Press Releases
2009 Press Releases
- 27 May 2009
- Fujitsu Wins Network Products Guide 2009 Best Product and Service Award
Sunnyvale, CA, May 27, 2009 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., the market leader in document imaging scanners and services, announced today that Network Products Guide, the industry’s leading publication on information technologies and solutions, has named the Fujitsu fi-6010N iScanner the winner of the 2009 Best Product and Services Award in Enterprise Content Management. This respected annual award honors products and services that represent the rapidly changing needs and interests in the end-users of technology worldwide. As part of the tech-industry’s leading global awards program, this year’s best products and services were nominated from all over the world.
- 30 April 2009
- Fujitsu IP-9500 4.0 MPEG-4 AVC Encoder Wins Broadcast Engineering Pick Hit Award During 2009 NAB Show
Sunnyvale, CA, April 30, 2009 – The Fujitsu IP-9500 4.0, the newest version of the company’s leading MPEG-4 AVC encoder for real-time broadcast quality contribution content, won a prestigious Pick Hit award from Broadcast Engineering during the 2009 NAB Show. These awards, which recognize the innovative technology developed and displayed during NAB, are the industry’s longest-running new product technology awards. The IP-9500 4.0 was lauded for its leading-edge feature set, including the ability to simultaneously transmit high-definition (HD) signals using 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 chroma subsampling, allowing broadcasters to efficiently and cost-effectively utilize either format based on their existing infrastructures.
- 20 April 2009
- Fujitsu and Cisco Extend IP Networking Partnership with Development of Bandwidth-Efficient HD and SD Video Contribution System
Sunnyvale, CA, April 20, 2009 – Fujitsu and Cisco have collaborated on the creation of a highly-efficient video contribution system for use over IP or satellite infrastructures. Designed to help service providers maintain high levels of video quality at lower bandwidths, the system delivers breakthrough low-latency performance for IP video transmission. Contribution networks provide flexible and efficient mechanisms of transporting video programming from the source (such as a sports stadium) to a broadcast studio or headend. By applying IP efficiencies to processes that traditionally have relied on legacy technologies, Fujitsu and Cisco are delivering the potential for significant cost and performance benefits for both content producers and service providers.
- 14 April 2009
- Fujitsu ScanSnap S300M Wins iF Product Design Award 2009
Sunnyvale, CA, April 14, 2009 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., the market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today introduced two new ScanSnap scanning solutions for PC and Macintosh® users. The ScanSnap S1500, for PC, and the ScanSnap S1500M, for Mac, are engineered with the same ease-of-use as its predecessors, while providing additional productivity features to help streamline organization and business operations. The devices feature a new sleek design, offer advanced intelligent technology, faster scanning speeds, and provide a newly designed software interface to unlock the most productive scanning experience.
- 8 April 2009
- Fujitsu Announces New IP-900 Economical MPEG-4 Encoder for Remote Applicaitons
Sunnyvale, CA, April 8, 2009 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products and video broadcast products, today announced IP-900, compact MPEG-4 AVC encoder for real-time IP transmission of high-definition and standard-definition content for news gathering and remote applications. The Fujitsu IP-900 reduces cost and improves efficiency while offering low latency and best-in-class picture quality at the lowest possible bit rates. Fujitsu will demonstrate IP-900 and other leading-edge video broadcast technologies at the NAB Show (Booth SU10921), April 20-23, 2009 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas.
- 7 April 2009
- Allscripts Integrates Electronic Health Record with Innovative Patient Kiosk
Sunnyvale, CA, April 7, 2009 – Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) and Fujitsu, a leading provider of IT-based business solutions for the global marketplace, today unveiled the Allscripts Patient Kiosk™, the next generation of patient kiosk technology for physician practices. Allscripts Patient Kiosk cost-effectively enhances how patients interact with healthcare providers. The integration of the Fujitsu PalmSecure biometric authentication solution improves the security and privacy of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and other sensitive patient information.
- 6 April 2009
- Fujitsu PalmSecure LOGONDIRECTOR Integrates with PASSLOGIX V-GO Access Accelerator Suite
Sunnyvale, CA, April 6, 2009 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced the integration of its PalmSecure LOGONDIRECTOR with Passlogix, Inc.’s market-leading v-GO® Access Accelerator Suite for enterprise single sign-on and related authentication and provisioning enablement. The Fujitsu PalmSecure LOGONDIRECTOR combines the Fujitsu PalmSecure biometric authentication technology embedded in a PC mouse with software that seamlessly integrates with third-party single sign-on (SSO) solutions. This integration of PalmSecure’s highly accurate biometric identification capabilities with Passlogix’s SSO solutions provides organizations a comprehensive, cost-effective identity management infrastructure that helps eliminate password security challenges, protect proprietary systems and information, and comply with HIPAA, SOX, PCI DSS and regulations.
- 30 March 2009
- Fujitsu Releases Industry’s First MPEG-4 Encoder to Simultaneously Transmit HD Signals Using 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 Chroma Subsampling
Sunnyvale, CA, March 30, 2009 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products and broadcast solutions, today announced the IP-9500 4.0, the newest version of the company’s leading MPEG-4 AVC encoder for real-time broadcast quality contribution content. The Fujitsu IP-9500 4.0 is the industry’s first encoding solution to enable the simultaneous transmission of high-definition (HD) signals using 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 chroma subsampling, allowing broadcasters to efficiently and cost-effectively utilize either format based on their existing infrastructures. The IP-9500 4.0 also integrates a cutting-edge process for maintaining non-degraded 4:2:0 chroma resolution to preserve picture quality throughout the entire communications link. Fujitsu will demonstrate these and other new features of the IP-9500 4.0 during the 2009 NAB Show (booth SU10921), April 20-23, 2009 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas.
- 17 March 2009
- Fujitsu Introduces Two New ScanSnap Scanners with Advanced Productivity Features for Business Users Everywhere
Sunnyvale, CA, March 17, 2009 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., the market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today introduced two new ScanSnap scanning solutions for PC and Macintosh® users. The ScanSnap S1500, for PC, and the ScanSnap S1500M, for Mac, are engineered with the same ease-of-use as its predecessors, while providing additional productivity features to help streamline organization and business operations. The devices feature a new sleek design, offer advanced intelligent technology, faster scanning speeds, and provide a newly designed software interface to unlock the most productive scanning experience.
- 16 March 2009
- Fujitsu IP-9500 MPEG-4 AVC Encoder now Features DVB-S and DVB-S2 Modulation Capabilities
Sunnyvale, CA, March 16, 2009 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products and broadcast solutions, announced today that the Fujitsu IP-9500 MPEG-4 AVC encoder now features Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite (DVB-S) and Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite-Second Generation (DVB-S2) modulation functionality to transmit HD signals over satellite links. The integration of DVB-S/S2 capabilities into the IP-9500 eliminates the need for separate modulators, enabling broadcasters to maintain superior HD picture quality produced by the IP-9500 while reducing overall costs of transmitted HD signals via satellite. Fujitsu will demonstrate the DVB-S/S2 feature and other capabilities of the IP-9500 during the 2009 NAB Show (booth SU10921), April 20-23, 2009 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas.
- 16 March 2009
- Victor Kan of Fujitsu Computer Products of America Named 2009 Channel Chief by Everything Channel's CRN
Sunnyvale, CA, March 16, 2009 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that Victor Kan, senior vice president, sales and marketing, Imaging Products Group, Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., has been named a Channel Chief by Everything Channel’s CRN. Channel Chiefs are recognized as influential executives who consistently defend, promote, and execute effective channel partner programs and strategies.
- 26 February 2009
- TV2GO Implements the Fujitsu IP-9500e Encoder to Transmit High-Quality HD Coverage of Junior World Hockey Championships to
Europe
Sunnyvale, CA, February 26, 2009 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products and broadcast solutions, announced today that TV2GO, Canada’s leading HD satellite transmission provider, used the Fujitsu IP-9500e MPEG-4 AVC codec during its broadcast of the World Junior Hockey Championships in Ottawa to uplink high-definition (HD) signals to Sweden and other countries in Europe. The Fujitsu IP-9500e helped TV2GO to provide multiple broadcast stations throughout Europe with a low-latency MPEG-4 feed that also met their stringent picture quality requirements.
- 23 February 2009
- Lorne Wilson of Fujitsu Recognized as a Channel Chief by Everything Channel’s CRN
Sunnyvale, CA, February 23, 2009 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced Lorne Wilson, Senior Vice President, Sales, Corporate Marketing, and New Products Group, has been named a 2009 Channel Chief by the Everything Channel’s CRN. CRN Channel Chiefs are recognized as influential executives who consistently defend, promote and execute effective channel partner programs and strategies.
- 18 February 2009
- QSGI Integrates Fujitsu Mag EraSURE Data Degausser into its Suite of Information Technology Security Services
Sunnyvale, CA, February 18, 2009 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced that QSGI INC is using the Fujitsu Mag EraSURE degaussing solution as part of its industry-leading suite of information technology security services. QSGI is a leading provider of a full suite of information technology services to help corporations better manage IT assets, data center maintenance expenses and ensure best practices for data security and regulatory compliance. The Fujitsu Mag EraSURE degausser permanently erases all magnetically recorded data on hard disk drives (HDDs) and other storage devices, enabling QSGI to degauss large quantities of HDDs and other back-up tapes while on-site at customers’ facilities. It helps customers to comply with HIPAA, SOX, PCI DSS and other regulations.
- 27 January 2009
- Fujitsu Develops HDD Security Technology Based on Opal SSC Standards
Sunnyvale, CA, January 27, 2009 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced the development of new security technology to make its 2.5” encrypted hard disk drives (HDDs) support the Opal Security Subsystem Class (Opal SSC). Opal SSC is a new storage security standard announced on January 27, 2009 by the Trusted Computing Group (TCG), an international organization involved in setting security standards for computing environments.
- 27 January 2009
- Fujitsu Whitepaper Outlines Best Practices to Help Broadcasters Mitigate the Impact of Chroma Degradation on High-Definition
Picture Quality
Sunnyvale, CA, January 27, 2009 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products and broadcast solutions, announced today the availability of a whitepaper entitled “The Cure for Concatenation: Preserving 4:2:0 Chroma Integrity in Concatenated Operations.” The paper examines the impact of 4:2:0 chroma dedgradation on high-definition (HD) picture quality within concatenated broadcasting infrastructures, and outlines how Fujitsu’s innovative Perfect Reconstruction Filter technology—to be integrated into the Fujitsu IP-9500 MPEG-4 AVC encoder this year—helps broadcasters preserve chroma integrity. The whitepaper is available for download at http://www.fujitsu.com/us/services/computing/peripherals/video/support/whitepapers.html.
- 21 January 2009
- Fujitsu Named 2009 Best Channel Vendor by Business Solutions Magazine
Sunnyvale, CA, January 21, 2009 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., the market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that it has been recognized by Business Solutions Magazine as a Best Channel Vendor for 2009. Through an exhaustive survey given to over 1,500 VARs and totaling over 17,000 votes, Fujitsu ranked at the top in the ECM Hardware category amongst a catalog of companies for its strong product innovation, comprehensive channel program, advanced service and support offering and the company’s overall working relationship with its Value Added Resellers (VARs).
- 8 January 2009
- Fujitsu Launches Ultra-Slim, High-Capacity External Hard Disk Drives
Sunnyvale, CA, January 8, 2009 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today introduced the HandyDrive MMH2 UB series of 5400 RPM external hard disk drives (HDDs), featuring an ultra-slim, lightweight and easy-to-hold 2.5-inch design with up to 500GB capacity. The new drives weigh less than six ounces, include a USB 2.0 interface, offer software support in 11 different languages, and provide both mobile and at-home users a dependable and secure option for data backup.
- 6 January 2009
- Fujitsu to Demonstrate Industry’s Most Comprehensive Full-Service Digital Media Solution during International CES 2009
Sunnyvale, CA, January 6, 2009 – First brought to market in October 2008, the Fujitsu Digital Media solution is the industry’s most comprehensive offering that integrates all components of the digital media process to provide customers with a complete end-to-end solution. It enables retailers, restaurants and other businesses to cost-effectively deliver digital content, engage their target audience, bolster brand awareness and enhance the overall consumer experience. Fujitsu will demonstrate the Digital Media solution—including the newly integrated MediaStaff interactive digital signage kiosk—during International CES 2009 (booth: Central 13244), January 8-11, 2009 in Las Vegas.
- 5 January 2009
- Fujitsu Announces Availability of PalmSecure™ LOGONDIRECTOR Enterprise Edition
Sunnyvale, CA, January 5, 2009 – Palm Vein Authentication Technology Integrates with Single-Sign On Functionality to Cost-Effectively Address Password Security Challenges; Fujitsu to Demonstrate PalmSecure’s Logical and Physical Access Control Capabilities at International CES 2009
- 5 January 2009
- Fujitsu to Present and Demonstrate Data Encryption Technology at Storage Visions Conference January 6 – 7 in Las Vegas
Sunnyvale, CA, January 5, 2009 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, will demonstrate its Trusted Computing Group (TCG)-compliant mobile full disk encryption (FDE) drives at the Storage Visions Conference, January 6 – 7 in Las Vegas, NV.
