News From Fujitsu - 4/23/2009

IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd.
(# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
April 22, 2009 closing price:
¥ 419, + ¥ 10 （+ 2.44%）
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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 Enhances IPCOM EX Series of Network Servers
- First all-in-one server with web system service continuity and latest threat countermeasures -
Tokyo, April 22, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has integrated the Web
Application Firewall (WAF)(1), which detects and prevents attacks targeting weak spots in web
applications, into its IPCOM EX series of network servers known for protecting corporate networks from viruses and employing load balancing to maintain network service quality. The enhanced models are available starting today.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090422-01.html


Fujitsu Microelectronics Launches World’s First 1394 Automotive Controller for HD Video in Vehicle Networks
Sunnyvale, CA, April 22, 2009 — Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today introduced the world’s first 1394 Automotive controller that transmits high-definition video over the 1394 in-vehicle multimedia network. The new Fujitsu MB88395 controller can simultaneously transmit multiple streams around the vehicle, such as HD video (1,280 dots x 720 lines) from Blu-Ray DVDs, digital TV, and car navigation images.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fma_20090422.html

Fujitsu Launches World’s First 1394 Automotive IC for HD Video
- Contributes to reduced costs, lighter wiring harness, and higher fuel efficiency -
Tokyo, April, 22, 2009 - Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited announced today the launch of the world’s first “1394 Automotive”(IDB-1394) controller IC that realizes high-definition (HD) (1,280 dots x 720 lines) video transmission over the IDB-1394 in-vehicle multimedia network protocol. The new IC, the MB88395, can simultaneously transmit multiple streams within the vehicle, such as HD video from Blu-ray DVDs, digital TV, audio and car navigation images. The new IC realizes this by utilizing a high-speed 800Mbps physical layer as well as Fujitsu’s proprietary SmartCODEC that provides high compression and which can transmit HD video without perceptible lag. This not only brings the rich HD experience to rear-seat entertainment, but reduces the system cost of in-vehicle multimedia networks by a maximum of 30%, while reducing the number of wire harnesses (cables) by a maximum of 70% to reduce vehicle weight and improve fuel efficiency. Sample shipment of the new MB88395 will begin from April 22, 2009.
http://jp.fujitsu.com/group/fml/en/release/20090422.html

Fujitsu Releases Japan's First Notebook PC with Green Power Certificate
- The FMV-BIBLO LOOX U/C50N Eco model -
Tokyo, April 21, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited today announced the release of the new FMV-BIBLO LOOX U/C50N Eco model, the Japan's first notebook PC to take part in Japan's Green Power Certification System. The new consumer model will be available in Japan from Fujitsu's Web Mart online store beginning today.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090421-01.html

Customers Deploy Technology for News Contribution and Other Applications

Sunnyvale, CA, April 20, 2009 — Fujitsu and Cisco have collaborated on the creation of a highly-efficient video contribution system for use over IP or satellite infrastructures. Designed to help service providers maintain high levels of video quality at lower bandwidths, the system delivers breakthrough low-latency performance for IP video transmission. Contribution networks provide flexible and efficient mechanisms of transporting video programming from the source (such as a sports stadium) to a broadcast studio or headend. By applying IP efficiencies to processes that traditionally have relied on legacy technologies, Fujitsu and Cisco are delivering the potential for significant cost and performance benefits for both content producers and service providers. Fujitsu and Cisco are demonstrating this solution at Fujitsu’s booth SU10921 at NAB 2009 in Las Vegas, April 20-23. Forward-looking operators are using Cisco® technology to evolve their network into a medianet, a network optimized for video and rich media that is highly scalable in reach and capacity, streamlines operations and accelerates service velocity.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fcpa_20090420-01.html

U.S. DoD Certifies Fujitsu FLASHWAVE® 4000 MSPPs; Adds Products to Approved List

Conformance and Interoperability Tests Prove that FLASHWAVE MSPPs are Viable for DoD Network Deployments
Anaheim, CA, April 20, 2009 — Fujitsu Network Communications, a leading supplier of innovative optical and wireless networking solutions, announced today that its market-leading FLASHWAVE® 4000 Multiservice Provisioning Platforms (MSPPs) and NETSMART® management systems have successfully completed comprehensive interoperability and performance testing. The Defense Information Systems Agency’s (DISA) Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC) has certified that these platforms are ready to be incorporated into the Department of Defense (DoD) network environment, and have placed the FLASHWAVE 4100 and FLASHWAVE 4500 MSPPs on the Unified Capabilities (UC) Approved Products List (APL). The main objective of JITC testing is to provide a thorough assessment of a products’ ability to provide security, protocol compliance, stability, scalability, interoperability, and management for potential DoD network configurations.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fnc_20090420.html

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

Fujitsu Hosts Expert Panel Live from Washington, D.C. to Discuss Broadband Stimulus Application Strategies

Washington, DC, April 22, 2009 — President Barack Obama signed the $787B American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) on February 17, 2009, which includes an allocation of more than $7B for broadband initiatives. Despite an unprecedented level of public outreach, thus far, specific grant requirements remain to be finalized. Fujitsu Network Communications, a leading supplier of innovative optical and wireless networking solutions, will host a free live video broadcast from Washington, D.C., to discuss selection criteria and application strategies for the two broadband-related programs.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fnc_20090422.html

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

Fujitsu - ONEplace Notes-
BJHC&IM: Clinical Solutions and Fujitsu join forces to improve access to healthcare in Spain
The British Journal of Healthcare Computing and Information Management: Clinical Solutions is partnering Fujitsu Services to help improve access to healthcare and advice in Spain. The partnership aims to transform the delivery of quality healthcare through the use of intelligent systems and data analysis, enabling efficient management of resources and appropriate use of emergency, urgent and primary health care services.
http://www.bjhcim.co.uk/news/2009/n904036.htm

Fujitsu Upgrades Their FMV-Deskpower Series

We back from Fujitsu's press conference and as usual we had a very warm welcome. During this conference in a small committee, we were entitled to upgrades of PCs rather than new machines. First we have the Fujitsu F-Series with the FMV- Deskpower F/D90D, F/D70D and F/D60. As has been written in the introduction, they are mostly upgrades with the addition of a Blu-ray (only on the high end model), 1TB of HDD instead of 500GB available on the previous version, 4GB of RAM instead of 2GB, and MaxxAudio software allowing you to manage the equalizer.
http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news_details.php?id=17982


Fujitsu and Cisco develop video feed system

Apr 22, 2009 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- Fujitsu and Cisco have set up a partnership to develop a video contribution system for use over IP or satellite infrastructures. The system will enable service providers to maintain high levels of video quality at lower bandwidths, and provide low-latency performance for IP video transmission.
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-fujitsu-cisco-develop-video-feed-system
-/2009/04/22/4146200.htm

Fujitsu shows first 'wind-powered laptop'

FMV Loox systems use green energy credits

By Martyn Williams -- Fujitsu has started selling a laptop that runs on wind power - well, almost. The company is purchasing wind power "green energy credits" for each of the FMV Loox laptops sold that are equivalent to the amount of electricity estimated to be used by the machine over a four year lifespan.
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?newsid=114741

* VIDEO:
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/tv/index.cfm?&caid=8&vid=114742

Fujitsu launches network services for the cloud

Apr 22, 2009 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- Fujitsu has launched in Japan network services for cloud computing environments to enable remote users to connect to internal corporate networks and use internal computing systems. It said the FENICS II Universal Connect services offer user authentication, visualize access audit trails, and support various terminal types. The services are compatible with Mobile WiMAX, PHS services, unified communications, video distribution, and SaaS applications.
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/04/22/4146204.htm

Fujitsu Wind-Powered Laptop to Use Conventional Energy

That's definitely a nice marketing scheme

By Catalin Ivan, Gadgets Editor - 22nd of April 2009 -- Since it is Earth Day, I've been scouring today's press releases for something more Captain Planet-like. Since (oh, the cruel irony) I haven't found anything (up until now, that is) to fit the description, the “Planeteer” award goes to... Fujitsu and its wind-powered laptop that doesn't actually use wind power yet... it does! Thinking I've lost my marbles? Not quite. Keep on reading because this is as fascinating as it is funny. It appears that there's a lot of competition on the Japanese laptop market so Fujitsu decided it needed a new approach to what is otherwise an ordinary laptop: the FMV Loox. It seems that for each laptop sold, it will buy wind-power “green energy credits” equivalent to what it considers to be the amount of electricity consumed over a four-year period.
http://gadgets.softpedia.com/news/Fujitsu-Wind-Powered-Laptop-To-Use-Conventional-Energy-2478-01.html


4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change

Sunlit Oracle Could Become Formidable Hardware Vendor

By Antone Gonsalves, InformationWeek - April 21, 2009 -- Industry analysts predict the Oracle-Sun combo will shift the balance of power in the data center software and hardware sector. Oracle (NSDQ: ORCL)'s planned $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems (NSDQ: JAVA) could make the business software maker a formidable server vendor, challenging IBM (NYSE: IBM), Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ), and others in delivering data center appliances of integrated software and hardware. Oracle chief executive Larry Ellison gave a peek at the future in a teleconference announcing the acquisition Monday, saying Sun's $8 billion hardware business can move Oracle from being a software company to a provider of all-in-one technology "from database to disk."
http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/data_centers/showArticle.jhtml?
articleID=216900466&subSection=All+Stories

CSIRO patent case closes with secret deals

By Brett Winterford, 22 April 2009 -- A patent battle between Australia's CSIRO and 14 of the world's largest technology companies has settled out of court with a series of secret deals.
CSIRO today confirmed that the patent case being fought in the Eastern District Court of Texas
over CSIRO's claim to inventing the technology behind Wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs)
has concluded "successfully".
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/101510,csiro-patent-case-closes-with-secret-deals.aspx

Seagate CEO says drive market may have hit bottom

By David Lawsky - SAN FRANCISCO, April 21 (Reuters) - Seagate Technology ( STX - news - people ) lost money in its third quarter but its top executive held out hope on Tuesday that sliding hard drive sales may have bottomed. Chief Executive Steve Luzco said his company, which competes with Western Digital ( WDC - news - people ) and Fujitsu in a global disk drive arena, will post a profit in fiscal 2010, thanks to an internal overhaul aimed at reducing costs.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2009/04/21/afx6319459.html

NEC: No Truth To Report Company Seeking Public Funds

APRIL 21, 2009 - TOKYO (Dow Jones) -- NEC Corp. (6701.TO) said Wednesday that there's no ruth to a media report that the company is considering the use of public funds. The Yomiuri Shimbun reported in its Wednesday morning edition that NEC is one of several Japanese electronics companies seeking public funds under a government-backed program for struggling non-financial companies to be launched as early as later this month.
http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090421-721017.html

To float or not to float: Camelot weighs up stock market options

By Rupert Steiner - 20th April 2009 -- National Lottery operator Camelot is weighing up plans to float on the stock market. A listing is one of the options being considered as part of a strategic review, which could raise as much as £350million for investors. One shareholder said yesterday: 'We are considering all our options and obviously a float is in the mix.'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/article-1172219/To-float-float-Camelot-weighs-stock-market-options.html

How to reduce your impact on the planet

April 22, 2009 by Don Reisinger -- Earth Day happens one day a year. But it should spur us to do our best to reduce our impact on the environment for the other 364. I've picked five sites that provide a framework for how to live your life in a way that's better for the environment. Whether it's car-pooling or simply eating the right foods, you'll find ways to be a more responsible Earthling.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10223884-2.html