Model

8 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu Acquires Cloud Service Provider, RunMyProcess

Tokyo, April 8, 2013 – Fujitsu today announces that it has finalized a contract with RunMyProcess (RMP), a France-based cloud service provider, to acquire all shares of RMP. With this acquisition, Fujitsu will add integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) to its cloud offerings to bolster its cloud portfolio as it expands its global cloud business.

3 April 2013  Japan, Ireland and England

Fujitsu and DERI Revolutionize Access to Open Data by Jointly Developing Technology for Linked Open Data

Kawasaki, Japan, Galway, Ireland, and London, England, April 3, 2013 – Fujitsu Laboratories Limited, the Digital Enterprise Research Institute (DERI) of the National University of Ireland Galway, and Fujitsu Laboratories of Europe Limited have jointly announced a revolutionary new data storage technology that stores and queries interconnected Linked Open Data (LOD), available globally. The technology will be made available free of charge on a cloud-based platform that utilizes LOD, thereby promoting open data usage and enabling the easy utilization of enormous volumes of LOD.

3 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu Develops Next-Generation User Interface for Intuitive Touch-Based Operations

Kawasaki, Japan, April 3, 2013 – Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced the development of next-generation user interface technology that enables intuitive, fingertip operations. This new technology can accurately detect where the user's finger is and what it is touching, and uses off-the-shelf cameras and projectors. This eliminates the need for expensive equipment and overcomes imprecise tracking—issues posed by conventional technologies.

2 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu to Host Fujitsu Forum 2013

Tokyo, April 2, 2013 – Fujitsu today announced that Fujitsu Forum 2013, the Company's largest annual event, will be held May 16-17 at the Tokyo International Forum in Japan. The theme of this year's Fujitsu Forum will be "Reshaping ICT, Reshaping Business and Society."

1 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu Makes Application of Big Data Timely with High-Speed Processing Technology

Kawasaki, Japan, April 1, 2013 – Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced the development of high-speed data processing technology that enables the timely utilization of big data, which is ever-expanding on account of such sources as social media. This development opens up new potential applications for e-commerce and other businesses.

1 April 2013  Japan

Fujitsu Provides Free Cloud Service to Ten Organizations Involved in Biodiversity Conservation Activities

Tokyo, April 1, 2013 – Fujitsu today announced that, starting April 1, 2013, it will provide its Mobile Photo System cloud service, a biosurvey tool, free of charge to ten organizations involved in biodiversity conservation activities.