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19 December 2006 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Takes Part in EPA Program Researching Alternative Flame Retardants for Printed Circuit Boards
Munich, December 19, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers is supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the search for alternative, environmentally conscious substitutes for brominated flame retardants. The leading European IT provider has committed to the EPA program "Design for the Environment Program (DfE)", which seeks to reduce the individual health risks and environmental damage that can be caused by IT production.
12 December 2006 UK: Fujitsu Adds IP Serial Console Switch for Remote Device Management
London, December 12, 2006 – With increasing corporate globalisation prompting the need for remote management capability, Fujitsu Europe today added a software-free, IP-Serial console switch/1-port converter to its SERVIS™ system product line. This new device expands Fujitsu's existing line of KVM switches, console drawers and Cat5 extenders for flexible network connectivity solutions.
11 December 2006 UK: Fujitsu Announces World's First 300GB 2.5" Hard Disk Drive
London, December 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Europe Limited today announced as part of a coordinated global launch the MHX2300BT series of mobile hard disk drives (HDDs). The newest Fujitsu products feature impressive storage capacities of 250GB and 300GB and are the first 2.5" PMR hard disk drives in the industry to attain these high levels of capacity.
11 December 2006 UK: Fujitsu Services Signs Contract to Acquire Majority Interest in German IT Services company TDS AG
London, December 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Services, the European IT services arm of the Fujitsu Group, today signed a contract to acquire investor General Atlantic's stake in TDS AG for a purchase price of € 2.80 per share. The contract will become effective after antitrust clearance. Further shareholders have offered to sell their shares to Fujitsu alongside General Atlantic. This will take Fujitsu's shareholding to 79.1 percent, making it the majority shareholder in TDS AG.
5 December 2006 UK: Fujitsu Announces World's Fastest CMOS 14-bit D
Maidenhead, December 5, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) announces the MB86065 14-bit 1.3GSa/s digital-to-analogue converter (DAC). This single-channel device is a derivative of the successful, prize winning(1) MB86064 dual 14-bit 1GSa/s DAC.
4 December 2006 Germany and US: Fujitsu Siemens Computers and EMC Deliver Fundamental Building Block for Enterprise SOA from SAP
Munich and Hopkinton, Mass, December 4, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers and EMC Corporation today announced integration of EMC networked storage systems and software with the next generation of Fujitsu Siemens Computers' FlexFrame™ for mySAP™ Business Suite. Aimed at reducing total cost of ownership of IT for enterprises, FlexFrame™ for mySAP™ Business Suite version 4.0 gives customers improved information management and protection while and delivering an adaptable and flexible computing infrastructure. FlexFrame is a cost-effective means for running Enterprise Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) from SAP, with SAP NetWeaver as a technical foundation.
28 November 2006 Germany: Fujitsu Introduces 256Mbit Mobile FCRAM™ Compliant with COSMORAM Rev.4
Langen, November 28, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe GmbH (FME) today announced the availability of a new 256Mbit Mobile Fast Cycle RAM (FCRAM). The Mobile FCRAM is a pseudo static RAM (PSRAM) with an SRAM interface on Fujitsu's unique FCRAM core technology. The device has the advantage of high-speed operation together with low power consumption, making it especially well-suited for portable applications such as mobile phones.
14 November 2006 Germany: CELSIUS R540 and CELSIUS R640 now with Intel Quad-Core Processors
Augsburg, November 14, 2006 – At the VISIT IT conference Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT provider, is announcing the availability of its CELSIUS R540 and CELSIUS R640 workstations with latest Intel Quadcore processors. The systems are already very successful due to their improved chassis and cooling technology, which reduces the sound emission significantly.
14 November 2006 Germany: German-Japanese Servers based on Intel’s Quad-Processors are Front Runners in the Footrace of Industry Standard Servers
Munich , November 14, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT provider, today announced the introduction of five new PRIMERGY server models: the tower models TX200 and TX300 S3, the rack-based models RX200 and RX300 S3 as well as the blade servers BX620 S3. All new form factors run on the new Intel Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processors E5310 and E5320, codename "Clovertown", - that is also unveiled by Intel today -, and take advantage of the almost doubled performance per watt compared to the latest generation of Intel Dual-Core processors. All described server models support the three available Intel Xeon series processors of the 5300 sequence offering the widest range of performance choice for all customer demands in the typical application scenarios. The new models are now available throughout the EMEA region.
14 November 2006 Germany: PRIMERGY BladeFrame Integrates Hypervisor Technology into PAN Manager Software for Seamless Management of Physical and Virtual Servers
Munich , November 14, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT provider, today launched vBlade™ software, a new software add-on to the PRIMERGY BladeFrame® system powered by Egenera®.vBlade software introduces an entirely new way to manage both physical servers and virtual machines by providing a single environment for configuring, allocating, repurposing and managing both types of resources, and eliminating the complexities associated with virtual machine management.
14 November 2006 Germany and Spain: PRIMERGY BladeFrame Virtualization and Microsoft Operations Manager Combine to Create Self-managing Platform Delivering Continuous Highest-availability
Augsburg and Barcelona, November 14, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT vendor, today unveils the industry's first dynamic, self-managing technology platform for Microsoft-based computing: Dynamic IT for Microsoft, - targeted at larger midsize companies and the large enterprise - combines Fujitsu Siemens Computers' fully-virtualized PRIMERGY BladeFrame servers with Microsoft Operations Manager, a central management tool for Windows-based applications. This concept provides data center managers with greater system flexibility and enables them to ensure that their IT infrastructure continually achieves the highest levels of availability to match varying resource demands.
14 November 2006 Germany: The "New Fujitsu Siemens Computers" is Focusing on Customer Value through Close Cooperation of Hardware, Services and Solutions Sales
Augsburg, November 14, 2006 – This year, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT manufacturer and market leader in Germany, is premiering the "New Fujitsu Siemens Computers" at its annual VISIT IT Forum. The integration of IT Product Services (ITPS), which has been part of Fujitsu Siemens Computers BV Holding since April1, 2006, allows the company to offer its customers the full range of consulting, design, implementation and maintenance services for its core businesses infrastructure and mobility solutions. Sales, professional services and consulting are tightly interwoven under the umbrella of Value Sales, ensuring that customers receive virtualization and automation solutions for the Dynamic Data Center from a single source.
14 November 2006 Germany: Triple Certification Guarantees Unbeatable Service Standards
Augsburg, November 14, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers IT Product Services (ITPS) has been awarded the certificate ISO 20000-1:2005 (IT service management - ITIL). This makes ITPS the first leading IT service provider to be awarded the three most important certifications currently available. Alongside ISO 20000-1, ITPS has been granted ISO 27001 (information security) and ISO 9001:2000 (quality management) certification in one standardized management system. Customers are thus guaranteed that all services provided by Fujitsu Siemens Computers ITPS meet top-of-the-range standards.
8 November 2006 UK: Fujitsu Releases Compact, Multi-Function IP-KVM Switch
London, November 8, 2006 – Fujitsu Europe has expanded its System Product offering with today's release of an IP-KVM switch. This device gives one local and up to four remote users secure access and control of computers (such as PC/IA/Unix servers) via a graphical user interface over any TCP/IP network without using special software or drivers.
27 October 2006 UK: Fujitsu and IntelliQ form collaboration to reduce retail shrinkage
London, October 27, 2006 – As part of its overall focus on responsive retailing, Fujitsu Services, one of Europe’s leading IT services companies, has formed a collaboration with IntelliQ, a leading provider of comprehensive loss prevention solutions. The collaboration will help retailers from across Europe reduce shrinkage caused through administrative errors or theft and fraud at the till.
26 October 2006 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers offers Microsoft Vista upgrade program
Munich , October 26, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT provider is offering customers an attractive opportunity to upgrade to Microsoft Windows Vista. The Upgrade Program will give customers from Fujitsu Siemens Computers the chance to upgrade their PC or notebook to Windows Vista, if they bought a system from Fujitsu Siemens Computers between October 26, 2006 and March 15, 2007. The upgrade is then possible until March 31, 2007. This Update Program is targeted towards end users and small and medium enterprises.
26 October 2006 UK: Yarg Biometrics and Fujitsu Europe Partner To Develop a Pioneering Palm Vein-based Biometric ID Solution for Schools
London, October 26, 2006 – Yarg Biometrics Ltd, and Fujitsu Europe Limited today announced their plans to work together to develop a pioneering biometric identification system for schools, based on palm vein authentication technology known as PalmSecure™ from Fujitsu. Yarg and Fujitsu have implemented the technology at Todholm Primary School in Paisley, Scotland.
25 October 2006 UK: Fujitsu Launches the ScanSnap S500M: "One-button" Scanning To Benefit Mac Users
London, October 25, 2006 – Fujitsu Europe Limited, a market-leading provider of document image scanners, today announced the launch of its newest scanning solution for the Apple Macintosh platform – the ScanSnap S500M. The new model is a compact-size PDF scanner for fast, reliable "one-button" scanning, safe digitisation and image transfer. The ScanSnap S500M is a true crossover-product, which enables Mac users to manage their day-to-day business comfortably and more efficiently.
23 October 2006 UK: Fujitsu Europe Ltd launch New Degausser Product and Bring Verity Systems on Board to Distribute.
London, October 23, 2006 – Today Fujitsu Europe Ltd launch the Mag EraSURE™ ME-P3/P3E designed to speedily and efficiently erase data from magnetically recorded media. They will be working alongside Verity Systems as their core distributor to draw on their wealth of sales, marketing and technical experience with this product and within this channel to establish themselves and boost sales. MagEraSURE ME-P3/P3E is on both the National Security Agency (NSA) and Department of Defense (DoD) approved lists of degausser products.
23 October 2006 Germany: Improved FlexFrame for Oracle Now a Stronger Gateway to SOA
Munich , October 23, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers today unveiled a new version of FlexFrame for Oracle, a dynamic infrastructure platform that serves as a gateway to service oriented architecture (SOA).
18 October 2006 Germany: LIFEBOOK C1410 is the First Notebook Officially Proven To Fulfill the High "Nordic Swan" Environmental Standard
Munich , October 18, 2006 – The LIFEBOOK C1410 from Fujitsu Siemens Computers is the first notebook passing extremely high standards to protect the environment: Being subject to comprehensive tests done by the independent renown "Swan" institute the LIFEBOOK C1410 has received The Swan, the official Nordic ecolabel, introduced by the Nordic Council of Ministers. The Swan also sets criteria with regard to quality and performance.
16 October 2006 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers: Challenging market – Successful integration
Munich, October 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT provider announces its results for the first half of Fiscal Year 2006 (1HY06). From April to September the company achieved 3.1 billion Euros in revenue, for the first time breaking through the three billion Euro revenue mark.
16 October 2006 US and Germany: Fujitsu To Introduce New FlexRay Controller, Complete System Solution under "FlexRay™ Made Easy" Program
Detroit, MI and Langen , October 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) and Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe today introduced a new FlexRay controller, the MB91F465X, at a press conference at Convergence 2006 in Detroit.
10 October 2006 UK: Fujitsu Wins Award for Managed VoIP Service
London, October 10, 2006 – Fujitsu Services today scooped the 'Network & Services Management & Operations' award at this year's InfoVision Awards for its Managed VoIP Service. Held at the Broadband World Forum Europe in Paris and organised by the International Engineering Consortium (IEC), the awards recognise those deemed to be the most unique and beneficial to the telecommunications industry.
5 October 2006 Germany: The New ESPRIMO Q5000 Mini PC from Fujitsu Siemens Computers Puts the Spotlight on Design
Munich , October 5, 2006 – The latest accessory for stylish desktops weighs two kilograms, measures 5 x 16.5 x 16.5 centimeters and offers full computing power. With its new ESPRIMO Q5000 Mini PC, Fujitsu Siemens Computers is striking out on completely new paths in the field of professional desktop PCs. Here, development focused on design; the result was a desktop PC that combines cool elegance and intelligent technology. The ESPRIMO Q5000 Mini PC offers the full range of computer performance of a standard office PC and was developed with a particular eye to image-conscious companies for which elegant and stylish offices play an important role. It will be available as of 1 October 2006 at prices starting at €849 (e.g. in Germany, incl. VAT).
29 September 2006 UK: Fujitsu Hosts European 'Responsive Retailing' Event
London, September 29, 2006 – Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT services companies, hosted its 'Responsive Retailing' event at The Cumberland Hotel in London, on Wednesday 27 September 2006. The event, attended by over 100 leading retailers throughout Europe, provided an industry forum to hear what some of the top names in retail are doing to meet the challenges of today's customers.
21 September 2006 UK: Fujitsu Telecommunications Ireland Gains the Investors in People Standard
Birmingham, September 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Ltd, the leading supplier of high performance telecommunications solutions, announces that its re-manufacturing and service division, Fujitsu Telecommunications Ireland, has been granted the Investors in People (IIP) Standard. Based in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the division prides itself on high levels of employee satisfaction and underwent stringent IIP assessment earlier this year, involving a rigorous set of new criteria.
13 September 2006 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Oracle and NetApp Help IT Managers to Simplify the Complex
Munich , September 13, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Oracle and NetApp today announced that they will partner together to host SOA Symposium 2006: Dynamic Infrastructure for Oracle, a road-show comprised of 20 events in 13 countries across EMEA to be held between September and December. The SOA Symposium will provide IT decision maker attendees from enterprise and midsized organisations with a timely, detailed look at the business benefits of service oriented architecture (SOA) as well as implementation strategies and solutions.
12 September 2006 Germany: Fujitsu Announces Reorganisation of its European Semiconductor Business
Munich, September 12, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) today announces reorganisation of its European semiconductor business with the creation of a Business Unit Graphics Solutions. Around 30 specialists, combining hard- and software design, applications and marketing skills will be based in Neuried, near Munich, Germany.
12 September 2006 UK: Purely Mac and absolutely crossover – Fujitsu introduces ScanSnap document scanner for the Apple/Intel platform
London, September 12, 2006 – Fujitsu Europe Limited will be co-exhibiting with Computers Unlimited at this year's Apple Expo in Paris, France within the Innovation Village in Hall 5, Porte de Versailles. The Apple Expo Paris is Europe's leading exhibition and conference for the Mac community, open to creative professionals and the public alike.
7 September 2006 Germany: Simpler Administration, Greater Security: the New Fujitsu Siemens Computers ESPRIMO Models with Intel® vPro™ Technology
Munich, September 7, 2006 – Just like Superman, IT administrators are normally invisible but always arrive in the nick of time when things get hot. To make life easier for these corporate superheroes, Fujitsu Siemens Computers is introducing new ESPRIMO professional PCs with the latest Intel® vPro™ technology to coincide with the Intel launch. Made in Augsburg, Germany, the small form factor ESPRIMO E5916 and ESPRIMO P5916 microtower also feature several in-house developments from Fujitsu Siemens Computers that enhance system manageability, security and energy efficiency. These two new ESPRIMO models are now available for prices of around €869 (e.g. in Germany, incl. VAT).
6 September 2006 US, Germany, and the Netherlands: Fujitsu and Hopling Technologies to Bring Linux-based WiMAX Board Support Packages to Market
Sunnyvale, CA, Langen, and Almere, September 6, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA), Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME), and Hopling Technologies announced today that the three companies have further enhanced their working relationships by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the mutual goal of enabling faster and smoother integration of the WiMAX baseband system-on-chip (SoC) into a Linux-based wireless equipment environment.
30 August 2006 UK: Fujitsu To Deliver Cutting Edge Hard Disk Drive Technology TO Address Growing Industry Demands
London, August 30, 2006 – Fujitsu Europe Limited, one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced two additions to its mobile hard disk drive (HDD) family: the MHW2160BH series, a 160GB, 2.5" Serial ATA (SATA) model featuring perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) technology; and the MHW2080AT series, an up to 80GB Parallel ATA (PATA) hard disk drive. The 160GB SATA product was developed to address customer demand for increased storage capacity, while the 80GB hard disk drive was designed for the consumer electronics (CE) and external USB storage markets.
21 August 2006 UK: Fujitsu Complements Scanner Range with Kofax VRS 4.1 Basic
London, August 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Europe Limited, the market-leading provider of document imaging scanners, today announced its new scanner complementation program with Kofax VRS 4.1 software. From mid-September 2006, Fujitsu offers its workgroup scanners - the fi-5120C and fi-5220C plus its departmental and low volume models – the fi-5530C, fi-4340C, fi-5650C and fi-5750C with Kofax VRS 4.1 Basic. These bundles can benefit users by further reducing document preparation and manual intervention during the scanning process. Fujitsu also offers upgrade options from VRS 4.1 Basic to the Professional version.
27 July 2006 UK: Fujitsu To Integrate GPON Solutions for Next Generation Networks
Birmingham, July 27, 2006 – Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Ltd (FTEL), the leading supplier of high performance telecommunications solutions, announces that it has partnered with Terawave Communications Inc., to integrate Terawave's GPON technology into Fujitsu's GeoStream Access Gateway MSAN platform and network management solutions for the European Market. The partnership reflects Fujitsu's strength in the access domain, combined with Terawave's world-class technology and experience in passive optical networking (PON).
19 July 2006 Germany: New PRIMEQUEST™ 500 series Server Delivers More than Double Performance and Advanced Virtualization in Mission-Critical Linux and Windows Environments
Munich , July 19, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT provider, today announced the release of a new high-end series in its PRIMEQUEST™ server line the PRIMEQUEST™ 500 series (three models) servers with Dual-Core Intel® Itanium® 2 processors, providing performance improvements up to 2.5 times that of previous models. The PRIMEQUEST™ servers are built to meet the highest demands for reliability and availability in data center operations. The PRIMEQUEST™ 500 series servers deliver the most advanced virtualization capabilities available along with extended system scalability for Linux and Windows environments. Combining the latest Dual-Core Intel® Itanium® 2 processor with Fujitsu Siemens Computers cutting-edge architecture and design, the new PRIMEQUEST™ 500 servers are the ideal choice for enterprises that require the economic benefits and flexibility of industry standard solutions without compromising their business continuity.
11 July 2006 France: Airbus Selects SynfiniWay from Fujitsu To Provide grid Computing Environment for Aerodynamics Analysis
Paris and Toulouse, July 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Systems Europe announces a significant order for its SynfiniWay™ grid middleware from Airbus, one of the world's largest commercial aircraft manufacturers. SynfiniWay will be used for the production HPC grid environment at the primary Airbus compute centres in France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom.
11 July 2006 Germany and US: Fujitsu and Software AG Deliver Mature SOA Management and Governance with CentraSite™
Darmstadt and Sunnyvale, CA, July 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation and Software AG today announced the release of the latest version of CentraSite™, an award-winning joint solution that offers greater visibility across a service-oriented architecture (SOA) and provides improved analysis and control of SOA resources and activities. The CentraSite Enterprise Edition is now available as a standalone product offering a UDDI v3.0 search using predefined metadata models, a JAXR interface with subscribe and notification capabilities, WebDAV access to the SOA repository, predefined reporting modules, and both an AJAX interface and the Eclipse Registry Browser. The Enterprise Edition also provides an extensible metadata model for the definition of customer-specific SOA artifacts.
11 July 2006 Germany and US: Software AG and Fujitsu Launch the "CentraSite™ Community," the First Standards-Based SOA Forum
Darmstadt and Sunnyvale, CA, July 11, 2006 – Software AG and Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced the CentraSite™ Community, an initiative that brings both alliance partners and customers together to create a complete service-oriented architecture (SOA) ecosystem. Formed to help organizations successfully design, implement, manage, govern and optimize a SOA, the CentraSite Community will foster business agility by providing customers with partners' pre-integrated SOA assets stored in CentraSite, a standards-based SOA registry and repository. Jointly developed by Fujitsu and Software AG, CentraSite represents the foundation of this Community. In a separate release today, Fujitsu and Software AG also announced the general availability of CentraSite Version 2.1.
10 July 2006 Germany: BladeFrame: Virtual Server Pool Solution in Productive Use at T-Systems
Munich, July 10, 2006 – Today, Fujitsu Siemens Computers announced that T-Systems is now operating its e-service area platform on a PRIMERGY BladeFrame powered by Egenera system. T-Systems customers utilize this platform for their e-mail systems, e-shops, Internet portals and data warehouse applications. PRIMERGY BladeFrame supports the B2B services platform with flexible IT resources which adapt themselves dynamically to changing requirements. T-Systems customers profit from the installation in the T-Systems data centers, which are linked via fast, flexible networks. As a result, T-Systems can provide its customers with the fast, flexible, reliable and affordable services operated on Internet and intranet servers as well as corresponding server-based applications. In addition, T-Systems customers can now take advantage of on-demand services in their intranets.
4 July 2006 UK: United Co-operatives Selects Fujitsu to Assist in Achieving Growth Plans
London, July 4, 2006 – United Co-operatives, one of the largest retail co-operatives in Europe, has signed a contract worth £4.2 million with Fujitsu Services for the rollout of a retail software solution across its entire food retail estate of over 500 stores and 1,500 Point of Sale (PoS) systems.
3 July 2006 UK: Staffordshire County Council Looks to the Future with Outsourced Support from Fujitsu
Staffordshire County, July 3, 2006 – Fujitsu Services has been awarded a SAP basis support contract by Staffordshire County Council, underpinning a number of key services offered to local citizens such as tax enquiries and other related financial matters. As a result of the contract, Staffordshire is set to benefit from being able to re-allocate staff to other areas of the Council and so improve its citizens' service experience. Staffordshire has one of the largest SAP implementations in UK Local Government being the seventh largest council in the UK with 800,000 citizens and managing numerous partner organisations.
2 July 2006 Germany: Oracle Teams up with Fujitsu Siemens Computers To Open International ISV Migration Center in Munich
Munich, July 2, 2006 – Oracle has joined forces with Fujitsu Siemens Computers to open an International ISV Migration Center in its main offices in Munich. Starting immediately, European independent software vendors (ISVs) who want to migrate their solutions to the Oracle® 10g platform can turn to this source for the latest hardware and software resources available for testing and validation purposes. In addition, the center will be staffed with experts from Oracle and Fujitsu Siemens Computers who are specifically trained to help test and tune solutions on an Oracle and Fujitsu Siemens Computers infrastructure. Workshops which can be tailored to satisfy an ISVs' individual interests and requirements are also available; these deliver solid information on Oracle 10g, provide assistance in testing, and give recommendations for the migration.
29 June 2006 UK: Fujitsu Announces its 4th Generation ScanSnap Scanner
London, June 29, 2006 – Fujitsu Europe Limited, a market leading provider of document image scanners, today announced the launch of its next generation ScanSnap – the S500. Without burdening you with extra work, the ScanSnap S500 enables an easy and fast "one button" approach to the scanning of typical office documents at any time. Whether day-to-day business correspondence, business cards or multi-page colour A4 or A3 brochures, the ScanSnap S500 will, in a matter of seconds, scan each document saving it to a pre-defined file type such as PDF.
26 June 2006 UK: Fujitsu Services Posts Record Financial Results
London, June 26, 2006 – Fujitsu Services Holdings PLC, one of Europe's leading IT services companies, today announced its financial results for 2005/06. The company made an operating profit before rationalisation of £153.7 million and a profit before tax of £154.3 million in the year ended 31 March 2006, an increase of 47% from 2004/05. The company's order book has grown to £6.5 billion. These numbers reflect International Financial Reporting Standards and comparisons are on a like for like basis. (Please see details below)
26 June 2006 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Extends Datacenter Virtualization Architecture
Munich , June 26, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT provider, introduced today PAN Manager™ 5.0, the fifth-generation software release for the PRIMERGY BladeFrame system powered by Egenera. Whereas the former version was designed to manage the resources within one PRIMERGY BladeFrame system – up to 24 Processing Blade™ modules - PAN Manager 5.0 now enables multiple PRIMERGY BladeFrame systems to be managed as a single pool of assets in order to further enhance operational simplicity, extend failover to a broader set of computing resources, and lower total cost of ownership. PAN Manager software release 5.0 is available immediately and will ship with new PRIMERGY BladeFrame EX systems.
26 June 2006 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers is Completing the PRIMERGY Server Line Running on Newest Intel Processor Technology
Munich , June 26, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT provider, today announced the completion of PRIMERGY dual-socket generation servers: after having introduced a series of new PRIMERGY S3 models deploying the latest Intel® Bensley platform in May, the company unveiled today the availability of the PRIMERGY TX300 S3 tower server and PRIMERGY BladeFrame running the new Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® 5160 sequence processors which are also introduced by Intel today. These stand for improved performance and workload in combination with significantly lower power consumption. One key feature of the new servers is the built-in virtualization capability of the processor which is supposed to maximize significantly server utilization rates and to allow more applications to run on one machine. Customers will not only benefit from the heightened performance and utilization rate, but will also gain the advantage of an easier management of the server that comes with the latest PRIMERGY generation's integrated Remote Management Controller. The new PRIMERGY generation servers offer IT administrators new options for consolidating their infrastructures to address power, cooling, and real estate cost challenges. The TX300 S3 model is available now throughout the EMEA region; the new PRIMERGY BladeFrame powered by Egenera will be available in Q3 2006.
19 June 2006 Germany: LIFEBOOK Q2010: First 3G/UMTS Embedded Notebook Now Available
Munich, June 19, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT provider, is announcing the availability of the first 3G/UMTS embedded notebook, the sophisticated and elegant LIFEBOOK Q2010. It's the ultimate executive notebook, giving users in Europe the convenience and dependability of a broad base of mobile network operators on the 3G/UMTS network via cooperation with: T-Mobile in Germany and Austria, mobilkom austria in Austria, Orange in France, Telefonica in Spain, Swisscom in Switzerland, Telenor in Norway, Elisa in Finland, 3 in Sweden and in a number of Vodafone markets.
8 June 2006 UK: Fujitsu Triumphs at European Retail Solutions Awards
Birmingham, June 8, 2006 – Fujitsu and The Body Shop were awarded the 'Project implementation of the year' for an EPoS upgrade project. Around 1,600 Fujitsu TeamPoS 2000 units have been rolled out to over 700 Body Shop stores in seven countries. The retailer is already seeing a number of benefits from the new system.
6 June 2006 UK: Fujitsu Research Reveals a Lack of Future Investment in Technologies To Improve the Customer Experience
London, June 6, 2006 – Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT services companies, has conducted research, in conjunction with the 2006 Retail Solutions conference, amongst Europe's top retail companies to evaluate retailers' current and planned use of technology to improve the customer experience. The findings, to be announced at Retail Solutions today, reveal that the tough economic environment is causing retailers to view technology as an enabler to cutting costs rather than a means of investing in new services to differentiate themselves from their competitors. It also shows that whilst a small number of top retailers are continually investing in improving their offering – the majority of retailers are not planning to invest in new technologies over the next five years.
6 June 2006 Germany: Standard Chartered PLC Chooses PRIMERGY BladeFrame Powered by Egenera from Fujitsu Siemens Computers for Core Retail-Banking Application
Munich , June 6, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT vendor, today announced that Standard Chartered PLC, one of the world's most international banks with operations in more than 50 countries, has selected Fujitsu Siemens Computers' PRIMERGY BladeFrame® powered by Egenera system as the platform for its core retail-banking application globally. This application, which runs IBM® WebSphere® and IBM DB2®, has the bank’s highest classification for business criticality. Atos Origin, Standard Chartered's IT provider, will implement the PRIMERGY BladeFrame systems and provide ongoing support from its datacenter in Asia.
1 June 2006 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Offers Blade Chassis Subscription for Linux
Munich, June 1, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT provider, today announced a new pricing model for its Linux-based enterprise servers designed to cut complexity in the Dynamic Data Center. The PRIMERGY BX 600 and PRIMERGY BladeFrame can now be purchased with a single Linux enterprise subscription option per chassis. Instead of licensing the operating system per blade server, customers can deploy any number of instances of the operating system, once they licensed the chassis. The single subscription model provides the customer with better cost control, cost reduction and simplifies the procuring and licensing process of Linux for blade server environments. The offer covers Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Servers edition and is available through EMEA with immediate effect.
9 March 2006 Japan and Germany: Fujitsu Launches Worldwide Sales of New Compact, High-Performance Palm Vein Biometric Authentication Device
Tokyo and Hannover, March 9, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced the joint development and commercial introduction of a significantly more compact and higher performance model of their original award-winning contactless palm vein biometric authentication device. Targeting a major expansion of its biometric security systems business, Fujitsu will market the new device worldwide under the PalmSecure™ brand beginning today.

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