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July 2004

29 July 2004  Tokyo
Fujitsu Reports FY 2004 First-Quarter Financial Results

Tokyo, July 29, 2004 – Fujitsu Limited, a leader in customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace, today reported consolidated net sales of 1,008.1 billion yen (approximately US$9,249 million*) for the first quarter of fiscal 2004 (April 1, 2004 - June 30, 2004), an increase of 7.4% over the same period last year. Although first-quarter sales in the Software & Services segment rose only slightly year-on-year, sales of semiconductors, hard disk drives and plasma display panels increased significantly. Sales also rebounded sharply in servers, mobile and IP networks and other categories in Fujitsu's Platforms segment.

27 July 2004  San Jose, CA
Fujitsu Document Imaging System Enhances Business Process Management Solution for Healthcare Providers

San Jose, CA, July 27, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that its award winning scanners continue to gain rapid momentum and win market share within the healthcare industry, a market notoriously plagued by volumes of paper, including medical records, patient files, and insurance forms.  

27 July 2004  Richardson, TX
Fujitsu FLASHWAVE® 4020 Access Platform Selected by Cox Communications

Richardson, TX, July 27, 2004 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and networking solutions, today announced that Cox Communications, a multi-service broadband communications company with approximately 6.7 million total customers, has added the FLASHWAVE® 4020 Ethernet Service Platform (ESP) to its portfolio of approved business service delivery platforms.  Cox will use the device to extend the proven reliability of SONET to the edge of their metro networks and simultaneously deliver low cost DS1 and Ethernet services to customer premises within all their U.S. markets.  Cox chose the FLASHWAVE 4020 ESP because it is simple to deploy, and achieves a quick return on investment (ROI) with dramatically low operational costs. Deployment of this field-proven platform will also provide full interoperability with Cox’s extensive installed base of Fujitsu optical transport products.

21 July 2004  El Segundo, CA
Glovia Named to MSI's List of Top 100 Software Vendors

El Segundo, CA, July 21, 2004 – Glovia International, a Fujitsu subsidiary, an integral member of Fujitsu's Glovia Group, and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today that Glovia has been ranked in the top ten global ERP vendors on MSI magazine's list of Top 100 Software Vendors for 2004.

20 July 2004  San Jose, CA
Fujitsu Demonstrates Serial Attached SCSI and Serial ATA Interoperability at SAS Plugfest

San Jose, CA, July 20, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced successful interoperability testing of its small form factor (SFF) Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and 2.5" Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drives.  The interoperability testing was conducted during the SAS plugfest conducted the week of June 21, 2004 in the Interoperability Lab at the University of New Hampshire.  Fujitsu was the only manufacturer able to demonstrate both SAS and SATA interoperability with its own SFF SAS and 2.5" SATA hard disk drives.

20 July 2004  San Jose, CA
Fujitsu Integrates Newest Version of Kofax VirtualReScan Technology into Low- and Mid-Volume Production Scanner

San Jose, CA, July 20, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced the integration of Kofax's newest version of VRS (VirtualReScan®) automated document image-perfecting hardware into the company's low- and mid-volume production scanner lines. By integrating Kofax's VRS 3.1 technology and Adrenaline® 650i SCSI interface boards and cables with the Fujitsu M4097D-VRS low-volume production scanner and M4099D-VRS mid-volume production scanner, Fujitsu continues to expand its existing strategic partnership with Kofax, the world's largest information capture vendor.

20 July 2004  Las Vegas, NV
Geissler's increases efficiency and responsiveness with StoreNext's electronic shelf labeling system

Las Vegas, NV, July 20, 2004 – Geissler's Supermarkets Inc., a New England independent grocery chain, has chosen StoreNext Retail Technologies LLC for its electronic shelf labeling (ESL) solution for its four stores in the state of Connecticut.

20 July 2004  Sunnyvale, CA
Fujitsu Expands Itanium-Based Product Portfolio With PRIMERGY RXI300 Two-Way Rack Server

Sunnyvale, CA, July 20, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Systems today rolled out a new 64-bit dual-processor Intel® Itanium™ 2 rack server, extending its Itanium-based product portfolio. Ideal for space-constrained data centers, the new PRIMERGY® RXI300 server is two height units (2U) and accommodates one or two Itanium 2 processors operating at 1.40 GHz, 1.50 GHz or 1.60 GHz. The cost-effective 1.40 GHz and 1.60 GHz processors are optimized for dual-processor servers and incorporate a 3 MB third-level cache. The high-performance 1.50 GHz processor, code-named Madison, features a 6 MB third-level cache to greatly improve processor utilization.

19 July 2004  San Jose, CA
Fujitsu and Bell Microproducts Enter Storage Distribution Agreement

San Jose, CA, July 19, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced a distribution relationship with Bell Microproducts (Nasdaq: BELM), a leading international value-added distributor offering  a wide range of high technology products, solutions and services. Bell Microproducts will begin shipping Fujitsu enterprise hard disk drives, mobile hard disk drives and magneto-optical (MO) drives to resellers in the United States and South America.  Bell Microproducts is a Fortune 1000 company with sales exceeding $2.23B in 2003.

15 July 2004  San Jose, CA
Fujitsu to Showcase Innovative Scanning Solution at the 2004 New York CPA Business & Technology Conference

San Jose, CA, July 15, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced it will be exhibiting and conducting product demonstrations of its award-winning ScanSnapTM scanning solution at the 2004 CPA Business and Technology Show and Conference in New York, July 20-21, at the Hilton New York Hotel, in booth number 306.

12 July 2004  Richardson, TX
Fujitsu Supports Thomas J. Polis Memorial Scholarship Fund

Richardson, TX, July 12, 2004 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and networking solutions, today announced their support of the Tom Polis Classic with the gift of a Fujitsu LifeBook® S2000 laptop computer. The laptop will be raffled off to raise money during the third annual Tom Polis golf tournament benefiting the SCTE scholarship fund and Young Life, a youth organization for high school students. The Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) hosts the charity event in memory of cable pioneer Thomas J. Polis.

12 July 2004  Sunnyvale, CA
Fujitsu Adds Fingerprint Sensor to LifeBook P Series Notebook

Sunnyvale, CA, July 12, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Systems today unveiled the latest version of its popular LifeBook® P Series notebook. Ideal for mobile professionals and students, the new LifeBook P7000 notebook weighs 3.27 pounds and can be equipped with advanced features such as a fingerprint sensor, a Super-Multi DVD drive, and Super AG™ wireless LAN technology.

6 July 2004  San Jose, CA
Fujitsu Imaging Products Group Presents BlueChip Technologies with Quarterly Innovative Leadership Award

San Jose, CA, July 6, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that BlueChip Technologies, Ltd., a document management and imaging solutions provider, was named the company's quarterly "Innovative Leadership" winner by the Fujitsu Imaging Products Group (IPG).  BlueChip Technologies received the Fujitsu 2FQ04 award for its innovative Business Document Imaging System (BDIS) installation for Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital (SNMH).