Fujitsu Philippines Inc.

Fujitsu Philippines Inc. Launches the ETERNUS 8000 and ETERNUS 4000 Storage Systems

High scalability, excellent performance and robust data encryption for SAN environments

Manila, May 2, 2006 — Leading IT and communications solutions provider Fujitsu Philippines Inc. today announced the ETERNUS 8000 and ETERNUS 4000 disk array storage systems for the Philippine markets.

Designed specially for storage area network (SAN) environments, the new products combine high scalability, excellent performance and robust data encryption to meet the expanding storage needs of multinational companies, large enterprises as well as small- and medium-sized businesses.

“Fujitsu’s technology leadership and many years of field experience in demanding customer environments give ETERNUS a critical edge in terms of capacity, performance and reliability,” said Peter G. Tan, President and CEO of Fujitsu Philippines, Inc. “ETERNUS is the logical choice for mission-critical environments,” he stressed.

FTCP produces high-quality automotive audio and electronic control systems for export and domestic markets. It is a subsidiary of Fujitsu Ten Limited, which is an investment of Fujitsu Limited. FTCP’s customers include Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi, Isuzu, Nissan & Ford, generating around US$200 million in annual revenue.

ETERNUS 8000

Available in four models (Models 700, 900, 1100 and 2100), the ETERNUS 8000 enterprise disk array storage system offers high reliability and performance for heterogeneous environments, with features such as:

The world’s highest storage capacity and input/output (I/O) processing performance

The Model 2100 (the top-end product within the ETERNUS 8000 range) offers a storage capacity of 1.36 petabytes (PB)* – higher than any other storage system available today. Running on 16 processors each rated at 3.6 GHz, the Model 2100 offers throughput performance that is approximately 2.5 times faster than that the Model 1100, which was released by Fujitsu under the earlier ETERNUS 6000 product line.

* 1 PB is equivalent to 1,000 terabytes (TB), or 1 million gigabytes (GB)

High scalability and data transfer speed

The Model 2100 can be connected to servers by as many as 128 paths, and can accommodate up to 256 GB of cache memory and eight controllers, thus giving it approximately double the scalability of current models. In addition, it uses high-speed fiber channel server interfaces for a maximum data rate of 4 gigabits per second (Gbps).

Data encryption support

The ETERNUS 8000 offers 128-bit encryption to eliminate information leaks even when the drives are physically removed, for enhanced security.

Improved backup features

The ETERNUS 8000 is designed to make a complete copy of the source data only during the first disk-to-disk backup. During subsequent disk-to-disk backups, only changes to the source will be copied. This is a fast backup method and also allows for smaller backup volumes, and is an efficient approach to double-redundant backup for file servers.

Other features

Other Features

• RAID6 (Redundant Array of Independent Disks, Level 6) support, for improved fault tolerance
• iSCSI (Internet Small Computer System Interface) support, for remote copying over a network and inexpensive disaster recovery
• LUN (Logical Unit Number) expansion support, for upgrading individual system components with little or no downtime

ETERNUS 4000

The ETERNUS 4000 midrange disk array storage system is available in four models – Models 80, 100, 300 and 500) – that combine high performance with superior affordability. The ETERNUS 4000 boasts of the following features:

Support for mission-critical operations

The Model 500 and Model 300 offers all the key features found in the ETERNUS 8000 product line, for supporting mission-critical operations based on open systems.

Such features include:

• 128-bit data encryption support
• iSCSI support
• asynchronous data transfer capabilities

High I/O processing performance, scalability and throughput

The Model 500 (the top-end product within the ETERNUS 4000 range) provides a pair of dual-core processors each rated at 2 GHz, giving the system approximately 1.5 times the I/O processing performance of the ETERNUS 8000 Model 700.

In addition, the Model 500 offers 16 interface paths to servers and up to 32 GB of cache memory, for large-scale storage integration.

Furthermore, all four models under the ETERNUS 4000 product line support high-speed fiber channel server interfaces for a maximum data rate of 4 Gbps.

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY

The ETERNUS 4000 is priced starting from US$14,500 while the ETERNUS 8000 is priced starting from US$91,600. Both systems will be available for the ASEAN (including Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam) and India markets from end of June. Visit www.ph.fujitsu.com or call (+63 2) 812-4001 for more information.

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About Fujitsu Philippines, Inc.

Fujitsu Philippines Inc. (FPI) is a leading system integrator of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions for Philippine enterprises. With over five hundred full-time Filipino technology professionals and more than 25 years of operations in the country, FPI is uniquely positioned to apply the best-of-breed technology solutions to assist its customers in solving complex business problems. By leveraging the collective expertise, experience, and work ethics of its workforce, FPI has an unmatched track record in designing, building, implementing, and maintaining ICT solutions, especially in difficult projects with complex technology architectures, nation-wide geographic scope, and tight implementation schedules. FPI is a subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited headquartered in Tokyo. More information about FPI’s products and services can be found at http://www.fujitsu.com/ph

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 platforms, 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: http://www.fujitsu.com

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