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Archived Press Releases 2004

December 10, 2004
Fujitsu Wins Multi-Million BT Contract with Skanska

A partnership between Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe and Skanska Networks has been awarded a prestigious contract worth some 130 million GBP, to supply BT with UK-wide network upgrade services.


December 8, 2004
South West Trains to improve customer service in station ticket offices with help from Fujitsu

South West Trains, the largest rail franchise in the UK, has signed a contract with Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT services companies, to install and manage Fujitsu's new STAR ticket issuing systems in 150 of its stations.


December 7, 2004
Fujitsu appoints Mark Dorgan as European retail partner

Dr Mark Dorgan, a leading commentator on and advisor to the retail sector, has been appointed as European retail partner at Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT services companies.


December 6, 2004
Desktop MOT - does your desktop pass the business test?

Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT services companies, believes that a worrying number of organisations are coping with inadequate desktops.


December 2, 2004
Employee consultation wins Fujitsu a prestigious Personnel Today award

Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading providers of IT infrastructure management services, has won the Collaborative HR award from Personnel Today magazine.


December 2, 2004
Walsall Council and Fujitsu to transform services for local people

£650-million partnership is biggest of its kind in the UK


November 23, 2004
British Waterways in £7.5 million IT revamp with Fujitsu

British Waterways will see a 35 per cent reduction in running costs.


November 8, 2004
Fujitsu gives mid-sized retailers a platform to compete with their larger rivals

New iRetail provides sophisticated in-store and head office systems from as little as £100 per point-of-sale per month.


October 26, 2004
Fujitsu sees Strong Worldwide Growth in Demand for Interstage Suite

Demand for Interstage Suite of Application Infrastructure Products Grows in First Half of 2004 as Global Enterprises and Partners Turn to Fujitsu for Proven Technology and Partner-Enabled Solutions


October 14, 2004
Fujitsu Demonstrates PSTN Migration Strategy with H.248 Interoperability at GMI 2004

Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe successfully performs H.248 interoperability testing as part of GMI 2004 - with its modular, multi-service GeoStream Access Gateway


October 14, 2004
In its data security strategy, Koob Logistik opts for MO technology from Fujitsu Germany

MO technology is one of the most reliable methods currently available for storing and archiving data. MO drives are easy to use in practically any operating system environment without the need for special additional software, making them a simple, reliable solution for transferring, storing, and archiving data.


October 4, 2004
Fujitsu Consolidates French Focus with new General Manager

Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe appoints Jean-Michel Henrard to head up Paris-based French operation.


September 24, 2004
Fujitsu shortlisted for Outstanding People Development Award

The category sees Fujitsu shortlisted alongside businesses such as PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Royal Bank of Scotland and GNER. Fujitsu's entry focused on the ongoing training and development programme it has developed for its mobile engineers division.


September 20, 2004
Fujitsu short listed for CNET Networks UK Technology Awards 2004

These independent awards recognise strategic excellence, marketplace impact, innovative new technology and above all, practical developments that help IT professionals and business decision makers harness technology as a critical business tool.


September 16, 2004
Office behaviour puts companies at risk

Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT infrastructure management services companies, warns that the way we behave in the office is putting companies at risk.


September 14, 2004
Target Selects Fujitsu's Interstage® Business Process Manager To Support Its Product Portfolio

After a competitive evaluation, Target selected Fujitsu Software's Business Process Management (BPM) software to help achieve its goal of providing its customers with increased productivity and improved customer service capabilities through the transformation of business processes.


August 19, 2004
Fujitsu Unveils Latest MSAN Technology at Broadband World Forum Europe

Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe to stage global launch of its modular, multi-service GeoStream Access Gateway Hub 1000 at Broadband World Forum Europe


August 18, 2004
New KVM portfolio opens the door to increased savings in space, power and cost

Fujitsu's KVM switches allow many servers to be controlled from a single keyboard, mouse and video monitor rather than having a separate set for each server, giving valuable savings in space, power and costs.


August 16, 2004
Fujitsu Introduces Its Smallest Low Volume Production Scanner

The Fujitsu fi-5650C is unique in offering two independent methods to detect and help avoid document double-feeds. Sophisticated ultrasonic double-feed detection technology, coupled with length sensors, allows users to prevent lost images and enables larger batches of mixed document types to be automatically scanned quickly and reliably.


August 10, 2004
Fujitsu selected to deliver IT and audiovisual solution to the National Galleries of Scotland

Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT infrastructure management services companies, masterminded and fulfilled a vision for a comprehensive, affordable and leading edge audiovisual and IT solution for the National Galleries of Scotland as part of its Playfair project.


August 5, 2004
Fujitsu Reaches Strategic Next-Gen Voice Product Agreement with MetaSwitch

Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe integrates MetaSwitch's softswitch into Fujitsu Next-Gen Voice Products for UK Market


June 22, 2004
Fujitsu Consolidates Strategic European Positioning with Appointment of new Operations General Manager

Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe appoints Eric Mitchell as General Manager of European Operations in strategic consolidation


June 16, 2004
Fujitsu's customer service recognised by McDonald's award

Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT infrastructure management services companies, can announce that it has been presented with an award for its IT services by McDonald's Restaurants Limited. The award is the result of an audit and performance review by McDonald's Operations Technology department which provides suppliers with feedback on all aspects of product and service delivery.


June 8, 2004
Fujitsu's GeoStream Access Gateway Enables BT's Next Generation Symmetric Broadband Services

Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe provides the backbone technology for BT's SDSL exchange roll-out


June 8, 2004
Whitbread sign five-year network contract with Fujitsu

Fujitsu set to save Whitbread 20% per annum


June 2, 2004
Fujitsu Wins e-MERLIN Fibre Contract for Giant Radio Telescope

Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe wins multi-million GBP contract to supply new long-distance optical fibre links for the e-MERLIN large-array radio astronomy project


June 1, 2004
Fujitsu launches New Scansnap Desktop Scanner

New ScanSnap Offers Even Faster and Easier Paper-to-Digital Conversion of Documents at the Touch of a Button


May 28, 2004
bmi gets Fujitsu on board to manage its IT services throughout Europe

bmi, the UK's second largest scheduled airline, today announced a ten-year IT managed service contract with Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT infrastructure management services companies, to manage and modernise its IT services. The contract is worth £60 million, and will see Fujitsu run bmi's business applications, servers, voice & data networks, desktops and websites.


May 24, 2004
Fujitsu Services' success continues with increased profits and order book of £5.5bn

Preliminary unaudited results


May 23, 2004
Fujitsu's IT boss takes on Americans

David Courtley is set to reveal a leap in profits after turning round the loss-making services company that was once known as ICL


May 21, 2004
Fujitsu signs £220 million contract with National Health Service to modernise medical imaging

Fujitsu Services, the IT services company chosen as Local Service Provider (LSP) for the NHS' southern cluster, can today announce that it has been awarded a £220 million contract to provide Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACS) for the same region. The contract will further the NHS drive to improve healthcare for patients in the south of England.


May 13, 2004
Visa EU gets smart with £5 million desktop support contract

Fujitsu will assist Visa in saving £1.2 million per annum through improved management of IT


April 29, 2004
Planes, trains and automobiles

Manchester Airport and Fujitsu launch UK's first passenger information system linking rail, road and air


April 20, 2004
Achieving the extraordinary with mobile data on the Fujitsu Polar Challenge

The Fujitsu Polar Challenge, is a competitive team race to the Magnetic North Pole, which aims to inspire the participating individuals to push their limits and achieve the extraordinary. Six teams of three, comprising of experienced arctic explorers and one lucky 'man off the street', set off from Resolute Island in North Canada on 6 April and will cover 280 nautical miles of the most extreme polar conditions.


April 20, 2004
Fujitsu to provide IT support services to Reuters customers

Fujitsu Services and Reuters, the global information provider, have agreed a three year deal which will see Fujitsu's IT services business provide support for Reuters customers in England and Wales, using its range of tailored information services. Fujitsu will manage first-line on-site software and hardware support for Reuters customers. Fujitsu will also manage installations of a number Reuters products on its behalf.


March 20, 2004
Fujitsu Services appoints new executive chairman and chief executive officer

Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT infrastructure management services companies, can today announce that on 1 April 2004 its current chief executive Richard Christou will become its executive chairman and current chief operating officer, David Courtley, will be appointed as chief executive officer.


March 20, 2004
Fujitsu Recognized for Role in Enabling Enterprises to Harness Knowledge for Business Productivity

Fujitsu Software Corporation today announced that it has been named to KMWorld's 2004 list of "100 Companies that Matter in Knowledge Management."


March 9, 2004
Ford Motor Company Experiences No Application Downtime During 125 TB Cross-Vendor Data Migration With Softek TDMF

Giant Automaker Migrates Data Between Different Hardware VendorsAs Part of Data Center Consolidation


February 26, 2004
Mid-sized retailers to close technology gap with larger rivals

Fujitsu aims to ease Chip & PIN headache


February 25, 2004
Fujitsu sees record demand for Intestage Suite

Demand for Interstage Application Infrastructure Products Surges in 2003 as Global Enterprises and Partners Choose Interstage to Power their Solutions


February 17, 2004
Automating Sales for Mobile Phone Top-up

Fujitsu introduces the new cash-based kiosks for pre-pay users


February 16, 2004
Exel and Fujitsu announce agreement in principle for Exel to acquire Fujitsu Logistics Ltd

Exel, the UK-based, world leader in supply chain management and Fujitsu Limited, a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace, have today announced that they have agreed in principle for Exel to acquire Fujitsu's wholly owned subsidiary company, Fujitsu Logistics Ltd (FJL).


February 9, 2004
The Spanish Traffic Authority chooses Fujitsu Software's Interstage to drive management efficiency

Fujitsu Software Corporation, the leading provider of application integration and middleware software, today announced that the Dirección General de Tráfico (DGT) - the Spanish Traffic Authority - has chosen the Interstage® Business Process Manager software, to support its e-business strategy of modernising its technology platforms and measuring the sanctioning process against Spanish road drivers.


February 3, 2004
Fujitsu Broadband enables more efficient flexible working for Fulcrum Connections

Fulcrum Connections, a provider of complete gas connection services to Transco, can now support a flexible, remote workforce while ensuring full data security, thanks to a new broadband managed service supplied by Fujitsu Services. This allows many of its 1,200 employees to have ready access to essential data, including e-mail, project files, customer records and the employee Intranet from different locations, not just the Area Office.


January 26, 2004
Fujitsu awarded £896 million contract to support modernisation in the National Health Service

Fujitsu Services can today announce that it has been appointed the Local Service Provider (LSP) for the Southern cluster; including Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Berkshire, Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire Somerset and Dorset, Avon Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Devon and Cornwall, in an £896 million contract. The contract will help the National Health Service (NHS) in its drive to improve healthcare for patients in the South of England. The contract runs to 2013.


January 22, 2004
Road to Basel II compliance cleared for smaller banks and building societies

Fujitsu and LINK partner to provide new managed service


January 19, 2004
Fujitsu Announces Integrated Voice over IP Platform For BT Broadband Voice Service

Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe's advanced VoIP Platform enables UK PSTN services over a broadband connection