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Fujitsu Weekly Update: June 7 - 13, 2002
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Fujitsu Weekly Update -- June 7 - 13, 2002
A digest of major news items from Fujitsu Group companies around the world

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TOP NEWS (scroll down for details & additional items):
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Fujitsu Names Takanobu Yoden New President & Chief Executive Officer
Fujitsu Announces The SolarisTM 9 Operating Environment on Its PRIMEPOWER Servers
Best Buy standardizes POS platform using Fujitsu's GlobalSTORE, begins rollout in more than 1,300 Musicland stores

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CORPORATE NEWS

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Fujitsu Names Takanobu Yoden New President & Chief Executive Officer (Fujitsu Network Communications - Richardson, US)
Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc., the leader in the optical telecommunications market, announced the appointment of Takanobu Yoden to the position of president and chief executive officer of the company. Mr. Yoden, a seasoned, 30-year veteran of the telecommunications industry, was formerly group senior vice president of Fujitsu Limited's global business with responsibility for many of the telecommunications and computing businesses in the Americas and Europe. > more

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Fujitsu Establishes Subsidiary to Enhance Interstage as a Global Platform Acquires Object Repository Technology from Softlab of Germany (Fujitsu Limited - Tokyo, Japan)
Fujitsu Limited announced that, as of May 31, it has entered into an agreement with Munich-based Softlab GmbH to acquire the company's object repository technology. In conjunction with this agreement, Fujitsu established a new subsidiary in Munich, Fujitsu Enabling Software Technology, on June 3. > more

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SERVICES & SOFTWARE

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Fujitsu Consulting assists KPN Belgium in automating its xDSL service offerings (Fujitsu Consulting - Brussels, Belgium)
In order to anticipate the growing demand for xDSL services, KPN Belgium subcontracted Fujitsu Consulting in view of automating its service offerings process. KPN, market leader in the Benelux, is one of the forerunners in the field of xDSL service offerings within the context of the unbundled local loop. > more

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COMPUTERS & PERIPHERALS

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Fujitsu Announces The SolarisTM 9 Operating Environment on Its PRIMEPOWER Servers (Fujitsu Limited - Tokyo, Japan)
Fujitsu Limited announced the immediate worldwide availability of the Solaris 9 Operating Environment on its SPARC64 GP-based PRIMEPOWER range of servers for business-critical computing. The enhanced security, performance and scalability of Solaris 9 OE and its ability to better use additional CPU resources are an excellent match to PRIMEPOWER's highly scalable systems. The combination will further consolidate the Solaris OE's position as the leading operating environment in the UNIX market space. > more

- See also related press releases from:
* Fujitsu Siemens Computers
* Fujitsu Technology Solutions

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Best Buy standardizes POS platform using Fujitsu's GlobalSTORE, begins rollout in more than 1,300 Musicland stores (Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. - Dallas, US)
Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. announced that Best Buy Co. Inc. has selected Fujitsu's GlobalSTORE software for its point-of-sale (POS) applications. The retailer is standardizing its POS software platform on GlobalSTORE and began implementing the software in more than 1,300 Musicland Group stores, including Sam Goody, Media Play, Suncoast and On Cue, in April. > more

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World's First Fibre Channel Interface for Mainframes with /390 Architecture (Fujitsu Siemens Computers - Bad Homburg, Germany)
When Fujitsu Siemens Computers introduces the fibre channel open interface standard for mainframes in a /390 architecture in November 2002 it will be the first manufacturer in the world to have done so. With its fibre channel interface for the S145 and S180 business servers as well as for the current S120, S140, S170 mainframes, the leading European computer company is consistently extending the openness of its BS2000/OSD operating system. > more

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Fujitsu Continues To Revolutionize Mobile Computing With Newest LifeBook P Series Notebook (Fujitsu PC Corp. - Santa Clara, US)
Fujitsu PC Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited, announced it has raised the bar for no-compromise mobile computing with the latest generation of the LifeBook P2000 notebook. Unchallenged as the world's smallest, full-featured notebook, the P2000 boasts several enhancements for better overall performance yet still retains its exceptional battery life, award- winning design, featherweight status and affordable price. > more

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New Intel-based PRIMERGY servers reduce Total Cost of Ownership (Fujitsu Siemens Computers - Bad Homburg, Germany)
Fujitsu Siemens Computers announces new two-way systems employing the latest Intel Xeon processor technology for all-round server and rack applications. These PRIMERGY servers are planned to become generally available at the start of July 2002. > more

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Fujitsu Asia Expand its Imaging Solutions with New Duplex Scanners (Fujitsu Asia Pte Ltd. - Singapore)
Fujitsu Asia Pte Ltd, a market leader in document imaging solutions announces its latest additions to its award-winning line of "fi" scanners. Introducing the new state-of-the-art duplex color scanners, fi-4120C and fi-4220C. > more

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ELECTRONIC DEVICES

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Fujitsu Launches High-Performance Graphics Display Controller for Vehicle Navigation Systems and Video Game Consoles (Fujitsu Limited - Tokyo, Japan)
Fujitsu Limited introduced a new graphics display controller, the MB86293, which features the industry's fastest embedded rendering capability for vehicle navigation systems and video game consoles. Developed by Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. the device is the newest model in the company's MB86290 series of graphics-controllers. > more

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Fujitsu Debuts Its Newest Plasma Display Monitor at INFOCOMM 2002: The 50-inch Plasmavision SlimScreen (Fujitsu General America, Inc. - Fairfield, US)
Fujitsu General America, Inc., the world leader in flat-panel plasma display monitors, announced the introduction of the newest edition to its Plasmavision SlimScreen product line-the new 50-inch widescreen (16:9) PDS-5003 for commercial applications. The PDS-5003 delivers an extraordinary 3000:1 contrast ratio and features an on-board audio amplifier. It also incorporates built-in software that enables multiple arrays of PDS-5003s arranged in a video wall configuration to display a single large image without the need for an outboard controller. > more

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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.


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