News From Fujitsu - 3/16/2009

News From Fujitsu - 3/16/2009

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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 Conducts Collaborative Field Testing of LTE

Tokyo and Kawasaki, Japan, March 16, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced that, in collaboration with NTT DOCOMO, INC., they have conducted successful field testing for Long-term Evolution (LTE), a core technology standard for high-speed wireless communications, using 4x4 MIMO. The testing took place in the Special Ubiquitous Zone, an area of the northern Japanese city of Sapporo in Hokkaido, designated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in 2008 as a wireless communications testing area, and used prototypes of the wireless LTE base stations developed jointly by NTT DOCOMO, Fujitsu and Fujitsu Laboratories which, with the use of MIMO technology, resulted in high-speed wireless transmissions in the range of 120 Mbps (using 10 MHz bandwidth) in Sapporo's urban environment.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090316-01.html

Fujitsu IP-9500 MPEG-4 AVC Encoder now Features
DVB-S and DVB-S2 Modulation Capabilities

Integration of DVB-S/S2 Functionality Enables Broadcasters to Maintain
Exceptional High-Definition Picture Quality while Reducing Overall Cost of
Transmitting HD Signals over Satellite

Sunnyvale, CA, March 16, 2009 — Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products and broadcast solutions, announced today that the Fujitsu IP-9500e MPEG-4 AVC codec now features Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite (DVB-S) and Digital Video Broadcasting-Satellite-Second Generation (DVB-S2) modulation functionality to transmit HD signals over satellite links. The integration of DVB-S/S2 capabilities into the IP-9500 eliminates the need for separate modulators, enabling broadcasters to maintain superior HD picture quality produced by the IP-9500 while reducing overall costs of transmitted HD signals via satellite. Fujitsu will demonstrate the DVB-S/S2 feature and other capabilities of the IP-9500 during the 2009 NAB Show (booth SU10921), April 20-23, 2009 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fcpa_20090316-01.html

Victor Kan of Fujitsu Computer Products of America Named
2009 Channel Chief by Everything Channel's CRN

Sunnyvale, CA, March 16, 2009 — Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that Victor Kan, senior vice president, sales and marketing, Imaging Products Group, Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., has been named a Channel Chief by Everything Channel’s 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_20090316-01i.html

2 - - What's New @ Fujitsu: Web page updates from Fujitsu

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3 - - Fujitsu In the News: News about Fujitsu in the Media

After a Siemens buyout, Fujitsu will cut EU products
9 March 2009 - Computer manufacturer Fujitsu said it would prune its European product range after buying out Siemens’ half in their former joint venture Fujitsu Siemens Computers. Joseph Reger, chief technology officer of the venture, which is soon to drop Siemens from its name, said in an interview with the dpa-AFX news agency in Hanover that jobs would also be slashed during its absorption into the Japanese group. Fujitsu Siemens has already ceased sales of personal digital assistant (PDA) computers and flatpanel television sets, and would move next to thin out its range of personal computers.
http://www.neurope.eu/articles/93238.php

Fujitsu to cut new hires by 25%

March 13, 2009 - Kyodo News -- Fujitsu Ltd. said Thursday it will slash the number of new graduates it will hire in spring 2010 by nearly 25 percent from a year earlier, as the electronics maker struggles to stem losses sparked by the global economic downturn. Fuitsu plans to recruit 440 graduates with a bachelor's or master's degree, compared with the 585 it has hired this year. It will be the first time since spring 2005 that the number of recruits hired falls below 500, the company said.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20090313a7.html

Fujitsu LifeBook P8020 12.1-inch Ultraportable Laptop PC

About.com Rating By Mark Kyrnin, About.com

Fujitsu LifeBook P8020

Mar 14 2009 - Fujitsu's LifeBook P8020 is a well designed business laptop that offers a complete laptop experience including a DVD burner in a small 12.1-inch package. Many people might consider purchasing a netbook for their low cost and portability, but the LifeBook P8020 offers so much more admittedly at a much higher cost. It certainly is lightweight at just under three pounds but has a variety of small design decisions that make it slightly attractive than business class systems from HP or Lenovo.
http://compreviews.about.com/od/ultraportables/gr/LifeBookP8020.htm

4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change

Japan scans horizon for new sunrise

March 16 2009 - DOUGLAS HAMILTON -- Japan is in the grip of its worst recession since 1945, with the latest data showing the world's second-biggest economy shrank in the last quarter of 2008 at its fastest rate for 35 years. Many experts expect it to remain in the doldrums until 2010. Japanese are calling the downturn that has hit their country the "Lehman shokku" - a reference to the economic shockwaves that swept around the world after the US investment bank Lehman Brothers collapsed in September of last year.
http://www.theherald.co.uk/business/news/display.var.2495630.0.Japan_scans_horizon_for_new_sunrise.php

Camelot investors to pool stakes

The two investors in Camelot which want to sell their shareholdings are to market their stakes collectively, potentially paving the way for a full offer for the National Lottery operator.

By Mark Kleinman - 14 Mar 2009

Two investors want to sell their shareholdings in Camelot

Cadbury, the confectionery maker, and Thales, the French aerospace group, are to begin a formal sale process for their 20pc stakes in Camelot next month. KPMG, the professional services firm which is advising Camelot, is understood to be overseeing the preparation of a sale document that will invite offers for both shareholdings from a single buyer.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/4992052/Camelot-investors-to-pool-stakes.html

Fujitsu and NTT DoCoMo Conducts 3G LTE Field Testing

16th March, 2009

Japan : Fujitsu and NTT DOCOMO have conducted successful field testing for Long-term Evolution (LTE), a core technology standard for high-speed wireless communications, using 4x4 MIMO. The testing took place in the Special Ubiquitous Zone, an area of the northern Japanese city of Sapporo in Hokkaido, designated by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications in 2008 as a wireless communications testing area, and used prototypes of the wireless LTE base stations developed jointly by NTT DOCOMO, Fujitsu and Fujitsu Laboratories which, with the use of MIMO technology, resulted in high-speed wireless transmissions in the range of 120 Mbps (using 10 MHz bandwidth) in Sapporo's urban environment.
http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/March2009/Fujitsu_Conducts_3G_LTE_Field_Testing.html

Google Voice offers one phone number, many features

By Larry Magid for Mercury News: 03/16/2009 -- In 2007 Google acquired a startup known as GrandCentral and, as far as the world could see, did nothing with it. But that lackluster appearance was deceiving. Last week, Google relaunched GrandCentral as Google Voice, its next major foray into voice communications. Google Voice lets users select a local phone number to give out to their friends and associates. From the service's Web site, you configure the number to simultaneously ring up to six phone lines so a single phone number can reach you at home, on your cell phone, at work or at a vacation house. When you respond to a call on any of those phones, you have the option to accept the call, send it to voice mail, listen in on the voice mail or accept and record the call. You can also press 4 at any time to record a portion of an incoming call and 4 again to stop the recording. When you record, both parties hear an announcement that the call is being recorded.
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_11900957?nclick_check=1

	Automotive displays see continuous growth
	Christoph Hammerschmidt - Automotive - Design Europe 03/16/2009 - MUNICH, Germany — Despite the ongoing recession in the automotive market, the market for automotive displays remains hot, featuring high growth rates over the next years, says DisplaySearch.In its current Automotive Display Report, the Austin, Texas, based market researcher predicts that in 2009, about 175 million displays will be built, representing a value of $1,77 billion. In 2015, the market researchers believe the industry will achieve revenues of $2.4 billion on a production of 231 million units. http://eetimes.eu/uk/215900390 Media Death March: Seattle P-I Stops Printing, Goes All-In Online The Seattle Post-Intelligencer publishes its last dead-tree edition Tuesday, the latest newspaper to succumb to the harsh realities of an internet economy where delivering bits is an increasingly inefficient way of delivering the news. News of the P-I's decision to publish online-only was telegraphed for weeks, and it follows the decision of the Rocky Mountain News to shutter completely, the Christian Science Monitor to publish online only starting next month and deep concessions by staff at another Hearst newspaper, the San Francisco Chronicle, to keep that newspaper afloat. http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/03/media-death-mar.html IBM dives into water management services Associated Press: 03/13/2009: SAN FRANCISCO — IBM Corp. wants to get really deep into water. The technology company is launching a new line of water services Friday, hoping to tap a new sales vein by taking the manual labor out of fighting pollution and managing water supplies. IBM says the overall water-management services market could be worth $20 billion in five years. The effort is part of a wider role IBM wants to play in infrastructure services, including automobile traffic and power grids. In each instance, IBM is trying to persuade utilities and government agencies to overhaul their computer networks and link digital sensors together for better insights. For example, instead of a meter-reader from the power company traipsing through your backyard, IBM is banking that one day your meter and your neighbors' will feed data directly into the utility's computer network. http://www.siliconvalley.com/latestheadlines/ci_11903958?nclick_check=1