Computing Products : FUJITSU

Home >
News >
Press Releases >
Archives >
By Topic >
2003 >
Computing Products

Computing Products

22 December 2003 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Outperforms European SME Market and Strengthens its Number 3 Position
Munich, December 22, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers provided further verification of how successful its sales and marketing strategy for the small and medium sized enterprise (SME) market has proven to be. Europe’s leading IT company outperformed the European SME market in the third quarter 2003, achieving 18 percent year-on-year growth in a market that expanded by only 3 percent, according to IDC revenue figures for sales of PCs and x86 (Intel-architecture) servers. According to the data, Fujitsu Siemens Computers holds the number 3 spot in this segment in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region with an 11 percent market share.
18 December 2003 Japan: Fujitsu and Red Hat Form Joint Development Organization for Linux
Tokyo, December 18, 2003 – Fujitsu Limited and Red Hat today announced that, as a part of their global partnership in providing Linux-based solutions, engineers from the two companies have started to work together located on-site at a Red Hat office in Boston, Massachusetts (USA). The new organization will develop Linux features focusing on enterprise customer needs and will assert Fujitsu's support operations in Japan and worldwide as well.
18 December 2003 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers' Best-Suited Hardware for Linux Wears a New Hat
Munich, December 18, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers provided further verification of how successful its sales and marketing strategy for the small and medium sized enterprise (SME) market has proven to be. Europe’s leading IT company outperformed the European SME market in the third quarter 2003, achieving 18 percent year-on-year growth in a market that expanded by only 3 percent, according to IDC revenue figures for sales of PCs and x86 (Intel-architecture) servers. According to the data, Fujitsu Siemens Computers holds the number 3 spot in this segment in the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region with an 11 percent market share.
18 December 2003 UK: Futuremedia Selects Fujitsu Siemens Computers to Deliver e-Learning to Thousands of UK Homes
Bracknell, December 18, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, which has already established an enviable track record in Home Computing, will be the provider of choice of PCs and/or laptops to be installed at Royal Mail employees’ homes for all orders resulting from the first of six marketing campaigns. This ensures that all subscribers of this first campaign, ending on December 23, will have the best means of using the resources provided by the Learning For All? programme, including innovative and exciting e-Learning content through Futuremedia’s Learning Management System.
17 December 2003 USA: Fujitsu Announces Availability of New fi-4860C Color Scanner with Ultrasonic Double-Feed Detection
San Jose, CA, December 17, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced volume availability of its new fi-4860C production-level scanner equipped with state of the art ultrasonic double-feed detection technology, which helps prevent lost images and enables larger batches of mixed document types to be scanned quickly, reliably, and automatically. With the addition of ultrasonic technology, Fujitsu's fi-4860C becomes the first scanner in the document imaging market to include three independent methods to detect document double-feeds -- the scanner is also equipped with infrared and length sensors. All three detection methods can be used separately or can be combined to accommodate a wide variety of document environments.
17 December 2003 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Offers Complete Package Based on Unicenter NSM from Computer Associates
Munich, December 17, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers announced that it will extend its global partnership with US-based Linux and open source technology provider Red Hat into sales. As a result, the leading European computer company is now able to directly offer its customers all Red Hat products and thus act as a single source supplier. At the same time, Fujitsu Siemens Computers is now a Red Hat Premier Partner.
17 December 2003 Germany / USA: Joint Forces to Provide PRIMECLUSTER High Availability for Novell's Nterprise Linux Services
Munich, Germany / Provo, UT, USA, December 17, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers and Novell today announced that the cluster product suite PRIMECLUSTER™ from Fujitsu Siemens Computers and the Fujitsu Group of companies has been successfully tested and customized for the soon-to-be-released Novell® Nterprise™ Linux Services and is available for mission-critical business solutions.
16 December 2003 Germany: CELSIUS V - The New High-end Workstation from Fujitsu Siemens Computers with an AMD Opteron Processor
Dresden, December 16, 2003 – With the new CELSIUS V810, Fujitsu Siemens Computers is the first leading supplier to offer a high-end workstation based on an AMD OpteronTM processor, which supports both 32-bit and 64-bit computing. The resultant performance level of up to two AMD Opteron™ processors makes it the ideal system for all workstation target markets, including CAD (Computer Aided Design), CAE (Computer Aided Engineering), DCC (Digital Content Creation), visualization, virtual reality and software development. The workstation can be integrated in standard 19-inch racks and, thanks to its cluster capability, used as a high-performance compute node. The CELSIUS V810 is currently being certified for all major ISV applications.
16 December 2003 USA: Fujitsu Introduces New Rack-Optimized PRIMERGY RXI600 Server with Intel Itanium 2 Processor
Sunnyvale, CA, December 16, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Systems today announced its new Intel® Itanium® 2-based PRIMERGY®RXI600, a high performance 64-bit, 4-way rack server to round out the company's Intel-based product portfolio and offer enterprise customers a foundation for the future.
15 December 2003 USA: Fujitsu Delivers First Full-Speed 3Gb Serial SCSI Hard Disk Drive Prototypes to HP
San Jose, CA, December 15, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced that its small form factor (SFF), full-speed 3Gb/second serial attached SCSI (SAS) hard disk drive interface is being tested for next generation enterprise storage solutions by HP. The Fujitsu SAS interface leverages the recognized benefits of SCSI with the latest serial technology and Fujitsu expects SAS to become the enterprise I/O interface of choice for the new 2.5" small form factor enterprise hard disk drives. HP's testing of Fujitsu's 3Gb/second SAS interface in enterprise solutions is intended to take advantage of reduced form factor hard disk drives and the increased performance associated with serial attached SCSI.
11 December 2003 Germany: BearingPoint and Fujitsu Siemens Computers to Help Customers Drive Innovation
Munich, December 11, 2003 – With the global economy in a cautious upswing, companies are anxious to ensure that they can continue to drive innovation and business models to capitalize on the growing market and to gain new business in 2004. BearingPoint and Fujitsu Siemens Computers unveiled an alliance designed to help customers maximize technology to enhance their specific business model. A December 2004 IDC study concludes that most IT providers need to understand how to solve their customers high-priority issues, provide solutions that meet these needs while helping the customer to understand how to use them. (IDC Insight: Predictions 2004) This alliance joins BearingPoint’s excellent knowledge of vertical markets and complex project management expertise with the broad IT infrastructure experience and offerings of Fujitsu Siemens Computers. Together, the companies have the skills to deliver outstanding IT solutions to their customers. The System Integrator relationship, reaching across Europe, Middle East and Africa, will enable fast development of proof of concept through to implementation of solutions for customers.
11 December 2003 Germany: Whisper-Quiet SCENIC PCs with Best Price-Performance
Munich, December 11, 2003 – With the global economy in a cautious upswing, companies are anxious to ensure that they can continue to drive innovation and business models to capitalize on the growing market and to gain new business in 2004. BearingPoint and Fujitsu Siemens Computers unveiled an alliance designed to help customers maximize technology to enhance their specific business model. A December 2004 IDC study concludes that most IT providers need to understand how to solve their customers high-priority issues, provide solutions that meet these needs while helping the customer to understand how to use them. (IDC Insight: Predictions 2004) This alliance joins BearingPoint’s excellent knowledge of vertical markets and complex project management expertise with the broad IT infrastructure experience and offerings of Fujitsu Siemens Computers. Together, the companies have the skills to deliver outstanding IT solutions to their customers. The System Integrator relationship, reaching across Europe, Middle East and Africa, will enable fast development of proof of concept through to implementation of solutions for customers.
10 December 2003 USA: Fujitsu Delivers World's First 2.5" Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive with Native Command Queuing for Testing
San Jose, CA, December 10, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced that Fujitsu has delivered the first 2.5" 5400RPM Serial ATA hard disk drives to selected customers to begin compatibility testing. Fujitsu's 2.5" Serial ATA hard disk drives include Marvell®'s system on chip (SOC) that supports the SATA Extensions (SATA II, Phase I) including Native Command Queuing and 1.5Gb/s performance. Fujitsu's 2.5" 5400RPM Serial ATA hard disk drives (HDDs) are intended for use in blade servers, mobile products, and consumer applications.
10 December 2003 USA: Fujitsu to Present at Lehman Brothers 2003 Global Storage Conference
San Jose, CA, December 10, 2003 – WHAT - Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced that Mike Chenery, vice president of advanced product engineering, will speak at the Lehman Brothers 2003 Global Storage Conference Monday, December 15, at the Sheraton New York Hotel and Towers in New York City.
9 December 2003 USA: Fujitsu Named "Most Engaged TechSelect Vendor" by Tech Data Resellers
San Jose, CA, December 9, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that Tech Data Corporation's TechSelect community (NASDAQ/NMS: TECD) named Fujitsu its "Most Engaged Vendor." The award was presented to Fujitsu last month at the TechSelect Partner Conference in Washington, D.C. and recognizes Fujitsu's outstanding work with TechSelect members by providing superior support and optimizing sales opportunities.
8 December 2003 Hong Kong: Establishing New Company to Aggressively Achieve IT Leadership Position in Mainland China and Hong Kong
Hong Kong, December 8, 2003 – Fujitsu Hong Kong Limited, a leading provider of information technology and telecommunications (IT & T) solutions and services today announced the establishment of a new company Fujitsu (China) Holdings Co., Ltd. The new company will now oversee the IT & T business in Mainland China and Hong Kong, and aims to meet the needs of Fujitsu's customers in the territory.
6 December 2003 Canada: Fujitsu Taps into Mobile Market: New Pen-Based LifeBook B Series Notebook Is More Powerful and Versatile
Mississauga, ON, December 6, 2003 – Fujitsu Canada today introduced its latest LifeBook® B Series notebook - LifeBook B3010 - offering an impressive mix of power and versatility in a slim 3.3-pound design measuring only around 10 by 9-inches. The latest generation features the Ultra Low Voltage Intel® Pentium® M Processor operating at 1.0 GHz and equipped with high-speed 802.11a+b/g wireless LAN and a spacious 40GB hard drive1.
1 December 2003 USA: Fujitsu Broadens Removable Storage Offerings for Medical Imaging Industry at RSNA 2003
Chicago, IL, December 1, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a leading provider of removable storage solutions, today expanded its reach in the medical imaging marketplace with the introduction of the DynaMO® 2300 SCSI Magneto-Optical (MO) drive at the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2003 Conference and Exposition. Fujitsu's DynaMO 2300 SCSI MO drive uses 3.5" 2.3GB Magneto-Optical Disks (MOD) which were recently approved by the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM).
27 November 2003 Canada: Fujitsu and SYNNEX Dot the I’s on Dot Matrix Printer Distribution Agreement
Mississauga, ON, November 27, 2003 – Fujitsu Canada, a leading IT vendor of PC products and peripheral devices, and SYNNEX Canada Limited, a leading distributor and supplier of computer products and value-added solutions, have entered into a distribution agreement for the complete family of Fujitsu dot matrix printers. This is in addition to the recent joint announcement that SYNNEX Canada will carry Fujitsu Canada’s flagship line of LifeBookTM notebooks and storage products – 2.5-inch Mobile MHT series and 3.5-inch Enterprise AL series families – and other peripheral devices, including keyboards, Magneto-Optical (MO) drives, and floppy disk drives.
24 November 2003 USA: Fujitsu to Showcase Medical Imaging Removable Storage Offerings at RSNA 2003
San Jose, CA, November 24, 2003 – WHAT - Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a leading provider of removable storage solutions, will demonstrate new products for the medical imaging marketplace at the Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago.
17 November 2003 USA: Fujitsu's Check-Imaging Prototype Offers ATM Users a Good Read
New Orleans, LA, November 17, 2003 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. will demonstrate a new check-imaging prototype powered with A2iA's recognition engine. Designed for automated teller machines, the prototype will be demonstrated with Fujitsu's rear-service Model 8020 ATM at BAI's Retail Delivery Conference & Expo 2003. A2iA is a worldwide developer of natural handwriting and print recognition technology.
17 November 2003 Germany: PRIMERGY Makes Entry Server Class Affordable
Munich, November 17, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers announced, that they are going to offer innovative hot-plug SATA technology in its new Intel-based PRIMERGY TX150 SATA server. Available now for prices starting at around €1,900 in Germany (excl. VAT) for a ready-to-run configuration including two SATA hard disks, the leading European IT vendor has yet again enhanced the price-performance ratio in the area of entry-level server towers.
12 November 2003 Singapore: Fujitsu's Pocket LOOX 610 - A Powerful Assistant for Top Executives
Singapore, November 12, 2003 – The Pocket LOOX 610 offers ambitious senior executives a high performance personal digital assistant (PDA) with wireless capabilities and comprehensive connectivity.
12 November 2003 Singapore: Fujitsu LifeBook B5010 - Extends the Performance of Every Professional
Singapore, November 12, 2003 – The LifeBook B5010 offers professionals the best of both worlds - a powerful, wireless-enabled laptop that weighs just 1.4kg (or even as light as 1.25kg with an optional 3-cell battery).
11 November 2003 Denmark: "easyXchange" from Fujitsu Siemens Computers Delivers Savings of about 40 Percent
Copenhagen, November 11, 2003 – Today, Fujitsu Siemens Computers revealed its “easyXchange” mail server and storage consolidation solution. easyXchange combines key building blocks to provide all sizes of organizations with a range of small, medium and large configurations to meet their specific requirements. All building blocks are tested as complete configurations in the laboratories of Fujitsu Siemens Computers in order to ensure a seamless interoperability. This comprehensive know-how is now available for customers in order to reduce the implementation risks of mail server consolidation projects, to speed up the deployment time, and to achieve a faster return on investment.
11 November 2003 USA: Fujitsu, mCom and NOVA Savings Bank Score Slam Dunk for Villanova University with Branded Cash Dispenser
Frisco, TX, November 11, 2003 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and its partner mCom Financial Solutions have been enlisted by NOVA Savings Bank to pilot a Fujitsu Web-enabled cash dispenser at Villanova University. The ATM is the first installation of Prism 1:1 co-developed and co-branded by Fujitsu and mCom (see related press release issued Nov. 5.)
11 November 2003 Denmark: Fujitsu Siemens Computers and Altiris Make Blade Servers Easier to Deploy
Copenhagen, November 11, 2003 – Since June 2002, Fujitsu Siemens Computers has had great success supplying its Intel-based PRIMERGY BX300 blade servers. Companies working with this technology can exploit the enormous savings potential of these highly integrated, energy saving and easily scalable compact servers, especially in front-end scenarios such as web and terminal server farms. As a result, Fujitsu Siemens Computers is extending its blade partnership program, a collaboration with leading specialist companies aimed at supplying complete blade server solutions, to include independent software vendor Altiris. It will join existing partners F5 Networks (specializing in scalability), AEP (security), APC (high availability for complete IT infrastructures), Citrix, Microsoft, Novell and Red Hat (web and terminal services), and Network Appliance (storage subsystems).
11 November 2003 USA: Fujitsu Unveils Fastest, Most Versatile LifeBook® B Series Notebook Ever
Sunnyvale, CA, November 11, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Systems today introduced its latest LifeBook® B Series notebook, offering an impressive mix of power and versatility in a slim three-pound design. The latest generation features the Ultra Low Voltage Intel® Pentium® M Processor operating at 1.0 GHz and can be equipped with high-speed 802.11a+b/g wireless LAN and a spacious 60 GB hard drive¹.
10 November 2003 Japan: Fujitsu Develops World's Fastest Method of Quantum Chemical Calculations for Drug Discovery
Tokyo, November 10, 2003 – Fujitsu Limited and Tokai University's School of Medicine today announced the successful validation of the new computational method of quantum chemical calculations for drug discovery. The feasibility of the new method was validated and successfully proved by reproducing the biological activities of several AIDS drugs. These computing-based experiments can drastically reduce the number of animal experiments and other conventional techniques in favor of a new computational method - world's fastest Local Self-Consistent Field (Local SCF) method - developed by Fujitsu. This development opens new horizons for the application of quantum chemical calculations in drug discovery.
10 November 2003 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers' Intranet Among The World Top Ten
Munich, November 10, 2003 – The Nielsen Norman Group's report, "Intranet Design Annual 2003: Ten Best Intranets of the Year", published October 2003, confirmed what Fujitsu Siemens Computers employees already knew: their Intranet is one of the best in the world. The Nielsen Norman Group award is one of the most prestigious in the industry, reviewing the design and usability of just ten outstanding Intranets chosen from around a hundred applicants. Key evaluation criteria include: clean and simple design, consistency, and clarity. Intranet stability and reliability are also essential – and Fujitsu Siemens Computers has the technology to fulfill exactly these requirements.
6 November 2003 USA: Fujitsu to Give Away ScanSnap!™ Scanners at Realtors® Conference Expo
San Jose, CA, November 6, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that it is participating in product promotions and a cash give-away at the 2003 REALTORS® Conference & Expo in San Francisco. Fujitsu's promotions include an "Enter-to-Win" contest offering attendees the chance to win a free ScanSnap!™ scanning solution, a $50 ScanSnap! rebate coupon redeemable against an online purchase of a ScanSnap! at www.buyfcpa.com, and lastly, Fujitsu is sponsoring the conference's "Cash In and Win at the Expo!" contest
6 November 2003 USA: ScanSnap!™ Simplifies File Sharing and Data Archiving among Small Businesses in the Real Estate Industry
San Jose, CA, November 6, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, is seeing significant growth in the use of its ScanSnap! scanning solution among small businesses within the real estate and property management industries. By enabling streamlined document sharing and dissemination operations both domestically and globally, Fujitsu ScanSnap!™ is helping business professionals working in these paper-laden and information-sharing intensive industries conduct business more effectively and efficiently.
5 November 2003 Japan: Fujitsu Paves the Way for Next-Generation Genomics-Based Drug Design with Bioinformatics
Tokyo, November 5, 2003 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that, together with Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., it has developed a massively parallel simulation server, code-named the "BioServer," that will form the core system for Fujitsu's Genomics-based Drug Design Solutions (*1). The companies also announced that ZOEGENE Corporation (*2), their partner in the biotechnology field, has started validation tests of the BioServer. As an application server specially designed for genomics-based drug design, the BioServer represents a tremendous leap in the effectiveness of genomics-based drug design, enabling greater speed and precision to be applied to the analysis of the structures and functions of proteins, and thereby paving the way towards personalized medicine and the development of novel biopharmaceutical treatments.
4 November 2003 USA: Prism 1:1 ATM Application Gets Personal with Bank Customers
Frisco, TX, November 4, 2003 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and mCom Financial Solutions have released their first commercial automated-teller machine (ATM) application based on a strategic alliance the two firms formed last year.
3 November 2003 USA: CRN Magazine Recognizes Outstanding Channel Program Executive Leadership at Fujitsu
San Jose, CA, November 3, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced that CRN (Computer Reseller News), a leading magazine for executives in the microcomputer reseller industry, has again named Lorne Wilson, vice president, channel marketing and sales, as one of the year's top channel executives. CRN Channel Chiefs are recognized as influential executives who consistently defend, promote and execute effective channel partner programs and strategies.
3 November 2003 USA: Fujitsu Unveils ScanSnap! Scanner With Adobe® Acrobat® 6.0
San Jose, CA, November 3, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced availability of the Fujitsu ScanSnap! scanning solution that includes a complete version of the recently introduced Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Standard software, further enabling business professionals to quickly convert paper documents into searchable Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files that are easily shared, organized and protected.
29 October 2003 USA: Fujitsu Announces Record Hard Disk Drive Sales and Market Growth
San Jose, CA, October 29, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced unprecedented enterprise and mobile market growth demonstrating its strength and leadership in the hard disk drive industry. Fujitsu increased worldwide enterprise hard disk drive shipments to over 1.2M units, a 78% increase over the previous quarter 2Q03 (CY) and a 47% increase compared to the same quarter last year. Fujitsu also announced worldwide record shipment growth in the mobile hard disk drive market increasing drive shipments to 2.0M units, a 19% increase over the previous quarter 2Q03 (CY). That percentage represents a 90% increase in the number of units shipped compared to the same quarter last year.
29 October 2003 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Announces First-Half Fiscal Year 2003 Results
Augsburg, October 29, 2003 – At its annual customer conference, Octoberfestival, Fujitsu Siemens Computers announced financial results for the first half of its 2003/2004 fiscal year. The company achieved a profit before tax (Pbt) of €11 million for the six month period from April through September 2003. This represents an increase of €32 million over the first half of the previous fiscal year. Revenue declined by nine percent to €2,232 million. The decline is attributed to the US Dollar / Euro exchange rate, which depreciated approximately 24% year-on-year, as well as to intense competitive pressure.
29 October 2003 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Expands Portfolio with Centera Content Addressed Storage
Augsburg, October 29, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers announced today the expansion of its product portfolio to include EMC's Centera, as part of the existing European distribution agreement for EMC's enterprise online storage solutions. Centera, the world's first Content Addressed Storage (CAS), is a software and hardware solution purpose-built to optimize the retention, protection and distribution of fixed content. Prices for this new storage solution, now available, start at EUR 127,000 ( without VAT) .
29 October 2003 Germany: New Rack-Optimized PRIMERGY RXI600 Server with Intel Itanium2 Processor
Augsburg, October 29, 2003 – With the new Intel-based PRIMERGY RXI600, Fujitsu Siemens Computers is rounding off its high-end product portfolio and offering the market a complete product spectrum with a new 64-bit, 4-way rack server. Thanks to its 64-bit architecture which is fully compatibility with 32-bit hardware, the RXI600's Itanium2 platform offers an ideal basis for the future. The new server will be available throughout Europe in January 2004. Introductory prices in Germany will be in the region of €25,000 (excl. VAT).
29 October 2003 Germany: News and Highlights from Fujitsu Siemens Computers at the Octoberfestival
Augsburg, October 29, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers' company trade fair, the Octoberfestival starts today and will run 29-30 October in Augsburg, Germany. During the course of the fair, Fujitsu Siemens Computers will focus on how IT can be used to generate business value. The fair centers on three key industry and customer topics: mobility, consolidation and optimization. The leading European computer company will also present its full range of products and solutions, from the new Pocket LOOX handheld to its rack-optimized PRIMERGY servers and business solutions for data center consolidation. Between 6,000 and 7,000 visitors are expected attend the two-day event.
29 October 2003 Germany: Pocket LOOX 610 — The Pocket-Sized Mobile Office
Augsburg, October 29, 2003 – Today, at its Octoberfestival customer event in Augsburg, Fujitsu Siemens Computers presented its new Pocket LOOX 610 handheld. Professional users now have a ”portable office“ for their personal information management and a platform for mobile solutions – all in a single device. The handheld offers a multitude of new technical features, including the Intel® XScaleTM PXA 255 processor and the Microsoft® Windows MobileTM 2003 for Pocket PCs operating system, thus turning it into an office that not only fits in your pocket, but also one for which a large number of applications are already available. The Pocket LOOX 610 will go on sale in November.
29 October 2003 Germany: SCENIC C610 - The Latest Addition to the Fujitsu Siemens Computers Premium PC Line
Augsburg, October 29, 2003 – With its new SCENIC C610, Fujitsu Siemens Computers has rounded out its PC portfolio with a state-of-the-art small form factor PC. The SCENIC C610 is aimed at cost-conscious customers who demand a small PC that offers the same high performance and functionality of other SCENIC systems. It will be available at the beginning of November.
28 October 2003 USA: Fujitsu Introduces its Smallest Thermal Printer Mechanism with Cutter
Sunnyvale, CA, October 28, 2003 – Fujitsu Components America, Inc. today released an ultra-compact 24V thermal printer mechanism and guillotine cutter combination that is the smallest the company offers.
28 October 2003 USA: NetCOBOL for .NET Brings COBOL Stored Procedures to Microsoft SQL Server “Yukon” Safely
Los Angeles, CA, October 28, 2003 – At the opening of Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) 2003, Fujitsu Software Corporation announced that its NetCOBOL for .NET compiler will produce code that can be used with Microsoft SQL Server "Yukon" server-side procedures.
27 October 2003 USA: Fujitsu Offers Unprecedented Value, Performance with LifeBook® S2000 Notebook
Sunnyvale, CA, October 27, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today refreshed its powerful yet affordable LifeBook® S2000 notebook, making it even more attractive to students and budget-conscious mobile professionals. The latest version features the low-voltage mobile AMD Athlon™ XP-M 2000+ processor with AMD PowerNow!™ Technology for improved performance and extended battery life.
22 October 2003 France: Fujitsu Siemens Computers and Oracle Join Forces to Reduce Software Complexity
Paris, October 22, 2003 – Oracle Corp. (NASDAQ: ORCL) and Fujitsu Siemens Computers today announced a strategic partnership aimed at reducing software complexity and speeding up integration of legacy data with modern systems. This will include joint development and cross-licensing of middleware software, plus joint marketing and sales in order to offer customers the benefits of reduced cost, faster application development and investment protection.
20 October 2003 Germany: New Mobile Processor Technology Makes Notebooks as Fast as Desktops
Munich, October 20, 2003 – With ever increasing demand among private consumers for mobile notebooks that offer all the functionality of desktop PCs, Fujitsu Siemens Computers has introduced its new AMILO A x620 notebook. Based on AMD Mobil Athlon XP-M processor technology, home users opting for this notebook receive full-powered multimedia, entertainment and education applications as well as the benefits of a mobile processor which include AMD PowerNow!™ technology for cooler running. The new notebook is now available from retailers for prices starting at EUR 1,199.
15 October 2003 Vietnam: Fujitsu Announces New ETERNUS 6000 Storage Systems for Enterprise Class Data Reliability
Vietnam, October 15, 2003 – Fujitsu Vietnam Limited (FVL) announced today enterprise class ETERNUS6000 storage systems in four new models; model 400, model 600, model 800, and model 1000. These systems deliver the industries highest performance in and up to 148.9TB of storage capacity. In addition to this world best achievement, they enable data from a wide variety of servers (from Mainframes to UNIX/IA servers) to be concentrated and managed in a highly cost effective and secure centralized manner.
15 October 2003 Germany: Fujitsu Limited Chooses CentricStor for the Eternus VT600 Storage Solution
Munich, October 15, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers announced today that its shareholder Fujitsu Limited. will deliver the virtual tape system Eternus VT600 in Japan and Asia Pacific regions. It also announces that Fujitsu’s mainframe operating system, MSP, is also certified on CentricStor. This package consists of Fujitsu’s Lt160 tape library and CentricStor, a virtual tape appliance developed by Fujitsu Siemens Computers. Fujitsu will start the Eternus VT600 rollout to its Japanese MSP customer base in December 2003. The decision to use technology from the leading European computer company is a key step towards its goal of becoming a global market leader in nearline storage consolidation.
9 October 2003 Hong Kong: Brocade Communications and Fujitsu Hong Kong to Simplify the Deployment of SANs
Hong Kong, October 9, 2003 – Fujitsu Hong Kong Limited, a leading provider of information technology and telecommunications solutions and services, and Brocade Communications Systems, the world's leading provider of Storage Area Networks (SAN) infrastructure, announced today that they are partnering in Hong Kong to simplify the deployment of next-generation network storage solutions for customers. This partnership also allows Brocade and Fujitsu Hong Kong to offer customers the broadest range of storage solutions designed to handle SAN storage environments. This provides customers maximum flexibility and firmly establishes both companies as leading enterprise storage solutions providers for today's data-intensive enterprise.
8 October 2003 USA / Ireland: EMC and Fujitsu Siemens Computers Showcase World-first Global Failover and Recovery
Hopkinton, MA, USA / Cork, Ireland, October 8, 2003 – Working with the IT Department of AXA, Fujitsu Consulting has developed an electronic document management system (EDM) to handle business customers’ files. Until recently, the EDM had concerned only insurance for individuals. It has now been expanded to all the AXA business customers. This full automation makes AXA the first insurance company in Belgium to have developed a “paperless” solution for its Business Customer operations.
7 October 2003 USA: Fujitsu Revs up Impressively Small LifeBook P5000 Notebook
Sunnyvale, CA, October 7, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today improved upon its extremely popular LifeBook® P5000 notebook. The latest model features Intel® Centrino™ mobile technology and has been enhanced with the Ultra Low Voltage Intel® Pentium® M Processor running at 1.0 GHz for improved performance and exceptional battery life.
6 October 2003 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Presenting Thin Clients, Workstations, Servers, etc.
Munich, October 6, 2003 – At this year's LinuxWorld Conference & Expo 2003 in Frankfurt (27 – 29 October 2003), Fujitsu Siemens Computers will be a Platinum Sponsor, presenting a host of solutions on different platforms.
3 October 2003 Singapore: Fujitsu Asia Wins Best Product Launch Award at iX 2003
Singapore, October 3, 2003 – Fujitsu Asia today announced that HOAP, its miniature humanoid robot designed for wide application in research and development of robotic technologies, had won the Best Product Launch at iX 2003, the integrated exhibition and conference showcasing the regional infocomm industry.
2 October 2003 USA: Fujitsu Hard Disk Drives Recognized by Sun Microsystems for Outstanding Performance and Quality
San Jose, CA, October 2, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced it has received the, "Meritorious Performance" award from Sun Microsystems, Inc. for the second consecutive year. The award recognizes FCPA as a leader in its field and a top supplier of hard disk drive (HDD) products for Sun's enterprise storage solutions during fiscal year 2003.
1 October 2003 USA: Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation Launched to Deliver Comprehensive IT Solutions
Sunnyvale, CA, October 1, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today began operations as the newest addition to the Fujitsu family of companies in North America. The newly formed company is the result of the combined resources of Fujitsu PC Corporation, Fujitsu Technology Solutions Incorporated and some functions of Fujitsu IT Holdings. It will be headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif.
30 September 2003 Canada: Fujitsu's New Prescription for Tablet PC Computing Has a Twist
Mississauga, ON, September 30, 2003 – Fujitsu Canada today introduced a new addition to its Tablet PC product line, the LifeBook® T3000 Tablet PC series. The company has artfully blended its award-winning LifeBook notebook and Stylistic® Tablet PC product lines to produce one of its most versatile PCs ever. With a flip of its screen, the LifeBook T3000 Tablet PC transforms from a traditional notebook into a highly mobile wireless enabled Tablet PC, and comes with a price of only $2,659 (CAN). The Convertible LifeBook Tablet PC is now shipping and available through Fujitsu Canada’s nationwide reseller network (visit http://www.fujitsu.ca/shop).
29 September 2003 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Octoberfestival 2003
Munich, September 29, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers invites you to attend our Octoberfestival 2003 from 29-30 October at Schwabenhalle in the Messe Augsburg, Germany. Under the banner “Creating Business Value with IT”, this year’s exhibition and conference is focused on key IT topics including server & storage consolidation, optimization and mobility. Customers will report on IT projects that have helped them generate additional business value for their companies. Our key partners and suppliers will also participate in the event, including “IT-Consolidation and Mobility for mySAP Business Suite”, a joint conference held by SAP and Fujitsu Siemens Computers.
25 September 2003 USA: Fujitsu Notebooks Turn up at Intel One Unwired Day Events
San Francisco, CA, September 25, 2003 – The award-winning, incredibly small Fujitsu LifeBook® P5000 notebook will make a special appearance today at Intel One Unwired Day events around the nation. The public is welcome to stop by the South Street Seaport in New York City, the Justin Herman Center in San Francisco or the North Riverside Plaza in Chicago to enjoy free wireless Internet access and take this impressive little notebook for a spin.
24 September 2003 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Signs New Corporate Reseller Contract with Avitis
Munich, September 24, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European computer company, has finalized a corporate reseller agreement with international IT consultancy Avitis. Starting immediately, Avitis will be marketing and selling Fujitsu Siemens Computers storage solutions such as CentricStor. The new cooperation deal will focus on large accounts requiring pan-European support. Avitis, based in France, has numerous branches in Western Europe and is expanding into the Middle East and Africa.
23 September 2003 USA: Fujitsu and Kofax Join Forces and Expand Imaging Industry Partnership
San Jose, CA, September 23, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, and Kofax Image Products, Inc., the world's largest information capture vendor, today announced they are expanding their existing strategic partnership. After years of successfully integrating their joint document imaging solutions, Kofax and Fujitsu will cooperatively deliver Kofax's newest version of VirtualReScan (VRS) automated document image-perfecting software across all levels of Fujitsu's "fi" series enterprise scanner product line.
15 September 2003 USA: Fujitsu and JMR Demonstrate 2.5" Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive Storage Solutions
San Jose, CA, September 15, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, and JMR Electronics, a leading manufacturer of data storage solutions offering one of the industry's widest selection of Fibre Channel, SCSI and IDE storage systems, will demonstrate the first Serial ATA RAID storage solution using Fujitsu 2.5" SATA hard disk drives at the Intel Developer Forum Fall 2003 Conference, San Jose, California, September 16-18, 2003. Fujitsu and JMR will demonstrate the JMR SATAStor utilizing Fujitsu 2.5" Serial ATA hard disk drives in a RAID Shuttle enclosure. The JMR SATAStor is a small form factor PC measuring a mere 5.25" with 6 Fujitsu hard disk drives in a RAID configuration.
15 September 2003 Germany: LIFEBOOK T Series: the Quick-change Artist
Munich, September 15, 2003 – Following through on its commitment to mobile computing, Fujitsu Siemens Computers today introduced yet another addition to its tablet PC product line, the LIFEBOOK T Series. The company has artfully blended its award-winning LIFEBOOK notebook and STYLISTIC tablet PC product lines to produce one of its most versatile PCs ever. With a flip of its screen, the LIFEBOOK T Series transforms from a traditional notebook into a highly mobile tablet PC. It will be available end of September 2003 from specialist shops for prices starting at EUR 2,599.
15 September 2003 Germany: New CONNECT2AIR AccessPoint from Fujitsu Siemens Computers Accelerates Internet Access
Munich / Dusseldorf, September 15, 2003 – With home users, small businesses and home office environments in mind, Fujitsu Siemens Computers has introduced a new wireless LAN AccessPoint. The CONNECT2AIR WLAN AP-600RP-USB networks different devices with and without cables. Typical application scenarios include multiple PCs with shared Internet access and also share central office resources such as printers, file servers and scanners. AccessPoint offers fast wireless Internet access, up to 54 Mbps transfer rate, and is based on the new 802.11g standard. Compared to 802.11b this provides an approximate fivefold increase in the transfer rate. AccessPoint is now available from specialty dealers for EUR 179 including VAT.
9 September 2003 USA: Fujitsu's New Printer Mechanisms Offer Performance and Durability at a Cost-Effective Price Point
Sunnyvale, CA, September 9, 2003 – Fujitsu Components America, Inc. today released a new series of 24V compact and lightweight, high-speed thermal printer mechanisms for cost-conscious POS, banking, kiosk, test and measurement, and medical equipment applications.
8 September 2003 USA: Fujitsu Offers New Twist on Tablet Computing
Santa Clara, CA, September 8, 2003 – ollowing through on its commitment to "anytime, anywhere" computing, Fujitsu PC Corporation today introduced yet another addition to its Tablet PC product line, the LifeBook® T3000 Tablet PC. The company has artfully blended its award-winning LifeBook notebook and Stylistic® Tablet PC product lines to produce one of its most versatile PCs ever. With a flip of its screen, the LifeBook T3000 Tablet PC transforms from a traditional notebook into a highly mobile Tablet PC.
8 September 2003 Singapore: Fujitsu Recommends Microsoft® Windows® XP Tablet Edition for Mobile Computing
Singapore, September 8, 2003 – The LifeBook T3010 offers executives a convertible notebook that has the capacity to handle memory-intensive applications in real-time, while on the move.
8 September 2003 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Launches Advertising Campaign Aimed at Small and Medium-sized Enterprises
Munich, September 8, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers is launching a progressive new advertising campaign today targeting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and covering the whole of the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) sales region. The campaign is centered on the needs of SME customers and highlights the responsibility of Fujitsu Siemens Computers as Europe’s leading computer company to translate these needs into reliable, high-quality IT solutions. This is also the message contained in the campaign slogan: We make sure.
8 September 2003 USA: Fujitsu to Communicate Hard Drive Vision at DISKCON USA 2003
San Jose, CA, September 8, 2003 – WHAT - Fujitsu Ltd. and Fujitsu Computer Products of America (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced that Ichiro Komura, corporate vice president and group president, storage products group, Fujitsu, will participate in Executive Advisory Council Panel Discussion. This opening session will offer insight from the leaders of the HDD industry, including representatives from Fujitsu, Maxtor, Seagate, and Western Digital, on the current and future trends shaping the disk drive and storage markets. Fujitsu will also be showcasing mobile and enterprise drives in DISKON's premier Product Pavilion.
5 September 2003 Japan: Fujitsu, Hitachi, NEC and Oracle Showcase Reliable Web Services
Tokyo, September 5, 2003 – Fujitsu Limited, Hitachi, Ltd., NEC Corp. and Oracle Corp. today announced that they have successfully demonstrated interoperability between four independent implementations of reliable Web services based on the Web Services-Reliability (WS-Reliability) specification, which the companies jointly submitted to the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) in January. The WS-Reliability specification defines an open reliable messaging infrastructure that enables companies to conduct reliable business-to-business trading or collaboration using Web services. This demonstration is the first deliverable of an ongoing Proof-of-Concept (POC) activity for the Web Services-Reliability specification. The OASIS Web Services Reliable Messaging (WS-RM) Technical Committee members plan to update their implementations to accommodate the upcoming release of the next version of the specification, already under development by the committee.
3 September 2003 USA: Fujitsu to Present at 2003 Prudential Equity Group Storage Tour
San Jose, CA, September 3, 2003 – WHAT - Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard drives and computer peripherals, today announced that Charles R. Nielsen, chief technologist, will speak at the 2003 Prudential Equity Group Storage Tour on Monday, September 8th, at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, California.
2 September 2003 Germany: The New CELSIUS K from Fujitsu Siemens Computers
Munich, September 2, 2003 – With its new entry-level workstation CELSIUS K320, Fujitsu Siemens Computers presents a benchmark-winning system that offers the power of a workstation in a compact desktop package. Ideal for Computer Aided Design (CAD), Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and – thanks to its compact design – the financial sector, where often up to four monitors are used with one system, the CELSIUS K320 provides the power these sectors need. It recently won top performance SPEC CPU 2000 benchmark suite. Additionally, the lead content in the integrated "green" mainboard has been reduced from twelve grams to less than three, and the soldering process does not use lead-based connections. Fujitsu Siemens Computers is offering an eco-friendly workstation - the only one available today that already fulfils the environmental directives scheduled for 2006.
1 September 2003 Japan: Fujitsu Provides the World's Most Powerful Single Server for Data Warehousing & Decision Support
Tokyo, September 1, 2003 – Fujitsu Limited today announced a record-breaking data warehousing single system benchmark result for its Solaris/SPARC® based PRIMEPOWER 2500 UNIX® system running 64 SPARC64V processors. Fujitsu achieved a TPC-H benchmark of 34,345.4QphH@3000GB, setting another world record in industry-leading standards. The PRIMEPOWER 2500 benchmark clearly demonstrates its superior performance and outstanding capability running mission-critical applications, making it the best choice for users of large data warehouses.
29 August 2003 UK: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Appoints HKW Information Services as its 300th Elite2 UK Reseller
London, August 29, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, one of the UK's fastest-growing suppliers of IT products and solutions to the SME market, has appointed HKW Information Services as the 300th member of its Elite2 accredited UK reseller programme. The appointment follows the recent announcement that Fujitsu Siemens Computers is looking to recruit a further 140 resellers by the end of April 2004 to support its continued growth and the planned expansion of its UK reseller business.
28 August 2003 Germany: Two New High-End Consumer Notebooks from Fujitsu Siemens Computers
Munch / Berlin, August 28, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers is presenting two new notebooks for private sector customers in Hall 1.2, Stand 202 at the 2003 IFA international consumer electronics exhibition in Berlin: the AMILO M 7400 offers top quality mobility and performance with Intel® Centrino™ mobile technology, while the special appeal of the new AMILO D 1840 includes an extra wide screen and high-end multimedia capability for playing and editing films.
26 August 2003 Germany: World Record in MBB2 Benchmark with Exchange Server 2000: PRIMERGY TX600 Eclipses Competition
Munich, August 26, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers announces the fastest Exchange servers on the market. Available today are two new 4-way Intel® Xeon™ processor MP technology based servers: the tower server PRIMERGY TX600 and the rack-optimized PRIMERGY RX600. The new servers will provide a basis for server consolidation, enabling different business-critical processes to run on a single hardware platform. Traditionally, high-availability solutions of this kind can only be realized with expensive add-on solutions from third parties. However, Fujitsu Siemens Computers is offering the latest high-availability technology such as Memory RAID via products such as PRIMERGY DuplexDataManager® and MultiPath. These solutions are certified for Windows Server 2003. The new servers are available for immediate shipping with prices in Germany starting at 8,600 euros (excluding VAT) for the TX600 and 8,900 euros (excluding VAT) for the RX600.
20 August 2003 Singapore: Fujitsu Asia to Feature 'Go-to-Market' Laboratory at iX 2003 Formulating Competitive Edge IT&T Solutions
Singapore, August 20, 2003 – Fujitsu Asia today announced that it will be exhibiting its inaugural "Go-To-Market" Laboratory (GTM Lab) at iX 2003. 'Lab Rats' will be on hand to provide assistance and support to visitors on how they can transform their businesses into a customer centric enterprise model by leveraging on Fujitsu's best of breed IT solutions.
19 August 2003 USA: ScanSnap!™ Streamlines Operations and Data Archiving among Small Businesses in the Accounting Industry
San Jose, CA, August 19, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that the new Fujitsu ScanSnap!™ scanner is making significant headway among small businesses within the paper-intensive accounting industry by enabling simplified and streamlined tax preparation and filing operations. Users have already realized monetary savings due to ScanSnap!'s one-step centralized approach to paper-to-digital conversion of hardcopy documents, resulting in increased employee productivity and maximizing use of expensive office space.
18 August 2003 Germany: New Rack-Mounted PRIMERGY Servers Deliver Powerful Platform for Consolidation and 'Capacity on Demand'
Munich, August 18, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European computer company today announced the launch of two new innovative PRIMERGY server models to meet growing demand in the rack server segment. The high-end PRIMERGY RX800 server consists of 8(16) processors in 4(8) height units designed to meet the demanding requirements of a modern IT infrastructure. The PRIMERGY RX200 server is outfitted with two processors in a single height unit and is targeted at ASP and ISPs who need a front-end and application platform for the constantly growing business. The entry-level prices for the models now available are 3,300 euro for the RX200 and 36,900 euro for the RX800 in Germany.
11 August 2003 USA: Fujitsu Unveils DICOM Image Transportation and Viewing Solution for Medical Imaging
San Jose, CA, August 11, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard drives and computer peripherals, today unveiled a slim and light USB-powered Magneto-Optical (MO) drive bundled with DICOM image viewing software – the DynaMO® Pocket with DICOM Viewer. Fujitsu is demonstrating how ultrasound and healthcare professionals can now easily transport DICOM images and data on 3.5-inch MO disks (MODs) from medical imaging equipment to notebook PCs and workstations for convenient offline review at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) conference in Anaheim, California.
1 August 2003 UK: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Extends Four Year PC Warranty Campaign for SMEs
London, August 1, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, one of the UK's fastest-growing suppliers of IT products and solutions to the SME market, has extended its refresh4you four year on-site warranty upgrade programme through to September 2003. This follows the company's major success in the SME PC market with more than 500 companies having already registered to receive an additional year's warranty in the campaign's three month run. Fujitsu Siemens Computers will extend the campaign to enable SMEs to register for an extra year's free on-site warranty for SCENIC desktop PCs by registering on the refresh4you website at www.fujitsu-siemens.co.uk/rl/refresh4you/.
31 July 2003 Japan: Fujitsu Receives Order for World's Fastest Linux Cluster System from Japan's Institute of Physical and Chemical Research
Tokyo, July 31, 2003 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that the company has received an order from Japan's Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, known as Riken, for a supercomputing-grade cluster of Linux computers with a total of 2,048 CPUs capable of achieving 12.4 teraflops of computing performance. This system will be a model for the next generation of large-scale computing centers, based on Linux, grid computing, and other advanced technologies. It is scheduled to be operational by March 2004.
28 July 2003 UK: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Targets 50 per Cent Growth for its UK Reseller Base
London, July 28, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, one of the UK's fastest-growing suppliers of IT products and solutions to the SME market, has launched a major channel recruitment programme to grow its number of UK resellers by 50 per cent. The company currently has some 270 resellers accredited to its Elite2 reseller programme, and is looking to recruit a further 130-140 additional resellers by the end of April 2004 in order to support its continued growth in the UK SME sector. Last year Fujitsu Siemens Computers grew its SME business by some 28 per cent, gaining market share and establishing the company as a key player in this important market segment.
24 July 2003 Germany: Financial Times Selects Solaris-based PRIMEPOWER Servers from Fujitsu Siemens Computers
Munich, July 24, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European vendor of secure Business Critical Computing solutions, has won a major multi-million pound order from the Financial Times Group for its PRIMEPOWER Solaris-based UNIX servers.
23 July 2003 Hong Kong: Fujitsu Poises to Take Greater Market Share of Midrange Storage Systems in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, July 23, 2003 – Fujitsu Hong Kong today unveiled a series of its mid-range storage systems which is expected to help the company grab greater market share of the midrange storage market in Hong Kong.
8 July 2003 Germany: "Your Life" at IFA 2003: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Showcases Highlights from IFA
Munich / Berlin, July 8, 2003 – Offering consumers new products designed to enrich their digital lives, Fujitsu Siemens Computers will present its new entertainment devices, notebooks and PCs at the IFA (Internationale Funkausstellung, World of Consumer Electronics) from 29 August through 3 September 2003 in Berlin in Hall 1.2, Stand 202. To demonstrate how the world of consumer electronics, digital information and computing continue to come closer together, Fujitsu Siemens Computers will show consumers “Your Life” innovations to include: the ACTIVY Media Center, a SCALEO PC specially equipped for multimedia applications, gaming fun on the Scaleo 800i through a computer game based on the Disney film TRON and two notebooks designed specifically for at-home use: AMILO M bringing wireless LAN capabilities into the home, featuring Intel Centrino mobile technology, and an AMILO D with an extra-wide screen for watching videos.
7 July 2003 Philippines: Fujitsu Lifebook Leads Notebook Reliability Survey
Manila, July 7, 2003 – Fujitsu's award-winning Lifebook notebook PC outperformed other notebook vendors in overall reliability based on the results of leading US-based PC Magazine's 15th Annual Reader's Survey on Service and Reliability.
3 July 2003 Germany: LIFEBOOK C Series with Intel Centrino Mobile Technology and Modular Bay
Munich, July 3, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers is now delivering professional entry-level notebooks with features that were previously only available on high-end models. For example, the LIFEBOOK C1110 now features Intel Centrino mobile technology, which optimizes the power supply and extends battery lifetimes. A few moments is all it takes to insert an additional battery, a DVD/CD-R/RW combo drive or a second hard disk into the modular bay of the new LIFEBOOK C series. The result for professional users is an entry-level notebook capable of offering standard performance features that used to be available exclusively on high-end notebook models. The new LIFEBOOK C series models are on sale in trade outlets from now on.
2 July 2003 UK: BSkyB Selects SPARC Solaris and Intel Servers from Fujitsu Siemens Computers
Bracknell, July 2, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European supplier of Business Critical Computing solutions, has won a major IT infrastructure order for enterprise servers from British Sky Broadcasting. Following an extensive evaluation, BSkyB selected PRIMEPOWER Solaris-based UNIX servers and PRIMERGY Intel-based systems to power its major new Customer Relationship Management solution that will support the company's 6.7 million subscribers across the UK and Ireland.
2 July 2003 Singapore: Fujitsu's ScanSnap! Offers Paperless Office Solution
Singapore, July 2, 2003 – Fujitsu Asia Private Limited today announced the release of its scanning solution, ScanSnap! - a compact, easy to use and complete colour scanner that allows businesses to realise the document image management solution sooner.
30 June 2003 Hong Kong: Powerful Next Generation of Entry-Level Servers with Mainframe-like Performance and Reliability
Hong Kong, June 30, 2003 – Fujitsu Hong Kong Limited, a leading provider of information technology and telecommunications solutions and services, today announced its next generation of entry-level PRIMEPOWER™ servers featuring mainframe technologies. Fujitsu's new Solaris™ compatible, SPARC® compliant PRIMEPOWER 250 and 450 server models extend the reach of PRIMEPOWER servers to the edge of the network, to deliver performance to critical customer-facing systems and applications.
30 June 2003 Germany: PRIMERGY and hpcLine Server Families with Intel IA 64 Bit Itanium2 Processors
Munich, June 30, 2003 – CPU technology in Intel-based computing is taking a major step forward with the introduction of the new Itanium®2 processor (formerly code-named Madison) by Intel® these days. Fujitsu Siemens Computers will incorporate the new Intel IA 64 Bit Itanium2 processor line in future product entries of its successful Intel-based PRIMERGY and hpcLine server families.
27 June 2003 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Clusters PRIMERGY Servers for High-performance Computing Applications
Heidelberg, June 27, 2003 – At the 18th International Supercomputer Conference held in Heidelberg from 25-27 June 2003, Fujitsu Siemens Computers announced its plans to use PRIMERGY servers with single or dual processors as compute nodes in Linux hpcLine clusters for High Performance Computing. This will make it possible to assemble hpcLine systems — including rack assembly and interconnect — entirely from standard components. The compact rack models of PRIMERGY servers are targeted at hpcLine users who want high performance at attractive pricing. The PRIMERGY server generates approximately the same amount of heat as a PC and is so compact, that it is possible to fit up to 42 servers with 84 processors in a single rack.
25 June 2003 USA: Fujitsu LifeBook® P5000 Notebook Awarded Best of CeBIT America in PC Category
Santa Clara, CA, June 25, 2003 – The new incredibly small Fujitsu LifeBook® P5000 notebook made a big impression at the inaugural CeBIT America trade show last week in New York, enough so that it earned the title of Best of CeBIT America in the PC category from trade show judges PC Magazine and eWEEK.
25 June 2003 Canada: New Fujitsu LifeBook® N Series Presents 'A Beautiful Screen' to Digital Media Enthusiasts
Mississauga, ON, June 25, 2003 – Fujitsu Canada closed the performance gap between notebook and desktop computing today, unveiling the all-in-one LifeBook N Series notebook. Packed with a powerful desktop CPU (as high as 2.8 GHz), integrated 802.11b/54g wireless functionality and the latest multimedia advancements, including a DVD-RW drive, a brilliant high-resolution 15-inch Multi-Domain Vertical Alignment (MVA) display and an impressive graphics solution, this latest addition to the LifeBook notebook family will certainly turn the heads of digital media enthusiasts and mainstream users alike.
25 June 2003 Germany: Softek SAN Management Software to Enhance Fujitsu Siemens Computers' Storage Solutions Offerings
Munich, June 25, 2003 – Softek™, a leading provider of storage management software, has formed a strategic partnership with Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European computer company, that will result in the company’s storage area network software, Softek SANView, being marketed, sold and supported throughout Europe by Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ sales force.
23 June 2003 USA: Fujitsu Announces Availability of New Award-Winning fi-4530C Color Scanner
San Jose, CA, June 23, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced volume availability of its fi-4530C departmental duplex color scanner -- the newest member of Fujitsu's award-winning scanner product family.
23 June 2003 USA: Fujitsu ScanSnap!™ Scanner Excels in Product Review by PC World Magazine
San Jose, CA, June 23, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced the Fujitsu ScanSnap!™ scanning solution received a 4 ½ out of 5 star rating from PC World Magazine based off of its comprehensive technical review of the scanner.
23 June 2003 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Extends its SPARC-based Mainframe Line
Hamburg, June 23, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers today presented its new SX140 Business Server at a BS2000 customer event in Hamburg. The newcomer is currently the most powerful mainframe in the SX series, which is based on SPARC64 processor technology. The system can run the BS2000/OSD and Solaris operating systems in parallel in separate hardware partitions, making it an attractive option for all medium-sized BS2000 customers who want to consolidate their enterprise servers. The SX140 is available from September 2003.
23 June 2003 Germany: Launch of Oracle Collaboration Suite Installation and Unique "Enterprise Technology Center"
Munich, June 23, 2003 – On the occasion of the Oracle AppsWorld in London, (June 23– 26, 2003) Fujitsu Siemens Computers – together with its partners Oracle and Network Appliance – announced the launch of the Oracle Collaboration Suite (OCS) installation in Oracles first Enterprise Technology Center (ETC) in Europe. At the ETC, located in Reading/Great Britain, all three companies demonstrate the reliability, scalability and capabilities of Oracle’s entire Collaboration Suite, running on Fujitsu Siemens Computers servers and cluster technology as well as on Network Appliance’s storage infrastructure. Future demonstrations will include also Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ mobile devices.
23 June 2003 Germany: Pocket LOOX from Fujitsu Siemens Computers with Windows™ Mobile Software 2003 for Pocket PC
Munich, June 23, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers is taking another step into the mobile world with the Pocket LOOX 600 a Windows MobileTM-based handheld. Timed to coincide with the launch of Windows Mobile 2003 Software for Pocket PC, Fujitsu Siemens Computers is announcing its support for the new operating system, on the Pocket LOOX 600. Fujitsu Siemens Computers guarantees customers that Pocket LOOX 600 purchased between 23 May and 23 September 2003 can be upgraded to Windows Mobile Software 2003 for Pocket PC for a small handling fee. And that's not all: customers who purchased their Pocket LOOX 600 beyond this Technology Upgrade period are also able to order a corresponding software upgrade. Fujitsu Siemens Computers will make the upgrade available in the third quarter.
18 June 2003 Japan: Fujitsu's High-End PRIMEPOWER Servers Break One Million Operations per Second Barrier
Tokyo, June 18, 2003 – Fujitsu Limited today announced record-breaking results for its PRIMEPOWER™ 2500 UNIX® system in the SPECjbb_2000 Java performance benchmark. Breaking the one million operations per second barrier for the first time, Fujitsu achieved performance of 1,420,177 operations per second with a 112-way PRIMEPOWER 2500 system using the company's 1.3GHz SPARC64® V processors, shattering records previously set by HP, Sun and IBM in the same performance tests. In the 64-way server category, as well, PRIMEPOWER 2500 outpaced the competition with performance of over 800,000 operations per second. These benchmark results were published on www.spec.org as of May 29, 2003.
18 June 2003 UK: Fujitsu Awarded "Best of AIIM 2003" for New fi-4530C Departmental Scanner
Hayes, June 18, 2003 – Fujitsu Europe Ltd, a market leader in document imaging scanners, has today announced that CMP Media's Transform Magazine selected Fujitsu's fi-4530C departmental duplex colour scanner as a "Transform Best of AIIM 2003" winner, specifically acknowledging its 'ledger scanning and compact footprint' as standout features.
18 June 2003 USA: Siemens and Fujitsu Enter into Strategic IT Procurement Alliance in North America
Santa Clara, CA, June 18, 2003 – Fujitsu PC Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702), today announced it has formed a strategic relationship with Siemens Corporation (NYSE:SI) allowing all Siemens operating companies in North America to purchase and resell a broad range of Fujitsu PC Corporation's IT solutions, including mobile computers, desktop PCs, workstations, Intel-based servers and storage.
17 June 2003 USA: Fujitsu LifeBook® Notebooks Get High Marks, Enhancements in Time for Graduation
Santa Clara, CA, June 17, 2003 – Fujitsu PC Corporation today gave recent grads the chance to get a head start in the real world, offering a pair of new LifeBook notebooks. The company has refreshed its popular all-in-one multimedia LifeBook C Series notebook and award-winning "thin & light" LifeBook S2000 notebook just in time for commencement.
17 June 2003 USA: Fujitsu PRIMERGY® Servers Earn Top Benchmark Scores
Santa Clara, CA, June 17, 2003 – Fujitsu PC Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702), today announced it has posted the two fastest SPECweb99® scores for dual Intel® Xeon™ servers running Red Hat® Linux operating system. Demonstrating the company's Linux expertise, its PRIMERGY RX300 and PRIMERGY TX300 both outperformed the competition on the industry-standard benchmark for measuring the performance of Web servers. Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC®), the developer of the SPECweb99 benchmark, recently published the test results online at www.spec.org.
17 June 2003 UK: University of Manchester Selects PRIMEPOWER and PRIMERGY Servers to Drive Services for Up to 43,000 Users
Bracknell, June 17, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European vendor of secure Business Critical Computing and Mobility solutions, has won a major £2 million order for its PRIMEPOWER SPARC/Solaris-based UNIX servers and Intel-based PRIMERGY servers from the University of Manchester. The systems will be implemented across the whole of the University of Manchester campus, university-linked NHS sites and business parks to provide up to 43,000 users with networked e-mail and personal file store services. The new IT infrastructure will also supply the University with powerful back-up and recovery capabilities, and 24x7 99.999 per cent availability.
16 June 2003 USA: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Delivers Adaptive IT Infrastructure for SAP NetWeaver
Orlando, FL, June 16, 2003 – As a first step towards computing on demand Fujitsu Siemens Computers presented FlexFrame for mySAP™ Business Suite during this years SAPPHIRE® '03 conference being held in Orlando, Florida. With key features like software services on demand, scaling from small to large systems without downtime and flexible, easy to handle high availability this innovative IT service infrastructure solution is an ideal fit for the adaptive computing infrastructure of SAP NetWeaver™.
11 June 2003 Singapore: Fujitsu's Stylistic ST4121 Lights the Way with Latest LCD Technology
Singapore, June 11, 2003 – Building on 12 years of experience in pen computing, Fujitsu today launched the Stylistic ST4121, the Tablet PC with a Reflective TFT LCD display.
9 June 2003 UK: First Compact Desktop A3 Scanner Launched
Hayes, June 9, 2003 – Fujitsu Europe Ltd, a market leader in document imaging scanners, today announced the introduction of the newest member of its award-winning scanner product family - the fi-4530C.
9 June 2003 USA / UK: Sistina Software & Fujitsu Systems Europe Partner to Push Linux Clusters into the Enterprise Data Center
Minneapolis, MN, USA / Hayes, UK, June 9, 2003 – Sistina Software, the premier storage infrastructure software company delivering data-sharing solutions, and Fujitsu Systems Europe, one of the world’s leading server and storage OEMs, today announced that Fujitsu Systems Europe has selected Sistina GFS as the exclusive cluster file system running on Fujitsu’s line of High Performance Computing (HPC) clustering solutions. Through this partnership, Sistina and Fujitsu will provide customers and partners with Fujitsu’s first pre-configured and packaged Linux cluster solution for both industrial computing applications and enterprise-class data center deployments.
6 June 2003 UK: Fujitsu Revolutionises Desktop Scanning
Hayes, June 6, 2003 – Fujitsu Europe Ltd, a market leader in document imaging scanners, has today unveiled the Fujitsu ScanSnap!, the smallest upright desktop scanner on the market that allows business professionals to quickly convert paper documents of up to A4 into Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files that are easily shared, organised and protected.
5 June 2003 UK: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Grows Ahead of UK Market with Double Digit Growth for its 2002-03 Fiscal Year
London, June 5, 2003 – At a briefing in London today Fujitsu Siemens Computers' CEO, Adrian v. Hammerstein, highlighted the key role the company's UK operation has played in helping Fujitsu Siemens Computers perform ahead of a declining IT market. According to v. Hammerstein: "In an IT market that continues to go backwards, Fujitsu Siemens Computers has again outgrown the market, particularly in the UK where the latest IDC figures for the first quarter of this year show us performing strongly and growing customer revenues by 13 per cent against a market that declined overall by two per cent."
5 June 2003 UK: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Honored with the Wharton Infosys Business Transformation Award 2003
London, June 5, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers announced that it has been awarded the Wharton Infosys Business Transformation Award in the category Organization-Wide Transformation. The award, which recognizes organizations with annual revenues greater than $ 1 billion that have transformed their business or industry through the creative application of technology, was accepted by President & CEO Adrian v. Hammerstein on behalf of the company.
4 June 2003 Singapore: Fujitsu's DESKPOWER E600 Thinks Ahead to Maximize your ROI
Singapore, June 4, 2003 – The DESKPOWER E600 offers business customers a sleek, high performance desktop PC incorporating Intel's latest 865G chipset that can support new technologies like Hyper Threading, Serial ATA and Dual Channel Memory.
4 June 2003 Germany: The New AMILO D, Now Even More Powerful to Meet the Highest Demands of Private Users
Munich, June 4, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers today announces the new AMILO D notebook, optimized for multimedia applications such as video editing and gaming. The new notebook, which offers amongst others the Intel Pentium 4 processor with 3.06 GHz supporting hyper-threading technology, enables users to multi-task easily with their PC. Hyperthreading technology is designed to help active programs execute more efficiently so users can now do two or more tasks, like playing a graphic-intensive game while converting files to MP3 format at the same time, without the sacrifice in performance.
3 June 2003 USA: PFU Systems Announces NomadFIRE™ -- Single Board Solution for Embedded Imaging Applications
Chicago, IL, June 3, 2003 – PFU Systems, Inc., a Fujitsu Company and leader in OEM System-On-Module (SOM) components for embedded systems announced today the NomadFIRE™, a self-contained, ultra-compact system board, complete with all host computer interfaces and FireWire (IEEE 1394a) connections for high speed, real time image capture in embedded applications.
2 June 2003 USA: Fujitsu to Present at 14th Annual Bear Stearns Technology Conference
San Jose, CA, June 2, 2003 – WHAT - Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced that Mike Chenery, vice president, advanced product engineering, will present at the 14th Annual Bear Stearns Technology Conference in New York on June 10th and 11th.
29 May 2003 USA: Fujitsu to Showcase Ultrasound Image Storage Solution at AIUM 2003
San Jose, CA, May 29, 2003 – WHAT - Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a leading provider of removable storage solutions, today announced that it will showcase the display and manipulation of ultrasound images on a PC in a joint demonstration with Trillium Technology, Inc., a medical imaging software and consulting company, at the American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine's (AIUM) World Federation for Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology (WFUMB) from June 1-4 in Montréal, Canada.
28 May 2003 UK: New Pricing for Intel-Based PRIMERGY Servers Sets the Price/Performance Standard for the UK Channel
London, May 28, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers' PRIMERGY TX150 is the company's new entry-level tower server for SMEs and has been introduced to meet the growing demand for reliable 24 hour operation, high levels of security and performance at an extremely competitive price. Certified for Linux, Novell and Windows 2000 the new PRIMERGY TX150 also supports the new Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system. New options include 64-bit PCI architecture with five PCI slots for a high data throughput as well as a greater performance bandwidth through the Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with up to 2.8 GHz and a 533 MHz front side bus. Other highlights include an onboard Single Channel Ultra320 SCSI controller and RAID level 0,1 functionality, while an optional RAID level 5 extension brings corporate performance to the SME space.
27 May 2003 Japan: Fujitsu Launches New Hard Drive for High-End Mobile PCs
Tokyo, May 27, 2003 – Following a meeting today of its Board of Directors, Fujitsu Limited announced the following new nominees for Director and Auditor to be proposed at the 103rd General Shareholders Meeting scheduled for late June, 2003.
27 May 2003 USA: Fujitsu Announces Industry Leading Hard Disk Drive
San Jose, CA, May 27, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today bolstered its mobile hard disk drive (HDD) market growth by introducing its new 80GB, 5400RPM MHT-AH mobile drive in a 2.5" 9.5mm form factor. Today's news follows the recent announcement of Fujitsu's next generation MHT series hard disk drives, the broadest range of 2.5" 4200RPM mobile HDD products in the industry.
26 May 2003 Germany: 'Clutter Free' LCD Monitors from Fujitsu Siemens Computers
Munich, May 26, 2003 – 'Clutter Free’ LCD monitors from Fujitsu Siemens Computers Innovative design and ergonomic form factor meets needs of professional user Munich , May 26, 2003 Fujitsu Siemens Computers is launching two new product lines of LCD monitors tailored to the varying needs of professional users The silver and black design features, chosen to match the professional range of SCENIC PCs, give the new monitors an innovative appearance without compromising the ergonomics. The monitors are available in 15, 17 and 19-inch formats, and the resolutions range from 1024 x 768 pixels to 1280 x 1024 depending on the size. Making monitors use friendly, the new monitors feature an easy-to-use, self-explanatory OSD menu in six different languages, which was developed in Germany. And, rounding out the benefits, the built-in speakers and integrated power supply ensure a clutter-free desk.
26 May 2003 Germany: "Storage in Town", a Comprehensive Event Showcasing the World of Storage by Fujitsu Siemens Computers
Munich, May 26, 2003 – Coping with massive cost pressure and still enabling sensible growth and effective use of data – for most IT managers these days, these items are at the top of their wish list. And for these wishes to come true they need storage solutions with cutting-edge technology. In a bid to prove its efficiency as a solution partner in the storage sector, Fujitsu Siemens Computers is once more inviting visitors to "Storage in Town" in Hamburg, encouraged by the convincing success of last year's event.
22 May 2003 Singapore: Fujitsu Pampers Senior Executives with the LifeBook P5010
Singapore, May 22, 2003 – The LifeBook P5010 offers today's senior executive the most compact and stylish wireless-capable notebook on the market. Using the latest Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technology, the LifeBook P5010 offers comprehensive features including a crisp, clear 10.6" SXGA widescreen TFT supported by Dolby sound quality from cylindrical bass-reflection speakers folded into the hinge mechanism.
22 May 2003 UK: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Extends Mobility Portfolio with New Wireless Products and Solutions
London, May 22, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European vendor of secure Business Critical Computing and Mobility solutions, is extending its Mobility portfolio with the launch of new notebook and Tablet PC products and solutions at the Wireless LAN Event at Olympia from 22-23 May. The company will introduce a range of new products and solutions at the event, including the new ultra-portable LIFEBOOK S6120 notebook PC and E4010 desktop replacement notebook - both featuring Intel Centrino technology, new Tablet PCs with onboard Wireless LAN and new screen technology, and a range of specialist Mobility solutions.
21 May 2003 Japan: Fujitsu Unveils New Workgroup and Mid-range PRIMEPOWER Servers with Mainframe-Class Performance and Reliability
Tokyo, May 21, 2003 – Fujitsu Limited today announced the global release of four new low- and mid-range PRIMEPOWER UNIX® systems with gigahertz-class SPARC64TM V processors to meet demanding enterprise computing needs while providing superior ROI in a smaller platform. The new PRIMEPOWER servers, which boast performance improvements of as much as 40% over current products, can also fully maximize uptime and throughput by delivering the same ultra-high levels of RAS (Reliability, Availability and Serviceability) as Fujitsu's mainframe-class 128-way PRIMEPOWER 2500 server.
21 May 2003 USA: Fujitsu Introduces Two Mobile FCRAM Burst Mode Devices; Enable Digital Camera, Video Data Streaming
Sunnyvale, CA, May 21, 2003 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today introduced a pair of Mobile FCRAMtm devices for third-generation mobile phones.
21 May 2003 Germany: SCENIC PC from Fujitsu Siemens Computers with Intel 865G Chipset and Hyper-Threading Technology
Munich, May 21, 2003 – To coincide with the announcement of the new 865G chipset from Intel, Fujitsu Siemens Computers announces new models in its SCENIC range. The SCENIC Professional PCs provide a stable platform and are characterized by high-performance computing power, simple administration and advanced security functions. Excellent ergonomics and high reliability make them ideal for use in business environments. Thanks to the improved graphics of the integrated in the chipset, the new models: SCENIC E, SCENIC N, SCENIC P and SCENIC W, are prepared for modern graphics requirements in the office. Other highlights include Serial ATA for efficient data storage and up to 8 USB ports.
20 May 2003 USA: Fujitsu Delivers 'Vision' of Anytime, Anywhere Computing
Santa Clara, CA, May 20, 2003 – Fujitsu PC Corporation today gave mobile computer users the power to work and play virtually anywhere with the first indoor/outdoor Tablet PC to feature a Reflective front light display. An option for the latest Fujitsu Stylistic® ST Series Tablet PC, this unique technology offers extraordinarily clear text and graphics under practically any light condition-even outside under direct sunlight.
20 May 2003 USA: Fujitsu Launches Next Generation, Business-Class Notebook
Santa Clara, CA, May 20, 2003 – Fujitsu PC Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702), today announced the addition of the LifeBook® E4000 notebook, featuring the recently introduced Intel® Centrino™ mobile technology, to the LifeBook E Series notebook family.
20 May 2003 USA: Fujitsu Packs Desktop Performance in Portable Form Factor with LifeBook N Series Notebook
Santa Clara, CA, May 20, 2003 – Fujitsu PC Corporation closed the performance gap between notebook and desktop computing today, unveiling the all-in-one LifeBook N Series notebook. Packed with a powerful desktop CPU, integrated 802.11b/54g wireless functionality and the latest multimedia advancements, including a DVD-RW drive, a brilliant high-resolution 15-inch Multi-Domain Vertical Alignment (MVA) display and an impressive graphics solution, this latest addition to the LifeBook notebook family will certainly turn the heads of digital media enthusiasts and mainstream users alike.
20 May 2003 USA: Fujitsu Ships Latest LifeBook B Series Notebook
Santa Clara, CA, May 20, 2003 – Fujitsu PC Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702), today unveiled the next generation of its highly mobile and versatile LifeBook® B Series notebook. The three-pound ultraportable has become extremely popular among health care professionals and other highly mobile workers for its slim design, innovative touch screen and advanced security features. Now, the notebook features an even faster processor and larger hard drive capacity to tackle today's most demanding applications.
20 May 2003 USA: Fujitsu Unveils World's Smallest Full-Feature Notebook PC with Intel Centrino Mobile Technology
Santa Clara, CA, May 20, 2003 – In what can be considered another milestone in mobile computing, Fujitsu PC Corporation today introduced the world's smallest full-featured notebook PC to incorporate Intel® Centrino™ 3 mobile technology.
16 May 2003 UK: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Powers Wireless Internet Cafe at 56th Annual Cannes Film Festival
London, May 16, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers is supporting the UK film community at the 56th Annual Cannes Film Festival with a Wireless Internet Mobility solution for the festival's prestigious Beachside Pavilion and the UK Film Centre. The company has equipped the Beachside Pavilion with a network of WLAN-connected LIFEBOOK notebook PCs to create a wireless Internet café for visitors to the pavilion and help it promote European digital cinema at this year's festival.
15 May 2003 Japan: Fujitsu High-End PRIMEPOWER Server Achieves Unprecedented Result in SAP® Standard Application Sales and Distribution Benchmark
Tokyo, May 15, 2003 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has achieved an unprecedented score of 13,000 SAP SD Benchmark users in the two-tier SAP Standard Application Sales and Distribution (SD) Benchmark running Oracle9iTM Database Release 2 on a system comprising Fujitsu's 128-processor SolarisTM Operating Environment-compatible SPARC®-based PRIMEPOWERTM 2500 server and ETERNUS3000 storage system. Breaking through the 10,000-user barrier for the first time, the achievement firmly places PRIMEPOWER and Oracle9i Database technology in the No. 1 position worldwide on this key performance benchmark.
15 May 2003 USA: Fujitsu's Don McMahan Elected to AIIM International's Board of Directors for 2003-2004
San Jose, CA, May 15, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that Don McMahan, vice president of sales, Imaging Products Group, has been elected to the Board of Directors for the Association for Information and Image Management (AIIM) International, the global authority on Enterprise Content Management. McMahan's term officially started at the close of the 2003 AIIM Exposition & Conference held in New York in April and he will serve on the Board for a two-year term, through April 2005.
15 May 2003 UK: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Announces Final Results for Fiscal Year 2002 with a Euro 8 Million Profit
London, May 15, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers achieved a profit before tax (pbt) of €8 million for the 2002/2003 financial year running from April 2002 to March 2003, against the CeBIT forecast (March 2003) of a pbt of €4 million. Revenue was nearly flat at €5,337 million, compared to €5,434 million in the previous year. The final numbers are an update to the preliminary financial results announced at CeBIT 2003.
15 May 2003 USA: Fujitsu to Present at Needham & Co. Disk Drive, Component & Application Conference
San Jose, CA, May 15, 2003 – WHAT - Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced that Mike Chenery, vice president, advanced product engineering, will present at the first annual Needham & Co. Disk Drive, Component & Applications Conference on Monday, May 19, 2003 at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose, CA.
13 May 2003 UK: NAS for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
London, May 13, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers has added the new FibreCAT® N30 to its extensive Network Attached Storage (NAS) portfolio. As an optimised file server, the FibreCAT N30 is a "Windows Powered NAS" appliance, which runs on the reliable Intel-based PRIMERGY servers from Fujitsu Siemens Computers with Microsoft Windows technology. This new storage solution particularly stands out due to its high reliability, high availability, and simple administration.
13 May 2003 USA: New Printer Design Simplifies Mounting Process
Sunnyvale, CA, May 13, 2003 – Fujitsu Components America Inc. today released an ultra-compact thermal printer mechanism with a platen unit that is “easy mount.” The new design simplifies the printer’s installation into applications such as portable or mobile devices, Point-of-Sale equipment, and measurement and medical instrumentation.
12 May 2003 Germany: Rising Demand for PRIMERGY Enterprise Server with Linux Operating System
Munich and Nuremberg, May 12, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers and SuSE Linux announced today that they will offer customers and sales partners PRIMERGY servers bundled with the SuSE Linux Enterprise Server operating system. The bundle is designed to reduce customer cost and to simplify the ordering process as they can now receive a complete solution from one vendor. With their offering, Fujitsu Siemens Computers and SuSE are responding to the strong demand from their customers and sales partners in the whole of the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and Africa). The Linux option applies to all PRIMERGYs, from the entry-level system with one processor right through to the high-end 16-way server. Fujitsu Siemens Computers and SuSE are expecting a considerable hike in demand for the blade servers in particular, as well as for the new tower and rack systems of the TX and RX series.
8 May 2003 Japan: Fujitsu and Red Hat Form Joint Development Organization for Linux
Tokyo, May 8, 2003 – Fujitsu Limited and Red Hat today announced that, as a part of their global partnership in providing Linux-based solutions, engineers from the two companies have started to work together located on-site at a Red Hat office in Boston, Massachusetts (USA). The new organization will develop Linux features focusing on enterprise customer needs and will assert Fujitsu's support operations in Japan and worldwide as well.
5 May 2003 USA: Fujitsu to Exhibit at the CMP Tech Builder XChange 2003
San Jose, CA, May 5, 2003 – WHAT - Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced that it will participate in the CMP sponsored 2003 Tech Builder XChange.
2 May 2003 UK: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Launches Industry's First Four Year PC Warranty
London, May 2, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers has launched refresh4you, a new four year on-site warranty upgrade programme for its SCENIC desktop PCs. refresh4you is aimed particularly at the growing number of UK SME organisations that bought their current PCs in the run-up to Y2K, and now find that their desktop support service has run out. In 1999 Fujitsu Siemens Computers was the first PC manufacturer to offer a three year on-site warranty as standard on all its desktop business PCs, and the launch of the PC industry's first four year warranty programme continues the company's strong record of service innovation.
1 May 2003 USA: Fujitsu Awarded "Best of AIIM 2003" for New fi-4530C Departmental Scanner
San Jose, CA, May 1, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that CMP Media's Transform Magazine selected Fujitsu's fi-4530C departmental duplex color scanner as a "Transform Best of AIIM 2003" winner, specifically acknowledging its 'ledger scanning and compact footprint' as standout features.
1 May 2003 UK: Fujitsu Siemens Computers and Novell Sign Blade Server Partnership
London, May 1, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers has named Novell Inc. as an 'Alliance Partner' for delivering the newly announced NetWare 6.5 and exteNd products for Blade servers. In an agreement signed by the two companies, Novell will develop, certify, and market NetWare and exteNd software products designed to support Fujitsu Siemens Computers' PRIMERGY BX300 Blade servers. The combination of NetWare 6.5 and these high-density servers can significantly reduce management costs and network complexity through server consolidation.
1 May 2003 USA: New Fujitsu ScanSnap! Scanning Solution Receives "Best of Show" Award at AIIM 2003
San Jose, CA, May 1, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced its Fujitsu ScanSnap! scanning solution was named "Best of Show" award winner by AIIM E-DOC Magazine in the "Input/Hardware" category. The AIIM E-DOC Magazine Inaugural "Best of Show Awards" were announced on April 9 at the AIIM 2003 Exposition and Conference in New York City.
1 May 2003 Netherlands: Ultra Lightweight and Wireless Handheld Printer
Hoofddorp, May 1, 2003 – The FTP-628WSL100 offers our customers a low cost solution for their portable handheld and therefore lightweight needs. With its compact lightweight construction, and a 2” mechanism with easy paper loading function, it is suitable for use in vehicles, data logging, taxi and parking meters. It is a perfect solution in combination with portable terminals for industrial, PDA and mobile phone applications.
30 April 2003 USA: Fujitsu Signs Multimillion-Dollar Tablet PC Deal with Visiting Nurse Service of New York
Santa Clara, CA, April 30, 2003 – Fujitsu PC Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702), today announced it has signed its largest Tablet PC deal to date with Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY). The home health care organization will equip 2,400 of its mobile caregivers with Fujitsu Stylistic® ST4000 Tablet PCs, allowing them to accurately and efficiently take clinical notes and improve patient care.
29 April 2003 Singapore: Fujitsu LifeBook E4010 for the Power Hungry Mobile Executive
Singapore, April 29, 2003 – The Fujitsu LifeBook E4010 will offer corporate executives on the move access to high-performance features coupled with superior mobile connectivity, security and portability.
28 April 2003 UK: Fast-Track Network Support with Fujitsu's 24/7 Facility
Birmingham, April 28, 2003 – Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Ltd, the leading supplier of high performance telecommunications solutions, has announced considerable expansion of its Customer Support Centre, which provides a 24/7 manned service to network operators. Staffed by a team of accredited engineers, Fujitsu's Customer Support Centre provides a high level of technical back-up, principally across the company's FBX-A SDH and FDX xDSL multi-service Access Platforms.
28 April 2003 USA: Fujitsu Ships New LifeBook® S6000 Notebook
Santa Clara, CA, April 28, 2003 – Fujitsu PC Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702), today announced the availability of the newest LifeBook S Series notebook-the LifeBook® S6000 notebook. Featuring Intel® Centrino™ mobile technology, the LifeBook S6000 notebook delivers groundbreaking performance, yet retains the same impressive design and dimensions users have come to expect from this award-winning series. The company will begin shipping the notebook today with a starting price of $1,549¹.
28 April 2003 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Supplies Software for mySAP Enterprise Portal
Munich, April 28, 2003 – To coincide with the SAP Conference on Enterprise Portals and Integration Technology on 7 and 8 May 2003 in Berlin, Fujitsu Siemens Computers has brought out new iView modules. Using these modules in conjunction with the openSEAS software suite, it is now also possible to integrate individual applications which do not meet the standards of open software architectures quickly and cost-effectively into the mySAP Enterprise Portal. The solution, which SAP has now certified, will be of particular benefit to customers who want to both introduce the mySAP Enterprise Portal and also continue using their existing individual applications.
24 April 2003 Hong Kong: Fujitsu's Midrange Server Family Continues Success in Hong Kong through Impressive Benchmark Results
Hong Kong, April 24, 2003 – Fujitsu Hong Kong Limited, a leading provider of information technology and telecommunications solutions and services, today announced best-in-class results for the PRIMEPOWERTM 900 SPARC compatible server, on the SPECjbbTM 2000 benchmark and five new top-rated positions in SAP Standard Application Benchmark performance. PRIMEPOWER 900 now holds the top spot in both the 16-way and 8-way configuration performance standards on the SPECjbb 2000 benchmark, and is simultaneously continuing to expand its success in the SAP arena.
24 April 2003 UK: Fujitsu Ensures Smooth Deployment of Windows Server 2003 for UK Companies
London, April 24, 2003 – The programme, which includes master classes, seminars and onsite visits from consultants, can help UK companies achieve optimal benefits in the shortest amount of time and can offer an improvement in stability throughout the migration process.
24 April 2003 UK: Fujitsu Migrates Advice Agent Technology to Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Surrey, April 24, 2003 – Fujitsu, a platinum global launch partner, is one of a number of key organisations involved in the Microsoft's Windows Server 2003 programme and will apply the new technology initially to its 'Advice Agent' solutions.
24 April 2003 Germany: Windows Server 2003 Launched on PRIMERGY
Munich, April 24, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers today announced its widespread support for the Windows Server 2003 operating system. All current PRIMERGY models meet the requirements of the new operating system and will successively be qualified for Windows Server 2003. The strengths of the new operating system are especially apparent when it comes to building modern IT infrastructures, or in server consolidation with blade servers and the large T850 PRIMERGYs.
22 April 2003 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Partners Novell with Regard to Blade Servers
Munich, April 22, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers names Novell Inc. as an 'Alliance Partner' for delivering the newly announced NetWare 6.5 and exteNd products for Blade servers. In an agreement signed by the two companies, Novell will develop, certify, and market NetWare and exteNd software products designed to support Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ PRIMERGY BX300 Blade servers. The combination of NetWare 6.5 and these high-density servers can significantly reduce management costs and network complexity through server consolidation.
22 April 2003 USA: Fujitsu to Exhibit at AMD Tech Tour Spring 2003
San Jose, CA, April 22, 2003 – WHAT - Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard drives and computer peripherals, today announced that it will participate in four cities along the AMD Spring 2003 Tech Tour from April 29 through June 26. FCPA representatives will participate in the following cities: San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles, CA; New York City, NY; and Austin, TX.
22 April 2003 USA: SBC to Install Fujitsu Next-Generation FLASHWAVE® 4500 Optical Transmission Platform
Richardson, TX, April 22, 2003 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leader in the metro optical telecommunications market, announced today that SBC Services, Inc., an SBC Communications Inc. company, has approved the FLASHWAVE® 4500 next-generation multiservice optical transport platform for use and network deployment. The agreement will enable SBC to efficiently provide scalable SONET across its networks and deliver Ethernet services.
16 April 2003 Singapore: Fujitsu's LifeBook S6120 Gives New Meaning to Mobility
Singapore, April 16, 2003 – The LifeBook S6120, using the latest Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technology, offers new opportunities for the mobile executive. LifeBook S6120 has been designed to provide the perfect mix of style and computing performance. The portable notebook features an integrated Bluetooth™ module enabling connection to any Bluetooth™ enabled mobile phone or PDA for total mobile connectivity.
15 April 2003 Japan: FLAG Telecom Awards Fujitsu Contract to Upgrade Capacity of Key Segments of Submarine Cable System Linking Europe and Japan
Tokyo, April 15, 2003 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has been awarded a contract by the global communications carrier FLAG Telecom Group Limited to significantly increase capacity on key segments of the FLAG Europe - Asia (FEA) submarine cable system by upgrading terminal station equipment without changing the cable, repeaters or other submarine hardware.
15 April 2003 USA: Fujitsu to Exhibit at the Intel Channel Conference 2003
San Jose, CA, April 15, 2003 – WHAT - Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard drives and computer peripherals, today announced that it will participate in eleven cities along the 2003 Intel Channel Conference Tour, from April 15 through May 23.
15 April 2003 UK: Fujitsu to Show Document Scanners at IM Expo 2003
Hayes, April 15, 2003 – Fujitsu, the market leader in document imaging scanners, will again be exhibiting at the Information Management Expo Roadshow. The 2003 event takes place in five cities across the UK where Fujitsu Europe will be showing its latest scanner products alongside its key distributors and specialist resellers.
10 April 2003 USA: Fujitsu's Imaging Products Group Names 1st Run Computer Services Eastern Region Reseller of the Year
San Jose, CA, April 10, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that 1st Run Computer Services Inc. was named the Eastern Region Reseller of the Year for 2002 by Fujitsu's Imaging Products Group (IPG). Fujitsu's annual Channel Awards recognize its top-performing distribution partners specifically acknowledging the companies who exemplify a true commitment to innovation that results in the highest sales and world-class business performance.
10 April 2003 USA: Fujitsu's Imaging Products Group Names Cranel Imaging Fastest Growing Distributor of the Year for 2002
San Jose, CA, April 10, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that Cranel Imaging was named the Fastest Growing Distributor of the Year for 2002 by Fujitsu's Imaging Products Group (IPG). Fujitsu's annual Channel Awards recognize its top-performing distribution partners specifically acknowledging the companies who exemplify a true commitment to innovation that results in the highest sales and world-class business performance.
10 April 2003 USA: Fujitsu's Imaging Products Group Names ImageSource Western Region Reseller & Service Reseller of the Year
San Jose, CA, April 10, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that ImageSource, Inc. was named the Western Region Reseller and Service Reseller of the Year for 2002 by Fujitsu's Imaging Products Group (IPG). Fujitsu's annual Channel Awards recognize its top-performing distribution partners specifically acknowledging the companies who exemplify a true commitment to innovation that results in the highest sales and world-class business performance.
10 April 2003 USA: Fujitsu's Imaging Products Group Names Tech Data Distributor and Service Distributor of the Year for 2002
San Jose, CA, April 10, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that Tech Data (NASDAQ/NMS: TECD) was named Distributor of the Year and Service Distributor of the Year for 2002 by Fujitsu's Imaging Products Group (IPG). Fujitsu's annual Channel Awards recognize its top-performing distribution partners, specifically acknowledging companies who exemplify a true commitment to innovation that results in the highest sales and world-class business performance.
10 April 2003 Canada: Fujitsu Unveils First LifeBook® Featuring the New Mobile AMD Athlon™ XP-M Processor
Mississauga, ON, April 10, 2003 – Fujitsu Canada today unveiled a new addition to the LifeBook® S Series family—the LifeBook S2000 notebook. With all the functionality of a LifeBook S Series notebook, plus the latest low-voltage mobile AMD Athlon™ XP-M 1700+ processor with AMD PowerNow!™ technology, the LifeBook S2000 is a powerful yet affordable solution whose appeal will extend beyond its traditional corporate enterprise market. Until today, the "thin and light" performance category was unaffordable for many small and medium-sized businesses, students and budget-conscious consumers. The LifeBook S2000 notebook family is now shipping and consists of 3 standard configurations with a starting price of $1,999 (CAN).
9 April 2003 USA: Fujitsu to Discuss Broadcast and Video Storage Trends at NAB 2003
San Jose, CA, April 9, 2003 – WHAT - Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard drives and computer peripherals, today announced that Mike Fitzpatrick, senior research executive, will speak at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Conference 2003, on Wednesday April 9, 2003, in Las Vegas, Nevada at 10:00 a.m. PDT. NAB is the world's largest electronic media show.
8 April 2003 USA: Fujitsu Imaging Products Group Launches New Service Reseller Loyalty Program
New York, NY, April 8, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today launched a new service reseller loyalty program – the Service Star Alliance. The tiered channel incentive program, the first of its kind for Fujitsu's Imaging Products Group (IPG), is dedicated to rewarding and recognizing Fujitsu service resellers for growth and performance achievements. Through the Service Star Alliance, value added resellers (VARs) earn financial incentives, marketing and business development support, quarterly rebates, priority technical support, and awards based on sales and performance milestones.
8 April 2003 USA: Fujitsu Introduces Compact All-in-One Printer Unit with USB Interface for Versatile Kiosk Applications
Sunnyvale, CA, April 8, 2003 – Fujitsu Components America, Inc. today released an ultra-high-speed thermal printer subassembly with a high speed serial and USB interface for high-capacity POS, ATM,receipt and ticket dispensing applications. The one-piece unit provides durability and simplifies installation of several components within an end device.
8 April 2003 USA: Fujitsu Redefines Departmental Scanning Capabilities with its Debut of the fi-4530C
New York, NY, April 8, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today introduced the newest member of its award-winning scanner product family – the fi-4530C. Unveiled at the AIIM 2003 Exposition and Conference in New York City, the fi-4530C duplex color scanner brings decentralized, high quality image capture to the desktop at a highly competitive price.
8 April 2003 USA: New Fujitsu ScanSnap! Scanner Brings Easy, Affordable Scanning to the Business Professional
New York, NY, April 8, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today unveiled the Fujitsu ScanSnap! scanning solution, a powerful, affordable, and easy-to-use color scanner that allows business professionals to quickly convert paper documents to Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files that are easily shared, organized and protected.
8 April 2003 Germany: New IDC Figures Confirm Faster-Than-Market Growth for PRIMERGY with Intel-Based Linux Servers
Munich, April 8, 2003 – New figures from IDC (03/2003) for 2002 confirm positive growth in all Linux server market segments for Intel-based PRIMERGY servers from Fujitsu Siemens Computers. Looking at Intel-based Linux servers overall, the company posted two-digit growth in western Europe both in shipments and also by sales volume, which meant it performed much better than the market overall. Fujitsu Siemens Computers points to its long experience in business-critical computing as the reason for the success of its PRIMERGY servers, which are developed and produced in Europe. Customers can now also reap the benefit of this experience with innovative solutions under Linux.
7 April 2003 USA: Fujitsu Hard Drives Fortify Fortress Portable Storage Solutions
San Jose, CA, April 7, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard drives and computer peripherals, today announced that Fortress Corporation will use its mobile hard drives in the new Fortress™ Rugged Hard Drive featuring 20GB, 40GB and 60GB storage capacities and Oxford Semiconductor's FireWire OXFW911 chipset. Each Fortress drive has both USB and FireWire interfaces and offers a complete data protection solution tailored for mobile lifestyles.
3 April 2003 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Wins Industrial Excellence Award
Munich, April 3, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ factory in Augsburg has won the international Industrial Excellence Award 2003. Created by the French management school INSEAD and the German business school WHU (Graduate School of Management), the competition examines process quality, including customer and supplier integration, innovation management and strategy implementation. The key criterion is the ability to adapt quickly and flexibly to constantly changing market conditions.
1 April 2003 USA: Fujitsu to Present on Document Imaging Capture and Preservation at AIIM 2003 Conference and Exposition
San Jose, CA, April 1, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that Don McMahan, vice president of sales, Imaging Products Group and Pamela Doyle, director, Imaging Products Group spokesperson, will present on several document imaging topics during AIIM 2003, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, April 7-9.
31 March 2003 Canada: Fujitsu Expands Sales of its Highly Successful Solaris Compatible PRIMEPOWER Servers into Canada
Toronto, ON, March 31, 2003 – Fujitsu Technology Solutions, Inc., a member of the worldwide group of Fujitsu companies, today announced the introduction of the PRIMEPOWER™ family of industry-leading open systems servers from Fujitsu into the Canadian market. As part of a worldwide branding effort by Fujitsu Limited to extend its global brand and market leadership in IT services and solutions, Amdahl Canada Limited is being renamed Fujitsu Technology Solutions Canada, Inc. The new company will build upon its heritage as a leader in solving the mission-critical computing needs of Canadian businesses for over 25 years.
24 March 2003 USA: Fujitsu's Midrange Server Family Continues Success in the North American Market
Sunnyvale, CA, March 24, 2003 – Fujitsu Technology Solutions, Inc. ("Fujitsu"), a member of the worldwide group of Fujitsu companies, today announced best-in-class results for the PRIMEPOWER™ 900 SPARC® compatible server, on the SPECjbb™ 2000 benchmark and five new top-rated positions in SAP® Standard Application Benchmark performance. PRIMEPOWER 900 now holds the top spot in both the 16-way and 8-way configuration performance standards on the SPECjbb 2000 benchmark, and is simultaneously continuing to expand its success in the SAP arena.
24 March 2003 USA: Fujitsu Announces Volume Availability of MAS 15K Enterprise Series Hard Drives
San Jose, CA, March 24, 2003 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard drives and computer peripherals, today announced volume shipments of its MAS Series hard disk drives beginning in March 2003. The news follows Fujitsu's announcement that it remained the number two provider of enterprise hard drives and recorded its second quarter of sequential mobile hard drive growth in 4Q02. The Fujitsu MAS series disk drives deliver industry leading performance and set uncompromising standards for computing platforms such as workstations, network file servers and enterprise servers.
12 March 2003 USA: Fujitsu Brings High-Speed Wireless Internet to Notebook, Tablet Users
Santa Clara, CA, March 12, 2003 – Fujitsu PC Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702), today announced it has teamed with wireless carrier T -Mobile USA Inc. to offer T-Mobile® HotSpotSM Wi-Fi® (802.11b) wireless broadband (WLAN) service to LifeBook® notebook and Stylistic® tablet users at HotSpot locations across the nation.
12 March 2003 USA: Fujitsu Combines Performance, Functionality, Style with New LifeBook® S6000 Notebook
New York, NY, March 12, 2003 – Fujitsu PC Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702), today unveiled its latest LifeBook S Series notebook—the LifeBook® S6000 notebook. Featuring Intel® Centrino™ mobile technology, the LifeBook S6000 notebook offers groundbreaking performance in a "thin & light" form factor. Yet it still retains the same impressive design and dimensions users have come to expect in this award-winning series.
12 March 2003 USA: Fujitsu Computer Products of America to Exhibit at System Builder Summit 2003
San Jose, CA, March 12, 2003 – WHAT: Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard drives and computer peripherals, today announced it will exhibit its storage products at the System Builder Summit 2003 held at the Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress Hotel in Orlando, Florida. Fujitsu will showcase its latest enterprise and mobile hard drives including the MAS 3.5" 73GB 15,000 RPM enterprise drive, the MAP 3.5" 147GB 10,000 RPM enterprise drive, and the MHS 2.5" 60GB 4200 RPM mobile drive. Fujitsu will also be showcasing their 2.3GB removable optical disk drive, the DynaMO 2300U2 with High-Speed USB. In addition to the booth exhibitions Fujitsu will be answering questions and conducting private appointments.
12 March 2003 USA: Fujitsu Previews Further Advances to PRIMEPOWER Server Technology
Sunnyvale, CA, March 12, 2003 – Fujitsu Technology Solutions, Inc., a member of the worldwide group of Fujitsu companies, today announced first shipments of its fifth generation Solaris™ compatible PRIMEPOWER™ models and a roadmap that shows how it will build upon its current momentum and success by accelerating its performance leadership in the UNIX® server marketplace. The announcement of continuous PRIMEPOWER server enhancements demonstrates Fujitsu's long term commitment to SPARC64® technology.
12 March 2003 USA: Fujitsu Shatters Tradition with New LifeBook® S2000 Notebook
Santa Clara, CA, March 12, 2003 – Fujitsu PC Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702), today debuted a new addition to the LifeBook® S Series family—the LifeBook S2000 notebook. With all the functionality of a LifeBook S Series notebook, plus the latest low-voltage mobile AMD Athlon™ XP-M 1700+ processor, the LifeBook S2000 notebook is a powerful yet affordable solution ideal for students and budget-conscious mobile professionals.
12 March 2003 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers to Offer Aurema's Resource Management Solution
Munich, March 12, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers and Aurema Inc, a leading provider of software solutions for systems resource management and control, today announced plans to offer ARMTech, Aurema’s Active Resource Management Technology, on PRIMEPOWER servers and all Solaris/SPARC Sun platforms. The offering will help customers that run Solaris-based IT-Infrastructures with servers from Fujitsu Siemens Computers and Sun to reduce their Total Costs of Ownership. The new ARMTech offering for all PRIMEPOWER and SPARC servers running Solaris 8 and 9 will be sold and supported directly by Aurema Inc, Fujitsu Siemens Computers and its partners. The solution will be presented at CeBIT in the Hall 1, Stand 5e2 and will be available for delivery later this summer.
12 March 2003 Canada: Fujitsu Unveils LifeBook® S6000 Notebook with Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technology
Mississauga, ON, March 12, 2003 – Fujitsu Canada today unveiled the new "thin and light" form factor LifeBook® S6000 notebook with Intel® Centrino™ mobile technology. The notebook is powered by the Intel® Pentium® M processor 1.4GHz (formerly code-named "Banias"), and features the Intel® PRO/Wireless Network Connection 802.11b and Intel® 855GM chipset. This combination of technologies was designed specifically for mobile applications and works in concert to deliver the best mobile experience. Fujitsu will begin shipping the LifeBook S6000 in late April. Models will start in the low $3,000 (CAN) range.
12 March 2003 Germany: FUTRO C100 - The Versatile Network Client from Fujitsu Siemens Computers
Hanover , March 12, 2003 – With the FUTRO C100, Fujitsu Siemens Computers announces a new member of its Thin Client product family designed to offer an attractively priced solution in terms of terminal server concepts and classical multi-user environments. FUTRO thin clients are aimed at customers in the server-based computing sector who are looking for low total cost of ownership, space-saving solutions and high levels of security. The systems are particularly suited for host-based applications such as data entry and the querying of central databases, e-mail and office applications.
12 March 2003 Germany: iF Design Awards for PCs, Workstations, Tablet PCs and Monitors for Fujitsu Siemens Computers
Hanover, March 12, 2003 – A whole range of products from Fujitsu Siemens Computers have won the coveted iF design award 2003 from iF Industrie Forum in the Product Design, Communication and Entertainment sector. The prizewinners were the SCENIC professional PC family, the SCENIC W professional PC, the CELSIUS workstations, the STYLISTIC Tablet PC and the Premium Line of LCD monitors. An international jury selected 358 products from the several thousand submitted, taking into account criteria such as design quality, user-friendliness, environmental compatibility etc. Some of the products were the fruit of close cooperation between our design agency, designafairs, and the Fujitsu Design Center.
12 March 2003 Germany: LIFEBOOK E Series - Stay Connected for Mobile Computing Anytime, Anywhere
Hanover, March 12, 2003 – Customers are no longer limited by the location of their computer system. The LIFEBOOK E2010 from Fujitsu Siemens Computers allows corporate users the power and flexibility to stay connected to their information anytime, anywhere. Integrated security functions protect user authentication and both wired and wireless communications. The modular design makes expansion to current needs. It provides a powerful lightweight platform for wireless computing. This full function notebook allows flexible functionality with quality and top performance throughout a long life cycle.
12 March 2003 Germany: LIFEBOOK S Series - The Ultra-portable Mobile Office Enables Secure Mobility
Hanover, March 12, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers announced today at CeBIT the LIFEBOOK S Series, featuring more power and improved long battery life for the wireless, mobile office. Based on Intel Centrino Mobile Technology, the new LIFEBOOK S 6120 is the ultra-portable notebook with a multi-bay concept. This full function notebook allows flexible functionality at low weight and small form factor with quality and top performance throughout a long life cycle. Data security and access protection is a key concern from Fujitsu Siemens Computers to enable secure mobile computing. Therefore the company offers a unique and convincing security concept in the mobile segment.
12 March 2003 Germany: New Intel-based Servers from Fujitsu Siemens Computers
Hanover, March 12, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers refreshed its Intel-based PRIMERGY server range in the first half of 2003 in the class of one- and two-processor systems. Starting with the launch of five new entry servers, the new PRIMERGY TX line (tower housing) and RX line (rack-optimized housing) servers are set to redefine reliability. All new servers are validated and certified for Linux, Novell, Windows 2000, and especially for the new operating system Windows Server 2003, which makes them perfectly suited as a stable platform for Windows NT transition projects. The new PRIMERGY models RX100 and TX150 are instantly available at a starting price of 1550 and 1650 Euros, while all other new server models will start shipping in the second quarter of 2003.
12 March 2003 Singapore: New LifeBook Models Usher a Truly Mobile Lifestyle
Singapore, March 12, 2003 – Fujitsu today announced its support for the Intel® Centrino™ Mobile Technology with the unveiling of two new LifeBook models that will fully harness the advantage of efficient integrated Wi-Fi connectivity, enhanced battery life and superior performance.
12 March 2003 Germany: New Products and Solutions from Fujitsu Siemens Computers at CeBIT 2003
Hanover, March 12, 2003 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers is announcing a whole host of new products and solutions at CeBIT 2003 under the banner of "reduce complexity – create value". In bringing its strategy to market these two key benefits of Mobility and Business Critical Computing (BCC) have been of paramount importance to customers across Europe.
12 March 2003 Germany: Roadmap for Fujitsu Siemens Computers' PRIMEPOWER Servers Outlined
Hanover, March 12, 2003 – In autumn 2002 Fujitsu Siemens Computers has announced its 5th generation of Solaris/SPARC-based PRIMEPOWER Enterprise Servers with Extended Architecture for Business Critical Computing environments. PRIMEPOWER servers are developed by Fujitsu Ltd. in Japan, and sold by Fujitsu Siemens Computers in EMEA, Fujitsu Ltd. in Asia/Pacific, and Fujitsu Technology Solutions in North America.
12 March 2003 Germany: SysFrame Reduces Operating Costs for Information Technology
Hanover, March 12, 2003 – At CeBIT, Fujitsu Siemens Computers is presenting its strategy for developing and providing autonomic systems, which has been branded SysFrame. Autonomic systems, which are able to monitor and optimize themselves largely independently, are intended to bring about considerable reductions in the cost of operating complex IT infrastructures. Dr. Joseph Reger, the company's Chief Technology Officer, will be holding a press briefing on the subject on the second day of CeBIT (13 March, 11.00 a.m., Hall 1, Stand 5e2, in the "Augsburg" room). This will explain how the company is further developing the self-management functions of IT systems and extending them to complex IT infrastructures. Several products that are aligned to the new strategy are already being presented at this year's CeBIT.
12 March 2003 Germany: The SCENIC E: A Made-to-measure Desktop PC for Demanding Users
Hanover , March 12, 2003 – At CeBIT 2003 Fujitsu Siemens Computers is introducing the latest addition to their global PC range, the SCENIC E, which effectively fills the gap between the smallest desktop, the SCENIC C and the largest desktop, the SCENIC N. This provides customers with the choice of 3 desktop models and 2 tower models from the SCENIC range. The new small SCENIC E desktop combines standard technology with a compact design. Customers who need to save as much space as possible and yet constantly demand cutting-edge technology and efficient ergonomics will find a made-to-measure machine in the SCENIC E.

Top of Page