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Fujitsu Self-checkout Offers Self-service to Shoppers in Japan

OKUWA Supermarket Site of First Japanese Installation

Washington, D.C., February 13, 2005 — Japanese supermarket chain OKUWA Co., Ltd. has installed the first Fujitsu self-checkout system in Japan at quality super market "MESA OKUWA" at the Garden Park WAKAYAMA shopping center in Wakayama City, Japan, near Osaka.

With its new Fujitsu self-checkout system, OKUWA has shortened its customers' waiting time and differentiated its service from other stores. The chain has been able to increase the efficiency of its store employees and improve service to customers by more effectively stationing sales clerks.

OKUWA customers can choose to use a manned register or the self-checkout system. Using the self-checkout system, customers can shorten their shopping time by checking prices, scanning, bagging and paying by cash or card for their orders all at the self-checkout.

Fujitsu Self-checkout
The Fujitsu line of self-checkout systems ranges from a single-bag kiosk unit, to a dual-belt lane for large volume orders that enables two shoppers to utilize a single unit at different stages in the self-checkout process. The system integrates seamlessly and can communicate on a real-time basis with existing POS systems. Fujitsu self-checkout systems can easily handle express, medium- and large-volume orders and can be resized on site.

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About Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc.

Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) and the IT "lifecycle solutions" provider for consumer transaction environments. The company collaborates with customers to relentlessly reduce their costs and improve their profitability. Fujitsu's offerings include multi-vendor infrastructure management services, point-of-sale hardware and software, mobile devices and self service systems including U-Scan. The company has some 1,500 employees in the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean. Example customers include Canadian Tire, ChevronTexaco, Hannaford Bros., H.EB., Loblaws, Nordstrom, Payless ShoeSource, Regal Cinema, Ross Dress for Less, Staples, Stop & Shop and The TJX Companies, among others. The company also has a 50/50 joint venture with Retalix Ltd. (NASDAQ: RTLX) in StoreNext Retail Technologies LLC, the No. 1 supplier of retail technology to independent grocers and regional chains.
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