Tokyo, March 29, 2001---
Fujitsu Limited and Cisco Systems K.K. today announced that they have agreed to offer joint systems solutions combining Fujitsu's Interstage software platform and Cisco's network equipment starting June 29th. The joint solutions will initially be offered for customers in the Japanese market, with global sales to follow.
With the Internet becoming an integral part of business activity, requirements are increasing for network systems with higher speed, capacity and reliability, as well as a variety of different types of connections. Especially in mission critical operations, sophisticated technology that is able to maintain high levels of security and ensure non-stop operation is essential.
In preparation for offering solutions that will respond to these needs, the two companies have been working together to verify specific solutions combining Fujitsu's Interstage software with Cisco's network equipment.
Aimed at offering joint solutions with superior reliability, the agreement between the two companies includes the following provisions:
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| - | A validation center will be established in June at a Fujitsu site for joint investigation on the connectivity of the two company's products under various conditions. |
| - | Starting June 29th, the two companies will begin offering joint solutions that combine their products for constructing Internet-based core business systems and which address the increasingly critical areas of Load Balancing, Quality of Services, Security, and User Login Certification. |
| - | The two companies will jointly engage in sales promotion activities, including production of promotional tools such as catalogs. |
[About Interstage]
Interstage is a business integration software platform that combines high reliability, scalability and adaptability, and has been one of Japan's best selling server software platforms, racking up total sales of 4,000 servers as of November 2000. With application server function at its core, Interstage covers many functions from network control to front-end (portal) system construction.
| * | Cisco, Cisco Systems, and the Cisco Systems logo are registered trademarks of Cisco Systems, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the U.S. and certain other countries. Interstage is a registered trademark of Fujitsu Limited. All other company/product names mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and are used for identification purposes only. |
About Fujitsu
Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) is a leading provider of Internet- based information technology solutions for the global marketplace. Comprising over 500 group companies and affiliates worldwide -- including ICL, Amdahl and DMR Consulting -- it had consolidated revenues of 5.26 trillion yen ($49.6 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2000. Fujitsu's pace-setting technologies, world-class computing and telecommunications platforms, and global corps of over 60,000 systems and services experts make it uniquely positioned to unleash the infinite possibilities of the Internet to help its customers succeed. Altogether, the Fujitsu Group has 188,000 employees and operations in over 100 countries.
Internet: http://www.fujitsu.com/
About Cisco Systems, Inc.
Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO) is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco Systems K.K. is a subsidiary of Cisco Systems, Inc. established in 1992. Cisco provides variety of "end to end" networking devices such as "Cisco" series routers, "Catalyst" series LAN switches, ATM and frame relay devices, "Cisco IOS" router management software that has become world's de facto standard, and "VoIP" new networking technology, in multiple countries.
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Kenichi Watanabe, Bob Pomeroy, Scott Ikeda
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Yuzuru Ishikawa
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Fujitsu Limited,
Internet & Open Systems Department, Systems Sales Division,
International Computer Business Group
Tel: +81-44-540-4044
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E-mail: e-biz@hon.fujitsu.co.jp
Masahiro Hirao, Junko Amano
Cisco Systems K.K., Public Relations, Corporate Marketing
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E-mail: press-jp@cisco.com
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