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30 November 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Announces Appointment of New Corporate Executive Officer
Tokyo, November 30, 2006 – Following a meeting of its Board of Directors today, Fujitsu Limited announced the following new corporate executive officer appointment.
30 October 2006 Japan: Fujitsu and Advantest Establish Joint Venture for LSI Prototyping Services: e-Shuttle, Inc.
Tokyo, October 30, 2006 – Tokyo, October 30, 2006 - Fujitsu Limited and Advantest Corporation today announced their agreement to establish on November 1 a new joint venture, e-Shuttle, Inc., to provide prototyping services for leading-edge large-scale integrated circuit (LSI) semiconductors. e-Shuttle will use electron beam direct lithography technology that combines advanced semiconductor process technologies with electron beam exposure systems, to provide new LSI prototyping services for 65nm process technology. The services are scheduled to start in the first half of fiscal 2007 (April - September).
26 October 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Reports Fiscal 2006 First-Half Financial Results
Tokyo, October 26, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited, a leader in customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace, today reported consolidated net sales of 2,362.3 billion yen (approximately US$20,020 million*) for the first half of fiscal 2006 (April 1, 2006 - September 30, 2006), an increase of 7.8% over the first half of fiscal 2005. The solid sales results were driven by double-digit year-on-year overseas sales growth in each of the company’s three major business segments, with modest growth in Japan. Overseas sales of IT services were exceptionally strong, rising 25.8% over the first half of fiscal 2005 on continued growth in outsourcing services in the UK and the impact of acquisitions in North America.
23 October 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Revises Fiscal 2006 First-Half Financial Results Forecasts
Tokyo, October 23, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today revised its consolidated and unconsolidated earnings forecasts for the first half of fiscal 2006 (April 1, 2006 – September 30, 2006) that were previously issued on July 27, 2006. The company's full-year fiscal 2006 earnings forecasts (consolidated and unconsolidated) remain unchanged.
28 September 2006 Japan: Fujitsu to Purchase Semiconductor Fabs in Japan from Spansion
Tokyo, September 28, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has signed an agreement today with Spansion Japan Limited to purchase Spansion Japan's semiconductor fabs in Japan known as JV1 and JV2, located in the city of Aizu-Wakamatsu in Fukushima prefecture of northeastern Japan. As an extension of Fujitsu's ongoing business strategy of focusing on logic large-scale integrated circuit (LSI) devices, in addition to production of advanced logic LSI devices at its 300mm fab in Mie, Japan, as part of its strategy to reinforce its standard logic LSI device business Fujitsu will increase production at JV1 and JV2 with a focus on production of flash memory-embedded microcontrollers that anticipated to see market growth. For the immediate future, Fujitsu will continue to manufacture certain flash memory products for Spansion that are currently manufactured at fabs JV1 and JV2 under their foundry arrangement.

Technology Innovation

7 December 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Develops New Bio-Based Polymer from Castor Oil
Tokyo, December 7, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced their development of a new polymer with a high bio-content that uses castor oil extracted from the seeds of the castor bean. The new bio-based polymer features superior flexibility that can withstand repeated bending. Fujitsu will consider using this new bio-based polymer for small components of notebook PCs and mobile phones, such as connector covers.
2 November 2006 Japan: Fujitsu's PalmSecure™ Biometric Palm Vein Authentication Deployed by Hair Care Company Aderans for PC Log-in System
Tokyo, November 2, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that Aderans Co., Ltd., a major Japanese hair care company, will deploy Fujitsu's PalmSecure™ contactless biometric palm vein authentication system for the PC log-in system for computers used by staff at Aderans branches throughout Japan. This is the first implementation of palm vein-based biometric authentication to safeguard customer data by the hair care industry, which includes wigs and hair pieces, hair-volumizing products, and services for healthy hair growth. In recent years, companies and government agencies have an increased awareness of the importance of protecting personal data. At Aderans, due to the fact that the company's internal information system handles sensitive customer data, the company sought advanced high-level security measures for system log-in, beyond merely employee IDs and passwords.
21 September 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Develops SmartCODEC™ Streamlined Image Compression Technology for Automotive Applications
Kawasaki, September 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced that it has developed image compression technology for automotive use that complies with the IDB-1394 (ITS Data Bus-1394) standard for in-vehicle digital imaging transmission system networks. The new technology, SmartCODEC, features a compression rate of one-third (1/3), and a fast compression-decompression time of just 2 to 3 milliseconds that enables compression and multiplex transmission of images to inside the vehicle, such as images from multiple automotive cameras located externally on the vehicle. In addition to assisting facilitation of safer driving through these functions, Fujitsus'new technology also makes it possible to reduce the amount of cable required within the vehicle to achieve fast and high-quality image transmission of multiple images.
11 September 2006 Japan: Quantum Dot Laser Technology from Fujitsu Laboratories, QD Laser, and University of Tokyo Wins Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards 2006 Runner-Up Award for Semiconductors
Atsugi, Japan, September 11, 2006 – Atsugi, Japan, September 11, 2006 - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced that quantum dot laser technology from Fujitsu Laboratories Limited, QD Laser, Inc., and the University of Tokyo has won a Runner-Up award for the Semiconductor category of The Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards 2006.
13 July 2006 Brazil: Fujitsu Introduces New Biometric Security Solution for ATMs in Brazil
Sao Paulo, July 13, 2006 – Fujitsu do Brasil Ltda. today announced PalmSecure™, a new biometric security solution featuring a compact, high-performance sensor that scans palm vein patterns to verify user identification in bank ATM transactions. This pioneering palm vein solution is already being tested internally at Banco Bradesco S.A. ("Bradesco"), the largest private bank in Latin America, with general operation scheduled to start soon.

Services & Solutions

20 December 2006 US: Glovia's Flexible Solution Framework Effectively Supports ETO/MTO Manufacturing Environments
El Segundo, CA, December 20, 2006 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, has announced the development of a powerful yet flexible solutions framework that supports the actual ways in which Engineer-to-Order (ETO) and Make-to-Order (MTO) manufacturers operate-including concurrent or progressive engineering and simultaneous mixed modes of operation. Glovia software reacts to project changes immediately to rebalance supplies, resources, and demands to keep projects moving forward.
11 December 2006 Singapore: Fujitsu Joins Forces with Amedia Networks to Expand Asia Pacific Wireless Multimedia Markets
Singapore, December 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia Pte Ltd today announced that Fujitsu Electronic Devices Group Asia (EDGA) and Amedia Networks, a US-based company have established a collaboration to expand the wireless multimedia market in Asia Pacific regions.
11 December 2006 UK: Fujitsu Services Signs Contract to Acquire Majority Interest in German IT Services company TDS AG
London, December 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Services, the European IT services arm of the Fujitsu Group, today signed a contract to acquire investor General Atlantic's stake in TDS AG for a purchase price of € 2.80 per share. The contract will become effective after antitrust clearance. Further shareholders have offered to sell their shares to Fujitsu alongside General Atlantic. This will take Fujitsu's shareholding to 79.1 percent, making it the majority shareholder in TDS AG.
4 December 2006 Germany and US: Fujitsu Siemens Computers and EMC Deliver Fundamental Building Block for Enterprise SOA from SAP
Munich and Hopkinton, Mass, December 4, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers and EMC Corporation today announced integration of EMC networked storage systems and software with the next generation of Fujitsu Siemens Computers' FlexFrame™ for mySAP™ Business Suite. Aimed at reducing total cost of ownership of IT for enterprises, FlexFrame™ for mySAP™ Business Suite version 4.0 gives customers improved information management and protection while and delivering an adaptable and flexible computing infrastructure. FlexFrame is a cost-effective means for running Enterprise Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) from SAP, with SAP NetWeaver as a technical foundation.
29 November 2006 Australia: Fujitsu Opens Brisbane Data Centre to Accommodate Strong Local Hrowth
Brisbane, November 29, 2006 – Fujitsu Australia today announced the expansion of its data centre capabilities with the opening of a new data centre facility in Brisbane. The facility, which represents a multi-million dollar investment by Fujitsu in the Queensland market, comes on the back of high local demand for hosted and managed IT infrastructure.

Software

5 December 2006 US: Fujitsu's ReturnCENTER Helps Retailers Combat Return Fraud
Frisco, TX, December 5, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced that its ReturnCENTER software application is designed to combat fraudulent returns that cost retailers billions of dollars per year.
4 December 2006 Germany and US: Fujitsu Siemens Computers and EMC Deliver Fundamental Building Block for Enterprise SOA from SAP
Munich and Hopkinton, Mass, December 4, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers and EMC Corporation today announced integration of EMC networked storage systems and software with the next generation of Fujitsu Siemens Computers' FlexFrame™ for mySAP™ Business Suite. Aimed at reducing total cost of ownership of IT for enterprises, FlexFrame™ for mySAP™ Business Suite version 4.0 gives customers improved information management and protection while and delivering an adaptable and flexible computing infrastructure. FlexFrame is a cost-effective means for running Enterprise Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) from SAP, with SAP NetWeaver as a technical foundation.
30 November 2006 US: Glovia Successfully Supports Demand-Driven Manufacturing Environments
El Segundo, CA, November 30, 2006 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, has announced its ability to successfully support demand-driven manufacturing environments with the company's extended ERP solution, glovia.com.
21 November 2006 US: Fujitsu Wins Oracle University's North America "Partner of the Year" Award for 2006
Edison, N.J., November 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Consulting has received Oracle University's North America Partner of the Year Award for 2006. This award recognizes the exceptional quality of Fujitsu Consulting's Oracle Education programs and the company's significant student enrollment volume. This honor follows quickly on the heels of another prestigious award given to Fujitsu Consulting by Oracle – the North America Oracle Titan Award 2006 in the Integration and Service Oriented Architecture category. Read about the Oracle Titan Award.
14 November 2006 Germany and Spain: PRIMERGY BladeFrame Virtualization and Microsoft Operations Manager Combine to Create Self-managing Platform Delivering Continuous Highest-availability
Augsburg and Barcelona, November 14, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT vendor, today unveils the industry's first dynamic, self-managing technology platform for Microsoft-based computing: Dynamic IT for Microsoft, - targeted at larger midsize companies and the large enterprise - combines Fujitsu Siemens Computers' fully-virtualized PRIMERGY BladeFrame servers with Microsoft Operations Manager, a central management tool for Windows-based applications. This concept provides data center managers with greater system flexibility and enables them to ensure that their IT infrastructure continually achieves the highest levels of availability to match varying resource demands.

Retail/Financial Systems

10 July 2006 US: AbsoluteSKY and Fujitsu Sign Strategic Agreement for Retail RFID
Frisco, TX, July 10, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced that they have signed a strategic reseller agreement with AbsoluteSKY, Inc. (OTC: ABSY) to offer AbsoluteSKY's intelliTRACKER™ product suite to retailers for real-time item-level tracking. The solution provides a broad range of customer benefits that include increased inventory turns, virtual elimination of missed sales and extensive control over loss prevention.
6 July 2006 US: American Heart Association Nets Record Proceeds From "Swing Fore Heart" Golf Classic
Dallas, TX, July 6, 2006 – The American Heart Association (AHA) today announced record net revenues of more than $189,000 for the 2006 "Swing Fore Heart" Golf Classic, a 66 percent increase from its 2005 event earnings of $125,000 net. The figure also exceeded the AHA's 2006 goal of $150,000 net by 26 percent.
4 July 2006 UK: United Co-operatives Selects Fujitsu to Assist in Achieving Growth Plans
London, July 4, 2006 – United Co-operatives, one of the largest retail co-operatives in Europe, has signed a contract worth £4.2 million with Fujitsu Services for the rollout of a retail software solution across its entire food retail estate of over 500 stores and 1,500 Point of Sale (PoS) systems.
27 June 2006 US: Fujitsu's Retainer Plus Service Model a Natural Fit for Wild Oats Markets
Frisco, TX, June 27, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. (Fujitsu) announced that Wild Oats Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: OATS), a leading natural and organic foods retailer, has signed a three-year Retainer Plus service agreement with Fujitsu. Under terms of the agreement, Fujitsu will provide on-site maintenance and support for point-of-sale (POS) technology in all 113 Wild Oats stores across the U.S. and Canada.
15 June 2006 US: Fujitsu Customers Prevail at European Retail Solutions Awards
Frisco, TX, June 15, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced that three of its customers were presented European Retail Solutions Awards last week, based on technology implementations managed by Fujitsu and its sister company, Fujitsu Services of the United Kingdom.

Computing Products

19 December 2006 US: Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. Named a Top Technology Innovator Finalist by VARBusiness Magazine
Sunnyvale, CA, December 19, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced it has been recognized as a finalist for outstanding achievement in technology innovation by VARBusiness magazine. The Fujitsu ScanSnap™ fi-5110EOXM scanning solution was named a finalist in the Printing and Imaging category for the 4th Annual VARBusiness Tech Innovators award competition.
19 December 2006 US: Fujitsu ETERNUS4000 Storage System Sets New World Record in Storage Performance
Sunnyvale, CA, December 19, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced that the ETERNUS®4000 Model 500 storage system achieved the top position with the Storage Performance Council (SPC) in two benchmarks for mid-range disk array performance. The benchmark results, listed on the SPC website at www.storageperformance.org, attest to the Fujitsu-wide commitment to delivering greater value to customers.
19 December 2006 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Takes Part in EPA Program Researching Alternative Flame Retardants for Printed Circuit Boards
Munich, December 19, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers is supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the search for alternative, environmentally conscious substitutes for brominated flame retardants. The leading European IT provider has committed to the EPA program "Design for the Environment Program (DfE)", which seeks to reduce the individual health risks and environmental damage that can be caused by IT production.
18 December 2006 China: Fujitsu Brings World's First 300GB 2.5" Hard Disk Drive to Hong Kong
Hong Kong, December 18, 2006 – Fujitsu Hong Kong Limited, a leading provider of customer-focused information technology and telecommunications solutions and services, today announced as part of a coordinated global launch the MHX2300BT series of mobile hard disk drives (HDDs). The latest Fujitsu products feature industry-leading storage capacities of 250GB and 300GB, the first 2.5" PMR hard disk drives in the industry to attain these high levels of capacity.
18 December 2006 US: Fujitsu PalmSecure™ Technology Receives Certification From International Biometric Group
Sunnyvale, CA, December 18, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that its PalmSecure biometric authentication sensor has received Biometric Performance Certification through evaluation in International Biometric Group's Comparative Biometric Testing (CBT). Comparative Biometric Testing evaluates full biometric systems typically utilized in access control, point-of-sale, border management, logical access and ID systems applications.

Telecommunications

12 December 2006 UK: Fujitsu Adds IP Serial Console Switch for Remote Device Management
London, December 12, 2006 – With increasing corporate globalisation prompting the need for remote management capability, Fujitsu Europe today added a software-free, IP-Serial console switch/1-port converter to its SERVIS™ system product line. This new device expands Fujitsu's existing line of KVM switches, console drawers and Cat5 extenders for flexible network connectivity solutions.
21 November 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Selected to Develop and Manufacture Super 3G Wireless Base Station Equipment for NTT DoCoMo
Tokyo, November 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has been selected in NTT DoCoMo, Inc.'s procurement process to develop and manufacture prototypes and commercial equipment for DoCoMo's super 3G wireless base stations.
17 November 2006 Japan: Fujitsu to Demonstrate "NeTTomorrow" Next Generation Networking Concept at ITU TELECOM WORLD 2006 in Hong Kong
Tokyo, November 17, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that it will exhibit cutting-edge products and services for Next Generation Networking (NGN) at ITU TELECOM WORLD 2006, the international networking exhibition to be held December 4 – 8 in Hong Kong.
13 November 2006 US: Fujitsu Introduces Next Generation 10-Gigabit Ethernet Solution with New 20-Port, Highly Integrated, 1U Switches at Supercomputing 2006
Sunnyvale, CA, November 13, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced at Supercomputing 2006 the new XG2000 switch series. The new XG2000 switches are the third generation of the company's Layer 2, non-blocking, single chip 10Gb Ethernet solution.
8 November 2006 UK: Fujitsu Releases Compact, Multi-Function IP-KVM Switch
London, November 8, 2006 – Fujitsu Europe has expanded its System Product offering with today's release of an IP-KVM switch. This device gives one local and up to four remote users secure access and control of computers (such as PC/IA/Unix servers) via a graphical user interface over any TCP/IP network without using special software or drivers.

Microelectronics

21 December 2006 US: Amedia Networks Deploying the Fujitsu MPEG Encoder and Decoder Technology in New Wireless A/V Transmitter and Receiver to be Demonstrated at CES 2007
Sunnyvale, CA, December 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America (FMA), a leader in MPEG-based entertainment technology, today announced that Amedia Networks, Inc., a provider of next-generation residential media gateways, is using the Fujitsu MPEG encoder and decoder technology in its new wireless audio-video transmitter and receiver systems. The new systems will be demonstrated at the 2007 International CES January 8-11 in Las Vegas, Fujitsu booth number 70809. Fujitsu and Amedia also plan to complete a High Definition (HD) solution by using the new H.264 (High Profile, level 4.0) CODEC device. (See related December 11, 2006, press release announcement.) The Amedia design will also be demonstrated in the Fujitsu booth.
15 December 2006 Singapore: Fujitsu To Release H.264 Format Video-Processing LSI Chip Supporting High-Definition and Low Power Consumption
Singapore, December 15, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia Pte Ltd (FMAL) today announced the development of a new large-scale integrated circuit (LSI) chip capable of real-time compression and decompression of high-definition TV-level video, in H.264(*1)format.
11 December 2006 Singapore: Fujitsu Joins Forces with Amedia Networks to Expand Asia Pacific Wireless Multimedia Markets
Singapore, December 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia Pte Ltd today announced that Fujitsu Electronic Devices Group Asia (EDGA) and Amedia Networks, a US-based company have established a collaboration to expand the wireless multimedia market in Asia Pacific regions.
11 December 2006 US: Fujitsu To Introduce New H.264 Format Video-Processing IC for Next-Generation DVD HD Recording and Playback
Sunnyvale, CA, December 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today announced the industry's first large-scale IC capable of real-time compression and decompression of high-definition TV-level video in H.264 format. The MB80H50, scheduled to be released in March 2007, is based on an H.264 processing algorithm developed by Fujitsu Laboratories Limited. The IC is designed with Fujitsu's high-performance audio and video processing technology and will be manufactured using the company's 90nm process technology.
7 December 2006 US: Fujitsu Introduces World’s Fastest CMOS 14-bit DAC; Versatile New MB86065 Delivers Complete Platform Solutions
Sunnyvale, CA, December 7, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America (FMA) today introduced a new 14-bit, 1.3GSa/s digital-to-analog converter (DAC), a single-channel device derived from the successful and award-winning MB86064 dual 14-bit ,1GSa/s DAC developed by Fujitsu in 2003.

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Corporate News

30 November 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Announces Appointment of New Corporate Executive Officer
Tokyo, November 30, 2006 – Following a meeting of its Board of Directors today, Fujitsu Limited announced the following new corporate executive officer appointment.
30 October 2006 Japan: Fujitsu and Advantest Establish Joint Venture for LSI Prototyping Services: e-Shuttle, Inc.
Tokyo, October 30, 2006 – Tokyo, October 30, 2006 - Fujitsu Limited and Advantest Corporation today announced their agreement to establish on November 1 a new joint venture, e-Shuttle, Inc., to provide prototyping services for leading-edge large-scale integrated circuit (LSI) semiconductors. e-Shuttle will use electron beam direct lithography technology that combines advanced semiconductor process technologies with electron beam exposure systems, to provide new LSI prototyping services for 65nm process technology. The services are scheduled to start in the first half of fiscal 2007 (April - September).
26 October 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Reports Fiscal 2006 First-Half Financial Results
Tokyo, October 26, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited, a leader in customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace, today reported consolidated net sales of 2,362.3 billion yen (approximately US$20,020 million*) for the first half of fiscal 2006 (April 1, 2006 - September 30, 2006), an increase of 7.8% over the first half of fiscal 2005. The solid sales results were driven by double-digit year-on-year overseas sales growth in each of the company’s three major business segments, with modest growth in Japan. Overseas sales of IT services were exceptionally strong, rising 25.8% over the first half of fiscal 2005 on continued growth in outsourcing services in the UK and the impact of acquisitions in North America.
23 October 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Revises Fiscal 2006 First-Half Financial Results Forecasts
Tokyo, October 23, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today revised its consolidated and unconsolidated earnings forecasts for the first half of fiscal 2006 (April 1, 2006 – September 30, 2006) that were previously issued on July 27, 2006. The company's full-year fiscal 2006 earnings forecasts (consolidated and unconsolidated) remain unchanged.
28 September 2006 Japan: Fujitsu to Purchase Semiconductor Fabs in Japan from Spansion
Tokyo, September 28, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has signed an agreement today with Spansion Japan Limited to purchase Spansion Japan's semiconductor fabs in Japan known as JV1 and JV2, located in the city of Aizu-Wakamatsu in Fukushima prefecture of northeastern Japan. As an extension of Fujitsu's ongoing business strategy of focusing on logic large-scale integrated circuit (LSI) devices, in addition to production of advanced logic LSI devices at its 300mm fab in Mie, Japan, as part of its strategy to reinforce its standard logic LSI device business Fujitsu will increase production at JV1 and JV2 with a focus on production of flash memory-embedded microcontrollers that anticipated to see market growth. For the immediate future, Fujitsu will continue to manufacture certain flash memory products for Spansion that are currently manufactured at fabs JV1 and JV2 under their foundry arrangement.
15 September 2006 Japan: Fujitsu and Advantest to Establish Joint Venture to Create Semiconductor Prototypes Using Electron Beam Direct Lithography
Tokyo, September 15, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited and Advantest Corporation today announced plans to establish a joint venture to create prototype semiconductors by using electron beam direct lithography, a technology that combines 65 nanometer (nm) and 45 nm semiconductor process technologies with electron beam exposure devices. The companies are currently discussing the terms of a formal contract, targeting November for this year for establishment of the joint venture.
27 July 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Reports Fiscal 2006 First-Quarter Financial Results
Tokyo, July 27, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited, a leader in customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace, today reported consolidated net sales of 1,102.8 billion yen (approximately US$9,674 million*) for the first quarter of fiscal 2006 (April 1, 2006 - June 30, 2006), a 7.5% increase over the same period in the previous fiscal year. A more than 20% year-on-year increase in first-quarter overseas sales offset flat sales in Japan. Strong performers in overseas markets, where all three of the company’s business segments recorded revenue gains, ranged from optical transmission systems and outsourcing services to logic LSI devices, hard disk drives and personal computers.
27 July 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Revises Fiscal 2006 First-Half Financial Results Forecast
Tokyo, July 27, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today revised its consolidated earnings forecast for the first half of fiscal 2006 (April 1, 2006 – September 30, 2006) as shown below. The forecast was previously issued on April 27, 2006 at the time of Fujitsu's fiscal 2005 financial results announcement. The company's full-year fiscal 2006 earnings forecast remains unchanged.
28 June 2006 US: Fujitsu Elevates Two Key Executives To Accelerate Growth in North America
Sunnyvale, CA, June 28, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation President and CEO Toshio Morohoshi today was promoted to the newly created position of corporate vice president and executive officer of Fujitsu Limited. In his new role, Morohoshi is responsible for worldwide marketing, underscoring the global company's commitment to accelerating growth in North America. Farhat Ali, COO and CFO was named as Morohoshi's successor, effective July 1, 2006. Morohoshi, a 25-year Fujitsu veteran who headed Fujitsu Computer Systems since its founding in 2003, is credited with building Fujitsu group North American revenues to $3.5 billion in 2005. In his new position, which returns him to Fujitsu Limited in Japan, Morohoshi further ensures that the worldwide company will execute in North America and successfully reach its aggressive growth goal of $10 billion by 2010.
13 June 2006 Japan: Fujitsu, NEC Electronics, Renesas, and Toshiba to Aim for Standardization of Semiconductor Process Technology for Next-Generation LSI
Tokyo, June 13, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited ("Fujitsu"), NEC Electronics Corporation ("NEC Electronics"), Renesas Technology Corp. ("Renesas"), and Toshiba Corporation ("Toshiba") today announced that they have agreed to seek to define a standard process technology that can be applied to the manufacture of advanced system LSIs at the 45-nanometer (nm)* generation and beyond.
25 May 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Announces Executive Appointments and Resignations
Tokyo, May 25, 2006 – Following a meeting of its board of directors today, Fujitsu Limited announced the following executive appointments and resignations.
27 April 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Reports FY 2005 Financial Results
Tokyo, April 27, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited, a leader in customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace, today reported consolidated net sales of 4,791.4 billion yen (approximately US$40,605 million) for fiscal year 2005 (April 1, 2005 - March 31, 2006), a slight increase over the net sales recorded in the previous fiscal year. Solid business results outside Japan, including robust sales of optical transmission systems in North America, outsourcing services in the UK, and hard disk drives in overseas markets, helped to offset sales declines in servers and PCs in Japan.
20 April 2006 Japan: Fujitsu and Mitsui Launch Optical Device Venture for Commercialization of Quantum Dot Lasers
Tokyo, April 20, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. today announced that they have established a new optical device venture, QD Laser, Inc. ("QDL"), leveraging venture capital funding from both companies and Fujitsu's quantum dot laser technology.
18 April 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Revises Fiscal 2005 Full-Year Financial Results Forecast
Tokyo, April 18, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today revised its consolidated earnings forecast for the fiscal 2005 full-year period, ending March 2006, which was previously issued on January 31, 2006 at the time of its third-quarter financial results announcement. Details are as follows.
18 April 2006 US: Fujitsu Unveils Strategy for North America
Sunnyvale, CA, April 18, 2006 – Fujitsu today unveiled its strategy for growth in North America and for solidifying its position as one of the world's leading strategic solutions providers for the enterprise. At the first-ever "Media Day" at the Silicon Valley campus of Fujitsu Computer Systems - the Japanese company's North American subsidiary - Fujitsu discussed a three-pronged strategy for organic growth, strategic acquisitions, and the role that Fujitsu Computer Systems will play in delivering solutions to the "next generation enterprise."
3 April 2006 Japan: Fujitsu to Host Fujitsu Forum 2006
Tokyo, April 3, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that it will be holding a two-day event, Fujitsu Forum 2006 on May 18 (Thursday) and 19 (Friday) at the Tokyo International Forum. This is the largest annual event hosted by Fujitsu, and it will demonstrate the specific ways in which the company, in its role as a key business partner to its customers, can harness its extensive capabilities and technological strengths to help foster innovation on the front lines of business.
30 March 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Receives Worldwide Integrated ISO 14001 Certification
Tokyo, March 30, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that the ISO 14001 certification of its environmental management system, which the Japan-based operations of Fujitsu Limited and its domestic consolidated subsidiaries received on March 16, 2005, has now been expanded to cover its international consolidated subsidiaries, with Fujitsu receiving worldwide integrated certification on March 23, 2006.
6 March 2006 US: Fujitsu Consulting and Project Assistants Announce Strategic Alliance to Produce a Market-Leading IT Project Management Tool
Edison, NJ, March 6, 2006 – Fujitsu Consulting today announced an alliance with Project Assistants, a leading provider of enterprise portfolio and project management consulting, development and training. Through this alliance, Fujitsu Consulting and Project Assistants will launch Macroscope® EPMSuite – a best-of-breed combination of Fujitsu's market-leading Macroscope methodology, and Project Assistants' KnowledgeCentral enterprise project management tool.
22 February 2006 US: Fujitsu Consulting to Acquire Rapidigm, Increasing its North American Consulting Capacity by More Than 75%
Edison, NJ, and Pittsburgh, PA, February 22, 2006 – Fujitsu Consulting Inc. and Rapidigm, Inc. today announced that the companies have entered into a Definitive Agreement whereby Fujitsu Consulting will acquire Rapidigm, a Pittsburgh, PA-based privately-held information technology consulting and integration firm with offices in 22 major metropolitan markets in the United States and offshore development centers in India. The transaction is expected to close within 45 days, subject to various closing conditions and regulatory clearance.
17 February 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Adds Attractively-Priced PRIMEQUEST 420 Midrange Model to Line of Mission-Critical IA Servers
Tokyo, February 17, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced the immediate availability of the PRIMEQUEST™ 420 server for the Japanese market, a new midrange model for its PRIMEQUEST line of mission-critical IA servers. The PRIMEQUEST 420 server shares the architecture of high-end models in the same line, but offers a new price entry point, a lower power consumption and space saving design.
15 February 2006 US: Fujitsu Consulting Acquires Illinois-based Greenbrier & Russel
Chicago, IL, February 15, 2006 – Fujitsu Consulting today announced that it has acquired the business and capabilities of Greenbrier & Russel (G&R), a privately-held business and technology services firm based in Schaumburg, IL. The addition of G&R will extend Fujitsu's capabilities in core skill areas such as Oracle and PeopleSoft enterprise resource planning (ERP) suites, business intelligence, Microsoft and Java technologies, and training while expanding its presence in important markets including Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Minneapolis, Wisconsin and Phoenix.
9 February 2006 Canada: Fujitsu Consulting Acquires GIM Risk Management
Montreal, Quebec, February 9, 2006 – Fujitsu Consulting today announced that it has acquired the business and capabilities of GIM Risk Management of Montreal. As part of a long-term strategy to enhance its presence and capabilities in key North American markets and industries, the addition of GIM will extend the company's reach in the public and financial services sectors. The acquisition allows Fujitsu Consulting to better serve customers who are required to comply with new and evolving Canadian and US financial disclosure standards.
31 January 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Records Valuation Loss on Investment and Revises Fiscal 2005 Full-Year Unconsolidated Financial Results Forecast
Tokyo, January 31, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that, with respect to its unconsolidated financial results, it has recorded a valuation loss on investment in its U.S.-based affiliated company, Spansion Inc. (hereafter, “Spansion”), resulting from its initial public offering on the NASDAQ stock market last December. Along with this, as described below, Fujitsu has revised its unconsolidated earnings forecast for the full-year fiscal period ending March 2006, which it had previously announced on October 27, 2005. Fujitsu's full-year consolidated earnings forecast remains unchanged.
31 January 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Reports FY 2005 Third-Quarter Financial Results
Tokyo, January 31, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited, a leader in customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace, today reported consolidated net sales of 1,121.4 billion yen (approximately US$9,504 million*) for the third quarter of fiscal 2005 (October 1, 2005 – December 31, 2005), an increase of 7.5% over the third quarter of fiscal 2004. Excluding the impact of changes in accounting policies and restructuring, sales increased by 7%. Growth was led by sharply higher overseas sales of outsourcing services, UNIX servers, PCs, optical transmission systems, hard disk drives (HDDs), and LSI devices, while higher sales of network products in Japan helped to offset sales declines in servers and other system products.
11 January 2006 Japan: Fujitsu to Construct New Fab for Logic Chips Employing 65nm Process Technology and 300mm Wafers
Tokyo, January 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that it will construct a new fab to mass-produce logic semiconductors employing leading-edge 65-nanometer (nm) process technology and 300 millimeter (mm) wafers. The fab will be constructed at Fujitsu's Mie semiconductor plant, in Mie prefecture of central Japan, as the second 300mm fab of the plant and will be referred to as 300mm Fab No.2. In addition to accommodating increasing demand for semiconductors produced using advanced processes through construction of the new fab, by offering high-performance products based on leading-edge technology and providing optimized solutions that maximize its technical expertise, Fujitsu will make every effort to continue to be a trusted business partner to its customers.

Technology Innovation

7 December 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Develops New Bio-Based Polymer from Castor Oil
Tokyo, December 7, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced their development of a new polymer with a high bio-content that uses castor oil extracted from the seeds of the castor bean. The new bio-based polymer features superior flexibility that can withstand repeated bending. Fujitsu will consider using this new bio-based polymer for small components of notebook PCs and mobile phones, such as connector covers.
2 November 2006 Japan: Fujitsu's PalmSecure™ Biometric Palm Vein Authentication Deployed by Hair Care Company Aderans for PC Log-in System
Tokyo, November 2, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that Aderans Co., Ltd., a major Japanese hair care company, will deploy Fujitsu's PalmSecure™ contactless biometric palm vein authentication system for the PC log-in system for computers used by staff at Aderans branches throughout Japan. This is the first implementation of palm vein-based biometric authentication to safeguard customer data by the hair care industry, which includes wigs and hair pieces, hair-volumizing products, and services for healthy hair growth. In recent years, companies and government agencies have an increased awareness of the importance of protecting personal data. At Aderans, due to the fact that the company's internal information system handles sensitive customer data, the company sought advanced high-level security measures for system log-in, beyond merely employee IDs and passwords.
21 September 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Develops SmartCODEC™ Streamlined Image Compression Technology for Automotive Applications
Kawasaki, September 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced that it has developed image compression technology for automotive use that complies with the IDB-1394 (ITS Data Bus-1394) standard for in-vehicle digital imaging transmission system networks. The new technology, SmartCODEC, features a compression rate of one-third (1/3), and a fast compression-decompression time of just 2 to 3 milliseconds that enables compression and multiplex transmission of images to inside the vehicle, such as images from multiple automotive cameras located externally on the vehicle. In addition to assisting facilitation of safer driving through these functions, Fujitsus'new technology also makes it possible to reduce the amount of cable required within the vehicle to achieve fast and high-quality image transmission of multiple images.
11 September 2006 Japan: Quantum Dot Laser Technology from Fujitsu Laboratories, QD Laser, and University of Tokyo Wins Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards 2006 Runner-Up Award for Semiconductors
Atsugi, Japan, September 11, 2006 – Atsugi, Japan, September 11, 2006 - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced that quantum dot laser technology from Fujitsu Laboratories Limited, QD Laser, Inc., and the University of Tokyo has won a Runner-Up award for the Semiconductor category of The Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards 2006.
13 July 2006 Brazil: Fujitsu Introduces New Biometric Security Solution for ATMs in Brazil
Sao Paulo, July 13, 2006 – Fujitsu do Brasil Ltda. today announced PalmSecure™, a new biometric security solution featuring a compact, high-performance sensor that scans palm vein patterns to verify user identification in bank ATM transactions. This pioneering palm vein solution is already being tested internally at Banco Bradesco S.A. ("Bradesco"), the largest private bank in Latin America, with general operation scheduled to start soon.
16 May 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Develops Bio-based Polymer with Superior Impact Resistance - Ideal for Use in Mobile Phones
Tokyo, May 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd. today announced the development of a new bio-based polymer that retains the heat resistance and moldability of their previously developed bio-based polymer, while improving impact resistance by 50%. Fujitsu has succeeded in developing a prototype mobile phone chassis using the new bio-based polymer, which will be exhibited at Fujitsu Forum 2006 to be held from May 18 to 19 at the Tokyo International Forum.
20 April 2006 Japan: Fujitsu and Mitsui Launch Optical Device Venture for Commercialization of Quantum Dot Lasers
Tokyo, April 20, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. today announced that they have established a new optical device venture, QD Laser, Inc. ("QDL"), leveraging venture capital funding from both companies and Fujitsu's quantum dot laser technology.
12 April 2006 Japan: Fujitsu's Grid Computing System for Telecom Carriers Passes Test
Tokyo, April 12, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd. today announced that, in collaboration with France Telecom, they have developed a system based on grid computing that enables telecommunications carriers to optimize use of their IT resources, and have successfully completed testing of the system. In these tests, service loads were automatically allocated among servers located in Paris, Tokyo, and Kawasaki, enabling the overall system to handle loads that would have been beyond the capacity of conventional systems.
14 March 2006 US: Fujitsu and Secured Services Combine Biometric and Identity Management Authentication
Sunnyvale, CA and Reston, VA, March 14, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, and Secured Services, Inc. have successfully certified the Fujitsu PalmSecure™ biometric authentication device for SecuredUser, an identity management solution offering multifactor authentication, single sign-on and provisioning.
9 March 2006 Japan and Germany: Fujitsu Launches Worldwide Sales of New Compact, High-Performance Palm Vein Biometric Authentication Device
Tokyo and Hannover, March 9, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced the joint development and commercial introduction of a significantly more compact and higher performance model of their original award-winning contactless palm vein biometric authentication device. Targeting a major expansion of its biometric security systems business, Fujitsu will market the new device worldwide under the PalmSecure™ brand beginning today.
8 March 2006 US: Fujitsu Launches Its Next-Generation, Compact, High-Performance Palm Vein Biometric Authentication Device
Sunnyvale, CA, March 8, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced the global launch of its new compact and higher performance PalmSecure™ biometric authentication device. Leveraging the dynamic capabilities of the original model, this second generation product boasts a smaller form factor and a significant increase in the authentication speed, as well as other enhanced features.
22 February 2006 US: Fujitsu to Demonstrate PalmSecure™ Biometric Authentication at AFCEA Homeland Security 2006
Washington, D.C., February 22, 2006 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, and Fujitsu Computer Products of America, one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products, today announced that the PalmSecure™ biometric palm vein authentication device will be demonstrated, and government solutions discussed, at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Homeland Security 2006 conference in Washington, D.C. Fujitsu will also discuss mission-critical networking, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions for homeland defense. For more information about the conference, please visit http://www.afcea.org/events/homeland.
6 February 2006 US: Fujitsu PalmSecure™ Selected for Display at the 2006 Congressional Internet Caucus Technology Fair
Sunnyvale, CA, February 6, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that its PalmSecure™ biometric authentication device was selected for display at the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee's (ICAC) 9th Annual Kickoff Reception and Technology Fair, on Feb. 8, in Washington, D.C.
6 February 2006 US: Fujitsu To Present Biometric and Data Security Solutions for Medical Practitioners at HIMSS 2006
Sunnyvale, CA, February 6, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that it will showcase its PalmSecure™ biometric security technology at the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference & Exhibition, Feb. 12-16, 2006 in San Diego, Calif.

Services & Solutions

20 December 2006 US: Glovia's Flexible Solution Framework Effectively Supports ETO/MTO Manufacturing Environments
El Segundo, CA, December 20, 2006 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, has announced the development of a powerful yet flexible solutions framework that supports the actual ways in which Engineer-to-Order (ETO) and Make-to-Order (MTO) manufacturers operate-including concurrent or progressive engineering and simultaneous mixed modes of operation. Glovia software reacts to project changes immediately to rebalance supplies, resources, and demands to keep projects moving forward.
11 December 2006 Singapore: Fujitsu Joins Forces with Amedia Networks to Expand Asia Pacific Wireless Multimedia Markets
Singapore, December 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia Pte Ltd today announced that Fujitsu Electronic Devices Group Asia (EDGA) and Amedia Networks, a US-based company have established a collaboration to expand the wireless multimedia market in Asia Pacific regions.
11 December 2006 UK: Fujitsu Services Signs Contract to Acquire Majority Interest in German IT Services company TDS AG
London, December 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Services, the European IT services arm of the Fujitsu Group, today signed a contract to acquire investor General Atlantic's stake in TDS AG for a purchase price of € 2.80 per share. The contract will become effective after antitrust clearance. Further shareholders have offered to sell their shares to Fujitsu alongside General Atlantic. This will take Fujitsu's shareholding to 79.1 percent, making it the majority shareholder in TDS AG.
4 December 2006 Germany and US: Fujitsu Siemens Computers and EMC Deliver Fundamental Building Block for Enterprise SOA from SAP
Munich and Hopkinton, Mass, December 4, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers and EMC Corporation today announced integration of EMC networked storage systems and software with the next generation of Fujitsu Siemens Computers' FlexFrame™ for mySAP™ Business Suite. Aimed at reducing total cost of ownership of IT for enterprises, FlexFrame™ for mySAP™ Business Suite version 4.0 gives customers improved information management and protection while and delivering an adaptable and flexible computing infrastructure. FlexFrame is a cost-effective means for running Enterprise Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) from SAP, with SAP NetWeaver as a technical foundation.
29 November 2006 Australia: Fujitsu Opens Brisbane Data Centre to Accommodate Strong Local Hrowth
Brisbane, November 29, 2006 – Fujitsu Australia today announced the expansion of its data centre capabilities with the opening of a new data centre facility in Brisbane. The facility, which represents a multi-million dollar investment by Fujitsu in the Queensland market, comes on the back of high local demand for hosted and managed IT infrastructure.
21 November 2006 US: Fujitsu Wins Oracle University's North America "Partner of the Year" Award for 2006
Edison, N.J., November 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Consulting has received Oracle University's North America Partner of the Year Award for 2006. This award recognizes the exceptional quality of Fujitsu Consulting's Oracle Education programs and the company's significant student enrollment volume. This honor follows quickly on the heels of another prestigious award given to Fujitsu Consulting by Oracle – the North America Oracle Titan Award 2006 in the Integration and Service Oriented Architecture category. Read about the Oracle Titan Award.
14 November 2006 Germany: Triple Certification Guarantees Unbeatable Service Standards
Augsburg, November 14, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers IT Product Services (ITPS) has been awarded the certificate ISO 20000-1:2005 (IT service management - ITIL). This makes ITPS the first leading IT service provider to be awarded the three most important certifications currently available. Alongside ISO 20000-1, ITPS has been granted ISO 27001 (information security) and ISO 9001:2000 (quality management) certification in one standardized management system. Customers are thus guaranteed that all services provided by Fujitsu Siemens Computers ITPS meet top-of-the-range standards.
9 November 2006 US: Fujitsu Wins Oracle North America Titan Award for its Integration and Service Oriented Architecture Solution
Edison, N.J., November 9, 2006 – Fujitsu Consulting, the North American consulting and services arm of the $40.6 billion Fujitsu Group, announced that it has been awarded the North America Oracle Titan Award 2006 in the Integration and SOA category. The Oracle Titan Awards recognize partner excellence in solution development and business achievements in North America. Award recipients have successfully defined new markets, achieved leadership positions in target markets, and transformed traditional business practices building on Oracle's offerings.
8 November 2006 Australia: Fujitsu Industrialises IT Services and Solutions To Provide up to 30% Greater Efficiency, Continuity and Agility
Sydney, November 8, 2006 – Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand today launched TRIOLE, its new approach to designing, developing, deploying and managing IT services and solutions. TRIOLE originates from a Japanese-inspired management approach to continuous improvement which enables up to 30% greater efficiency, continuity and agility from IT services and solutions. It combines disciplined, repeatable development processes with reliable, reusable templates – across the whole IT services spectrum.
2 November 2006 Japan: Fujitsu's PalmSecure™ Biometric Palm Vein Authentication Deployed by Hair Care Company Aderans for PC Log-in System
Tokyo, November 2, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that Aderans Co., Ltd., a major Japanese hair care company, will deploy Fujitsu's PalmSecure™ contactless biometric palm vein authentication system for the PC log-in system for computers used by staff at Aderans branches throughout Japan. This is the first implementation of palm vein-based biometric authentication to safeguard customer data by the hair care industry, which includes wigs and hair pieces, hair-volumizing products, and services for healthy hair growth. In recent years, companies and government agencies have an increased awareness of the importance of protecting personal data. At Aderans, due to the fact that the company's internal information system handles sensitive customer data, the company sought advanced high-level security measures for system log-in, beyond merely employee IDs and passwords.
27 October 2006 UK: Fujitsu and IntelliQ form collaboration to reduce retail shrinkage
London, October 27, 2006 – As part of its overall focus on responsive retailing, Fujitsu Services, one of Europe’s leading IT services companies, has formed a collaboration with IntelliQ, a leading provider of comprehensive loss prevention solutions. The collaboration will help retailers from across Europe reduce shrinkage caused through administrative errors or theft and fraud at the till.
24 October 2006 US: Fujitsu FlexFrame for Oracle Provides Integrated Adaptive Computing Solution for Oracle Grid
Sunnyvale, CA, October 24, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced FlexFrame® for Oracle®, an adaptive computing solution for virtualizing and automating Oracle grid environments. Developed together with Oracle, FlexFrame for Oracle offers high level of automation and virtualization for Oracle-based applications, middleware and database services. The benefits are achieved through tight integration of Fujitsu's policy-based management software with Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control (Grid Control), allowing organizations to increase the utilization of IT resources and drive down costs.
23 October 2006 Germany: Improved FlexFrame for Oracle Now a Stronger Gateway to SOA
Munich , October 23, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers today unveiled a new version of FlexFrame for Oracle, a dynamic infrastructure platform that serves as a gateway to service oriented architecture (SOA).
12 October 2006 Japan and US: Fujitsu Launches Global Sales of glovia.com v9 ERP Solution
Tokyo and El Segundo, CA, October 12, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited and its subsidiary Glovia International Inc. today announced the availability of glovia.com v9, the latest version of their glovia.com ERP solution for manufacturing and assembly businesses. Sales of the new version have begun in Japan, the US, Europe and Asia.
10 October 2006 UK: Fujitsu Wins Award for Managed VoIP Service
London, October 10, 2006 – Fujitsu Services today scooped the 'Network & Services Management & Operations' award at this year's InfoVision Awards for its Managed VoIP Service. Held at the Broadband World Forum Europe in Paris and organised by the International Engineering Consortium (IEC), the awards recognise those deemed to be the most unique and beneficial to the telecommunications industry.
10 October 2006 US: Metrologic and Fujitsu Form Strategic Alliance for Bar Code Scanning Products
Frisco, TX, October 10, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and Metrologic Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS:MTLG), global experts in developing affordable, innovative data capture and collection solutions, announced today they have entered into an international strategic alliance for bar code scanning products.
5 October 2006 Australia: Fujitsu Awarded $30 Million Managed Services Contract by HealthSMART
Melbourne, October 5, 2006 – Fujitsu Australia Limited has been awarded a five-year, $30.8 million contract to deliver managed services to HealthSMART, Victoria's Whole-of-Health Information and Communication Strategy, following a competitive Victorian Department of Human Services (DHS) tender process.
2 October 2006 US: Fujitsu’s GlobalSTORE Software Named Best-In-Class for Current Offering by Independent Research Firm
Frisco, TX, October 2, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced that its GlobalSTORE software was named a leader in the September 2006 Forrester Wave™ report titled "POS Software, Q3 2006." In the report, Fujitsu ranked as a leader in both the Store Operations Platforms approach and Enterprise-Centric Solutions approach to point-of-sale (POS) software.
2 October 2006 US: Glovia Services Inc. Launched as Market's First Provider of SaaS Solutions Specifically Designed for Small and Midsized Manufacturing Companies
El Segundo, CA, October 2, 2006 – Glovia International Inc., a subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited and leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high-volume manufacturers, today announced the introduction of Glovia Services Inc.—a new company that is the industry's first provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions specifically designed to help small and midsize businesses (SMBs) manage their manufacturing processes.
29 September 2006 United Kingdom: Fujitsu hosts European ‘Responsive Retailing’ event
September 29, 2006 – Fujitsu Services, one of Europe’s leading IT services companies, hosted its ‘Responsive Retailing’ event at The Cumberland Hotel in London, on Wednesday 27 September 2006.
29 September 2006 UK: Fujitsu Hosts European 'Responsive Retailing' Event
London, September 29, 2006 – Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT services companies, hosted its 'Responsive Retailing' event at The Cumberland Hotel in London, on Wednesday 27 September 2006. The event, attended by over 100 leading retailers throughout Europe, provided an industry forum to hear what some of the top names in retail are doing to meet the challenges of today's customers.
28 September 2006 US: Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Becomes National Sponsor for The Wall That Heals
Washington, DC, September 28, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc., headquartered in Frisco, Texas, has contributed $25,000 to become a national sponsor of The Wall That Heals, announced Jan C. Scruggs, founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.
26 September 2006 US: Fujitsu Signs Agreement To Resell Absolute Software's Computrace Mobile Computer Theft Recovery and Data Protection Solutions
Sunnyvale, CA, September 26, 2006 – Continuing its commitment to provide the highest levels of mobile computer security, Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation expanded its relationship with Absolute Software Corporation today announcing a distribution agreement to resell the Absolute® Computrace® Computer Theft Recovery, Data Protection and Secure Asset Tracking™ software.
21 September 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Develops SmartCODEC™ Streamlined Image Compression Technology for Automotive Applications
Kawasaki, September 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced that it has developed image compression technology for automotive use that complies with the IDB-1394 (ITS Data Bus-1394) standard for in-vehicle digital imaging transmission system networks. The new technology, SmartCODEC, features a compression rate of one-third (1/3), and a fast compression-decompression time of just 2 to 3 milliseconds that enables compression and multiplex transmission of images to inside the vehicle, such as images from multiple automotive cameras located externally on the vehicle. In addition to assisting facilitation of safer driving through these functions, Fujitsus'new technology also makes it possible to reduce the amount of cable required within the vehicle to achieve fast and high-quality image transmission of multiple images.
21 September 2006 UK: Fujitsu Telecommunications Ireland Gains the Investors in People Standard
Birmingham, September 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Ltd, the leading supplier of high performance telecommunications solutions, announces that its re-manufacturing and service division, Fujitsu Telecommunications Ireland, has been granted the Investors in People (IIP) Standard. Based in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the division prides itself on high levels of employee satisfaction and underwent stringent IIP assessment earlier this year, involving a rigorous set of new criteria.
19 September 2006 Australia: Consumers Call for Smarter Technology to Help them Shop
Melbourne, September 19, 2006 – Almost half (47 per cent) of all consumers would increase spending with a retailer, providing the retailer had invested in the latest smart technology, according to a survey of more than 1,000 consumers conducted by ACA Research on behalf of Fujitsu Australia. The average increase in spending in stores that have implemented the latest technology would amount to a significant 30 per cent.
19 September 2006 Australia: Fujitsu and Reflexis Systems Partner To deliver Retail Task Management Solutions
Melbourne, September 19, 2006 – Fujitsu Australia Limited and Reflexis Systems Inc., the leader in retail task management software, have formed a strategic partnership to deliver advanced retail management solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Fujitsu will be the exclusive distributor for Reflexis Systems in Australia and New Zealand, while integrating the Reflexis enterprise applications with its own software, services and hardware offerings.
19 September 2006 Australia: Fujitsu Launches Pervasive Retailing
Melbourne, September 19, 2006 – Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand today launched Pervasive Retailing, its unified framework of software, hardware, tools and services to enable anywhere, any time, every time retailing.
13 September 2006 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Oracle and NetApp Help IT Managers to Simplify the Complex
Munich , September 13, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Oracle and NetApp today announced that they will partner together to host SOA Symposium 2006: Dynamic Infrastructure for Oracle, a road-show comprised of 20 events in 13 countries across EMEA to be held between September and December. The SOA Symposium will provide IT decision maker attendees from enterprise and midsized organisations with a timely, detailed look at the business benefits of service oriented architecture (SOA) as well as implementation strategies and solutions.
12 September 2006 US: Fujitsu FlexFrame for mySAP Business Suite Supports Full Service-Oriented Architecture Deployment for SAP Applications
Sunnyvale, CA, September 12, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced the availability of FlexFrame® for mySAP™ Business Suite 3.2B, an integrated solution using virtualization technology that enables companies to run mySAP applications using a true service-oriented architecture (SOA). Companies are moving to SOAs in order to be more responsive to customers and react more quickly to changing business needs. Achieving the full benefits of shared services requires both SAP Enterprise Services Architecture (ESA), SAP's blueprint for putting SOA to work, and a flexible hardware platform capable of responding rapidly to dynamic business changes. With the latest version of FlexFrame for mySAP Business Suite, companies can achieve a complete, top-to-bottom SOA deployment of mySAP applications based on SAP's Adaptive Computing Initiative, resulting in greater agility and significantly lower total cost of ownership (TCO). With more than 100 customer deployments, Fujitsu is the only vendor offering a proven solution that takes advantage of the virtualization of mySAP applications.
4 September 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Remains at the Top in Japanese IT Outsourcing Revenue Ranking for Two Consecutive Years
Tokyo, September 4, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that according to the press release issued on September 4 by IDC Japan, the company was number one in revenues in the Japanese IT outsourcing market for fiscal 2005 (the year ending March 31, 2006). According to IDC Japan's newly released document, "Japan IT Outsourcing Leading Vendor Profile 2006" (J6100104), this marks the second successive year in which Fujitsu has ranked first in revenues in the Japanese IT outsourcing market.
17 August 2006 China: Fujitsu Partners with Constraint Technologies to Deliver the best-in-class IT Solutions for Airline Fleet and Crew Management
Hong Kong, August 17, 2006 – Fujitsu Hong Kong Limited, a leading provider of customer-focused information technology and telecommunications solutions and services, and Constraint Technologies (CTI) today announced a new partnership for IT solutions for airline fleet and crew management. Fujitsu will provide software, project implementation, customer support and customisation services and CTI will provide optimisation technology for planning and operations control including crew pairing and rostering, schedule optimisation, operations control and schedule recovery.
15 August 2006 Australia: Yarra Valley Water Selects Fujitsu as Strategic IT Outsourcing Partner in $21 Million Agreement
Melbourne, August 15, 2006 – Fujitsu Australia today announced that it has been awarded a seven year $21 million contract with Yarra Valley Water, Melbourne's largest water retailer, to provide outsourced desktop, network and server management. Fujitsu will also be responsible for the management of Yarra Valley Water's core enterprise applications, including its customer information and billing system, as well as voice communications.
3 August 2006 US: Fujitsu Wins Microsoft Global Partner of The Year Award
Edison, N.J., August 3, 2006 – Fujitsu Consulting Inc., the North American consulting and services arm of the $40.6 billion Fujitsu Group, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, today announced that it has been awarded the 2006 Microsoft Partner of the Year award in the database migration category for global winners. The Microsoft Partner of the Year awards recognize Microsoft partners that delivered exemplary solutions for their customers during the past year.
2 August 2006 New Zealand: Transpower Awards IT Outsourcing Contract to Fujitsu in Multi Million Dollar, Three Year Deal with Potential to Extend to Eight Years
Wellington, August 2, 2006 – Fujitsu New Zealand has been awarded a three year, multi-million dollar contract to provide IT infrastructure services to New Zealand's national electricity grid operator, Transpower, with the potential to extend it to eight years.
26 July 2006 China: True Mobile Broadband Connection on your LifeBook. Anytime, Anywhere
Hong Kong, July 26, 2006 – Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific and SmarTone-Vodafone today jointly announced the launch of the LifeBook Q2010 embedded with Hong Kong's first HSDPA-enabled service, SmarTone-Vodafone Mobile Broadband (HSDPA: High-Speed Downlink Packet Access). LifeBook Q2010 embedded with the HSDPA-enabled mobile broadband service, ensures a new and better user experience in true mobile broadband connectivity. The cooperation also marks the significance of SmarTone-Vodafone being the first official service provider for Fujitsu on full and real mobile broadband coverage.
11 July 2006 France: Airbus Selects SynfiniWay from Fujitsu To Provide grid Computing Environment for Aerodynamics Analysis
Paris and Toulouse, July 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Systems Europe announces a significant order for its SynfiniWay™ grid middleware from Airbus, one of the world's largest commercial aircraft manufacturers. SynfiniWay will be used for the production HPC grid environment at the primary Airbus compute centres in France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom.
11 July 2006 Germany and US: Fujitsu and Software AG Deliver Mature SOA Management and Governance with CentraSite™
Darmstadt and Sunnyvale, CA, July 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation and Software AG today announced the release of the latest version of CentraSite™, an award-winning joint solution that offers greater visibility across a service-oriented architecture (SOA) and provides improved analysis and control of SOA resources and activities. The CentraSite Enterprise Edition is now available as a standalone product offering a UDDI v3.0 search using predefined metadata models, a JAXR interface with subscribe and notification capabilities, WebDAV access to the SOA repository, predefined reporting modules, and both an AJAX interface and the Eclipse Registry Browser. The Enterprise Edition also provides an extensible metadata model for the definition of customer-specific SOA artifacts.
11 July 2006 Germany and US: Software AG and Fujitsu Launch the "CentraSite™ Community," the First Standards-Based SOA Forum
Darmstadt and Sunnyvale, CA, July 11, 2006 – Software AG and Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced the CentraSite™ Community, an initiative that brings both alliance partners and customers together to create a complete service-oriented architecture (SOA) ecosystem. Formed to help organizations successfully design, implement, manage, govern and optimize a SOA, the CentraSite Community will foster business agility by providing customers with partners' pre-integrated SOA assets stored in CentraSite, a standards-based SOA registry and repository. Jointly developed by Fujitsu and Software AG, CentraSite represents the foundation of this Community. In a separate release today, Fujitsu and Software AG also announced the general availability of CentraSite Version 2.1.
4 July 2006 United Kingdom: United Co-operatives selects Fujitsu to assist in achieving growth plans
July 4, 2006 – United Co-operatives, one of the largest retail co-operatives in Europe, has signed a contract worth £4.2 million with Fujitsu Services for the rollout of a retail software solution across its entire food retail estate of over 500 stores and 1,500 Point of Sale (PoS) systems.
4 July 2006 UK: United Co-operatives Selects Fujitsu to Assist in Achieving Growth Plans
London, July 4, 2006 – United Co-operatives, one of the largest retail co-operatives in Europe, has signed a contract worth £4.2 million with Fujitsu Services for the rollout of a retail software solution across its entire food retail estate of over 500 stores and 1,500 Point of Sale (PoS) systems.
3 July 2006 UK: Staffordshire County Council Looks to the Future with Outsourced Support from Fujitsu
Staffordshire County, July 3, 2006 – Fujitsu Services has been awarded a SAP basis support contract by Staffordshire County Council, underpinning a number of key services offered to local citizens such as tax enquiries and other related financial matters. As a result of the contract, Staffordshire is set to benefit from being able to re-allocate staff to other areas of the Council and so improve its citizens' service experience. Staffordshire has one of the largest SAP implementations in UK Local Government being the seventh largest council in the UK with 800,000 citizens and managing numerous partner organisations.
2 July 2006 Germany: Oracle Teams up with Fujitsu Siemens Computers To Open International ISV Migration Center in Munich
Munich, July 2, 2006 – Oracle has joined forces with Fujitsu Siemens Computers to open an International ISV Migration Center in its main offices in Munich. Starting immediately, European independent software vendors (ISVs) who want to migrate their solutions to the Oracle® 10g platform can turn to this source for the latest hardware and software resources available for testing and validation purposes. In addition, the center will be staffed with experts from Oracle and Fujitsu Siemens Computers who are specifically trained to help test and tune solutions on an Oracle and Fujitsu Siemens Computers infrastructure. Workshops which can be tailored to satisfy an ISVs' individual interests and requirements are also available; these deliver solid information on Oracle 10g, provide assistance in testing, and give recommendations for the migration.
26 June 2006 UK: Fujitsu Services Posts Record Financial Results
London, June 26, 2006 – Fujitsu Services Holdings PLC, one of Europe's leading IT services companies, today announced its financial results for 2005/06. The company made an operating profit before rationalisation of £153.7 million and a profit before tax of £154.3 million in the year ended 31 March 2006, an increase of 47% from 2004/05. The company's order book has grown to £6.5 billion. These numbers reflect International Financial Reporting Standards and comparisons are on a like for like basis. (Please see details below)
13 June 2006 US: Fujitsu Recognized by Document Imaging Industry Publications at the 2006 AIIM ON DEMAND Conference
Sunnyvale, CA, June 13, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that the company, along with its customers and channel partners, have been honored by three leading Enterprise Content Management (ECM) focused publications for their innovative installations and commitment to the document imaging market. The following awards were presented during a ceremony at the AIIM ON DEMAND 2006 Conference and Exhibition in Philadelphia, PA.:
13 June 2006 US: Fujitsu To Feature Success at 65-Nanometer Process Technology at Fabless Semiconductor Association Forum June 14
Sunnyvale, CA, June 13, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) will deliver a comprehensive review of its 65-nanometer technology, featuring the company’s fully integrated design solution, at the 2006 FSA Semiconductor Forum, June 14, at the Santa Clara Convention Center.
8 June 2006 United Kingdom: Fujitsu triumphs at European Retail Solutions Awards
Hilton Birmingham Metropole, June 8, 2006 – Fujitsu Services is celebrating success at this year’s European Retail Solutions Awards, which saw the company receive an impressive three awards in partnership with retail clients The Body Shop International, Staples Inc and Whitbread - TGI Friday’s.
8 June 2006 UK: Fujitsu Triumphs at European Retail Solutions Awards
Birmingham, June 8, 2006 – Fujitsu and The Body Shop were awarded the 'Project implementation of the year' for an EPoS upgrade project. Around 1,600 Fujitsu TeamPoS 2000 units have been rolled out to over 700 Body Shop stores in seven countries. The retailer is already seeing a number of benefits from the new system.
7 June 2006 China: Fujitsu Establishes Platform Solution Center in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, June 7, 2006 – Fujitsu Hong Kong Limited, a leading provider of customer-focused information technology and telecommunications solutions and services, today announced the opening of Platform Solution Center (Hong Kong), the fifth Fujitsu has established worldwide, following the opening of sites in Japan, Singapore, Korea and Shanghai.
6 June 2006 United Kingdom: Opportunities available: Innovative retailers required
June 6, 2006 – Fujitsu research reveals a lack of future investment in technologies to improve the customer experience
6 June 2006 US: Fujitsu Earns Intelligent Enterprise Editors' Choice Award for BPM and SOA Solutions
Sunnyvale, CA, June 6, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced that it has garnered a "Companies to Watch in Business Process Management" Editors' Choice Award from Intelligent Enterprise for its work with Software AG. The two companies have jointly created a service-oriented architecture (SOA) vision that adds value to the Fujitsu business process management (BPM) offering thereby meeting customer needs on a global scale. The award was announced in the May issue of Intelligent Enterprise.
6 June 2006 UK: Fujitsu Research Reveals a Lack of Future Investment in Technologies To Improve the Customer Experience
London, June 6, 2006 – Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT services companies, has conducted research, in conjunction with the 2006 Retail Solutions conference, amongst Europe's top retail companies to evaluate retailers' current and planned use of technology to improve the customer experience. The findings, to be announced at Retail Solutions today, reveal that the tough economic environment is causing retailers to view technology as an enabler to cutting costs rather than a means of investing in new services to differentiate themselves from their competitors. It also shows that whilst a small number of top retailers are continually investing in improving their offering – the majority of retailers are not planning to invest in new technologies over the next five years.
19 May 2006 Canada: Fujitsu and HMS Software Announce Alliance to Market Macroscope®
Montreal, May 19, 2006 – Fujitsu Consulting, the North American consulting and services arm of the $40.6 billion Fujitsu Group, today announced an alliance with HMS Software, a leading provider of enterprise project management (EPM) and project-oriented timesheet systems. Through this alliance, HMS Software will actively market Macroscope industry-renowned Business/IT Value Alignment methodology.
17 May 2006 US: Fujitsu Unveils New Self-ordering Solutions
Frisco, TX, May 17, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today introduced its U-Serv™ family of self-ordering solutions for the food services, grocery and hospitality industries. The self-ordering systems combine newly designed Fujitsu hardware with self-service applications from a software partner, NextChoice™ Systems, to offer consumers increased ordering, payment and personalization options. The units are fully upgradeable and available in several installation configurations to accommodate various restaurant, grocery and hospitality formats.
16 May 2006 India: Fujitsu To Leverage India’s Explosive IT Growth with Rapidigm Acquisition
Delhi, May 16, 2006 – With its recent acquisition of Rapidigm, Inc., an information technology and consulting firm now with more than 1000 consultants and three development centers in India, Fujitsu Consulting is poised to leverage India's burgeoning $22 billion information technology and business-process outsourcing industry.
3 May 2006 Canada: Fujitsu Strengthens Corporate Governance and Risk Management Capabilities through Acquisition of M3K
Montreal, May 3, 2006 – Fujitsu Consulting today announced that it has agreed to acquire M3K – the corporate governance and risk management consulting division of Quebec City-based Amadeus International Inc. (TSX-V: AML). This acquisition is part of Fujitsu Consulting's long-term strategy to enhance its presence and capabilities in North America. It is also part of Fujitsu Consulting's strategy to create concentrations of clearly differentiated and market-leading expertise within high-growth markets.
2 May 2006 US: Fujitsu Releases New Technology Backgrounder Entitled "Taking Full Advantage of the FlexRay™ Network for Motor Vehicles"
Sunnyvale, CA, May 2, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA), a leading developer of advanced electronics technology for automotive applications, today issued a new technology backgrounder describing the FlexRay™ networking standard for motor vehicles and the benefits it will deliver to the automotive industry.
18 April 2006 US: Fujitsu Computer Systems and ACS Deliver Greater Scalability and Flexibility for Hosted SAP Solutions
Sunnyvale, CA, April 18, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems today announced that Affiliated Computer Services, Inc. (NYSE: ACS), a premier provider of diversified business process outsourcing and information technology solutions, is offering its customers hosted SAP solutions using Fujitsu's FlexFrame™ for mySAP™ Business Suite. With FlexFrame for mySAP Business Suite, ACS will be able to significantly reduce its SAP infrastructure costs while offering mySAP customers unparalleled flexibility, scalability, and reliability.
12 April 2006 US: AC Analytical Controls Selects Glovia to Manage Global Operations
El Segundo, CA, April 12, 2006 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today that AC Analytical Controls has selected Glovia's extended ERP solution, glovia.com, to manage their global operations. AC Analytical Controls is a leader in developing, configuring, marketing and supporting dedicated chromatographic (various techniques for separating complex mixtures) solutions for the worldwide petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries.
11 April 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Opens Platform Solution Center in Shanghai
Tokyo, April 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has opened a new facility, "Platform Solution Center (Shanghai)," to promote the full-scale penetration of Fujitsu's platform products in China's rapidly-growing IT market. The center offers a full range of services, from consulting to system verification of platform products from Fujitsu and its partners, enabling customers to pre-verify systems tailored to their needs.
11 April 2006 Japan and the US: Technology Leaders to Create Specification for Federating and Accessing IT Information
Tokyo and New York City, April 11, 2006 – BMC Software, Fujitsu Limited, HP and IBM today announced plans to create a new interoperability specification designed to enable customers to federate and access information from their complex, multi-vendor IT infrastructures. The companies plan to submit a draft specification to an industry standards organization later this year.
6 April 2006 US: Fujitsu Completes Acquisition of Rapidigm
Edison, April 6, 2006 – Fujitsu Consulting Inc. today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Rapidigm, Inc. a Pittsburgh, PA-based information technology consulting and integration firm focused on application development, deployment and management. With Rapidigm offices in 22 major metropolitan markets in the United States and offshore development centers in India, Fujitsu Consulting now adds approximately 1,200 U.S.-based consultants in major markets throughout the country and another 900 India-based consultants in three developments centers.
4 April 2006 US: Fujitsu Announces Merger of Hardware and Software Subsidiaries
Sunnvale, CA, April 4, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited, announced it has merged with Fujitsu Software Corporation, a leader of application infrastructure software products, including the Interstage® Suite and NetCOBOL®. The new company, which retains the name Fujitsu Computer Systems, will be better positioned to deliver the most complete enterprise computing solutions for customers and will accelerate Fujitsu's ability to deliver on its TRIOLE strategy for creating highly reliable and adaptive business-critical IT infrastructure that meets the real-world needs of customers in healthcare, financial services, government, and other markets.
4 April 2006 US: Fujitsu Demonstrates "Innovation at Work" with ROADM and Wi-Fi Solutions at the 2006 National Show
Sunnyvale, CA, April 4, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today proudly announced that Victor Kan, vice president, sales and marketing, Imaging Products Group was recognized by the editors of CMP Media's VARBusiness on the list of North America's "Top 100 Channel Executives." The list represents a pedigree of executives whose imagination and innovation are driving the information technology (IT) distribution channel.
3 April 2006 US: Fujitsu to Demonstrate Innovation at Work with New WiMAX and Wi-Fi Solutions at CTIA Wireless 2006
Las Vegas, NV, April 3, 2006 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of wireline and IT networking solutions, will be announcing details of their new broadband wireless access strategy that leverages global expertise and experience in wireless solutions. The associated products, which comprise both WiMAX and Wi-Fi mesh solutions, will be demonstrated within the Fujitsu booth (No. 763) at the upcoming Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) Wireless 2006 conference and exhibition in Las Vegas. For more information about the event, please visit http://www.ctiawireless.com.
27 March 2006 US: Fujitsu Announces Controls Automation and Monitoring Solution for Compliance, Risk, and Performance Management at the Gartner Business Process Management Summit
Sunnyvale, CA, March 27, 2006 – GARTNER Business Process Management Summit, Nashville, TN., March 27, 2006 – Fujitsu Software Corporation today announced from the Gartner Business Process Management Summit that it has completed work to demonstrate how Fujitsu’s proven Interstage software can automate controls and provide continuous control monitoring capabilities. Deloitte Consulting LLP (Deloitte Consulting) has provided compliance, risk, and performance management process and integration consulting assistance to Fujitsu. Specifically Deloitte Consulting provided the use cases, which Fujitsu used as a basis for testing the ability of its software to enable controls automation and continuous controls monitoring, as well as to meet compliance requirements.
22 March 2006 US: Glovia Optimizes Business Processes for Largest Privately Held U.S. Manufacturer of Turnkey Baggage Handling Systems
El Segundo, CA, March 22, 2006 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today that G&T Conveyor, the largest privately held U.S. manufacturer of airline baggage handling equipment and systems, is utilizing Glovia's extended ERP solution, glovia.com, to replace it's multiple legacy systems and standardize the company onto a single enterprise solution.
6 March 2006 US: Fujitsu Consulting and Project Assistants Announce Strategic Alliance to Produce a Market-Leading IT Project Management Tool
Edison, NJ, March 6, 2006 – Fujitsu Consulting today announced an alliance with Project Assistants, a leading provider of enterprise portfolio and project management consulting, development and training. Through this alliance, Fujitsu Consulting and Project Assistants will launch Macroscope® EPMSuite – a best-of-breed combination of Fujitsu's market-leading Macroscope methodology, and Project Assistants' KnowledgeCentral enterprise project management tool.
6 March 2006 Costa Rica: Fujitsu Consulting to Open 400-Person Call Center in San Jose, Costa Rica
San Jose, March 6, 2006 – Fujitsu Consulting today announced its plans to open new a call center facility in San Jose, Costa Rica. Located at the advanced Ultra Park facility, Fujitsu Consulting will ultimately hire 400 staff to provide DSL technical support to the Company's U.S.-based clients. The company has already begun to hire staff and the site is expected to become fully operational by April, 2006.
28 February 2006 US: Fujitsu Consulting Upgrades Macroscope - its Market-Leading Methodology
Edison, NJ, February 28, 2006 – Fujitsu Consulting today announced significant enhancements to its market-leading Macroscope change management methodology. Macroscope version 4.6 will now include two new features - a Portfolio Management Methodology and an Agile Delivery Process.
22 February 2006 US: Fujitsu Consulting to Acquire Rapidigm, Increasing its North American Consulting Capacity by More Than 75%
Edison, NJ, and Pittsburgh, PA, February 22, 2006 – Fujitsu Consulting Inc. and Rapidigm, Inc. today announced that the companies have entered into a Definitive Agreement whereby Fujitsu Consulting will acquire Rapidigm, a Pittsburgh, PA-based privately-held information technology consulting and integration firm with offices in 22 major metropolitan markets in the United States and offshore development centers in India. The transaction is expected to close within 45 days, subject to various closing conditions and regulatory clearance.
15 February 2006 US: Fujitsu Consulting Acquires Illinois-based Greenbrier & Russel
Chicago, IL, February 15, 2006 – Fujitsu Consulting today announced that it has acquired the business and capabilities of Greenbrier & Russel (G&R), a privately-held business and technology services firm based in Schaumburg, IL. The addition of G&R will extend Fujitsu's capabilities in core skill areas such as Oracle and PeopleSoft enterprise resource planning (ERP) suites, business intelligence, Microsoft and Java technologies, and training while expanding its presence in important markets including Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Minneapolis, Wisconsin and Phoenix.
13 February 2006 US: Fujitsu and IDS Scheer See Growing Global Demand for Expanded Business Process Lifecycle Management Solution
Sunnyvale, CA and Berwyn, PA, February 13, 2006 – Fujitsu Software Corporation and IDS Scheer today announced growing worldwide demand for their expanded, collaborative business process lifecycle management solution. The joint offering combines Fujitsu's Interstage® Business Process Manager with IDS Scheer's ARIS Business Architect™ for business process design and ARIS Process Performance Manager™ (ARIS PPM) for business process monitoring and analytics. The integrated Fujitsu-IDS Scheer solution will be showcased during ProcessWorld on February 14, 2006 in Miami, Florida.
9 February 2006 Canada: Fujitsu Consulting Acquires GIM Risk Management
Montreal, Quebec, February 9, 2006 – Fujitsu Consulting today announced that it has acquired the business and capabilities of GIM Risk Management of Montreal. As part of a long-term strategy to enhance its presence and capabilities in key North American markets and industries, the addition of GIM will extend the company's reach in the public and financial services sectors. The acquisition allows Fujitsu Consulting to better serve customers who are required to comply with new and evolving Canadian and US financial disclosure standards.
7 February 2006 US: Fujitsu® Interstage® Business Process Manager™ To Support EPCOR In Meeting New Regulatory Reporting And Accountability Requirements
Sunnyvale, CA, February 7, 2006 – Fujitsu Software Corporation today announced that EPCOR Distribution Inc. (EPCOR), a wholly owned subsidiary of EPCOR Utilities Inc., has chosen Fujitsu's Interstage® Business Process Manager™ to help automate its customer billing process while leveraging the business process models created as documentation to aid with compliance. This solution will be an important business tool that EPCOR will use to comply with existing and evolving electricity regulations. Interstage Business Process Manager, Fujitsu's industry-leading Business Process Management (BPM) solution, offers Full Business Process Life Cycle support thereby providing companies with complete control over their business processes.
2 February 2006 Japan: Fujitsu PRIMEPOWER UNIX Server Achieves World Record Performance in SPECjbb®2005 Java Server Benchmark
Tokyo, February 2, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that PRIMEPOWER 2500, the high-end model of its PRIMEPOWER™ server line, achieved a new world record in the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC®) Java Business Benchmark 2005 (SPECjbb®2005) , with performance of 1,157,619 business operations per second.
30 January 2006 US: Fujitsu Unveils Pervasive Retailing™ Self-Checkout Features
San Diego, CA, January 30, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today unveiled significant additions to its Pervasive Retailing Solutions – the grocery industry's first two-handed scanning software for belted self-checkout systems and a virtual point-of-sale (VPOS) feature that enhances integration to POS applications.
19 January 2006 US: Glovia Expands Electronic Kanban Functionality
El Segundo, CA, January 19, 2006 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today additional Electronic Kanban (eKanban) functionality. The product enhancements enable manufacturers to have greater control and flexibility over managing inventory levels as well as the ability to establish triggers to automatically replenish inventory when predefined minimums for each inventory level have been reached.
16 January 2006 US: Fujitsu and Reflexis Systems, Inc. Form a Sales and Marketing Partnership
New York, January 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and Reflexis Systems Inc., the leader in workforce management software, have formed a partnership under which Fujitsu will resell Reflexis solutions and integrate the company's enterprise applications with its own software, services and hardware offerings.
16 January 2006 US: Fujitsu and Vertical Form POS IP Telephony Partnership
New York, January 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and Vertical Communications, Inc. (Vertical) (AFST:OB) have formed a partnership to develop and market a point-of-sale (POS) IP telephony solution on Fujitsu's TeamPoS family of terminals. It is the retail industry's first integrated "soft" telephony solution on a POS terminal.
16 January 2006 US: Fujitsu Unveils Pervasive Retailing Framework at NRF 2006
New York, January 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced its Pervasive RetailingTM Framework that enables companies to minimize the time, cost and risk of creating real-time interoperability between disparate applications and devices that support a multitude of retailing interactions.
5 January 2006 Japan: Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST Mission-Critical Server Achieves World Record Performance in SPECjbb®2005 Java Server Benchmark
Tokyo, January 5, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that the high-end model of its PRIMEQUEST™ server line, PRIMEQUEST 480, has achieved a new world record in the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC®)(*1) Java Business Benchmark 2005 (SPECjbb®2005), with performance of 322,719 business operations per second(*2).
5 January 2006 US: Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST Mission-Critical Server Achieves World Record Performance in SPECjbb2005 Java Server Benchmark
Sunnyvale, CA, January 5, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems today announced the high-end model of its PRIMEQUEST™ server line, PRIMEQUEST 480, has achieved a new world record in the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC®)¹ Java Business Benchmark 2005 (SPECjbb®2005), with performance of 322,719 business operations per second².

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5 December 2006 US: Fujitsu's ReturnCENTER Helps Retailers Combat Return Fraud
Frisco, TX, December 5, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced that its ReturnCENTER software application is designed to combat fraudulent returns that cost retailers billions of dollars per year.
4 December 2006 Germany and US: Fujitsu Siemens Computers and EMC Deliver Fundamental Building Block for Enterprise SOA from SAP
Munich and Hopkinton, Mass, December 4, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers and EMC Corporation today announced integration of EMC networked storage systems and software with the next generation of Fujitsu Siemens Computers' FlexFrame™ for mySAP™ Business Suite. Aimed at reducing total cost of ownership of IT for enterprises, FlexFrame™ for mySAP™ Business Suite version 4.0 gives customers improved information management and protection while and delivering an adaptable and flexible computing infrastructure. FlexFrame is a cost-effective means for running Enterprise Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) from SAP, with SAP NetWeaver as a technical foundation.
30 November 2006 US: Glovia Successfully Supports Demand-Driven Manufacturing Environments
El Segundo, CA, November 30, 2006 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, has announced its ability to successfully support demand-driven manufacturing environments with the company's extended ERP solution, glovia.com.
21 November 2006 US: Fujitsu Wins Oracle University's North America "Partner of the Year" Award for 2006
Edison, N.J., November 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Consulting has received Oracle University's North America Partner of the Year Award for 2006. This award recognizes the exceptional quality of Fujitsu Consulting's Oracle Education programs and the company's significant student enrollment volume. This honor follows quickly on the heels of another prestigious award given to Fujitsu Consulting by Oracle – the North America Oracle Titan Award 2006 in the Integration and Service Oriented Architecture category. Read about the Oracle Titan Award.
14 November 2006 Germany and Spain: PRIMERGY BladeFrame Virtualization and Microsoft Operations Manager Combine to Create Self-managing Platform Delivering Continuous Highest-availability
Augsburg and Barcelona, November 14, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT vendor, today unveils the industry's first dynamic, self-managing technology platform for Microsoft-based computing: Dynamic IT for Microsoft, - targeted at larger midsize companies and the large enterprise - combines Fujitsu Siemens Computers' fully-virtualized PRIMERGY BladeFrame servers with Microsoft Operations Manager, a central management tool for Windows-based applications. This concept provides data center managers with greater system flexibility and enables them to ensure that their IT infrastructure continually achieves the highest levels of availability to match varying resource demands.
8 November 2006 Australia: Fujitsu Industrialises IT Services and Solutions To Provide up to 30% Greater Efficiency, Continuity and Agility
Sydney, November 8, 2006 – Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand today launched TRIOLE, its new approach to designing, developing, deploying and managing IT services and solutions. TRIOLE originates from a Japanese-inspired management approach to continuous improvement which enables up to 30% greater efficiency, continuity and agility from IT services and solutions. It combines disciplined, repeatable development processes with reliable, reusable templates – across the whole IT services spectrum.
26 October 2006 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers offers Microsoft Vista upgrade program
Munich , October 26, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT provider is offering customers an attractive opportunity to upgrade to Microsoft Windows Vista. The Upgrade Program will give customers from Fujitsu Siemens Computers the chance to upgrade their PC or notebook to Windows Vista, if they bought a system from Fujitsu Siemens Computers between October 26, 2006 and March 15, 2007. The upgrade is then possible until March 31, 2007. This Update Program is targeted towards end users and small and medium enterprises.
24 October 2006 US: Fujitsu FlexFrame for Oracle Provides Integrated Adaptive Computing Solution for Oracle Grid
Sunnyvale, CA, October 24, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced FlexFrame® for Oracle®, an adaptive computing solution for virtualizing and automating Oracle grid environments. Developed together with Oracle, FlexFrame for Oracle offers high level of automation and virtualization for Oracle-based applications, middleware and database services. The benefits are achieved through tight integration of Fujitsu's policy-based management software with Oracle Enterprise Manager 10g Grid Control (Grid Control), allowing organizations to increase the utilization of IT resources and drive down costs.
23 October 2006 Germany: Improved FlexFrame for Oracle Now a Stronger Gateway to SOA
Munich , October 23, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers today unveiled a new version of FlexFrame for Oracle, a dynamic infrastructure platform that serves as a gateway to service oriented architecture (SOA).
18 October 2006 US: New Graphical User Interface (GUI) Accelerates Speed and Utilization of Glovia's Extended ERP Solution
El Segundo, CA, October 18, 2006 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today, the development of a new graphical user interface (GUI) available in the latest release of their extended ERP solution, glovia.com. The new version, glovia.com v9, stems from extensive customer input and direction from Fujitsu, who is not only Glovia's parent company but also its largest reseller.
17 October 2006 US: Glovia Delivers Comprehensive Materials Management and Product Planning
El Segundo, CA, October 17, 2006 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today, additional manufacturing management capabilities available in the latest release of their extended ERP solution, glovia.com. The new version, glovia.com v9, stems from extensive customer input and direction from Fujitsu, who is not only Glovia's parent company but its largest reseller, to build and expand upon the materials management and product planning functionality of previous versions of the product.
16 October 2006 US: Glovia Introduces Additional Supply Chain Management Functionality
El Segundo, CA, October 16, 2006 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today, the next version of their extended ERP solution, glovia.com. The new version, glovia.com v9, stems from extensive customer input and direction from Fujitsu, who is not only Glovia's parent company but its largest reseller, to build and expand upon the functionality of previous versions of the product.
12 October 2006 Japan and US: Fujitsu Launches Global Sales of glovia.com v9 ERP Solution
Tokyo and El Segundo, CA, October 12, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited and its subsidiary Glovia International Inc. today announced the availability of glovia.com v9, the latest version of their glovia.com ERP solution for manufacturing and assembly businesses. Sales of the new version have begun in Japan, the US, Europe and Asia.
5 October 2006 Japan: Fujitsu and SAP Strengthen Services Partnership
Tokyo, October 5, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) and SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced an expansion of their longstanding technology partnership in the services area. In support of their commitment to help companies adopt a flexible IT infrastructure that will come from a services-based IT approach, Fujitsu has become a SAP global services partner and the first Japan-based services company to achieve this standard. Fujitsu and SAP will team worldwide to market and deliver SAP's business applications based on Fujitsu's cutting-edge, high-reliability platform products and consulting services. The combined offering will enable companies around the globe to boost competitiveness by optimizing their overall operations. The announcement was made at SAP® TechEd'06, SAP's largest ecosystem education event of the year, being held in Tokyo, Japan, October 5 to 6.
3 October 2006 US: Fujitsu Interstage Business Process Manager Cited As a Solid BPMS for Insurance by Independent Research Firm
Sunnyvale, CA, October 3, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced that Fujitsu was among the select companies Forrester invited to participate in its Q3 2006, Forrester Wave report, Human-Centric BPMS For Insurance. In the evaluation, Fujitsu was cited as a "strong performer." Citing an "unsurpassed commitment to BPMS standards" by Fujitsu, the report notes that "Fujitsu continues to deliver a solid process engine at an attractive price."
3 October 2006 US: Fujitsu Introduces Easy to Use E-Filing and Organizing Software For The Fujitsu ScanSnap™ Scanner
Sunnyvale, CA, October 3, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today introduced the latest e-filing and organizing software application designed for use with the Fujitsu ScanSnap™ scanning solution. Rack2-Filer™, supported by all PC-compatible Fujitsu ScanSnap scanners, allows users to convert scanned documents and digital data into portable document format (PDF) files and input them into e-files and digital binders to create a virtual library for the scanned document on their PCs.
2 October 2006 US: Fujitsu’s GlobalSTORE Software Named Best-In-Class for Current Offering by Independent Research Firm
Frisco, TX, October 2, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced that its GlobalSTORE software was named a leader in the September 2006 Forrester Wave™ report titled "POS Software, Q3 2006." In the report, Fujitsu ranked as a leader in both the Store Operations Platforms approach and Enterprise-Centric Solutions approach to point-of-sale (POS) software.
2 October 2006 US: Glovia Services Inc. Launched as Market's First Provider of SaaS Solutions Specifically Designed for Small and Midsized Manufacturing Companies
El Segundo, CA, October 2, 2006 – Glovia International Inc., a subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited and leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high-volume manufacturers, today announced the introduction of Glovia Services Inc.—a new company that is the industry's first provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions specifically designed to help small and midsize businesses (SMBs) manage their manufacturing processes.
28 September 2006 US: Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Becomes National Sponsor for The Wall That Heals
Washington, DC, September 28, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc., headquartered in Frisco, Texas, has contributed $25,000 to become a national sponsor of The Wall That Heals, announced Jan C. Scruggs, founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.
26 September 2006 US: Fujitsu Signs Agreement To Resell Absolute Software's Computrace Mobile Computer Theft Recovery and Data Protection Solutions
Sunnyvale, CA, September 26, 2006 – Continuing its commitment to provide the highest levels of mobile computer security, Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation expanded its relationship with Absolute Software Corporation today announcing a distribution agreement to resell the Absolute® Computrace® Computer Theft Recovery, Data Protection and Secure Asset Tracking™ software.
25 September 2006 US: Fujitsu and Softex Deliver a Single Solution for Biometric Authentication and Password Management
Sunnyvale, CA, September 25, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, and Softex Incorporated, a market leader in biometric/smart card enabled security software, today announced that the Fujitsu PalmSecure™ biometric authentication device will be supported by Softex's OmniPass software application for environments that require dual-layer identity management and authentication for secure data access. With this powerful combination, a complete high-security biometric solution is now available for both client and enterprise level applications.
21 September 2006 US: Glovia's Project Management Functionality Effectively Controls Engineer-to-Order and Complex Manufacturing Projects
El Segundo, CA, September 21, 2006 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today that engineer-to-order and project manufactures are effectively managing their complex operations with Glovia's dedicated functionality and planning tools for project-based manufacturing.
19 September 2006 Australia: Consumers Call for Smarter Technology to Help them Shop
Melbourne, September 19, 2006 – Almost half (47 per cent) of all consumers would increase spending with a retailer, providing the retailer had invested in the latest smart technology, according to a survey of more than 1,000 consumers conducted by ACA Research on behalf of Fujitsu Australia. The average increase in spending in stores that have implemented the latest technology would amount to a significant 30 per cent.
19 September 2006 Australia: Fujitsu and Reflexis Systems Partner To deliver Retail Task Management Solutions
Melbourne, September 19, 2006 – Fujitsu Australia Limited and Reflexis Systems Inc., the leader in retail task management software, have formed a strategic partnership to deliver advanced retail management solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Fujitsu will be the exclusive distributor for Reflexis Systems in Australia and New Zealand, while integrating the Reflexis enterprise applications with its own software, services and hardware offerings.
19 September 2006 Australia: Fujitsu Launches Pervasive Retailing
Melbourne, September 19, 2006 – Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand today launched Pervasive Retailing, its unified framework of software, hardware, tools and services to enable anywhere, any time, every time retailing.
12 September 2006 US: Fujitsu FlexFrame for mySAP Business Suite Supports Full Service-Oriented Architecture Deployment for SAP Applications
Sunnyvale, CA, September 12, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced the availability of FlexFrame® for mySAP™ Business Suite 3.2B, an integrated solution using virtualization technology that enables companies to run mySAP applications using a true service-oriented architecture (SOA). Companies are moving to SOAs in order to be more responsive to customers and react more quickly to changing business needs. Achieving the full benefits of shared services requires both SAP Enterprise Services Architecture (ESA), SAP's blueprint for putting SOA to work, and a flexible hardware platform capable of responding rapidly to dynamic business changes. With the latest version of FlexFrame for mySAP Business Suite, companies can achieve a complete, top-to-bottom SOA deployment of mySAP applications based on SAP's Adaptive Computing Initiative, resulting in greater agility and significantly lower total cost of ownership (TCO). With more than 100 customer deployments, Fujitsu is the only vendor offering a proven solution that takes advantage of the virtualization of mySAP applications.
12 September 2006 Australia: NSW Police Awards Fujitsu Multi-million Dollar CAD Contract
Sydney, September 12, 2006 – Fujitsu Australia has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by the State Contracts Control Board for the supply and installation of a high-performance computer-aided despatch (CAD) system for NSW Police.
11 September 2006 Japan: Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST Mission-Critical IA Server Powers Information Analysis System Enhancement for Circle K Sunkus
Tokyo, September 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that Circle K Sunkus Co., Ltd., the major Japanese convenience store retailer, has utilized the Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST mission-critical IA server in the reconstruction of its information analysis system. The enhanced new system, which will become fully operational at the end of this month, is a data warehouse system that enables the search and analysis of sales data to support product planning and store management. Powered by a PRIMEQUEST server equipped with a 64-bit processor and running the Oh-Pa 1/3 on-memory database from Fujitsu Broad Solution and Consulting Inc. (Fujitsu BSC), the system achieves dramatically faster data processing.
11 September 2006 Japan: R3.59 UAT Testing - PR 1
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22 August 2006 US: Manufacturers "Going Lean" with Glovia Functionality and Support
El Segundo, CA, August 22, 2006 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today that manufacturers of all sizes are reaping the benefits of Lean Manufacturing with Glovia's support and extended ERP solution, glovia.com. The ability to use less of everything (less labor, less space, less inventory, less movement) is the driving principal behind Lean Manufacturing and has enabled manufacturers to increase customer satisfaction levels, decrease costs and improve responsiveness.
21 August 2006 UK: Fujitsu Complements Scanner Range with Kofax VRS 4.1 Basic
London, August 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Europe Limited, the market-leading provider of document imaging scanners, today announced its new scanner complementation program with Kofax VRS 4.1 software. From mid-September 2006, Fujitsu offers its workgroup scanners - the fi-5120C and fi-5220C plus its departmental and low volume models – the fi-5530C, fi-4340C, fi-5650C and fi-5750C with Kofax VRS 4.1 Basic. These bundles can benefit users by further reducing document preparation and manual intervention during the scanning process. Fujitsu also offers upgrade options from VRS 4.1 Basic to the Professional version.
17 August 2006 China: Fujitsu Partners with Constraint Technologies to Deliver the best-in-class IT Solutions for Airline Fleet and Crew Management
Hong Kong, August 17, 2006 – Fujitsu Hong Kong Limited, a leading provider of customer-focused information technology and telecommunications solutions and services, and Constraint Technologies (CTI) today announced a new partnership for IT solutions for airline fleet and crew management. Fujitsu will provide software, project implementation, customer support and customisation services and CTI will provide optimisation technology for planning and operations control including crew pairing and rostering, schedule optimisation, operations control and schedule recovery.
14 August 2006 US: Fujitsu GlobalSTORE Positioned in Leaders Quadrant for Retail POS Applications 2006 Magic Quadrant
Frisco, TX, August 14, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced that its GlobalSTORE software application has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of the "Magic Quadrant* for Retail Point-of-Sale Applications for Tier 1 Retailers, 2006 report."
24 July 2006 US: Glovia Customer Oil States Industries Improves Supply Chain Management and Operational Visibility
El Segundo, CA, July 24, 2006 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today that Oil States Industries, Inc. has migrated to the current version of glovia.com. Oil States, a Glovia customer for more than seven years, decided to migrate to take advantage of additional supply chain management functionality which has increased operational visibility and streamlined and standardized system use. Across their multiple locations, Oil States has close to 400 users with nearly 100 logging into the system on a daily basis.
11 July 2006 France: Airbus Selects SynfiniWay from Fujitsu To Provide grid Computing Environment for Aerodynamics Analysis
Paris and Toulouse, July 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Systems Europe announces a significant order for its SynfiniWay™ grid middleware from Airbus, one of the world's largest commercial aircraft manufacturers. SynfiniWay will be used for the production HPC grid environment at the primary Airbus compute centres in France, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom.
11 July 2006 Germany and US: Fujitsu and Software AG Deliver Mature SOA Management and Governance with CentraSite™
Darmstadt and Sunnyvale, CA, July 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation and Software AG today announced the release of the latest version of CentraSite™, an award-winning joint solution that offers greater visibility across a service-oriented architecture (SOA) and provides improved analysis and control of SOA resources and activities. The CentraSite Enterprise Edition is now available as a standalone product offering a UDDI v3.0 search using predefined metadata models, a JAXR interface with subscribe and notification capabilities, WebDAV access to the SOA repository, predefined reporting modules, and both an AJAX interface and the Eclipse Registry Browser. The Enterprise Edition also provides an extensible metadata model for the definition of customer-specific SOA artifacts.
11 July 2006 US: Glovia Offers Customers Remote Managed Services for Essential System Maintenance Activities
El Segundo, CA, July 11, 2006 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today the company is offering Remote Managed Services (RMS) to assist and support customers essential system maintenance activities. The service offering also extends companies' internal IT resources by enabling the outsourcing of some or all of the activities involved in maintaining their system.
11 July 2006 Germany and US: Software AG and Fujitsu Launch the "CentraSite™ Community," the First Standards-Based SOA Forum
Darmstadt and Sunnyvale, CA, July 11, 2006 – Software AG and Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced the CentraSite™ Community, an initiative that brings both alliance partners and customers together to create a complete service-oriented architecture (SOA) ecosystem. Formed to help organizations successfully design, implement, manage, govern and optimize a SOA, the CentraSite Community will foster business agility by providing customers with partners' pre-integrated SOA assets stored in CentraSite, a standards-based SOA registry and repository. Jointly developed by Fujitsu and Software AG, CentraSite represents the foundation of this Community. In a separate release today, Fujitsu and Software AG also announced the general availability of CentraSite Version 2.1.
4 July 2006 UK: United Co-operatives Selects Fujitsu to Assist in Achieving Growth Plans
London, July 4, 2006 – United Co-operatives, one of the largest retail co-operatives in Europe, has signed a contract worth £4.2 million with Fujitsu Services for the rollout of a retail software solution across its entire food retail estate of over 500 stores and 1,500 Point of Sale (PoS) systems.
3 July 2006 UK: Staffordshire County Council Looks to the Future with Outsourced Support from Fujitsu
Staffordshire County, July 3, 2006 – Fujitsu Services has been awarded a SAP basis support contract by Staffordshire County Council, underpinning a number of key services offered to local citizens such as tax enquiries and other related financial matters. As a result of the contract, Staffordshire is set to benefit from being able to re-allocate staff to other areas of the Council and so improve its citizens' service experience. Staffordshire has one of the largest SAP implementations in UK Local Government being the seventh largest council in the UK with 800,000 citizens and managing numerous partner organisations.
2 July 2006 Germany: Oracle Teams up with Fujitsu Siemens Computers To Open International ISV Migration Center in Munich
Munich, July 2, 2006 – Oracle has joined forces with Fujitsu Siemens Computers to open an International ISV Migration Center in its main offices in Munich. Starting immediately, European independent software vendors (ISVs) who want to migrate their solutions to the Oracle® 10g platform can turn to this source for the latest hardware and software resources available for testing and validation purposes. In addition, the center will be staffed with experts from Oracle and Fujitsu Siemens Computers who are specifically trained to help test and tune solutions on an Oracle and Fujitsu Siemens Computers infrastructure. Workshops which can be tailored to satisfy an ISVs' individual interests and requirements are also available; these deliver solid information on Oracle 10g, provide assistance in testing, and give recommendations for the migration.
6 June 2006 US: Fujitsu Earns Intelligent Enterprise Editors' Choice Award for BPM and SOA Solutions
Sunnyvale, CA, June 6, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced that it has garnered a "Companies to Watch in Business Process Management" Editors' Choice Award from Intelligent Enterprise for its work with Software AG. The two companies have jointly created a service-oriented architecture (SOA) vision that adds value to the Fujitsu business process management (BPM) offering thereby meeting customer needs on a global scale. The award was announced in the May issue of Intelligent Enterprise.
1 June 2006 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Offers Blade Chassis Subscription for Linux
Munich, June 1, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT provider, today announced a new pricing model for its Linux-based enterprise servers designed to cut complexity in the Dynamic Data Center. The PRIMERGY BX 600 and PRIMERGY BladeFrame can now be purchased with a single Linux enterprise subscription option per chassis. Instead of licensing the operating system per blade server, customers can deploy any number of instances of the operating system, once they licensed the chassis. The single subscription model provides the customer with better cost control, cost reduction and simplifies the procuring and licensing process of Linux for blade server environments. The offer covers Novell's SUSE Linux Enterprise Servers edition and is available through EMEA with immediate effect.
22 May 2006 US: Fujitsu To Showcase New Graphic Display Controllers, IDB-1394b Controller and GPS Products at Telematics Detroit 2006
Sunnnyvale, May 22, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) will feature a complete array of new products and technologies for the automotive market, including the company's IDB-1394b controller and graphics display controllers, at the upcoming Telematics Detroit 2006 conference May 23-24 at the Rock Financial Showplace.
19 May 2006 Canada: Fujitsu and HMS Software Announce Alliance to Market Macroscope®
Montreal, May 19, 2006 – Fujitsu Consulting, the North American consulting and services arm of the $40.6 billion Fujitsu Group, today announced an alliance with HMS Software, a leading provider of enterprise project management (EPM) and project-oriented timesheet systems. Through this alliance, HMS Software will actively market Macroscope industry-renowned Business/IT Value Alignment methodology.
17 May 2006 US: Fujitsu Selects ABBYY USA for Quarterly Innovative Leadership Award
Sunnyvale, CA, May 17, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that ABBYY USA, a leading provider of document recognition, data capture and linguistic technologies, is the recipient of the quarterly Fujitsu Innovative Leadership Award. ABBYY was presented with the award, recognizing independent software and hardware vendors (ISV's and IHV's) that leverage imaging products to streamline and optimize business processes to positively impact their customers’ bottom line, at the AIIM ON DEMAND Conference and Expo, in Philadelphia, PA. Specifically, ABBYY received this quarter's award for the successful deployment of ABBYY FlexiCapture® technology to one of the nation's largest aerospace companies.
17 May 2006 US: Fujitsu Unveils New Self-ordering Solutions
Frisco, TX, May 17, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today introduced its U-Serv™ family of self-ordering solutions for the food services, grocery and hospitality industries. The self-ordering systems combine newly designed Fujitsu hardware with self-service applications from a software partner, NextChoice™ Systems, to offer consumers increased ordering, payment and personalization options. The units are fully upgradeable and available in several installation configurations to accommodate various restaurant, grocery and hospitality formats.
4 May 2006 US: Growing Lighting & Systems Controls Manufacturer Selects Glovia to Manage Company-wide Operations
El Segundo, CA, May 4, 2006 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today that Genlyte Controls has selected Glovia's extended ERP solution, glovia.com, to manage their company-wide operations. Glovia's enterprise solution will replace their outdated systems and provide comprehensive operational visibility.
25 April 2006 US: Fujitsu and Accelitec Form Strategic Alliance for RFID-based Transaction Systems
Frisco, TX, April 25, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and Accelitec, Inc., an innovator in RFID-based transaction systems, have formed a strategic alliance to offer contactless transaction systems to retailers, enabling faster, more secure and convenient payment methods for consumers.
18 April 2006 US: Fujitsu NeoBatch Accelerates Mainframe Batch Jobs on the Microsoft Platform
Sunnyvale, CA, April 18, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems today announced the release of the NeoBatch™ solution, the Microsoft Windows-based software that manages and executes migrated mainframe JCL batch jobs in the Microsoft Windows and .NET environment. Included with NeoBatch is the record-breaking Fujitsu NeoSort™ software, based on Ordinal™ Technology's Nsort™ technology, providing the fastest JCL batch job sort capability available on any platform. Moving mainframe JCL to the Microsoft platform using the NeoBatch and NeoSort tools can reduce hardware, maintenance, and development costs while slashing processing time.
18 April 2006 US: Fujitsu Unveils Strategy for North America
Sunnyvale, CA, April 18, 2006 – Fujitsu today unveiled its strategy for growth in North America and for solidifying its position as one of the world's leading strategic solutions providers for the enterprise. At the first-ever "Media Day" at the Silicon Valley campus of Fujitsu Computer Systems - the Japanese company's North American subsidiary - Fujitsu discussed a three-pronged strategy for organic growth, strategic acquisitions, and the role that Fujitsu Computer Systems will play in delivering solutions to the "next generation enterprise."
18 April 2006 US: Helen Ross McNabb Center Receives Largest Technology Donation in their History
Frisco, TX, April 18, 2006 – The Helen Ross McNabb Center has received two grants worth a combined total of more than $567,000 in cash, hardware and software from Microsoft and Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc.
12 April 2006 US: AC Analytical Controls Selects Glovia to Manage Global Operations
El Segundo, CA, April 12, 2006 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today that AC Analytical Controls has selected Glovia's extended ERP solution, glovia.com, to manage their global operations. AC Analytical Controls is a leader in developing, configuring, marketing and supporting dedicated chromatographic (various techniques for separating complex mixtures) solutions for the worldwide petroleum, petrochemical and natural gas industries.
11 April 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Opens Platform Solution Center in Shanghai
Tokyo, April 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has opened a new facility, "Platform Solution Center (Shanghai)," to promote the full-scale penetration of Fujitsu's platform products in China's rapidly-growing IT market. The center offers a full range of services, from consulting to system verification of platform products from Fujitsu and its partners, enabling customers to pre-verify systems tailored to their needs.
11 April 2006 Japan and the US: Technology Leaders to Create Specification for Federating and Accessing IT Information
Tokyo and New York City, April 11, 2006 – BMC Software, Fujitsu Limited, HP and IBM today announced plans to create a new interoperability specification designed to enable customers to federate and access information from their complex, multi-vendor IT infrastructures. The companies plan to submit a draft specification to an industry standards organization later this year.
4 April 2006 US: Fujitsu Announces Merger of Hardware and Software Subsidiaries
Sunnvale, CA, April 4, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited, announced it has merged with Fujitsu Software Corporation, a leader of application infrastructure software products, including the Interstage® Suite and NetCOBOL®. The new company, which retains the name Fujitsu Computer Systems, will be better positioned to deliver the most complete enterprise computing solutions for customers and will accelerate Fujitsu's ability to deliver on its TRIOLE strategy for creating highly reliable and adaptive business-critical IT infrastructure that meets the real-world needs of customers in healthcare, financial services, government, and other markets.
27 March 2006 US: Fujitsu Announces Controls Automation and Monitoring Solution for Compliance, Risk, and Performance Management at the Gartner Business Process Management Summit
Sunnyvale, CA, March 27, 2006 – GARTNER Business Process Management Summit, Nashville, TN., March 27, 2006 – Fujitsu Software Corporation today announced from the Gartner Business Process Management Summit that it has completed work to demonstrate how Fujitsu’s proven Interstage software can automate controls and provide continuous control monitoring capabilities. Deloitte Consulting LLP (Deloitte Consulting) has provided compliance, risk, and performance management process and integration consulting assistance to Fujitsu. Specifically Deloitte Consulting provided the use cases, which Fujitsu used as a basis for testing the ability of its software to enable controls automation and continuous controls monitoring, as well as to meet compliance requirements.
22 March 2006 US: Glovia Optimizes Business Processes for Largest Privately Held U.S. Manufacturer of Turnkey Baggage Handling Systems
El Segundo, CA, March 22, 2006 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today that G&T Conveyor, the largest privately held U.S. manufacturer of airline baggage handling equipment and systems, is utilizing Glovia's extended ERP solution, glovia.com, to replace it's multiple legacy systems and standardize the company onto a single enterprise solution.
7 February 2006 US: Fujitsu® Interstage® Business Process Manager™ To Support EPCOR In Meeting New Regulatory Reporting And Accountability Requirements
Sunnyvale, CA, February 7, 2006 – Fujitsu Software Corporation today announced that EPCOR Distribution Inc. (EPCOR), a wholly owned subsidiary of EPCOR Utilities Inc., has chosen Fujitsu's Interstage® Business Process Manager™ to help automate its customer billing process while leveraging the business process models created as documentation to aid with compliance. This solution will be an important business tool that EPCOR will use to comply with existing and evolving electricity regulations. Interstage Business Process Manager, Fujitsu's industry-leading Business Process Management (BPM) solution, offers Full Business Process Life Cycle support thereby providing companies with complete control over their business processes.
25 January 2006 US: Fujitsu Sees Accelerated Global Demand For Interstage Suite
Sunnyvale, CA, January 25, 2006 – Fujitsu Software Corporation today announced accelerated demand for its Interstage® Suite, one of the world's broadest lines of application infrastructure software products. Fujitsu's sales for the Interstage Suite grew exponentially in 2005 with the North American and European market recording a 140 percent increase in sales during this period, as customers and partners made Interstage Suite products their solution of choice to design, develop and manage their applications. Contributing to the growing demand were new versions of Fujitsu's proven Interstage products featuring enhanced Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) functionality.
19 January 2006 US: Glovia Expands Electronic Kanban Functionality
El Segundo, CA, January 19, 2006 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today additional Electronic Kanban (eKanban) functionality. The product enhancements enable manufacturers to have greater control and flexibility over managing inventory levels as well as the ability to establish triggers to automatically replenish inventory when predefined minimums for each inventory level have been reached.
16 January 2006 US: Fujitsu and Reflexis Systems, Inc. Form a Sales and Marketing Partnership
New York, January 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and Reflexis Systems Inc., the leader in workforce management software, have formed a partnership under which Fujitsu will resell Reflexis solutions and integrate the company's enterprise applications with its own software, services and hardware offerings.
16 January 2006 US: Fujitsu and Vertical Form POS IP Telephony Partnership
New York, January 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and Vertical Communications, Inc. (Vertical) (AFST:OB) have formed a partnership to develop and market a point-of-sale (POS) IP telephony solution on Fujitsu's TeamPoS family of terminals. It is the retail industry's first integrated "soft" telephony solution on a POS terminal.

Retail/Financial Systems

10 July 2006 US: AbsoluteSKY and Fujitsu Sign Strategic Agreement for Retail RFID
Frisco, TX, July 10, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced that they have signed a strategic reseller agreement with AbsoluteSKY, Inc. (OTC: ABSY) to offer AbsoluteSKY's intelliTRACKER™ product suite to retailers for real-time item-level tracking. The solution provides a broad range of customer benefits that include increased inventory turns, virtual elimination of missed sales and extensive control over loss prevention.
6 July 2006 US: American Heart Association Nets Record Proceeds From "Swing Fore Heart" Golf Classic
Dallas, TX, July 6, 2006 – The American Heart Association (AHA) today announced record net revenues of more than $189,000 for the 2006 "Swing Fore Heart" Golf Classic, a 66 percent increase from its 2005 event earnings of $125,000 net. The figure also exceeded the AHA's 2006 goal of $150,000 net by 26 percent.
4 July 2006 UK: United Co-operatives Selects Fujitsu to Assist in Achieving Growth Plans
London, July 4, 2006 – United Co-operatives, one of the largest retail co-operatives in Europe, has signed a contract worth £4.2 million with Fujitsu Services for the rollout of a retail software solution across its entire food retail estate of over 500 stores and 1,500 Point of Sale (PoS) systems.
27 June 2006 US: Fujitsu's Retainer Plus Service Model a Natural Fit for Wild Oats Markets
Frisco, TX, June 27, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. (Fujitsu) announced that Wild Oats Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: OATS), a leading natural and organic foods retailer, has signed a three-year Retainer Plus service agreement with Fujitsu. Under terms of the agreement, Fujitsu will provide on-site maintenance and support for point-of-sale (POS) technology in all 113 Wild Oats stores across the U.S. and Canada.
15 June 2006 US: Fujitsu Customers Prevail at European Retail Solutions Awards
Frisco, TX, June 15, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced that three of its customers were presented European Retail Solutions Awards last week, based on technology implementations managed by Fujitsu and its sister company, Fujitsu Services of the United Kingdom.
8 June 2006 UK: Fujitsu Triumphs at European Retail Solutions Awards
Birmingham, June 8, 2006 – Fujitsu and The Body Shop were awarded the 'Project implementation of the year' for an EPoS upgrade project. Around 1,600 Fujitsu TeamPoS 2000 units have been rolled out to over 700 Body Shop stores in seven countries. The retailer is already seeing a number of benefits from the new system.
6 June 2006 UK: Fujitsu Research Reveals a Lack of Future Investment in Technologies To Improve the Customer Experience
London, June 6, 2006 – Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT services companies, has conducted research, in conjunction with the 2006 Retail Solutions conference, amongst Europe's top retail companies to evaluate retailers' current and planned use of technology to improve the customer experience. The findings, to be announced at Retail Solutions today, reveal that the tough economic environment is causing retailers to view technology as an enabler to cutting costs rather than a means of investing in new services to differentiate themselves from their competitors. It also shows that whilst a small number of top retailers are continually investing in improving their offering – the majority of retailers are not planning to invest in new technologies over the next five years.
17 May 2006 US: Fujitsu Unveils New Self-ordering Solutions
Frisco, TX, May 17, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today introduced its U-Serv™ family of self-ordering solutions for the food services, grocery and hospitality industries. The self-ordering systems combine newly designed Fujitsu hardware with self-service applications from a software partner, NextChoice™ Systems, to offer consumers increased ordering, payment and personalization options. The units are fully upgradeable and available in several installation configurations to accommodate various restaurant, grocery and hospitality formats.
25 April 2006 US: Fujitsu and Accelitec Form Strategic Alliance for RFID-based Transaction Systems
Frisco, TX, April 25, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and Accelitec, Inc., an innovator in RFID-based transaction systems, have formed a strategic alliance to offer contactless transaction systems to retailers, enabling faster, more secure and convenient payment methods for consumers.
18 April 2006 US: Helen Ross McNabb Center Receives Largest Technology Donation in their History
Frisco, TX, April 18, 2006 – The Helen Ross McNabb Center has received two grants worth a combined total of more than $567,000 in cash, hardware and software from Microsoft and Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc.
18 April 2006 US: World’s Leading Greeting Card Company Selects Fujitsu
Frisco, TX, April 18, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. has been awarded a five-year point-of sale (POS) hardware refresh and store technology maintenance contract by Kansas City-based Hallmark Cards, Inc., one of the best-known global brands in the specialty retail industry.
4 April 2006 US: DNV Certifies Fujitsu as Compliant Under ISO 14001 Standard for Environmental Management
Frisco, TX, April 4, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. has been certified by Det Norske Veritas (DNV) as compliant under the ISO's 14001 standard for environmental management (International Organization for Standardization).
30 January 2006 US: Fujitsu Introduces U-Scan MAX Single Self-checkout System
San Diego, CA, January 30, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced the U-Scan MAX Single, a new-generation belted self-checkout system designed for large orders, as well as express. It gives users yet another check-out option as increasing numbers of consumers accept the presence and impact of technology on the shopping experience.
30 January 2006 US: Fujitsu Launches Self-Checkout Best Practices Team
San Diego, CA, January 30, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. has introduced its Self-Checkout Best Practices Team, whose rich self-service knowledge will help retailers optimize their self-checkout operations and increase their return-on-investment (ROI).
30 January 2006 US: Fujitsu Unveils Pervasive Retailing™ Self-Checkout Features
San Diego, CA, January 30, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today unveiled significant additions to its Pervasive Retailing Solutions – the grocery industry's first two-handed scanning software for belted self-checkout systems and a virtual point-of-sale (VPOS) feature that enhances integration to POS applications.
30 January 2006 US: Kroger Confirms Commitment to Fujitsu U-Scan Self-Checkout
San Diego, CA, January 30, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. announced it has been chosen as sole strategic partner for self-checkout systems by The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR).
17 January 2006 US: Fujitsu Drives Canadian Tire Rollout to Completion
New York, January 17, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc., Canadian Tire Retail and the Canadian Tire Dealers' Association have completed a 459-store, chain-wide retail technology rollout that included Fujitsu's TeamPoS 2000 M point-of-sale (POS) hardware, PRIMERGY TX150 back-office servers and a host of managed services.
16 January 2006 US: Fujitsu and Reflexis Systems, Inc. Form a Sales and Marketing Partnership
New York, January 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and Reflexis Systems Inc., the leader in workforce management software, have formed a partnership under which Fujitsu will resell Reflexis solutions and integrate the company's enterprise applications with its own software, services and hardware offerings.
16 January 2006 US: Fujitsu and ThingMagic Form Alliance for RFID Technology
New York, January 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and ThingMagic, Inc., a leading developer of radio frequency identification (RFID) sensing and embedded computing technologies, today announced a reseller and support agreement for RFID technology. The Fujitsu and ThingMagic contract outlines Fujitsu's agreement to resell, deploy and support ThingMagic's Mercury4 RFID readers.
16 January 2006 US: Fujitsu and Vertical Form POS IP Telephony Partnership
New York, January 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and Vertical Communications, Inc. (Vertical) (AFST:OB) have formed a partnership to develop and market a point-of-sale (POS) IP telephony solution on Fujitsu's TeamPoS family of terminals. It is the retail industry's first integrated "soft" telephony solution on a POS terminal.
16 January 2006 US: Fujitsu Extends TeamPoS Family With New Point-of-Service Systems
New York, January 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. has introduced the TeamPoS 3000 line of point-of-service (POS) terminals and kiosks. The new system extends the benefits of its predecessors (TeamPoS 2000 series) with enhancements that simplify retailers' point-of-service operations, increase store performance and decrease maintenance time and costs.
16 January 2006 US: Fujitsu Unveils Pervasive Retailing Framework at NRF 2006
New York, January 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced its Pervasive RetailingTM Framework that enables companies to minimize the time, cost and risk of creating real-time interoperability between disparate applications and devices that support a multitude of retailing interactions.
9 January 2006 US: OfficeMax Deploys Fujitsu GlobalSTORE Platform
Frisco, TX, January 9, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. announced today that OfficeMax® (NYSE: OMX) has successfully deployed Fujitsu's GlobalSTORE software platform for its point-of-sale (POS) terminals and mobile devices in 940 stores throughout the United States.

Computing Products

19 December 2006 US: Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. Named a Top Technology Innovator Finalist by VARBusiness Magazine
Sunnyvale, CA, December 19, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced it has been recognized as a finalist for outstanding achievement in technology innovation by VARBusiness magazine. The Fujitsu ScanSnap™ fi-5110EOXM scanning solution was named a finalist in the Printing and Imaging category for the 4th Annual VARBusiness Tech Innovators award competition.
19 December 2006 US: Fujitsu ETERNUS4000 Storage System Sets New World Record in Storage Performance
Sunnyvale, CA, December 19, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced that the ETERNUS®4000 Model 500 storage system achieved the top position with the Storage Performance Council (SPC) in two benchmarks for mid-range disk array performance. The benchmark results, listed on the SPC website at www.storageperformance.org, attest to the Fujitsu-wide commitment to delivering greater value to customers.
19 December 2006 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers Takes Part in EPA Program Researching Alternative Flame Retardants for Printed Circuit Boards
Munich, December 19, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers is supporting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the search for alternative, environmentally conscious substitutes for brominated flame retardants. The leading European IT provider has committed to the EPA program "Design for the Environment Program (DfE)", which seeks to reduce the individual health risks and environmental damage that can be caused by IT production.
18 December 2006 US: Fujitsu PalmSecure™ Technology Receives Certification From International Biometric Group
Sunnyvale, CA, December 18, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that its PalmSecure biometric authentication sensor has received Biometric Performance Certification through evaluation in International Biometric Group's Comparative Biometric Testing (CBT). Comparative Biometric Testing evaluates full biometric systems typically utilized in access control, point-of-sale, border management, logical access and ID systems applications.
18 December 2006 US: Fujitsu To Exhibit Cutting-Edge Storage Solutions and Feature New Technology Products at CES 2007
Sunnyvale, CA, December 18, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that it will be showcasing several of its industry-leading storage solutions and new technology products at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) on January 8-11, 2007 in Las Vegas, NV.
7 December 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Develops New Bio-Based Polymer from Castor Oil
Tokyo, December 7, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced their development of a new polymer with a high bio-content that uses castor oil extracted from the seeds of the castor bean. The new bio-based polymer features superior flexibility that can withstand repeated bending. Fujitsu will consider using this new bio-based polymer for small components of notebook PCs and mobile phones, such as connector covers.
5 December 2006 Japan: Fujitsu is Elected to Board of Directors of Trusted Computing Group (TCG)
Tokyo, December 5, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced that Dr. Seigo Kotani, Senior Researcher of the Secure Computing Laboratory of Fujitsu Labs, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Trusted Computing Group (TCG) for a one-year term by TCG members. The board includes permanent board members AMD, HP, IBM, Infineon, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, and Sun. Fujitsu is the first member from Japan to be elected to the TCG board, which guides its approximately 140 members and work groups in development of industry specifications for hardware and software that protect PCs and other computing devices from attacks of critical information and transactions.
5 December 2006 US: Fujitsu and CRN to Host Web Seminar on the Value and Benefits of 10-Gigabit Ethernet Solutions
Sunnyvale, CA, December 5, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced the company will join with CRN to host a free web seminar on December 6 to discuss the capabilities and value of 10Gb Ethernet switches for various vertical markets and channel partners. During this event attendees will learn about 10GbE solutions in the marketplace, technologies that will fuel 10GbE adoption and how it will drive broader opportunities.
28 November 2006 US: Fujitsu Develops Optical Element for Thermal Assisted Magnetic Recording
Sunnyvale, CA, November 28, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that Fujitsu has developed a multi-layered optical element for thermal assisted magnetic recording. Using this optical element, engineers were able to achieve a sub-hundred nanometer (nm) optical spot size, which is considered an enabling element for the successful deployment of one terabit per square inch recording technology for hard disk drives. This groundbreaking development was presented during the International Symposium on Optical Memory (ISOM) in Japan this past October.
21 November 2006 US: Fujitsu, the Leader in Pen Computing, Announces the Stylistic ST5100 Tablet PC Series
Sunnyvale, CA, November 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced the Stylistic® ST5111 and ST5112 Tablet PCs, the first slates on the market to offer the latest Intel® Core™ Duo Mobile Technology, delivering maximum power, performance, and battery life.
17 November 2006 Japan: Fujitsu to Demonstrate "NeTTomorrow" Next Generation Networking Concept at ITU TELECOM WORLD 2006 in Hong Kong
Tokyo, November 17, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that it will exhibit cutting-edge products and services for Next Generation Networking (NGN) at ITU TELECOM WORLD 2006, the international networking exhibition to be held December 4 – 8 in Hong Kong.
16 November 2006 US: Fujitsu LifeBook Q2010 Notebook Recognized by LAPTOP Magazine as One of the Year's "Best of the Best"
Sunnyvale, CA, November 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced that the LifeBook® Q2010 notebook, the slimmest and lightest 12.1-inch notebook on the market was honored by LAPTOP Magazine with its 2006 "Best of the Best" Award in the "Style and Substance" category. The 2.2-pound LifeBook Q2010 notebook will appear in LAPTOP's December cover story, on newsstands 11/20/06.
15 November 2006 US: Fujitsu and Suncoast Solutions Team to Deliver Biometric Authentication and Password Management Solution for Healthcare Environments
Sunnyvale, CA, November 15, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, and Suncoast Solutions, a market leader in Hospice, Palliative Care, and End-of-Life software, today announced that the two companies are teaming up to provide a high-security application that will deliver biometric authentication and password management for healthcare environments. Utilizing Fujitsu PalmSecure technology and Suncoast Solutions'software system, users will benefit from new features including single sign on function as well as password management that is contactless and hygienic, ensuring rapid and highly secure access to mission critical applications.
14 November 2006 Germany: CELSIUS R540 and CELSIUS R640 now with Intel Quad-Core Processors
Augsburg, November 14, 2006 – At the VISIT IT conference Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT provider, is announcing the availability of its CELSIUS R540 and CELSIUS R640 workstations with latest Intel Quadcore processors. The systems are already very successful due to their improved chassis and cooling technology, which reduces the sound emission significantly.
14 November 2006 Germany: German-Japanese Servers based on Intel’s Quad-Processors are Front Runners in the Footrace of Industry Standard Servers
Munich , November 14, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT provider, today announced the introduction of five new PRIMERGY server models: the tower models TX200 and TX300 S3, the rack-based models RX200 and RX300 S3 as well as the blade servers BX620 S3. All new form factors run on the new Intel Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processors E5310 and E5320, codename "Clovertown", - that is also unveiled by Intel today -, and take advantage of the almost doubled performance per watt compared to the latest generation of Intel Dual-Core processors. All described server models support the three available Intel Xeon series processors of the 5300 sequence offering the widest range of performance choice for all customer demands in the typical application scenarios. The new models are now available throughout the EMEA region.
14 November 2006 Germany: PRIMERGY BladeFrame Integrates Hypervisor Technology into PAN Manager Software for Seamless Management of Physical and Virtual Servers
Munich , November 14, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT provider, today launched vBlade™ software, a new software add-on to the PRIMERGY BladeFrame® system powered by Egenera®.vBlade software introduces an entirely new way to manage both physical servers and virtual machines by providing a single environment for configuring, allocating, repurposing and managing both types of resources, and eliminating the complexities associated with virtual machine management.
14 November 2006 Germany and Spain: PRIMERGY BladeFrame Virtualization and Microsoft Operations Manager Combine to Create Self-managing Platform Delivering Continuous Highest-availability
Augsburg and Barcelona, November 14, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT vendor, today unveils the industry's first dynamic, self-managing technology platform for Microsoft-based computing: Dynamic IT for Microsoft, - targeted at larger midsize companies and the large enterprise - combines Fujitsu Siemens Computers' fully-virtualized PRIMERGY BladeFrame servers with Microsoft Operations Manager, a central management tool for Windows-based applications. This concept provides data center managers with greater system flexibility and enables them to ensure that their IT infrastructure continually achieves the highest levels of availability to match varying resource demands.
14 November 2006 Germany: The "New Fujitsu Siemens Computers" is Focusing on Customer Value through Close Cooperation of Hardware, Services and Solutions Sales
Augsburg, November 14, 2006 – This year, Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT manufacturer and market leader in Germany, is premiering the "New Fujitsu Siemens Computers" at its annual VISIT IT Forum. The integration of IT Product Services (ITPS), which has been part of Fujitsu Siemens Computers BV Holding since April1, 2006, allows the company to offer its customers the full range of consulting, design, implementation and maintenance services for its core businesses infrastructure and mobility solutions. Sales, professional services and consulting are tightly interwoven under the umbrella of Value Sales, ensuring that customers receive virtualization and automation solutions for the Dynamic Data Center from a single source.
14 November 2006 Germany: Triple Certification Guarantees Unbeatable Service Standards
Augsburg, November 14, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers IT Product Services (ITPS) has been awarded the certificate ISO 20000-1:2005 (IT service management - ITIL). This makes ITPS the first leading IT service provider to be awarded the three most important certifications currently available. Alongside ISO 20000-1, ITPS has been granted ISO 27001 (information security) and ISO 9001:2000 (quality management) certification in one standardized management system. Customers are thus guaranteed that all services provided by Fujitsu Siemens Computers ITPS meet top-of-the-range standards.
13 November 2006 US: Fujitsu Introduces New Enhanced Version Of Its Award-Winning ScanSnap™ Scanner For Mac®
Sunnyvale, CA, November 13, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today introduced an enhanced model of its award-winning Fujitsu ScanSnap™ scanning solution for Macintosh® users, the S500M, with 20 percent faster scanning speeds, improved automatic paper size detection and a new design that complements Mac® computers. Additionally, Fujitsu is offering customers the ability to incorporate optical character recognition (OCR) and business card reader functionality into their ScanSnap S500M applications with a mail-in rebate to receive free copies of Readiris™ Pro v11(full) software and Cardiris™ 3.5(full) software from I.R.I.S. Group (total value of $248.00 USD).
9 November 2006 US: Fujitsu To Showcase the ScanSnap™ Scanning Solution at the Chicago International Airport Admirals Club®
Sunnyvale, CA, November 9, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, will be giving live, hands-on demonstrations of its Fujitsu ScanSnap™ S500 scanning solution at the Chicago International Airport Admirals Club® during the week of November 13, 2006. The Chicago O'Hare Admirals Club is located in Terminal 3, inside the security checkpoint, in the crosswalk between Gates H6 and K6.
8 November 2006 Australia: Fujitsu Industrialises IT Services and Solutions To Provide up to 30% Greater Efficiency, Continuity and Agility
Sydney, November 8, 2006 – Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand today launched TRIOLE, its new approach to designing, developing, deploying and managing IT services and solutions. TRIOLE originates from a Japanese-inspired management approach to continuous improvement which enables up to 30% greater efficiency, continuity and agility from IT services and solutions. It combines disciplined, repeatable development processes with reliable, reusable templates – across the whole IT services spectrum.
8 November 2006 US: Leading Edge Fujitsu Products Named Honorees in CES Innovations Awards
Sunnyvale, CA, November 8, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that the PalmSecure™ biometric authentication device and the Trusted Network Gateway, a secure Internet accelerator, were named honorees for the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) Innovations Design and Engineering Awards.
7 November 2006 US: Fujitsu and TELentice Sign Partnership Agreement for Digital Media Networking Technology
Frisco, TX, November 7, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and TELentice Global Inc. have signed a partnership agreement under which Fujitsu will provide sales and marketing support for the TELentice software suite in retail installations requiring intelligent digital networks that deliver targeted in-store communication.
7 November 2006 US: Fujitsu Boosts Performance on LifeBook Convertible Notebooks, Maximizing Mobile Workforce Productivity
Sunnyvale, CA, November 7, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced the LifeBook® P1610 convertible notebook, a 2.2-pound powerhouse packed with full PC functionality and enhanced with an 8.9-inch indoor/outdoor touch screen display for on-your-feet, on-the-go computing. Fujitsu also announced the LifeBook T4215 Tablet PC, a new edition of its highly popular ultra-light 4.3 pound full-size convertible notebook featuring the high-performance, power-efficient Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor.
7 November 2006 US: Fujitsu Scanners Receive "Editor's Choice" Award from Better Buys for Business
Sunnyvale, CA, November 7, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, is proud to announce that the Fujitsu fi-5120C, fi-5220C, fi-5530C and fi-5900C document scanners, ranging from the workgroup to production-level scanning categories, were selected as "Editor's Choice" Award winners in the Better Buys for Business annual scan-to-file guide published in its September 2006 issue.
7 November 2006 Singapore: Witness the Tablet PC Evolution with Fujitsu
Singapore, November 7, 2006 – Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific today proudly announces three new tablet PC models offering new levels of performance, mobility and control for virtually any consumer, business or vertical application.
1 November 2006 US: Fujitsu Announces Another Successful Quarter for Hard Disk Drive Shipments
Sunnyvale, CA, November 1, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced its hard disk drive shipment results for the third calendar quarter. During this timeframe, shipment of Fujitsu enterprise hard disk drives (HDDs) exceeded 1.8 million units, resulting in an impressive 50 percent surge over the same period last year. On the mobile side, shipment of HDD products reached 5.54M units, an increase of nearly 12 percent from the same quarter in the previous year.
1 November 2006 US: Fujitsu Receives 2006 Vendor Award of Excellence From Ingram Micro
Sunnyvale, CA, November 1, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that it received a 2006 Vendor Award of Excellence in the Peripherals category from Ingram Micro Inc. (NYSE: IM), the world's largest technology distributor. Ingram Micro presented 12 awards this year, each taking into account the manufacturers'overall alliance with Ingram Micro, its channel relationships and its achievements against performance metrics for revenue, profitability, marketing programs, reseller support and services.
1 November 2006 US: Fujitsu Receives “Difference in Distribution” Award from Tech Data U. S.
Sunnyvale, CA, November 1, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that it received a "Difference in Distribution" Award from Tech Data Corporation (NASDAQ:TECD), a leading global provider of IT products and logistics management services, at the company's annual Business Partner Summit in Orlando, Florida. "The Difference Maker" Award was presented to Fujitsu in recognition of the company's commitment to the channel and exceptional loyalty to Tech Data's document imaging customers.
30 October 2006 Singapore: Experience the Digital World in Fast-forward Mode
Singapore, October 30, 2006 – Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific today introduces their line-up of computing companions running on Intel® Core™2 Duo processors.
30 October 2006 US: Fujitsu To Demonstrate Serial Hard Disk Drive Technology at Storage Networking World Fall
Sunnyvale, CA, October 30, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that it will demonstrate its leading 2.5" Serial ATA (SATA) and small form factor (SFF) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) hard disk drives inside market-ready storage systems at Storage Networking World (SNW) Fall, Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2006 at the JW Marriott Grande Lakes Resort in Orlando, FL.
27 October 2006 US: Junior Seau Foundation Receives $900,000 in Fujitsu Technology and Services
San Diego, CA & Sunnyvale, CA, October 27, 2006 – The Junior Seau Foundation, founded by NFL All-Pro Linebacker Junior Seau, today announced that it is the recipient of $900,000 in Fujitsu technology and services. The products are part of a $30 million technology grant program designed to benefit and serve the technological needs of community-based and non-profit organizations nationwide that are selected by a third party consulting firm.
26 October 2006 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers offers Microsoft Vista upgrade program
Munich , October 26, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT provider is offering customers an attractive opportunity to upgrade to Microsoft Windows Vista. The Upgrade Program will give customers from Fujitsu Siemens Computers the chance to upgrade their PC or notebook to Windows Vista, if they bought a system from Fujitsu Siemens Computers between October 26, 2006 and March 15, 2007. The upgrade is then possible until March 31, 2007. This Update Program is targeted towards end users and small and medium enterprises.
26 October 2006 UK: Yarg Biometrics and Fujitsu Europe Partner To Develop a Pioneering Palm Vein-based Biometric ID Solution for Schools
London, October 26, 2006 – Yarg Biometrics Ltd, and Fujitsu Europe Limited today announced their plans to work together to develop a pioneering biometric identification system for schools, based on palm vein authentication technology known as PalmSecure™ from Fujitsu. Yarg and Fujitsu have implemented the technology at Todholm Primary School in Paisley, Scotland.
25 October 2006 UK: Fujitsu Launches the ScanSnap S500M: "One-button" Scanning To Benefit Mac Users
London, October 25, 2006 – Fujitsu Europe Limited, a market-leading provider of document image scanners, today announced the launch of its newest scanning solution for the Apple Macintosh platform – the ScanSnap S500M. The new model is a compact-size PDF scanner for fast, reliable "one-button" scanning, safe digitisation and image transfer. The ScanSnap S500M is a true crossover-product, which enables Mac users to manage their day-to-day business comfortably and more efficiently.
23 October 2006 China: Discover One of Life's Little Wonders with Fujitsu LifeBook P1610
Hong Kong, October 23, 2006 – Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific today proudly announces the new tablet PC, the LifeBook P1610 offering new levels of performance, mobility and control for virtually any consumer, business or vertical application. Hot on the trails of its award-winning predecessor, the new LifeBook P1610 is set to be another winner in the ultra-portable tablet PC sector. This hardly comes as a surprise, considering that the ultra-svelte one-kilogram fashion statement is also intelligently designed to fit the lifestyle of mobile trendsetters.
23 October 2006 UK: Fujitsu Europe Ltd launch New Degausser Product and Bring Verity Systems on Board to Distribute.
London, October 23, 2006 – Today Fujitsu Europe Ltd launch the Mag EraSURE™ ME-P3/P3E designed to speedily and efficiently erase data from magnetically recorded media. They will be working alongside Verity Systems as their core distributor to draw on their wealth of sales, marketing and technical experience with this product and within this channel to establish themselves and boost sales. MagEraSURE ME-P3/P3E is on both the National Security Agency (NSA) and Department of Defense (DoD) approved lists of degausser products.
23 October 2006 US: Fujitsu Introduces New Color, Production-Level Scanner Equipped With Kofax's Renowned VirtualReScan® (VRS) Hardware & Software
Sunnyvale, CA, October 23, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today introduced the Fujitsu fi-4860C2 VRS scanner into its award-winning line of document management scanners. The production-level fi-4860C2 VRS scanner now comes bundled with Kofax's newest version of VirtualReScan® (VRS) automated document image-enhancement software (VRS 4.1 Professional), Adrenaline® 650i SCSI interface boards and SCSI cable for complete out of the box connectivity.
22 October 2006 US: Fujitsu Exhibits Latest Storage and Security Solutions at CMP XChange Tech Innovators Conference
Sunnyvale, CA, October 22, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that it will showcase its latest Serial hard disk drives (HDD) as well as the award winning PalmSecure™ biometric authentication device at the CMP XChange Tech Innovators Conference in Huntington Beach, CA on Oct. 22 - 24, 2006.
19 October 2006 US: Fujitsu To Showcase Award Winning Scanning Solutions at the ARMA International 2006 Conference and Expo
Sunnyvale, CA, October 19, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that it will showcase several of its new and award winning scanning solutions, including the Fujitsu fi-4860C2 VRS scanner – which will be unveiled for the first time, at the 2006 ARMA Conference and Exposition, October 22-25, at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. To see a live demonstration of any Fujitsu scanner, stop-by the Fujitsu booth (#161), or call Ben Hohmann (650-228-5187) to schedule an appointment.
18 October 2006 Germany: LIFEBOOK C1410 is the First Notebook Officially Proven To Fulfill the High "Nordic Swan" Environmental Standard
Munich , October 18, 2006 – The LIFEBOOK C1410 from Fujitsu Siemens Computers is the first notebook passing extremely high standards to protect the environment: Being subject to comprehensive tests done by the independent renown "Swan" institute the LIFEBOOK C1410 has received The Swan, the official Nordic ecolabel, introduced by the Nordic Council of Ministers. The Swan also sets criteria with regard to quality and performance.
16 October 2006 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers: Challenging market – Successful integration
Munich, October 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT provider announces its results for the first half of Fiscal Year 2006 (1HY06). From April to September the company achieved 3.1 billion Euros in revenue, for the first time breaking through the three billion Euro revenue mark.
10 October 2006 US: Metrologic and Fujitsu Form Strategic Alliance for Bar Code Scanning Products
Frisco, TX, October 10, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and Metrologic Instruments, Inc. (NASDAQ-NMS:MTLG), global experts in developing affordable, innovative data capture and collection solutions, announced today they have entered into an international strategic alliance for bar code scanning products.
5 October 2006 Japan: Fujitsu and SAP Strengthen Services Partnership
Tokyo, October 5, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) and SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced an expansion of their longstanding technology partnership in the services area. In support of their commitment to help companies adopt a flexible IT infrastructure that will come from a services-based IT approach, Fujitsu has become a SAP global services partner and the first Japan-based services company to achieve this standard. Fujitsu and SAP will team worldwide to market and deliver SAP's business applications based on Fujitsu's cutting-edge, high-reliability platform products and consulting services. The combined offering will enable companies around the globe to boost competitiveness by optimizing their overall operations. The announcement was made at SAP® TechEd'06, SAP's largest ecosystem education event of the year, being held in Tokyo, Japan, October 5 to 6.
5 October 2006 Germany: The New ESPRIMO Q5000 Mini PC from Fujitsu Siemens Computers Puts the Spotlight on Design
Munich , October 5, 2006 – The latest accessory for stylish desktops weighs two kilograms, measures 5 x 16.5 x 16.5 centimeters and offers full computing power. With its new ESPRIMO Q5000 Mini PC, Fujitsu Siemens Computers is striking out on completely new paths in the field of professional desktop PCs. Here, development focused on design; the result was a desktop PC that combines cool elegance and intelligent technology. The ESPRIMO Q5000 Mini PC offers the full range of computer performance of a standard office PC and was developed with a particular eye to image-conscious companies for which elegant and stylish offices play an important role. It will be available as of 1 October 2006 at prices starting at €849 (e.g. in Germany, incl. VAT).
3 October 2006 US: Fujitsu Highlights Serial Technology Enclosures at Gartner IT ChannelVision Conference
Sunnyvale, CA, October 3, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced it will participate in the four day IT ChannelVision Conference, Oct. 3-6, 2006, at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Phoenix, AZ. At the show, Fujitsu will exhibit its expansive offering of leading edge Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drives.
3 October 2006 US: Fujitsu Introduces Easy to Use E-Filing and Organizing Software For The Fujitsu ScanSnap™ Scanner
Sunnyvale, CA, October 3, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today introduced the latest e-filing and organizing software application designed for use with the Fujitsu ScanSnap™ scanning solution. Rack2-Filer™, supported by all PC-compatible Fujitsu ScanSnap scanners, allows users to convert scanned documents and digital data into portable document format (PDF) files and input them into e-files and digital binders to create a virtual library for the scanned document on their PCs.
2 October 2006 US: Fujitsu Demonstrates Mobile Serial Interoperability Applications at SATA-IO Plugfest
Sunnyvale, CA, October 2, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that it will participate in Serial ATA (SATA)-IO Plugfest #7, Oct. 2-5, 2006 in Milpitas, Calif.
2 October 2006 US: Fujitsu’s GlobalSTORE Software Named Best-In-Class for Current Offering by Independent Research Firm
Frisco, TX, October 2, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced that its GlobalSTORE software was named a leader in the September 2006 Forrester Wave™ report titled "POS Software, Q3 2006." In the report, Fujitsu ranked as a leader in both the Store Operations Platforms approach and Enterprise-Centric Solutions approach to point-of-sale (POS) software.
29 September 2006 UK: Fujitsu Hosts European 'Responsive Retailing' Event
London, September 29, 2006 – Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT services companies, hosted its 'Responsive Retailing' event at The Cumberland Hotel in London, on Wednesday 27 September 2006. The event, attended by over 100 leading retailers throughout Europe, provided an industry forum to hear what some of the top names in retail are doing to meet the challenges of today's customers.
29 September 2006 Singapore: The New LifeBook A Series: Delivering the Performance and Value you Demand
Singapore, September 29, 2006 – Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific today proudly announces the brand new LifeBook A series. Designed to cater to the requirements of corporate, home office and value-conscious consumers, the two new models, LifeBook A3110 and A6010, maintain the stylish design and superb reliability Fujitsu is renowned for.
28 September 2006 US: Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Becomes National Sponsor for The Wall That Heals
Washington, DC, September 28, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc., headquartered in Frisco, Texas, has contributed $25,000 to become a national sponsor of The Wall That Heals, announced Jan C. Scruggs, founder and president of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund.
26 September 2006 US: Fujitsu ETERNUS8000 and ETERNUS4000 Meet Growing Enterprise Need for Information Protection and Confidentiality
Sunnyvale, CA, September 26, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced enterprise-class disk storage solutions designed to meet the growing enterprise need for information protection and confidentiality. ETERNUS®8000 and ETERNUS®4000 offer advanced data security and integrity features, including disk data encryption for the maximum protection of sensitive information. Both systems offer MAID (Massive Arrays of Inactive Disks) technology for reduced power consumption and extended life.
26 September 2006 US: Fujitsu ScanSnap™ S500 Scanner Receives "Editor's Pick" From Entrepreneur Magazine
Sunnyvale, CA, September 26, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, is proud to announce that the Fujitsu ScanSnap™ S500 scanner was selected as an "Editor's Pick" by Entrepreneur magazine in its September 2006 issue.
26 September 2006 US: Fujitsu Signs Agreement To Resell Absolute Software's Computrace Mobile Computer Theft Recovery and Data Protection Solutions
Sunnyvale, CA, September 26, 2006 – Continuing its commitment to provide the highest levels of mobile computer security, Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation expanded its relationship with Absolute Software Corporation today announcing a distribution agreement to resell the Absolute® Computrace® Computer Theft Recovery, Data Protection and Secure Asset Tracking™ software.
25 September 2006 US: Fujitsu and Softex Deliver a Single Solution for Biometric Authentication and Password Management
Sunnyvale, CA, September 25, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, and Softex Incorporated, a market leader in biometric/smart card enabled security software, today announced that the Fujitsu PalmSecure™ biometric authentication device will be supported by Softex's OmniPass software application for environments that require dual-layer identity management and authentication for secure data access. With this powerful combination, a complete high-security biometric solution is now available for both client and enterprise level applications.
20 September 2006 US: Fujitsu To Showcase Award-Winning Fujitsu ScanSnap™ Scanner at WIRED NextFest
Sunnyvale, CA, September 20, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that it will showcase the new enhanced model of its award-winning Fujitsu ScanSnap™ scanning solution, the ScanSnap S500, at WIRED Magazine’s annual WIRED NextFest conference, Sept. 29 - Oct 1, 2006, in New York City. To see a live demonstration of the Fujitsu ScanSnap scanner, stop-by the Fujitsu booth (#311), or call Ben Hohmann (650-228-5187) to schedule an appointment.
19 September 2006 Australia: Consumers Call for Smarter Technology to Help them Shop
Melbourne, September 19, 2006 – Almost half (47 per cent) of all consumers would increase spending with a retailer, providing the retailer had invested in the latest smart technology, according to a survey of more than 1,000 consumers conducted by ACA Research on behalf of Fujitsu Australia. The average increase in spending in stores that have implemented the latest technology would amount to a significant 30 per cent.
19 September 2006 Australia: Fujitsu and Reflexis Systems Partner To deliver Retail Task Management Solutions
Melbourne, September 19, 2006 – Fujitsu Australia Limited and Reflexis Systems Inc., the leader in retail task management software, have formed a strategic partnership to deliver advanced retail management solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Fujitsu will be the exclusive distributor for Reflexis Systems in Australia and New Zealand, while integrating the Reflexis enterprise applications with its own software, services and hardware offerings.
19 September 2006 US: Fujitsu Demonstrates Latest Advancements in Serial Hard Disk Drive Technology at IDF Fall
Sunnyvale, CA, September 19, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world’s leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that it will demonstrate the performance and scalability of its Serial hard disk drives during the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) Sept. 26-28, 2006 at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco, Calif.
19 September 2006 Australia: Fujitsu Launches Pervasive Retailing
Melbourne, September 19, 2006 – Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand today launched Pervasive Retailing, its unified framework of software, hardware, tools and services to enable anywhere, any time, every time retailing.
18 September 2006 US: Fujitsu To Demonstrate PalmSecure Biometric Device and Mag EraSURE Degaussers at ASIS International 2006
Sunnyvale, CA, September 18, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that it will showcase its PalmSecure™ biometric authentication device and Mag EraSURE™ degaussers at the ASIS International 2006 conference, September 25-28, 2006 at the San Diego Convention Center.
14 September 2006 US: Fujitsu To Demonstrate PalmSecure™ Biometric Authentication Device at 2006 Biometrics Consortium Conference
Sunnyvale, CA, September 14, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that attendees of the 2006 Biometric Consortium Conference, September 19-21, 2006 at the Baltimore Convention Center in Baltimore, MD can view and experience the award winning PalmSecure™ biometric authentication device as well as its solutions with collaborative companies.
14 September 2006 US: Fujitsu To Discuss Document Imaging Market Trends at 2006 Office Document Technology Forum
Sunnyvale, CA, September 14, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that Scott Francis, director of product marketing, will join other influential document imaging executives on the "Why Scanners Could Become Lower-Cost Scan Appliance Competitive to MFPs (Multi-functional Peripherals)" panel at the 2006 Office Document Technology Forum, Sept. 20-22, at the Boston Marriott Hotel in Quincy, MA.
14 September 2006 US: Fujitsu To Discuss Document Imaging Market Trends at 2006 Office Document Technology Forum
Sunnyvale, CA, September 14, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that Scott Francis, director of product marketing, will join other influential document imaging executives on the "Why Scanners Could Become Lower-Cost Scan Appliance Competitive to MFPs (Multi-functional Peripherals)" panel at the 2006 Office Document Technology Forum, Sept. 20-22, at the Boston Marriott Hotel in Quincy, MA.
13 September 2006 China: Fujitsu PRIMERGY Servers Powered by Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® Processors Offer New Options for Data Centre Scaling and Virtualisation
Hong Kong, September 13, 2006 – Fujitsu Hong Kong Limited, a leading provider of customer-focused information technology and telecommunications solutions and services, today announced five new PRIMERGY® dual-socket servers: the RX200 S3 and RX300 S3 rack servers, the TX200 S3 and TX300 S3 tower servers, and the BX620 S3 blade server. This third-generation of PRIMERGY servers features the latest processors from Intel® Corporation – the Dual Core Intel® Xeon® 5000 and 5100 Sequence which delivers increased performance and power efficiency.
13 September 2006 Germany: Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Oracle and NetApp Help IT Managers to Simplify the Complex
Munich , September 13, 2006 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, Oracle and NetApp today announced that they will partner together to host SOA Symposium 2006: Dynamic Infrastructure for Oracle, a road-show comprised of 20 events in 13 countries across EMEA to be held between September and December. The SOA Symposium will provide IT decision maker attendees from enterprise and midsized organisations with a timely, detailed look at the business benefits of service oriented architecture (SOA) as well as implementation strategies and solutions.
13 September 2006 US: Fujitsu To Present and Exhibit Leading Serial Technology at 2006 Storage World Conference
Sunnyvale, CA, September 13, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced it will showcase its leading Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drives at the Storage World Conference, September 19-21, 2006 in Boston, MA. Fujitsu will showcase its 3.5" and 2.5" SAS hard disk drives in a 1U enclosure and an 8TB SATA-based system illustrating the reduced power and increased storage density and performance available in today's market. Fujitsu will also power an enclosure with its industry leading small form factor SAS and SATA hard disk drives.
13 September 2006 US: New Fujitsu iPAD Model Ideal for Pervasive Retailing Applications
Frisco, TX, September 13, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced an upgraded model of its Fujitsu 100-20 iPAD™ computer, a powerful, retail-hardened mobile device that integrates multiple applications into a single, compact solution, making it ideal for Pervasive Retailing™ environments.
12 September 2006 US: Fujitsu Notebooks Again in Top Ranking for Overall Customer Satisfaction in 19th Annual PC Magazine Reader Survey
Sunnyvale, CA, September 12, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced that is has repeated its strong showing in PC Magazine's 19th annual Reader Satisfaction Survey. The Fujitsu line of high-performance and reliable mobile notebook computers shared top honors in best overall satisfaction among PC-Windows based notebooks. Fujitsu scored above average overall results for the third consecutive year.
12 September 2006 Australia: NSW Police Awards Fujitsu Multi-million Dollar CAD Contract
Sydney, September 12, 2006 – Fujitsu Australia has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract by the State Contracts Control Board for the supply and installation of a high-performance computer-aided despatch (CAD) system for NSW Police.
12 September 2006 UK: Purely Mac and absolutely crossover – Fujitsu introduces ScanSnap document scanner for the Apple/Intel platform
London, September 12, 2006 – Fujitsu Europe Limited will be co-exhibiting with Computers Unlimited at this year's Apple Expo in Paris, France within the Innovation Village in Hall 5, Porte de Versailles. The Apple Expo Paris is Europe's leading exhibition and conference for the Mac community, open to creative professionals and the public alike.
11 September 2006 Japan: Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST Mission-Critical IA Server Powers Information Analysis System Enhancement for Circle K Sunkus
Tokyo, September 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that Circle K Sunkus Co., Ltd., the major Japanese convenience store retailer, has utilized the Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST mission-critical IA server in the reconstruction of its information analysis system. The enhanced new system, which will become fully operational at the end of this month, is a data warehouse system that enables the search and analysis of sales data to support product planning and store management. Powered by a PRIMEQUEST server equipped with a 64-bit processor and running the Oh-Pa 1/3 on-memory database from Fujitsu Broad Solution and Consulting Inc. (Fujitsu BSC), the system achieves dramatically faster data processing.
11 September 2006 Japan: R3.59 UAT Testing - PR 1
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7 September 2006 China: Fujitsu To Deliver Cutting Edge Hard Disk Drive Technology to Address Growing Industry Demands
Hong Kong, September 7, 2006 – Fujitsu Hong Kong Limited, a leading provider of customer-focused information technology and telecommunications solutions and services, today announced two additions to its mobile hard disk drive (HDD) family: the MHW2160BH series, a 160GB, 2.5" Serial ATA (SATA) model featuring perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) technology; and the MHW2080AT series, an up to 80GB Parallel ATA (PATA) hard disk drive. The 160GB SATA product was developed to address customer demand for increased storage capacity, while the 80GB hard disk drive was designed for the consumer electronics (CE) and external USB storage markets.
7 September 2006 Germany: Simpler Administration, Greater Security: the New Fujitsu Siemens Computers ESPRIMO Models with Intel® vPro™ Technology
Munich, September 7, 2006 – Just like Superman, IT administrators are normally invisible but always arrive in the nick of time when things get hot. To make life easier for these corporate superheroes, Fujitsu Siemens Computers is introducing new ESPRIMO professional PCs with the latest Intel® vPro™ technology to coincide with the Intel launch. Made in Augsburg, Germany, the small form factor ESPRIMO E5916 and ESPRIMO P5916 microtower also feature several in-house developments from Fujitsu Siemens Computers that enhance system manageability, security and energy efficiency. These two new ESPRIMO models are now available for prices of around €869 (e.g. in Germany, incl. VAT).
6 September 2006 US: Fujitsu to Discuss Future of Hybrid Hard Disk Drive Technology at DISKCON USA 2006
Sunnyvale, CA, September 6, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world’s leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that Joel Hagberg, vice president, marketing and business development, will join other key hard disk drive (HDD) executives in the "The Hybrid Landscape: Opportunity and Challenge" panel at DISKCON USA 2006, Sept. 13-14, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, Santa Clara, Calif. During the panel, the speakers will discuss the hybrid marketplace and its impact on the HDD and Flash industries.
31 August 2006 US: Fujitsu Vice President to Address Kaufman Brothers Ninth Annual Investor Conference
Sunnyvale, CA, August 31, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, announced today that it will be participating in the Kaufman Brothers Ninth Annual Investor Conference, which will be held on Sept. 6-7, 2006 in New York City.
30 August 2006 UK: Fujitsu To Deliver Cutting Edge Hard Disk Drive Technology TO Address Growing Industry Demands
London, August 30, 2006 – Fujitsu Europe Limited, one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced two additions to its mobile hard disk drive (HDD) family: the MHW2160BH series, a 160GB, 2.5" Serial ATA (SATA) model featuring perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) technology; and the MHW2080AT series, an up to 80GB Parallel ATA (PATA) hard disk drive. The 160GB SATA product was developed to address customer demand for increased storage capacity, while the 80GB hard disk drive was designed for the consumer electronics (CE) and external USB storage markets.
29 August 2006 US: Fujitsu To Deliver Cutting Edge Hard Disk Drive Technology to Address Growing Industry Demands
Sunnyvale, CA, August 29, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced two additions to its mobile hard disk drive (HDD) family: the MHW2160BH series, a 160GB, 2.5" Serial ATA (SATA) model featuring perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) technology; and the MHW2080AT series, an up to 80GB Parallel ATA (PATA) hard disk drive. The 160GB SATA product was developed to address customer demand for increased storage capacity, while the 80GB hard disk drive was designed for the consumer electronics (CE) and external USB storage markets.
21 August 2006 UK: Fujitsu Complements Scanner Range with Kofax VRS 4.1 Basic
London, August 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Europe Limited, the market-leading provider of document imaging scanners, today announced its new scanner complementation program with Kofax VRS 4.1 software. From mid-September 2006, Fujitsu offers its workgroup scanners - the fi-5120C and fi-5220C plus its departmental and low volume models – the fi-5530C, fi-4340C, fi-5650C and fi-5750C with Kofax VRS 4.1 Basic. These bundles can benefit users by further reducing document preparation and manual intervention during the scanning process. Fujitsu also offers upgrade options from VRS 4.1 Basic to the Professional version.
17 August 2006 US: City Market Deploys First Self-Checkout System in Mexico
Frisco, TX, August 17, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced that City Market is the first grocer in Mexico to offer its customers a U-Scan self-checkout option, which has been deployed in the new-format store since its opening in March 2006.
15 August 2006 US: Fujitsu and SYNNEX Expand Distribution Agreement Covering All Fujitsu Mobile Computing Products and Accessories
Sunnyvale, CA, August 15, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation and SYNNEX Corporation (NYSE: SNX), a global IT supply chain services company, today announced that the two companies have signed a distribution agreement covering the full line of Fujitsu high-performance and reliable mobile computing products and accessories. The agreement, expanding the terms of an existing contract between the companies, will make it easier for customers to purchase Fujitsu mobile computing products and accessories by providing access to the SYNNEX network of more than 10,000 resellers in the U.S. and Canada.
15 August 2006 Australia: Yarra Valley Water Selects Fujitsu as Strategic IT Outsourcing Partner in $21 Million Agreement
Melbourne, August 15, 2006 – Fujitsu Australia today announced that it has been awarded a seven year $21 million contract with Yarra Valley Water, Melbourne's largest water retailer, to provide outsourced desktop, network and server management. Fujitsu will also be responsible for the management of Yarra Valley Water's core enterprise applications, including its customer information and billing system, as well as voice communications.
14 August 2006 US: Fujitsu GlobalSTORE Positioned in Leaders Quadrant for Retail POS Applications 2006 Magic Quadrant
Frisco, TX, August 14, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced that its GlobalSTORE software application has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of the "Magic Quadrant* for Retail Point-of-Sale Applications for Tier 1 Retailers, 2006 report."
3 August 2006 US: Fujitsu Announces Global RoHS Compliance Across Entire Imaging Products Line
Sunnyvale, CA, August 3, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced its complete line of document imaging scanners now meets the regulations of the European Union Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive. The RoHS Directive, enacted into law by the countries of the European Union in February 2003, restricts specific hazardous substances in an effort to address waste management problems linked to materials that are likely to pose risks to human health and the environment.
26 July 2006 China: True Mobile Broadband Connection on your LifeBook. Anytime, Anywhere
Hong Kong, July 26, 2006 – Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific and SmarTone-Vodafone today jointly announced the launch of the LifeBook Q2010 embedded with Hong Kong's first HSDPA-enabled service, SmarTone-Vodafone Mobile Broadband (HSDPA: High-Speed Downlink Packet Access). LifeBook Q2010 embedded with the HSDPA-enabled mobile broadband service, ensures a new and better user experience in true mobile broadband connectivity. The cooperation also marks the significance of SmarTone-Vodafone being the first official service provider for Fujitsu on full and real mobile broadband coverage.
20 July 2006 US: Fujitsu To Participate in $30 Million Grant of Technology Products and Services
Sunnyvale, CA, July 20, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced its participation in an independently managed technology grant program involving the donation of $30 million worth of products and services. The grant program will benefit and serve the technological needs of community-based and non-profit organizations nationwide that are selected by a third party consulting firm.
13 July 2006 US: Roland Glidden Joins Fujitsu as Vice President of Sales, Grocery
Frisco, TX, July 13, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. has appointed Roland Glidden to the position of vice president of sales, grocery, where he will develop and manage sales initiatives for Fujitsu in the grocery industry.
2 July 2006 Germany: Oracle Teams up with Fujitsu Siemens Computers To Open International ISV Migration Center in Munich
Munich, July 2, 2006 – Oracle has joined forces with Fujitsu Siemens Computers to open an International ISV Migration Center in its main offices in Munich. Starting immediately, European independent software vendors (ISVs) who want to migrate their solutions to the Oracle® 10g platform can turn to this source for the latest hardware and software resources available for testing and validation purposes. In addition, the center will be staffed with experts from Oracle and Fujitsu Siemens Computers who are specifically trained to help test and tune solutions on an Oracle and Fujitsu Siemens Computers infrastructure. Workshops which can be tailored to satisfy an ISVs' individual interests and requirements are also available; these deliver solid information on Oracle 10g, provide assistance in testing, and give recommendations for the migration.
28 June 2006 US: Fujitsu Elevates Two Key Executives To Accelerate Growth in North America
Sunnyvale, CA, June 28, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation President and CEO Toshio Morohoshi today was promoted to the newly created position of corporate vice president and executive officer of Fujitsu Limited. In his new role, Morohoshi is responsible for worldwide marketing, underscoring the global company's commitment to accelerating growth in North America. Farhat Ali, COO and CFO was named as Morohoshi's successor, effective July 1, 2006. Morohoshi, a 25-year Fujitsu veteran who headed Fujitsu Computer Systems since its founding in 2003, is credited with building Fujitsu group North American revenues to $3.5 billion in 2005. In his new position, which returns him to Fujitsu Limited in Japan, Morohoshi further ensures that the worldwide company will execute in North America and successfully reach its aggressive growth goal of $10 billion by 2010.
21 June 2006 US: Fujitsu To Showcase Biometric, Communications, and Hard Disk Drive Technology at 2006 Corporate & Channel Computing Expo
Sunnyvale, CA, June 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world’s leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced it will demonstrate several products at the 2006 Corporate & Channel Computing (C3) Expo on June 27-29 at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City. On display will be the Fujitsu PalmSecure™ biometric authentication technology, XG 10Gb Ethernet Switches, Mag EraSURE™ Professional Value degausser, and the latest in hard disk drive (HDD) and Internet technology breakthroughs.
7 June 2006 China: Fujitsu Establishes Platform Solution Center in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, June 7, 2006 – Fujitsu Hong Kong Limited, a leading provider of customer-focused information technology and telecommunications solutions and services, today announced the opening of Platform Solution Center (Hong Kong), the fifth Fujitsu has established worldwide, following the opening of sites in Japan, Singapore, Korea and Shanghai.
2 May 2006 US: The BioSciences Group of Fujitsu Announces New Technique for Increasing Efficiency in Transforming Difficult-to-Transfect Cells
Westwood, MA, May 2, 2006 – The BioSciences Group of Fujitsu Computer Systems today announced a new method that nearly doubles the efficiency of cell transformation in difficult-to-transfect cell types, based on the CELLINJECTOR™ automated microinjection technology.
25 April 2006 US: Fujitsu to Showcase PalmSecure(TM) Biometric Authentication Technology at CMP XChange Government Integrator Conference
Sunnyvale, CA, April 25, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that it will showcase its PalmSecure™ biometric authentication device at the 2nd annual CMP XChange Government Integrator Conference on May 3-5 in, Washington D.C.
25 April 2006 US: Fujitsu Vice President to Present at 16th Annual CardTech/SecurTech Conference
Sunnyvale, CA, April 25, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that its PalmSecure™ biometric authentication device will be showcased at the 16th Annual CardTech/SecurTech Conference (CTST), May 2-4 in San Francisco. In addition Joel Hagberg, vice president, marketing and business development, will participate in the conference's "Emerging Biometric Technologies: Vein Pattern, 3D Facial, Fingerprint Recognition" panel on May 3 at 2:00 p.m. PT
20 April 2006 US: Fujitsu To Showcase High Speed Internet Solutions for the Broadcast Market at NAB2006 Conference
Sunnyvale, CA, April 20, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world’s leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced it will showcase its industry leading, Internet-based IP-7500 real time high-definition (HD) encoder/decoders as well as its low latency XG1200 and XG700 10Gb Ethernet switches at the Annual NAB2006 Conference, April 22-27, 2006 in Las Vegas. At the show the company also plans to give attendees a special sneak preview of an innovative, new secure Internet optimizer for high speed secure data transmissions over long distances.
20 April 2006 US: Myricom and Fujitsu Demonstrate Wire-Speed 10-Gigabit Performance
Arcadia, CA & Sunnyvale, CA, April 20, 2006 – With the needs of High-Performance Computing (HPC) and advanced data centers converging, Myricom, Inc., has successfully tested joint 10-Gigabit Ethernet networking solutions with Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products. Addressing the demands of HPC environments seeking broader interoperability and of enterprises requiring HPC-caliber performance in media, storage, and other intensive applications, Myricom and Fujitsu demonstrated interoperability and near-wire-speed user-level throughput in combined tests of both companies' latest 10-Gigabit products.
18 April 2006 US: Fujitsu Unveils Strategy for North America
Sunnyvale, CA, April 18, 2006 – Fujitsu today unveiled its strategy for growth in North America and for solidifying its position as one of the world's leading strategic solutions providers for the enterprise. At the first-ever "Media Day" at the Silicon Valley campus of Fujitsu Computer Systems - the Japanese company's North American subsidiary - Fujitsu discussed a three-pronged strategy for organic growth, strategic acquisitions, and the role that Fujitsu Computer Systems will play in delivering solutions to the "next generation enterprise."
12 April 2006 Japan: Fujitsu's Grid Computing System for Telecom Carriers Passes Test
Tokyo, April 12, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd. today announced that, in collaboration with France Telecom, they have developed a system based on grid computing that enables telecommunications carriers to optimize use of their IT resources, and have successfully completed testing of the system. In these tests, service loads were automatically allocated among servers located in Paris, Tokyo, and Kawasaki, enabling the overall system to handle loads that would have been beyond the capacity of conventional systems.
11 April 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Opens Platform Solution Center in Shanghai
Tokyo, April 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has opened a new facility, "Platform Solution Center (Shanghai)," to promote the full-scale penetration of Fujitsu's platform products in China's rapidly-growing IT market. The center offers a full range of services, from consulting to system verification of platform products from Fujitsu and its partners, enabling customers to pre-verify systems tailored to their needs.
4 April 2006 US: Fujitsu Announces Merger of Hardware and Software Subsidiaries
Sunnvale, CA, April 4, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited, announced it has merged with Fujitsu Software Corporation, a leader of application infrastructure software products, including the Interstage® Suite and NetCOBOL®. The new company, which retains the name Fujitsu Computer Systems, will be better positioned to deliver the most complete enterprise computing solutions for customers and will accelerate Fujitsu's ability to deliver on its TRIOLE strategy for creating highly reliable and adaptive business-critical IT infrastructure that meets the real-world needs of customers in healthcare, financial services, government, and other markets.
28 March 2006 US: Fujitsu To Showcase Industry Leading Hard Disk Drive Technology at Storage Networking World Spring 2006
Sunnyvale, CA, March 28, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world’s leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that it will showcase its leading 2.5" Serial ATA (SATA) and small form factor (SFF) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) hard disk drives inside market-ready storage systems at Storage Networking World, April 3-6, 2006 in San Diego, Calif.
27 March 2006 US: Fujitsu 200GB Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive Allows Notebook PCs to Deliver Desktop PC Performance
Sunnyvale, CA, March 27, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world’s leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced the MHV2200BT, a 200GB 2.5" Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drive (HDD), as part of a coordinated global launch. Fujitsu developed the MHV2200BT to address growing demands for mobile hard disk drives with the performance and capacity required for external HDD products as well as high-end audio/video computing applications such as gaming, video editing, audio recording and DVR functionality. The world’s first 200GB capacity mobile hard disk drive, the product will begin shipping in 3CQ06.
21 March 2006 US: Fujitsu Introduces Faster ScanSnap™ Scanner with Advanced Optical Character Recognition Capabilities
Sunnyvale, CA, March 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today introduced a new enhanced model of its award-winning Fujitsu ScanSnap™ scanning solution -- the ScanSnap S500. The new ScanSnap S500 not only incorporates improved scanning functionality, a new design, and operating speeds 20 percent faster than the previous model, but also comes equipped with new software capabilities allowing users to create searchable portable document format (PDF) files and convert them into Microsoft® Office applications.
20 March 2006 US: Fujitsu Certified As Five-Star Vendor by CMP's VARBusiness Magazine
Sunnyvale, CA, March 20, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that it was recognized by CMP Media's VARBusiness magazine as one of North America's top information-technology (IT) vendors in terms of the partnership programs it offers to solution providers that sell its products and services to end users. Fujitsu was certified as a Five-Star Partner, acknowledging its commitment to and the strength of its programs for IT integrators, resellers and consultants.
14 March 2006 US: Fujitsu Delivers PRIMERGY 8-socket Blade Server Powerhouse for Greater Scale-up, Scale-out Data Center Flexibility
Sunnyvale, CA, March 14, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems today announced the PRIMERGY® BX630 8-socket blade server powered by dual-core AMD Opteron™ processors, providing data-center administrators with maximum flexibility to scale up and scale out their infrastructures in a single chassis. Fujitsu is the first major vendor to deliver a standard-architecture 8-socket, dual-core blade server system, offering increased density and scalability with lower power and space requirements.
9 March 2006 US: Fujitsu Named 2005 Alltel IT Supplier of the Year
Sunnyvale, CA, March 9, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems is proud to announce that it was chosen by Alltel (NYSE: AT) as the company's 2005 IT Supplier of the Year. This annual award recognizes the Alltel IT supplier that excels in service and support. In conferring the award, Alltel cited overall customer satisfaction, Fujitsu's commitment to aligning its strategies with Alltel's need, and Fujitsu's success in helping Alltel lower its overall cost per compute unit.
6 March 2006 US: Fujitsu to Demonstrate Leading Document Imaging Scanning Solutions at 6th Annual ITEX Conference
Sunnyvale, CA, March 6, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that it will showcase several of its award winning scanning solutions at the 2006 Imaging Technology, Education and Exposition (ITEX) Conference March 14-17, 2006 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
1 March 2006 US: Fujitsu fi-5220C Workgroup Scanner Recognized as Better Buys for Business "Hot Pick"
Sunnyvale, CA, March 1, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, is proud to announce that its fi-5220C color, duplex workgroup scanner was selected by document imaging industry specialist, Better Buys for Business, as a "Hot Pick" in its annual Scan-to-File Guide. "Hot Picks" are new to market products recognized for their ability to deliver the highest level of performance while offering the greatest values for customers in a given price range.
28 February 2006 US: Fujitsu to Showcase Leading Serial Hard Disk Drive Technology Performance at IDF Spring in San Francisco
Sunnyvale, CA, February 28, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that it will demonstrate the performance and reliability of its Serial hard disk drives at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) Spring 2006 Conference on March 7-9 at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco, Calif.
28 February 2006 US: Fujitsu to Showcase Premier Scanning Solutions at the 30th Annual FOSE Government Technology Conference
Sunnyvale, CA, February 28, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced it will showcase its workgroup, departmental and production-level document imaging scanners at FOSE 2006, March 7-9 in Washington, D.C. Fujitsu will demonstrate the capabilities of several of its industry-leading scanners including the fi-5120C, fi-5530C and fi-5750C. The company will also be giving show attendees a special sneak preview of its new mid-volume production scanner that will be available in April.
27 February 2006 Canada: Fujitsu Launches LifeBook N3530 Notebook Combining Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology with Stunning Colour Display
Mississauga, Ontario, February 27, 2006 – Fujitsu Canada, Inc. today announced the LifeBook® N3530 notebook, a multimedia powerhouse featuring Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile technology for maximum performance, and an amazing viewing experience delivered by a Fujitsu Colour-Enhanced Crystal View Display. The new mobile dual-core capabilities provide an overall superior mobile experience, along with the flexibility and freedom to work, have fun and communicate at home or on-the-go.
22 February 2006 US: Fujitsu to Demonstrate PalmSecure™ Biometric Authentication at AFCEA Homeland Security 2006
Washington, D.C., February 22, 2006 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, and Fujitsu Computer Products of America, one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products, today announced that the PalmSecure™ biometric palm vein authentication device will be demonstrated, and government solutions discussed, at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Homeland Security 2006 conference in Washington, D.C. Fujitsu will also discuss mission-critical networking, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions for homeland defense. For more information about the conference, please visit http://www.afcea.org/events/homeland.
21 February 2006 US: Fujitsu and Infortrend Partner to Offer SAS RAID Subsystem with High Capacity, Performance and Low Total Cost of Ownership
Sunnyvale, CA, February 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, and Infortrend®, an industry-leading RAID storage expert, today announced that the companies have joined forces to advance Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) storage technology with the EonStor® (ES) S12F-R1420 4Gigabit (4Gb) Fibre Channel-to-SAS subsystem. The market's first 4Gb Fibre Channel-to-SAS RAID subsystem provides improved reliability, scalability and availability compared with its Ultra320 SCSI counterparts, making it a natural choice for demanding applications such as medical imaging, multimedia on-demand and video stream editing.
21 February 2006 US: Fujitsu Announces Record Breaking Hard Disk Drive Shipments During the Fourth Calendar Quarter of 2005
Sunnyvale, CA, February 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced its fourth quarter hard disk drive shipment results. During the period ended December 31, Fujitsu increased its mobile unit shipments for the fourteenth consecutive quarter to 5.1M units, an increase of over 22% from the same quarter last year (4CQ04). In addition, Fujitsu shipped 1.2M enterprise hard disk drives, up slightly over the previous quarter.
21 February 2006 US: Fujitsu to Showcase Storage Solutions at 11th Annual CMP XChange Solution Provider Conference
Sunnyvale, CA, February 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced it will participate in the 11th Annual CMP XChange Solution Provider Conference in Atlanta, GA on Feb. 26-March 1. At the show, Fujitsu will demonstrate the power and performance of several storage products, including the latest in 2.5" Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drive technology, operating alongside static enclosures developed by Fujitsu channel partners.
14 February 2006 US: Fujitsu Launches LifeBook N3530 Notebook Combining Intel Core Duo Mobile Technology with Stunning Color Display
Sunnyvale, CA, February 14, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems today announced the LifeBook® N3530 notebook, a multimedia powerhouse featuring Intel® Core™ Duo Mobile Technology for maximum performance, and an amazing viewing experience delivered by a Fujitsu Color-Enhanced Crystal View Display. With a high-speed graphics processor and Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 for the best in home entertainment, the LifeBook N3530 notebook is the ideal desktop replacement for stunning multimedia on the go.
10 February 2006 US: Fujitsu Computer Products of America Announces 2005 Imaging Channel Award Winners at 4th Annual One Capture Alliance Premier Partner Conference
Sunnyvale, CA, February 10, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, has named the recipients of the Fujitsu 2005 Annual Channel Awards.
7 February 2006 US: Fujitsu Ships LifeBook N6410 Notebook Powered by Intel Core Duo Mobile Technology
Sunnyvale, CA, February 7, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems today announced the availability of the LifeBook® N6410 notebook, a Media Center PC that delivers an outstanding entertainment experience by combining Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 with the quick responsiveness delivered by Intel® Core™ Duo mobile technology.
7 February 2006 US: Fujitsu to Demonstrate Performance, Reliability and Interoperability of SATA HDD Technology at Upcoming SATA-IO Plugfest
Sunnyvale, CA, February 7, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that it will participate in Serial ATA (SATA)-IO Plugfest #6, Feb. 14-17, 2006 in Milpitas, Calif.
6 February 2006 US: Fujitsu PalmSecure™ Selected for Display at the 2006 Congressional Internet Caucus Technology Fair
Sunnyvale, CA, February 6, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that its PalmSecure™ biometric authentication device was selected for display at the Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Committee's (ICAC) 9th Annual Kickoff Reception and Technology Fair, on Feb. 8, in Washington, D.C.
6 February 2006 US: Fujitsu To Present Biometric and Data Security Solutions for Medical Practitioners at HIMSS 2006
Sunnyvale, CA, February 6, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that it will showcase its PalmSecure™ biometric security technology at the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference & Exhibition, Feb. 12-16, 2006 in San Diego, Calif.
6 February 2006 US: Fujitsu to Showcase Next Generation Workgroup Scanners for Medical Administrators and Practitioners at HIMSS 2006
Sunnyvale, CA, February 6, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that it will showcase several of its award winning scanning solutions at the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Conference & Exhibition, Feb. 12-16, 2006 in San Diego, Calif.
31 January 2006 US: Fujitsu Computer Products of America VP to Present at 2nd Annual Kaufman Brothers West Coast Investor Conference
Sunnyvale, CA, January 31, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that Mike Chenery, vice president, advanced product engineering, will address the Kaufman Brothers 2nd Annual West Coast Investor Conference to be held Feb. 7, 2006 in San Francisco.
30 January 2006 US: Fujitsu Introduces U-Scan MAX Single Self-checkout System
San Diego, CA, January 30, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced the U-Scan MAX Single, a new-generation belted self-checkout system designed for large orders, as well as express. It gives users yet another check-out option as increasing numbers of consumers accept the presence and impact of technology on the shopping experience.
30 January 2006 US: Fujitsu Launches Self-Checkout Best Practices Team
San Diego, CA, January 30, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. has introduced its Self-Checkout Best Practices Team, whose rich self-service knowledge will help retailers optimize their self-checkout operations and increase their return-on-investment (ROI).
30 January 2006 US: Fujitsu Unveils Pervasive Retailing™ Self-Checkout Features
San Diego, CA, January 30, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today unveiled significant additions to its Pervasive Retailing Solutions – the grocery industry's first two-handed scanning software for belted self-checkout systems and a virtual point-of-sale (VPOS) feature that enhances integration to POS applications.
30 January 2006 US: Kroger Confirms Commitment to Fujitsu U-Scan Self-Checkout
San Diego, CA, January 30, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. announced it has been chosen as sole strategic partner for self-checkout systems by The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR).
17 January 2006 US: Fujitsu Drives Canadian Tire Rollout to Completion
New York, January 17, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc., Canadian Tire Retail and the Canadian Tire Dealers' Association have completed a 459-store, chain-wide retail technology rollout that included Fujitsu's TeamPoS 2000 M point-of-sale (POS) hardware, PRIMERGY TX150 back-office servers and a host of managed services.
16 January 2006 US: Fujitsu and Reflexis Systems, Inc. Form a Sales and Marketing Partnership
New York, January 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and Reflexis Systems Inc., the leader in workforce management software, have formed a partnership under which Fujitsu will resell Reflexis solutions and integrate the company's enterprise applications with its own software, services and hardware offerings.
16 January 2006 US: Fujitsu and ThingMagic Form Alliance for RFID Technology
New York, January 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and ThingMagic, Inc., a leading developer of radio frequency identification (RFID) sensing and embedded computing technologies, today announced a reseller and support agreement for RFID technology. The Fujitsu and ThingMagic contract outlines Fujitsu's agreement to resell, deploy and support ThingMagic's Mercury4 RFID readers.
16 January 2006 US: Fujitsu and Vertical Form POS IP Telephony Partnership
New York, January 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and Vertical Communications, Inc. (Vertical) (AFST:OB) have formed a partnership to develop and market a point-of-sale (POS) IP telephony solution on Fujitsu's TeamPoS family of terminals. It is the retail industry's first integrated "soft" telephony solution on a POS terminal.
16 January 2006 US: Fujitsu Extends TeamPoS Family With New Point-of-Service Systems
New York, January 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. has introduced the TeamPoS 3000 line of point-of-service (POS) terminals and kiosks. The new system extends the benefits of its predecessors (TeamPoS 2000 series) with enhancements that simplify retailers' point-of-service operations, increase store performance and decrease maintenance time and costs.
16 January 2006 US: Fujitsu Unveils Pervasive Retailing Framework at NRF 2006
New York, January 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced its Pervasive RetailingTM Framework that enables companies to minimize the time, cost and risk of creating real-time interoperability between disparate applications and devices that support a multitude of retailing interactions.
16 January 2006 US: Ultra-Portable Fujitsu LifeBook P1500 Convertible Notebook Wins 2006 PC World Innovations Award
Sunnyvale, CA, January 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems today announced that the ultra-portable 2.2-pound Fujitsu LifeBook® P1500 convertible notebook, the first touch screen notebook to offer the Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 operating system, was honored with a 2006 PC World Innovations Award.
9 January 2006 US: OfficeMax Deploys Fujitsu GlobalSTORE Platform
Frisco, TX, January 9, 2006 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. announced today that OfficeMax® (NYSE: OMX) has successfully deployed Fujitsu's GlobalSTORE software platform for its point-of-sale (POS) terminals and mobile devices in 940 stores throughout the United States.
5 January 2006 US: Fujitsu Enriches the Mobile Experience Announcing New Desktop Replacement Notebooks Powered by Intel Centrino Duo Mobile Technology
Las Vegas, NV, January 5, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems today announced new LifeBook® N Series and LifeBook E Series desktop replacement notebooks, among the first products powered by Intel® Centrino® Duo mobile technology. Debuting at the 2006 International CES, the LifeBook N6410 and LifeBook E8110 notebooks are equipped with the new dual-core, power-efficient Intel® Core™ Duo processor, Mobile Intel® 945 Express Chipset and next-generation Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG wireless technology, which combine to deliver an outstanding entertainment experience, advanced performance for handling multiple compute-intensive applications, improved battery life and expanded connectivity.
5 January 2006 US: Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST Mission-Critical Server Achieves World Record Performance in SPECjbb2005 Java Server Benchmark
Sunnyvale, CA, January 5, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Systems today announced the high-end model of its PRIMEQUEST™ server line, PRIMEQUEST 480, has achieved a new world record in the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC®)¹ Java Business Benchmark 2005 (SPECjbb®2005), with performance of 322,719 business operations per second².

Telecommunications

12 December 2006 UK: Fujitsu Adds IP Serial Console Switch for Remote Device Management
London, December 12, 2006 – With increasing corporate globalisation prompting the need for remote management capability, Fujitsu Europe today added a software-free, IP-Serial console switch/1-port converter to its SERVIS™ system product line. This new device expands Fujitsu's existing line of KVM switches, console drawers and Cat5 extenders for flexible network connectivity solutions.
21 November 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Selected to Develop and Manufacture Super 3G Wireless Base Station Equipment for NTT DoCoMo
Tokyo, November 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has been selected in NTT DoCoMo, Inc.'s procurement process to develop and manufacture prototypes and commercial equipment for DoCoMo's super 3G wireless base stations.
17 November 2006 Japan: Fujitsu to Demonstrate "NeTTomorrow" Next Generation Networking Concept at ITU TELECOM WORLD 2006 in Hong Kong
Tokyo, November 17, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that it will exhibit cutting-edge products and services for Next Generation Networking (NGN) at ITU TELECOM WORLD 2006, the international networking exhibition to be held December 4 – 8 in Hong Kong.
13 November 2006 US: Fujitsu Introduces Next Generation 10-Gigabit Ethernet Solution with New 20-Port, Highly Integrated, 1U Switches at Supercomputing 2006
Sunnyvale, CA, November 13, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced at Supercomputing 2006 the new XG2000 switch series. The new XG2000 switches are the third generation of the company's Layer 2, non-blocking, single chip 10Gb Ethernet solution.
8 November 2006 UK: Fujitsu Releases Compact, Multi-Function IP-KVM Switch
London, November 8, 2006 – Fujitsu Europe has expanded its System Product offering with today's release of an IP-KVM switch. This device gives one local and up to four remote users secure access and control of computers (such as PC/IA/Unix servers) via a graphical user interface over any TCP/IP network without using special software or drivers.
18 October 2006 Singapore: Fujitsu Unveils WiMAX Strategy Encompassing Silicon, Systems and Services
Singapore, October 18, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia Pte Ltd (FMAL) today announced that Fujitsu Network Communications and Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. have articulated a comprehensive WiMAX strategic vision that includes development of every major component in the WiMAX network, including silicon solutions, electronic devices, radio access network solutions, professional services and backhaul infrastructure solutions. Backed by the Fujitsu global presence and leadership in the development of next generation networks, the Fujitsu WiMAX solution will allow carriers to work with one strategic partner for broadband wireless networks, helping them offer the leading-edge services consumers are demanding for anytime, anywhere voice, video and data communications.
10 October 2006 UK: Fujitsu Wins Award for Managed VoIP Service
London, October 10, 2006 – Fujitsu Services today scooped the 'Network & Services Management & Operations' award at this year's InfoVision Awards for its Managed VoIP Service. Held at the Broadband World Forum Europe in Paris and organised by the International Engineering Consortium (IEC), the awards recognise those deemed to be the most unique and beneficial to the telecommunications industry.
9 October 2006 US: Fujitsu Unveils WiMAX Strategy Encompassing Silicon, Systems and Services
Boston, MA, October 9, 2006 – Fujitsu Network Communications and Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. today articulated a comprehensive WiMAX strategic vision that includes development of every major component in the WiMAX network, including silicon solutions, electronic devices, radio access network solutions, professional services and backhaul infrastructure solutions. Backed by the Fujitsu global presence and leadership in the development of next generation networks, the Fujitsu WiMAX solution will allow carriers to work with one strategic partner for broadband wireless networks, helping them offer the leading-edge services consumers are demanding for anytime, anywhere voice, video and data communications.
9 October 2006 US: Solectek Chooses the Fujitsu WiMAX SoC for its SkyWay-MAX Multiservice Access Systems
Boston, MA, October 9, 2006 – Solectek Corporation, a leader in the broadband wireless networking industry, and Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA), a leading provider of robust and highly integrated wireline and wireless system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for next-generation networks, today announced that Solectek Corporation has selected the MB87M3550 Fixed WiMAX SoC from Fujitsu Microelectronics as the standard silicon for integration into its new WiMAX-compliant series of SkyWay-MAX base stations and subscriber units.
5 October 2006 Japan: Fujitsu and Cisco Systems Introduce New IP/MPLS Core Router for IP Next-Generation Networks in Japan
Tokyo, October 5, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited and Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced that they have launched sales in Japan of a four-slot model of the co-branded "Fujitsu and Cisco CRS-1" Carrier Routing System. The latest product in the Fujitsu and Cisco CRS-1 series resulting from the strategic alliance announced on December 6, 2004, the new router model delivers the same 40 gigabits-per-second (Gbps) of switching capacity per slot as other models in the series, providing a total switching capacity of 320 Gbps in the world's most compact 40 Gbps-per-slot chassis.
3 October 2006 US: Mr. Satoshi Ikeuchi Appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Fujitsu Network Communications
Richardson, TX, October 3, 2006 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, announced today that Mr. Satoshi Ikeuchi has been appointed president and chief executive officer. In this role he will oversee all product planning, product development, sales, marketing, manufacturing and customer support organizations at the company's headquarters in Richardson, Texas. He succeeds Mr. Takanobu Yoden, who has retired from Fujitsu.
21 September 2006 UK: Fujitsu Telecommunications Ireland Gains the Investors in People Standard
Birmingham, September 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Ltd, the leading supplier of high performance telecommunications solutions, announces that its re-manufacturing and service division, Fujitsu Telecommunications Ireland, has been granted the Investors in People (IIP) Standard. Based in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the division prides itself on high levels of employee satisfaction and underwent stringent IIP assessment earlier this year, involving a rigorous set of new criteria.
6 September 2006 US, Germany, and the Netherlands: Fujitsu and Hopling Technologies to Bring Linux-based WiMAX Board Support Packages to Market
Sunnyvale, CA, Langen, and Almere, September 6, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA), Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME), and Hopling Technologies announced today that the three companies have further enhanced their working relationships by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the mutual goal of enabling faster and smoother integration of the WiMAX baseband system-on-chip (SoC) into a Linux-based wireless equipment environment.
15 August 2006 Australia: Yarra Valley Water Selects Fujitsu as Strategic IT Outsourcing Partner in $21 Million Agreement
Melbourne, August 15, 2006 – Fujitsu Australia today announced that it has been awarded a seven year $21 million contract with Yarra Valley Water, Melbourne's largest water retailer, to provide outsourced desktop, network and server management. Fujitsu will also be responsible for the management of Yarra Valley Water's core enterprise applications, including its customer information and billing system, as well as voice communications.
8 August 2006 US: Fujitsu FLASHWAVE® 4000 Platforms Comply with MEF 14 Ethernet Service Definitions
Richardson, TX, August 8, 2006 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, announced today that Iometrix, an independent testing facility, has determined that two Fujitsu FLASHWAVE® 4000 products can deliver Ethernet Private Line (EPL), Ethernet Virtual Private Line (EVPL) and Ethernet LAN (E-LAN) services that are compliant with the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) 14 technical specification.
7 August 2006 US: Fujitsu Introduces the Industry's First 20-Port, Ethernet Switch IC with 10Gbps Ethernet Serial Interface for Blade Server, Advanced TCA, Micro TCA, and Data Center Switching
Sunnyvale, CA, August 7, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) and Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. (FLA) today introduced the industry's most powerful 20-port, 10Gbps Ethernet (10GbE) switch IC, the MB8AA3020, designed to meet the performance demands of high-density backplane switching for advanced TCA (ATCA) and micro TCA, blade server, and data center applications.
28 June 2006 US: Fujitsu Network Communications Adds Airspan AS.MAX WiMAX Products to their Broadband Wireless Portfolio
Washington, D.C., June 28, 2006 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, announced today the availability of a new WiMAX solution for North American service providers. This end-to-end, turnkey solution combines carrier-class WiMAX products from Airspan Networks (NASDAQ:AIRN) and Network Life Cycle Services from Fujitsu to create a unique broadband wireless solution. Fujitsu and Airspan are both founding and current board members of the WiMAX Forum™ (www.wimaxforum.org), and this is the first system-level agreement between two founding board members.
21 June 2006 US: Fujitsu To Showcase Biometric, Communications, and Hard Disk Drive Technology at 2006 Corporate & Channel Computing Expo
Sunnyvale, CA, June 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world’s leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced it will demonstrate several products at the 2006 Corporate & Channel Computing (C3) Expo on June 27-29 at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City. On display will be the Fujitsu PalmSecure™ biometric authentication technology, XG 10Gb Ethernet Switches, Mag EraSURE™ Professional Value degausser, and the latest in hard disk drive (HDD) and Internet technology breakthroughs.
21 June 2006 US: Fujitsu To Unveil Mobile WiMAX SoC at the 2006 WCA, June 27-30
Sunnyvale, CA, June 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) will share details of its emerging mobile WiMAX System-on-Chip (SoC) program next week at the Wireless Communications Association (WCA) Conference 2006 in Washington, D.C., June 27-30.
19 June 2006 US: Fujitsu To Demonstrate "Innovation at Work" for Cable Service Providers at SCTE Cable-Tec Expo 2006
Denver, CO, June 19, 2006 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of wireless, wireline and IT networking solutions, will be showcasing a full breadth of flexible product and service solutions for cable/MSO service providers, including converged optical transport and broadband wireless access solutions during the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) Cable-Tec Expo 2006 conference and exhibition in Denver. Fujitsu will also be participating in a Cable-Tec technical workshop session. For more information, please visit http://expo.scte.org.
30 May 2006 US: Fujitsu Finalizes Acquisition of Wi-LAN Intellectual Property Division for WiMAX Products, Extending the Scope of Patent Licenses
Sunnyvale, CA, May 30, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Wi-LAN's IP Division. (See related press release from Wi-LAN on March 20, 2006.) This acquisition includes Wi-LAN's entire technology development division, including all 802.16d-like, standards-based MAC and PHY technologies. Fujitsu Microelectronics has also employed a large group of highly skilled engineers from Wi-LAN and formed a new wholly owned subsidiary, Fujitsu Microelectronics Canada Inc., in Calgary, Canada.
25 May 2006 Japan and US: Fujitsu and Cisco Introduce New High-Performance Routers for IP Next-Generation Networks
Tokyo and San Jose, CA, May 25, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited and Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced the release of the co-branded "Fujitsu and Cisco XR12400" series (four models) of high-performance routers specifically designed for the needs of the Japanese market. These are the latest products to be delivered through the strategic alliance between the two companies announced in December 2004. Like the "Fujitsu and Cisco CRS-1" Carrier Routing System, which was introduced in May 2005, the new series runs on the next-generation Cisco IOS XR operating system. Offering highly secure virtualization, continuous system operation and multi-service scalability, the Fujitsu and Cisco XR 12400 series provides intelligent routing solutions that scale from 2.5 to 10 Gbps capacity per slot, helping to enable construction of next-generation IP/multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) networks.
22 May 2006 US: Fujitsu To Discuss Broadband Technologies and Network Convergence at IEEE Wireless Multimedia Conference
Richardson, TX, May 22, 2006 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, will discuss "The Role of Emerging Broadband Technologies on the Converged Packet-Based Network" during the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Wireless Multimedia conference in Frisco, Texas. Full details about the event can be found at http://www.cvt-dallas.org/details.htm.
1 May 2006 US: Fujitsu Demonstrates Mission-Critical Networking Solutions at DISA Customer Partnership Conference
Las Vegas, NV, May 1, 2006 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of wireless, wireline and IT networking solutions, will be showcasing a full breadth of flexible product and service solutions for crucial government applications, including converged optical transport solutions, new broadband wireless access applications and the PalmSecure™ biometric palm vein authentication device during the upcoming Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Customer Partnership Conference and Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Technology Showcase in Las Vegas. Fujitsu will also be discussing mission-critical networking, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions for homeland defense. For more information about the conference, please visit http://www.disa.mil/conference/index.html.
24 April 2006 US: Fujitsu and Partner Customers to Address Opportunities in Broadband Wireless at Broadband Wireless World 2006
Sunnyvale, CA, April 24, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) and five customer partners will showcase the Fujitsu fixed WiMAX SoC and their systems with a variety of applications at the Broadband Wireless World 2006, April 27 to 28, in Las Vegas.
20 April 2006 Japan: Fujitsu and Mitsui Launch Optical Device Venture for Commercialization of Quantum Dot Lasers
Tokyo, April 20, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. today announced that they have established a new optical device venture, QD Laser, Inc. ("QDL"), leveraging venture capital funding from both companies and Fujitsu's quantum dot laser technology.
20 April 2006 US: Fujitsu To Showcase High Speed Internet Solutions for the Broadcast Market at NAB2006 Conference
Sunnyvale, CA, April 20, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world’s leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced it will showcase its industry leading, Internet-based IP-7500 real time high-definition (HD) encoder/decoders as well as its low latency XG1200 and XG700 10Gb Ethernet switches at the Annual NAB2006 Conference, April 22-27, 2006 in Las Vegas. At the show the company also plans to give attendees a special sneak preview of an innovative, new secure Internet optimizer for high speed secure data transmissions over long distances.
20 April 2006 US: Myricom and Fujitsu Demonstrate Wire-Speed 10-Gigabit Performance
Arcadia, CA & Sunnyvale, CA, April 20, 2006 – With the needs of High-Performance Computing (HPC) and advanced data centers converging, Myricom, Inc., has successfully tested joint 10-Gigabit Ethernet networking solutions with Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products. Addressing the demands of HPC environments seeking broader interoperability and of enterprises requiring HPC-caliber performance in media, storage, and other intensive applications, Myricom and Fujitsu demonstrated interoperability and near-wire-speed user-level throughput in combined tests of both companies' latest 10-Gigabit products.
12 April 2006 US: Fujitsu Delivers Keynote, Exhibits Reference Boards at Upcoming Broadband Wireless World Forum 2006
Sunnyvale, CA, April 12, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) announced today that two leaders from Fujitsu will keynote the Broadband Wireless World Forum 2006, hosted at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. In addition, the company has released a new technology backgrounder detailing the application of its WiMAX reference design board for systems developers creating WiMAX-compliant subscriber units.
11 April 2006 US: Fujitsu to Feature Low-Power, High-Speed 10Gbps Ethernet Prototype Board at Server Blade Summit 2006
Garden City, CA, April 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) will make a presentation on the PICMG-defined, ATCA standard design practice, and feature its 10-Gigabit Ethernet prototype board at the Server Blade Summit 2006 in Garden City, California (Hyatt Regency Orange County, booth 807).
5 April 2006 US: Fujitsu, 3G Technology Leader, Leverages Global Wireless Expertise to Offer New Broadband Wireless Options
Las Vegas, NV, April 5, 2006 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline networking solutions, is leveraging their global expertise and experience in wireless solutions to deliver a complete portfolio of broadband wireless access products for service providers. Fujitsu holds technology leadership in 3G networking, and will offer a native mobile WiMAX solution based on the IEEE 802.16 2005 standard. Fujitsu is also offering a series of Wi-Fi mesh products that allow telecom carriers, cable/MSO operators, utilities and municipalities to offer turnkey wireless services that integrate seamlessly within current infrastructure and operations. Live demonstrations of the products will be a highlight of this week's Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) conference and exhibition in Las Vegas within the Fujitsu booth (No. 763).
3 April 2006 US: Fujitsu to Demonstrate Innovation at Work with New WiMAX and Wi-Fi Solutions at CTIA Wireless 2006
Las Vegas, NV, April 3, 2006 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of wireline and IT networking solutions, will be announcing details of their new broadband wireless access strategy that leverages global expertise and experience in wireless solutions. The associated products, which comprise both WiMAX and Wi-Fi mesh solutions, will be demonstrated within the Fujitsu booth (No. 763) at the upcoming Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) Wireless 2006 conference and exhibition in Las Vegas. For more information about the event, please visit http://www.ctiawireless.com.
21 March 2006 US: Fujitsu Offers New Options for Access Networks with Significant Upgrade to its FLASHWAVE® 7420 Platform
Las Vegas, NV, March 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, announced today that it has received Importer Self Assessment (ISA) certification from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency. The certification was awarded for demonstrating effective internal controls over its CBP transactions and showing a commitment of resources to assume responsibility for monitoring its own compliance. Fujitsu is one of only 103 companies in the U.S. to receive the prestigious ISA certification.
16 March 2006 US: Fujitsu Network Communications Earns ISA (Importer Self Assessment) Certification from U.S. Customs
Richardson, TX, March 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, announced today that it has received Importer Self Assessment (ISA) certification from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency. The certification was awarded for demonstrating effective internal controls over its CBP transactions and showing a commitment of resources to assume responsibility for monitoring its own compliance. Fujitsu is one of only 103 companies in the U.S. to receive the prestigious ISA certification.
15 March 2006 US: Airport Communications at LAX Soar with New Optical Transport Network from Fujitsu
Richardson, TX, March 15, 2006 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, announced today that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the world's fifth busiest airport, has deployed Fujitsu FLASHWAVE® 4000 Multiservice Provisioning Platforms (MSPPs) and the NETSMART® 1500 Element Management System (EMS) to modernize and add reliability to their intra-airport communications network. The upgraded network will support mission-critical data communications associated with the radar system and air traffic control tower. This upgrade will also increase the security and reliability of FAA air traffic control communications at LAX while making airport operations much more efficient.
13 March 2006 US: Fujitsu to Discuss Broadband IPTV Solutions at Light Reading LIVE! Conference in Las Vegas
Richardson, TX, March 13, 2006 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, is a platinum sponsor of the Light Reading LIVE! conference entitled "Next-Gen Broadband Networks: IPTV Completing the Triple Play", which is being held next week at the Four Seasons hotel in Las Vegas. Full details about the event can be found at http://www.lightreading.com/live/event_information.asp?survey_id=177.
6 March 2006 US: Fujitsu to Present a Wide Variety of Topics at 2006 OFC/NFOEC Conference & Exposition
Anaheim, CA, March 6, 2006 – Highlights from seven in-depth technical papers by industry experts from Fujitsu Network Communications will be presented during the collocated Optical Fiber Communication Conference & Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC). This event is being held this week at the Anaheim Convention Center from March 5 through March 10, 2006. For more information about OFC/NFOEC 2006, please visit http://www.ofcnfoec.org. For copies of each technical paper, please visit http://us.fujitsu.com/telecom.
2 March 2006 US: Glovia Enhances Manufacturers' Enterprise-wide Visibility with Additional Inventory Planning and Control Capabilities
El Segundo, CA, March 2, 2006 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today additional inventory fulfillment and management functionalities providing manufacturers with greater control and visibility of their operations.
1 March 2006 Japan: Yokogawa and Fujitsu to Form Strategic Partnership
Tokyo, March 1, 2006 – Yokogawa Electric Corporation and Fujitsu Limited today announced that the two companies have agreed to form a strategic partnership to jointly develop core system technologies and key components, focusing on high-speed optical-electronic device technologies. The technologies developed through this new partnership will be applied to ultra high-speed optical transmission systems.
28 February 2006 US: Fujitsu to Discuss Market Impact of Wireless Trends at the 2006 Jefferies Wireless Broadband Conference
New York City, NY, February 28, 2006 – Fujitsu is a leading supplier of wireless, wireline and IT networking solutions, and offers flexible WiMAX System on Chip (SoC) and reference designs for WiMAX-certifiable systems. Tomorrow, Fujitsu will discuss their observations of carrier trends in WiMAX and alternative wireless technologies during the 2006 Jefferies Wireless Broadband Conference in New York City. For more information about Jefferies or the 2006 Jefferies Wireless Broadband Conference, please visit www.jefferies.com.
22 February 2006 US: Fujitsu to Demonstrate PalmSecure™ Biometric Authentication at AFCEA Homeland Security 2006
Washington, D.C., February 22, 2006 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, and Fujitsu Computer Products of America, one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products, today announced that the PalmSecure™ biometric palm vein authentication device will be demonstrated, and government solutions discussed, at the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) Homeland Security 2006 conference in Washington, D.C. Fujitsu will also discuss mission-critical networking, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions for homeland defense. For more information about the conference, please visit http://www.afcea.org/events/homeland.
21 February 2006 US: Fujitsu Unveils Innovative Hybrid GPON Architecture
Richardson, TX, February 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, today announced a new Hybrid Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON) architecture and industry vision that extends well beyond legacy Broadband Passive Optical Networking (BPON) capabilities and recent GPON RFP requirements. This innovative architecture allows current GPON networks to be easily upgraded to provide higher bandwidth in the future, without billion dollar overbuilds or upgrades.
16 February 2006 US: Fujitsu Joins FTTH Council
Richardson, TX, February 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, announced today that they have joined the Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) Council (www.ftthcouncil.org), the leading industry association promoting the using of Passive Optical Networking (PON) for residential broadband networks.
13 February 2006 Japan: NTT DoCoMo, Renesas, Fujitsu, Mitsubishi Electric and Sharp to Jointly Develop Platform for W-CDMA Handsets
Tokyo, February 13, 2006 – NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Renesas Technology Corp., Fujitsu Limited, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Sharp Corporation today announced that they will jointly develop a comprehensive mobile phone platform combining a single-chip LSI for dual mode handsets supporting HSDPA/W-CDMA and GSM/GPRS/EDGE, and core software such as operating systems. The new mobile phone platform will help accelerate the global adoption of W-CDMA services including FOMA™, and lower the costs of these handsets. The companies expect to have the platform developed around Q2/FY2007 (July-September).
8 February 2006 US: Fujitsu Strengthens GPON Development Efforts
Richardson, TX, February 8, 2006 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, announced today that they have significantly increased engineering development resources allocated to their recently announced Gigabit Passive Optical Networking (GPON) initiative. Fujitsu now has over 100 hardware and software engineers working on their GPON program at development facilities in Pearl River (N.Y.), Richardson (Texas), Sunnyvale (Calif.), and Japan.
6 February 2006 US: Fujitsu to Highlight New 65-Nanometer Process Technologies, 10 Gigabit Ethernet and the WiMAX SoC at Annual DesignCon 2006, Booth 641
Sunnyvale, CA, February 6, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) will feature its new 65-nanometer process technology at the annual DesignCon in Santa Clara, February 6-9, showing how the company's leading-edge manufacturing technologies enable a new generation of advanced products such as its 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch ICs and WiMAX system-on-chip devices.
16 January 2006 US: Fujitsu To Discuss Carrier WiMAX Migration and Optical Solutions at WCA International Symposium & Business Expo
Richardson, TX, January 16, 2006 – Fujitsu is a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, and offers flexible WiMAX System on Chip (SoC) and reference designs for WiMAX-certifiable systems. As a gold sponsor of the 12th annual Wireless Communications Association (WCA) International Symposium and Business Expo being held January 17-20, 2006 in San Jose, Fujitsu will present the benefits of migrating to WiMAX, as well as showcase optical solutions and comprehensive network services in booth #114. For more information about the WCA or their International Symposium and Business Expo, please visit http://www.wcai.com.
12 January 2006 US: Air Broadband Communications to Use the Fujitsu WiMAX SoC for Its New WiMAX Access Control Routers and Base Stations
Sunnyvale, CA, January 12, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) and Air Broadband Communications, Inc., an innovative supplier of wireless switches and management systems for Wi-Fi and WiMAX networks, today announced that Air Broadband has selected the Fujitsu WiMAX System-on-Chip (SoC) for its new wireless IP switch-router implementations for WiMAX Access Control Routers (ACR) and base stations.
12 January 2006 US: Fujitsu to Demonstrate its Newest WiMAX System at WCA's 12th Annual International Symposium, January 17-19, Booth 110
Sunnyvale, CA, January 12, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) will demonstrate its newest WiMAX reference design system at the 12th annual Wireless Communications Association (WCA) International Symposium, January 17-19, at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose.
11 January 2006 US: Fujitsu Enables TDM and Packet Convergence with Enhancements to Market-Leading FLASHWAVE® 4500 MSSP
Richardson, TX, January 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, announced today a series of significant service, functionality, and density enhancements to its flagship FLASHWAVE® 4500 Multiservice Switching Platform (MSSP). The addition of IEEE 802.17 Resilient Packet Ring (RPR) efficiencies, DS3 transmux capabilities, and double the OC-48 interface density will help keep Fujitsu at the top of the North American SONET/SDH market. Fujitsu has held the top spot in this market for 13 consecutive quarters according to 3Q05 Dell'Oro Group research, and currently maintains a market lead over its nearest competitor by over 12 percent.
11 January 2006 US: Fujitsu Outlines Benefits of 10-Gigabit Ethernet in ATCA Applications, Advanced Enterprise and Network Systems
Sunnyvale, CA, January 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) has issued a new technical paper detailing the use of its 10-Gigabit Ethernet switching technology for applications based on the Advanced Mezzanine Cards (AMC) and the underlying Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (ATCA), such as wireless backhaul, wireless base stations, IPTV, and routers.

Microelectronics

21 December 2006 US: Amedia Networks Deploying the Fujitsu MPEG Encoder and Decoder Technology in New Wireless A/V Transmitter and Receiver to be Demonstrated at CES 2007
Sunnyvale, CA, December 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America (FMA), a leader in MPEG-based entertainment technology, today announced that Amedia Networks, Inc., a provider of next-generation residential media gateways, is using the Fujitsu MPEG encoder and decoder technology in its new wireless audio-video transmitter and receiver systems. The new systems will be demonstrated at the 2007 International CES January 8-11 in Las Vegas, Fujitsu booth number 70809. Fujitsu and Amedia also plan to complete a High Definition (HD) solution by using the new H.264 (High Profile, level 4.0) CODEC device. (See related December 11, 2006, press release announcement.) The Amedia design will also be demonstrated in the Fujitsu booth.
15 December 2006 Singapore: Fujitsu To Release H.264 Format Video-Processing LSI Chip Supporting High-Definition and Low Power Consumption
Singapore, December 15, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia Pte Ltd (FMAL) today announced the development of a new large-scale integrated circuit (LSI) chip capable of real-time compression and decompression of high-definition TV-level video, in H.264(*1)format.
11 December 2006 Singapore: Fujitsu Joins Forces with Amedia Networks to Expand Asia Pacific Wireless Multimedia Markets
Singapore, December 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia Pte Ltd today announced that Fujitsu Electronic Devices Group Asia (EDGA) and Amedia Networks, a US-based company have established a collaboration to expand the wireless multimedia market in Asia Pacific regions.
11 December 2006 US: Fujitsu To Introduce New H.264 Format Video-Processing IC for Next-Generation DVD HD Recording and Playback
Sunnyvale, CA, December 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today announced the industry's first large-scale IC capable of real-time compression and decompression of high-definition TV-level video in H.264 format. The MB80H50, scheduled to be released in March 2007, is based on an H.264 processing algorithm developed by Fujitsu Laboratories Limited. The IC is designed with Fujitsu's high-performance audio and video processing technology and will be manufactured using the company's 90nm process technology.
7 December 2006 US: Fujitsu Introduces World’s Fastest CMOS 14-bit DAC; Versatile New MB86065 Delivers Complete Platform Solutions
Sunnyvale, CA, December 7, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America (FMA) today introduced a new 14-bit, 1.3GSa/s digital-to-analog converter (DAC), a single-channel device derived from the successful and award-winning MB86064 dual 14-bit ,1GSa/s DAC developed by Fujitsu in 2003.
5 December 2006 UK: Fujitsu Announces World's Fastest CMOS 14-bit D
Maidenhead, December 5, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) announces the MB86065 14-bit 1.3GSa/s digital-to-analogue converter (DAC). This single-channel device is a derivative of the successful, prize winning(1) MB86064 dual 14-bit 1GSa/s DAC.
4 December 2006 US: Fujitsu Introduces New Low Power 256Mbit FCRAM™ for Mobile Applications
Sunnyvale, CA, December 4, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today announced a new 256Mbit Mobile Fast Cycle RAM (FCRAM), a pseudo static RAM (pSRAM) with an SRAM interface based on Fujitsu's unique FCRAM core technology. The high-speed operation and low power consumption of the new MB82DDS08314A FCRAM make it an ideal design choice for mobile applications such as cellular phones.
30 November 2006 Japan: Fujitsu to Release H.264 Format Video-Processing LSI Chip Supporting High-Definition and Low Power Consumption
Tokyo, November 30, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced the development of a new large-scale integrated circuit (LSI) chip capable of real-time compression and decompression of high-definition TV-level video, in H.264 format. The new LSI chip, to be released in March 2007, is based on a H.264 processing algorithm developed by Fujitsu Laboratories Limited and integrates Fujitsu's high-performance audio and video processing technology with its 90nm process technology. This is the industry's first such chip to support H.264 High Profile, Level 4.0 standard used in next-generation DVDs. This LSI enables high-resolution recording, playback, and transmission of high-definition video on audio-visual products such as surveillance cameras, hard disk recorders, and home network equipments.
28 November 2006 US: Fujitsu Develops Optical Element for Thermal Assisted Magnetic Recording
Sunnyvale, CA, November 28, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that Fujitsu has developed a multi-layered optical element for thermal assisted magnetic recording. Using this optical element, engineers were able to achieve a sub-hundred nanometer (nm) optical spot size, which is considered an enabling element for the successful deployment of one terabit per square inch recording technology for hard disk drives. This groundbreaking development was presented during the International Symposium on Optical Memory (ISOM) in Japan this past October.
28 November 2006 Singapore: Fujitsu Introduces 256Mbit Mobile FCRAM™ Compliant with COSMORAM Rev.4
Singapore, November 28, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia Pte Ltd (FMAL) today announced the availability of a new 256Mbit Mobile Fast Cycle RAM (FCRAM). The Mobile FCRAM is a pseudo static RAM (PSRAM) with an SRAM interface on Fujitsu's unique FCRAM core technology, with the advantage of high-speed operation together with low power consumption, making it especially well-suited for mobile applications such as cellular phones.
28 November 2006 Germany: Fujitsu Introduces 256Mbit Mobile FCRAM™ Compliant with COSMORAM Rev.4
Langen, November 28, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe GmbH (FME) today announced the availability of a new 256Mbit Mobile Fast Cycle RAM (FCRAM). The Mobile FCRAM is a pseudo static RAM (PSRAM) with an SRAM interface on Fujitsu's unique FCRAM core technology. The device has the advantage of high-speed operation together with low power consumption, making it especially well-suited for portable applications such as mobile phones.
30 October 2006 Japan: Fujitsu and Advantest Establish Joint Venture for LSI Prototyping Services: e-Shuttle, Inc.
Tokyo, October 30, 2006 – Tokyo, October 30, 2006 - Fujitsu Limited and Advantest Corporation today announced their agreement to establish on November 1 a new joint venture, e-Shuttle, Inc., to provide prototyping services for leading-edge large-scale integrated circuit (LSI) semiconductors. e-Shuttle will use electron beam direct lithography technology that combines advanced semiconductor process technologies with electron beam exposure systems, to provide new LSI prototyping services for 65nm process technology. The services are scheduled to start in the first half of fiscal 2007 (April - September).
18 October 2006 Singapore: Fujitsu Unveils WiMAX Strategy Encompassing Silicon, Systems and Services
Singapore, October 18, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Asia Pte Ltd (FMAL) today announced that Fujitsu Network Communications and Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. have articulated a comprehensive WiMAX strategic vision that includes development of every major component in the WiMAX network, including silicon solutions, electronic devices, radio access network solutions, professional services and backhaul infrastructure solutions. Backed by the Fujitsu global presence and leadership in the development of next generation networks, the Fujitsu WiMAX solution will allow carriers to work with one strategic partner for broadband wireless networks, helping them offer the leading-edge services consumers are demanding for anytime, anywhere voice, video and data communications.
17 October 2006 US: Fujitsu To Display New 20-port, 10Gbps Ethernet Switch Chip, Release ATCA Implementation Backgrounder at ATCA Summit 2006
Santa Clara, CA, October 17, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) will exhibit its recently launched 20-port, 10 Gbps Ethernet switch chip, and make available a new technology backgrounder on implementing the switch IC, at the AdvancedTCA Summit in Santa Clara Marriott, Santa Clara, California. Fujitsu will also speak on the basics of ATCA and its implementation in 10 GbE backplane interconnects.
16 October 2006 US: Fujitsu Extends Family of Graphics Display Controllers with New Version for Vehicle Navigation Systems
Detroit, MI, October 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today introduced the newest member of its industry-leading family of graphics display controllers (GDCs) for vehicle navigation systems. The new GDC, the MB86297, is optimized for high-end vehicle multimedia and virtual dashboard applications.
16 October 2006 US: Fujitsu Introduces New High-Performance, 32-bit Microcontrollers with CAN Support for Advanced Automotive Applications
Detroit, MI , October 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today introduced three new high-performance, 32-bit microcontrollers for next-generation automotive applications. The new ICs, part of Fujitsu's MB91460 series, include the MB91F464AA and MB91F465KA, which have been designed for automotive body control applications. The third MCU, the MB91F467RA, was designed for on-board entertainment and information systems. All three MCUs incorporate Controller Area Network (CAN) interfaces and are available now.
16 October 2006 US and Germany: Fujitsu To Introduce New FlexRay Controller, Complete System Solution under "FlexRay™ Made Easy" Program
Detroit, MI and Langen , October 16, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) and Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe today introduced a new FlexRay controller, the MB91F465X, at a press conference at Convergence 2006 in Detroit.
11 October 2006 US: Fujitsu To Introduce New FlexRay™ Controller, Graphics Display Controller and High-speed 32-bit CAN MCUs for Vehicle Applications at Convergence 2006
Sunnnyvale, CA, October 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) will introduce a new FlexRay™ controller and the latest member of its industry-leading family of graphics display controllers (GDCs) for vehicle navigation systems at Convergence 2006 in Detroit Oct. 16-20. Fujitsu also will announce a high-speed 32-bit CAN microcontroller for the automotive market. The company will hold a briefing on new products and technologies for the automotive market on Monday, Oct. 16, beginning at 11 a.m. in media room “A.” Fujitsu will be at booth 819.
11 October 2006 US: Glovia Releases Next Generation Enterprise Solution
Sunnnyvale, CA, October 11, 2006 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced the general release of the next generation of its extended ERP solution, glovia.com. The new version, glovia.com v9, builds and expands upon the functionality of previous versions of the product and stems from extensive customer input and direction from Fujitsu, who is not only Glovia's parent company but its largest reseller.
10 October 2006 US: Fujitsu To Feature World-class 65-Nanometer Process Technology for Advanced Networking, Mobile Applications at 12th Annual FSA Conference
San Jose, CA, October 10, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA), a leader in advanced technology, will feature its 65-nanometer process technology at the 2006 Fabless Semiconductor Association Suppliers Expo and Conference in San Jose, October 11. Fujitsu will be at booth 410.
9 October 2006 US: Fujitsu Unveils WiMAX Strategy Encompassing Silicon, Systems and Services
Boston, MA, October 9, 2006 – Fujitsu Network Communications and Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. today articulated a comprehensive WiMAX strategic vision that includes development of every major component in the WiMAX network, including silicon solutions, electronic devices, radio access network solutions, professional services and backhaul infrastructure solutions. Backed by the Fujitsu global presence and leadership in the development of next generation networks, the Fujitsu WiMAX solution will allow carriers to work with one strategic partner for broadband wireless networks, helping them offer the leading-edge services consumers are demanding for anytime, anywhere voice, video and data communications.
9 October 2006 US: Solectek Chooses the Fujitsu WiMAX SoC for its SkyWay-MAX Multiservice Access Systems
Boston, MA, October 9, 2006 – Solectek Corporation, a leader in the broadband wireless networking industry, and Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA), a leading provider of robust and highly integrated wireline and wireless system-on-chip (SoC) solutions for next-generation networks, today announced that Solectek Corporation has selected the MB87M3550 Fixed WiMAX SoC from Fujitsu Microelectronics as the standard silicon for integration into its new WiMAX-compliant series of SkyWay-MAX base stations and subscriber units.
28 September 2006 Japan: Fujitsu to Purchase Semiconductor Fabs in Japan from Spansion
Tokyo, September 28, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has signed an agreement today with Spansion Japan Limited to purchase Spansion Japan's semiconductor fabs in Japan known as JV1 and JV2, located in the city of Aizu-Wakamatsu in Fukushima prefecture of northeastern Japan. As an extension of Fujitsu's ongoing business strategy of focusing on logic large-scale integrated circuit (LSI) devices, in addition to production of advanced logic LSI devices at its 300mm fab in Mie, Japan, as part of its strategy to reinforce its standard logic LSI device business Fujitsu will increase production at JV1 and JV2 with a focus on production of flash memory-embedded microcontrollers that anticipated to see market growth. For the immediate future, Fujitsu will continue to manufacture certain flash memory products for Spansion that are currently manufactured at fabs JV1 and JV2 under their foundry arrangement.
20 September 2006 Japan and US: Fujitsu Licenses MoSys IT-SRAM®Technology for its Leading-Edge 65nm Semiconductor Manufacturing Process
Tokyo and Sunnyvale, September 20, 2006 – MoSys, Inc. [NASDAQ: MOSY], the industry's leading provider of high-density system-on-chip (SoC) embedded memory solutions, and Fujitsu Limited [TSE:6702], a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace, announced today an agreement under which MoSys' IT-SRAM-®technology is licensed to Fujitsu on its advanced 65 nanometer (nm) production process.
15 September 2006 Japan: Fujitsu and Advantest to Establish Joint Venture to Create Semiconductor Prototypes Using Electron Beam Direct Lithography
Tokyo, September 15, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited and Advantest Corporation today announced plans to establish a joint venture to create prototype semiconductors by using electron beam direct lithography, a technology that combines 65 nanometer (nm) and 45 nm semiconductor process technologies with electron beam exposure devices. The companies are currently discussing the terms of a formal contract, targeting November for this year for establishment of the joint venture.
12 September 2006 Germany: Fujitsu Announces Reorganisation of its European Semiconductor Business
Munich, September 12, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) today announces reorganisation of its European semiconductor business with the creation of a Business Unit Graphics Solutions. Around 30 specialists, combining hard- and software design, applications and marketing skills will be based in Neuried, near Munich, Germany.
12 September 2006 US: Fujitsu Now Accepting ASIC Designs for Production Using its 65-Nanometer Process Technology for its North American Customers
Sunnyvale, CA, September 12, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA), a leader in ASIC and process technology, is now accepting ASIC designs for production using its 65-nanometer CMOS process technology, the company announced today. Fujitsu has been accepting COT customers for 65nm since the beginning of the year.
12 September 2006 US: New 8-bit MCUs from Fujitsu Provide ADC, LCDC, and High-Speed CPU for Consumer Electronics, Appliance Applications
Sunnyvale, CA, September 12, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) is introducing a new set of 8-bit microcontrollers featuring the high-speed operation, high-speed integrated ADC, and integrated LCD controller (LCDC) required in advanced consumer electronics, digital media equipment and home appliances.
11 September 2006 Japan: Quantum Dot Laser Technology from Fujitsu Laboratories, QD Laser, and University of Tokyo Wins Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards 2006 Runner-Up Award for Semiconductors
Atsugi, Japan, September 11, 2006 – Atsugi, Japan, September 11, 2006 - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced that quantum dot laser technology from Fujitsu Laboratories Limited, QD Laser, Inc., and the University of Tokyo has won a Runner-Up award for the Semiconductor category of The Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards 2006.
6 September 2006 US, Germany, and the Netherlands: Fujitsu and Hopling Technologies to Bring Linux-based WiMAX Board Support Packages to Market
Sunnyvale, CA, Langen, and Almere, September 6, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA), Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME), and Hopling Technologies announced today that the three companies have further enhanced their working relationships by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the mutual goal of enabling faster and smoother integration of the WiMAX baseband system-on-chip (SoC) into a Linux-based wireless equipment environment.
29 August 2006 US: Fujitsu Introduces Trio of New Macros for ASIC Designs for 90nm and 110nm
Sunnyvale, CA, August 29, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today expanded its portfolio of IP cores for networking, communications and storage system applications, introducing three new macros for custom ASIC designs.
23 August 2006 US: Fujitsu’s New Fingerprint Sensor IC Features USB 2.0 Compatibility, Pre-boot Authentication from Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
Sunnyvale, CA, August 23, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) and Phoenix Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ:PTEC) today announced that Fujitsu has introduced the latest member of its fingerprint sensor IC technology, the Fujitsu MBF320 Sweep Sensor™. The new MBF320 features TrustedCore pre-boot authentication (PBA), fingerprint-matching algorithms and biometric software from Cogent Systems (NASDAQ:COGT), and a USB 2.0 full-speed interface. The combination of the TrustedCore PBA with the MBF320 fingerprint sensor IC adds a vital new layer of security to PCs, notebooks and tablet PCs.
7 August 2006 US: Fujitsu Introduces the Industry's First 20-Port, Ethernet Switch IC with 10Gbps Ethernet Serial Interface for Blade Server, Advanced TCA, Micro TCA, and Data Center Switching
Sunnyvale, CA, August 7, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) and Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. (FLA) today introduced the industry's most powerful 20-port, 10Gbps Ethernet (10GbE) switch IC, the MB8AA3020, designed to meet the performance demands of high-density backplane switching for advanced TCA (ATCA) and micro TCA, blade server, and data center applications.
2 August 2006 US: Fujitsu and Tokyo Institute of Technology Announce the Development of New Material for 256Mbit FeRAM Using 65-nanometer Technology
Sunnyvale, CA, August 2, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) announced that the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo-Tech), Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., and Fujitsu Limited have jointly developed a new material for a new generation of non-volatile Ferroelectric Random Access Memory (FeRAM). The material is a modified composition of Bismuth Ferrite (BiFeO3 or BFO), which enables data storage capacity up to five times greater than the materials currently used in FeRAM production.
21 July 2006 US: Fujitsu To Provide Industry’s First Comprehensive Environment for Statistical Timing Analysis for Submicron Designs
Sunnyvale, CA, July 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) announced that Fujitsu is the first semiconductor supplier to provide a comprehensive environment for statistical timing analysis for ASIC and COT customers. The new environment enables designers to reduce the design-optimization time in layout designs, by allowing them to calculate the circuit delays using statistical analysis of the impact of process variations.
13 July 2006 Brazil: Fujitsu Introduces New Biometric Security Solution for ATMs in Brazil
Sao Paulo, July 13, 2006 – Fujitsu do Brasil Ltda. today announced PalmSecure™, a new biometric security solution featuring a compact, high-performance sensor that scans palm vein patterns to verify user identification in bank ATM transactions. This pioneering palm vein solution is already being tested internally at Banco Bradesco S.A. ("Bradesco"), the largest private bank in Latin America, with general operation scheduled to start soon.
12 July 2006 Japan: Fujitsu Launches New Image-Processing Chips for Compact Digital Cameras with Video
Tokyo, July 12, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that from August 1 it will begin sales of two new models, MB91683 and MB91686, in its Milbeaut ™ line of advanced image processing large-scale integrated circuit (LSI) chips for digital cameras.
28 June 2006 US: Fujitsu Introduces Its Mobile WiMAX System-on-Chip Solution and Roadmap
WCA, Washington, D.C., June 28, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today announced its Mobile WiMAX System-on-Chip (SoC) solution and roadmap at the Annual Wireless Communications Association Conference 2006. This highly integrated one-chip MAC and PHY mixed signal baseband SoC is designed to optimize both performance and power consumption using Fujitsu's 90nm process technology, and is especially well-suited for PC cards and mobile devices.
28 June 2006 US: Fujitsu Network Communications Adds Airspan AS.MAX WiMAX Products to their Broadband Wireless Portfolio
Washington, D.C., June 28, 2006 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, announced today the availability of a new WiMAX solution for North American service providers. This end-to-end, turnkey solution combines carrier-class WiMAX products from Airspan Networks (NASDAQ:AIRN) and Network Life Cycle Services from Fujitsu to create a unique broadband wireless solution. Fujitsu and Airspan are both founding and current board members of the WiMAX Forum™ (www.wimaxforum.org), and this is the first system-level agreement between two founding board members.
21 June 2006 US: Fujitsu To Unveil Mobile WiMAX SoC at the 2006 WCA, June 27-30
Sunnyvale, CA, June 21, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) will share details of its emerging mobile WiMAX System-on-Chip (SoC) program next week at the Wireless Communications Association (WCA) Conference 2006 in Washington, D.C., June 27-30.
13 June 2006 Japan: Fujitsu, NEC Electronics, Renesas, and Toshiba to Aim for Standardization of Semiconductor Process Technology for Next-Generation LSI
Tokyo, June 13, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited ("Fujitsu"), NEC Electronics Corporation ("NEC Electronics"), Renesas Technology Corp. ("Renesas"), and Toshiba Corporation ("Toshiba") today announced that they have agreed to seek to define a standard process technology that can be applied to the manufacture of advanced system LSIs at the 45-nanometer (nm)* generation and beyond.
13 June 2006 Japan: Fujitsu and Lattice Strengthen Partnership
Tokyo, June 13, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited and Lattice Semiconductor Corporation today announced that they have signed a distribution agreement in which Fujitsu Devices Inc. will be added as an authorized distributor of Lattice's FPGA/PLD products in Japan.
13 June 2006 US: Fujitsu To Feature Success at 65-Nanometer Process Technology at Fabless Semiconductor Association Forum June 14
Sunnyvale, CA, June 13, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) will deliver a comprehensive review of its 65-nanometer technology, featuring the company’s fully integrated design solution, at the 2006 FSA Semiconductor Forum, June 14, at the Santa Clara Convention Center.
30 May 2006 US: Fujitsu Finalizes Acquisition of Wi-LAN Intellectual Property Division for WiMAX Products, Extending the Scope of Patent Licenses
Sunnyvale, CA, May 30, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Wi-LAN's IP Division. (See related press release from Wi-LAN on March 20, 2006.) This acquisition includes Wi-LAN's entire technology development division, including all 802.16d-like, standards-based MAC and PHY technologies. Fujitsu Microelectronics has also employed a large group of highly skilled engineers from Wi-LAN and formed a new wholly owned subsidiary, Fujitsu Microelectronics Canada Inc., in Calgary, Canada.
2 May 2006 US: Fujitsu Releases New Technology Backgrounder Entitled "Taking Full Advantage of the FlexRay™ Network for Motor Vehicles"
Sunnyvale, CA, May 2, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA), a leading developer of advanced electronics technology for automotive applications, today issued a new technology backgrounder describing the FlexRay™ networking standard for motor vehicles and the benefits it will deliver to the automotive industry.
24 April 2006 US: Fujitsu and Partner Customers to Address Opportunities in Broadband Wireless at Broadband Wireless World 2006
Sunnyvale, CA, April 24, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) and five customer partners will showcase the Fujitsu fixed WiMAX SoC and their systems with a variety of applications at the Broadband Wireless World 2006, April 27 to 28, in Las Vegas.
12 April 2006 US: Fujitsu Delivers Keynote, Exhibits Reference Boards at Upcoming Broadband Wireless World Forum 2006
Sunnyvale, CA, April 12, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) announced today that two leaders from Fujitsu will keynote the Broadband Wireless World Forum 2006, hosted at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. In addition, the company has released a new technology backgrounder detailing the application of its WiMAX reference design board for systems developers creating WiMAX-compliant subscriber units.
11 April 2006 US: Fujitsu and LSI to Host Web Seminar on the Availability, Proven Interoperability and Benefits of Serial Attached SCSI
Sunnyvale, CA, April 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions today announced the company will join with LSI Logic Corporation (NYSE: LSI) to host a free web seminar on April 20 to discuss the performance and value of SAS storage technology. During this event, attendees will also learn about SAS solutions in the marketplace that are compatible with a wide range of certified enclosures.
29 March 2006 US: Fujitsu to Showcase New Microcontrollers, Graphic Display Controllers, Biometrics at Annual Embedded System Conference in San Jose, Booth 1618
Sunnyvale, CA, March 29, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) will feature its new product and technologies including its 8-bit and 32-bit microcontrollers, FlexRay™ ASSPs, 1394 evaluation boards, biometric sensor ICs and graphics display controllers at the annual Embedded Systems Conference in San Jose April 3-7.
14 March 2006 US: Fujitsu Introduces New 8-Bit Microcontrollers for Digital Audio-Visual Systems, Household Appliances
Sunnyvale, CA, March 14, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA), a leading provider of low-power, high-speed microcontrollers for appliances and consumer electronics, today introduced a pair of new 8-bit MCUs for digital audio-video applications, portable radios, and household appliances.
14 March 2006 US: Fujitsu to Demonstrate Innovation at Work at TelecomNEXT 2006 in Las Vegas
Richardson, TX, March 14, 2006 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, will be demonstrating and discussing "Innovation at Work" at the upcoming TelecomNEXT 2006 conference and exhibition in Las Vegas, Nev. In addition to the Fujitsu booth where all solutions will be discussed (No. 1337), Fujitsu will also participate in a panel discussion in the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) booth (No. 2204). For more information on this exciting new event, please visit http://www.telecom-next.com. Fujitsu will be demonstrating its entire portfolio of solutions in its booth, including:
9 March 2006 Japan and Germany: Fujitsu Launches Worldwide Sales of New Compact, High-Performance Palm Vein Biometric Authentication Device
Tokyo and Hannover, March 9, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced the joint development and commercial introduction of a significantly more compact and higher performance model of their original award-winning contactless palm vein biometric authentication device. Targeting a major expansion of its biometric security systems business, Fujitsu will market the new device worldwide under the PalmSecure™ brand beginning today.
8 March 2006 US: Fujitsu Launches Its Next-Generation, Compact, High-Performance Palm Vein Biometric Authentication Device
Sunnyvale, CA, March 8, 2006 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced the global launch of its new compact and higher performance PalmSecure™ biometric authentication device. Leveraging the dynamic capabilities of the original model, this second generation product boasts a smaller form factor and a significant increase in the authentication speed, as well as other enhanced features.
1 March 2006 Japan: Yokogawa and Fujitsu to Form Strategic Partnership
Tokyo, March 1, 2006 – Yokogawa Electric Corporation and Fujitsu Limited today announced that the two companies have agreed to form a strategic partnership to jointly develop core system technologies and key components, focusing on high-speed optical-electronic device technologies. The technologies developed through this new partnership will be applied to ultra high-speed optical transmission systems.
28 February 2006 US: Fujitsu to Discuss Market Impact of Wireless Trends at the 2006 Jefferies Wireless Broadband Conference
New York City, NY, February 28, 2006 – Fujitsu is a leading supplier of wireless, wireline and IT networking solutions, and offers flexible WiMAX System on Chip (SoC) and reference designs for WiMAX-certifiable systems. Tomorrow, Fujitsu will discuss their observations of carrier trends in WiMAX and alternative wireless technologies during the 2006 Jefferies Wireless Broadband Conference in New York City. For more information about Jefferies or the 2006 Jefferies Wireless Broadband Conference, please visit www.jefferies.com.
23 February 2006 US: Fujitsu Introduces New Graphics Display Controller for Vehicle Navigation Systems, Best Suited for North American Automotive Market Applications
Sunnyvale, CA, February 23, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today extended its global leadership in graphics display controllers (GDCs) for automotive applications, introducing a new, cost-efficient version for the mid-range vehicle market in North America.
15 February 2006 Japan: Toshiba, NEC Electronics and Fujitsu Announce Agreement on "COSMORAM Rev. 4" Common Pseudo SRAM Specifications for Mobile Devices
Tokyo, February 15, 2006 – Toshiba Corporation, NEC Electronics Corporation, and Fujitsu Limited today announced that they have reached an agreement on standard interface specifications known as COSMORAM (COmmon Specifications for MObile RAM) Rev. 4, for Pseudo Static Random Access Memory (PSRAM) for use in mobile devices. Based on these specifications, each of the three companies will independently begin production and sales of PSRAM devices, with products scheduled to be available from each company from March 2007.
13 February 2006 Japan: NTT DoCoMo, Renesas, Fujitsu, Mitsubishi Electric and Sharp to Jointly Develop Platform for W-CDMA Handsets
Tokyo, February 13, 2006 – NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Renesas Technology Corp., Fujitsu Limited, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and Sharp Corporation today announced that they will jointly develop a comprehensive mobile phone platform combining a single-chip LSI for dual mode handsets supporting HSDPA/W-CDMA and GSM/GPRS/EDGE, and core software such as operating systems. The new mobile phone platform will help accelerate the global adoption of W-CDMA services including FOMA™, and lower the costs of these handsets. The companies expect to have the platform developed around Q2/FY2007 (July-September).
6 February 2006 US: Fujitsu to Highlight New 65-Nanometer Process Technologies, 10 Gigabit Ethernet and the WiMAX SoC at Annual DesignCon 2006, Booth 641
Sunnyvale, CA, February 6, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) will feature its new 65-nanometer process technology at the annual DesignCon in Santa Clara, February 6-9, showing how the company's leading-edge manufacturing technologies enable a new generation of advanced products such as its 10 Gigabit Ethernet switch ICs and WiMAX system-on-chip devices.
16 January 2006 US: Fujitsu To Discuss Carrier WiMAX Migration and Optical Solutions at WCA International Symposium & Business Expo
Richardson, TX, January 16, 2006 – Fujitsu is a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, and offers flexible WiMAX System on Chip (SoC) and reference designs for WiMAX-certifiable systems. As a gold sponsor of the 12th annual Wireless Communications Association (WCA) International Symposium and Business Expo being held January 17-20, 2006 in San Jose, Fujitsu will present the benefits of migrating to WiMAX, as well as showcase optical solutions and comprehensive network services in booth #114. For more information about the WCA or their International Symposium and Business Expo, please visit http://www.wcai.com.
12 January 2006 US: Air Broadband Communications to Use the Fujitsu WiMAX SoC for Its New WiMAX Access Control Routers and Base Stations
Sunnyvale, CA, January 12, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) and Air Broadband Communications, Inc., an innovative supplier of wireless switches and management systems for Wi-Fi and WiMAX networks, today announced that Air Broadband has selected the Fujitsu WiMAX System-on-Chip (SoC) for its new wireless IP switch-router implementations for WiMAX Access Control Routers (ACR) and base stations.
12 January 2006 US: Fujitsu to Demonstrate its Newest WiMAX System at WCA's 12th Annual International Symposium, January 17-19, Booth 110
Sunnyvale, CA, January 12, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) will demonstrate its newest WiMAX reference design system at the 12th annual Wireless Communications Association (WCA) International Symposium, January 17-19, at the Fairmont Hotel in San Jose.
11 January 2006 Japan: Fujitsu to Construct New Fab for Logic Chips Employing 65nm Process Technology and 300mm Wafers
Tokyo, January 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that it will construct a new fab to mass-produce logic semiconductors employing leading-edge 65-nanometer (nm) process technology and 300 millimeter (mm) wafers. The fab will be constructed at Fujitsu's Mie semiconductor plant, in Mie prefecture of central Japan, as the second 300mm fab of the plant and will be referred to as 300mm Fab No.2. In addition to accommodating increasing demand for semiconductors produced using advanced processes through construction of the new fab, by offering high-performance products based on leading-edge technology and providing optimized solutions that maximize its technical expertise, Fujitsu will make every effort to continue to be a trusted business partner to its customers.
11 January 2006 US: Fujitsu Outlines Benefits of 10-Gigabit Ethernet in ATCA Applications, Advanced Enterprise and Network Systems
Sunnyvale, CA, January 11, 2006 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) has issued a new technical paper detailing the use of its 10-Gigabit Ethernet switching technology for applications based on the Advanced Mezzanine Cards (AMC) and the underlying Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (ATCA), such as wireless backhaul, wireless base stations, IPTV, and routers.

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