Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc.

Fujitsu GlobalSTORE Positioned in Leaders Quadrant for Retail POS Applications 2006 Magic Quadrant

Leading Analyst Firm Cites Fujitsu Software for Completeness of Vision and Ability to Execute

Frisco, TX, August 14, 2006 — Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. today announced that its GlobalSTORE software application has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Leaders quadrant of the "Magic Quadrant* for Retail Point-of-Sale Applications for Tier 1 Retailers, 2006 report."

Gartner's 2006 Retail POS Application Magic Quadrant is an in-depth study of 15 retail POS applications. The evaluation criteria for the Magic Quadrant include the "ability to execute" and "completeness of vision."

According to the Magic Quadrant report, "in the mature but demanding Tier 1 market for POS applications, it is not surprising that the majority of applications that meet the inclusion criteria for this analysis fall within this quadrant. Basic POS functionality is well established and deployed in highly distributed and challenging environments. The differences are down to ability to execute, today, in different markets, in line with demands of major trends such as segment blurring and internationalization. Vendors of applications in the Leaders quadrant are successfully articulating a business proposition that resonates with the vision and strategy of retailers and is in line with consumer expectations of the retail experience today and in the near future."

"We believe our positioning in the Leaders quadrant of the 2006 Retail POS Application Magic Quadrant provides validation for the strength of our differentiation and the intense focus we have placed on our application software investments over the last five years as the platform for our Pervasive Retailing strategy," said Austen Mulinder, president and CEO of Fujitsu Transaction Solutions. "GlobalSTORE plays a central role in our Pervasive Retailing Framework™ (PRF) and vision, and we think this software evaluation illustrates that we are in great position to make the PRF an industry standard."

Fujitsu’s GlobalSTORE application is a full-featured, customizable POS, cash management and back office solution. Based on the Microsoft Windows® platform, the flexibility of Fujitsu’s retail-specific, modular architecture has enabled GlobalSTORE to be deployed at leading retailers around the world. Built on a service-oriented architecture (SOA) within the application, GlobalSTORE is easy to customize, maintain and integrate, which lowers the retailer’s total cost of ownership. Leveraging the Pervasive Retailing Framework, GlobalSTORE integrates with virtually any customer relationship management application, store system, kiosk and in-store mobile computing device.

GlobalSTORE has played a significant role in Fujitsu’s growth over the past three years, as the company added more than 40 new clients to its retail solutions roster. Many of those new accounts are GlobalSTORE customers, including Nordstrom, Payless ShoeSource, OfficeMax and Danier Leather. GlobalSTORE is deployed at more than 140 customers in 36 countries.

Fujitsu’s Pervasive Retailing Framework is a set of software tools and services designed to minimize the time, cost and risk of creating real-time interoperability between disparate applications and devices that support multiple retailing interactions.

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About the Magic Quadrant

The Magic Quadrant is copyrighted July 28, 2006 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Magic Quadrant is a graphical representation of a marketplace at and for a specific time period. It depicts Gartner's analysis of how certain vendors measure against criteria for that marketplace, as defined by Gartner. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Magic Quadrant, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors placed in the "Leaders" quadrant. The Magic Quadrant is intended solely as a research tool, and is not meant to be a specific guide to action. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

About Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc.

Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702), collaborates with retailing companies to relentlessly reduce their costs and facilitate consumer interactions that improve their profitability. Fujitsu’s Pervasive Retailing™ approach enables companies to minimize the time, cost and risk of creating interoperability between disparate applications and devices that support a multitude of consumer touch points. Fujitsu’s offering includes solution software, point-of-sale store technology, U-Scan self-checkout systems, self-ordering systems and multi-vendor lifecycle services. Customers include Canadian Tire, Chevron Corporation, Hallmark, Hannaford Bros., H-E-B, Kroger, Loblaws, Nordstrom, Payless ShoeSource, Regal Cinema, Staples, Stop & Shop and The TJX Companies, among others. The company also has a 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.
For more information, please see: us.fujitsu.com/retailing

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