Michael T. Beirne wroteIf FaceBook ever goes <even more> for-pay - either by subscription or those tricky apps that rip off your cel phone account- there are plenty of alternatives to go to. My personal favorite are the Ning-based sites. They have the best web 2.0 tool set- plenty of good stuff for video, photos, blogs, events and more- for free, of course!. Best of all, you can join an existing group AND also create your own - multiple, all for free- sites on the fly very easily. Best place to get started? Drop by The People's Lounge!... See More
http://thepeopleslounge.ning.com/
* The Lounge is very artist friendly, eclectic & international.* My little corner of The Lounge is here:
http://thepeopleslounge.ning.com/profile/MikeBeirne (Uncle Tim, Mom and Grandpa Tom are members. We did the birthday album for St. Thomas on the Lounge too.) For the holidays this year we did digital picture frames for GM&GP, Tom and Janny. The pictures I loaded onto the frames - and more - are on the Ning sites that I set up for mom and dad's family names:
beirne.ning.conm
malmstadt.ning.com It is dead easy. You can get your own addresses, sites, mobile to web uploads, all that stuff and more. Boycott FaceBook if and when you want, but it is usually better to hedge your bets and have a Plan B. NING in the New year!Happy Holidays-
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The Monterey pines are dead, but not forgotten. They live on as the building blocks of our new green landscaping. Everything in the garden is reused or 100% natural. Ivy vines form the rigging for the tomatoes and peas, hard disk drives tile the walkways and the stumps came together as decks and walkways through the garden. They also present a pretty formidable solid barrier to the ever-encroaching ivy.
The Monterey pines are dead, but not forgotten. They live on as the building blocks of our new green landscaping. Everything in the garden is reused or 100% natural. Ivy vines form the rigging for the tomatoes and peas, hard disk drives tile the walkways and the stumps came together as decks and walkways through the garden. They also present a pretty formidable solid barrier to the ever-encroaching ivy.
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News From Fujitsu - 6/12/2009
News From Fujitsu - 6/12/2009
Summary: Fujitsu Introduces Innovative Technology to Streamline Web Searches, Achieves World's First Impulse Radio-Based Millimeter-Band Transmissions Exceeding 10 Gbps - Xurch. Just like search. But smarter.
IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd.
(# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
June 11, 2009 closing price: ¥ 526
http://www.fujitsu.com/about/ir/
Table of Contents
1 - - News Room: Announcements & Press Releases
2 - - What's New @ Fujitsu: Web page updates from Fujitsu
3 - - Fujitsu In the News: News about Fujitsu in the Media
4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change
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1 - - News Room: Announcements & Press Releases
Fujitsu Introduces Innovative Technology to Streamline Web Searches
Sunnyvale, CA, June 11, 2009 — Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. today announced Xurch™, a new Web search browser plug-in that makes Web searching easier. Once users install the Xurch plug-in into a Firefox® or Internet Explorer® browser, a “Xurch Cloud™” appears when performing searches on a growing number of search engines and popular websites. The Xurch Cloud box, or tag cloud(1), provides users with suggested words for refining their searches, letting them quickly iterate through several refinements and zero in on the information they are looking for.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fla_20090611.html
Fujitsu Achieves World's First Impulse Radio-Based Millimeter-Band Transmissions Exceeding 10 Gbps
- Realizes high-capacity, compact wireless transmission equipment -
Tokyo and Kawasaki, Japan, June 11, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the development of the world's first impulse radio(1)-based high-capacity wireless transmission equipment using millimeter-band transmissions in the 70-100 gigahertz (70-100 GHz) range band, resulting in throughput exceeding 10 gigabits-per-second (10 Gbps). This technology dispenses with the oscillators and other components that have been required in conventional wireless transmission technologies, enabling compact and inexpensive millimeter-band transmission equipment. The new technology is suitable as an alternative to fiber-optic trunk lines in regions where those lines would be difficult to lay, as a way to bridge the digital divide(2), and can also be used for ultra-fast wireless LANs.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090611-02.html
Wind power company WinWinD chooses Fujitsu's Patja
Helsinki, Finland, June 10, 2009 — Wind power company Winwind Oy and ICT services supplier Fujitsu Services Oy have entered into a three-year Patja services agreement whereby Fujitsu assumes overall responsibility for the IT availability and information security and support services of WinWindD. The agreement also covers end-to-end product services. In the initial phase, Patja incorporates the company's 300 workstations and 20 servers located in Finland. Later, the service will possibly be expanded to other WinWinD's countries of operation.
http://www.fujitsu.com/fi/news/pr/20090610-en.html
http://www.fujitsu.com/img/EU/fi/news/winwind2.jpg
Fujitsu Introduces Second Generation 40 Gbps Interfaces for its FLASHWAVE® 7500 ROADM
Industry-Leading ROADM Platform Enhanced with Transponder, 4:1 Muxponder, and Regenerator Units
Richardson, TX, June 08, 2009 — Fujitsu Network Communications, a leading supplier of innovative optical and wireless networking solutions, announced today the general availability (GA) of second-generation 40 Gbps interfaces for its market-leading FLASHWAVE® 7500 Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM). Utilizing an innovative Adaptive Differential Phase Shift Keying (ADPSK) modulation scheme and Fujitsu patented Variable Dispersion Compensation (VDC), the second generation units enable network growth up to 1.6 Tbps of capacity to help customers meet ongoing demands for increased speed and bandwidth.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fnc_20090608.html
Fujitsu Expands Global Storage Business Under the ETERNUS Brand
The Launch of the ETERNUS DX60 and DX80 Storage Systems Raises the Curtain on a Consolidated
Global Portfolio of Versatile, High-Availability Storage Solutions
SUNNYVALE, CA -- 06/08/09 -- Fujitsu today standardizes its global storage portfolio under the ETERNUS(R) brand name and introduces the ETERNUS DX60 and DX80 entry-level RAID storage systems. These new storage systems deliver new features such as reduced power consumption, simplified management and improved redundancy that meet growing demand from mid-sized enterprises. The Fujitsu CentricStor(R) virtual tape system and the FibreCAT TX entry-level tape systems are renamed ETERNUS CS and ETERNUS LT, respectively.
http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/www/content/news/newsdetail.php?nf=09508333.nitf
Fujitsu Introduces the docomo PRIME Series™ F-09A
- New high-spec touchscreen mobile phone with rotate-screen slider design -
Tokyo, June 4, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited today announced that the docomo PRIME Series F-09A, which it manufactures, will be available from NTT DOCOMO, Inc. throughout Japan only, as of June 10, 2009. In November 2006, to provide a mobile phone ideal for Internet surfing and one-segment TV viewing, Fujitsu introduced the F903i, its first mobile phone that featured a screen that could be rotated into a horizontal position. The F903i model was popular among consumers for the ease in which it could be used with the screen in either a vertical or horizontal position. Now, consumers are looking for a mobile phone
with extensive push services that enable a variety of information to be readily downloaded on the phone as well as richer content that can be accessed with ease in a timely fashion.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090604-01.html
http://www.fujitsu.com/img/PR/2009/20090604-01a.jpg
Fujitsu and SAP Japan Launch EIM Fast Start Pack
- Leveraging business information using SAP BusinessObjects to increase competitive edge -
Tokyo, June 3, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited and SAP Japan Co., Ltd. today announced that they have jointly launched a new Enterprise Information Management (EIM) solution called EIM Fast Start Pack, a package set of software, hardware, and services designed to provide timely management results by taking vast amounts of corporate data and enabling customers to visualize and strategically leverage it as management information, in Japan.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090603-01.html
Fujitsu Launches Its First Netbook-Class Mini-Notebook in North America
Sunnyvale, CA, June 2, 2009 – Fujitsu America today introduced the Fujitsu M2010 mini-notebook, its first netbook-class mini for the North American market. With an environmentally friendly 10.1-inch mercury-free backlit display, the 2.5-pound Microsoft® Windows® XP Home-based Fujitsu M2010 mini-notebook is ideal for the K-12 education market and mobile professionals. Featuring a durable design, the stylish, glossy ruby red Fujitsu M2010 mini-notebook can withstand being casually tucked into handbags, messenger bags and backpacks.
http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/www/content/news/newsdetail.php?nf=09506713.nitf
http://www.shopfujitsu.com/images/series_main/m2010.jpg
Fujitsu Leads Project Team to Deliver WiMAX VoIP Devices to Smile Communications to Serve Developing Countries
Tokyo, Japan and Johannesburg, South Africa, June 2, 2009 – Fujitsu Leads Project Team to Deliver
WiMAX VoIP Devices to Smile Communications to Serve Developing Countries
Sunnyvale, CA, June 2, 2009 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited and Smile Telecoms Holdings Limited today announced the realization of the world’s first WiMAX Voice-over-IP (VoIP) phone and service for developing countries, enabled through the creation of an eco-system encompassing mobile carrier, handset, semiconductor and module partners. Fujitsu Microelectronics led technology partners in collaboration with Smile Communications Ltd., a subsidiary of Smile Telecoms Holdings, to produce a ground-breaking VoIP phone and service which are set to revolutionize communications in developing markets by bringing affordable communications to underserved customers in Africa. This low-cost voice service is enabled through voice transmission over Internet Protocol (IP).
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fma_20090602-03.html
http://www.fujitsu.com/img/MICRO/fma/pr/smile.jpg
Next-Generation Graphics Controller from Fujitsu Microelectronics Provides 3D Rendering, Enhanced
Video Capture, Compliance with OpenGL ES 2.0
The Fujitsu MB86298 Graphics Processor, Designed for High-level Graphics for Automotive, Avionics, Marine, Industrial Systems, to be Featured at Telematics Detroit, June 2-3
Sunnyvale, CA, June 2, 2009 — Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today announced an expansion of its industry-leading family of graphics display controllers (GDCs) for automotive, avionics, marine and industrial applications, introducing the Fujitsu MB86298 “Ruby” GDC, which is compliant with the OpenGL® ES 2.0 standard.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fma_20090602-01.html
http://www.fujitsu.com/img/MICRO/fma/pr/ruby.jpg
2 - - What's New @ Fujitsu: Web page updates from Fujitsu
Xurch. Just like search. But smarter.
About Xurch -- Xurch (pronounced "Zurch") is dedicated to making your searches more meaningful. The Xurch Cloud bridges the gap between your search results and what you're actually looking for by suggesting highly targeted refinements that get you to the right destination faster and much more easily. The Xurch Cloud works with your favorite search engines, news sites and blogs to help focus your search on exactly the results you need. We're just getting started, but our hope for the near future is that anywhere you can search, you can Xurch! Xurch is a project from Fujitsu Laboratories of America.
http://www.xurch.com/
3 - - Fujitsu In the News: News about Fujitsu in the Media
Fujitsu positioned in the Leaders Quadrant for Desktop and Help Desk Outsourcing Western Europe Magic Quadrants
RealWire - 2009-6-02 -- Evaluations based on completeness of vision and ability to execute - Fujitsu today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the “leaders” quadrant of two Magic Quadrant reports. These are, Help Desk Outsourcing, Western Europe[1], and Desktop Outsourcing in Western Europe[2]. Both reports were published in May 2009 and are “evaluations based on completeness of vision and ability to execute”. Fujitsu is currently responsible for the management of more than 1.5 million devices across 17 Western European countries, and supports more than 1 million users from 600+ different customers through its help desk capabilities. Fujitsu’s help desk and desktop management services incorporate “Sense and Respond®” methodology. Sense and Respond is designed to improve the end-user experience whilst addressing key expectations, such as pro-activity, automation and call reduction.
http://www.itnewsonline.com/showrwstory.php?storyid=626
Fujitsu Plug-in Helps Refine Search Queries
Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Service - June 11, 2009 -- Fujitsu Laboratories of America has created a browser plug-in that pops-up a cloud of suggested query refinements around search engine boxes. Called Xurch, the tool works with Firefox and Internet Explorer, as well as with several major search engines and some big sites, the company said Thursday. Most search engines display suggestions for refining queries, so end users who try Xurch will have to decide if the Fujitsu plug-in is better enough at this to justify using it.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/166518/fujitsu_plugin_helps_refine_search_queries.html
Fujitsu Expands, Re-brands Storage Business
By: Nathan Eddy - 2009-06-10 -- Fujitsu announces an expansion and re-branding of its line of storage solutions, now under the banner Eternus. The new products promise reduced energy consumption and improved efficiency. Tokyo-based technology giant Fujitsu announced an expansion of its global storage portfolio under a re-branded name, Eternus, and introduced two entry-level Redundant Array of Independent Disks storage systems. The new storage systems offer features such as reduced power consumption, simplified management and improved redundancy.
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Fujitsu-Expands-Rebrands-Storage-Business-274728/?kc=rss
Fujitsu Adopts Waves MaxxAudio Sound Enhancements
- Pro audio algorithms bring new depth to all-in-one desktop computer sound -
TEL-AVIV, Israel, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Waves has announced that its MaxxAudio sound enhancement algorithms are now being implemented by Fujitsu in 3 new models. The FMV Deskpower LX and F all-in-one desktop computers, and the FMV Biblo NW laptop are the first in Fujitsu's extensive product line to integrate MaxxAudio, enabling state-of-the-art sonic performance. Waves is the world leader in digital sound processing technology, heard on hit records, major motion pictures, and popular video games everywhere. MaxxAudio from Waves employs these same professional algorithms for use in a wide variety of CE applications including TVs, docking stations, mobile phones, headphones, speakers, and more.
http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-10-2009/0005041551&EDATE=
Fujitsu to Streamline Cloud Computing and SOA
Xurch Browser Plug-In Helps Users Refine Searches on Popular Search Engines and Websites
By Liz McMillan -- Fujitsu Laboratories of America announced Xurch, a new Web search browser plug-in that makes Web searching easier. Once users install the Xurch plug-in into a Firefox(R) or Internet Explorer(R) browser, a "Xurch Cloud" appears when performing searches on a growing number of search engines and popular websites. The Xurch Cloud box, or tag cloud(1), provides users with suggested words for refining their searches, letting them quickly iterate through several refinements and zero in on the information they are looking for.
http://seo.ulitzer.com/node/998458
4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change
SMU Video: Meet Dean Steve talk about the essence of SIS experience
http://www.sis.smu.edu.sg/videos/MeetSteve.html
Group Releases List of 10 Worst Bills for E-commerce
Grant Gross, IDG News Service - Jun 9, 2009 -- A handful of bills in state legislatures across the U.S. are creating the biggest legal threat to e-commerce in several years, trade group NetChoice said. NetChoice released its first Internet Advocates' Watchlist for Ugly Laws (iAWFUL) Tuesday, with state legislation making up nine of the 12 bills on the list, and the remaining three bills in the U.S. Congress.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/166380/group_releases_list_of_10_worst_bills_for_ecommerce.html
Mayor awards London's top carbon-busting organisations
11-6-2009 -- Flagship energy efficiency programme saves nearly 120,000 tonnes of carbon
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has heralded the capital's top organisations for saving nearly 120,000 tonnes of carbon, slashing tens of thousands off their energy bills. At the first ever Green500 and Better Buildings Partnership awards (11 June 2009), the Mayor presented a range of performance accolades to London large organisations covering a range of sectors such as sports, arts, education, local government, transport and commercial landlords. The event was hosted at Chelsea Football Club who is a member of the Green500 and the first football club to join the scheme.
http://www.london.gov.uk/view_press_release.jsp?releaseid=22401
Windows 7 Without Internet Explorer: Microsoft Explains
By JR Raphael, PC World - Thu Jun 11, 2009 -- Microsoft has confirmed plans to ship a version of Windows 7 without Internet Explorer. Windows 7 E, as the browserless system will be called, will be made available throughout Europe starting on October 22. The decision to pull IE from Windows comes as a result of an ongoing European Commission case surrounding anti-competition laws and Microsoft's bundling of software.
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/pcworld/20090611/tc_pcworldwindows7withoutinternetexplorermicrosoftexplains
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Mike Beirne
MaidoAri - Network Public Relations
mike@maidoari.info
Summary: Fujitsu Introduces Innovative Technology to Streamline Web Searches, Achieves World's First Impulse Radio-Based Millimeter-Band Transmissions Exceeding 10 Gbps - Xurch. Just like search. But smarter.
IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd.
(# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
June 11, 2009 closing price: ¥ 526
http://www.fujitsu.com/about/ir/
Table of Contents
1 - - News Room: Announcements & Press Releases
2 - - What's New @ Fujitsu: Web page updates from Fujitsu
3 - - Fujitsu In the News: News about Fujitsu in the Media
4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change
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1 - - News Room: Announcements & Press Releases
Fujitsu Introduces Innovative Technology to Streamline Web Searches
Sunnyvale, CA, June 11, 2009 — Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. today announced Xurch™, a new Web search browser plug-in that makes Web searching easier. Once users install the Xurch plug-in into a Firefox® or Internet Explorer® browser, a “Xurch Cloud™” appears when performing searches on a growing number of search engines and popular websites. The Xurch Cloud box, or tag cloud(1), provides users with suggested words for refining their searches, letting them quickly iterate through several refinements and zero in on the information they are looking for.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fla_20090611.html
Fujitsu Achieves World's First Impulse Radio-Based Millimeter-Band Transmissions Exceeding 10 Gbps
- Realizes high-capacity, compact wireless transmission equipment -
Tokyo and Kawasaki, Japan, June 11, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. today announced the development of the world's first impulse radio(1)-based high-capacity wireless transmission equipment using millimeter-band transmissions in the 70-100 gigahertz (70-100 GHz) range band, resulting in throughput exceeding 10 gigabits-per-second (10 Gbps). This technology dispenses with the oscillators and other components that have been required in conventional wireless transmission technologies, enabling compact and inexpensive millimeter-band transmission equipment. The new technology is suitable as an alternative to fiber-optic trunk lines in regions where those lines would be difficult to lay, as a way to bridge the digital divide(2), and can also be used for ultra-fast wireless LANs.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090611-02.html
Wind power company WinWinD chooses Fujitsu's Patja
Helsinki, Finland, June 10, 2009 — Wind power company Winwind Oy and ICT services supplier Fujitsu Services Oy have entered into a three-year Patja services agreement whereby Fujitsu assumes overall responsibility for the IT availability and information security and support services of WinWindD. The agreement also covers end-to-end product services. In the initial phase, Patja incorporates the company's 300 workstations and 20 servers located in Finland. Later, the service will possibly be expanded to other WinWinD's countries of operation.
http://www.fujitsu.com/fi/news/pr/20090610-en.html
http://www.fujitsu.com/img/EU/fi/news/winwind2.jpg
Fujitsu Introduces Second Generation 40 Gbps Interfaces for its FLASHWAVE® 7500 ROADM
Industry-Leading ROADM Platform Enhanced with Transponder, 4:1 Muxponder, and Regenerator Units
Richardson, TX, June 08, 2009 — Fujitsu Network Communications, a leading supplier of innovative optical and wireless networking solutions, announced today the general availability (GA) of second-generation 40 Gbps interfaces for its market-leading FLASHWAVE® 7500 Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM). Utilizing an innovative Adaptive Differential Phase Shift Keying (ADPSK) modulation scheme and Fujitsu patented Variable Dispersion Compensation (VDC), the second generation units enable network growth up to 1.6 Tbps of capacity to help customers meet ongoing demands for increased speed and bandwidth.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fnc_20090608.html
Fujitsu Expands Global Storage Business Under the ETERNUS Brand
The Launch of the ETERNUS DX60 and DX80 Storage Systems Raises the Curtain on a Consolidated
Global Portfolio of Versatile, High-Availability Storage Solutions
SUNNYVALE, CA -- 06/08/09 -- Fujitsu today standardizes its global storage portfolio under the ETERNUS(R) brand name and introduces the ETERNUS DX60 and DX80 entry-level RAID storage systems. These new storage systems deliver new features such as reduced power consumption, simplified management and improved redundancy that meet growing demand from mid-sized enterprises. The Fujitsu CentricStor(R) virtual tape system and the FibreCAT TX entry-level tape systems are renamed ETERNUS CS and ETERNUS LT, respectively.
http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/www/content/news/newsdetail.php?nf=09508333.nitf
Fujitsu Introduces the docomo PRIME Series™ F-09A
- New high-spec touchscreen mobile phone with rotate-screen slider design -
Tokyo, June 4, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited today announced that the docomo PRIME Series F-09A, which it manufactures, will be available from NTT DOCOMO, Inc. throughout Japan only, as of June 10, 2009. In November 2006, to provide a mobile phone ideal for Internet surfing and one-segment TV viewing, Fujitsu introduced the F903i, its first mobile phone that featured a screen that could be rotated into a horizontal position. The F903i model was popular among consumers for the ease in which it could be used with the screen in either a vertical or horizontal position. Now, consumers are looking for a mobile phone
with extensive push services that enable a variety of information to be readily downloaded on the phone as well as richer content that can be accessed with ease in a timely fashion.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090604-01.html
http://www.fujitsu.com/img/PR/2009/20090604-01a.jpg
Fujitsu and SAP Japan Launch EIM Fast Start Pack
- Leveraging business information using SAP BusinessObjects to increase competitive edge -
Tokyo, June 3, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited and SAP Japan Co., Ltd. today announced that they have jointly launched a new Enterprise Information Management (EIM) solution called EIM Fast Start Pack, a package set of software, hardware, and services designed to provide timely management results by taking vast amounts of corporate data and enabling customers to visualize and strategically leverage it as management information, in Japan.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090603-01.html
Fujitsu Launches Its First Netbook-Class Mini-Notebook in North America
Sunnyvale, CA, June 2, 2009 – Fujitsu America today introduced the Fujitsu M2010 mini-notebook, its first netbook-class mini for the North American market. With an environmentally friendly 10.1-inch mercury-free backlit display, the 2.5-pound Microsoft® Windows® XP Home-based Fujitsu M2010 mini-notebook is ideal for the K-12 education market and mobile professionals. Featuring a durable design, the stylish, glossy ruby red Fujitsu M2010 mini-notebook can withstand being casually tucked into handbags, messenger bags and backpacks.
http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/www/content/news/newsdetail.php?nf=09506713.nitf
http://www.shopfujitsu.com/images/series_main/m2010.jpg
Fujitsu Leads Project Team to Deliver WiMAX VoIP Devices to Smile Communications to Serve Developing Countries
Tokyo, Japan and Johannesburg, South Africa, June 2, 2009 – Fujitsu Leads Project Team to Deliver
WiMAX VoIP Devices to Smile Communications to Serve Developing Countries
Sunnyvale, CA, June 2, 2009 – Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited and Smile Telecoms Holdings Limited today announced the realization of the world’s first WiMAX Voice-over-IP (VoIP) phone and service for developing countries, enabled through the creation of an eco-system encompassing mobile carrier, handset, semiconductor and module partners. Fujitsu Microelectronics led technology partners in collaboration with Smile Communications Ltd., a subsidiary of Smile Telecoms Holdings, to produce a ground-breaking VoIP phone and service which are set to revolutionize communications in developing markets by bringing affordable communications to underserved customers in Africa. This low-cost voice service is enabled through voice transmission over Internet Protocol (IP).
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fma_20090602-03.html
http://www.fujitsu.com/img/MICRO/fma/pr/smile.jpg
Next-Generation Graphics Controller from Fujitsu Microelectronics Provides 3D Rendering, Enhanced
Video Capture, Compliance with OpenGL ES 2.0
The Fujitsu MB86298 Graphics Processor, Designed for High-level Graphics for Automotive, Avionics, Marine, Industrial Systems, to be Featured at Telematics Detroit, June 2-3
Sunnyvale, CA, June 2, 2009 — Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today announced an expansion of its industry-leading family of graphics display controllers (GDCs) for automotive, avionics, marine and industrial applications, introducing the Fujitsu MB86298 “Ruby” GDC, which is compliant with the OpenGL® ES 2.0 standard.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fma_20090602-01.html
http://www.fujitsu.com/img/MICRO/fma/pr/ruby.jpg
2 - - What's New @ Fujitsu: Web page updates from Fujitsu
Xurch. Just like search. But smarter.
About Xurch -- Xurch (pronounced "Zurch") is dedicated to making your searches more meaningful. The Xurch Cloud bridges the gap between your search results and what you're actually looking for by suggesting highly targeted refinements that get you to the right destination faster and much more easily. The Xurch Cloud works with your favorite search engines, news sites and blogs to help focus your search on exactly the results you need. We're just getting started, but our hope for the near future is that anywhere you can search, you can Xurch! Xurch is a project from Fujitsu Laboratories of America.
http://www.xurch.com/
3 - - Fujitsu In the News: News about Fujitsu in the Media
Fujitsu positioned in the Leaders Quadrant for Desktop and Help Desk Outsourcing Western Europe Magic Quadrants
RealWire - 2009-6-02 -- Evaluations based on completeness of vision and ability to execute - Fujitsu today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the “leaders” quadrant of two Magic Quadrant reports. These are, Help Desk Outsourcing, Western Europe[1], and Desktop Outsourcing in Western Europe[2]. Both reports were published in May 2009 and are “evaluations based on completeness of vision and ability to execute”. Fujitsu is currently responsible for the management of more than 1.5 million devices across 17 Western European countries, and supports more than 1 million users from 600+ different customers through its help desk capabilities. Fujitsu’s help desk and desktop management services incorporate “Sense and Respond®” methodology. Sense and Respond is designed to improve the end-user experience whilst addressing key expectations, such as pro-activity, automation and call reduction.
http://www.itnewsonline.com/showrwstory.php?storyid=626
Fujitsu Plug-in Helps Refine Search Queries
Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Service - June 11, 2009 -- Fujitsu Laboratories of America has created a browser plug-in that pops-up a cloud of suggested query refinements around search engine boxes. Called Xurch, the tool works with Firefox and Internet Explorer, as well as with several major search engines and some big sites, the company said Thursday. Most search engines display suggestions for refining queries, so end users who try Xurch will have to decide if the Fujitsu plug-in is better enough at this to justify using it.
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/166518/fujitsu_plugin_helps_refine_search_queries.html
Fujitsu Expands, Re-brands Storage Business
By: Nathan Eddy - 2009-06-10 -- Fujitsu announces an expansion and re-branding of its line of storage solutions, now under the banner Eternus. The new products promise reduced energy consumption and improved efficiency. Tokyo-based technology giant Fujitsu announced an expansion of its global storage portfolio under a re-branded name, Eternus, and introduced two entry-level Redundant Array of Independent Disks storage systems. The new storage systems offer features such as reduced power consumption, simplified management and improved redundancy.
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Midmarket/Fujitsu-Expands-Rebrands-Storage-Business-274728/?kc=rss
Fujitsu Adopts Waves MaxxAudio Sound Enhancements
- Pro audio algorithms bring new depth to all-in-one desktop computer sound -
TEL-AVIV, Israel, June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Waves has announced that its MaxxAudio sound enhancement algorithms are now being implemented by Fujitsu in 3 new models. The FMV Deskpower LX and F all-in-one desktop computers, and the FMV Biblo NW laptop are the first in Fujitsu's extensive product line to integrate MaxxAudio, enabling state-of-the-art sonic performance. Waves is the world leader in digital sound processing technology, heard on hit records, major motion pictures, and popular video games everywhere. MaxxAudio from Waves employs these same professional algorithms for use in a wide variety of CE applications including TVs, docking stations, mobile phones, headphones, speakers, and more.
http://news.prnewswire.com/DisplayReleaseContent.aspx?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/06-10-2009/0005041551&EDATE=
Fujitsu to Streamline Cloud Computing and SOA
Xurch Browser Plug-In Helps Users Refine Searches on Popular Search Engines and Websites
By Liz McMillan -- Fujitsu Laboratories of America announced Xurch, a new Web search browser plug-in that makes Web searching easier. Once users install the Xurch plug-in into a Firefox(R) or Internet Explorer(R) browser, a "Xurch Cloud" appears when performing searches on a growing number of search engines and popular websites. The Xurch Cloud box, or tag cloud(1), provides users with suggested words for refining their searches, letting them quickly iterate through several refinements and zero in on the information they are looking for.
http://seo.ulitzer.com/node/998458
4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change
SMU Video: Meet Dean Steve talk about the essence of SIS experience
http://www.sis.smu.edu.sg/videos/MeetSteve.html
Group Releases List of 10 Worst Bills for E-commerce
Grant Gross, IDG News Service - Jun 9, 2009 -- A handful of bills in state legislatures across the U.S. are creating the biggest legal threat to e-commerce in several years, trade group NetChoice said. NetChoice released its first Internet Advocates' Watchlist for Ugly Laws (iAWFUL) Tuesday, with state legislation making up nine of the 12 bills on the list, and the remaining three bills in the U.S. Congress.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/166380/group_releases_list_of_10_worst_bills_for_ecommerce.html
Mayor awards London's top carbon-busting organisations
11-6-2009 -- Flagship energy efficiency programme saves nearly 120,000 tonnes of carbon
The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has heralded the capital's top organisations for saving nearly 120,000 tonnes of carbon, slashing tens of thousands off their energy bills. At the first ever Green500 and Better Buildings Partnership awards (11 June 2009), the Mayor presented a range of performance accolades to London large organisations covering a range of sectors such as sports, arts, education, local government, transport and commercial landlords. The event was hosted at Chelsea Football Club who is a member of the Green500 and the first football club to join the scheme.
http://www.london.gov.uk/view_press_release.jsp?releaseid=22401
Windows 7 Without Internet Explorer: Microsoft Explains
By JR Raphael, PC World - Thu Jun 11, 2009 -- Microsoft has confirmed plans to ship a version of Windows 7 without Internet Explorer. Windows 7 E, as the browserless system will be called, will be made available throughout Europe starting on October 22. The decision to pull IE from Windows comes as a result of an ongoing European Commission case surrounding anti-competition laws and Microsoft's bundling of software.
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/pcworld/20090611/tc_pcworldwindows7withoutinternetexplorermicrosoftexplains
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Mike Beirne
MaidoAri - Network Public Relations
mike@maidoari.info
Monday, June 1, 2009
News From Fujitsu - 6/2/2009
News From Fujitsu - 6/2/2009Summary: Fy.
IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd.
(# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
June 1, 2009 closing price: ¥ 499, + ¥ 5 （+ 1.01 %）
http://www.fujitsu.com/about/ir/
Table of Contents
1 - - News Room: Announcements & Press Releases
2 - - What's New @ Fujitsu: Web page updates from Fujitsu
3 - - Fujitsu In the News: News about Fujitsu in the Media
4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change
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1 - - News Room: Announcements & Press Releases
Fujitsu Offers Self-Wetting Adhesive Protector Sheets for Touch Panels
Repositionable sheets extend panel surface life from stylus use, testing or shipping, and reduce waste and materials costs.Sunnyvale, CA, May 27, 2009 — Fujitsu Components America, Inc. today announced the release of new self-wetting adhesive protector sheets that reduce surface damage to touch screens and flat panel displays in use or during shipping, while preserving the optical quality and extending the life of the touch device. Because they are repositionable, the protector sheets reduce waste and materials costs.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fcai_20090527-01.html
Fujitsu Hosts Mobile Phone Design Award 2009
- Searching for next-generation mobile phone designs -
Tokyo, May 28, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited today announced that it is hosting the Fujitsu Mobile Phone Design Award 2009, a design contest open to the public to enhance state of the art mobile phone designs. As part of the pursuit in finding designs that meet the ever-changing and diverse needs of phone users, this contest aims to alleviate the pool of design concepts for Fujitsu's mobile phones. To host the event, Fujitsu is collaborating with the Japan Design Association, which has close ties to designers in Japan and around the world.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090528-01.html
Fujitsu Adds 5-Wire Resistive Touch PanelsNew design improves linearity; increases active touch input area
Sunnyvale, CA, May 27, 2009 — Fujitsu Components America Inc. today announced it is adding a new line of RoHS-compliant, 5-wire Resistive Touch Panels to its product offering. The panels feature a design construction that improves linearity and allows OEMs to maximize the active touch input area especially in large-size and wide-aspect ratio displays. The Film-Glass touch panels use a proprietary detection method (patent pending) that enables narrow frame borders in large touch panels (e.g.: 9mm for 15-inch size) with an edge-area linearity performance of +/- 2 percent. This allows more of the active display area to be used for touch input functionality. Target applications include POS systems and kiosks for the retail, restaurant and hospitality markets.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fcai_20090527-02.html
Fujitsu Wins Network Products Guide 2009 Best Product and Service Award
The Fujitsu fi-6010N iScanner Selected as Best Product and Service in Enterprise Content Management
Sunnyvale, CA, May 27, 2009 — Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., the market leader in document imaging scanners and services, announced today that Network Products Guide, the industry’s leading publication on information technologies and solutions, has named the Fujitsu fi-6010N iScanner the winner of the 2009 Best Product and Services Award in Enterprise Content Management. This respected annual award honors products and services that represent the rapidly changing needs and interests in the end-users of technology worldwide. As part of the tech-industry’s leading global awards program, this year’s best products and services were nominated from all over the world.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fcpa_20090527-01i.html
Fujitsu and ADD Collaborate to Bring Advanced Metering Solutions to Market
Companies sign MoU to develop PRIME based SoCs for AMM market
Langen, Germany, 26th May 2009 — Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe GmbH (FME) and Advanced Digital Design S.A. (ADD), a world leader in the development of SoCs for communication over Power Line and solutions for AMM, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop products for the Automatic Meter Management (AMM) market. By the terms of the agreement, FME and ADD will jointly promote PRIME (Powerline Related Intelligent Metering Evolution) based OFDM (Orthogonal Frequency -Division Multiplexing) devices, entirely designed by ADD, to the metering market world wide. The first
device was developed based on Fujitsu’s manufacturing technology, and will be available as samples by Q4 2009 with mass production planned during Q1 2010. A comprehensive roadmap of devices for OFDM-based meters has also been agreed.
http://www.fujitsu.com/emea/news/pr/fme_20090526-950.html
2 - - What's New @ Fujitsu: Web page updates from Fujitsu
Fujitsu Investor Relations:
- Shareholder & Stock Information * 1 June, 2009 - IR Calendar was updated.
- IR Reference Library
* 29 May, 2009 - FY 2008 Year-end Report (Reports on the 109th Business Period)
- Shareholder & Stock Information
* 29 May, 2009 - Notice of Convocation of the 109th Annual Shareholders' meeting
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/ir/
3 - - Fujitsu In the News: News about Fujitsu in the Media
UPDATE 1-Fujitsu to use own cash to retire debt - Nikkei
May 29 (Reuters) - Japan's Fujitsu Ltd will use cash on hand to retire 300 billion yen ($3.11 billion) in bonds this fiscal year, a move that will help lower its debt-equity ratio to below 1, the Nikkei business daily reported without citing sources. On Wednesday, the electronics maker retired 250 billion yen in equity warrants and in June 50 billion yen in bonds will mature. Instead of rolling over the bonds, Fujitsu plans to pay them off and cut interest-bearing debt, which totaled 883.4 billion yen on March 31, the paper said.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2009/05/28/afx6477170.html
How Can I Un-Install Microsoft SharePoint on My ScanSnap?
I recently received and installed my brand new S1500 and mistakenly installed Microsoft Office SharePoint as I was loading the other ScanSnap bundled software. Is there a quick way to simply uninstall SharePoint without having to totally remove the other ScanSnap programs? – ScanSnap User Microsoft Office SharePoint can be removed from your PC without uninstalling the other software bundled with your ScanSnap.
http://scansnapcommunity.com/ask-the-expert/521-how-can-i-un-install-microsoft-sharepoint-on-my-scansnap/
Fujitsu Eyes SMBs with x10sure Solution
By ChannelTimes -- International Desk, May 28, 2009 -- Targeting the small and medium size businesses (SMBs), Fujitsu Technology has launched its third-generation x10sure solution. According to the company, the solution will allow SMBs exploit the massive price-performance benefits of server virtualization, without risking the domino effect of multiple virtual machine crashes due to the failure of a single physical host.
http://www.channeltimes.com/India/News/Fujitsu_Eyes_SMBs_with_x10sure_Solution/551-102483-748.html
Does Fujitsu have a Scanner/Printer Multi-Function Device?
Over the past few years, I’ve been traveling around the country showing ScanSnap at trade shows, technology fairs, user groups, and sometimes even on the plane to and from these different events, and every once in awhile I get this question. I actually wonder why I don’t get it more often given the proliferation of Multi-Function Printers. The short answer to your question is no, but let me give you some background as to why Fujitsu hasn’t gone the MFP route.
http://scansnapcommunity.com/ask-the-expert/473-does-fujitsu-have-a-scannerprinter-multi-function-device/
Fujitsu AU unveils ruggedised ST6012 Tablet PC
Fujitsu Australia unveils an outstanding design for industry success
A ruggedised Tablet PC designed for the demanding workplace
Sydney Australia - June 1 2009 - Fujitsu PC Australia is pleased to announce today the Stylistic ST6012 slate tablet PC - a new semi-rugged sleek light weight tablet PC – with the latest work focused technology features. Built in Magnesium alloy, paint-less exterior and with rubber protection around the LCD display, the Stylistic ST6012 was designed for mobile professionals that demand industrial strength for travel and everyday use.
http://www.tweaktown.com/pressrelease/1486/fujitsu_au_unveils_ruggedised_st6012_tablet_pc/
4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change
Report: Server sales declined 24.5 percent in first quarter
By Brandon Bailey - Mercury News: 05/27/2009 -- The server computer industry took a huge hit in the first three months of 2009, when sales plunged nearly 25 percent and total revenue fell below $10 billion for the first time in more than a decade, according to a new report from a leading market research firm. The global recession hurt all the major server vendors — including Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Dell, Sun Microsystems and Fujitsu — as corporate and government customers put off buying new models of the workhorse computers that are used to power Web sites, data centers and a variety of business functions. "This was a decline across the board. It shows the deep impact of the economic do
wnturn," said Jean Bozman, an analyst with the IDC research firm, which released the report Wednesday.http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_12462737
Fujitsu Technology Solutions wins Egypt's biggest contract issued by the MCIT
Jun 1 2009 - Company provides ten thousand notebooks as part of the Egyptian Education Initiative - Cairo, June 1, 2009 (MySolutionInfo.com): Fujitsu Technology Solutions has provided more than ten thousand notebooks to Egypt's Ministry of Communication and Information Technology (MCIT) through what is the largest procurement tender to be floated by a government body in Egypt. The MCIT presented the notebooks to the Egyptian Ministry of Education (MoE) as part of its joint Egyptian Education Initiative project. Under a special scholarship programme, the MoE distributed the notebooks among outstanding achievers from more than six thousand students and two thousand teachers across Egypt. The move is part of the MCIT's efforts to promote the use of technology among students and bridge the digital divide.
http://www.mysolutioninfo.com/news-display.aspx?Code=15084&t=Fujitsu%20Technology%20Solutions%20wins%20EgyptUK falling behind in adoption of Lean IT
Published:01-June-2009 - By Kevin White -- UK CIOs are falling behind in their use of Lean IT and are far less mature in their approaches than their European counterparts, a top European consultant has claimed. Sune Schackenfeldt, a Lean IT consultant with PA Consulting Group said that although there is a hard business case to be built around the use of Lean IT techniques, very few CIOs in the UK have applied it to better manage resources or to help prioritise projects.
http://www.cbronline.com/news/uk_falling_behind_in_adoption_of_lean_it_010609
IBM tops as HP slips after EDS buy
Fran Foo | May 26, 2009 -- HEWLETT-PACKARD'S hope of morphing itself into a formidable rival to IBM has yet to materialise, with figures from research outfit Gartner showing its acquisition of EDS has had lacklustre impact. According to Gartner research on the IT professional services market in Australia, HP,
including EDS, went backwards by 1.8 per cent in terms of growth rates post merger (see table below). Increasing its market share in these types of services was the main reason for HP's $US13.9billion acquisition of EDS last May. According to Gartner, HP registered $1.29 billion in revenue, representing a
7.6 per cent market share last year. In the previous year it recorded $1.32 billion in revenue with an 8.2 per cent share.
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25539424-15317,00.html
Report: Rivals can exploit Kindle shortcomings
June 1, 2009 by Lance Whitney -- Companies are likely to challenge the Amazon Kindle by unveiling cheaper, more versatile e-readers, moving beyond books, and striking better deals with publishers, according to a report released Monday by Forrester Research. "Amazon.com, leveraging its position as a dominant book retailer, has catalyzed the market for eBooks, but that's just the beginning of the eReader revolution," writes Forrester media and technology analyst Sarah Rotman Epps in the report. "Competitors will attack Amazon's market position by launching new features, expanding content beyond books, dominating markets outside the U.S., reducing costs, and improving relationships with publishers."
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10253199-93.html
Sun rolls out OpenSolaris 2009.06 release
By Timothy Prickett Morgan, 1st June 2009 -- Sparcs finally get it - As odd as it may seem, the OpenSolaris development release of Sun Microsystems' Unix operating system has only been available officially on x64 PCs, workstations, and servers. The OpenSolaris distribution has not been packaged up for Sparc workstations or servers. Starting today, with the OpenSolaris 2009.06 release, both x64 and Sparc iron are now supported in the distro.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/01/sun_rolls_opensolaris_2009_06/
Japan Regains Regional M&A Lead
Recession Spurs Deals as Firms Restructure, Raise Stakes in Units
JUNE 1, 2009, By TOR CHING LI - TOKYO -- Japan regained its spot as the Asian-Pacific region's most active country in mergers and acquisitions in the first quarter, edging out China, which had upstaged Japan for most of last year. A steady stream of domestic consolidation is buoying deal activity in Japan as companies feel the effects of the country's worst postwar recession.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124385117176771783.html?mod=goo
glenews_wsjhttp://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/AM-AG030_JDEALS_NS_20090601143234.gif#articleTabs%3DarticleSupercomputers — infinity within reach?
June 2, 2009 By JUN HONGO -- From forecasting the weather to improving the earthquake resistance of architecture, supercomputers have become a vital tool in just the span of a few decades. But while the machines have blinding calculation speeds that are seen as posing the potential for creating comprehensive artificial intelligence, the industry also has down-to-Earth realities, particularly the economic
downturn.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20090602i1.html
New software, services help you manage passwords, protect online identity
By Brandon Bailey, Mercury News: 05/31/2009 -- Your dog's name. Random nouns. And who could forget blm457yfp? Most people who use the Internet know the difficulty of remembering all the passwords they need to check e-mail, chat online, download music and transfer funds. Experts advise against using the same password for multiple accounts, in case it falls into the wrong hands. But all those different sign-ons are hard to keep straight and, even with password-manager software to help, they can be hard to keep secure.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_12462880?nclick_check=1
http://extras.mnginteractive.com/live/media/site568/2009/0531/20090531_123905_passwordsillo_VIEWER.jpg
HP, IBM Tie As Global Server Market Hits 12-Year Low
Market conditions worsened across all geographic regions in the quarter, as customers of all types pulled back on spending, an IDC report shows.
By Antone Gonsalves, InformationWeek - May 29, 2009 -- Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) tied in the first quarter for the top spot in the global server market, as industry revenue fell to its lowest level in at least a dozen years. The two vendors ea
ch accounted for 29.3% of the market. Dell (Dell) and Sun Microsystems (NSDQ: JAVA) also found themselves in a statistical tie for second place, said IDC, which calls a tie when there is less than a 1% difference in revenue.http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/unix_linux/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217700892
Greenpeace launches “Cool IT Campaign” for IT companies
Darpana Kutty, 05/30/2009 -- Greenpeace launches “Cool IT Campaign” for IT companies -- The international non-governmental organization for the protection and conservation of the environment – Greenpeace has triggered off its new campaign to make the IT industry to take some serious steps to address climate change issues. Greenpeace has launched 'Cool IT' campaign to urge the IT companies to better manage greenhouse gas emissions.
http://www.topnews.in/greenpeace-launches-cool-it-campaign-it-companies-2172776
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Mike Beirne
MaidoAri - Network Public Relations
mike@maidoari.info
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
News From Fujitsu - 5/26/2009
Summary: Fujitsu PROGRESSION Named Best of Tech-Ed 2009 Awards Finalist by Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine, Company to Split Off HDD Business in Reorganization and Issues Notice on Conversion of Fujitsu Business Systems into Wholly Owned Subsidiary.
IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd.
(# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
May 26, 2009 closing price: ¥ 485, - ¥ 6 （- 1.22 %）
http://www.fujitsu.com/about/ir/
Table of Contents
1 - - News Room: Announcements & Press Releases
2 - - What's New @ Fujitsu: Web page updates from Fujitsu
3 - - Fujitsu In the News: News about Fujitsu in the Media
4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change
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1 - - News Room: Announcements & Press Releases
Fujitsu PROGRESSION Named Best of Tech-Ed 2009 Awards Finalist by Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine
SUNNYVALE, CA -- 05/26/09 -- Fujitsu America today announced that its Fujitsu PROGRESSION(TM) legacy system modernization service was named a finalist in the Best of Tech-Ed 2009 awards program in the Software Components & Middleware category by Penton Media's Windows IT Pro(R) and SQL Server Magazine(R). The Best of Tech-Ed 2009 Awards recognize companies that offer innovative products for the industry. The judges reviewed more than 170 products and services submitted for the contest and chose 35 finalists to be interviewed at the Tech-Ed 2009 IT Pro Conference in Los Angeles, Calif. Fujitsu PROGRESSION was selected based on innovation, strategic importance to the market, competitive advantage and exceptional value to customers. All winners were announced on May 13, 2009, at an evening reception. They are posted at www.WindowsITPro.com/awards.http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/www/content/news/newsdetail.php?nf=09504208.nitf
Fujitsu to Split Off HDD Business in Reorganization Tokyo, May 21, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited ("Fujitsu") today announced that it will split off its hard disk drive business ("HDD business") and merge the business into its wholly owned subsidiary, Toshiba Storage Device Corporation ("Toshiba Storage Device"), through a simple absorption-type separation, on July 1, 2009. In a transaction scheduled for July 1, 2009, Fujitsu will then sell 80.1 percent of its shares of Toshiba Storage Device to Toshiba Corporation ("Toshiba"). By the end of December 2010, Fujitsu plans to sell its remaining 19.9 percent to Toshiba, at which point Toshiba Storage Device will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090521-02.html
Notice on Conversion of Fujitsu Business Systems into Wholly Owned Subsidiary Tokyo, May 21, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited ("Fujitsu") and Fujitsu Business Systems Ltd. ("FJB") announced today that they have concluded an agreement to covert FJB into a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu through an exchange of shares. The agreement was approved today by the boards of directors of both companies. FJB will seek approval of the exchange of shares at its Annual Shareholders' Meeting on June 23, 2009. Following approval, the companies plan to carry out the exchange of shares on August 1, 2009. Fujitsu plans to carry out a simple exchange of shares, which, according to Article 796-3 of the Company Law, does not require the approval of shareholders at the Annual Shareholders' Meeting.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090521-01.html
Fujitsu leads the way in Oracle financial planning deployments for local government London, 21st May 2009 — Fujitsu Services, the IT systems and services company, has become the first systems integrator in the UK enabled to deliver the Oracle E-Business Suite, using Oracle Business Accelerators for Local Government. Business Accelerators are a series of tools which enable Oracle partners, such as Fujitsu, to deliver applications much more quickly and at a lower cost. Fujitsu Services is a Certified Advantage Partner in the Oracle PartnerNetwork.
http://www.fujitsu.com/uk/news/pr/fs_20090521.html
Fujitsu Enhances SAP System Operations and Management Services - Establishes service center with expert personnel -
Tokyo, May 20, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited today announced the establishment of its SAP Service Center, bringing together expert personnel, as part of the company's drive to significantly enhance its operations and management services for SAP systems in Japan. In addition, Fujitsu will begin offering new SAP Solution Manager Configuration Assistance Services to help customers install and set up the software to run their SAP systems more efficiently. The SAP system application-management service Application Management Outsourcing (AMO) and the platform-management service Information Technology Outsourcing (ITO) will now be offered through the new center, providing customers with a higher level of service. Through these services, customers will no longer require specialists on staff to operate and manage their SAP systems, minimizing operating costs while maintaining an optimized system with stable uptime and lifecycle oversight.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090520-01.html
2 - - What's New @ Fujitsu: Web page updates from Fujitsu
Fujitsu SPARC Enterprise increases your sustainability index
Leading Sustainability Activity at Fujitsu
Fujitsu is a Socially Responsible Index Leading Company
Fujitsu is taking a lead in Green activities. This includes minimizing environmental-impact in the areas of industrial pollution and consumption of natural resources in its own businesses, and the creation of strategies and products that shrink energy use in customer datacenters and offices. Fujitsu is also committed to continual assessment of its own environmental standards and conducts corporate-wide environmental sustainability activities, including the disclosure of Sustainability Reports and Environmental Accounting Reports since 1999. Such continuous and proactive activities have led Fujitsu Ltd. to be acknowledged as a leading sustainability-driven company and ranked on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index(*) as an industry category member for 10 years in a row.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/computing/server/sparcenterprise/key-reports/featurestory/sparce-feature090512.html?WT.ac=Global_SPARCE_SPARC-greenit0905_mv_090525
3 - - Fujitsu In the News: News about Fujitsu in the Media
Pallab Talukdar Is Now CEO Of Fujitsu India
Prior to this, Pallab was the director, enterprise business with Dell. EFY News Network, May 26, 2009: Fujitsu, a provider of IT-based business solutions for the global marketplace, has appointed Pallab Talukdar as the chief executive officer for the company’s India operations. Prior to this, Pallab was the director, enterprise business with Dell. Pallab brings in a wealth of experience and strategic insight to Fujitsu India.
http://www.efytimes.com/efytimes/fullnews.asp?edid=34735&magid=11
Fujitsu Case Study: O2 22 May 2009 - Topics: Mobile - Wireless Communications, GSM -- The client is O2. With its high-speed transmission and 'always on' facility where users only pay for data transfer, GPRS is particularly valuable to business users. After a competitive tendering process between three leading telecoms systems integrators, O2 selected Fujitsu to consult, design, configure, integrate and implement a best-in-class billing system for O2. O2 accepted Fujitsu's recommended billing system for three main reasons namely ease of use, capability to implement new services quickly and service-independent architecture, which will allow O2 to bring new services to market in the shortest possible time.
http://whitepapers.zdnet.co.uk/0,1000000651,260129281p,00.htm
Fujitsu, Salesforce.com Ink Sales, Marketing Deal May 20, 2009 By Anil Sharma - TMCnet -- Fujitsu and Salesforce.com, the enterprise cloud computing company, have signed a sales and marketing agreement whereby Fujitsu (News - Alert) will provide Salesforce CRM cloud applications as well as application development and integration services on Salesforce.com’s Force.com platform.
http://telecom-expense-management-solutions.tmcnet.com/topics/telecom-expense-
management/articles/56450-fujitsu-salesforcecom-ink-sales-marketing-deal.htm
SCANNING ON THE GO
As a veteran traveler who has 3 million miles on American Airlines flights over the past 16 years, I’ve become somewhat of an expert organizer when it comes to packing my travel gear. My luggage is always filled with the essential items that I like to travel with, except for a refill or two of those 3 ounce or less bottles. One thing that has changed over the past few years is the need for a portable scanner. As an executive of a company, I have to be sure that I’m also well equipped with everything I need for my “mobile office”. - Doug Rudolph, Vice President of Product Management and Business Development
Fujitsu Computer Products of America
http://scansnapcommunity.com/updates/485-scanning-on-the-go/
4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change
Location is the next mobile revolution By Chris O'Brien - Mercury News: 05/25/2009 -- For years, mobile phone users have been asking, "Can you hear me now?" Soon they'll be asking, "Can you find me now?" Over the past year, there has been a quiet revolution in the development of so-called "location-based services," or LBS to the cognoscenti. The ability of a new generation of smart-phones to pinpoint a user's location through the global positioning system or wireless networks has unleashed a wave of innovation in mobile computing.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/opinion/ci_12414903
The Twitterverse has spoken: Twitter TV is a bad idea
Plans for a Twitter-based reality TV show were the talk of Hollywood (and Silicon Valley) on Memorial Day, but 24 hours after the news broke, the Twitterverse is up in arms and even the micro-blogging site's co-founder, Biz Stone, seems to be hedging. "There is no official Twitter TV show - although if there were it would be fun to cast!" Stone wrote late Monday on his blog. "We have a lightweight, non-exclusive, agreement with the producers which helps them move forward more freely."
http://www.nydailynews.com/tech_guide/2009/05/26/2009-05-26_twitter_tv_reaction.html#ixzz0Gf3MDmJp&B
Copyright Meets a New Foe: The Real-Time Web May 21, 2009 -- The Digital Millennium Copyright Act may seem inadequate to address the issues that arise from the furious rate Internet users are sharing content - By Liz Gannes -- Copyright law wasn't written with today's content consumption in mind. The way online video copyright functions is based on a reading of the 10-year-old Digital Millennium Copyright Act that equates video hosting sites with Internet service providers. That law provides a "safe harbor" for hosts who respond to copyright claims by taking down infringing content "expeditiously." There doesn't seem to be widespread motivation to modernize that process. Viacom is suing YouTube for $1 billion, claiming YouTube should take more responsibility than the current reading of DMCA requires. But that case is plodding along in the courts. Meanwhile, Internet users are sharing and consuming content at a furious rate. And what's being called the "real-time Web" is even less equipped to deal with copyright infringement.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may2009/tc20090521_159692.htm?
campaign_id=rss_topStories
Pew Center illustrates how Craigslist is killing newspapers May 22, 2009 by Greg Sandoval -- It's tough to compete with free. The use of online classifieds sites, such Craigslist, has more than doubled in the past four years, according to a study published Friday by the Pew Research Center. At the same time that Web classifies are on the rise, the classifieds business that newspapers once depended on has collapsed, the Pew Internet & America Life Project found. "Nearly half (49 percent) of Internet users say they have ever used online classified sites," the Pew Center said in the report. In 2005, the percentage was 22 percent. One out of 10 Internet users visits an online classifieds service each day, up from four percent in 2005.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10247668-93.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Indonesian Muslim clerics frown at Facebook May 22, 2009 - SURABAYA, Indonesia (AFP) - Indonesian Islamic clerics warned Muslims on Friday not to use popular Internet networking sites like Facebook for flirting or gossiping. A on-binding resolution issued after a meeting of hundreds of Islamic scholars from Java and Bali islands warns that using sites like Facebook can lead to pornography and "obscenity." "We forbid the use of Facebook, Friendster and other social networking sites unless they are being used to foster Islamic teaching," a spokesman for the clerics, Abdul Muid Shohib, said.
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/afp/20090522/tc_afp/indonesiaislammediainternet
Pope Uses Facebook To Woo Young Believers * By Reuters - eWEEK - May 22, 2009 -- VATICAN CITY - You won't get an email saying Pope Benedict added you as a friend and you can't "poke" him or write on his wall, but the Vatican is still keen to use the networking site Facebook to woo young people back to church. A new Vatican website, www.pope2you.net, has gone live, offering an application called "The pope meets you on Facebook," and another allowing the faithful to see the Pope's speeches and messages on their iPhones or iPods.
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/zd/20090522/tc_zd/240629
Russian firm invests 200 mln dlrs in Facebook By Charlotte Raab - May 26, 2009 -- A Russian Internet company has invested 200 million dollars in Facebook in a deal that values the US social networking giant at 10 billion dollars, the companies announced on Tuesday. Besides purchasing a nearly two percent equity stake in Facebook, Digital Sky Technologies (DST) is also offering to buy at least 100 million dollars of common stock held by current and former Facebook employees, they said.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20090526/tbs-russian-firm-invests-200-mln-dlrs-in-8cc5291.html
90 Percent of E-mail Is Spam, Symantec Says * By Robert McMillan, IDG News Service - May 26, 2009 -- Spammers seem to be working a little bit harder these days, according to Symantec, which reported Tuesday that unsolicited e-mail made up 90.4 percent of messages on corporate networks last month. That represents a 5.1 percent increase over last month's numbers, but it's nothing out of the ordinary. For years, spam has made up somewhere between 80 percent and 95 percent of all e-mail on the Internet.
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/pcworld/20090526/tc_pcworld/90percentofemailisspamsymantecsays
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
News From Fujitsu - 5/22/2009
Summary: Fujitsu Launches World’s First 125°C Spec. Low Power Memory for SiPs, Two Schools of Pharmacy Get a Large Dose of LifeBook Tablet PC Power and Fujitsu explains Reorganization to Strengthen Position in Medium-Sized Business Market.IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd.
(# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
May 21, 2009 closing price: ¥ 494, - ¥ 6 （- 1.20 %）
http://www.fujitsu.com/about/ir/
Table of Contents
1 - - News Room: Announcements & Press Releases
2 - - What's New @ Fujitsu: Web page updates from Fujitsu
3 - - Fujitsu In the News: News about Fujitsu in the Media
4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change
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1 - - News Room: Announcements & Press Releases
Fujitsu Launches World’s First 125°C Spec. Low Power Memory for SiPs
- High temperature-resistance resolves thermal and cost issues in consumer products -
Tokyo, May 19, 2009 - Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited today announced the launch of two new Consumer FCRAM(1) memory chips featuring an operating temperature range that has been extended to a high-temperature of 125°C for the first time in memory with a DDR SDRAM interface. Sample shipment of the two new FCRAM products, the 512Mbit (MB81EDS516545), and 256Mbit (MB81EDS256545), will begin from today. These products are low power consumption memory optimized for use in system-in-packages (SiPs) in digital consumer products such as digital TVs and digital video camcorders.http://jp.fujitsu.com/group/fml/en/release/20090519.html
Fujitsu Launches the World’s First Low-Power Memory with 125 Degree C Specification for System-in-Package Products
High temperature resistance solves thermal and cost issues in consumer electronics products
Sunnyvale, CA, May 19, 2009 — Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today introduced two consumer FCRAM memory ICs with the world’s first operating temperature range extended to 125ºC with DDR SDRAM interfaces. The new, low-power memory ICs are optimized for use in System-in-Packages (SiP) in consumer products such as digital TVs and digital video cameras. Samples of the Fujitsu 512Mbit MB81EDS516545 and 256Mbit MB81EDS256545 FCRAMs are available now.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fma_20090519.html
Two Schools of Pharmacy Get a LaRge Dose of Fujitsu LifeBook Tablet PC Power
St. Louis College of Pharmacy and Creighton University School of Pharmacy and Health Professions Standardize on Powerful, Flexible, Rugged, and Highly Reliable Fujitsu Tablets
SUNNYVALE, CA -- 05/19/09 -- Fujitsu America continues to demonstrate its strength in the education market, today announcing that Creighton University's School of Pharmacy and Health Professions in Omaha, Neb. and the St. Louis College of Pharmacy have standardized on the LifeBook(R) T Series convertible tablet PC, providing a new tablet to every incoming student to use for note taking, collaboration and other applications.
http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/www/content/news/newsdetail.php?nf=09502813.nitf
FIND technology information magazine - Vol.27 No.1 2009-FIND is a technology information magazine for users which provides explanations of technologies used in Fujitsu's electronic device products and introduces new products.
- CONTENTS:
- New Products
* F2MC-8FX Family Family FRAM Microcontroller Series - MB95R203
* 2-Channel Synchronous Step-down DC/DC Converter IC - MB39A138
* System Power Management IC for Mobile Terminals- MB39C316
* Development of Environment-Friendly Latching Relay 1-Pole 8A Latching Relay JSL
Series
- TOPICS: * Video Processing LSI Products by FUJITSU MICROELECTRONICS
Won "the Most Popular Digital TV Supplier in China 2008 Award"
* Two Products from FUJITSU MICROELECTRONICS Win
"the Leading Products of EDN China 2008 Award"
- do eco! Environmental Report
* Environmental Report File.8
Rain Forest Regeneration in Malaysian Borneo
* Environmental Report File.9
Promoting Eco-Design through the Development of Green Products
and Super Green Products
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/microelectronics/documents/find/backnumber/27-1e.html
Reorganization to Strengthen Position in Medium-Sized Business Market 21 May, 2009 - Presenters:
Koichi Hironishi, Corporate Senior Executive Vice President, Fujitsu Limited
Kuniaki Suzuki, President, Fujitsu Business Systems Ltd. (FJB)
* PDF Presentation Material [16 pages, 236KB]
* Summary Translation of Q&A Session [Coming soon]
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/ir/library/presentations/
3 - - Fujitsu In the News: News about Fujitsu in the Media
Fujitsu eyes more M&A to boost software operations TOKYO, May 19 (Reuters) -- Japan's Fujitsu Ltd (6702.T) said it would consider more acquisitions to improve its software line-up as part of its plans to beef up its overseas business and to better compete with rivals like IBM (IBM.N) and Hewlett-Packard (HPQ.N). Competition in the global IT sector is growing fiercer, with the industry going through a wave of shake-ups, including Oracle's (ORCL.O) purchase of Sun Microsystems (JAVA.O) and Cisco Systems' (CSCO.O) entry into the server market.
http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUST32594120090519
STEC wins Fujitsu for its SSDs
A relationship for all ETERNUS -- By Chris Mellor, 18th May 2009 -- Fujitsu has chosen STEC as its solid state drive supplier, leaving NetApp the only enterprise storage array supplier not dealing with the SSD vendor. The company will deploy STEC's ZEUS-IOPS drives in its ETERNUS storage arrays, replacing Fibre Channel hard drives. STEC said it had worked with Fujitsu to tailor a product configuration for it. Fujitsu's SVP for storage systems, Tetsoro Kudo, said in a statement: "STEC's cutting-edge technology on Fujitsu systems renders an exceptional value proposition for the data centre of today and beyond."
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/18/stec_fujitsu/
Fujitsu Limited: Notice of Purchase of Shares of Lost Shareholders
Tokyo, May 21, 2009 - Fujitsu Limited announced today that it will purchase shares of lost shareholders(*) with undeliverable addresses, in accordance with Clauses 3 and 4, Article 197 of the Company Law. The measure was announced on July 31, 2008 and formally approved at a meeting of the Board of Directors today.
http://www.vwd.de/vwd/markt.htm?u=0&k=0&sektion=news&awert=adhoc&newsid=28576850&offset=0
Fujitsu Technology Solutions Selects AppliedMicro's PHY May 19, 2009 By Anil Sharma, TMCnet -- Fujitsu Technology Solutions (News - Alert), a European IT infrastructure provider, has selected AppliedMicro's QT2225 10GBASE-KR physical layer device (PHY) for 10-Gigabit per second Ethernet connectivity over copper traces for its PRIMERGY BX900 Blade System.
http://it-cost-reduction.tmcnet.com/topics/infrastructure-optimization/articles/56352-
fujitsu-technology-solutions-selects-appliedmicros-phy.htm
Fujitsu Announces ServerView RCVE Channelworld staff, Channelworld India - 05.18.2009 -- Fujitsu has announced the launch of ServerView Resource Coordinator VE (RCVE), which reportedly enables enterprises to create dynamic infrastructure from virtual and physical servers in datacenters and cloud computing environments. It also harnesses all physical and virtual resources within complex IT server topologies -- including cloud computing environments -- providing simplified, unified management and ensuring that resources are dynamically optimized to deliver best performance at all times.
http://www.channelworld.in/news/index.jsp/artId=6291555
Fujitsu built Android based GPS navigation system in two weeksFujitsu just very recently showcased an Android based GPS navigation system at the 12th Embedded Systems Expo in Tokyo where there were many similar devices that built up on Google’s Android platform were also on display. The whole GPS navigation system was utilizing network cloud service for map data and route computation - leaving only data transfer to for Android - which shouldn’t have any speed problems in a place like Japan.
http://www.gpsnews.org/gps-system/fujitsu-built-android-based-gps-navigation-system-in-two-weeks/
New-look Fujitsu reveals all to channel
VNU Net - Kayleigh Bateman -- PC vendor Fujitsu Technology Solutions has strengthened its partner account management team as it prepares to unveil its enlarged portfolio to the channel. The vendor will hold a channel event in June to give partners an opportunity to hear how the brand is evolving under new, 100 per cent owner Fujitsu Commenting on the forthcoming event, Gary Fowle, channels director at Fujitsu Technology Solutions, said: We want to reassure partners that we are still a channel organisation and give details of our product portfolio. This includes access to the Eternus storage systems, which were previously not available through us.
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/16/20090520/ttc-new-look-fujitsu-reveals-all-to-chan-
6315470.html
4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change
Shinoda Announces Super Thin, Super Lightweight Life-size Plasma Display
18/05/2009 -- Shinoda Plasma Corp.’s next generation plasma display measures 145-inches diagonally and is tall enough to show life-size images. Shinoda Plasma Corp. of Kobe City, Japan, has introduced what the company describes as a next generation “super thin, super lightweight” plasma display measuring 3 meters (9.8 feet) wide by 2 meters (6.6 feet) tall. The PTA (Plasma Tube Array) display, which is comprised of six 1-by-1-meter (3.3-by-3.3-feet) panels is a grown-up version of the 3-meter (9.8 feet)-wide by 1-meter (3.3 feet)-tall, 125-inch diagonal display it showed last October at the FPD International 2008 exhibition in Yokahama, Japan. The plasma tubes used in the display are 1-mm-diameter glass tubes containing a discharge gas and fluorescent materials for RGB colors. According to the company, the flexible display uses a 1 mm thick film on its curved surface, which contributes to the life-size display’s nominal 7.2 kilogram (15.8 pound) weight.http://digitalsignageexpo.net/News/tabid/317/smid/1236/ArticleID/1225/t/Shinoda-Announces-Super-Thin-Super-Lightweight-Life-size-Plasma-Display/Default.aspx
* Photo: Shinoda Plasma Corp.’s life-size plasma display
NASA TV: Persistence Pays Off in Spectrograph Repair (Hubble Space Telescope)
05.17.09 - An immovable bolt and a failed power tool were among several stumbling blocks that almost stalled the repair of another Hubble Space Telescope science instrument during Sunday's spacewalk.
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/videogallery/index.html
Colour e-paper to go on show
19.05.09 - E-book readers may still be in the black and white era but colour e-paper will be
demonstrated at a conference later this month. The New Scientist reports that E Ink Corporation of Cambridge, Massachusetts, says it will be demonstrating a colour version of its e-paper at the Society for Information Display conference in San Antonio, Texas, on 31 May, and that products based on its colour e-paper will be on the market by the end of 2010.
http://www.thebookseller.com/news/85850-page.html
Shinoda Plasma showcases 125-inch curved PTA display
Darren Murph, May 16th -- Surely you remember Shinoda Plasma and its obscenely large PTA display, right? Unfortunately, this one's no 142-incher, but 125-inches of curvaceous screen real estate still isn't anything to sneeze at -- especially when we're talking about an actual prototype. The 3- x 1-meter display consists of three PTA (plasma tube array) modules connected together, and it features a rather uninspiring 960 x 360 resolution but weighs just 7.9-pounds.http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/16/shinoda-plasma-showcases-125-inch-curved-
pta-display/
Japan’s love hotels are a big hit
May 21 2009 - Chris Cooper and Makiko Kitamura - Tokyo -- AT 6:30 p.m. on a Friday, Frank Sinatra Strangers in the Night fills the lobby of the Hotel Mario outside Tokyo. A couple scans a board showing photos of the 50 rooms, rentable for a few hours. Only three are left. Japan’s 25,000 love hotels are making money even as companies such as Sony Corp., NEC Corp. and Nissan Motors cut jobs amid the worst recession since World War II. Lovers can get a couple of hours of privacy for as little as 3,000 yen ($30), the cost of entry at a Tokyo nightclub, in a country where adults often live with their parents until their 30’s.
http://www.mydigitalfc.com/leisure-writing/japan%E2%80%99s-love-hotels-are-big-hit-742
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