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August 2005

30 August 2005  Sunnyvale, CA

Fujitsu Notebooks Ranked in Top Tier for Overall Customer Satisfaction

Sunnyvale, CA, August 30, 2005 – Fujitsu Computer Systems today announced that PC Magazine’s 18th annual Reader Satisfaction Survey ranked Fujitsu notebook computers among the best for overall satisfaction. Fujitsu business notebooks received the highest rating for reliability among Windows-based notebooks. Only 14 percent of the Fujitsu business notebooks used by survey respondents needed repairs within the last year, compared to an industry average of 24 percent. According to the PC Magazine article assessing the results, Fujitsu has climbed into the top tier of notebook vendors, challenging Lenovo/IBM and surpassing every other Windows-based notebook manufacturer. “Any maker that can challenge Lenovo/IBM in its specialty, business notebooks, bears watching,” said the article. PC Magazine has posted the survey results online at www.pcmag.com, and the story appears in the September 20th issue of the magazine.

24 August 2005  Sunnyvale, CA

Fujitsu Continues Quarterly Growth in Enterprise & Mobile Hard Disk Drive Markets During the Second Quarter of 2005

Sunnyvale, CA, August 24, 2005 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world’s leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today is proud to announce its hard disk drive (HDD) shipment growth for the second calendar quarter of 2005. During the period ending June 30, Fujitsu increased its mobile hard disk drive sales for the twelfth consecutive quarter and sustained its position as the second largest supplier of 2.5" mobile hard disk drives. During the quarter Fujitsu shipped 4.45M mobile units, a 71% increase over the same quarter last year (Q2CY04). Fujitsu also maintained its position as the second largest supplier in the enterprise hard disk drive market, increasing shipments to 1.54M units, a 28% increase as compared to the same quarter last year.

23 August 2005  Sunnyvale, CA

Fujitsu Positioned in Leader Quadrant Within Magic Quadrant for Enterprise-Scope Application Platform Suites

Sunnyvale, CA, August 23, 2005 – Fujitsu Software Corporation today announced that Gartner, Inc. has positioned it in the leaders quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Enterprise-Scope Application Platform Suites (E-APS), 3Q05, published on July 20, 2005. According to Gartner, Inc., leaders are vendors that are performing well today, have a clear vision of market direction, and are actively building competencies to sustain their leadership position in the market.

23 August 2005  Sunnyvale, CA

Fujitsu Revamps Flagship Convertible and Slate Tablet PCs

Sunnyvale, CA, August 23, 2005 – Fujitsu Computer Systems today updated its mobile product portfolio with the enhanced LifeBook® T4000 and Stylistic® ST5000 Tablet PCs. These innovative Tablet PCs have been redesigned to even better meet the needs of mobile professionals with faster processors and new security options so that users can do their jobs more efficiently and accurately. With a reputation for reliability, the new offerings from Fujitsu demonstrate the company's continuing commitment to provide affordable and dependable computing platforms.

22 August 2005  Sunnyvale, CA

Fujitsu Advances 2.5" Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive Technology with New High Capacity Offering

Sunnyvale, CA, August 22, 2005 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced the MHV2160BT, a 4200 RPM, 160GB 2.5" Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drive, as part of a coordinated global launch. Fujitsu developed the MHV2160BT to address growing demands for mobile hard disk drives with the speed and capacity required for high-end audio/video computing. The new SATA hard disk drive is expected to ship by the end of this year.

18 August 2005  Richardson, TX

Fujitsu Wins Federal Contract with Tennessee Valley Authority for Next-Generation Communication Network

Richardson, TX, August 18, 2005 – Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, today announced that the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the largest public power company in the U.S., has awarded a federal contract to Fujitsu for a large optical communications network that links TVA main offices and key substation sites across seven states. TVA selected the Fujitsu FLASHWAVE® and NETSMART® product lines for its next-generation network, which will be constructed in multiple stages over several years.

15 August 2005  San Jose, CA

Fujitsu to Participate in CMP's Annual Exchange 2005 Conference

San Jose, CA, August 15, 2005 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced that it will showcase the latest in hard disk drive technology at the CMP XChange 2005 Conference in Orlando, FL on August 21-24, 2005. At the show, Fujitsu will showcase the latest in 2.5" Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) and Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drive technology operating inside enclosures developed by Fujitsu channel partners.

15 August 2005  San Jose, CA

Fujitsu to Showcase Small Form Factor SAS and SATA Interoperability at Intel Developer Forum Fall 2005

San Jose, CA, August 15, 2005 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world’s leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced that it will showcase the performance and flexibility of its Serial interface mobile and enterprise hard disk drives at the Intel Developer Forum Fall 2005 event, held August 23-25 at the Moscone South Convention Center in San Francisco, CA.

11 August 2005  Frisco, TX

Fujitsu Launches In Touch with Retailing™

Frisco, TX, August 11, 2005 – Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. is launching a new marketing communications campaign to promote its partnering philosophy and its expertise in providing information technology (IT) solutions for consumer transaction environments.

9 August 2005  Richardson, TX

Fujitsu Brings Proven Multiservice Optical Networking Technology and Experience to Government Agencies

Richardson, TX, August 9, 2005 – Fujitsu will discuss the benefits of converged multiservice networks and present their industry-leading FLASHWAVE SONET and WDM products at the 2005 GSA Network Services Conference in Chicago.

9 August 2005  Sunnyvale, CA

Fujitsu Introduces New, Light, Cost-Effective RFID Tags with 256 Bytes of FRAM for Product Tracking, Distribution Applications

Sunnyvale, CA, August 9, 2005 – Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today introduced the newest member of its FerVID family of RFID tags, the MB89R119, which incorporates 256 bytes of FRAM and operates at approximately 50 times the speed of tags that use EEPROM.

8 August 2005  Richardson, TX

Fujitsu to Share Video Service Deployment Insight during Upcoming Light Reading Live! Seminar in New York

Richardson, TX, August 8, 2005 – Rick Thompson, senior analyst at Heavy Reading, will moderate several panels of industry veterans from Fujitsu and other equipment providers during the upcoming Light Reading Live! seminar, Telco Video 2005: Turning the Vision into Reality.

8 August 2005  Sunnyvale, CA

Industry's Smallest and Lightest Pen-Enabled Convertible Notebook Has Arrived: The Ultra-Portable, Extremely Lightweight and Versatile Fujitsu LifeBook P1500

Sunnyvale, CA, August 8, 2005 – Fujitsu Computer Systems today announced the LifeBook® P1500 notebook, the industry's smallest convertible notebook compact enough to go anywhere and light enough to hold effortlessly, with the versatility to easily convert from a conventional notebook into a slate tablet.

2 August 2005  Sunnyvale, CA

Fujitsu Introduces the LifeBook S2000 Thin and Light Notebook with Next-Generation AMD Turion 64 Mobile Technology

Sunnyvale, CA, August 2, 2005 – Fujitsu Computer Systems today announced that its popular LifeBook® S2000 thin and light notebook now features AMD Turion™ 64 mobile technology offering excellent overall performance for 32-bit and 64-bit applications, as well as Enhanced Virus Protection. This offering provides consumers a value-priced, full-featured and ultra-portable system.

1 August 2005  San Jose, CA

Fujitsu and Intrepid Partner to Expand Document Imaging Service Capabilities

San Jose, CA, August 1, 2005 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced a strategic service partnership with Intrepid Technical Services, Inc., a nationwide hardware maintenance service provider, providing customers with nationwide scanner maintenance support and establishing the firm as a Fujitsu authorized service provider for its entire line of document imaging solutions.

1 August 2005  San Jose, CA

Fujitsu Announces Free ABBYY FineReader & Rebate Promotion with Purchase of a ScanSnap Scanning Solution

San Jose, CA, August 1, 2005 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that customers who purchase a Fujitsu ScanSnap fi-5110EOX2 scanning solution anytime from July 1, 2005, through September 30, 2005, are eligible to receive a free ABBYY FineReader® software package and $50 rebate off their Fujitsu ScanSnap scanner purchase.

1 August 2005  San Jose, CA

Fujitsu Partners with Enhance Technology to Deliver Next Generation Multi-Disk Storage Enclosure

San Jose, CA, August 1, 2005 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world’s leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced that Enhance Technology, Inc. is using Fujitsu next-generation Serial interface hard disk drives in its QuadraPack™ Q14. The storage solution is the industry’s first compact removable storage enclosure designed to house four Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) or Serial ATA (SATA) 2.5" hard disk drives mounted in a single 5.25" drive bay.

1 August 2005  Sunnyvale, CA

Fujitsu to Ship Initial Production Volumes of New Structured ASIC Built Using Cadence Encounter

Sunnyvale, CA, August 1, 2005 – AccelArray Giga Frame Used for High-End Servers for Consumer Applications; Encounter Digital Implementation Delivered Rapid Timing Closure