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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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