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2007 Press Releases by Topic
Corporate News
- 10 December 2007 Japan
- Fujitsu Green IT to Help Customers Reduce Environmental Burden
Tokyo, December 10, 2007 – Further strengthening its initiatives to promote Green IT, Fujitsu Limited today announced a new Green Policy Innovation project which aims to achieve a cumulative reduction of more than 7 million tons of CO2 from fiscal 2007 through fiscal 2010.
- 6 December 2007 Japan
- JAIMS Launches New Management Program
Tokyo, December 6, 2007 – Japan-America Institute of Management Science ("JAIMS"; Honolulu, Hawaii) began global recruitment today for a new, three-month intensive management program, "East-West Knowledge Leaders Program," which will start in September 2008 with the goal of training the next generation of global business leaders.
- 4 December 2007 Japan and Taiwan
- Fujitsu and Taiwan's Institute for Information Industry to Establish Joint Venture for WiMAX Application Platforms
Tokyo and Taipei, December 4, 2007 – Fujitsu Limited and the Institute for Information Industry (III) of Taiwan, a non-governmental organization jointly sponsored by the Taiwan government and prominent private enterprises, today announced their agreement to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU), to establish a new company in Taiwan that will develop application platforms and provide engineering support based on WiMAX technology from Fujitsu and III. Through the joint venture, scheduled to be established in March 2008, it is anticipated that Fujitsu and III will significantly contribute to the development of the WiMAX industry in Taiwan.
- 4 December 2007 US
- Steve Della Rocchetta Joins Fujitsu as Vice President of CLSI Business Unit for its U.S. Semiconductor Operations
Sunnyvale, CA, December 4, 2007 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today announced that semiconductor industry veteran Steve Della Rocchetta has joined the company as vice president of the CLSI Business Unit. He is based at FMA’s U.S. headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA, and reports directly to Keith Horn, Chief Operating Officer of Fujitsu Microelectronics America. Della Rocchetta is responsible for day-to-day operations of FMA’s ASIC, COT and COT+ business, sales and account management activities in the Americas.
- 3 December 2007 Australia
- Fujitsu Launches Australian Application Solution Centre in Adelaide
Adelaide, December 3, 2007 – As part of its regional onshore and offshore delivery strategy, IT services giant, Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand, is ramping up its local software development presence by establishing an Australian Application Solution Centre in Adelaide.
Technology Innovation
- 14 December 2007 Japan
- Fujitsu Develops High-Speed, Power-Efficient ReRAM Featuring Limited Fluctuation of Resistance Value
Kawasaki, Japan, December 14, 2007 – Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the development of a new type of resistive RAM (ReRAM), a type of non-volatile memory, which combines low power consumption with limited fluctuation of resistance value. By changing the structure of the ReRAM by adding titanium (Ti) to nickel oxide (NiO), and by limiting the current flow from the transistor, Fujitsu Labs has successfully reduced the current needed to erase memory to 100 micro-amperes or less. Furthermore, even in high-speed erasure operations requiring only 5 nanoseconds, fluctuation of resistance value which affects the device's quality has been reduced to one-tenth (1/10th) that of conventional ReRAMs. Fujitsu Labs views the new ReRAM as an alternative to flash memory that combines high speed and low power consumption, in a low-cost embedded memory.
- 12 December 2007 Japan
- Fujitsu Develops Highly-Reliable Multi-Layer Interconnect Technology for Logic LSI Devices for 32nm Generation and Beyond
Tokyo, December 12, 2007 – Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and Fujitsu Limited today announced their development of technology that enables high-reliability multi-layer interconnects for logic LSIs for 32nm generation and beyond, by using copper with manganese additives in combination with an ultra-thin film barrier metal. Compared to conventional technology, Fujitsu's new technology effectively reduces line resistance in interconnects, and increases endurance against electro-migration - a cause of LSI degradation over time. This technology will enable Fujitsu to provide highly-integrated high-performance LSIs to customers.
- 15 October 2007 Japan
- Fujitsu Develops "Proactnes II" Network Services Management Solution
Tokyo, October 15, 2007 – Fujitsu Limited today announced the development of Proactnes II, a network services management solution to manage advanced network operations and service quality. This solution will make it possible to visualize and analyze the quality of services over networks as well as smoothly administer large networks, thereby helping network services providers to deliver high-quality services. Proactnes II is scheduled to go on sale in the first quarter of fiscal 2008.
- 18 June 2007 Japan
- Fujitsu Develops Technology for Low-Power, High-Performance 45nm Logic Chips
Tokyo, June 18, 2007 – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced their development of a platform technology for 45 nanometer (45nm) generation LSI logic chips, which combines technologies for low power consumption and high-performance interconnect. Compared to previous 45nm technologies on record, the new platform reduces the leakage current that occurs when current is wasted in wait states to one-fifth that of previous levels and reduces interconnect-induced lag times by approximately 14%. The realization of these new 45nm generation platform technologies will enable Fujitsu to offer its customers LSI logic chips that feature even higher speeds, smaller size and lower power consumption than currently available.
- 30 March 2007 Japan
- Fujitsu Develops Wavelength Tunable Laser
Tokyo, March 30, 2007 – Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced their development of a wavelength tunable laser for 10 gigabits per second (Gbps) dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) optical transmission. As a world's first, the company confirmed stable wavelength tunability and optical fiber long-range transmission of a wavelength tunable laser across 80 kilometers (km), in the form of a XFP-type optical transceiver. This new technology will enable practical application of small, high-performance optical transceivers to support high-capacity and high-reliability optical networks.
Services & Solutions
- 20 December 2007 US
- Fujitsu Self-checkout Goes Green
FRISCO, TX, December 20, 2007 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced that its U-Scan Carousel self-checkout system has been modified to support retailers’ green initiatives that include the elimination of plastic bags. The new design will be demonstrated in booth #1613 at the National Retail Federation (NRF) 97th Annual Convention & Expo, Jan. 14-15, 2008.
- 19 December 2007 US and France
- Engineous and Fujitsu Announce Partnership to Integrate FIPER and SynfiniWay
Cary, N.C. and Toulouse, December 19, 2007 – Engineous Software, provider of the award-winning FIPER integration, automation and collaboration software, and Fujitsu, developer of the SynfiniWay service-oriented IT framework for technical computing, today announced a partnership to build an integrated solution combining FIPER and SynfiniWay. This solution will accelerate enterprise deployment of simulation-based engineering workflow processes, captured and managed by the FIPER engineering framework, and scheduled as SynfiniWay virtualized services across any heterogeneous global IT infrastructure. It will enable effective use of dispersed resources across an organization and support collaboration between partners in an extended enterprise.
- 10 December 2007 Japan
- Fujitsu Offers Energy-Saving Green Infrastructure Solution
Tokyo, December 10, 2007 – Fujitsu Limited today began offering the Green Infrastructure Solution service with the aim of optimizing the energy efficiency of the facilities that house customers' IT equipment, including buildings and machine rooms as well as incidental facilities, such as for electric power and cooling, which all together account for more than half the power consumed by a data center.
- 4 December 2007 Japan
- OKI and Fujitsu Collaborate in Developing Next-Generation ATM Software
Tokyo, December 4, 2007 – Oki Electric Industry Company Limited (TSE: 6703) and Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) today announced their collaboration in developing next-generation ATM (Automated Teller Machine) software.
- 4 December 2007 Australia
- Fujitsu Wins GSM Retail Contract; Completes Fastest Deployment of SAP in ANZ
Sydney, December 4, 2007 – Fujitsu Australia & New Zealand completed deployment of an integrated SAP-based ERP solution across 20 new GSM Retail sites in just nine weeks. The first retail site went live only four weeks into the project, which is a record delivery timeframe for an SAP project in Australia and New Zealand.
Software
- 3 December 2007 Australia
- Fujitsu Launches Australian Application Solution Centre in Adelaide
Adelaide, December 3, 2007 – As part of its regional onshore and offshore delivery strategy, IT services giant, Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand, is ramping up its local software development presence by establishing an Australian Application Solution Centre in Adelaide.
- 11 September 2007 Japan
- Fujitsu Begins Sales of World's First PC Mouse Equipped with Palm Vein Biometric Authentication Sensor
Tokyo, September 11, 2007 – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Frontech Limited today announced that they have developed a PC Login Kit for use with the PalmSecure palm vein biometric authentication device and begun sales of a mouse model and a standard model for corporate users.
- 28 August 2007 Japan
- Fujitsu Remains at the Top in Japanese IT Outsourcing Revenue Ranking for Three Consecutive Years
Tokyo, August 28, 2007 – Fujitsu Limited today announced that according to IDC Japan's newly released report, "Japan IT Outsourcing Leading Vendor Profile 2007" issued on August 21, 2007, the company was number one in revenues in the Japanese IT outsourcing market for fiscal 2006 (the year ending March 31, 2007). This marks the third successive year in which Fujitsu has ranked first in revenues in the Japanese IT outsourcing market. Fujitsu was able to expand its sales of outsourcing services by 9.1%, outperforming the 6.7% overall growth rate in the domestic IT outsourcing market.
- 25 June 2007 US
- Fujitsu Positioned in Leader Quadrants of Three Independent Software Research Reports
Sunnyvale, CA, June 25, 2007 – Fujitsu was positioned in the leader's quadrant in three new Gartner Magic Quadrant reports on Application Infrastructure, New Service-Oriented Business Application Projects, and Back-End Integration Projects. Fujitsu was also placed in the Challenger Quadrant for Composite-Application Projects.
- 11 June 2007 US and Germany
- Fujitsu and Software AG Accelerate Delivery of Customer-Centric SOA Solutions with CentraSite 3.1
SUNNYVALE, CA and DARMSTADT, June 11, 2007 – Fujitsu and Software AG today unveiled CentraSite(TM) 3.1, the latest version of their jointly developed solution for Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA) governance. This integrated registry/repository has been enhanced to deliver greater out-of-the-box support for the third-party tools offered by members of the CentraSite Community. Through this pre-integration, enterprises can more quickly develop customized solutions while also benefiting from federated management of their heterogeneous environments. With the launch, the two companies have also introduced a series of measures to enhance the CentraSite Community. Established in 2006, the CentraSite Community is a collaborative network of independent software vendors and system integrators that work together to ensure their products interoperate through CentraSite. This enhanced collaboration is designed to reduce the cost required for both deploying and sustaining SOA implementations.
Retail/Financial Systems
- 9 November 2007 UK
- Pan-European Survey Reveals that Consumers Want Banks to Concentrate on Better Connections Between Web and Branch
London, November 9, 2007 – Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the leading European IT provider, today announced that world-class companies Swarovski and the HARTING Technology Group are leveraging solutions from Fujitsu Siemens Computers and SAP AG to accelerate data analysis. Both customers are running the SAP NetWeaver® Business Intelligence Accelerator (SAP NetWeaver BI Accelerator) software on PRIMERGY servers from Fujitsu Siemens Computers to dramatically improve business intelligence analytics – including performance speed and load time.
- 31 October 2007 Finland
- St1 Service Station Retailers Opt for Fujitsu's POS System
Helsinki, October 31, 2007 – Energy company St1 Oy and ICT services company Fujitsu Services Oy have entered into agreement on the delivery of the E90 point-of-sales system, hardware and related services to the 200 St1 service stations across Finland. The choice for a new POS system was largely based on the opinions of the service station retailers.
- 24 October 2007 US
- Canadian Tire to Deploy Fujitsu U-Scan Self-Checkout
FRISCO, TX, October 24, 2007 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced that Canadian Tire will install Fujitsu's U-Scan Genesis self-checkout system at more than 100 of its 468 stores across Canada.
- 17 October 2007 Canada
- Fujitsu Installation of AbsoluteSKY RFID System is Successful at STAPLES Business Depot
Toronto, October 17, 2007 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. announced today that the three-month installation of AbsoluteSKY's (OTC: ABSY) Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)-based intelliTRACKER™ product suite in STAPLES Business Depot's first store was successful.
- 10 October 2007 US
- The Sony Store Selects Fujitsu POS Hardware and Maintenance Service
Frisco, TX, October 10, 2007 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced that the Sony store, a unique Canadian chain of home entertainment stores owned and operated by Sony of Canada Ltd., will upgrade its point-of-sale (POS) hardware chain-wide with Fujitsu TeamPoS 3000 POS terminals.
Computing Products
- 21 December 2007 Singapore
- Fujitsu Packs High-speed Connectivity into New Suite of 3.5G Enabled Products
Asia Pacific, December 21, 2007 – Today, Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific introduces its suite of 3.5G-enabled mobile companions that break all connectivity boundaries to let you savor the satisfaction of being connected wherever, whenever. Noting an upward trend towards wireless communications and mobile computing, Fujitsu has made high speed connectivity available in seven different stylish models, spanning across display sizes of 5.6” to 14.1” wide. Consumers can choose from Fujitsu’s ultra mobile PCs, tablet-convertible notebooks, ultra-portable as well as thin-and-light series to bring themselves to the edge of extreme speed.
- 13 December 2007 Hong Kong
- Fujitsu to Launch Industry Highest Capacity 2.5-Inch SATA Hard Disk Drive at 320GB to Hong Kong Consumers
Hong Kong, December 13, 2007 – Fujitsu Hong Kong Limited, a leading provider of customer-focused information technology and telecommunications solutions and services, today announced the launch of the MHZ2 BH series mobile hard disk drives (HDDs) to Hong Kong consumers. The new Perpendicular Magnetic Recording (PMR) series of mobile HDDs, which attains up to the industry highest of 320GB¹, was developed in response to the growing demand for high capacity storage components for notebook computers, compact PCs, consumer electronics and power-conscious applications.
- 10 December 2007 US
- Fujitsu PRIMERGY Servers Meet Data Center Demand for Virtualization With More Throughput, Reduced Power Consumption
SUNNYVALE, CA , December 10, 2007 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today announced updates to several PRIMERGY(R) servers in response to the increasing reliance on server virtualization in data centers. PRIMERGY RX200 S4 and RX300 S4 rack servers, and PRIMERGY TX200 S4 and TX300 S4 tower servers, will all be equipped with the latest Intel(R) Xeon(R) processors using Intel(R) Virtualization Technology (VT). All systems will offer larger base memory capacity over the previous generation systems with the TX200 supporting up to 24GB of RAM, the RX200 and RX300 supporting up to 48GB of RAM and the TX300 supporting up to 64GB using current density DIMMs. The new processor technology and greater memory mean that data center managers implementing virtualization can put more applications -- and more transaction-intensive applications -- on a single server without degrading performance.
- 5 December 2007 Singapore
- Fujitsu Asia Launches ScanSnap S300 Colour A4 Scanner for ASEAN
Singapore, December 5, 2007 – Leading regional IT and communications solutions provider Fujitsu Asia today launched the ScanSnap S300 colour A4 scanner for the ASEAN markets.
- 5 December 2007 US
- Fujitsu Demonstrates Multi-Vendor Interoperability at UNH Interop Lab's 10 Gig Data-Center
Sunnyvale, CA, December 5, 2007 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a leading supplier of 10-Gigabit (Gb) Ethernet switches and innovative computer products has widely tested and verified interoperability in multi-vendor 10 Gigabit Ethernet fabrics during the weeklong "10 Gigabit Ethernet Technology Summit" conducted by the renowned University of New Hampshire InterOperability Laboratory (UNH-IOL), one of the industry’s most highly regarded third-party proving grounds for interoperability.
Telecommunications
- 4 December 2007 Japan and Taiwan
- Fujitsu and Taiwan's Institute for Information Industry to Establish Joint Venture for WiMAX Application Platforms
Tokyo and Taipei, December 4, 2007 – Fujitsu Limited and the Institute for Information Industry (III) of Taiwan, a non-governmental organization jointly sponsored by the Taiwan government and prominent private enterprises, today announced their agreement to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU), to establish a new company in Taiwan that will develop application platforms and provide engineering support based on WiMAX technology from Fujitsu and III. Through the joint venture, scheduled to be established in March 2008, it is anticipated that Fujitsu and III will significantly contribute to the development of the WiMAX industry in Taiwan.
- 29 November 2007 US
- Fujitsu U-Scan Genesis Carousel Model Now Available
FRISCO, TX, November 29, 2007 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced immediate availability of its U-Scan Genesis™ Carousel self-checkout system.
- 28 November 2007 US
- Fujitsu Continues Optical Networking Innovation with New Capabilities for FLASHWAVE® 4100 Extension Shelf
Richardson, TX, November 28, 2007 – Fujitsu Network Communications, a leading supplier of innovative wireline/wireless networking solutions, announced today several new enhancements for its popular FLASHWAVE® 4100 Extension Shelf, including the addition of an OC-12 line interface unit, an integrated DS1 Network Interface Unit (NIU), DS3 Transmux capabilities and a universal 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet card. The new hardware, like all FLASHWAVE 4100 Extension Shelf cards and chassis, utilizes all industrial-grade components to support temperature-hardened operation and extended reliability for indoor applications.
- 13 November 2007 US
- Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Differentiation Innovation Presented to Fujitsu for Packet Optical Networking
Richardson, TX, November 13, 2007 – Fujitsu Network Communications, a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, announced today that their FLASHWAVE® 9500 platform has received the 2007 Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Differentiation Innovation in the Packet Optical Networking Platform (Packet ONP) segment. The platform defines the next evolution of networking elements by delivering the packet aggregation agility and bulk transport scalability required to support the packet-centric networks that today’s network service providers require.
- 8 November 2007 US
- Fujitsu Positioned in Leaders Quadrant in 2007 Magic Quadrant for SONET Equipment
Richardson, TX, November 8, 2007 – Fujitsu Network Communications, a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, announced today that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the “Leaders” quadrant in their new “Magic Quadrant for SONET Equipment, 2007” report based on their completeness of vision and ability to execute.
Microelectronics
- 14 December 2007 Japan
- Fujitsu Develops High-Speed, Power-Efficient ReRAM Featuring Limited Fluctuation of Resistance Value
Kawasaki, Japan, December 14, 2007 – Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the development of a new type of resistive RAM (ReRAM), a type of non-volatile memory, which combines low power consumption with limited fluctuation of resistance value. By changing the structure of the ReRAM by adding titanium (Ti) to nickel oxide (NiO), and by limiting the current flow from the transistor, Fujitsu Labs has successfully reduced the current needed to erase memory to 100 micro-amperes or less. Furthermore, even in high-speed erasure operations requiring only 5 nanoseconds, fluctuation of resistance value which affects the device's quality has been reduced to one-tenth (1/10th) that of conventional ReRAMs. Fujitsu Labs views the new ReRAM as an alternative to flash memory that combines high speed and low power consumption, in a low-cost embedded memory.
- 12 December 2007 Japan
- Fujitsu Develops Highly-Reliable Multi-Layer Interconnect Technology for Logic LSI Devices for 32nm Generation and Beyond
Tokyo, December 12, 2007 – Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and Fujitsu Limited today announced their development of technology that enables high-reliability multi-layer interconnects for logic LSIs for 32nm generation and beyond, by using copper with manganese additives in combination with an ultra-thin film barrier metal. Compared to conventional technology, Fujitsu's new technology effectively reduces line resistance in interconnects, and increases endurance against electro-migration - a cause of LSI degradation over time. This technology will enable Fujitsu to provide highly-integrated high-performance LSIs to customers.
- 10 December 2007 Singapore
- Fujitsu Microelectronics Strengthens R&D Capabilities in West China with Chengdu West Star Investment
Singapore, December 10, 2007 – Fujitsu Electronic Devices Group Asia (EDGA) today announced a majority investment in Chengdu West Star Chips Co., Ltd. to boost its R&D capabilities in Chengdu, West China. As part of expansion plans derived from this investment, West Star has relocated to new premises to accommodate the expected expansion of its R&D team by over 300 engineers in the next three years.
- 4 December 2007 Japan and Taiwan
- Fujitsu and Taiwan's Institute for Information Industry to Establish Joint Venture for WiMAX Application Platforms
Tokyo and Taipei, December 4, 2007 – Fujitsu Limited and the Institute for Information Industry (III) of Taiwan, a non-governmental organization jointly sponsored by the Taiwan government and prominent private enterprises, today announced their agreement to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU), to establish a new company in Taiwan that will develop application platforms and provide engineering support based on WiMAX technology from Fujitsu and III. Through the joint venture, scheduled to be established in March 2008, it is anticipated that Fujitsu and III will significantly contribute to the development of the WiMAX industry in Taiwan.
- 4 December 2007 US
- Steve Della Rocchetta Joins Fujitsu as Vice President of CLSI Business Unit for its U.S. Semiconductor Operations
Sunnyvale, CA, December 4, 2007 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today announced that semiconductor industry veteran Steve Della Rocchetta has joined the company as vice president of the CLSI Business Unit. He is based at FMA’s U.S. headquarters in Sunnyvale, CA, and reports directly to Keith Horn, Chief Operating Officer of Fujitsu Microelectronics America. Della Rocchetta is responsible for day-to-day operations of FMA’s ASIC, COT and COT+ business, sales and account management activities in the Americas.
Displays
- 8 August 2007 Singapore
- Fujitsu Expands Standard Touch Panel Offering for Automotive and High Temperature Applications
Singapore, August 8, 2007 – Responding to customer requests for enhanced touch panel performance and environmental specifications, such as those needed for automotive and industrial applications, Fujitsu Components Asia, Ltd. today added three new extended temperature range products to its standard off-the-shelf, resistive touch panel offering.
- 8 August 2007 US
- Fujitsu Expands Standard Touch Panel Offering for Automotive and High Temperature Applications
Sunnyvale, CA, August 8, 2007 – Responding to customer requests for enhanced touch panel performance and environmental specifications, such as those needed for automotive and industrial applications, Fujitsu Components America, Inc. today added three new extended temperature range products to its standard off-the-shelf, resistive touch panel offering.
- 16 May 2007 US
- Fujitsu Demos Production Samples of Longer Life Resistive Touch Panels
Sunnyvale, CA, May 16, 2007 – Fujitsu Components America, Inc. today released production samples of its next-generation, resistive touch panels using an organic conductive polymer material. The new, custom touch panels offer five times the durability and comparable optical properties of conventional ITO (Indium Tin Oxide)-film panels at a small price premium. Demonstrations of the new panels will highlight the Fujitsu booth (1548) during the Society for Information Display exhibits held May 22-24 in Long Beach, California.
- 26 April 2007 US
- Fujitsu and mCosm Form Strategic Alliance for In-Store Digital Displays
Frisco, TX, April 26, 2007 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and mCosm LLC today announced a strategic partnership under which Fujitsu will resell the Touch&Go® line of retail-ready interactive digital display systems to retailers throughout North America.
