• Fujitsu Experiences Highest Year-on-Year Growth for U.S. Portable Shipments in 2003
• Fujitsu Develops World's First Multi-layer PCB Capable of 5Gbps Transmission and 4000 Pin Mounting
• Fujitsu Siemens Computers to add new Intel Xeon MP processors to its PRIMERGY Servers
• Fujitsu, Hitachi and NEC Offer Sample Reliable Messaging Software for Web Services

• Leading Global Automotive Parts Manufacturer Goes Lean with Glovia (GLOVIA International - El Segundo, US)
  Glovia International, a subsidiary of Fujitsu (TSE:6702) and a leading provider of extended ERP solutions for engineer-to-order and high volume manufacturers, announced today that Keihin Aircon, North America Inc. (KAC), a leading global manufacturer of heating, ventilating and air conditioning components for the automotive industry has furthered their lean initiatives through the use of Glovia's extended ERP solution, glovia.com. > more

• Fujitsu, Hitachi and NEC Offer Sample Reliable Messaging Software for Web Services (Fujitsu Limited - Tokyo, Japan)
  Fujitsu Limited, Hitachi, Ltd., and NEC Corporation announced that they are making available on their respective websites sample software that implements Web Services Reliability, a messaging specification for web services designed to ensure superior reliability. URL links to the royalty-free software downloads from each company's website are listed below. > more

• Fujitsu Selects Seibold Security as ATM Business Partner (Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. - Frisco, US)
  Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. has enlisted Seibold Security Inc. as its exclusive business partner for Fujitsu's Series 8000 and Series 7000 automated-teller machines (ATMs) in the upstate New York area. Rochester, N.Y.-based Seibold will sell, install, service and upgrade Fujitsu's ATMs, targeting mid-size financial institutions. > more

• Fujitsu Experiences Highest Year-on-Year Growth for U.S. Portable Shipments in 2003 (Fujitsu Computer Systems - Sunnyvale, US)
  Fujitsu Computer Systems announced it achieved record-breaking growth in 2003 by increasing its year-on-year number of U.S. portable shipments by 53 percent from 2002. Fujitsu attributes its success to the third and fourth quarters of 2003 in which the company experienced its highest jump in year-on-year growth for U.S. portable shipments. > more

• Fujitsu to Demonstrate Industry's Only 2.5" Serial ATA Hard Disk Drive at SATA Plugfest 2004 (Fujitsu Computer Products of America - San Jose, US)
  Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, announced that it will demonstrate its 2.5" Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drive for next generation storage solutions at Serial ATA Plugfest 2004. Fujitsu unveiled the industry's sole 2.5" SATA hard disk drive in December, 2003. > more

• Fujitsu Siemens Computers to add new Intel Xeon MP processors to its PRIMERGY Servers (Fujitsu Siemens Computers - Munich, Germany)
  Fujitsu Siemens Computers is set to directly boost performance by up to 41 percent when it introduces new servers from its PRIMERGY RX600 and TX600 ranges. The latest models will be based on new Intel Xeon multiprocessor technology, with clock rates of up to 3 GHz, and can be equipped with as many as four processors. The doubling of third level cache to 2 or 4 MB, as well as the 400 MHz front side bus, guarantee higher performance bandwidths perfectly suited to current and future requirements. Entry-level prices are 10,000 euros for the TX600 with its new processor and 11,000 euros for the RX600 (prices include VAT in Germany). > more

• Fujitsu Introduces Ground-Breaking Production Color Scanner with Ultrasonic Double-Feed Detection (Fujitsu Computer Products of America - San Jose, US)
  Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, announced the introduction of its new Fujitsu fi-5750C color, low-volume production scanner equipped with the latest breakthroughs in document imaging technology and features. The Fujitsu fi-5750C, which will officially be unveiled at AIIM 2004 Exposition and Conference, March 8-10 at the Javits Convention Center in New York City, includes state of the art ultrasonic double-feed detection technology, allowing users to prevent lost images and enabling larger batches of mixed document types to be scanned quickly, reliably, and automatically. > more

• Fujitsu Unveils New Enterprise 300GB Hard Drives with 4-Platter Design (Fujitsu Limited - Tokyo, Japan)
  Fujitsu Limited announced the introduction of two new series of 3.5-inch enterprise hard disk drives that deliver superior levels of performance and storage capacity. The MAT series, featuring spindle speeds of 10K rotations per minute (rpm), offers storage capacity of up to 300 gigabytes (GB) with 4-platter design. The MAU series, featuring spindle speeds of 15K rpm, offers up to 147GB in storage capacity. Both are available in three capacity points and two different types of interfaces. The new hard drives deliver the superior levels of performance and reliability required of today's enterprise systems, from servers to storage systems. > more
  * See related release by Fujitsu Computer Products of America: Fujitsu Announces New Enterprise Hard Disk Drives with Industry Leading Technology

• Fujitsu Develops World's First Multi-layer PCB Capable of 5Gbps Transmission and 4000 Pin Mounting (Fujitsu Laboratories and Fujitsu Limited - Tokyo, Japan)
  Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Fujitsu Interconnect Technologies Ltd., and Fujitsu Limited announced the joint development of new manufacturing technologies for large-sized, high-count multi-layer printed circuit boards (PCBs) that enable support of 5Gigabits per second (5Gbps) high-speed transmission and 4000 pin high-density mounting (0.8mm pitch). Fujitsu's new technologies succeed in improving manufacturing yields and significantly reducing production time for high-count multi-layer PCBs. The technologies were developed for use in such areas as next-generation, high-speed servers and telecommunication base station equipment, which demand fast transmission speeds and high-density mounting. > more

• Fujitsu Microelectronics to Demonstrate New PLLs, Power Management Devices and Spread Spectrum Clock Generators at Annual Wireless System Design Conference (Fujitsu Microelectronics America - Sunnyvale, US)
  Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. will introduce its newest Phased Lock Loop frequency synthesizers and DC/DC converters, along with a new series of Spread Spectrum Clock Generators at the annual Wireless System Design Conference at the San Diego Convention Center March 8-10. > more
  * Other releases from Fujitsu Microelectronics America:
  - New Single-Serial-Input PLL Synthesizers from Fujitsu Microelectronics Feature Low Phase Noise, Supply Current for Wireless and Mobile Communications
  - New Power-Management Devices from Fujitsu Microelectronics Support Fast Switching, Miniaturization Requirements for Consumer, Communications Technologies
  - Fujitsu Microelectronics Introduces New Spread Spectrum Clock Generator (SSCG) Devices Developed to Reduce EMI at High Frequencies
  

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