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Archive News - 2009

23 November 2009
Fujitsu Lead Industry Charge with First 99.99% Resilient Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) for UK and Ireland Enterprises

Fujitsu is launching the first cloud based infrastructure service designed for organisations in the UK and Ireland.


30 October 2009
Fujitsu concentrates resources on its EMEA imaging business

Fujitsu Europe Limited today announced the increased focus on its document management scanner business through a strategic organisational change.


30 October 2009
The Highland Council awards preferred bidder status on five year £66m ICT services contract to Fujitsu

Fujitsu has been awarded preferred bidder status by The Highland Council for a new Information Communication and Technology (ICT) services contract of five years (with an option to extend for a further two years).


27 October 2009
Fujitsu Launches New Desktop Managed Services

Fujitsu is challenging the current status quo for commoditised desktop managed services (DMS) with the launch of its new DMS offering, available in the UK from today. The service has been developed in response to the demand from customers for desktop managed services to be significantly more strategic than they currently are; offer increased cost reductions; give greater peace of mind, and bring considerably improved flexibility.


21 October 2009
Increased Growth and Accolades for Fujitsu’s Oracle Practice

Fujitsu’s Oracle Practice has continued to go from strength to strength in 2009 growing its Oracle capability and expanding its team by 20% to over 400 Oracle professionals in UK and 2,300 globally.


16 October 2009
Fujitsu's Enhanced Imaging Channel Program Promotes More Sales for Partners

Further development and investment in Fujitsu's Imaging Channel Program offers unrivalled support and benefits to all organisations throughout the Fujitsu Community in EMEA.


08 October 2009
Home Office Press Release: IT Contract Extension to Deliver Better Value for Money and Improved Service Delivery

Current contracts between the Home Office and two of its major IT suppliers have been extended – saving the taxpayer more than £100 million over six years.


24 September 2009
Fujitsu agrees IT services Flex framework deal with Her Majesty’s Treasury

Fujitsu, a leading IT systems, services and products company, has agreed a five-year contract with Her Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) to provide information and communication technology (ICT) services.


22 September 2009
Fujitsu Announces Sponsorship of the Commons & Lords Rugby Team

Fujitsu, one of the two largest IT systems, services and product suppliers in the public sector, has signed a sponsorship deal with the Commons & Lords Rugby Union Football Club (RUFC) for the 2009/10 season.


15 September 2009
Fujitsu's farewell to scattered documents

Fujitsu Europe has announced the availability of Rack2-Filer, a uniquely new approach to personal file management solutions.


14 September 2009
Fujitsu provides Software as a Service CRM solution for international organisation, Peace One Day

Fujitsu, the IT systems, services and products company, has helped the not for profit organisation Peace One Day (POD) in its aim to provide educational resource materials on building peace and global unity to schools. POD targeted 86,000 schools in the UK and the USA with a goal to incorporate its materials into their curriculum.


11 September 2009
Independent Research Firm Cites Fujitsu as a Strong Performer in its SAP Implementation Providers Report

Fujitsu was among the select companies that Forrester invited to participate in its recent independent report, “The Forrester Wave: SAP Implementation Providers, Q3 2009, Forrester Research, Inc., August 2009.” In this evaluation, Fujitsu was cited as a Strong Performer in SAP implementation.


26 August 2009
Fujitsu announces redundancy plans in the UK

Fujitsu Services operation in the UK has today announced a rationalisation programme across its workforce, proposing a reduction of up to 1,200 jobs. This measure is being proposed because of lower than anticipated revenues.


21 August 2009
Fujitsu Awarded Four Year Framework Agreement with Buying Solutions

Fujitsu has signed a four year framework agreement with Buying Solutions, the UK public sector procurement partner.


18 August 2009
Oracle budgets remain healthy despite economic pressure

Research conducted by Fujitsu, a leading IT systems, services and products company, in conjunction with UK Oracle User Group (UKOUG) reveals the effect that the recession is having on Oracle budgets.


10 August 2009
Fujitsu research reveals retailers have reined in IT spending but no further budget cuts expected

Research commissioned by Fujitsu, a leading IT systems, services and products company has revealed that retailers are continuing to tighten their belts in light of the current economic climate, with 95% expecting the recession to last up to another two years.


10 August 2009
Fujitsu signs a £27.5m IT outsourcing contract with Davis Langdon LLP

Fujitsu has today signed a 5 year, £27.5m IT outsourcing contract with global construction consultancy, Davis Langdon LLP. Fujitsu will manage the IT infrastructure and IT services for over 2000 staff across Europe and the Middle East (EME).


29 July 2009
Fujitsu Awarded £1.8million Contract Extension with New College Durham

New College Durham (NCD), one of the leading Further and Higher Education institutions in the North East of England, has reappointed Fujitsu as its IT partner. Fujitsu will provide the college’s IT infrastructure with a £1.8million contract over five years, commencing August 2009.


27 July 2009
Fujitsu launches Infrastructure as a Service in the UK for the enterprise

Fujitsu has today announced the availability of a range of new on-demand Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) offerings including a storage service and a development infrastructure service.


15 July 2009
Fujitsu ScanSnap S300M Wins Prestigious `Editor´s Choice Award´

The largest IT web magazine of France `01.net´ has honoured Fujitsu´s ScanSnap S300M document scanner with its `Editor´s Choice Award´.


03 June 2009
Fujitsu document scanners to interface directly with Microsoft® Office SharePoint Server 2007

Fujitsu accelerates paper-based information to e-speed


02 June 2009
Fujitsu positioned in the Leaders Quadrant for Desktop and Help Desk Outsourcing Western Europe Magic Quadrants

Fujitsu today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the “leaders” quadrant of two Magic Quadrant reports. These are, Help Desk Outsourcing, Western Europe, and Desktop Outsourcing in Western Europe. Both reports were published in May 2009 and are “evaluations based on completeness of vision and ability to execute”.


21 May 2009
Fujitsu leads the way in Oracle financial planning deployments for local government

Fujitsu Services, the IT systems and services company, has become the first systems integrator in the UK enabled to deliver the Oracle E-Business Suite, using Oracle Business Accelerators for Local Government.


13 May 2009
Fujitsu launches new service - ‘Business Process Discovery’

Fujitsu has announced that it is offering the means to provide accurate visualisation of existing business processes through an evidence-based approach.


03 April 2009
New Regional Sales Director - Russia, CIS & Eastern Europe and New Manager of Channel Marketing EMEA

Fujitsu Names New Regional Sales Director - Russia, CIS & Eastern Europe and New Manager of Channel Marketing EMEA


18 March 2009
ScanSnap S300M Receives iF product design award 2009

Fujitsu's stylish ScanSnap S300M document scanner has been honoured with the esteemed 'iF product design award 2009'.


09 March 2009
Fujitsu signs European distribution agreement for B-Pad with Box Technologies

Fujitsu Services, one of Europe’s leading IT services companies, has signed a two-year deal with Box Technologies, Europe’s premier EPoS hardware distributor. The agreement will see Box Technologies become an official distributor of the Fujitsu B-pad device, offering the solution to a wide-range of customers across the travel, hospitality and retail sectors.


03 March 2009
Stylish Scanning Innovations For Windows And Mac Operating Systems

Fujitsu CeBIT 2009 Showcase: The New ScanSnap S1500 and S1500M Series


03 March 2009
Whitbread PLC Renews Network Contract with Fujitsu

Whitbread PLC has renewed its data and voice networks contract with Fujitsu Services, one of Europe’s leading IT services companies, for a further four years. Fujitsu is contracted to provide voice and data networks across the Whitbread hotels and restaurants estate.


17 February 2009
Fujitsu and Toshiba Agree on HDD Business Transfer

Fujitsu Limited and Toshiba Corporation today announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on the transfer of Fujitsu's hard disk drive (HDD) business to Toshiba. The companies plan to conclude a transfer contract at an early date, and aim to complete the transaction in the first quarter of fiscal 2009.


11 February 2009
PalmSecure Certified Under "Common Criteria" International Security Standard

Fujitsu Europe Limited today announced that its palm vein authentication system, PalmSecure, has been certified under the Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation (ISO15408) as Evaluation Assurance Level 2.


10 February 2009
Fujitsu launches Business Analytics for Retail service

Fujitsu Services, one of Europe’s leading IT services companies, is launching a new cost-effective business analytics service aimed at helping retailers turn valuable business data into actionable reporting and analysis.


28 January 2009
Fujitsu Develops HDD Security Technology based on Opal SSC Standards

Fujitsu Europe Limited has announced the development of new security technology that will enable its 2.5-inch encrypted hard disk drives to support the Opal Security Subsystem Class (Opal SSC).


27 January 2009
Fujitsu launches Customer Experience Diagnostic for Retail

Fujitsu Services, one of Europe’s leading IT services companies, is launching a new service that will help retailers measure the in-store customer experience and deliver improved service in order to increase footfall and sales – Customer Experience Diagnostic for Retail.


26 January 2009
E-fect Consortium Forms to Bid for the Ministry of Defence’s Future Logistic Information Services Programme

A consortium headed by Fujitsu Services and comprising, Lockheed Martin UK and LSC Group has announced the formation of a new team, called E-fect, to bid for the Ministry of Defence’s Future Logistic Information Services programme (FLIS).


26 January 2009
Luc Langeraert joins Fujitsu Services Belux as Human Resources Director

Luc Langeraert is joining Fujitsu Services Belgium and Luxembourg, one of the main IT service providers in Europe, as Human Resources Director.


19 January 2009
Marks & Spencer Selects Fujitsu for In-Store IT Support

Marks & Spencer has signed a seven year contract with Fujitsu Services, one of Europe’s leading IT services companies.


19 January 2009
Sun Microsystems and Fujitsu Services Luxembourg join forces to offer a SWIFT integration solution

To meet the expectations of insurance companies and the financial departments of large companies faced with the problem of integrating their systems with the SWIFT environment, Sun and Fujitsu have joined forces to come up with an integration solution based on Java™ CAPS (Java Composite Application Platform Suite).


16 January 2009
Fujitsu Customises EMEA Imaging Markets

Fujitsu Europe Limited has comprehensively reorganised its imaging sales division to intensify the company's regional market development throughout EMEA (Europe/Middle East/Africa).


15 January 2009
Jean-François Guerrier is Appointed as Managing Director of Fujitsu Services Belgium & Luxembourg - ENGLISH

Jean-François Guerrier has just been appointed as the new Managing Director of Fujitsu Services Belux. In this position, he will be in charge of the Belgian and Luxembourg branches of Fujitsu Services, one of the leading IT service providers in Europe.


08 January 2009
Slim And Ready To Go: Fujitsu Slimline HandyDrives At Up To 500GB

Fujitsu Europe Limited today announced its new 15mm-high slimline HandyDrive series, featuring power-saving 2.5-inch portable hard disk drives (HDD) with up to 500GB* storage space. The travel-ready drives are designed for busy mobile professionals looking for ecology-friendly, compact-size external HDDs. They are engineered for universal application and are fully equipped with the necessary components for easy data transportation.