IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd. (# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
February 25, 2009 current price: ¥ 330, + ¥ 4 (+ 1.23%)
http://www.fujitsu.com/about/ir/
Dr. Yuji Awano, a senior research fellow at the Nanotechnology Researcher Center of Fujitsu Laboratories
Table of Contents
1 - - News Room: Announcements & Press Releases
>> LORNE WILSON OF FUJITSU RECOGNIZED AS A CHANNEL CHIEF
BY EVERYTHING CHANNEL'S CRN
>> Fujitsu Siemens Computers and VMware Team Up to Deliver Cost-Efficient
Virtualized IT Infrastructure for SAP Applications
>> Fujitsu LifeBook A1120 Brings Colours Back to Life
>> Fujitsu Introduces Evaluation Kit for 56GSa/s 8-Bit CHAIS ADC Technology
2 - - Fujitsu In the News: News about Fujitsu in the Media
>> Fujitsu says may cut PC lines, jobs in Europe
>> Fujitsu - High-performance low-power touch sensor controller
>> Fujitsu Siemens confident of bucking downward trend
>> FiberLight Deploys Fujitsu FLASHWAVE 9500 Platform in Texas
>> CRN- 2009 Channel Chiefs: Systems and Peripherals
(Fujitsu trio honoroed: Lorne Wilson, Victor Kan & Matt McManus)
>> ChannelInsider: Fujitsu's Secret Tactics to Beat the Recession
>> Toshiba to Acquire Fujitsu Unprofitable Computer-storage Drive Business
>> Fast Wireless Broadband For Fujitsu Netbook
>> INTERVIEW: Toshiba CEO Sees Product Synergy In Fujitsu Deal
3 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change
>> Silicon.com: CIOs getting serious about social networking.
Benefits outweighing risks?
>> Electric car charging stations power-up in San Francisco
>> IT Pro: Taking green IT beyond the data centre
>> Spansion Announces Reduction in Force
>> UPDATE 1-Chip maker Spansion will lay off third of workers
>> Dealers Mourn Pioneer's TV Biz Exit
>> IBM Ranked #1 IT Services Company in India for 2008 by Springboard Research
>> Server Consolidation Boosts Utilization Rates for Atlanta's Fulton County
>> IBM Japan Seeks Rebound By Targeting Smaller Corp Clients
>> CNet Video: Loaded: The Kindle 2 and more
>> Botched launch ends U.S. satellite's mission
>> Microsoft, With Windows 7 Upgrade, May Be In a Bad Fix
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1 - News Room: Announcements & Press Releases
- LORNE WILSON OF FUJITSU RECOGNIZED AS A CHANNEL CHIEF BY EVERYTHING CHANNEL'S CRN
Wilson Earns Channel Chief Recognition for the Seventh Consecutive Year
Sunnyvale, CA, February 23, 2009 — Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products including hard disk drives, peripherals and biometric security solutions, today announced Lorne Wilson, Senior Vice President, Sales, Corporate Marketing, and New Products Group, has been named a 2009 Channel Chief by the Everything Channel’s CRN. CRN Channel Chiefs are recognized as influential executives who consistently defend, promote and execute effective channel partner programs and strategies
> http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fcpa_20090223-01.html
- Fujitsu Siemens Computers and VMware Team Up to Deliver Cost-Efficient
Virtualized IT Infrastructure for SAP Applications
FlexFrame for SAP is the first IT solution pre-integrated with VMware Infrastructure to guarantee high quality of service for SAP applications in mixed physical and virtual environments
Cannes/Munich, February 24, 2009 -- At VMworld Europe 2009, Fujitsu Siemens Computers and VMware, Inc. (NYSE: VMW) today announced a joint solution that guarantees high quality-of-service for SAP applications. Developed by Fujitsu Siemens Computers, the new version of FlexFrame for SAP pre-integrates VMware Infrastructure, physical and virtual datacenter infrastructure, virtualized network and storage components, and comprehensive services, all contained within a single, complete, and cost-efficient IT solution. FlexFrame for SAP with pre-integrated VMware Infrastructure is available immediately.
> http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com/ps2/press/read/news_details.aspx?id=3312
- Fujitsu LifeBook A1120 Brings Colours Back to Life
Having captured adoration with swappable lids with mesmerising lids and motifs, Fujitsu unveils the successor to LifeBook A1110 – the LifeBook A1120 that is packed with greater processing ability and dazzling display capabilities. Be swept away with this made-in-Japan, all-rounded performer with quality features to fulfill all your work and play needs.
Asia Pacific, February 24, 2009 — Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific unveils the fashion forward Fujitsu LifeBook A1120 with replaceable lids for expressing your personality and complementing your style. Not just a good-looker, the Fujitsu LifeBook A1120 is also better in performance and higher in display brilliance than its predecessor, making itself a reliable and all-rounded performer.
> http://www.fujitsu.com/sg/news/pr/fpcap_20090224.html
- Fujitsu Introduces Evaluation Kit for 56GSa/s 8-Bit CHAIS ADC Technology
Langen, Germany, 24th February 2009 — Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME) today announces an evaluation kit (BATBOARD) for its ultrafast ADC IP based on the revolutionary CHArge-mode Interleaved Sampler technology (CHAIS). The BATBOARD allows early silicon characterisation of a two-channel 56GSa/s 8-bit ADC using the single-chip ROBIN device (the first customer evaluation silicon for CHAIS technology) fabricated on Fujitsu’s standard 65nm CMOS technology.
> http://www.fujitsu.com/emea/news/pr/fme_20090224.html
2 - Fujitsu In the News: News about Fujitsu in the Media
- Fujitsu says may cut PC lines, jobs in Europe
Reuters, EE Times Europe, 02/24/2009 - TOKYO, Feb 24 -- Japan's Fujitsu Ltd may cut product lines, reorganise factories and slash jobs to turn around its overseas PC business after buying out its joint venture with Siemens, a senior executive said on Tuesday. Tatsuo Tomita, a senior executive vice president at Fujitsu, also said the company has no immediate plans to sell the loss-making consumer PC business of Fujitsu Siemens Computers after the buyout as reported by media. "We don't believe things should be as they are, and we know we have to do something," he told Reuters in an interview. "We are reviewing current operations to see why it (Fujitsu Siemens Computers' PC business) is unprofitable even though it sells more PCs than we do." Fujitsu is to buy Siemens AG's 50 percent stake in their PC joint venture in April, aiming to better compete with IBM and Hewlett-Packard, which dwarf it in computer markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
> http://www.eetimes.eu/germany/214502624?cid=RSSfeed_eetimesEU_germany
- Fujitsu - High-performance low-power touch sensor controller
Feb 24 2009 -- The FMA1127, a high-performance low-POWER touch sensor controller (TSC) developed by ATLab, is now available from Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe (FME). The TSC series offers a simple and reliable replacement for virtually all mechanical buttons, sliders and turning knobs across a variety of markets including home appliance, mobile, industrial, consumer electronics and office equipment. By enabling cost-efficient implementations and offering a high degree of design flexibility, the device provides an extremely user-friendly solution for touch-sensing applications.
> http://www.electropages.com/viewArticle.aspx?intArticle=12461
- Fujitsu Siemens confident of bucking downward trend
By Vineetha Menon, February 24, 2009 -- Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ have reported substantial growth in the regional notebook market despite fears that a recession could affect demand. Citing figures from research analyst group IDC, Fujitsu Siemens posted an impressive year-on-year (YoY) increase of 242% in Egypt. The company ranked among the top five vendors in Egypt to capture 12.5% of the country’s notebook market share.
> http://www.itp.net/news/547846-fujitsu-siemens-confident-of-bucking-downward-trend
- FiberLight Deploys Fujitsu FLASHWAVE 9500 Platform in Texas
February 24, 2009 By Anuradha Shukla, TMCnet -- FiberLight, a provider of metro optical networking, has begun a statewide deployment of Fujitsu FLASHWAVE 9500 Packet Optical Networking Platforms (Packet ONPs) across Texas. The deployment aims to provide premium managed communications services to enterprise, government, content providers, and other service provider customers throughout its 1,500+ route miles. According to Jim Hintze, senior vice president of marketing at Fujitsu Network Communications (News - Alert), they recognize the burgeoning need of bandwidth, and have a unique perspective on the explosive demand coming from all across the state.
> http://ipcommunications.tmcnet.com/topics/ip-communications/articles/51067-fiberlight-deploys-fujitsu-flashwave-9500-platform-texas.htm
- CRN- 2009 Channel Chiefs: Systems and Peripherals
(Fujitsu trio honoroed: Lorne Wilson, Victor Kan & Matt McManus)
By Larry Hooper, ChannelWeb - from the February 23, 2009 issue of CRN --
* Fujitsu Computer Products of America- Lorne Wilson
Senior Vice President, Sales, Corporate Marketing and New Products Group
* Fujitsu Computer Products of America - Victor Kan
Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Imaging Products Group
* Fujitsu Computer Systems - Matt McManus
Vice President Channel Sales
> http://www.crn.com/hardware/214502224
- ChannelInsider: Fujitsu's Secret Tactics to Beat the Recession
DATE: 2009-02-23 By Jessica Davis -- In a tight economy when your customers' IT budgets are shrinking, and you are competing for those fewer dollars against the giants in the industry, how is it possible to gain an edge? Storage and mobile PC vendor Fujitsu shares its secrets that have its channel partners' deal-closing rates at 80 percent. In a tight economy when your customers' IT budgets are shrinking, and you are competing for those fewer dollars against the giants in the industry, how is it possible to gain an edge?
> http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/News/Fujitsus-Secret-Tactics-to-Beat-the-Recession/
- Fast Wireless Broadband For Fujitsu Netbook
By Mike Wheeler - 25/02/2009 -- Fujitsu’s new Netbook includes 3.5G capability, meaning users can slot their SIM card into the unit to chat, send emails or do an internet search. Fujitsu says the Lifebook P1630 is targeted at those who work on the move and need a mobile solution for their computing and communication needs. The unit can be slipped into a handbag and carried around with comfort and ease. It has a swivel screen, which turns it into a Tablet PC with a digitiser pen. Other features include an 8.inch WXGA transmissive anti-glare screen with LED backlight for outdoor viewing. It features a flip-out UMTS diversity antenna and a palm-rejecting touch panel to save the user from the common problem of accidentally engaging the wrong ! button when using the stylus.
> http://www.smarthouse.com.au/Home_Office/Notebooks_And_Tablets/B8E2T5S3
- INTERVIEW: Toshiba CEO Sees Product Synergy In Fujitsu Deal
TOKYO (Nikkei)--Toshiba Corp.'s (6502) planned purchase of Fujitsu Ltd.'s (6702) hard-drive business is a critical step in its strategy to transform itself into a global storage device producer, said Yoshihide Fujii, the company's executive officer. In a recent interview with The Nikkei Business Daily, Fujii who is also president of in-house company Digital Media Network Co., said that the deal will enable it to venture into the high-end corporate server market, as well as develop an advanced information system combining traditional hard-disk drives (HDDs) and solid-state drives (SSDs), a new type of storage device using flash memory chips to store information. (* Subscription Required *)
> http://www.nni.nikkei.co.jp/AC/TNKS/Search/Nni20090224D24HH687.htm
3 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change
- Silicon.com: CIOs getting serious about social networking.
Benefits outweighing risks?
24 February - Most IT directors were sceptical of social networking at first. But that's now changing, says the Corporate IT Forum's Ollie Ross. Let's face it, IT directors are always going to be cautious of investing in technologies that they consider to be fashionable, rather than the ones they can prove make a difference to the bottom line - and who can blame them? CIOs must consider many different factors when rolling out a new technology and they have to check things rigorously and be 100%sure of the value. Social networking is no different. Facebook is now five years old and over those five years, IT chiefs within the Corporate IT Forum have been carefully watching it - and the social networking phenomena more broadly - grow up and mature. They've been trying to understand the business benefits - as well as the risks - and have been keeping a close eye on the cultural changes that have been taking place in wider society and within their organisations.
> http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/protecting-enterprise-data/cios-getting-serious-about-social-networking-39396860.htm
- Electric car charging stations power-up in San Francisco
San Francisco (AFP) Feb 19, 2009 -- Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations went live outside San Francisco's City Hall this week as the mayor vowed that the area will lead the nation in steering away from gasoline-powered cars. "Our goal is to transform the Bay Area into the EV capital of the United States, and a networked infrastructure is essential for the adoption of electric vehicles," said mayor Gavin Newsom.
> http://www.spacemart.com/reports/Electric_car_charging_stations_power-up_in_San_Francisco_999.html
- IT Pro: Taking green IT beyond the data centre
23 February - The ‘greening’ of IT began in the data centre, with a focus on server consolidation and cooling, but is now spreading to all levels of the IT infrastructure. With IT responsible for as much carbon emissions as the aviation industry, according to Gartner, more energy efficient or ‘green’ IT has risen up the corporate agenda. In a survey conducted in September of last year, 72% of IT managers said they had plans to implement green technology initiatives to reduce carbon emissions over the next few years. And, of the 100 UK IT managers polled, the majority said they were planning hardware-based projects in the near future that focused on virtualisation to consolidate servers and so, save energy in data centres.
> http://www.itpro.co.uk/609958/taking-green-it-beyond-the-data-centre
- Spansion Announces Reduction in Force
--Approximately 3,000 employees globally affected
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Feb 23, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Spansion (Nasdaq: SPSN) announced today that it is reducing its global work force by approximately 3,000 employees, or 35 percent. The majority of the positions affected are at Spansion's global manufacturing sites, as the company resizes the organization due to current market conditions. This action is taken in an effort to further reduce costs as Spansion continues its restructuring efforts and explores various strategic alternatives.
> http://investor.spansion.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=367198
- UPDATE 1-Chip maker Spansion will lay off third of workers
* Spansion to lay off 3,000, or 35 pct of workforce
* Aims to save $225 mln annually
* Will take $25 mln in H1 2009 charges
LOS ANGELES, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Spansion (SPSN.O), the debt-laden flash memory chip maker that is considering putting itself up for sale, is shedding about 3,000 workers, or 35 percent of its staff, to try and save $225 million annually as the global chip industry faces a deepening recession...Fujitsu (6719.T) owns about 11.4 percent of Spansion Inc, and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.N) about 8.7 percent.
> http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN2337287720090224
- Dealers Mourn Pioneer's TV Biz Exit
Specialty retailers face gap in premium market
By Steve Smith and Alan Wolf -- TWICE, 2/23/2009 - NEW YORK — CE specialty merchants regret the loss of the ultra-premium Pioneer plasma line, which they say fell victim to high production costs and a more value-conscious consumer. But aside from some short-term channel disruption as Pioneer liquidates its inventory, dealers are confident that other vendors can succeed it with super-thin plasma and LED-back-lit, 240Hz LCD. “To end a premier brand is unfortunate,” said Dave Workman, executive director/COO of the Progressive Retailers Organization (PRO Group). “Pioneer has been an aspiration product [in plasma TV]. For our group the brand has been extremely important. It's tough that niche players can't continue to compete in this business.”
> http://www.twice.com/article/CA6639228.html
- IBM Ranked #1 IT Services Company in India for 2008 by Springboard Research
February 24, 2009 -- Leads the Market With 10.8% Market Share - IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that a leading analyst and information technology (IT) market research firm, Springboard Research, has recognized IBM as the leader in the Indian domestic IT services market with a market share of 10.8% for calendar year 2008. In a report titled, "India IT Services: Competing for Tomorrow's Market," Springboard ranks IBM as the number 1 vendor in IT infrastructure services and consulting services. According to the research firm, IBM continues to lead the market, leveraging its success with large end-to-end outsourcing deals and the ability to integrate consulting services.
> http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0476916.htm
- Server Consolidation Boosts Utilization Rates for Atlanta's Fulton County
Feb 23, 2009, By Hilton Collins -- Counties have many reasons to consolidate -- enhanced efficiency, reduced operational costs and easier-to-manage infrastructures -- especially when they're as large as Fulton County, Ga., which includes the city of Atlanta. According to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data, the county is home to nearly 1 million residents. The county's Department of Information Technology (DOIT) undertook an enterprise server consolidation project to make serving such a large constituency -- and the county's 42 government departments the DOIT supports -- a little less trying.
> http://www.govtech.com/gt/597922
- IBM Japan Seeks Rebound By Targeting Smaller Corp Clients
February 20, 2009 - TOKYO (Nikkei) -- The leader among foreign companies in Japan, IBM Japan Ltd. is beginning to lose its luster. Poor financial management at the local unit is forcing the U.S. parent to continue strengthening its control. India and other emerging markets have been fueling the group's strong results, while Japan's presence has faded. Takayuki Hashimoto, who became company president in January, has begun looking to stage a revival by placing a heavy focus on providing services catering to small and midsize companies. (* Subscription Required *)
> http://www.nni.nikkei.co.jp/AC/TNKS/Search/Nni20090220D20HH339.htm
- CNet Video: Loaded: The Kindle 2 and more
We compare Amazon's Kindle 2 to other book readers on the market, there's plenty of news about online video, and how to get Rotten Tomatoes on your TV. (5 minutes 20 seconds)
> http://news.cnet.com/1606-2_3-50005316.html?tag=nl.e433
- Botched launch ends U.S. satellite's mission
Feb 24, 2009 - By Irene Klotz - CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - The U.S. government's first attempt to map carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere from space ended early on Tuesday after a botched satellite launch from California, officials said. The $278 million Orbiting Carbon Observatory blasted off aboard an unmanned Taurus rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 4:55 a.m. EST (0955 GMT), headed for an orbital perch about 400 miles above the poles.
> http://uk.reuters.com/article/usTopNews/idUKTRE51N23M20090224
- Microsoft, With Windows 7 Upgrade, May Be In a Bad Fix
February 24, 2009 -- When Microsoft initially made code for its Windows 7 beta available, it looked great. On both fresh hardware and on first-look upgrades from Windows Vista machines, Windows 7 met the world looking like a champ. Its interface is cleaner, Microsoft has taken a lot of the annoyance out of its User Account Control (UAC), clean installations on newer hardware are very, very smooth. Tested on desktops, notebooks - - even some netbooks - - the word came back: This is what Vista should have been all along. Upon closer look, though, it appears as though Windows 7 could actually be more of a challenge for businesses than Vista ever was. The upgrade path from Windows XP - - which is still the predominant desktop OS in businesses - - can be described graciously as "ugly." In attempts at simulated enterprise upgrade testing, as well as in real-world testing on single systems with existing-but-not-brand-new PCs, a series of important-to-know problems are beg! inning to emerge...We've almost lost count of the number of blue screens we've seen in the CRN Test Center during the Windows 7 evaluation process. In some cases, PCs we've used just won't upgrade at all to Windows 7. In others, important functions have to be disabled or eliminated to get it to install as an upgrade. To upgrade to Windows 7 on a Fujitsu Lifebook S series notebook, we had to uninstall the media reader and other drivers.
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/feedarticle/8372137
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Fujitsu is a leading provider of IT-based business solutions for the global marketplace. With approximately 160,000 employees supporting customers in 70 countries, Fujitsu combines a worldwide corps of systems and services experts with highly reliable computing and communications products and advanced microelectronics to deliver added value to customers. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 5.3 trillion yen (US$53 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2008. For more information, please see: http://www.fujitsu.com/
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