News From Fujitsu - 4/7/2009

IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd.
(# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
April 3, 2009 closing price:
¥ 408, + 14 （+ 3.55%）
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 Releases New PRIMERGY Servers

- Powered by the latest Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series -

Tokyo, April 6, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited today announced the release of the two-way, rack-mount PRIMERGY RX300 S5 and RX200 S5 servers in Japan, both using the new Intel® Xeon® processor 5500 series. The servers incorporate enhanced power-switching and cooling technology to improve energy efficiency and help customers reduce their environmental footprint. With the integration of Fujitsu Technology Solutions into the Fujitsu Group from April 1, Fujitsu continues to strengthen its global x86 server development and manufacturing and significantly improve the product line's price performance. Customers will benefit from globally unified x86 server products based on the same quality standards, enabling them to build highly optimized IT environments at more affordable prices.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090406-01.html




Fujitsu Wins International CTIA Wireless 2009 Emerging Technology Award


Fujitsu BroadOne LS LTE eNodeB Recognized for Innovation in Network Infrastructure – Wide Area Networking

Las Vegas, NV, April 06, 2009 — Fujitsu Network Communications, a leading supplier of innovative optical and wireless networking solutions, announced today that its BroadOne™ LS LTE eNodeB has received a CTIA Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Award. The E-Tech Awards, now in their fourth year, recognize the best and most innovative wireless products and services in the areas of 4G; Enterprise and Vertical Market Solutions; Green Practices; Mobile Applications and Widgets; Mobile Consumer Electronics; and Network Infrastructure.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fnc_20090406.html





Fujitsu PalmSecure LOGONDIRECTOR Integrates with PASSLOGIX V-GO Access Accelerator Suite

Award-Winning Palm Vein Authentication Technology Adds Robust Biometric Identification to Passlogix’s Solutions to Enhance Security and Facilitate Compliance

Sunnyvale, CA, April 6, 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 the integration of its PalmSecure LOGONDIRECTOR with Passlogix, Inc.’s market-leading v-GO® Access Accelerator Suite for enterprise single sign-on and related authentication and provisioning enablement. The Fujitsu PalmSecure LOGONDIRECTOR combines the Fujitsu PalmSecure biometric authentication technology embedded in a PC mouse with software that seamlessly integrates with third-party single sign-on (SSO) solutions. This integration of PalmSecure’s highly accurate biometric identification capabilities with Passlogix’s SSO solutions provides organizations a comprehensive, cost-effective identity management infrastructure that helps eliminate password security challenges, protect proprietary systems and information, and comply with HIPAA, SOX, PCI DSS and regulations.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fcpa_20090406-01.html

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

Fujitsu Shareholder & Stock Information - IR calendar updated

6 April, 2009 - IR calendar was updated.
30 April: * FY 2008 Financial Results Announcement
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/ir/stock/calendar/



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

OVUM: Fujitsu strategy may rewrite evolutional theory of global IT services market

By Peter Clarke -- Ovum has been told by Philip Oliver, Fujitsu's Global Marketing Manager, that Fujitsu's restructuring is about building the Fujitsu name as a global brand and backing the global image with a truly global organisation. 'Regional' trading entities will be expected to work in each other's geographies if required, to build critical mass in markets.
Product is added to service in Europe to enrich offer
Philip Oliver has told Ovum that product is being added to service to enrich Fujitsu's offer in Europe. Fujitsu's go-to-market strategy will not simply be product led. Product-led sales will become an additional route to market, with or without services. Fujitsu will also go to market in Europe with services and consulting. Fujitsu believes that some customers will want to buy product, others will want product wrapped around with service, yet others will want service wrapped around another manufacturer's product, whilst some will want consulting and services. Fujitsu sees itself serving all these customers but now with a wider range of offerings. Product will include server, PC and laptop hardware and the offerings of Fujitsu Telecommunications.
http://www.ovum.com/news/euronews.asp?id=7810

Softex Taipei: Fujitsu to push notebooks with discrete graphics cards

Max Wang, Taipei; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES [6 April 2009] -- Fujitsu will push two notebooks with built-in discrete graphics cards during Softex Taipei (April 9-13)– the 13.3-inch LifeBook S6420 and 14.1-inch Fujitsu L1010. The LifeBook S6420 comes with S3's Graphics Chrome 430 ULP GPU while the Fujitsu L1010 is equipped with Nvidia's GeForce 9300M GS.
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20090406PD204.html

4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change

AP to Aggregators: We Will Sue You

By John C Abell - April 06, 2009 -- (AP) The Associated Press board voted Monday to "pursue legal and legislative actions" against aggregators who use content without permission, a new shot across the bow of internet news sites in the war over how little use is "fair use." The AP named no potential targets, yet speculation immediately turned to Google. While the search giant pays the AP to host full versions of wire service stories, it generally does not have contracts with AP member newspapers whose headlines it also aggregates on its news portal. The AP has also made no bones about pursuing individual bloggers, as it did the Drudge Retort last June.
http://blog.wired.com/business/2009/04/ap-to-aggregato.html

* Behind The A.P.’s Plan To Become The Web’s News Cop
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/06/behind-the-aps-plan-to-become-the-webs-news-cop/

Australia to build broadband network

Apr 6, 2009 - CANBERRA (Reuters) -- Australia's government will build a new A$43 billion ($30.7 billion) national high-speed fiber-optic broadband network, rejecting bids in a controversial tender involving some of the country's largest telecommunications firms. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Tuesday the government would ask private companies join a new private-public firm to build the network. The government would sell its majority stake after five years when the network was fully operational.
http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSTRE5356YN20090406?rpc=401&

UK: NHS hands over eight ex-Fujitsu trust contracts to BT

BT and CSC could compete for remaining southern trusts
By Leo King, www.computerworlduk.com -- The NHS has signed a deal with BT to provide IT for eight southern NHS trusts, which were previously serviced by Fujitsu, under the £12.7 billion National Programme for IT.
http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/government-law/public-sector/news/index.cfm?newsid=14187

NASA astronaut to send Twitter updates
Apr 6, 2009 - WASHINGTON (AFP) -- NASA, which used Twitter to send updates about the Mars Phoenix Lander program, is turning to the micro-blogging service again. The US space agency announced on Monday that astronaut Mike Massimino would be using Twitter to provide a behind-the-scenes look at his training for an upcoming space shuttle mission. Massimino will be firing off 140-character-or-less messages at @Astro_Mike.
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/afp/20090406/tc_afp/usspacecompanyinternettwitter
Facebook Quick Tip: Managing The Redesign By Mitch Wagner, InformationWeek - April 6, 2009 -- Facebook's redesign puts more information in your News Feed -- sometimes too much. Here's how to block updates from the noisiest pals in your social network, without un-friending them entirely. With the advent of Facebook's design changes a couple of weeks ago, the News Feed suddenly got to be much more crowded and busier, filled with random comments and observations, links, conversations, photos, and other minutiae. Some of us are noisier than others. Indeed, this article might also be headlined "how to get Mitch Wagner to shut up," because I am most definitely part of the problem. I just love to share on Facebook. How do you get blabbermouths like me to shut up and stop bothering you?
http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/social_network/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=216401946

Fate of Sun's products up in the air

An IBM purchase of Sun would end up killing some Sun technologies but may help others
By Paul Krill (InfoWorld) 07 April, 2009 -- With rumors of an impending Sun-IBM merger becoming more intense late last week, the next big question mark pertains to what happens to Sun's vast product line, which has hardware and software that overlaps with a lot of IBM's own product lines. Observers -- including a former Sun employee, a former software developer for the Sun platforms, and the founder of the Ruby on Rails Web framework -- maintain varying perspectives on what to expect and offer degrees of both optimism and pessimism about the whole endeavor.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/298292/fate_sun_products_up_air

International CTIA WIRELESS 2009® Announces E-Tech Award Winners

More than 40,000 combined text and online votes for Best in Show award

April 2, 2009 - LAS VEGAS, NV — From applications and accessories to enterprise networks and green practices, the winners of the 4thAnnual CTIA Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards were announced today in a ceremony honoring the best innovations in wireless. International CTIA WIRELESS 2009® is the premiere event for the global wireless industry and runs through April 3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
http://www.ctia.org/media/press/body.cfm/prid/1815