Fujitsu consolidates North American IT strengths
Fujitsu Group has announced the establishment of a new company - Fujitsu North America Holding Inc. - to strengthen Fujitsu's solutions business base in North America. This new company brings together Fujitsu Consulting Inc., Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation, and Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. under one unified corporate structure.
The move is designed to generate greater synergy among the three companies by consolidating their IT strengths under one structure. This will enable the organization to respond to client needs with integrated suites of innovative, world-class IT services and solutions from Fujitsu. Bringing together the application services of Fujitsu Consulting, the system platforms of Fujitsu Computer Systems and the retailing solutions of Fujitsu Transaction Solutions will foster greater collaboration, integrate the Fujitsu Group's strengths in IT services and system platforms, and enable a unified approach in providing clients with a broad portfolio of products and services.
"Our clients will benefit from a simplified engagement model with improved accountability and greater access to the complete suite of integrated Fujitsu offerings," said Richard Christou, Corporate First Sr. Vice President, Fujitsu Limited. "This will significantly improve responsiveness to our global clients who look to Fujitsu to support their North American operations."
Fujitsu has appointed Farhat Ali to the role of President and Chief Executive Officer of the new company. In this capacity, he will lead the business synergy effort of the new operation while continuing with his current responsibilities as president of Fujitsu Computer Systems.
"With revenues approaching $2 billion annually, the combination of the three companies will rank Fujitsu among the top North American IT services and solutions companies," said Mr. Ali. "The benefits of a business of that scale include improved responsiveness to client needs, faster time-to-market with integrated value-added solutions, greater market presence, improved operational efficiencies and additional support from our key alliance partners."
This reorganization creates an efficient group-wide management function that supports Fujitsu's global business strategy of developing its IT services business to meet increasing client demand.
Fujitsu to acquire Siemens’s stake in Fujitsu Siemens Computers
On November 4th, Fujitsu Limited and Siemens AG announced that Fujitsu will acquire Siemens's 50% share in their joint venture Fujitsu Siemens Computers (Holding) B.V., effective April 1, 2009 subject to the approval of the relevant government agencies.
Fujitsu Siemens Computers was established on October 1, 1999 as a 50-50 joint venture based in Maarssen, The Netherlands. In less than a decade, the company has established a leading position in the EMEA market for IT infrastructure, earning a reputation for quality and innovation in the server, PC, and data storage fields. Responding to the needs of its customers, Fujitsu Siemens Computers has also rapidly expanded its infrastructure services business to deliver a full range of innovative IT solutions.
"Fully integrating Fujitsu Siemens Computers into the Fujitsu Group fits perfectly into our global growth strategy," said Kuniaki Nozoe, president of Fujitsu. "We're inheriting a strong customer base in EMEA and an R&D capability that can support our global products development—not to mention a tremendously talented group of employees who share our values and commitment to grow with our customers as their trusted business partner."
To read more about the pending acquisition, go to the press release.
Fujitsu Holds North American Technology Forum 2008
Fujitsu hosted the North American Technology Forum 2008 at the company’s Sunnyvale Campus this month. The event showcased several of the technologies under development by Fujitsu R&D groups around the world. The theme this year was "Innovation for Future.”
For more information about our global R&D activities, including e-paper, palm vein technology, and Humanoid for Open Architecture Platform (HOAP) robots, please visit our R&D page.
Fujitsu donates supercomputer processors to Computer History Museum
Fujitsu has donated to the Computer History Museum several processor components developed for the Numerical Wind Tunnel (NWT) and the Fujitsu VPP series supercomputer, VPP500, VPP300/700, and VPP5000. The NWT was ranked No. 1 in the world when it debuted in the Top 500 Supercomputer Sites list in November 1993.
The museum accepted the gift at a ceremony at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., which also featured a discussion of NWT/VPP contributions to computational fluid dynamics advancement, and the direction of petascale computing at Fujitsu.
A press release containing complete details about the event can be found here.
Innovative new Fujitsu LifeBook models introduced
On November 4th, Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation introduced three new LifeBook® notebooks designed to satisfy consumer and corporate demand for greater mobility and usability. The 1.32 pound LifeBook U820 convertible mini notebook, the first mini notebook combining full-featured Windows® PC functionality with integrated Garmin Mobile® PC navigation software, provides powerful computing and complete GPS navigation for about the same price as a premium GPS system. The LifeBook N7010 desktop replacement notebook is the industry's first full-size notebook to include a second Touch Zone display for keeping more information visible at all times without cluttering the main desktop. Fujitsu also announced the LifeBook P1630 feather-light and compact convertible tablet PC featuring the new Intel® Centrino® 2 Ultra Low Voltage processor technology, integrated wireless broadband and a webcam.
For complete information about the new LifeBooks, go to the Fujitsu Computer Systems website or open the press release.
Swappable color lids on LifeBook A1110 notebook make self-expression a “snap”
Fujitsu believes that consumers will flip their lids over the company's new swappable PC computer lids available in three vibrant colors and patterns on the new LifeBook A1110 sub-$800 multimedia notebook. Interchangeable by simply snapping the lids onto the LCD cover, consumers can express themselves with an eye-catching green mod labyrinth, bright pink design with butterflies, or a cool blue Victorian print. Open the lid and the 15.4-inch wide high-contrast Crystal View LCD delivers bright images and rich colors for an exceptional viewing experience.
To read all about the new LifeBook A1110, go to the complete press release.
Fujitsu and Sun unveil entry-level server powered by SPARC64 VII processor and Solaris OS
On October 28, Fujitsu Limited and Sun Microsystems, Inc. expanded their SPARC Enterprise server family by adding the entry-level SPARC Enterprise M3000 server, powered by a single quad-core SPARC64 VII processor and the Solaris 10 Operating System (OS).
The SPARC Enterprise M3000 server inherits the mission-critical features of the SPARC64-based SPARC Enterprise server family, delivering mainframe-class reliability, availability and serviceability (RAS) in an ultra-dense open system at an entry-level price. The new systems are ideal platforms for single-threaded enterprise applications including databases, BIDW, ERP and CRM.
"The SPARC Enterprise M3000 server provides a perfect balance between mission-critical features, compact form factor and power efficiency," said Masami Yamamoto, corporate senior vice president of Fujitsu. "The new SPARC Enterprise server offers excellent performance for a broad range of application areas and will facilitate innovation in customers' business processes."
You can read all the details about the M3000 server here.