Archive for November, 2006
Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
Storage, servers, solutions, software – busy month for Fujitsu
It’s been a busy month for Fujitsu. In this month’s Bridging the Gap, we cover a variety of different topics, with an emphasis on the Fujitsu ETERNUS storage systems. We relate how the combination of Fujitsu storage and server solutions resulted in an early SAP PRIMEPOWER/ETERNUS implementation in North America and provide links to a [...]
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
ETERNUS4000 Model 500 sets new world record in mid-range class storage system with SPC Benchmark-2™
In tests performed in October, Fujitsu achieved the new world record on SPC Benchmark-2™ with the ETERNUS4000 Model 500 storage system. The SPC Benchmark-2 is the Storage Performance Council’s latest industry storage benchmark. The Storage Performance Council (SPC) is a nonprofit institute in which major storage vendors participate, dedicated to the evaluation of storage system [...]
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
ETERNUS white papers provide analysis of storage system architecture
The Always On White Paper for Fujitsu ETERNUS Storage System recently posted on the Fujitsu white paper website “describes a very efficient database environment that provides the combined benefits and advantages of the Microsoft SQL Server and Fujitsu ETERNUS storage systems.”
The paper goes on to say “today, IT systems and their stable operation are becoming [...]
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
Fujitsu low cost SAP system upgrade dramatically improves reliability
Fujitsu Network Communications (FNC) recently replaced their EMC storage solution with the powerful ETERNUS Storage solution developed by Fujitsu Computer Systems and deployed a stable system platform that is a complete SAP PRIMEPOWER and ETERNUS implementation. The new landscape consists of four Fujitsu PRIMEPOWER 650 servers, seven Fujitsu PRIMEPOWER 450 servers, and a Fujitsu ETERNUS [...]
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
Governance and Legacy Modernization are key SOA topics addressed by the CentraSite™ Community
“Governance” is a dominant topic in today’s discussions about SOA. Governance involves all aspects of IT, and defines how authority can be exercised within existing IT processes by introducing systems and methodologies for managing IT most effectively.
The governance topic can be best approached by addressing two major considerations:
• Organizational Implications
• Technical Mechanisms
The Fujitsu Enterprise Software [...]
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
Fujitsu finds value in Itanium Solutions Alliance
As a Founding Sponsor of the Itanium® Solutions Alliance, Fujitsu has been in a position to forge valuable partnerships with many Itanium solution vendors. As noted on the Alliance website, “the Itanium Solutions Alliance is a global community of hardware, operating system and application vendors dedicated to accelerating the adoption and ongoing development of Itanium [...]
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
Trusted Computing Group Elects Fujitsu Limited representatives to Board of Directors
15 November 2006 — The 140 members of the Trusted Computing Group have elected representatives from Fujitsu Limited, Seagate Technology and Wave Systems Corp. to the organization’s board of directors for a one-year term. Trusted Computing Group (TCG) is an open industry standards organization whose specifications help vendors build products that let users protect critical [...]
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2006
Fujitsu named Sustainability Leader in Dow Jones Sustainability Index
In September, the results of the annual review for the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) were announced. In the report, Fujitsu was selected as a sustainability leader in the Computer Hardware industry.
According to the DJSI website, Corporate Sustainability is described as “a business approach that creates long-term shareholder value by embracing opportunities and managing risks [...]