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Fujitsu PRIMEPOWER UNIX Server Achieves World Record Performance in SPECjbb®2005 Java Server Benchmark


Hong Kong, February 2, 2006 — Fujitsu Hong Kong Limited, a leading provider of customer-focused information technology and telecommunications solutions and services, 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®)¹ Java Business Benchmark 2005 (SPECjbb®2005) , with performance of 1,157,619 business operations per second.

Fujitsu achieved the record with a 128-way PRIMEPOWER 2500 server using SPARC64™ V processors, an internally developed high-performance, highly reliable processor, operating at 2.08 GHz. The results were made public on January 25, 2006 by the SPEC®.

SPECjbb®2005 is a benchmark test developed by the SPEC® to evaluate the performance of servers running Java-based applications. It simulates the processing of actual wholesale industry business tasks, such as ordering, shipping, receipts and payment processing, inventory management and customer data management. Thus, the results can be used as an index of processing performance that reflects real-world business operations.

Fujitsu PRIMEPOWER servers have been highly praised for their performance and reliability and are used by a wide range of customers throughout the world. Additionally, Fujitsu is jointly developing the next generation SPARC®-based server running Solaris™ Operating System (codenamed APL: Advanced Product Line) with Sun Microsystems Inc., with product availability scheduled for the latter half of 2006. Going forward, Fujitsu intends to continue to provide the most optimized and ideal solutions for our customers utilizing Solaris on SPARC system.

For information on PRIMEPOWER, please see: http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/computing/server/unix/.


¹ The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC®): The Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation is a non-profit organization that establishes, maintains and endorses standardized benchmarks to measure the performance of the newest generation of high-performance computers. For information on SPECjbb®2005, please refer to the following site: http://www.spec.org/jbb2005/

² Performance of 1,157,619 business operations per second: PRIMEPOWER 2500, equipped with 128 SPARC64™ V (operating at 2.08 GHz) processors, achieved a performance of 1,157,619 business operations per second with 16 JVM instances, giving a performance of 72,351 business operations per second per JVM instance.


About Fujitsu Limited

Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting device technologies, highly reliable computing and communications products, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers' success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.7 trillion yen (US$44.5 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005. For more information, please see www.fujitsu.com.

About Fujitsu Hong Kong Limited

Fujitsu Hong Kong, a leading technology company, is one of the largest providers of customer-focused information technology and telecommunications (IT & T) solutions and services for organizations in Hong Kong. With more than 50 years of experience and as part of the Fujitsu Group-a global family of IT & T infrastructure experts-Fujitsu Hong Kong extends its expertise across the enterprise and around the region. Fujitsu Hong Kong is able to support and optimize world-class IT & T infrastructure for organizations in the region that require a global and competitive edge needed for a sustainable future. Major customers include Government of HKSAR, Cathay Pacific Airways, PCCW, KGI Asia Limited, Modern Terminals Limited and more. For more information, please visit http://hk.fujitsu.com.


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Candy Wong
Fujitsu Hong Hong Limited
Tel: (852) 2827 5780
E-mail:canwong@hk.fujitsu.com


Azwar Ghazali
Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide (for Fujitsu Hong Hong Limited)
Tel: (852) 2884 8563
E-mail:azwar.ghazali@ogilvy.com



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