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May 2004

27 May 2004  Orlando, FL
Successful International User Group Conference Offers "Best Practices" for glovia.com Users

Orlando, FL, May 27, 2004 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today from the Glovia International User Group Conference the successful conclusion of the 2004 conference held at the Hilton in the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. The conference, with one of its largest attendances to date, brought together hundreds of customers and partners from around the world to learn more about Glovia's extended ERP solution, glovia.com, and how to maximize their investment in the solution.

25 May 2004  Sunnyvale, CA
Fujitsu Announces Production Schedule and North American Marketing Efforts for Industry’s First Conductive Polymer Film Touch Panels

Sunnyvale, CA, May 25, 2004 – Fujitsu Components America, Inc., today announced it will begin North American marketing efforts for new resistive touch panels that use an extremely durable conductive polymer film and cost less to produce than conventional resistive touch panels. An industry-first technology developed by Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and Fujitsu Component Limited, the custom touch panels will start sampling in early 2006 with production following in Q2 2006.

25 May 2004  Edison, NJ
Fujitsu Consulting Integrates TRIOLE Strategy to Enhance Service and Solution Offerings

Edison, NJ, May 25, 2004 – Fujitsu Consulting today announced that it will leverage the Fujitsu group's TRIOLE™ strategy for IT optimization in combination with its existing award-winning Macroscope® methodology to build additional benefits into its best-in-class solutions, quality delivery and project management capabilities.

25 May 2004  Sunnyvale, CA
Fujitsu Computer Systems Delivers TRIOLE Strategy for IT Optimization

Sunnyvale, CA, May 25, 2004 – Fujitsu today outlined the global expansion of its TRIOLE™ strategy for the optimized design, development and deployment of highly reliable and adaptive business-critical IT infrastructure in heterogeneous environments. Fujitsu Computer Systems will play a key role in bringing products, solutions and services based on the TRIOLE strategy to customers in North America, allowing them to increase business efficiency, agility and continuity.

25 May 2004  Sunnyvale, CA
Fujitsu Software Corporation Delivers Interstage XML Search as Part of TRIOLE Strategy for IT Optimization

Sunnyvale, CA, May 25, 2004 – Fujitsu Software Corporation today announced that Interstage® XML Search (Shunsaku Data Manager) is the first solution from the Interstage Suite of application integration software products to incorporate the elements of TRIOLE™, Fujitsu’s global IT optimization strategy.

25 May 2004  Orlando, FL
Glovia Customers Migrate to Current Software Version to Continue Maximizing Benefits

Orlando, FL, May 25, 2004 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu (TSE:6702) and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today from the 2004 Glovia International User Group Conference that several customers, including Hager Companies, Interconnect Devices, Inc. and OPW Fueling Components among others, are migrating to the current version of Glovia's extended ERP solution, glovia.com 7, to continue maximizing the benefits of the software solution.

25 May 2004  Sunnyvale, CA
Servantis and Fujitsu Partner to Bring Best-in-Class Solutions to the Healthcare Industry

Sunnyvale, CA, May 25, 2004 – Fujitsu Software Corporation and Servantis today announced a strategic partnership to deliver best-in-class solutions for the healthcare industry, including automated claims processing and integration of the complex networks of systems that link payers, providers, and other healthcare organizations.

24 May 2004  Sunnyvale, CA
Fujitsu Begins Producing Plastic Touch Panels for Mobile Products

Sunnyvale, CA, May 24, 2004 – Fujitsu Components America, Inc., today announced the availability of ultra-thin, lightweight, flexible and rigid touch panels for mobile applications. The full-custom touch panels use plastic film substrates to reduce weight, improve durability and provide a wider operating temperature range than traditional film-glass touch panels.

24 May 2004  San Jose, CA
Fujitsu Introduces New ScanSnap PDF Scanner with Powerful New Features and Performance Enhancements

San Jose, CA, May 24, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today unveiled the new, highly anticipated Fujitsu ScanSnap™ scanning solution.  The new scanner elevates the original, award-winning ScanSnap scanner, introduced last year, with many new features and capabilities, including higher optical resolution, sleek design, Adobe® Acrobat® 6.0 Standard software, faster file handling, authentic Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) generation, and a range of image quality and software control improvements.  Additionally, Fujitsu is offering a $100 rebate to all ScanSnap customers through June 30, 2004.  

24 May 2004  Richardson, TX
TelCove Selects Fujitsu FLASHWAVE Platforms

Richardson, TX, May 24, 2004 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and networking solutions, today announced that TelCove is activating a new metro and intercity Ethernet service with the FLASHWAVE® 4000 Multi-Service Provisioning Platforms (MSPPs) as a key transport component. TelCove’s Metropolitan Ethernet Transport service leverages their highly reliable SONET network to reach more customers and provide 10/100Base-TX and Gigabit Ethernet services across their entire network.  The advanced Ethernet over SONET (EoS) capabilities of the FLASHWAVE 4000 MSPPs allow TelCove to utilize existing network capacity and provide these advanced services without requiring wholesale changes to their embedded network or existing operating procedures.

24 May 2004  Sunnyvale, CA
Fujitsu Software Sees Bright Future for Enterprise Applications

Sunnyvale, CA, May 24, 2004 – Fujitsu Software announced its support of Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Team System. The 2005 enhancements are fully in line with the needs of Fujitsu Software’s customers who are migrating their mainframe COBOL applications to the Microsoft .NET Framework.

24 May 2004  Sunnyvale, CA
glovia.com Plant Maintenance Provides Companies With Comprehensive Maintenance Management Functionality

Sunnyvale, CA, May 24, 2004 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu (TSE:6702) and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today, from the 2004 Glovia International User Group Conference in Orlando, Florida, the availability of glovia.com Plant Maintenance, a new module that provides companies with comprehensive maintenance management functionality.

21 May 2004  San Jose, CA
Fujitsu Named A 2004 Ultimate Customs Solution Winner by the CRN Test Center

San Jose, CA, May 21, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced that it has been selected as a 2004 Ultimate Custom Solutions award winner in the Ultimate PC™ category based on the exemplary performance of its MAS 15,000-RMP enterprise hard disk drive with 73.5GB of capacity.  Winners were selected by CMP Media's CRN, the newsweekly of vital information for business and technology integrators.  

17 May 2004  Frisco, TX
Fujitsu Expands U-Scan Product Line from Kiosk to the Max

Frisco, TX, May 17, 2004 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions announces the immediate availability of two new models in its U-Scan line of self-checkout systems. The new U-Scan Kiosk and dual-belt U-Scan Max extend the product range to make self-checkout solutions available for more retailers.

17 May 2004  San Jose, CA
Fujitsu to Exhibit at CMP XChange Tech Builder 2004

San Jose, CA, May 17, 2004 – WHAT - Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced that it will participate at CMP’s annual 2004 XChange Tech Builder event.  

16 May 2004  Chicago, IL
MEDIA ADVISORY: Fujitsu and Klever Marketing To Demonstrate Future of Intelligent Shopping At Retail Systems 2004

Chicago, IL, May 16, 2004 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. and Klever Marketing Inc. (OTC BB:KLMK) will demonstrate a prototype of a turnkey personal shopping solution at Retail Systems 2004. The integrated, intelligent shopping cart is now being developed through an alliance announced in February.

13 May 2004  Edison, NJ
Fujitsu Honored by SBC Communications

Edison, NJ, May 13, 2004 – Commitment to excellence has earned Fujitsu Consulting and Fujitsu Network Communications recognition as outstanding suppliers to SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE: SBC), one of the world's leading data, voice and Internet services providers.

13 May 2004  Edison, NJ and Richardson, TX
Fujitsu Honored by SBC Communications

Edison, NJ and Richardson, TX, May 13, 2004 – Commitment to excellence has earned Fujitsu Consulting and Fujitsu Network Communications recognition as outstanding suppliers to SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE: SBC), one of the world’s leading data, voice and Internet services providers.

11 May 2004  Sydney
Australia's Coles Myer and Fujitsu join forces in POS software development alliance

Sydney, May 11, 2004 – Coles Myer and Fujitsu Australia will join forces under an alliance to manage, consolidate and develop the software platform that runs the point-of-sale systems across almost 700 Coles Myer-owned stores throughout Australia.

11 May 2004  Sunnyvale, CA
Fujitsu Introduces Optical Transceiver Module with Media Converter

Sunnyvale, CA, May 11, 2004 – Fujitsu Components America, Inc., today released a 4-channel optical transceiver module that uses an internal media converter to extend the signal transmission reach of a copper interface up to 300m at 2.5Gb/s or 100m at 3.125Gb/s over multimode fiber (MMF) ribbon cable. Using the Fujitsu optical module, IT managers have the flexibility to implement either a copper or an optical solution using one low-cost copper I/O interface.

11 May 2004  Sunnyvale, CA
Fujitsu Releases X2 Copper Transceiver Module for 10Gbit-CX4 Ethernet Applications

Sunnyvale, CA, May 11, 2004 – Fujitsu Components America, Inc. today announced the release of a copper electrical transceiver module compliant with the X2 multi-source agreement (MSA) specification Rev. 1.0b. The X2 x-mGC module transmits 10Gb/s Ethernet over 20m of standard InfiniBand copper cable (AWG24) or VSR parallel optics through a single port, offering a cost-effective, standards-compliant product targeted for multiple applications in 10Gb/s enterprise, storage, and telecom markets. Using the imbedded media detect circuit, transmission up to 300 meters over standard multi-mode can also be achieved using Fujitsu’s o-MGC optical media converter.

11 May 2004  Sunnyvale, CA
Fujitsu Dazzles Consumers with Latest LifeBook C Series Notebook

Sunnyvale, CA, May 11, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today refreshed its stylish and affordable LifeBook® C Series notebook, featuring an Intel® Pentium® M processor designed to deliver improved battery life and performance. As a three-spindle notebook, this formidable desktop replacement now features several enhancements at an attractive price for students, home users and business professionals.

11 May 2004  Sunnyvale, CA
Fujitsu Makes FlexFrame for mySAP Business Suite Solution Available in North America

Sunnyvale, CA, May 11, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today made available the FlexFrame™ for mySAP® Business Suite solution, the first realization of an IT infrastructure with SAP Adaptive Computing capabilities. The FlexFrame for mySAP Business Suite solution replaces yesterday's complex environment of multiple dedicated servers with a modular concept that incorporates the latest business-critical computing technologies like Fujitsu PRIMERGY® servers. This modular approach allows virtualization of the Linux Operating System, application services and storage, consolidating all application and database services on a single, easily managed platform.

11 May 2004  El Segundo, CA
Leading Brazilian Television Transmitter Manufacturer Selects glovia.com to Manage Business Operations

El Segundo, CA, May 11, 2004 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today that Linear Electronic Equipment, a world-wide leading manufacturer of television transmitters, has selected Glovia's extended ERP solution, glovia.com, to improve management of critical business processes and visibility of company-wide operations. Glovia's Brazilian affiliate partner, Fotini Informatica, managed all aspects of the sales process and will handle the implementation and support of the product locally, which Linear viewed as a strong selling point during the selection process.

10 May 2004  Sunnyvale, CA
Fujitsu Delivers Trio of ASICs to Innovative Start-Up Greenfield Networks

Sunnyvale, CA, May 10, 2004 – Built Using Fujitsu's 0.11-Micron Process Technology, ASIC Includes the First Network Processor Streaming Interface at 1.3 Gigabit/Second

10 May 2004  Las Vegas, NV
Fujitsu to Introduce Industry's First 10Gbps Ethernet Products at Annual Networld+Interop

Las Vegas, NV, May 10, 2004 – Eudyna, the Fujitsu-Sumitomo Joint Venture, to Release New Products in U.S.

10 May 2004  San Jose, CA USA and Tokyo, Japan
Eudyna and Fujitsu Develop Ultra Small, Low Power 2.5Gbps DWDM Transceiver

San Jose, CA USA and Tokyo, Japan, May 10, 2004 – Eudyna Devices USA Inc. (EUDU), a leading supplier of optical components, and Fujitsu Limited, a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace, today announced that they have started sampling DWDM 2.5 Gigabit small form-factor pluggable transceivers (SFP) to optical network equipment manufacturers.

10 May 2004  San Jose, CA USA and Tokyo, Japan
Eudyna and Fujitsu Develop Ultra Small, Low Power XFP Transceiver

San Jose, CA USA and Tokyo, Japan, May 10, 2004 – Eudyna Devices USA Inc. (EUDU), a leading supplier of optical components, and Fujitsu Limited, a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace, today announced that they have started sampling 40km 1550nm 10 Gigabit small form-factor pluggable transceivers (XFP) to 10-Gigabit SONET and Ethernet network equipment manufacturers.

10 May 2004  Sunnyvale, CA
Fujitsu LifeBook S7000 Notebook Gets Performance Boost with Next-Generation Intel Pentium M Processor

Sunnyvale, CA, May 10, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today unveiled its latest thin-and-light LifeBook® S7000 notebook, featuring the next-generation Intel® Pentium® M Processor - a key component of Intel® Centrino™ mobile technology. The new chip features a faster clock speed, design enhancements and more on-die cache memory for better performance.

10 May 2004  Sunnyvale, CA
Fujitsu Offers True Mobility with Latest LifeBook S6000 Notebook

Sunnyvale, CA, May 10, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation today unveiled the next generation of its thin-and-light LifeBook® S6000 notebook enhanced with the new Intel® Pentium® M Processor and a brilliant 13.3-inch Crystal View display that stands out in any setting, including outdoors.

5 May 2004  Richardson, TX
Fujitsu Revolutionizes Ethernet and DS1 Service Deployment

Richardson, TX, May 5, 2004 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and networking solutions, today announced the general availability of its new FLASHWAVE® 4020 Ethernet Service Platform (ESP).  This new device simultaneously delivers Ethernet and DS1 services and dramatically lowers the overall cost of deployment for these services, while extending the proven reliability of SONET directly to customer premises.  The compact size, low power requirements and ability to transport traditional voice and next-generation data services across a single, converged access network positions the FLASHWAVE 4020 ESP as an ideal solution for operation in small to midsize customer sites.

5 May 2004  Richardson, TX
Rye Telephone Becomes the First Customer for the FLASHWAVE® 4020

Richardson, TX, May 5, 2004 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and networking solutions, today announced that Rye Telephone Company (RTC) is the first customer to purchase the new FLASHWAVE® 4020 Ethernet Service Platform (ESP).  The low cost ESP can simultaneously deliver Ethernet and DS1 services across a new or existing infrastructure.  The ESP dramatically lowers the operational cost of deployment for these services and extends the proven reliability of SONET to the edge of the RTC network.  RTC is using the FLASHWAVE 4020 ESP to relieve congestion in its access network and to offer its customers competitive voice and broadband data services.

5 May 2004  El Segundo, CA
Vitronics Soltec Selects glovia.com ERP For New China Subsidiary

El Segundo, CA, May 5, 2004 – Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today that Vitronics Soltec has selected glovia.com - it's enterprise resource planning solution to support their recently established production facilities in China.

4 May 2004  Mississauga, ON
Canadian Tire Retail Selects Fujitsu For In-store Technology Systems and Services

Mississauga, ON , May 4, 2004 – Canadian Tire Retail and the Canadian Tire Dealers' Association have named Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. as its supplier of retail point-of-sale hardware systems and services for Canadian Tire stores. Fujitsu will supply its TeamPoS 2000 M POS terminals, PRIMERGY TX150 servers and managed services, including staging, integration, on-site/depot maintenance and call center support.

4 May 2004  Westwood, MA
Fujitsu’s BioIT Group Releases New Software Application "ActiveSite™" for Designing Effective Small Molecule Inhibitors of Protein Targets

Westwood, MA , May 4, 2004 – The BioIT Group of Fujitsu America, Inc. announced today the release of their new ActiveSite™ software which functions with their BioCAChe™, BioMedCAChe™, and WorkSystem Pro™ products. BioMedCAChe is the CAChe Group’s flagship protein to drug discovery modeling software for the Windows® operating system.

4 May 2004  Westwood, MA
Fujitsu’s BioIT Group Releases New Software Application “ActiveSite™” for Designing Effective Small Molecule Inhibitors of Protein Targets

Westwood, MA, May 4, 2004 – The BioIT Group of Fujitsu America, Inc. announced today the release of their new ActiveSite™ software add-on to their BioCAChe™, BioMedCAChe™, and WorkSystem Pro™ products. BioMedCAChe is the CAChe Group’s flagship protein to drug discovery modeling software for the Windows® operating system.

4 May 2004  Santa Clara, CA
PMC-Sierra Announces Serial ATA (SATA) System Interoperability

Santa Clara, CA, May 4, 2004 – PMC-Sierra (NASDAQ: PMCS) demonstrated system interoperability with industry standard SATA Hard Disk Drive (HDD) vendors including, Fujitsu, Hitachi, Maxtor, Seagate and Western Digital to SATA host controllers including 3ware, Adaptec, and Promise Technology at the SATA Plugfest.  This milestone assures OEMs of an interoperable solution for next-generation bulk storage systems based on low-cost SATA HDDs.

4 May 2004  Chicago, IL
UWG Selects StoreNext's RBO

Chicago, IL, May 4, 2004 – Unified Western Grocers, Inc. (UWG) has selected the RBO system from StoreNext Retail Technologies LLC as its preferred back office software platform for its 3,000-plus customers.

3 May 2004  Sunnyvale, CA
Fujitsu Brings to Market Copper XENPAK Module for Network/Server Markets

Sunnyvale, CA, May 3, 2004 – Fujitsu Components America, Inc., today released a copper XENPAK module (xMGC) that conforms to the new 10GBASE-CX4 specification (IEEE 802.03ak/D4.2) for low-cost 10-Gigabit copper Ethernet. The new module reduces the cost per port by offering a low-cost copper solution that has the flexibility to support VSR parallel optics through a single port.

3 May 2004  San Jose, CA
Fujitsu Honors Kofax for Innovative Implementation of Information Capture Technology

San Jose, CA, May 3, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that Kofax was the recipient of the company's Innovative Leadership Award for its outstanding work employing a solution to renovate document management practices at the New Mexico Department of Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources.  Fujitsu grants the Innovative Leadership Award to Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) to recognize exceptional contributions to the field of content management.  Winners are selected on their ability to successfully streamline business processes and positively impact their customers' bottom lines.

2 May 2004  Chicago, IL
Lowe's secures real-time reporting system with StoreNext Connected Services

Chicago, IL, May 2, 2004 – Lowe's Food Stores, Inc., a Littlefield, Texas-based independent grocery chain, has chosen StoreNext Retail Technologies LLC's Connected Services as its preferred hosting solution. Initially, Lowe's will use StoreNext's Connected Item Hosting and Connected Direct Store Delivery (C-DSD) applications.

2 May 2004  Chicago, IL
StoreNext and Trax announce partnership to offer loss prevention application to independent grocers

Chicago, IL, May 2, 2004 – StoreNext Retail Technologies LLC and Trax Retail Solutions Inc. have teamed up to offer a new profit optimization and loss prevention application for independent grocers via the StoreNext Connected Services(tm) portfolio. ShrinkTrax(r) for POS in the grocery industry's leading loss prevention solution that helps prevent cashier theft and errors by identifying and modifying behaviors of fraudulent or inefficient cashiers.

2 May 2004  Chicago, IL
StoreNext introduces Connected Direct Store Delivery

Chicago, IL, May 2, 2004 – StoreNext Retail Technologies LLC has developed Connected Direct Store Delivery (C-DSD), a Web-based Connected Services(tm) application that automates an independent grocer's direct store delivery and receiving functions without the need for a back-office system.