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- 28 December 2004 El Segundo, CA
- Glovia Expands Management Team to Drive Product Development
El Segundo, CA, December 28, 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 that Navin Goel has been promoted to Vice President of Products. The management team expansion will further facilitate the development and quality of Glovia's extended ERP solution, glovia.com.
- 21 December 2004 Tokyo
- Fujitsu Develops Breakthrough Technology for Low-Cost Production of Gallium-Nitride HEMT
Tokyo, December 21, 2004 – Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the development of a technology that enables low-cost production of gallium-nitride (GaN)(1)high electron mobility transistors (HEMT)(2), a key technology in mobile base station amplifiers for 3G and beyond. This breakthrough technology reduces GaN HEMT production costs to less than one-third that of conventional levels, thereby contributing to the realization of lower-cost GaN HEMT-based amplifiers.
- 6 December 2004 San Jose, CA and Tokyo
- Fujitsu and Cisco Form Strategic Alliance
San Jose, CA and Tokyo, December 6, 2004 – Fujitsu Limited and Cisco Systems, Inc. today announced that they have reached a fundamental agreement to enter into a strategic alliance focusing on routers and switches that will enable service providers and enterprises to build advanced Internet Protocol (IP) networks. Under this collaboration, Fujitsu and Cisco will carry out joint development of high-end routers, plan future cooperation in routing and switching, and collaborate on continuous quality improvement, enhanced support and service.
- 30 November 2004 Tokyo and Armonk, NY
- Fujitsu and IBM Partner to Promote Open Standards for Autonomic Computing
Tokyo and Armonk, NY, November 30, 2004 – Fujitsu Limited and IBM today announced that they have agreed to collaborate on autonomic computing standards. Initial areas of collaboration are expected to include existing or new standardization efforts related to the Web Services Distributed Management (WSDM) Event Format, standardization of a set of actions to manage IT resources, and standards related to software installation and deployment.
- 8 November 2004 Pittsburgh, PA
- Fujitsu Introduces Revolutionary 10Gb Ethernet Switches in the North American Market
Pittsburgh, PA, November 8, 2004 – Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. (FLA) and PFU Systems, Inc. today announced the introduction of two revolutionary Layer 2 10Gb Ethernet switches in the North American market, the XG800 and XG600. These switches are powered by the MB87Q3070, which is the world's first single-chip, 12-port 10Gb Ethernet switch chip.
- 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.
- 3 June 2004 College Park, MD
- Fujitsu Unveils Task Computing Technology
College Park, MD, June 3, 2004 – Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc., the U.S.-based research arm of Fujitsu Limited, today unveiled new technology that enables users to easily orchestrate devices, e-services and PC applications to execute complex tasks with just a few clicks or voice commands.
- 3 June 2004 College Park, MD
- Fujitsu Unveils Task Computing Technology
College Park, MD, June 3, 2004 – Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc., the U.S.-based research arm of Fujitsu Limited, today unveiled new technology that enables users to easily orchestrate devices, e-services and PC applications to execute complex tasks with just a few clicks or voice commands.
- 1 June 2004 Santa Clara, CA
- Fujitsu and Sun Expand Partnership to Grow Solaris Market & Unleash New Generation of Innovations in the Data Center
Santa Clara, CA, June 1, 2004 – Sun Microsystems, Inc., (NASDAQ: SUNW) and Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) today announced the expansion of their 20-year strategic relationship to include the joint development and delivery of future generation Solaris and SPARC-based systems. Today's announcement brings together two of the strongest companies in the world to deliver best in class platforms for all possible network computing workloads and grow the market for Solaris and SPARC.
- 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.
- 12 April 2004 San Jose, CA
- Fujitsu Appoints Yoshihiko Masuda New President and CEO of Fujitsu Computer Products of America
San Jose, CA, April 12, 2004 – Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives, computer peripherals, and document imaging scanners, today announced the appointment of Mr. Yoshihiko Masuda to the position of President and CEO of FCPA.
- 6 April 2004 Sunnyvale, CA
- Softek Names New Leader For Mainframe Solutions Group
Sunnyvale, CA, April 6, 2004 – Softek™, a leading provider of storage management software for multi vendor and multi domain environments, today announced that Herb Jones has joined the company as vice president and general manager for the company’s Mainframe Solutions Group - a business recently formed in conjunction with the companies recent management buyout.
- 6 April 2004 Sunnyvale, CA
- Softek Now Fully-Independent Storage Management Company Through Management-Led Buyout From Fujitsu
Sunnyvale, CA, April 6, 2004 – Softek™, a leading provider of storage management software, today announced a management-led buyout of Softek from Fujitsu, making Softek one of the largest independent storage management software companies. Fujitsu continues to be a strategic partner to Softek through multi-year OEM agreements for distribution of award-winning Softek data availability and enterprise storage resource management (ESRM) solutions throughout countries in Asia Pacific and Central Europe.
- 31 March 2004 El Segundo, CA
- Glovia International Appoints New President and Chief Executive Officer
El Segundo, CA, March 31, 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 that its Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Yuji Nakasu as the company's new President and Chief Executive Officer. In his new role, Mr. Nakasu will be responsible for Glovia's operations and growing the company's business worldwide. Mr. Dennis Michalis, Glovia's current President and Chief Executive Officer, will be leaving the company to purse other opportunities. However, he will continue to serve the company as an Executive Consultant. Mr. Michalis will assist with the transition to new senior leadership as well as a number of ongoing projects.
- 25 March 2004 Sunnyvale, CA
- Fujitsu Announces Support for Semantic Web
Sunnyvale, CA, March 25, 2004 – Fujitsu Laboratories of America, a leading research division of Fujitsu Limited, today announced their support of the newly released Web Ontology Language (OWL) by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). The company believes that semantic-oriented standards and technologies such as Resource Description Framework (RDF) and OWL represent a significant step forwards in advancing the automated understanding of data by computer systems and will also significantly benefit businesses in key areas, such as enterprise integration.
- 25 March 2004 Sunnyvale , CA
- Fujitsu Announces Support for Semantic Web
Sunnyvale , CA, March 25, 2004 – Fujitsu Laboratories of America, a leading research division of Fujitsu Limited, today announced their support of the newly released Web Ontology Language (OWL) by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Along with many other software companies and universities throughout the world, researchers at Fujitsu have helped to contribute towards and shape the development of the OWL standard. The company believes that semantic-oriented standards and technologies such as Resource Description Framework (RDF) and OWL represent a significant step forwards in advancing the automated understanding of data by computer systems and will also significantly benefit businesses in key areas, such as enterprise integration.
- 17 February 2004 Kawasaki
- Fujitsu Develops Ultra-Low-Power Transceiver Chipset for Next-Generation Optical Transmissions Systems
Kawasaki, February 17, 2004 – Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the development of a new communications chipset that uses Indium Phosphide-based high-electron mobility transistor (InP-HEMT) technology to enable 50-Gbps operation of a 4:1 multiplexer and 1:4 demultiplexer chipset. Fujitsu's newly developed chipset is the world's first to achieve superior signal quality and operating margins in full-rate clocking scheme, with breakthrough low-power consumption of less than 1 watt (70% lower than conventional technology).
- 14 January 2004 San Jose, CA
- Fujitsu Names Jane Li Vice President for Lightwave Products
San Jose, CA, January 14, 2004 – Fujitsu Compound Semiconductor, Inc. (FCSI) announced today that Jane Li is the new vice president for lightwave products at this North American subsidiary of Fujitsu Quantum Devices. Ms. Li has extensive experience in the telecommunications and optical component markets and has held executive level positions at NeoPhotonics, Novalux Inc., and Corning. She holds a master's degree in marketing and communications from Ohio University and bachelor and master degrees in telecommunication engineering from Zhejiang University in China.
