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2010 Press Releases by Region
Americas
- 22 December 2010 US
- Better Buys for Business Awards Fujitsu Scanners as "Editor's Choice" in Scan-to-File Guide for 11th Consecutive Year
Sunnyvale, CA, December 22, 2010 – Fujitsu, the market leader in document imaging scanners, is pleased to announce that nine Fujitsu scanners were selected as "Editor’s Choice Award" winners in the Better Buys for Business 2011 Scan-to-File Guide, published in the November issue. The Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500 & S1500M, ScanSnap fi-6010N iScanner, fi-6130 & fi-6230, fi-6670 & fi-6770, fi-6800, and fi-5950 were deemed winners in five out of six product categories, including multipurpose, networked, low-volume, midrange, and high-end production models. Additionally, the fi-6800 model received the 2010 Innovative Product of the Year Award in the “scan-to-file” category. This signals the eleventh consecutive year Fujitsu has won the "Editor’s Choice Award" in the publication’s Scan-to-File Guide.
- 22 December 2010 US
- Fujitsu Receives 2010 Vendor Award of Excellence from Ingram Micro
Sunnyvale, CA, December 22, 2010 – Fujitsu, the market leader in document imaging scanners, today announced that it received the 2010 Vendor Award of Excellence in the “Content Management” category from Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), the world’s largest technology distributor, at Ingram Micro’s Marketing Symposium in Anaheim, Calif., in November.
- 17 December 2010 U.S. and Japan
- Fujitsu Accelerates Exhaustive Verification of Java Software Through Parallel Processing
Sunnyvale, U.S. and Kawasaki, Japan, December 17, 2010 – Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the development of technology enabling high-speed exhaustive verification of Java software using parallel processing. In order to ensure the quality of ICT systems, it is critical that software programs be sufficiently tested. By employing this new technology that leverages the power of cloud computing, on previous technologies enabling exhaustive verification of programs developed by Fujitsu Laboratories, time required for verification can be dramatically shortened, leading to expectations that the technology will result in enhancement of program quality.
- 17 December 2010 Japan and US
- Fujitsu and Boeing Form Strategic Alliance in Aircraft Maintenance Services
TOKYO and SEATTLE, WA, December 17, 2010 – Fujitsu (TSE: 6702) and Boeing [NYSE: BA] have established a strategic alliance in which the companies will develop a service to enable greater efficiency in aircraft maintenance operations. The partnership will employ unique tools such as Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) and Contact Memory Buttons (CMB) to allow customers to use these technologies without needing to retrofit their own fleets. Airlines can reduce costs by reducing inventory and manual data entry errors without having to create new processes.
- 14 December 2010 USA
- Fujitsu, SafeNet Combination Delivers High Security, High Throughput for Government Networks
Richardson, TX, December 14, 2010 – Fujitsu, a leading provider of business, information technology and communications solutions, announced today the successful completion of interoperability testing with SafeNet, a global leader in information security.
Asia
- 29 December 2010 Singapore
- Over One Million Units of Fujitsu Semiconductor's New Low-Cost MPEG-2 Set-Top Box Chip H20D Shipped
Singapore, December 29, 2010 – Fujitsu Semiconductor Asia Pte Ltd (FSAL) announced today that the shipment of Fujitsu's new low-cost MPEG-2 set-top box chip H20D has exceeded one million units. The product went into mass production in March 2010. This demonstrates the strong competitive edge of Fujitsu’s set-top box solutions in the highly competitive, low-cost set-top box market.
- 28 December 2010 Japan
- Toshiba Storage Device Corporation Becomes Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation
Tokyo, December 28, 2010 – Fujitsu Limited and Toshiba Corporation today announced that Toshiba has acquired Fujitsu's shareholding in Toshiba Storage Device Corporation (TSDC). With the completion of the transaction, TSDC has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba.
- 21 December 2010 Japan
- Fujitsu Upgrades Production Management System for Daifuku in China
Tokyo, December 21, 2010 – Fujitsu today announced that, in collaboration with Daifuku Co., Ltd., which is globally expanding its material handling system, it has upgraded the production management system at Daifuku (China) Manufacturing Co., Ltd., the company's Shanghai-based Chinese production center. Responding to increased demand for material handling systems in China, the new system started operations in November 2010.
- 20 December 2010 Japan
- Fujitsu Unveils Software for Detecting Network and Cloud Environment Failures
Tokyo, December 20, 2010 – Fujitsu today announced the launch of a software package for managing network monitoring services available only in Japan.
- 17 December 2010 U.S. and Japan
- Fujitsu Accelerates Exhaustive Verification of Java Software Through Parallel Processing
Sunnyvale, U.S. and Kawasaki, Japan, December 17, 2010 – Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the development of technology enabling high-speed exhaustive verification of Java software using parallel processing. In order to ensure the quality of ICT systems, it is critical that software programs be sufficiently tested. By employing this new technology that leverages the power of cloud computing, on previous technologies enabling exhaustive verification of programs developed by Fujitsu Laboratories, time required for verification can be dramatically shortened, leading to expectations that the technology will result in enhancement of program quality.
Australasia
- 25 November 2010 Australia
- Fujitsu’s PRIMERGY BX400 Opens Up Blade Computing for Midsize Companies
Sydney, November 25, 2010 – Fujitsu today announces the global availability of blade server technology designed especially for smaller and mid-size businesses that are looking for scalable efficiencies and consolidation. The new PRIMERGY BX400 is a fully-featured blade system built from the ground up as a user-friendly and versatile infrastructure designed for midsized customers with large computing and storage requirements, including branch offices.
- 24 November 2010 Australia
- Fujitsu Opens Australia’s Most Advanced Data Centre in Perth
Perth, November 24, 2010 – Fujitsu, together with Bankwest, announced the official opening of Australia’s most advanced, environmentally sustainable data centre in Perth. The new multi-million dollar Fujitsu Perth Data Centre will service the booming West Australian market and allow Fujitsu to target growing cloud solution opportunities in Asia.
- 17 November 2010 Australia
- Fujitsu extends premium line of fi-series scanners
Sydney, November 17, 2010 – Fujitsu, a leading provider of ICT business solutions, has announced today the availability of the Fujitsu fi-6110 document scanner - the latest addition to Fujitsu’s business scanner family. With its very compact design, the Fujitsu fi-6110 is one of the smallest and swiftest workgroup class document scanners in the market. It offers small businesses a powerful, easy to handle solution to capture different types of documents for use in various business applications. The Fujitsu fi-6110 succeeds the successful entry class fi-series model fi-5110C.
- 11 November 2010 Australia
- Fujitsu partners with Rocket Software to deliver Legasuite™ application screen modernisation to Australia & New Zealand
Sydney, November 11, 2010 – In a joint initiative announced today between Fujitsu’s Legacy Modernisation Team and the Rocket Seagull brand from Rocket Software (www.rocketsoftware.com), Rocket LegaSuite™ is now available in Australia and New Zealand to extend the effective life of legacy applications by updating green-screen systems to modern looking applications without any costly changes to the underlying code.
- 1 November 2010 Australia
- IDG’S Computerworld Names Fujitsu as the leading Green-IT Organisation
Sydney, November 1, 2010 – Fujitsu, a leading provider of ICT business solutions, has announced today that IDG’s Computerworld selected it as the leading Green-IT Organisation for 2010, highlighting the company’s commitment to sustainability across the business on a global scale.
Europe (EMEA)
- 20 December 2010 UK
- Fujitsu Agrees New 7-Year Shared Services Contract with Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire County Councils
London, December 20, 2010 – Fujitsu has successfully retained its contract with Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire County Councils to work in partnership to deliver a pioneering shared service.
- 17 December 2010 UK
- Fujitsu scores marketing awards hat-trick
London, December 17, 2010 – Fujitsu has won three coveted marketing awards for campaigns delivered in 2010, using traditional techniques such as direct mail as well as social media.
- 16 December 2010 Germany
- Fujitsu Adds New Models to Popular "Get it All" Channel Marketing Campaign
Munich, December 16, 2010 – Fujitsu today announces that it has added two new models to the popular “Get IT All” program, making special configurations of the very latest PRIMERGY servers available to customers via Fujitsu channel partners at an attractive price.
- 15 December 2010 UK
- PFU Imaging Solutions enhances presence and focus across sub-Saharan Africa
London, December 15, 2010 – PFU Imaging Solutions Europe Ltd., a subsidiary of Fujitsu Ltd., today announced the appointment of three new distribution partners in sub-Saharan Africa
- 14 December 2010 Germany
- Fujitsu Completes Green Life Cycle Assessment for Selected Products
Augsburg/Munich, December 14, 2010 – Fujitsu has completed its product carbon footprint (PCF) project within nine months, and presented the results together with the bifa environmental institute, an institute for ecological issues in Augsburg. The ‘product carbon footprint’ represents the greenhouse gas emissions that products contribute to the CO2 balance of our planet. With the help of a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) according to ISO standard 14040/44, and in cooperation with the bifa environmental institute and Fraunhofer IZM in Berlin (Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration), Fujitsu analyzed selected products in its PC and server lines throughout their product life cycle and evaluated the results. Fraunhofer Institute checked the findings and gave Fujitsu a positive evaluation.
Japan (Headquarters)
- 28 December 2010 Japan
- Toshiba Storage Device Corporation Becomes Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation
Tokyo, December 28, 2010 – Fujitsu Limited and Toshiba Corporation today announced that Toshiba has acquired Fujitsu's shareholding in Toshiba Storage Device Corporation (TSDC). With the completion of the transaction, TSDC has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba.
- 21 December 2010 Japan
- Fujitsu Upgrades Production Management System for Daifuku in China
Tokyo, December 21, 2010 – Fujitsu today announced that, in collaboration with Daifuku Co., Ltd., which is globally expanding its material handling system, it has upgraded the production management system at Daifuku (China) Manufacturing Co., Ltd., the company's Shanghai-based Chinese production center. Responding to increased demand for material handling systems in China, the new system started operations in November 2010.
- 20 December 2010 Japan
- Fujitsu Unveils Software for Detecting Network and Cloud Environment Failures
Tokyo, December 20, 2010 – Fujitsu today announced the launch of a software package for managing network monitoring services available only in Japan.
- 17 December 2010 U.S. and Japan
- Fujitsu Accelerates Exhaustive Verification of Java Software Through Parallel Processing
Sunnyvale, U.S. and Kawasaki, Japan, December 17, 2010 – Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the development of technology enabling high-speed exhaustive verification of Java software using parallel processing. In order to ensure the quality of ICT systems, it is critical that software programs be sufficiently tested. By employing this new technology that leverages the power of cloud computing, on previous technologies enabling exhaustive verification of programs developed by Fujitsu Laboratories, time required for verification can be dramatically shortened, leading to expectations that the technology will result in enhancement of program quality.
- 17 December 2010 Japan and US
- Fujitsu and Boeing Form Strategic Alliance in Aircraft Maintenance Services
TOKYO and SEATTLE, WA, December 17, 2010 – Fujitsu (TSE: 6702) and Boeing [NYSE: BA] have established a strategic alliance in which the companies will develop a service to enable greater efficiency in aircraft maintenance operations. The partnership will employ unique tools such as Radio Frequency Identification Devices (RFID) and Contact Memory Buttons (CMB) to allow customers to use these technologies without needing to retrofit their own fleets. Airlines can reduce costs by reducing inventory and manual data entry errors without having to create new processes.
