Press Releases

September

• Fujitsu and PeptiDream Leverage Quantum-Inspired Tech in Joint Research to Accelerate Drug Discovery Tokyo and Kawasaki, Japan, Global, September 20, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited and PeptiDream Inc. today announced that they have agreed to initiate joint research and development in the area of peptide drug discovery, using Fujitsu's Digital Annealer, which employs next-generation computing architecture to quickly solve combinatorial optimization problems.

• Fujitsu Launches IoT Measuring device for more efficient measurements in the Apparel Industry Tokyo, Global, September 19, 2019 - Fujitsu today announces that it will begin sales of a new IoT Measuring device for the apparel industry. The new device promises to dramatically improve the efficiency of apparel sizing and measurements, and Fujitsu will additionally offer a companion app for recording information about measurements taken with the device.

• Fujitsu Develops Digitization Technology to Quantify Various Walking Characteristics Resulting from Diseases Kawasaki and Tokyo, Japan, Global, September 18, 2019 - Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and Fujitsu Limited have developed a technology to digitize and quantify the walking patterns of patients whose movements vary due to the impact of different diseases.

• Fujitsu Bolsters its AI "Wide Learning" Technology with New Technique to Deliver Optimized Action Plans in Various Fields Kawasaki, Japan, Global, September 13, 2019 - Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announces the expansion of its "Wide Learning" technology with an innovative AI tool to automatically deliver optimized action plans for users in a variety of fields and industries, including marketing, manufacturing, healthcare, and finance. Wide Learning machine learning technology forms a core component in Fujitsu Human Centric AI Zinrai, a comprehensive portfolio that encompasses Fujitsu's wide range of AI technologies and techniques.

• DyDo GROUP HOLDINGS and Fujitsu Announce Partnership for Joint Management of Information Systems Osaka, Tokyo, Global, September 12, 2019 - DyDo GROUP HOLDINGS (DyDo GHD) and Fujitsu today announced a partnership agreement for the joint operation of DyDo's information systems division. Under the agreement, Dydo GHD's information systems division's functions, personnel, and operations would be transferred to a Fujitsu subsidiary, IT Management Partners Limited. In the future, IT Management Partners will provide DyDo GHD with reliable, comprehensive information systems development, operations, and maintenance services.

• FANUC, Fujitsu, NTT Com, Embark on Collaboration to Create "Digital Utility Cloud" for Machine Tool Industry Tokyo, Global, September 12, 2019 - FANUC CORPORATION, Fujitsu Limited, and NTT Communications Corporation today announced together an agreement to jointly develop a new service to achieve their vision of a "Digital Utility Cloud." The "Digital Utility Cloud" concept aims for the acceleration of digital innovation by streamlining internal operations and improving customer service, which are often duplicated throughout the machine tool industry. To achieve this goal, the three companies will work to develop cloud services that can be adopted by any company and ultimately seek to establish the solution as a new de facto standard in the industry.

August

• Fujitsu Quantum–Inspired Digital Annealer Delivers Securitization Optimization for main incubator EMEIA, August 29, 2019 - Fujitsu today announces the successful conclusion of a loan portfolio management Proof of Concept (PoC) with Commerzbank’s research and development unit, main incubator, leveraging the Fujitsu quantum computing-inspired Digital Annealer.

• Fujitsu and Qualcomm Complete 5G Data Calls in Sub-6 GHz and mmWave Spectrum Bands Tokyo and San Diego, Global, August 22, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, have achieved non-standalone (NSA) 5G New Radio (NR) data calls on sub-6 GHz and mmWave spectrum bands. The two parties successfully conducted Network-Device Vendor Interoperability Testing (NV-IOT) for NTT DOCOMO, INC., leveraging Fujitsu's commercial 5G base station (gNB) products together with a mobile smartphone form-factor test device, powered by the Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X50 5G modem and antenna modules with integrated RF transceiver, RF front-end and antenna elements.

• Fujitsu Develops AI Disaster Mitigation Technology to Predict River Flooding with Limited Data Tokyo and Kawasaki, Japan, August 16, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the development of a technology that draws on mathematical models built with limited data on rainfall and water levels to create flooding predictions for rivers. The solution leverages Fujitsu Human Centric AI Zinrai, a comprehensive portfolio that encompasses Fujitsu's wide range of AI technologies and techniques, and utilizes a model that incorporates insights from hydrology to produce an AI that achieves predictions with greater precision.

• Fujitsu RunMyProcess Selects ImageWare Systems to Secure Billions of IoT Devices EMEIA, August 15, 2019 - Fujitsu RunMyProcess today announces that it is adding advanced authentication to its DigitalSuite process integration and business workflow platform. This guarantees data security and user access control on IoT devices through the integration of IoT DNA Security® biometric technology from ImageWare Systems, Inc.

• Fujitsu Initiates Year-Round Recruitment Tokyo, Japan, August 09, 2019 - Fujitsu today announced that it will move to further develop the existing recruitment framework for new graduates, eliminating the application period for the recruitment process that normally ends in August every year. Year-round recruitment will commence for university and graduate students in their final year and for those that have already graduated.

• Fujitsu RunMyProcess Joins Google Cloud Partner Program EMEIA, August 06, 2019 - Fujitsu RunMyProcess, the high-productivity cloud platform provider, today announces it has joined the Google Cloud Partner Program as a Certified Technology Partner.

• Fujitsu Launches Latest Version of its VPS Digital Production Preparation Tool, Supporting Improved Manufacturing Productivity Tokyo, Global, August 05, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited today announced that it will begin selling the latest version of its Fujitsu Manufacturing Industry Solution VPS V15L21, a digital production preparation tool developed by Digital Process Ltd.

• Fujitsu's Encryption Technology for Biometric Information Provides Safer Authentication in Open Environments Kawasaki, Japan, Global, August 02, 2019 - Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced that it has developed a technology that can compare biometric information while it is still encrypted, with the same accuracy and processing speed as conventional biometric authentication systems.

July

• Fujitsu Delivers Complete Set of 5G Base Station Products to NTT DOCOMO for Commercial 5G Service Tokyo, Global, July 31, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has begun delivery of 5G base station products, comprising of Central Unit (CU) and Radio Unit (RU), to NTT DOCOMO INC. for the commercialization of the fifth generation mobile communications system (5G).

• Fujitsu to deliver Australia's most powerful supercomputer to help solve complex and pressing global challenges Tokyo, Japan, and Canberra, Australia, Global, July 29, 2019 - Fujitsu today announced that Fujitsu Australia Limited has been awarded the contract to upgrade the nation's fastest supercomputer, which will help to keep Australia at the forefront of the world's research community. The new machine, which will be housed at The Australian National University in Canberra and operated by the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI), will provide a 10-fold increase in speed and provide Australian researchers with world-class, high-end computing services.

• Financial Information: FY 2019 First-Quarter Financial Results Tokyo, Global, July 25, 2019 - Financial Information: FY 2019 First-Quarter Financial Results

• [PDF] Appointments to Executive Nomination and Compensation Committees (19.66 KB) Tokyo, Global, July 25, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited has announced that its Board of Directors today made a decision with regard to appointments to the Executive Nomination Committee and Compensation Committee.

• Fujitsu Earns Overall Positive Vendor Rating by Gartner, Inc EMEIA, July 24, 2019 - Fujitsu today announces that it received a Positive vendor rating this year from Gartner Inc. in a newly-published report.

• Fujitsu Simplifies and Accelerates Digital Transformation Projects with New Streamlined, Fast WebModeler Module for RunMyProcess DigitalSuite EMEIA, July 23, 2019 - Fujitsu today announces enhancements to RunMyProcess DigitalSuite - the high-productivity cloud platform - designed to lift organizations ahead of their competitors by speeding up and simplifying the development of digital transformation projects.

• Fujitsu Completes Survey of Business Leaders across 9 Countries on the Global State of Digital Transformation Tokyo, Global, July 19, 2019 - Fujitsu today released its Fujitsu Future Insights Global Digital Transformation Survey Report 2019, which highlights the results of its survey conducted among 900 CxOs and decision-makers at large and mid-sized companies spread across different industries in 9 countries. With this survey Fujitsu aims to understand the state of their digital transformation journeys with regard to AI and other advanced technologies, and to clarify how business leaders around the world perceive the concept of "trust", an increasingly urgent theme in recent years. The third iteration of this survey also revealed the six success factors in digital transformation initiatives and the importance of organizational abilities such as leadership. The survey additionally takes an in-depth look at trust toward online data and decisions made by AI or a person.

• Fujitsu harnesses Quantum-Inspired Digital Annealer technology to optimize output efficiency in power generation for renewable energy devices Kawasaki, Japan, Global, July 19, 2019 - Fujitsu Laboratories, Ltd. has shown the capability of the Digital Annealer, Fujitsu’s computational architecture inspired by quantum phenomena that rapidly solves combinatorial optimization problems, to maximize the performance of magnetic devices essential for renewable energy harvesting and other uses. The application of Fujitsu’s next-generation architecture allows for the nearly instantaneous calculation of the optimal arrangement of multiple planar (2D) magnets to maximize the strength of the magnetic field in a device.

• Fujitsu and the Nohgaku Performers' Association to Promote ICT Use in Traditional Theater Arts, Expand Fan-base Tokyo, Global, July 18, 2019 - The Nohgaku Performers' Association and Fujitsu Limited today announced that they have concluded an ICT partnership agreement, aiming to use ICT to spread the beauty of the Noh and Kyogen theater arts and contribute to the further growth of the Noh and Kyogen world by attracting new fans.

• Fujitsu Launches 12 New Enterprise PC Models to Advance Workstyle Transformation Tokyo and Kawasaki, Japan, Global, July 11, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Client Computing Limited today announced the launch of five new models in the Fujitsu Notebook LIFEBOOK series of enterprise notebooks, five new models in the Fujitsu Desktop ESPRIMO series of desktop PCs, and two new models in the Fujitsu Workstation CELSIUS series of workstations. Sales of the new models will be rolled out in Japan starting from today.

• Fujitsu Develops Digital Identity Technology to Evaluate Trustworthiness in Online Transactions Kawasaki, Japan, July 04, 2019 - Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced that it has developed a digital identity exchange technology that makes it possible for individual users and service businesses involved in online transactions to confirm the identity of other parties in transactions.

June

• Fujitsu Launches Event Support Service Featuring Ontenna, a User Interface Device to Sense Sound with the Body Tokyo, Global, June 11, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited today announced that in July, 2019, the company will launch a service supporting sports and cultural events using Ontenna, a device that lets users sense sound with their bodies. In addition, as of today, Fujitsu is providing a free trial version of Ontenna for schools for the deaf. The trial will begin in 30 schools, with the goal of encouraging the use of this device in day-to-day education for deaf students.

• Fujitsu Expands Initiative to Resolve Ocean Plastic Waste Problem Tokyo, Global, June 11, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited today announced that the Fujitsu Group is expanding its initiative to reduce plastic use in business activities to resolve the ocean plastic waste problem, which is having an increasingly severe global impact on the ecosystem.

May

• [PDF] Notice Regarding Distribution of Dividends from Retained Earnings (18.9 KB) Tokyo, Global, May 23, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited announced that its Board of Directors today decided upon the dividends to be paid from retained earnings to shareholders on the record date of March 31, 2019, as indicated below.

• Fujitsu Formulates "Design the Trusted Future by Data x AI," a Process and Framework for Creating Goal-Oriented Businesses Tokyo, Global, May 14, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has formulated "Design the Trusted Future by Data x AI," a process and framework for supporting customers in the creation of goal-oriented businesses through the combined use of data and AI ("Data x AI"). Aiming to create a trusted, data-driven society that will improve people's daily lives and industries, this process and framework will start rolling out in July 2019, to customers worldwide.

• Fujitsu and Dentsu Propose New Lifestyle Design Movement with Personal Data Driven Recommendations Tokyo, Global, May 13, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited and Dentsu Inc. have announced that the two companies have initiated joint discussions of a lifestyle design movement that empowers individuals to take the lead in managing the use of their personal data, in preparation for the arrival of data portability in society. The two companies have suggested this movement be called "My Data, My Life" , envisioning a system that empowers individuals by granting them the free use of their personal data.

• Fujitsu and Autonomic Collaborate to Bring Advanced Mobility Services to Global Automakers Tokyo, Japan, and Palo Alto, United States, Global, May 13, 2019 - Fujitsu and Autonomic, a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Smart Mobility, today announce a joint collaboration to offer OEMs worldwide a fast and flexible solution to support the automotive industry's transformation to mobility-as-a-service models. Leveraging Autonomic's expertise in cloud services for connected vehicles and Fujitsu's capabilities in technology integration and experience in the automotive space, the companies will initially deliver the Transportation Mobility Cloud (TMC) and Fujitsu systems integration services to Ford Motor Company, followed by a rollout to other automakers globally.

• Fujitsu Develops Automatic Labeling Technology to Accelerate AI Use of Time-Series Data Kawasaki and Kumamoto, Japan, Global, May 10, 2019 - Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and Kumamoto University today announced the development of technology to easily create the training data necessary to apply AI to time-series data, such as those from accelerometers and gyroscopic sensors.

• Fujitsu Launches Sales of its PRIMEFLEX for Microsoft Azure Stack Vertically Integrated Platform Tokyo, Global, May 09, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited today announced that it will begin sales in Japan and Europe of Fujitsu Integrated System PRIMEFLEX for Microsoft Azure Stack, its vertically integrated platform. Sales will begin May 9th, with expansion across the globe in stages at a later date.

• Fujitsu Launches 7 New Models of Enterprise Notebooks and Tablets in 3 Series Tokyo and Kawasaki, Japan, Global, May 08, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Client Computing Limited today announced the launch of four Fujitsu Notebook LIFEBOOK models from two product series and three Fujitsu Tablet ARROWS Tab models of Windows tablets, The new notebooks and tablets, made by Fujitsu Client Computing, are available for purchase in Japan from today and include the latest CPUs and other innovative features.

April

• Financial Information: FY 2018 Full-Year Financial Results Tokyo, Global, April 26, 2019 - Financial Information: FY 2018 Full-Year Financial Results

• [PDF] Executive Appointments and Resignations (23.42 KB) Tokyo, Global, April 26, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited has made the following new appointments and resignations as approved at a Board of Directors meeting today.

• Fujitsu Contributes to Achievement of SDGs, Resolution of Challenges Surrounding Climate Change, Resource Management Tokyo, Global, April 24, 2019 - Fujitsu today announced the formulation of the Fujitsu Group Environmental Action Plan (Stage IX), setting its environmental goals for fiscal years 2019-2020. The action plan demonstrates Fujitsu's continued commitment to contributing to the creation of a sustainable society.

• Fujitsu Named "Competitive IT Strategy Company" for 2019 Tokyo, Global, April 23, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited today announced that Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), have chosen it as a 2019 "Competitive IT Strategy Company."

• Fujitsu to Introduce Sustainable Ingredients to Employee Cafeterias on Ongoing Basis Tokyo, Global, April 22, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited today announced that it will procure sustainable ingredients that have received certification for Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) on an ongoing basis, offering dishes with such ingredients in employee cafeterias at four facilities. Through this effort, Fujitsu is working to take action as a company that takes into further consideration the consumption and production of sustainable ingredients.

• Fujitsu to Hold Fujitsu Forum 2019 Tokyo, Global, April 17, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited today announced that Fujitsu Forum 2019 will be held on Friday, May 17 at Tokyo International Forum. This year's theme will be "Human Centric Innovation: Driving a Trusted Future."

• Fujitsu Sets Out the 'Fujitsu Technology and Service Vision 2019' Tokyo, Global, April 16, 2019 - Fujitsu today released the Fujitsu Technology and Service Vision 2019. We set the theme this year as 'Human Centric Innovation: Driving a Trusted Future', with the aim of creating human-centric innovation together with our customers and partners and building a trusted future where everyone can feel safe. As the transition toward the digital era continues, Fujitsu reiterates its beliefs, including in the importance of rebuilding trust in business and society.

• Fujitsu Begins Production of Post-K Tokyo, Global, April 15, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited today announced that, working with RIKEN, it has completed the design of Post-K, the successor to the K supercomputer. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) is aiming to start the public service of Post-K around 2021 or 2022. Fujitsu has now concluded an official contract with RIKEN to manufacture, ship, and install hardware for Post-K. In addition, Fujitsu will productize a commercial supercomputer using technology created in the Post-K development process, and plans to begin global sales in the second half of fiscal 2019.

• Fujitsu Joins Ceremony Honored with the 2018 Technology & Engineering Emmy® Award for Real-time Video Transmission Technology Tokyo, Global, April 08, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has been honored at the ceremony held by the US National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in Las Vegas on April 7, receiving an Emmy® Award at the 70th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy® Awards. This award is in recognition of the contribution made by Fujitsu's proprietary real-time video transmission IP network error correction technology to transform its customers' network infrastructure, enabling high quality and low cost video transmission in the US broadcast market over many years.

• Fujitsu and Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Determine Effectiveness of AI Ship Collision Risk Prediction Technology Tokyo, Global, April 02, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited today announced the results of a field trial conducted with the assistance of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) in analyzing marine traffic risks in the Singapore Strait. Fujitsu has demonstrated the usefulness of a novel ship collision risk prediction technology that leverages the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in predicting near misses between vessels.

• Fujitsu Develops Deep Learning Acceleration Technology, Achieves World's Highest Speed Kawasaki, Japan, Global, April 01, 2019 - Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced that it has developed technology to improve the speed of deep learning software, which has now achieved the world's highest speed when the time required for machine learning was measured using the AI Bridging Cloud Infrastructure (ABCI) system, deployed by Fujitsu Limited for the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST).

March

• Fujitsu Achieves Highest Expert Status in Microsoft Azure Managed Service Provider Program Tokyo, Global, March 29, 2019 - Fujitsu today announces it has attained the status of global Microsoft Azure Expert Managed Services Provider (MSP), just three months after announcing a global systems integrator partnership with Microsoft. This highly-regarded accreditation highlights the rapid evolution of the successful relationship and further validates Fujitsu's transformative hybrid IT and multi-cloud capabilities, encompassing the leading hyperscale and private cloud platforms and technologies.

• Fujitsu Sets Out its Vision for the Future of Mobility with 'Fujitsu Future Insights' report Tokyo, Global, March 29, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited today announced that the company has presented an analysis of the impact of digital transformation on mobility services, outlining megatrends and business opportunities. Fujitsu has compiled these insights into a report, entitled 'Fujitsu Future Insights The Future of Mobility'. A short animated movie accompanies the report to illustrate how the future of mobility will support the daily lives of people.

• [PDF] Nominations for Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board (254 KB) Tokyo, Global, March 28, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited today announced nominations for its Board of Directors and Audit & Supervisory Board based on the recommendations of the Company's Executive Nomination Committee. The nominations are subject to approval at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting scheduled for June 24, 2019.

• Fujitsu’s PalmSecure Deployed in World’s First Palm Vein Authentication System at Korean Airports Tokyo, Japan, and Seoul, South Korea, Japan, March 27, 2019 - Fujitsu Korea Ltd. (FKL) and Fujitsu Limited today announced that the Korea Airports Corporation (KAC) has deployed Fujitsu’s palm vein authentication system at all 14 domestic airports under its jurisdiction, to ameliorate congestion by identifying boarding passengers with biometric authentication.

• [PDF] Notice of Result of Repurchase of Shares through Off-Auction Own Share Repurchase Trading (ToSTNeT-3) (19.7 KB) Tokyo, Global, March 14, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited ("Fujitsu") announces that it repurchased shares of its own stock today, pursuant to the announcement made on March 13, 2019 as described below:

• [PDF] Notice Regarding Repurchase of Shares through Off-Auction Own Share Repurchase Trading (ToSTNeT-3) (24.7 KB) Tokyo, Global, March 13, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited ("Fujitsu") announces that it has today decided to implement a repurchase of shares of its own stock, which was authorized by a resolution approved at its Board of Directors Meeting held on August 30, 2018, pursuant to the provisions of Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Companies Act, as well as the Company's Articles of Incorporation. Details of the method of repurchase are as follows:

• Fujitsu Formulates "Fujitsu Group AI Commitment," Demonstrating Dedication to Safe and Secure Use of AI Tokyo, Global, March 13, 2019 - Fujitsu today announced that the company has formulated the "Fujitsu Group AI Commitment," which outlines its vision for the safe and secure use of AI. The Fujitsu Group AI Commitment brings together the company's values for AI, including AI ethics, to guide the research and development of AI-related technologies, solutions, and services within the Fujitsu Group.

• Yamaha Motor and Fujitsu Begin IoT-based Field Trial to Improve Sailing Performance for 470 Class Events Tokyo and Iwata, Japan, Global, March 11, 2019 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and Fujitsu Limited today announced that they will conduct an IoT-based field trial to improve the performance of the 470 (Four-Seventy), a type of small dinghy used in sailing competitions. The trial will commence from March 13 through April 30, 2019, on Lake Hamana in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.

• Fujitsu Completes Image Processing Field Trial to Support Restoration of Earthquake-Damaged Kumamoto Castle Tokyo, Global, March 11, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Advanced Engineering Limited today announced that they conducted a field trial using image processing technology to identify the positions of stone blocks in walls prior to the collapse that damaged the five-story Iidamaru Turret (Iidamaru Gokai Yagura) in Kumamoto Castle, caused by the Kumamoto earthquake in April 2016. In the field trial, which took place over the course of about one month beginning in November 2018, Fujitsu confirmed that the use of the technology led to a significant reduction in the time required for this process, delivering greater than 80% accuracy.

• [PDF] Executive Appointment (24.7 KB) Kawasaki, Japan, Global, March 08, 2019 - Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. announced the following new appointment.

• Fujitsu Offers Online Biometric Authentication Service for TEPCO Systems Tokyo, Global, March 04, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited today announced that TEPCO Systems Corporation has adopted Fujitsu's Online Biometric Authentication Service, compliant with the Fast IDentity Online (FIDO) next-generation online authentication standard, for their newly developed system to improve the efficiency of utility pole maintenance operations within TEPCO's service area.

• Fujitsu Successfully Develops Technology to Miniaturize High-Sensitivity Infrared Cameras for Autonomous Ship Navigation Tokyo and Kawasaki, Japan, Global, March 01, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the development of a miniaturized photodetector for high-sensitivity infrared cameras. In the future this breakthrough sensor technology will allow for infrared cameras just one eighth the size of previous models able to take detailed images even at night or at a distance.

• Fujitsu Limited Announces Recruitment Plans Tokyo, Global, March 01, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited today announced its new graduate recruitment plans for fiscal 2020, as well as its mid-career recruitment plans for fiscal 2019.

February

• Fujitsu and Sony Global Education Initiate Blockchain Field Trials for Course Records and Transcript Management Tokyo, Global, February 27, 2019 - Sony Global Education, Inc., Fujitsu Limited, and Fujitsu Research Institute today announced that as of February 27, they have initiated a field trial to evaluate the usefulness of blockchain technology in the management of course records and grade data. The trial will be conducted in collaboration with Human Academy Co., Ltd., an educational institution that accepts and teaches foreign students.

• Mobile industry leaders to develop O-RAN fronthaul-compliant products and drive multi-vendor radio access networks Tokyo, Global, February 22, 2019 - NTT DOCOMO, INC., AT&T, Bharti Airtel, China Mobile, China Telecom, Deutsche Telekom, KDDI Corporation, KT Corporation, Orange, SK Telecom, SoftBank Corp., Telefónica, TIM, Verizon Communications Inc., Cisco, Fujitsu Limited., HFR Networks, Inc., Intel Corporation, Keysight Technologies, Inc., Mavenir, NEC Corporation, Nokia, Pivotal Commware, Radisys® Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SOLiD and VIAVI jointly announced today that they will adopt the fronthaul specifications of the Open Radio Access Network Alliance (O-RAN). The operators plan to test or introduce O-RAN-compliant products in commercial 5G networks from this year onwards. The vendors have started developing O-RAN-compliant products, and have either started or plan to conduct multi-vendor interoperability testing.

• [PDF] Notice Regarding Posting of Expense Accompanying Resource Shift toward Growth (93.2 KB) Tokyo, Global, February 19, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited announced today its measures conducted as part of the shifting of resources toward growth, as stated in "Notice Regarding Management Direction" announced on October 26, 2018.

• Fujitsu Receives Order for Massively Parallel Supercomputer System from The University of Tokyo Tokyo, Global, February 18, 2019 - Fujitsu today announced that it has received an order for the large-scale massively parallel supercomputer system "Oakbridge-CX" from the Information Technology Center of The University of Tokyo.

• Fujitsu Launches "Healthcare Personal service Platform" to Manage Health and Medical Information Tokyo, Global, February 13, 2019 - Fujitsu today announced development of Fujitsu Healthcare Solution Healthcare Personal service Platform, a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) for the integrated management of consumer-facing offerings based on health and medical information. The new service can aggregate and integrate an individual's personal health record, enabling the safe and secure storage and use of such health and medical information. Healthcare Personal service Platform is available beginning today.

• Sapporo Medical University and Fujitsu in Joint R&D for Diabetes Treatment that Uses AI-based Machine Learning Tokyo, Sapporo, and Kanazawa, Japan, Global, February 12, 2019 - Sapporo Medical University, Fujitsu Limited, and Fujitsu Hokuriku Systems Limited today announced that this month they will begin development of an AI machine learning model to optimize prescription of oral hypoglycemic medicines in the treatment of diabetes, as part of joint research on AI use with clinical data.

• Fujitsu Named to FORTUNE Magazine's 2019 List of "World's Most Admired Companies" Tokyo, Global, February 06, 2019 - Fujitsu today announced that it has been named to FORTUNE Magazine's 2019 list of "World's Most Admired Companies."

January

• Financial Information: FY 2018 Third-Quarter Financial Results Tokyo, Global, January 31, 2019 - Financial Information: FY 2018 Third-Quarter Financial Results

• [PDF] Notice Concerning the Company Split (Simplified Absorption-type Company Split) with a Consolidated Subsidiary(112 KB) Tokyo, Global, January 31, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited ("Fujitsu") announces that it has made a resolution at its Board of Directors Meeting held today that effective of April 1, 2019, Fujitsu will succeed the datacenter services business of its consolidated subsidiary, FUJITSU FIP CORPORATION ("Fujitsu FIP"), by a company split ("the Company Split"), and hereby gives notice to that effect as stated below.

• Fujitsu Develops Blockchain-based Exchange System for Electricity Consumers Tokyo and Kawasaki, Japan, Global, January 30, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced that they have applied blockchain technology to develop a system for trading related to energy shortages and surpluses among electricity consumers, including factories and retail stores.

• Fujitsu to Go Live with Disaster Information Management System in Indonesia's North Sumatra Region Tokyo, Japan and Jakarta, Indonesia, Global, January 28, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited and PT Fujitsu Indonesia today announced installation of its Fujitsu Public Sector Solution Disaster Information Management System in the Command Center of the North Sumatran Regional Disaster Management Agency. The new system supports rescue and recovery activities as well as quick decision making when disasters occur, delivering centralized management of disaster information. Operations will begin in January 2019.

• Fujitsu Supports Hospitals with New Clinical Trial Solution, "tsClinical DDworks21/Trial Site" Tokyo, Global, January 24, 2019 - Fujitsu has enhanced its clinical trial-supporting Fujitsu Life Science Solution tsClinical DDworks21 series with the launch of the SaaS solution tsClinical DDworks21/Trial Site. The new solution, available from today, provides hospitals and other clinical trial sites in Japan with shared cloud-based control of documents conventionally exchanged in paper form between pharmaceutical companies developing new drugs and the sites conducting the clinical trials.

• Fujitsu Develops AI Technology to Determine the Necessity of Cyberattack Responses Kawasaki, Japan, Global, January 22, 2019 - Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced that it has developed an AI technology that automatically determines whether action needs to be taken in response to a cyberattack.

• Fujitsu Launches 11 New Enterprise PC Models, Including Educational Tablet with Improved Ease of Use Tokyo and Kawasaki, Japan, Global, January 22, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Client Computing Limited today announced the launch of the Fujitsu Tablet ARROWS Tab Q509/VE, an education-focused Windows tablet, and the ARROWS Tab Q509/VB, an enterprise Windows tablet, as well as a number of enterprise PCs and workstations featuring the latest CPUs and the latest OS version. The new tablets are available for purchase in Japan from today.

• Fujitsu Group Earns Top Rating in CDP Climate Change Evaluation for Second Year Running Tokyo, Global, January 22, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited today announced that the Fujitsu Group has been selected for the CDP's A List for climate change for the second year in a row, earning the highest rating in the CDP's evaluation of corporate activities in response to climate change.

• Fujitsu's Immersion Cooling System Wins the 2018 Energy Conservation Grand Prize Tokyo, Global, January 18, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has received the Energy Conservation Grand Prize for 2018 in the Product and Business Model category of the Agency of Natural Resources and Energy Director-General's Awards for the first time. The prize was awarded for the Fujitsu Server PRIMERGY Immersion Cooling System, which provides revolutionary energy savings, and recognizes the Immersion Cooling System as not just an ICT device, but an advanced energy saving system that reduces power consumption for entire datacenters.

• Fujitsu and EXest Use AI to Assist Tourists Visiting Japan Tokyo, Global, January 16, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., and EXest Inc. will conduct a field trial using artificial intelligence to discover unanticipated needs of travelers visiting Japan, propose tours or other activity plans, and verify the effectiveness of the new service’s application. The trial will commence from January 30 to March 31, 2019.

• Fujitsu and TC3 Promote Quantum Inspired Digital Annealer Next-Generation Architecture in Topcoder Contest Tokyo, Global, January 15, 2019 - Fujitsu Limited and TC3 K.K., a Japanese provider of services that utilizes Topcoder, a developer and data scientist community with over 1.38 million registered members, today announced a contest that will enable members to access, develop, and build solutions using Fujitsu's quantum-inspired Digital Annealer, to solve a complex combinatorial optimization problem currently unsolvable by conventional computers in practical timeframe. Through this contest, to be held from February to March 2019, Fujitsu and TC3 aim to further increase Digital Annealer technology adoption, leveraging Topcoder as a collaborative platform for solving an array of challenging problems, and spearheading cutting-edge technology originating from Japan.

• Fujitsu RunMyProcess and Okin BPS Create Accelerated Digital Transformation for IBM Notes Sunnyvale, CA, January 15, 2019 - Fujitsu RunMyProcess today announces a new partnership with Okin BPS to migrate and modernize IBM Notes applications for customers worldwide. RunMyProcess, Fujitsu’s high-productivity cloud platform, has teamed up with leading global professional services provider Okin BPS (Business Process Services) to provide accelerated digital transformation for enterprises still using IBM Notes – the collaboration suite formerly known as Lotus Notes.