| A digest of major news items from Fujitsu Group companies around the world |
 |
 TOP NEWS (scroll down for details & additional items):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CORPORATE NEWS |
|
|
|
Parent Company as Worldwide Client: Global Agreement between Fujitsu Siemens Computers and Siemens AG (Fujitsu Siemens Computers - Munich, Germany) |
|
Fujitsu Siemens Computers is supplying Siemens with IT products
and solutions worldwide. This deal was established in a new
global agreement between the two companies end of October 2001.
The contract comprises the supply of Fujitsu Siemens Computers'
complete product range - from notebooks and desktop PCs to high-
end servers and storage systems - and includes all services.
>
more |
|
|
INTERNET, SERVICES & SOFTWARE
|
|
|
Fujitsu Software Corporation And Globalsight partner to Accelerate the Globalization of Web and Corporate Content (Fujitsu Software Corp. - San Jose, US) |
|
Fujitsu Software Corporation and GlobalSight announced a strategic
partnership to offer Fujitsu Software Corporation's i-Flow
workflow engine as a component of the GlobalSight System
Globalization Management System. GlobalSight is the worldwide
market leader in software for globalizing Web and corporate content.
>
more |
|
|
ICL creates new e-commerce platform for beeb.com (ICL - London, UK) |
|
ICL has extended its partnership with beeb.com with a contract to
plan, build and operate a new personalisation and e-commerce
platform for beeb.com (www.beeb.com), the Internet shopping portal
from BBC Worldwide. ICL has been chosen as the systems integration
partner implementing ATG and Documentum's personalisation and
content management software systems.
>
more |
|
|
Fujitsu Introduces SystemWalker V.10 Integrated Operations
Management Solution for the Broadband Internet Era (Fujitsu Limited - Tokyo, Japan) |
|
Fujitsu Limited introduced SystemWalker Version 10, enhancing the
company's successful integrated operations management software
solution with various new features to enable more powerful IT
management and tighter integration in the broadband Internet era.
>
more |
|
|
Fujitsu Microsoft Solution Centre helps Vodafone Australia adopt Windows XP (Fujitsu Australia - Sydney, Australia) |
|
Vodafone Australia is moving its front-end infrastructure to the
new Windows XP operating system with development assistance from
Fujitsu through the recently-launched Fujitsu Microsoft Solution
Centre. The initiative will deliver business benefits to Vodafone
which include lower applications support and management costs at
the desktop level, and reducing the total cost of ownership for
its front-end IT network.
>
more |
|
|
Fujitsu Launches Global Release of INTERSTAGE V4 Software Platform (Fujitsu Limited - Tokyo, Japan) |
|
Fujitsu Limited announced the global launch of INTERSTAGE V4, the
latest version of its software platform for building web-based
corporate information systems. INTERSTAGE has already established
itself as the most popular platform of its kind in Japan, with
11,000 installed servers as of September 2001. Fujitsu will
aggressively market the new V4 English edition in markets around
the world.
>
more |
|
|
KnowledgePool adds InteQ's ITSM BestPractices Online to Service Management Portfolio (KnowledgePool - London, UK) |
|
KnowledgePool, the worldwide training service provider specialising
in IT, personal and management training is now offering clients
InteQ's Information Technology Service Management (ITSM) Best
Practices Online course. InteQ's online course incorporates the
latest IT Infrastructure Library best practices and will help
organisations deploy the people, processes and technologies for
effectively managing today's complex IT environments.
>
more |
|
|
ICL successfully delivers UK Pounds 1.5m Prospero interconnect settlement solution at Omnitel Vodafone (ICL - London, UK) |
|
ICL announced that it has successfully implemented its Prospero
interconnect settlement system in 12 weeks at Italy-based Omnitel
Vodafone, the second largest mobile service provider in Europe.
The contract valued at 4.6 billion Italian Lire (UK Pounds 1.5m)
includes consultancy, implementation on SUN platform, systems
integration and support. It is the largest interconnect product
order secured by a software vendor in the European mobile sector
to date.
>
more |
|
| COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS
|
|
|
Industry's First Pen-based Mini-Notebook Improves Screen
Technology, Adds Wireless Capabilities to Increase Overall
Functionality (Fujitsu PC Corp. - Santa Clara, US) |
|
Fujitsu PC Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujitsu
Limited, released an enhanced version of its award-winning, pen-
based LifeBook B Series. Fujitsu's mini-notebook stands alone
from the competition through the integration of a standard pen-
enabled touch screen, making it ideal for mobile professionals in
the field and on the road.
>
more |
|
|
Fujitsu Releases Latest Award-Winning LifeBook S Series "Thin and Light" Notebook (Fujitsu PC Corp. - Santa Clara, US) |
|
Fujitsu PC Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujitsu
Limited, released its latest "thin and light" LifeBook S Series
notebook. Fujitsu has also enlarged the LifeBook's XGA TFT display
to a spacious 13.3 inches for easy viewing and integrated an ATI
RAGE Mobility-M1 video controller with 8MB of video memory for
better graphic presentation.
>
more |
|
|
Fujitsu Extends the Mid-range Appeal of its PRIMEPOWER Servers
New systems match growth requirements for dedicated net
application engines (Fujitsu Limited - Tokyo, Japan) |
|
Fujitsu Limited announced two new models that extend the mid-range
capability of its powerful SPARC(R)/ Solaris(R)-based PRIMEPOWER
server lineup. Aimed at meeting the growth requirements of mid-
sized businesses and dedicated application servers, these new
8-way workgroup servers and 16-way mid-range class servers come
in flexible rack-mount formats.
>
more |
|
|
Fujitsu Launches New USB Magneto-Optical Sub-system Drives (Fujitsu Europe Limited - Hayes, UK) |
|
Fujitsu Europe Limited introduces two new USB models to its family
of Magneto-Optical removable storage drives. Designated DynaMO
1300U1 and DynaMO 640U1, they are smaller, lighter and priced up
to 15% cheaper than previous models. The new models are available
in capacities of 1.3GB or 640MB and bring the power and reliability
of Magneto-Optical technology to PC, MAC and Notebook users at a
more cost-effective price.
>
more |
|
| COMMUNICATIONS
|
|
|
Fujitsu Delivers ADSL to the Masses through the Post (Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe - Birmingham, UK) |
|
Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Ltd, the leading supplier of
high performance telecommunications solutions, has unveiled a new
compact, low-cost, modem solution designed for fast, easy self-
installation by users of ADSL services. The self-contained Fujitsu
package is aimed at the mass residential market - designed for
standard letterbox delivery, it comprises the new FDX310 bus-
powered USB modem, microfilters, software and cables.
>
more |
|
| ELECTRONIC DEVICES
|
|
|
Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. Announces the MBF200
Fingerprint Sensor with Integrated, Full-speed USB Interface (Fujitsu Microelectronics America - San Jose, US) |
|
A new solid-state fingerprint sensor targeted at secure mobile-
computing systems and physical-access authentication systems is
now available from Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA).
The MBF200, which features an integrated USB V1.1 interface, is
the second product from FMA's new Biometric Sensor Product Group.
>
more |
|
Fujitsu Weekly Update is produced by the Global PR Team at Fujitsu
Limited in Tokyo, Japan as an informational service for media,
analysts and investors who follow the Fujitsu Group.
About Fujitsu Limited
Fujitsu is a leading provider of Internet-focused information technology
solutions for the global marketplace. Its pace-setting technologies,
best-in-class computing and telecommunications platforms, and worldwide
corps of systems and services experts make it uniquely positioned to
unleash the infinite possibilities of the Internet to help its customers
succeed. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported
consolidated revenues of 5.48 trillion yen for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2001.
Internet: http://www.fujitsu.com/
* Company/product names mentioned may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders and are used for identification purpose only.
|