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Tokyo, December 21, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced that it recently built Japan's first hybrid cloud platform that uses the Alliance Cloud, a standardized cloud model certified by the Global Alliance for User-driven Cloud Computing. This private cloud platform, which was built for the Daiwa Institute of Research, Ltd., began operations in November 2011. It enables hybrid private cloud operation, simultaneously, at multiple datacenters. Fujitsu hopes to deliver new services and solutions based on this platform for the needs of the diversifying hybrid cloud and expanding private cloud market.
Tokyo and Kakogawa City, Japan, December 20, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited and Kakogawa City Hospital Organization today announced the creation of a new HR and payroll administration system using IPKNOWLEDGE, Fujitsu's internal data consolidation solution for public sector institutions. Kakogawa City Hospital Organization is a local independent administrative institution formed through the merger of the former Kakogawa Municipal Hospital (a public hospital with 405 beds) and the former Shinko Kakogawa Hospital (a private hospital with 198 beds). The merger, through which the legal status of the merged entity was converted into an independent administrative institution, was designed to create an independently managed public hospital. IPKNOWLEDGE enabled the personnel data of the two hospitals to be consolidated within a time frame of six months to create a new HR and payroll administration system.
Tokyo, December 16, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Chubu Systems Limited today announced the release of QRMining, a software package, primarily for manufacturers of consumer products such as automobiles and electronics, which analyzes and predicts in advance major product issues.
Tokyo, December 15, 2011 – Fujitsu expresses its concern to all those who suffered damage in the recent floods in Thailand and sincerely hopes for their safety and quick recovery.
Tokyo, December 14, 2011 – The expansion of mobile broadband led by smartphones, and the utilization of information and communication technology (ICT) such as cloud computing and sensing have resulted in the ongoing proliferation of Internet traffic. This has mean that telecom carriers must expand their facilities and increase power consumption. It is therefore essential that telecom carriers make efforts to cut network equipment and operations costs, and to conserve energy.
Tokyo, December 13, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced that it has upgraded the store-management platform used by Yaoko Co., Ltd., with the new system beginning operations in November.
Chapel Hill, NC, December 8, 2011 – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina today announced it has signed an agreement with Fujitsu America, Inc., a global technology services company, under which FAI will purchase the BCBSNC data center, located in Research Triangle Park, and provide a variety of IS support services to BCBSNC.
Tokyo, December 8, 2011 – Fujitsu began applying Tri-shaping, the requirements definition methodology systematized for building ICT systems, to its projects in April 2011. The objective of Tri-shaping is to ensure that requirements definitions accurately reflect the needs of stakeholders (management, business divisions, and ICT systems divisions) while improving quality without having to make excessive revisions during ICT systems development.
Tokyo, December 5, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced the launch of three services in Japan, from its TC Cloud family of cloud services for analytical simulations: (1) Analytical Platform Service Standard Class, which provides a computational environment for conducting analytical simulations; (2) Analytical Platform Service High-Performance Class; and (3) Analytical Help Desk, which provides support for running analytical simulations.
Tokyo, November 30, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited and Digital Process Ltd. today announced the release of V15L12, the latest product in their Virtual Product Simulator (VPS) series of 3D virtual testing tools for the manufacturing sector.
Tokyo and Kure, Japan, November 24, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited and the National Hospital Organization Kure Medical Center today announced that they have collaborated to completely upgrade Kure Medical Center's medical information system to a highly-secure, user-friendly thin client system using virtualization technology.
Auckland, November 18, 2011 – Fujitsu, a leading provider of ICT business solutions, today announced it has won the 2011 Microsoft Dynamics CRM Solution of the Year Award, and was a finalist in two additional categories.
Tokyo, November 15, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced that it has built a cloud-based system to perform visualization, carry out situational analysis, and propose solutions based on quality management data from JATCO Ltd. Full-scale operations for the new system were launched by JATCO in November 2011.
Munich, November 9, 2011 – Munich, November 09, 2011 - Fujitsu today introduces FlexFrame Compact, a new solution that enables mid-size organizations to enjoy better business performance and guaranteed high availability of their SAP® business applications.
Munich/Madrid, November 9, 2011 – Munich/ Madrid, November 09, 2011 - Fujitsu today heralds the start of a revolution in enterprise real-time decision-making by introducing one of the world’s first multi-node environments for running the SAP HANA™ platform certified by SAP AG (NYSE: SAP).
Munich, November 9, 2011 – Munich, November 09, 2011 - At “Fujitsu Forum”, its annual customer event, Fujitsu today outlines its vision, key products and services, enabling customers to create flexible IT infrastructures to meet future business demands. In doing so, Fujitsu allows enterprises to follow a path of seamless convergence from today’s on-premise IT solutions to tomorrow’s cloud-based computing.
Tokyo, November 9, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced that it has developed a patent-search service that makes searching for international patents simple. ATMS/PATENTAN, is part of Fujitsu's ATMS intellectual property solution that provides comprehensive support to businesses for their intellectual property-related activities. The new service is being offered under a Software as a Service (SaaS) model, initially on a free trial basis starting today in Japan.
Munich, November 9, 2011 – Munich, November 09, 2011 - Fujitsu today introduces the Business Solutions Store, providing companies of all sizes with a single platform marketplace for cloud-based business applications and business processes. The solutions, provided by Fujitsu and its partners, include Fujitsu CRM Cloud Services.
Foothill Ranch, CA, November 1, 2011 – Foothill Ranch, Calif.— November 1, 2011—Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. (FFNA), a leading provider of IT-based business solutions, including advanced technology products, biometric security, today announced the NuVola Private Cloud Platform™ Appliance – PerfectSearch powered by Fujitsu.
Tokyo, October 31, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited and Chiba Institute of Technology today announced that they have recently joined forces to build a cloud-based virtual desktop environment for the institute's Shibazono Campus.
Foothill Ranch, CA, October 31, 2011 – Foothill Ranch, Calif.— October 31, 2011—Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., a leading provider of IT-based business solutions, including advanced technology products, biometric security, and digital media solutions, today has announced its new private cloud computing platform named NuVola™. The NuVola Private Cloud Platform™ solution is an appliance-based offering built with class-leading Fujitsu server and storage products, and paired with advanced software tools and utilities that transform business critical processes by leveraging private cloud computing power, security and scalability.
Tokyo, October 27, 2011 – Fujitsu announced the launch of Ufinity for Public, a Software as a Service (SaaS) offering for public libraries throughout Japan, extending from the prefectural level to local municipalities. The next-generation library service is designed to bring greater convenience to both library patrons and staff through portal sites.
Tokyo, October 25, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced that it has received a contract from the Kamioka Observatory, which is part of the University of Tokyo's Institute for Cosmic Ray Research, to build an experiment-analysis system for the Kamioka Observatory, which uses neutrino observations to understand the origin of the universe.
Tokyo, October 24, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced that Alps Electric Co., Ltd.'s MMP Division, in charge of developing assembly equipment and other manufacturing equipment, has unified its design environment for mechanical and control systems, and recently built a new development environment based on Fujitsu's iCAD7 three-dimensional CAD system to raise design efficiency and product quality.
Sydney, October 20, 2011 – Fujitsu, a leading provider of ICT business solutions, today announced a special trial program for its Cloud offering at vForum 2011 in Sydney. The free trial is aimed at Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs).
Tokyo, October 20, 2011 – Fujitsu and Tokyo Denki University today announced that, as part of the establishment of the university's new Tokyo Senju campus in Tokyo, they have collaborated to integrate the ICT platforms from the university's three existing campuses in Tokyo, Saitama, and Chiba. The new system, which will be upgraded to a private cloud platform located at Fujitsu's datacenter, will reduce the number of servers operated by the university by 60%.
Tokyo, October 19, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced that, in collaboration with Denso IT Solutions, Inc., it is consolidating approximately 3,000 divisional servers of 50 group companies of the Denso Group in Japan, and replacing them with what will be one of Japan's largest private cloud environments. Denso IT Solutions is currently handling data migration, and the shift to the cloud is starting to take place in stages.
Kawasaki, Japan, October 17, 2011 – Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced the development of a new spatiotemporal data-processing technology that can quickly and accurately search areas in which events of interest are occurring, based on latitude and longitude positional data.
Foothill Ranch, CA, October 11, 2011 – Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc., a leading provider of IT-based business solutions, including cash handling, biometric security, and digital media solutions, today announced the Asset Planning Tool™ APT version 1.0, an Excel-based software tool that will enable OEM customers to enter their customer's unique currency handling data, and calculate replenishment benchmarks vs. usage patterns. Designed to complement the Fujitsu Frontech G60 bill recycling unit, (See G60 press release) the Asset Planning Tool will allow customers to enter their specific currency handling attributes like expected deposits and withdrawals to determine the most efficient use of currency. For a complimentary demonstration of the Asset Planning Tool, please visit the Fujitsu Frontech North America booth, # 1419 during the BAI Retail Delivery Show, October 11-13, 2011 in Chicago's McCormick Place.
Tokyo, October 7, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced the immediate availability of its new Remote Infrastructure Management service, which delivers high-quality system operations at a low price through offshore facilities.
Tokyo, September 27, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced its recent work with Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co, Ltd. to develop a global information sharing platform using Fujitsu's SaaS-type cloud platform-enabled "tsCollaboration" information sharing service. The new platform features a wide range of capabilities for protecting sensitive information—document encryption, printing restrictions, and audit trail management—in order to securely share highly sensitive information, including new drug development data, with offices and subsidiaries outside of Japan. By leveraging the cloud platform at Fujitsu's datacenter in Japan, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma has been able to centralize the management of sensitive information while ensuring robust security.
Sunnyvale, CA, September 20, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced the TP-X II 500 Series point-of-sale (POS) controller family designed for retailers that require powerful performance, flexibility and connectivity in a more environmentally sustainable retailing platform. The highly configurable third release of the successful TP-X POS solution incorporates 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i3, i5 and Pentium® processors, delivering the power of a desktop computer in two mobile laptop form factors that let retailers create customer touch points in the most diverse and challenging environments. The retail-hardened TP-X II 500 Series controllers run cooler and consume less power, increasing reliability while reducing costs. Configurable with up to 14 powered USB ports, the TP-X II eliminates the need for power bricks, further increasing reliability while providing the connectivity retailers need to meet the evolving demands of today's shoppers.
Tokyo, September 15, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Mission Critical Systems Ltd. today announced the launch of "Fujet (Fujitsu efficient testing service)", an accurate and efficient testing service for customer system architectures.
London, September 9, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced it has again been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the “leaders” quadrant of two Magic Quadrant report.
Tokyo, September 1, 2011 – Maruhiro Department Store Co., Ltd. and Fujitsu Limited today announced that they have recently put into full operation a jointly developed upgraded food-ordering system for use in Maruhiro Department Store's food department.
Tokyo, August 31, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced the release of a new edition of its "IPKNOWLEDGE" internal information consolidation solution for public organizations, which boasts a deployment track record of over 1,000 systems that has been expanded and enhanced for use by independent administrative institutions in Japan.
Tokyo, August 30, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced that it is currently developing a cloud platform-tentatively named the Convergence Services Platform-that will leverage "big data." Fujitsu will offer this platform in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011, followed by a phased service release.
Tokyo, August 30, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Frontech Limited and Tokyu Department Store Co., Ltd. today announced that they have worked together to upgrade Tokyu Department Store's tenant management system for additional customer convenience and operational efficiency. The upgraded system will begin full operations on September 22, 2011, at the company's renovated Tama Plaza store in the Aoba Ward of Yokohama, Japan.
Tokyo, August 29, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited and Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. today announced their collaboration on the development of a cloud-based sales data visualization system for three of the Asahi Group's Chinese sales centers in Shanghai, Shenzhen and Dalian. The new system will begin operations in September.
Tokyo, August 29, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited today announced the immediate availability of UniflDone, a package for the integrated management of user IDs across multiple systems scattered through an academic environment.
Sunnyvale, CA, August 23, 2011 – Fujitsu announced the latest version of the Fujitsu Retail Suite, a unified solution for point of sale (POS), retail data management and reporting, the management of customers, returns, and gift cards. Fujitsu Retail Suite version 4.2 increases support for global retailers, making it the perfect solution for companies that want to run the same system for every country in which they operate. The new version also delivers an enhanced view of customers across all selling channels, promoting greater customer satisfaction. Version 4.2 now features expanded configuration capabilities for ease of use, workflow and branding. For improved security, version 4.2 of GlobalSTORE® software, the award-winning Fujitsu POS solution included in the Fujitsu Retail Suite, has achieved PA-DSS 1.2 certification from the PCI Security Standards Council, which will help retailers to ensure high levels of payment card data security across the global, multi-channel retail environment.
Tokyo, August 18, 2011 – Fujitsu today launched a network service that enables smartphones and tablets to securely connect to a corporate intranet.
Tokyo, August 11, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced the launch of a service for streamlining customers' existing business systems for APM Modernization Services for Cloud.
Tokyo, August 10, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Applications, Ltd. today announced the launch of a software tool that makes it easy for customers to create their own web applications.
Tokyo, August 8, 2011 – Fujitsu announced today the launch of a new cloud service for analytical simulations in the area of technical computing called TC Cloud. The new TC Cloud service, which will be introduced in phases beginning in the third quarter of 2011, is comprised of three services: (1) Analytical Platform Service, which provides a platform for conducting analytical simulations; (2) Analytical Applications Service, which provides analytical applications; and (3) Analytical Help Desk, which provides support for setting up and running analytical simulations.
Tokyo, August 2, 2011 – Fujitsu and Kurimoto, Ltd. today announced their collaboration to develop infrastructure that employs Fujitsu's FENICS II M2M service to remotely maintain units of forging press machinery installed at the facilities of Kurimoto's customers. The "Kurimoto Remote Maintenance Service" business will commence from August.
Tokyo, July 26, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced that it has worked together with the Education Center of the Chiba City Board of Education to deploy 8,000 new PCs to be used by all faculty and students at the city's 176 special needs elementary and junior high schools, in Japan. In addition, they have collaborated to develop the Cabinet Integration System, the first large-scale thin client system to be deployed by a major city in Japan.
Tokyo, July 25, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu System Solutions Limited today announced that they collaborated in performing a full-scale upgrade of the mission-critical business system of Kokusai Kogyo Holdings Co., Ltd, which offers public-infrastructure solutions through its core aerial survey technologies. The new mission-critical business system, which features project management, credit/debt management, budget management, financial accounting, and other functionalities, has been deployed at nine of the group's companies and recently began full operation. The system also employs Fujitsu System Solutions' WebSERVE smart integrated ERP solution.
Tokyo, July 22, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced that it received an order from Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan Ltd. to build a new online ordering system for Pizza Hut, the world's largest pizza chain, in Japan. The online ordering system is now operational at all of Pizza Hut's 360 locations across Japan.
Tokyo, July 20, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Chugoku Systems Limited today announced the availability in Japan of a SaaS-based version of the company's document management system, which has a deployment track record of approximately 400 companies, primarily in the manufacturing, retailing, and distribution industries.
Tokyo and Nagano, July 19, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Nagano Systems Engineering Limited today announced the release of SimPRESSO/RFL, a new software package in Japan that enables easy analysis of the temperature distribution in the reflow soldering process of electronic components. The new package is designed for manufacturers of components such as electronic car parts and devices.
Tokyo, July 14, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited and Nippon Express Co., Ltd. today announced that their jointly-submitted proposal on a project to reduce CO2 emissions has been accepted by Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) as one of the projects approved under the first round of the organization's projects for fiscal 2011, promoting the diffusion of technologies to counter global warming.
New Delhi, July 13, 2011 – Underlining the growing convergence of IT and telecommunications, Fujitsu India and Siemens Enterprise Communications, India are partnering to provide Indian customers with Unified IT & Communications solution. As a result of the new alliance, the two companies intend to jointly offer IT & Communications solutions leveraging Fujitsu's IT competence and Siemens Enterprise Communications' Unified Communication expertise.
Tokyo, July 12, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Marketing Limited today announced the availability of GLOVIA SUMMIT GM, an enhanced version of the GLOVIA/SUMMIT V integrated accounting solution, starting at the end of October 2011 in Japan.
Tokyo, July 7, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited and Sowakajuen Co., Ltd. today announced the launch of field testing related to the use of ICT in the cultivation of mandarin oranges in Japan. The project aims to improve productivity in growing the fine-quality, delicious Arida Mikan brand of mandarin oranges.
Tokyo, July 6, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced that it has built a Linux-based core banking system for Daiwa Next Bank, Ltd., which, as a wholly owned subsidiary of Daiwa Securities Group Inc., began operations on May 13, 2011.
Munich, July 5, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced that Campofrio Food Group , the leading European company in the processed meats sector, has selected Fujitsu as its partner to develop an Infrastructure Utility (IU4) solution in support of SAP ® applications. This partnership will optimize the infrastructures supporting Campofrio's implementation of SAP applications, leading to significant cost reductions and delivering greater flexibility in business operations.
Tokyo and Hiroshima, June 30, 2011 – Fujitsu and Fujitsu Chugoku Systems Limited today announced they have commenced sales of a new SaaS-based solution for dinner home deliveries in Japan to support businesses delivering meals.
Beijing, China, June 29, 2011 – Fujitsu announced today that the National Bureau of Statistics of China in Beijing (hereafter NBSC) successfully concluded China's 6th National Census Project this past April 2011, with the help of 1,700 fi-Series large-volume document scanners and Chinese OCR software which were furnished by the Fujitsu Group. China has the largest population in the world and boasts the world's second largest GDP. This project has been highly anticipated both in China and abroad as it took on the extremely difficult task of surveying the country's approximately 1.3 billion residents in order to obtain accurate demographic statistics and information on household lifestyles. NBSC released the results of the project on April 28, 2011.
Tokyo, June 27, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu FIP Corporation today announced that they have provided a cloud-based service system to support the ToKoPo point rewards service which will be offered by the Bureau of Transportation of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for Toei Transportation beginning August 1, 2011. ToKoPo enables passengers to earn points when they use Toei Transportation's public transportation services, with one point equaling one yen. Amounts in increments of ten points will then be credited to users' PASMO cards which are rechargeable smart cards that can be used in lieu of tickets on trains, subways, and buses, and can also be used to pay for goods in participating stores in metropolitan Tokyo and certain areas of Japan.
Tokyo, June 22, 2011 – Fujitsu today announces the global availability of Fujitsu infrastructure certified by SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) and optimized for running SAP HANA™ appliance software, backed by a new Global Demo Center in support of SAP HANA. At the same time, Fujitsu has also completed a major implementation of SAP HANA for customer Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, June 21, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced its "Engineering Cloud" concept, a next-generation manufacturing environment offered in the form of cloud-based services from Fujitsu"s datacenters. The Engineering Cloud will support the manufacturing sector with a combination of Fujitsu"s own engineering-support software—CAD and analytic software, as well as parts database software—with a suite of new services to transform the manufacturing process. These will be steadily rolled out beginning in October 2011.
Tokyo, June 21, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Chubu Systems Limited and Digital Process Ltd. today announced the immediate availability of their ISO 26262 Assessment Service, a service that offers training, consulting and assessments to assist the auto industry with ISO 26262 certification, an international standard for embedded electronics and software in automobiles.
Tokyo, June 16, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited and the SAS Institute Japan Ltd. today announced that they have established a partnership in the field of Business Analytics or BA, an area in which advanced analyses and projections are formulated from a variety of data. The partnership will enable Fujitsu to sell and deliver BA solutions from SAS, one of the world's leading vendors in the field of Business Analytics, within the Japanese market. In addition, the companies will work together to develop BA solution proposals and provide deployment support.
Jakarta, June 16, 2011 – Fujitsu, the leading provider of business, information technology and communication solutions, today announced the launch of three cloud offerings for Indonesia market. These offerings have been developed with Fujitsu's customers, based on a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities they face.
Tokyo, June 15, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited and Sapporo Shirakaba-dai Hospital today announced the joint development of a clinical appointment guidance system that employs color electronic paper (e-paper). The system recently began full operations.
Tokyo, June 14, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced the July launch of its new SPATIOWL cloud service that employs location data gathered from vehicles and a variety of sensors.
Tokyo, June 13, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced the release in Japan of HOPE/EGMAIN-LX, an electronic medical records system for mid-sized hospitals with up to approximately 200 beds.
TOKYO, Japan, and TORONTO, Canada, June 9, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited, a leading provider of ICT-based business solutions, and Platform Computing, the leader in cluster, grid and cloud management software, today announced a strategic agreement for Fujitsu to become the latest partner for Platform Computing's industry leading high performance computing (HPC) and cluster management solutions. Fujitsu becomes a worldwide Platform Strategic Partner, building on its position as one of Platform's leading partners in the global market.
Caribbean, June 8, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced the introduction of its global public cloud platform under a "try and buy" offer to local companies. Already launched in Japan, Australia, Singapore, the UK and North America, the Fujitsu Global Cloud Platform will be launched as a free trial of its Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offering, commencing now and ending on August 31, 2011.
Tokyo, June 8, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced it has begun to offer its highly reliable public cloud service in Australia, Singapore, the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany based on its Global Cloud Platform strategy announced in 2010. In this way, local customers in regions throughout the world and global corporations with local operations are able to take advantage of On-Demand Virtual System Service or its equivalent via access to datacenters in each region.
Tokyo, June 7, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced that its On-Demand Virtual System Service cloud service is being employed by Metawater Co., Ltd., which supports the water and sewer operations of local governments, as the system platform for Metawater's new water business cloud. Through its newly-built water business cloud, Metawater has been providing regional monitoring services, asset management services, and remote support services since April 2011. By using the water business cloud in their water and sewer operations, local governments or their sub-contractors can use shared information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure at a low cost, without having to individually own an ICT infrastructure. Particularly when it comes to regional monitoring of water and sewer operations, it is anticipated that the water business cloud will cut lifecycle costs, including system deployment and running expenses, by 30% compared to in-house systems.
Tokyo, June 7, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited and Microsoft Corporation today announced that the first release of its Global Cloud Platform service powered by Windows Azure, running in Fujitsu's datacenter in Japan, will be launched in August 2011.
Sydney, June 6, 2011 – Fujitsu Australia & New Zealand, a leading provider of ICT business solutions, today announced that in a new collaboration with SAP AG, Fujitsu infrastructure customers can now quickly analyse high levels of transactional business data in real time.
Sunnyvale, CA, June 3, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced the North American availability of the STYLISTIC® Q550 slate PC, a 1.7-pound Windows®-based tablet PC designed for creating and consuming content. The STYLISTIC Q550 is distinguished as a business-class slate PC with its suite of stringent security features, seamless interoperability in business, healthcare, government, and educational environments, and appeal of using any of the more than four million available Windows apps. The STYLISTIC Q550 features the Intel® Atom™ processor Z670 that is purposefully built for tablets and offers longer battery life, enhanced performance, and new features. Mobile professionals and students alike will enjoy its brilliantly bright 10.1" wide display with precise and pressure-sensitive digital pen input plus a touch screen for multi-touch input. The STYLISTIC Q550 slate PC, available through the Fujitsu website (www.shopfujitsu.com) and all Fujitsu channels, is priced starting at $729¹.
Tokyo, June 2, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced the release of new energy-saving and low-cost 10/100Mbps compatible Layer 2 switch models in Japan. The switches, principally used to connect devices to networks in offices and other business centers, are available in three models, SH1516C, SH1508C, and SH1508MC. Realizing low energy consumption, these models achieve an energy-saving level far above that required by Energy Conservation Law standards.
Tokyo, May 26, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced the release of GP4, a new software for simulating the movements of production line workers, which is designed for customers in the manufacturing industry, such as automobile parts suppliers and precision electronics manufacturers. The new software is available starting today in Japan.
Tokyo, May 25, 2011 – Fujitsu today announces worldwide availability of the second generation of its ETERNUS DX disk storage systems called ETERNUS DX S2, with the extension of Fujitsu's 'Flexible Data Safe' concept for unlimited data growth and rock solid data protection.
Sunnyvale, CA, May 24, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced the North American roll-out of its proven Global Cloud Platform, already launched in Japan, Australia, Singapore and UK. The Fujitsu Global Cloud Platform will be launched as a free trial of the Fujitsu Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offering, beginning May 31 and ending on August 31. As the world's third-largest IT services provider, Fujitsu is well positioned to provide enterprise class, secure and highly available compute, storage, and network capacity via a web-based, self-service portal fully activated May 31. Organizations interested in registering for the free three-month trial of the Fujitsu cloud services can do so by visiting this portal.
Sydney, May 23, 2011 – Fujitsu Australia & New Zealand, a leading provider of ICT business solutions, today announced that Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) has selected Fujitsu Cloud Services as the infrastructure underpinning the ‘Saves Time Saves Lives’ ICT project. The national operations of Australia’s iconic volunteer organisation have been streamlined and automated by the comprehensive redesign of its service applications and delivery.
Munich, May 19, 2011 – Fujitsu today completes the global rollout of its Global Cloud Services offerings by unveiling the full portfolio in Central Europe, Middle East, Africa and India. As a result, Fujitsu customers around the world can rely on a trusted, homogeneous global cloud platform.
Tokyo, May 18, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced that, as part of a joint-development initiative being pursued by Fujitsu and Boeing, Alaska Airlines has agreed to participate as a pilot user in the development and demonstration of a new aircraft maintenance service, the Component Management Optimization service, scheduled for launch in the last quarter of 2011 (October to December 2011). Alaska Airlines also agreed to use its fleet and Seattle-based maintenance organization for the joint development.
Munich, May 18, 2011 – Fujitsu today provides enterprises with a fast track to the private cloud, introducing its first completely preconfigured datacenter environment. Organizations planning to implement a private cloud are assured of reduced risk and lower total cost of ownership, thanks to the powerful combination of Fujitsu's Dynamic Infrastructures portfolio with Microsoft Windows Server Hyper-V and System Center.
Tokyo, May 18, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced that it has begun offering solutions under the Microsoft Hyper-V Cloud Fast Track program. The solutions make it easy to build private cloud environments based on the Microsoft Hyper-V Cloud architecture.
Tokyo and Kyoto, May 16, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited and Arkray, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a collaboration to jointly develop a new support service for diabetics that links a blood glucose meter to a mobile phone. The new diabetes support service, called "Karada Life: Diabetes Support" - "karada" is the Japanese word for "body" - will be offered through Fujitsu. Up until now, diabetics had to rely on hand-written tracking for self-management of their disease, but this new service will make it easier to carry out these responsibilities that are essential to diabetes care, by performing functions such as automatically recording blood glucose levels. The service is expected to be launched at the end of June 2011.
Tokyo, May 12, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited and the Tokyo Jonan Regional Veterinary Medicine Promotional Association (TRVA) have announced that they are commencing joint veterinary medicine field trials today.
Munich, May 11, 2011 – Fujitsu today announces that its shared revenue model for Independent Software Vendor (ISV) partners is now fully operational in the first markets in Central Europe, Middle East, Africa and India sales region – and that the regional rollout continues to gather momentum. By partnering with Fujitsu, ISVs gain low-risk, fast-track access to new markets and opportunities – selling to end customers via Software as a Service (SaaS) and cloud business services.
Tokyo, May 11, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced that the Saikyo Bank, Ltd. has renewed its contract to utilize PROBANK, Fujitsu's outsourcing service for core banking functions, for the bank's next core banking system. Renewed operations will start in January 2014.
Tokyo, May 10, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced the launch of a SaaS-based regional medical network solution developed for regional healthcare institutions.
Tokyo, May 9, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced that it has begun development, in collaboration with Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., of a next-generation integration system for managing design component list data for aircrafts manufactured by the company's aerospace division.
Sydney, May 5, 2011 – Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand (FANZ) announced today that it has been accepted onto the newly created Australian Government Data Centre Migration Services Panel (DCMS). The panel is one of a series of Federal Government panels for ICT services across Commonwealth agencies.
Tokyo, April 26, 2011 – Fujitsu announced today the launch of a new PRIMEQUEST 1000 series high-performance mission-critical x86 server for enterprise application, cloud and virtualization environments. The new model is now available worldwide.
Tokyo, April 22, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced the launch of six support services for building and operating cloud environments that employ open source software (OSS) in Japan.
Tokyo, April 19, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Frontech Limited, and Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced its achievement of the world's smallest and slimmest contact-free vein authentication sensor out of the previous plethora of vein authentication devices including those for the finger or back of the hand.
Tokyo, April 19, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced that its cloud service has been utilized by the Japan Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) to create an information system which provides details on available housing and job openings to disaster evacuees. The information system began operations April 19, 2011.
Munich, April 19, 2011 – Fujitsu today announces that it is making it easier for enterprise customers to backup, store and archive their vital business data by providing direct access to CommVault® (CVLT) Simpana® 9 software. This new partnership announcement means that Fujitsu will become an OEM provider of Simpana software through its sales channels in EMEA, starting immediately.
Sydney, April 12, 2011 – Fujitsu, a leading provider of ICT business solutions, today announced the launch of its Global Legacy Modernization Solution. The announcement of this offering is further supported by the release of a web-based service for customers to undertake an online self-assessment at each level of the service capability set. This new option enables customers to better define their situation and business requirements which then guides Fujitsu’s understanding of customer needs and project priorities.
Munich, April 12, 2011 – Fujitsu today further extends its High Performance Computing (HPC) consulting and integration services, which enable engineers and scientists to achieve breakthrough innovation. Fujitsu is securing exclusive access to unique market expertise and accelerating the expansion of its customer base through the acquisition of ICT AG, an Aachen-based specialist HPC consulting and integration firm.
Tokyo, April 7, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited and Zuken Inc. today announced that they have entered into a partnership agreement for analysis systems for printed circuit boards, a major electronic component employed in electronic devices.
Tokyo, March 31, 2011 – Fujitsu and the Consumer Co-operative Kobe today announced that they will begin to roll-out a home-delivery dinner service that provides safely packaged meals and other dishes on a daily basis starting on April 1, 2011, with Nishinomiya City.
Munich, March 29, 2011 – Fujitsu today adds six new solutions to its popular ‘Make IT Dynamic' initiative for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), offering easy-to-manage computing power to suit individual budgets. By choosing special SMB-focused solutions from Fujitsu, the leading European IT infrastructure provider, smaller companies can expect worry-free IT solutions designed to underpin their business priorities.
Sunnyvale, CA, March 29, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced that it has been named to CRN's 2011 Partner Programs Guide at the 5 Star rating. The 5-Star Partner Program rating recognizes the elite subset of Partner Program Guide vendors who give solution providers the best partnering elements in their channel programs. The 5-Star rating is bestowed on programs whose overall rating is among the elite based on company size -- Enterprise, Midsized, Small and Emerging companies.
Munich, March 24, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced that it is providing PRIMERGY server and ETERNUS storage customers with enhanced access to the market-leading data protection suite Backup Exec from Symantec, making it easier to back up and protect vital business data.
Tokyo, March 10, 2011 – Fujitsu and Shizuoka Prefectural Hospital Organization, a local independent administrative agency, today announced that the regional medical network system they have jointly built will be launched starting in April 2011. The new system, which was commissioned under a regional ICT utilization network project grant by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, began a trial run in February 2011 involving three central hospitals and thirteen outpatient clinics.
Tokyo, March 9, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited and Digital Process Ltd. today announced the release of a new virtual product simulator (VPS), a 3D virtual verification simulation tool for customers in the manufacturing industry. The new software is available starting today in Japan.
Tokyo, March 8, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced that operations will begin at Fujitsu Trusted Cloud Square KANSAI, located in the Osaka Business Park in Osaka City, Japan, on March 14, 2011. The new facility will showcase demonstration and seminar rooms where customers can gain hands-on experience with the company's technologies, products, and services for cloud computing, in addition to serving as an environment for testing ICT systems.
Tokyo, March 4, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced that Compagnie Financière Richemont SA has deployed the PalmSecure™ palm vein authentication system for security access within its headquarters located in Geneva, Switzerland, as of January 2011. Richemont is known as one of the three largest luxury goods holding companies in the world, and carries such world-renowned brands as Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels S.A., Piaget S.A., Montblanc International GmbH, Alfred Dunhill, Ltd., and Vachron Constantin.
Munich, February 28, 2011 – Fujitsu today announces the first successful projects in its new Cloud Program for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), in the three months since its November 2010 launch. The first 10 ISVs to sign up are now on the path to making extra sales thanks to Fujitsu's ‘just-add-water' approach that helps them to quickly, securely and effectively to sell their software to customers ‘as a service' via the internet. They can also be confident of the investment protection and collaborative revenue generation opportunities offered by Fujitsu's ISV Marketplace, due to be launched later in the year.
Munich/Hanover, February 28, 2011 – At CeBIT 2011, Fujitsu is showcasing the world's first truly wireless PC display and pulling the wraps off its new secure business class slate PC. The leading European IT infrastructure provider is also underlining the momentum of its new Cloud Program for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and providing an insight into its Dynamic Infrastructures Blocks technology.
Tokyo, February 28, 2011 – Fujitsu, a leading provider of ICT business solutions today announced the unveiling of its Global Cloud Services portfolio in Australia and New Zealand,, the first region outside Japan to roll out a trusted and standardized global cloud platform. Combining the scale of public platforms and the security and customization of private networks, the cloud platform is designed to provide customers with the best of both worlds from Fujitsu's Australia Data Centre operations.
Gold Coast, February 27, 2011 – A leading Australian expert on corporate environmental issues is alerting procurement and supply chain managers to the need to urgently change the way purchasing decisions are made. Rapidly rising energy costs and the introduction of major pieces of legislation related to energy use and waste disposal, slated for later this year, will see an irrevocable shift away from buying on initial price to total cost of ownership.
Tokyo, February 22, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced that it has developed an intranet system for the Hokuriku Bank, Ltd. that will serve as a platform for the bank's e-mail and message board systems. Hokuriku Bank recently began operations of the new system.
Sydney, February 21, 2011 – Fujitsu, a leading provider of ICT business solutions, today announced that Toyota Motor Corporation Australia Limited has selected Fujitsu to provide Cloud Services for one of its critical information technology operations.
Tokyo, February 15, 2011 – Fujitsu today announced that it is providing AEON MARKETING CO. LTD., with Fujitsu's cloud services to serve as the ICT infrastructure behind Aeon Marketing's new mobile coupon service, which launched in October 2010.
Stockholm, Barcelona, February 14, 2011 – Fujitsu, a leading provider of ICT-based business solutions for the global marketplace, today announces the worldwide rollout of its Managed Smartphone service, a new suite of hosted Mobile Professional solutions. Recognizing the explosion of business use of smartphones in the enterprise, Fujitsu Managed Smartphone applies the same high standards of service to smartphones that organizations already depend on to manage desktop and mobile computing devices.
Tokyo, February 7, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited and Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. have announced that they will be jointly launching a solution today, available only in Japan, which enables the visualization, or monitoring, of the operation and power consumption (CO2 emission) of computers, as well as Fuji Xerox’s multifunction devices and printers, on a network by linking the software of both companies.
Tokyo, January 31, 2011 – Fujitsu Limited, Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Co., and Ricoh Company, Ltd. today announced the decision by Asahi Life to replace the business PCs employed by its 15,000-member sales force, as well as the color printers in the company's approximately 750 nationwide sales offices throughout Japan. The business PCs are used to make presentations to customers and design insurance plans. This upgrade, scheduled to begin in January 2012, is intended to bring Asahi Life a step closer to its mission of working together with its customers to help their life insurance planning.
Tokyo, January 26, 2011 – The Fujitsu Group today announced its participation as a solutions vendor in promoting the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan's "Future School Promotion Project." In participating in the program, the Fujitsu Group has built an ICT environment to be deployed in five elementary schools in Western Japan that includes a wireless LAN for use inside the classroom, an interactive whiteboard, and a tablet PC for each child. Each trial school was equipped with the ICT environment in October 2010 and has started research pertaining to cooperative education. As part of the study, the schools plan to hold public lessons from the end of January to the end of February 2011.
Sydney, January 24, 2011 – Fujitsu, a leading provider of ICT business solutions, has announced today that it has secured CA Technologies Australia and New Zealand as the latest customer of its acclaimed Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) range.
Munich, January 20, 2011 – Fujitsu today announces the global availability of the third generation of its Business Warehouse Accelerator Infrastructure, an optimized infrastructure environment which is delivered to customers with the SAP NetWeaver® Business Warehouse Accelerator (SAP NetWeaver BW Accelerator) and SAP BusinessObjects Explorer™ software pre-installed. This offering gives the more than 7,000 enterprises using solutions from Fujitsu/SAP AG, not to mention new customers, an additional way to ensure that the continually increasing quantity of data available for business analytics is a competitive blessing, rather than an administrative curse.
Sydney/Auckland, January 18, 2011 – Fujitsu, a leading provider of ICT business solutions, today announces it has secured Frucor Beverages Ltd as a leading SAP Cloud Services customer in the region. Under the multi-million dollar contract, Fujitsu will host Frucor’s business-critical SAP and business intelligence systems from its Cloud data centres in Sydney. The flexibility offered by a cloud solution and the ability to strengthen Frucor’s customer service leadership via its longstanding SAP investment were the drivers behind Frucor’s move to the new environment. It will also support Frucor’s trans-Tasman growth and international expansion plans, particularly into new markets within Europe.
Munich, January 11, 2011 – Fujitsu today announces that Photo24 Production GmbH has selected Fujitsu's Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) platform to power its multimedia and photo services, especially its booming baby photo service www.babysmile24.de , ensuring that it is able to cope with seasonal peaks in demand and continue to deliver on-time to satisfied customers.
New York, NY, January 10, 2011 – National Retail Federation Convention --Fujitsu today announced the unveiling of a revolutionary checkout technology that significantly reduces checkout times, improves customer experience and reduces operational costs for retailers. The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR), the nation's largest traditional grocery retailer, is currently evaluating the new technology in a limited number of its stores. Live product demonstrations are available at NRF in Fujitsu's booth #429 from Jan. 10-13.
New York, NY, January 10, 2011 – National Retail Federation Convention --Fujitsu today announced that the TP-X II Point of Sale (PoS) controller and TP-X II Coupé are now available to North American retailers. First popularized in Europe, the TP-X II and the TP-X II Coupé, is 40 percent smaller, offers lower power consumption than competitors and savings on energy costs. Live product demonstrations are available at NRF in Fujitsu's booth #429 from Jan. 10-11.
Las Vegas, NV, January 6, 2011 – INTERNATIONAL CES --Fujitsu today announces five new LIFEBOOK® notebooks and Tablet PCs in North America at the 2011 International CES, Fujitsu Booth #35861 (South Hall Upper Level and Connector). The LIFEBOOK AH572 notebook features a dual-function 15.6" widescreen for outstanding 2D and 3D viewing. In the Fujitsu flagship convertible tablet line, the LIFEBOOK T900 series is enhanced and a new member, the LIFEBOOK T580, debuts.