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Don't boycott FB - you Irish wannabees- NING in the New Year!

2009-12-30T18:04:00.001-08:00

If 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-

Posted via email from Mike @ MaidoAri

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News From Fujitsu - 6/12/2009

2009-06-11T15:37:00.000-07:00

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

News From Fujitsu - 6/2/2009

2009-06-01T13:06:00.000-07:00

News From Fujitsu - 6/2/2009

Summary: 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 Panels

New 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 downturn," 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%20Egypt

UK 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=googlenews_wsjhttp://s.wsj.net/public/resources/images/AM-AG030_JDEALS_NS_20090601143234.gif#articleTabs%3Darticle

Supercomputers — 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_VIEW ER.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 each 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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News From Fujitsu - 5/26/2009

2009-05-26T16:27:00.000-07:00

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

News From Fujitsu - 5/22/2009

2009-05-19T08:38:00.000-07:00

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

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

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 weeks
Fujitsu 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

News From Fujitsu - 5/19/2009

2009-05-14T12:38:00.000-07:00

Summary: Fujitsu and Salesforce.com Sign Partnership in Software-as-a-Service for CRM. Visit Fujitsu at Interop this week in Las Vegas. Further details about Venus , the world's fastest processor.

IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd.
(# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
May 18, 2009 closing price: ¥ 486, - ¥ 8 （- 1.62 %）
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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Fujitsu and Salesforce.com Sign Partnership in Software-as-a-Service for CRM

– Fujitsu to provide Salesforce CRM cloud applications and other services on Force.com platform – Tokyo, May 18, 2009 — Fujitsu and salesforce.com, the enterprise cloud computing company, announced today that they have signed a sales and marketing agreement whereby Fujitsu will provide Salesforce CRM(1) cloud applications as well as application development and integration services on salesforce.com's Force.com platform. The partnership is designed to enable customers in a wide variety of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, and finance, to dramatically reduce IT costs and increase business competitiveness.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090518-01.html

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

Visit Fujitsu at Interop: May 17 - 21, 2009 in Las Vegas

Interop drives the adoption of technology, providing knowledge and insight to help IT and corporate decision-makers achieve business success. For more information, please visit us at Booth #2536 or visit the show web site.
Focus: 10Gb Ethernet Switches
Venue: Mandalay Bay Convention Center
3950 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV (USA)
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/events/fcpa_20090517_interop.html

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

Fujitsu Discloses Further Details About Venus Chip: Eight-Core Processor that Consumes 35W
Fujitsu Claims Venus Outperforms Itanium 2, Still Unsure About Availability -
[05/15/2009 10:02 AM] by Anton Shilov -- Fujitsu, a maker of various electronics and also a developer of microprocessors, this week disclosed some additional details regarding its Venus processor. Unfortunately, the company is still unsure about availability timeframe for the chip as well as systems on its base. According to Fujitsu, 128GFLOPs peak performance of eight-core SPARC64 VIIIfx (Venus) is 2.5 times higher compared to Intel’s top-of-the-range dual-core Itanium 2, however, even with built-in memory controller Venus consumes only 33% of what Itanium 2 uses, hence, about 35W, according to PC Watch web-site.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/display/20090515100227_Fujitsu_Discloses_Furth
er_Details_About_Venus_Chip_Eight_Core_Processor_that_Consumes_35W.html

Blade server drives down energy consumption

19 May 2009 -- Fujitsu has launched Dynamic Cube- the new-generation - PRIMERGY BX900 blade server system, offering a record-taking 18-blade design within a 10-U chassis and 12 percent more system performance in comparison toother vendors' blade systems. The PRIMERGY BX900 is a complete dynamic server infrastructure in a single blade cube. By using the PRIMERGY BX900, customers can adapt dynamically to different IT usage scenarios, increasing the agility of IT infrastructures while reducing costs.
http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800572879_499495_NP_fc454f13.HTM

Fujitsu rolls out Venus,
world's fastest processor

Look out, Intel. Fujitsu just unleashed the fastest processor in the world, a startling 2.5 times quicker than Intel's speediest chip. Supercomputer users will love "Venus," the eight core processor that's capable of 128 billion computations per second. What all those numbers mean? While its 45-nanometer architecture doesn't pack its components together as tightly as Intel's latest 32-nanometer configuration, it accomplishes that world-record blistering speed while sipping one third the power of Intel's flagship chip.
http://dvice.com/archives/2009/05/fujitsu-rolls-o.php

Better than Intel: Fujitsu develops world’s fastest processor

Serkan Toto - May 14, 2009 -- Bad news for Intel for two days in a row. Fujitsu yesterday took the wraps off a new CPU made for supercomputers that can perform 128 billion computations per second, which is 2.5 times faster than the super processor of the current record holder Intel.
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/05/14/better-than-intel-fujitsu-develops-worlds-fastest-processor/

Fujitsu releases Dynamic Cube and aims for place at top IT table

By: Peter Williams, Bloor Research: 13th May 2009 -- Work has continued apace within Fujitsu since its separation from Siemens at the beginning of April. The new structure, which absorbed the former Fujitsu Siemens (FSC) EMEA operations, is aimed at being far more global while new products are appearing which fit into this. For instance, around the time of the official separation, Fujitsu's ServerView Resource Coordinator (Virtual Edition) was released to unify and simplify physical and virtual server management. This week saw the release of the PRIMERGY BX800 as a foundational part of its new, green Dynamic Server Infrastructure approach (more of which in a moment).
http://www.it-director.com/business/content.php?cid=11265

Fujitsu in trouble with union over scrapping pension schemes

May 17, 2009 - By IDG Staff | CIO (UK) -- Decision made to remain competitive - Labour union Unite has lambasted Fujitsu services over plans to close its final salary pension scheme to both new and long-term staff. Some 4,000 employees who are in the defined benefit pension plan have begun receiving letters from the company informing them that Fujitsu services proposes to close the final salary pension scheme and is starting a 90-day consultation process. It is highly unusual for firms to limit the pension benefits of long term employees. The final
salary scheme was running at a £1 billion deficit, a Fujitsu spokesperson told CIO
sister title Computerworld UK.
http://www.infoworld.com/t/business/fujitsu-in-trouble-union-over-scrapping-pension-schemes-789

STEC and Fujitsu Storage Systems Form Partnership to Bring Enterprise Solid State Drives (SSD) Into High-End ETERNUS 8000 and 4000 Storage Systems

Globe Newswire - Fujitsu Deploys ZeusIOPS SSD to Achieve Unprecedented Level of Performance and Reduced Total Cost of Ownership for Fujitsu Customers
SANTA ANA, Calif., May 18, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- STEC, Inc. (Nasdaq:STEC) today announced that Fujitsu Storage Systems has completed an innovative design of its ETERNUS Storage Systems utilizing STEC's enterprise SSD. Fujitsu performed extensive qualification and integration work in the process of designing the Zeus Fibre Channel SSD into the high-end and mid-range ETERNUS storage platforms.
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/globenewswire/165592.htm

Fujitsu Investing despite downturn

Verne Burnett: May 14, 2009 -- In times of financial and economic uncertainty, wisdom dictates to some business people that they reduce costs, adopt a conservative posture and ride out the storm. Not so for the Fujitsu Group, the US$53 billion global IT provider. At a time when others are scaling back, Fujitsu is about to complete a new data centre in Port-of-Spain, through its local arm, which was renamed Fujitsu Caribbean (Trinidad) Ltd, under a recent and thorough-going reorganisation in which Fujitsu’s Caribbean business became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujitsu America.
http://guardian.co.tt/business/business-guardian/2009/05/13/fujitsu-investing-despite
-downturn

* Photo: Farhat Ali, president and chief executive officer of Fujitsu America Group

FLEPia Color eBook Reader

May 13, 2009 -- Fujitsu Frontech Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced the start of consumer sales in Japan of the world’s first color e-paper mobile terminal, FLEPia, available for purchase from today through Fujitsu Frontech’s online store “FrontechDirect”. Developed by Fujitsu Frontech and Fujitsu Laboratories, FLEPia is the first ever mobile information terminal to feature color electronic paper (color e-paper).
http://seductive-hearts.com/?p=297

Fujitsu shows off world's fastest CPU
Japan takes back performance crown from the USA 8 May 2009 By Duncan Geere -- Fujitsu has revealed what it claims to be the fastest chip in the world. Its new SPARC64 VIIIfx processor, which is codenamed "Venus", clocks 128 billion computations per second. It's the first time in a decade that a Japanese company has taken the fastest chip performance accolade. Venus is still in development, but it's fabricated using a 45nm process. Eight cores are crammed into two square centimetres, along with an integrated memory controller, and power consumption that's a third of rival Intel's fastest chip.
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/news.phtml/24153/fujitsu-shows-off-worlds-fastest-
cpu.phtml

Fujitsu - ONEplace @ Facebook: Fujitsu Forum 2009

Fujitsu Forum 2009 (Expo is held from May 14 – 15 at the Tokyo International Forum) features seminars and showcases that demonstrate the company's broader focus on business solutions rather than just IT solutions, as well as exhibits highlighting four themes: "Business," "Management," "Information Technology," and "Globalization."
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/pages/Fujitsu-
ONEplace/35802822876?ref=nf

Android to power digital photo frames

May 15, 2009 by Toby Knight -- The Android continues its march to global domination (or ubiquity, at any rate) with the announcement of a digital photo frame that will run the mobile operating system. Android is everywhere at the moment - new Android smartphones are popping up like whack-a-mole and several Android-powered netbooks are in the works . The announcement of a Digital Photo Frame running Android seems a bit odd at first glance, however - but it does make a fair bit of sense on closer inspection. Fujitsu Software Technologies Ltd and Japanese firm Macnica Inc have come up with the snappily named Software Platform for Home Network Digital Photo Frame - a digital photo frame running on Android that takes the basic
photo frame idea and enhances with with home network integration, touchscreen features and some nifty photo processing.
http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2009/05/15/android-to-power-digital-photo-frames/

Fujitsu Technology Solutions Selects AppliedMicro’s QT2225 PHY ICs for High- Speed 10GBASE-KR Backplane Server Interconnect

2009-05-18AppliedMicro : (NASDAQ:AMCC), a global leader in silicon solutions to process, transport and store applications, today announced that Fujitsu Technology Solutions, a leading 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://www.pr-inside.com/fujitsu-technology-solutions-selects-appliedmicro--
r1260653.htm

4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change

NEC to quit Japan supercomputer project By MARI YAMAGUCHI – TOKYO (AP) — Japanese electronics giant NEC Corp. said Thursday it will withdraw from a government-led project to produce a next-generation supercomputer, citing falling profits amid the global economic crisis. The decision could deal a major setback for Japan's ambitious plan to develop a supercomputer that is much faster than the current leader. Hitachi, who was working on NEC's contract for the project, will also have to pull out. The government-funded research institute Riken, which runs the program, said it will review the estimated 110 billion yen ($1.15 billion) project that was launched in September 2006.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5haN3qF6XMQha51SVEpShyw
KgkFEgD9862BMO0

Branding 102- say it out loud, at least once....

Round 2 in my rant about branding. Today's topic presents a conundrum; If you already know that- deep down- you are really bad at branding- wouldn't it be better to just give up at branding altogether?
http://crashandbeirne.blogspot.com/2009/05/branding-102-say-it-outloud-at-least.html

Chuck Faust to become the new President and COO at aboutGolf May 15, 2009 | MAUMEE, Ohio -- aboutGolf, the world leader in indoor golf simulator technology, has named Chuck Faust as its new President and Chief Operating Officer, announced aboutGolf CEO Bill Bales. Faust—who officially began his new duties on April 27—is leading and directing aboutGolf's entire scope of daily operations. Bales remains the company's CEO, with a heavy focus on research and development. Bales also will continue to be actively involved with aboutGolf's business development.
http://www.worldgolf.com/newswire/browse/58653-Chuck-Faust-become-new-
President-and-COO-aboutGolf

FT.com: Lionel Barber’s pick of the week May 17, 2009 -- Themes of the Week: The Obama administration unveils sweeping proposals for regulating the opaque over-the-counter derivatives market; a Hollywood media mogul eyes up buying the New York Times; Sri Lankan government forces strangle the Tamil Tigers; and Westminster MPs suffers their worst week since 1641 (with apologies to the Daily Telegraph…)
...3) Fujitsu Services, the UK arm of the Japanese technology giant, is closing its final salary scheme - the first large employer in two years to close its defined benefit scheme and a harbinger for others in the middle of the recession. Norma Cohen once again established herself (and the FT) as the leading writer on pensions in Britain.
http://blogs.ft.com/editors/2009/05/17/lionel-barbers-pick-of-the-week-14/

Japan’s Machinery Orders Fall as Factories Sit Idle (Correct)

By Jason Clenfield - May 15 (Bloomberg) -- Orders for Japanese machinery resumed falling in March, a sign that managers remain wary of upgrading factories and equipment before an economic recovery takes hold. Bookings, an indicator of capital investment in the next three to six months, fell 1.3 percent from February, when they gained a revised 0.6 percent, the Cabinet Office said today in Tokyo. Economistssurveyed predicted a 4.6 percent drop.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=au5vJexWUpmI&refer=home

Will Your Next Netbook Be Running Android?

By Priya Ganapati * May 15, 2009 -- Google’s mobile operating system, Android, has been confined to cellphones so far. But consumer electronics makers are looking to make the new OS part of other gadgets too, such as netbooks, digital photo frames and e-book readers. “We have seen a lot of original design manufacturers in Asia show prototypes of products that run Android,” says Daniell Hebert, CEO of MOTO Group, a product development firm. “I expect to see a number of these come out this fall.” Earlier this week, two Japanese companies, Macnica and Fujitsu Software Technologies, showed off a prototype of a digital photo frame running Android.
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/05/android-netbooks/

FT.com- Trendspotter: Mechanised good reads

By Michael Fitzpatrick: May 16 2009 -- Technophobes might have moved their music collections from plastic, even vinyl, to a computer or iPod with some degree of resistance. But now comes another wrench – mechanising a good read. Sacred to some in their paper state, books are next on the list for digitising and shrinking until, space-wise, they disappear almost entirely. Thousands of titles can be squeezed on to the latest slim, paperback-sized e-readers that, thanks to clever “e-ink”, do a credible job of mimicking the printed page.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/30b4bad0-401f-11de-9ced-00144feabdc0.html

Semiconductor top 20 get a shakeup

By Sylvie Barak, 15 May 2009 -- Chip, rattle and roll - THE TOP 20 semiconductor companies have gone through a bit of a shakeup according to new numbers put out by IC Insights, which blames the credit crunch and inventory issues for most of the changes. In a summary of IC Insights' May Update to The McClean Report, the market research house reckons only three chipmakers managed to cling to their 2008 spots, as all the others got tossed around like tumbleweeds in a storm. Unsurprisingly Intel managed to retain the number one spot, while Samsung held on to second place. Fujitsu also retained its ranking at number 17.
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1137363/semiconductor-shakeup

HP, Sun, Dell, and Microsoft Are Among Cloud Computing's Losers -Stanek

Roman Stanek delivered his opening keynote today at the Cloud Computing
Conference & Expo Europe in Prague
By Liz McMillan - May 18, 2009 -- Romak Stanek, during his opening keynote at the Cloud Computing Conference & Expo Europe in Prague today, said "Big server vendors such as HP, Sun, Dell, Microsoft, as well as monolithic app providers will be among the losers of the Cloud Computing revolution, while innovation, SMBs, and the little guys will be the winners of the Cloud."
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/globenewswire/165592.htm

Dealing with dilemmas

Conflicts and dilemmas come to the fore for the HR when business decisions are not in tandem with the human aspect of the role. By Vinita Gupta - The role of HR has evolved over the years from being a policy administrator to being a business partner, and this evolution has not been an easy path. More so, since they are viewed more as a policing team rather than someone who helps the organization get aligned to its goals. This mindset has changed little even today...
"The dilemma that HR personnel face is the age old one between business requirement and “human” issues. It is more from the fact that HR is taught to look at the human angle and when tough business decisions result into ‘unpleasant’ decisions that need to be executed by HR, the dilemma occurs"
- Anagha Wankar, Group Manager, HR, Fujitsu Consulting India.
http://www.expresscomputeronline.com/20090518/technologylife01.shtml

News From Fujitsu - 5/14/2009

2009-05-13T16:13:00.000-07:00

Summary: Fujitsu Releases TeamStore/M Point-of-Sale System- Speeds up checkout lines, enhances food-safety, PRIMERGY BX900 Blade Server System Raises the Stakes in Virtualization and Energy-Efficiency and Fujitsu Becomes Strategic Partner to Link Americas

IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd.
(# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
May 7, 2009 closing price: ¥ 517, + ¥ 21 （+ 4.23 %）
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 TeamStore/M Point-of-Sale System

- Speeds up checkout lines while offering food-safety and
environmental benefits for large retailers -

Tokyo, May 11, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Frontech Limited jointly announced today's release of TeamStore/M, a point-of-sale (POS) system for supermarkets and other large retailers. TeamStore/M features an easy-to-understand and easy-to-operate screen design that uses a large font size and a simple function button layout. This makes the POS system much easier to use, reducing wait time for customers while streamlining the checkout process.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090511-01.html

Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX900 Blade Server System Raises the Stakes in Virtualization and Energy-EfficiencyAs Cornerstone for Global Growth Program, New Servers Leverage Intel(R) Xeon(R)

Processor 5500 for High Performance and the Fujitsu ServerView Resource Coordinator VE Software for Virtualization Management

SUNNYVALE, CA - 05/12/09 -- Fujitsu today announces a cornerstone in its global
market growth program for x86 servers, with the introduction of the Dynamic Cube -- the new-generation PRIMERGY(R) BX900 blade server system featuring Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5500 and the Fujitsu ServerView(TM) Resource Coordinator VE
(RCVE) virtualization-management software. This new-generation PRIMERGY BX900
blade system, available to order immediately, spearheads the global growth program
of Fujitsu to increase its market share for x86 servers, with a worldwide server sales
goal of 500,000 units in 2010.
http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/www/content/news/newsdetail.php?nf=09500155.nitf

Fujitsu simplifies unified datacenter and Cloud computing management with Resource Coordinator VE

– Server management software creates dynamic infrastructures –

Tokyo, Munich, London, May 12, 2009 — A powerful new resource enabling enterprises to create dynamic infrastructures from virtual and physical servers in datacenters and Cloud computing environments is announced today by Fujitsu Limited. ServerView Resource Coordinator VE 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.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090512-02.html

Fujitsu Becomes Strategic Partner to Link America

- Minority Business Enterprise will Begin Distribution of Fujitsu FLASHWAVE® 7500 - Optical Networking Platform to Select Customers
Richardson, TX, May 11, 2009 — Fujitsu Network Communications, a leading supplier
of innovative optical and wireless networking solutions, announced today that they have become a strategic partner to Link America, a minority-owned company dedicated to servicing the communications industry. Link America will provide Warehouse Management Services (WMS) for the Fujitsu FLASHWAVE® 7500 Re-configurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM) to select customers in support of their advanced communications networking needs.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fnc_20090511.html

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

PRIMERGY servers- More efficient IT throughout the lifecycle

Reduced budgets mean IT departments need to become more flexible, and it’s not just about hardware. It’s also about solutions. Based on industry standard architectures, PRIMERGY servers are the best answer to the do-more-with-less challenge. By helping organizations improve operational efficiency, PRIMERGY servers pay for themselves over and over again.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/

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

A more global Fujitsu adds a cube May 12, 2009 by Gordon Haff -- The "Dynamic Cube" is Fujitsu's first big server announcement since announcing sweeping changes to its corporate structure at the beginning of April. By way of background, Fujitsu has been morphing into an organization that's about being an integrated worldwide business--rather than a Japanese company that opportunistically also sells elsewhere--for roughly a year now. In the case of North America, this meant creating an organization called Fujitsu America that consolidated the application services of Fujitsu Consulting, the system platforms of Fujitsu Computer Systems, and the retailing solutions of Fujitsu Transaction Solutions.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13556_3-10238640-61.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Fujitsu develops world's fastest processor

Associated Press, 05.13.09 -- Japanese computer maker Fujitsu Ltd. said Wednesday that it has successfully developed the world's fastest supercomputer processing unit with more than twice the speed of the current leader. A new central processing unit, or CPU, prototype successfully computed at 128 billion times per second - beating the current record, held by Intel Corp. ( INTC - news - people ), by 2.5 times, company spokesman Masao Sakamoto said.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2009/05/13/ap6416385.html
Fujitsu launches a new all in one 'dynamic' server

Fujitsu today launched its new Nehalem-powered server with a focus on the bigger picture.
By Jennifer Scott, 11 May 2009 -- A new server claiming to bring products and solutions together “from platform through to services” was launched today by Fujitsu. The PRIMERGY BX900, or the Dynamic Cube as it has been dubbed by the company, is an x86 blade server system featuring Intel’s Xeon 5500 processor.
http://www.itpro.co.uk/610802/fujitsu-launches-a-new-all-in-one-dynamic-server

Fujitsu denies more job cuts

Fran Foo | May 12, 2009 -- FUJITSU Australia has dismissed talk that more than 100
employees could be laid off as a result of Western Australia Police's decision to drop
the company as a major IT supplier. The Japanese IT services company has been a
project services and managed application services provider to WA Police for 10 years, hiring up to 126 people to work on the contracts, worth millions of dollars per annum. WA Police has since revamped its IT procurement and delivery model, creating a panel comprising CSC Australia and Ajilon for project services, with a potential value of up to $120 million in contracts. CSC's $50 million deal with WA Police for infrastructure support has gone to local outfit Kinetic IT, but the US firm bagged an SAP applications support contract valued at $15 million. Fujitsu said that
fewer than 20 people would be retrenched as a result of the contract losses.
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,,25463809-15319,00.html?from=public_rss

Fujitsu Creates Intelligent USB Drive for Ultra-security

05/12/2009 -- Fujitsu has continued its innovation in security with the invention of a smart USB drives. Due to the ever increasing threat of data leakage through small
portable flash drives system administrators and policymakers are struggling with ways to stem these problems while maintaining their utility. For a brief stint, The Department
of Defense actually banished flash drives from their facilities. While devices like the IronKey and other hardware solutions have helped improve some of the aspects of flash drive security MANY holes remain. Fujitsu is developing a software and hardware
solution that will start to close the circle around USB flash storage devices and
enterprise security.
http://www.everyet.com/usb/fujitsu-creates-intelligent-usb-drive-for-ultra-security.html

Link America to Distribute Fujitsu FLASHWAVE 7500 ROADM

May 12, 2009 By Rajani Baburajan, TMCnet -- Fujitsu Network Communications, which
provides optical and wireless networking solutions, reportedly entered into a strategic
alliance with Link America, provider of, engineering services, and integration solutions
to the communications industry. As per the terms of the partnership, Link America will provide Warehouse Management Services (WMS) for the Fujitsu (News - Alert) FLASHWAVE 7500 Re-
configurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM (News - Alert)) to select customers in support of their advanced communications networking needs. A Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Link America is focused on delivering broadband equipment solutions for the central office, local loop and customer premises environments, officials said.
http://ipcommunications.tmcnet.com/topics/ip-communications/articles/55952-link-
america-distribute-fujitsu-flashwave-7500-roadm.htm

No unified networking with Fujitsu's bladed server - yet

By Chris Mellor, 12th May 2009 -- There is no unified networking with FTS's freshly-announced Dynamic Cube - yet. But FCoE is coming. Yesterday's announcement of the BX900 by Fujitsu Technology Solutions showed that it supported both Ethernet and Fibre Channel connections, with Brocade and Cisco Fibre Channel switches being certified. There was no support for the use of converged network adapters (CNAs), the enhanced NICs that carry out the processing of Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and thus converge Fibre Channel networking onto Ethernet.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/12/fts_bx900_fcoe/

Fujitsu Unveils Blade System

The Primergy BX900 is dubbed the "Dynamic Cube" to promote the server
enclosure's power, cooling, redundancy, and scalability features.

By Antone Gonsalves, InformationWeek, May 12, 2009 -- Fujitsu on Tuesday
introduced the Primergy BX900 blade server system, the first significant data center
hardware announcement from the company since launching a major push into the
North American market in April. The new-generation Primergy system is powered by
Intel (NSDQ: INTC)'s Xeon 5500 processors. It's being marketed as the "Dynamic
Cube" to promote the server enclosure's power, cooling, redundancy, and scalability
features. The BX900 is a 10U chassis that houses up to 18 server blades, eight
connection blades, six power supply units, and two management boards. Up to four of
the BX900 enclosures can be stacked together under the same management and I/O
administrative domain. Pricing for the new system starts at $10,791.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/blades/showArticle.jhtml?
articleID=217400551&subSection=News

Fujitsu Returns to Profit in FY2009

Tokyo, May 6, 2009 (JCN) - Fujitsu Ltd., Japan's biggest computer-services provider,
forecast it will return to profit this fiscal year on narrowing losses in its chip business.
President Kuniaki Nozoe is selling the company's money-losing hard-disk-drive
business to Toshiba Corp for about 30 billion yen (US$303.9 million) to focus on chip
and software operations. Fujitsu also plans to outsource production of system LSI
chips measuring 40 nanometers to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. to cut
spending and help return the chip unit to profit next year.
http://japancorp.net/Article.Asp?Art_ID=21455

EU approves acquisition of Fujitsu's hard disk business by Toshiba

13 May 2009 -- The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger
Regulation the acquisition of the hard disk drive business of Fujitsu Limited of Japan
by Toshiba Corporation, also of Japan. The Commission concluded that the
transaction would not significantly impede effective competition in the European
Economic Area (EEA) or any substantial part of it. Toshiba manufactures and
markets a diverse range of high technology electronic and electrical products,
including hard disk drive (HDD) products, notably various types of Mobile HDDs and
various electronic products that use these HDDs. Fujitsu HDD Business comprises
worldwide assets and subsidiaries of Fujitsu in the production, design, sales, and
research and development of HDDs, notably 2.5'' Mobile and 2.5'' and 3.5'' Enterprise
HDDs, but excluding Fujitsu's HDD media, head and component development and
production operations.
http://www.publictechnology.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=19999

Fujitsu's ballsy bid- Server aiming at 250% server growth

By Paul Taylor, 13 May 2009 -- FUJITSU'S ANNOUNCEMENT of its Blade Server BX900 yesterday didn't go unnoticed, but it's what's in the background that's really got analysts in a frenzy... and anything that stirs these guys up is good enough to print in our INQpinion. The staple of Japanese overseas business practice has long been based on moderately successful overseas bids which end up in limbo because some gaijin exec didn't tune in to the corporate culture. Results time usually translates to "let's see what we did wrong," followed by 'go red in the face, pack-up-and-head-home'. Amdahl and Fujitsu-Siemens are two companies which illustrate this model perfectly.
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1137326/fujitsu-ballsy-bid

Fujitsu develops world's fastest CPU

(May. 14, 2009) The Yomiuri Shimbun -- Fujitsu Ltd. has developed the world's fastest
central processing unit--a CPU capable of performing 128 billion calculations per second, the company announced Tuesday. The Venus gives a Japanese firm the title of the world's fastest CPU maker for the first time since 1999, when Fujitsu last had the fastest CPU. The development means Fujitsu has overtaken some of the world's biggest information technology companies, including Intel Corp. and IBM Corp., in terms of CPU speed. The calculated speed of the new CPU is about 2.5-times faster than the previous record-holding model, which was made by Intel.
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/20090514TDY08307.htm

4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change

Sun’s Sparc still has future, Ellison insists

Posted by Brenon Daly on May 12, 2009 -- With Oracle likely just two months or so
away from closing its $7.4bn acquisition of Sun Microsystems, speculation is now picking up about what parts of Sun’s technology portfolio will be dropped. (And make no mistake, cost-cutting is a major driver of this deal. Oracle has pledged to wring at least $1.5bn of operating profit from Sun in the first year that it owns the company.) But Oracle is currently working hard to counter suggestions that it won’t take on Sun’s core hardware business, and in particular, that it will give up on Sparc processor development. That’s not the case, CEO Larry Ellison insists. In fact, Oracle will increase investment in Sparc, Ellison says.
http://blogs.the451group.com/techdeals/infrastructure-software/suns-sparc-still-has-
future-ellison-insists/

‘Kill Switch’ Disables Stolen Laptops

May 12, 2009, By Stephen Williams -- A lost or stolen laptop or notebook computer is replaceable; the stolen data inside it may produce the real cause of an owner’s anxiety. Which makes Fujitsu’s newly announced “security chip” for PCs a most intriguing proposition. It’s sort of like LoJack for Laptops, but more sophisticated. The technology, developed with a
company called Willcom and scheduled to be rolled out in Japan in the fall, allows the
PC owner to remotely delete the contents of the computer’s hard drive, even if the
machine is not powered on.
http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/05/12/kill-switch-disables-stolen-laptops/

News From Fujitsu - 5/8/2009

2009-05-06T09:48:00.000-07:00

Summary: Fujitsu develops Relays for solar power, power saving, releases new Technology Backgrounder on 1394 Standard for In-Vehicle Networks. Alibaba reported on the company's cooperation with TSMC and the Washington Post reviewed the LifeBook T2020 Tablet PC.

IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd.
(# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
May 7, 2009 closing price: ¥ 517, + ¥ 21 （+ 4.23 %）
http://www.fujitsu.com/about/ir/

Table of Contents

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1 - - News Room: Announcements & Press Releases

Fujitsu Addresses Alternative Energy Markets; Develops Relays for Solar Powered and Power Saving Applications

Sunnyvale, CA, May 5, 2009 — Fujitsu Components America, Inc. today announced it is developing new electromechanical relays to target Alternative Energy Markets. The company is initially offering two high-voltage, high-current, high-insulation power relays and one low-profile, power latching relay for energy management applications in solar powered systems and smart power meters. The new high-voltage, high-current, high-insulation power relays can also be used in electronic vehicles and as a replacement for power conductors and power FETs. The new low-profile latching relay is also suitable for various power saving applications.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fcai_20090505-01.html

New Technology Backgrounder from Fujitsu Microelectronics Describes the Advantages of the 1394 Automotive Standard for In-Vehicle Networks

Details on New MB88395 Controller for 1394 Automotive Networking Applications

Sunnyvale, CA, May 6, 2009 — Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today published a new technology backgrounder entitled “How the 1394 Automotive Network Simplifies Infotainment Delivery.” The new backgrounder describes the 1394 Automotive standard, which provides the bandwidth, flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and technological features to satisfy requirements for infotainment networking. The new Fujitsu 1394 Automotive controller incorporates all the advantages that IEEE 1394 brings to the automotive world, while providing a wealth of added functionality that simplifies system integration and minimizes costs.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fma_20090506.html

Fujitsu renueva contrato con la Universidad Complutense para garantizar el mantenimiento de la Red Universitaria Global (In Spanish)

Madrid, 5 de Mayo de 2009 — Fujitsu, compañía líder en soluciones y servicios TI, ha anunciado que la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, le ha renovado el concurso público para el mantenimiento de la red con una ampliación del alcance, tanto en tiempo como en contenido, de la gestión y mantenimiento de su “Red Universitaria”. Con la firma de este acuerdo, y tras 5 años de colaboración, la UCM seguirá confiando en Fujitsu para conservar el nivel de excelencia alcanzado, y la garantía de eficiencia y agilidad del acceso a la información a lo largo y ancho de la universidad.
http://www.fujitsu.com/es/news/pr/20090505.html

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

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

IB-Salut Awards Fujitsu the Tender for Development of the Balearic Islands Electronic Health Record with Solutions from Oracle & Orion Health

The public tender, worth 6,7 million Euros, intends to harness and improve access to information for professionals of IB-Salut, external clinical professionals and citizens with an integrated model of health information.

Madrid, Spain (PRWeb UK/PRWEB ) May 5, 2009 -- The health service of the Balearic Islands, IB-Salut, awarded the tender for development of the "La Historia de Salud" (The History of Health) to Fujitsu Services, the leading company in IT solutions and services, in conjunction with their technology partners Oracle and Orion Health. The primary aim of the project is to transform the area's existing model of dispersed health information, into an integrated Electronic Health Record (EHR). The main objectives for the project are, integration and communication between different healthcare levels, facilitating access to patient information irrespective of where it has been generated and to harness the development and implementation of telemedicine tools.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/IB-Salut/OrionHealth/prweb2383244.htm

Fujitsu's Theft-Proof USB

May 04, 2009 - Ehud Rattner -- Fujitsu has recently announced the development of two new technologies designed to protect private data. The two will be applied to universal serial bus (USB) memory devices, and will be useful in case such devices are lost. The first of the announced technologies can autonomously erase all memory from the storage device, while the other ensures that data held on the device could only be stored on a specified server.
http://thefutureofthings.com/pod/7002/fujitsus-theft-proof-usb.html

Fujitsu Makes $1bn Loss in 2008

Computer Business Online -- Fujitsu has reported a net loss of JPY 112.4bn ($1.15bn) for fiscal 2008, compared to net income of JPY 48.1bn ($497m) in 2007, on revenue down 12% at JPY 4,693bn ($48bn). The company said the loss was due to business reform expenses and impairment losses. During the year operating income fell 67% to JPY 69bn ($702m) compared to JPY 205bn ($2.12bn) in 2007. Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year was JPY 528.2bn ($5.5bn). The Tokyo-based company said technology solutions revenue fell 6% to 3,077bn ($31.4bn), while ubiquitous product solutions revenue declined 20.2% to JPY 949bn ($9.7bn). Device solutions revenue declined 26.2% to JPY 588bn ($6bn), while other operations revenue fell 15.3% to JPY 446.2bn ($4.6bn).
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/7/20090506/ttc-fujitsu-makes-1bn-loss-in2008-78e70a2.html

ScanSnap scanners ship with DEVONthink Pro Office

05/03/2009 -- DEVONtechnologies has bundled its DEVONthink Pro Office application with the ScanSnap S300M and S1500M document scanners. DEVONthink is a document management program that can be used to store documents, scanned papers, e-mail messages, notes and bookmarks, while linking the content together with shared ideas. The Pro Office version features an e-mail archive, scanner support, optical character recognition, web sharing capabilities and image capture support.
http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/05/03/paperless.office.bundles/

TSMC, Fujitsu Microelectronics in technological tie-up

May 5, 2009 (China Knowledge) - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC), the world's largest contract manufacturer of microchips by revenue, and Japan's Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited on Thursday jointly announced to cooperate on leading-edge process technology production, sources reported. The two companies also signed an agreement which enables TSMC to manufacture Fujitsu Microelectronics' products in its own fabs, including the 40-nanometer generation logic IC business products.
http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/business-in-china/100096621-1-tsmc%252C-fujitsu-microelectronics-technological-tie-up.html

washingtonpost.com > Fujitsu LifeBook T2020 Tablet PC

Lauren Barnard, PC World, May 7, 2009 -- Though Fujitsu's LifeBook T2020 tablet PC is underpowered, it's light and long-lived enough to get you through the workday. Like most tablet PCs, Fujitsu's LifeBook T2020 caters to business folk. This laptop may shy away from sex appeal in favor of getting the job done, but it's angling to be a useful, lightweight (3.6 pounds), compact (11.7 by 8.6 by 1.3 inches) package. While it doesn't deliver in speed, it sure is ready for the long haul. The LifeBook T2020 retains virtually all of the physical features of its predecessor, the sober, professional-looking LifeBook T2010. The only thing about the T2020 that screams "2009," however, is its flawless 12.1-inch screen. The 1280-by-800-pixel panel looks exceptional, with much brighter and more-vivid colors than a typical matte laptop screen produces. Graphics, photos, and text are all very sharp and well defined, and the screen maintains its visually appealing contrast and intensity indoors and out.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/06/AR2009050600035.html

Peza says new investor to take over Fujitsu unit

Written by Max V. de Leon, 06 May 2009 -- A NEW company is taking over the Calamba, Laguna facility of Fujitsu Computer Products Corp. of the Philippines, which earlier disclosed that it is laying off up to 1,750 employees this year. Elmer San Pascual, group manager of the promotions and public relations division of Philippine Economic Zone Authority (Peza), said this is a welcome development for Fujitsu employees who were in danger of losing their jobs. “We have news from the industry that there is one Japanese company that is interested in acquiring all the assets of Fujitsu Corp. in the Philippines, plus the one in Malaysia,” San Pascual told the BusinessMirror. He did not name the Japanese firm.
http://businessmirror.com.ph/home/companies/9909-peza-says-new-investor-to-take-over-fujitsu-unit.html

4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change

Netbooks saved European PC market, Gartner says

EE Times Europe - 05/06/2009 - MUNICH, Germany — In the first quarter of 2009, PC shipments in Europe were up a meager 0.7 percent, market researcher Gartner has reckoned. If it were not for the Netbooks — or mini notebooks, as Gartner calls them — the market would have seen negative growth figures. Under the influence of the crisis, corporate PC users widely refrained from buying. For this reason, the corporate market declined by a whoppy 20 percent compared to the same quarter last year. Consumers however were free-spending. Thus they continued the trend towards notebook computers that dominates the PC market already for several years. In particular demand were mini-notebooks, or netbooks how they are called widely.
http://eetimes.eu/germany/217300341

Australia to get tax on electronic waste

A new tax will see e-waste recycled from kerbside collection points

Darren Pauli 06 May, 2009 – Australia is set to get its first e-tax in a bid to create a nation-wide electronic goods recycling scheme. The industry-backed tax is set to go before government ministers this month. The tax will legislate that all importers and resellers of computer and television equipment include a mandatory recycling fee at the point of sale. Local council is expected to provide curbside collection of reusable and broken electronic waste across the country for businesses and consumers. Provisions will be included to channel some reusable goods to charities and recycling organisations.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/302189/australia_get_tax_electronic_waste

Japanese vendors wage war against slump

By Vivian Yeo, ZDNet Asia, May 05, 2009 -- Recent developments in the hardware market could suggest Japanese PC and semiconductor vendors may be losing steam, even as the global economy shows little signs of recovery. In March, NEC announced that it would pull out of the Asia-Pacific PC market. This, according to news agency Reuters, follows an earlier announcement that it would exit the Europe, Middle East and Africa market. NEC's withdrawal--only months after it launched its own netbook--joined a number of announcements by Japanese hardware companies in recent months, including job cuts at Toshiba and Panasonic and an earnings warning by consumer electronics giant Sony. In addition, Fujitsu also announced it would buy out Siemen's stake in their joint venture, while Toshiba went after Fujitsu's hard-disk drive business.
http://www.zdnetasia.com/news/hardware/0,39042972,62053794,00.htm

Western Europe PC sales up 0.7 pct in Q1 -Gartner

HELSINKI, May 6 (Reuters) - Personal computer sales in Western Europe grew 0.7 percent in the first quarter, with booming sales of mini notebooks balancing shrinking demand from businesses, research firm Gartner said on Wednesday. The professional market declined more than 20 percent year on year as businesses refrained from buying PCs and instead extended their PC lifecycles, Gartner said.
http://in.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idINL693599520090506

Taiwan chipmakers cut workers for third consecutive quarter

Bloomberg - 2009-05-05 -- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. and United Microelectronics Corp., the world's biggest contract manufacturers of chips, cut workers for a third straight quarter to weather the global recession. United Microelectronics reduced its workforce 15 percent to 11,619 as of March 31 from the end of June, while Taiwan Semiconductor eliminated 6.2 percent of its employees to 19,537, according to filings from the two companies. The 3,297 jobs, or 9.8 percent of the two chipmakers' workforce, cut over nine months helped drive up Taiwan's unemployment rate to a record 5.72 percent in March.
http://www.etaiwannews.com/etn/news_content.php?id=939061&lang=eng_news

Star Trek's Warp Drive: Not Impossible

By Clara Moskowitz: 06 May 2009 -- The warp drive, one of Star Trek's hallmark inventions, could someday become science instead of science fiction. Some physicists say the faster-than-light travel technology may one day enable humans to jet between stars for weekend getaways. Clearly it won't be an easy task. The science is complex, but not strictly impossible, according to some researchers studying how to make it happen. The trick seems to be to find some other means of propulsion besides rockets, which would never be able to accelerate a ship to velocities faster than that of light, the fundamental speed limit set by Einstein's General Relativity.
http://www.space.com/businesstechnology/090506-tw-warp-drive.html

@Google - @Twitter To Start Indexing Links For Search

MG Siegler, TechCrunch.com, May 6, 2009 -- Twitter Search is easily the most promising aspect of Twitter. People talk about mundane updates, or connecting with companies, or following celebrities - but that's all small scale. The real power of Twitter lies in its aggregate data. Why do you think Google and every other company out there is interested in them? It's not just because they are the hot ticket in town right now, despite what some would have you believe. It's all about the data. And Twitter knows that too - and is apparently on the verge of some interesting moves with Twitter Search that will better highlight that.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/07/AR2009050700645.html

News From Fujitsu - 5/5/2009

2009-05-04T16:24:00.000-07:00

Summary: Fujitsu America introduced its new TeamPoS(R) 3600 family of point-of-sale (POS) systems and confirmed the acquisition of KAZ Group Pty Ltd from Telstra Corporation Limited in Australia. The Australian Mortgage Industry-Volume 9 Report is now available for download.

IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd.
(# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
May 4, 2009 closing price: ¥ 496, + ¥ 76 （+ 18.10 %）
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 Targets Retail SMB Market With New POS System
The TeamPoS 3600 Family Offers Retailers a Scalable System for Optimal Price and Performance

SUNNYVALE, CA -- 05/04/09 -- Fujitsu America today introduced its TeamPoS(R) 3600 family of point-of-sale (POS) systems, designed to give retailers a scalable hardware system that offers an optimal price-performance fit. The product family can be custom-configured to meet a retailer's cost and performance needs, and will be offered through Fujitsu channel partners and the company's direct sales force.
http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/www/content/news/newsdetail.php?nf=09497159.nitf

Fujitsu Extends Technology Services with Acquisition of KAZ Group

Sydney, 1 May 2009 — Fujitsu, a leading provider of business, information technology and
communications solutions today confirmed the acquisition of KAZ Group Pty Ltd from Telstra
Corporation Limited, following receiving approval from the Foreign Investment and Review Board (FIRB). In March 2009, Fujitsu initially announced its intention to acquire 100 percent of shares in KAZ Group from Telstra Corporation Limited for A$200 million. Fujitsu has now obtained regulatory approval, granted by the FIRB to move forward on the acquisition. This merger boosts Fujitsu's position to the 3rd largest ICT Company in the Australian and New Zealand market, with a team of nearly 5,000 across the country.
http://www.fujitsu.com/au/news/pr/archives/2009/20090501-01.html

Fujitsu incorpora a Cristina Magdalena como nueva Directora de Consultoría de Negocio (In Spanish)

Madrid, 28 de Abril de 2009 — Fujitsu Services, compañía líder en soluciones y servicios TI, anuncia el nombramiento de Cristina Magdalena como nueva Directora de Consultoría de Negocio. La misión principal que Cristina Magdalena desempeñará desde su nuevo cargo consistirá en colaborar con las organizaciones, tanto empresas privadas como administraciones públicas, para ayudarles a y aplicar la innovación como vía para mejorar su rentabilidad y alcanzar sus objetivos de negocio. De igual modo colaborará con los clientes identificando oportunidades de mejora de la eficiencia en sus operaciones y en el servicio a sus clientes y usuarios, y maximizando el valor de sus inversiones en tecnologías y servicios TI.
http://www.fujitsu.com/es/news/pr/20090428.html

Fujitsu Finland to contribute in major computing virtualisation project Supermatrix

Helsinki, Finland, April 24, 2009 — Fujitsu Services Oy will be participating in one of the most extensive data connections projects ever embarked upon in Finland. The project aims at bringing 100-megabits and faster connections to homes and desktops, making personal computers obsolete. This is globally the first project where the operator aims to virtualise users’ computers and will provide the whole desktop as a service. The user only needs a display unit, mouse and keyboard. Thin clients can be used directly over a data communications network. The project has been named Supermatrix.
http://www.fujitsu.com/fi/news/pr/20090424-en.html

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

J.P.Morgan - Australian Mortgage Industry-Volume 9

This report is the result of a joint effort between Fujitsu Consulting and J.P. Morgan, focusing on developments in the Australian Mortgage Industry. In relation to the mortgage industry generally, the key findings are: There is an expectation that mortgage rates have further to fall – Since the last rise in the Official Cash Rate in February 2008, households became hesitant at locking in high funding costs at the ‘top of the cycle’, in expectation of future cuts in the Official Cash Rate. The proportion of new loans at fixed rates is now at record lows, largely reflecting borrowers’ anticipation of further reductions in the Official Cash Rate as the impact of the slowing economy becomes more apparent. To learn more download the Australian Mortgage Industry-Volume 9 Report.
https://www-s.fujitsu.com/au/whitepapers/jpm_report_vol9.html

Fujitsu Vietnam Limited (FVL) staffs recruitment

* 29 March 2009 - Sales Manager (Code: Non-JOC 094-08)
* 29 March 2009 - Pre/Post Engineer (Code: CS 104/09)
http://www.fujitsu.com/vn/en/

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

VIDEO: How to create searchable PDF files with ScanSnap
Digitizing your paperwork so that it is organized and secure is easy to do with the ScanSnap. But as that digital archive grows, how do you find what you scanned once it has been filed away? Watch this video to learn how to OCR with the ScanSnap to create searchable PDF files at just the push of the “scan” button…
http://scansnapcommunity.com/tips-tricks/429-how-to-create-searchable-pdf-files-with-scansnap/

New Wallpapers on Takuya Kimura

3 May 2009 -- Two new wallpapers are available at Fujitsu FMWorld where our man has been the official spokesperson for many years.
http://www.celebritycm.com/new-fujitsu-wallpapers-on-takuya-kimura/

Fujitsu gains 16 pct on strong f'cast, chip moves

TOKYO, May 1 (Reuters) - Shares in Japan's Fujitsu Ltd (6702.T) jumped 16 percent on Friday after the electronics maker issued profit forecasts well above market expectations and its deal with Taiwan's TSMC (2330.TW) helped brighten the outlook for its struggling chip operations. Its stock rose to 487 yen by midday, after earlier increasing by its daily limit to 500 yen, its highest in more than six months. Fujitsu, Japan's biggest computer server vendor and No.2 PC maker, on Thursday said it expected a 16 percent rise in operating profit for the year that began last month, supported by relatively solid earnings in its core services operations and smaller losses in its chip business.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/technology-media-telco-SP/idUKT36962620090501

Fujitsu CEO's cloudy talk drives innovation

Michael Le Roy: 5/4/09 -- Imagine all of your files and applications are not stored on your computer, but on the Internet and can be accessed from anywhere in the world. Farhat Ali, president and CEO of Fujitsu America, said "cloud computing" is the future of computing. Ali spoke to students on the future of information technology and his personal philosophy on Thursday in the Engineering building.
http://media.www.thespartandaily.com/media/storage/paper852/news/2009/05/04/News/Fujitsu.Ceos.Cloudy.Talk.Drives.Innovation-3735659.shtml
udy.Talk.Drives.Innovation-3735659.shtml

Fujitsu Finalizes HDD Assets Transfer to Toshiba

By Chris Preimesberger - 2009-05-04 -- The combination of the two companies' 2.5-inch hard-drive market sales figures would immediately make it the largest such supplier in the market for laptop and netbook computers, according to industry analysts. Device makers Toshiba and Fujitsu said May 2 that they have finalized details on an agreement for Toshiba to take over Fujitsu's multinational hard-drive design and manufacturing businesses.
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data-Storage/Fujitsu-Finalizes-HDD-Assets-Transfer-to-Toshiba-315306/

Fujitsu on the charge in outsourcing

Mahesh Sharma | May 05, 2009 -- FUJITSU Australia expects to sign several deals in the next six months and add up to 100 staff as it charges towards becoming the country's third-biggest technology company. The Japanese outsourcer's growth will be driven by the $200million acquisition of Telstra's services arm Kaz, completed last week. The expansion follows the $48million acquisition of Supply Chain Consulting -- which has boosted its local SAP credentials -- and the recent Qantas computing services outsourcing contract win, valued at more than $200 million over five years. The activity is part of Fujitsu's bid to become the third-largest technology company in Australia, behind IBM and Hewlett-Packard, according to
local chief executive Rod Vawdrey.
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25428338-15306,00.html

4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change

IBM Pays Customers To Ditch Sun Servers

By Paul McDougall, InformationWeek, May 4, 2009 -- Big Blue is doubling a rewards program under which businesses can get thousands of dollars worth of software and services for free -- if they unplug their Sun boxes. Amid uncertainty over Sun Microsystems (NSDQ: JAVA)' future under Oracle (NSDQ: ORCL), IBM (NYSE: IBM) is upping the ante in a competitive campaign that aims to convince businesses to switch from Sun servers to Big Blue's hardware. As of last week, IBM doubled the monetary value of incentives offered under its so-called Power Rewards migration program. Under the new terms, IBM will offer customers $8,000 worth of software or services for every Sun Sparc processor ditched in favor of IBM Power servers. IBM previously offered $4,000 per processor for customers that made the switch.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217201334

Bigger Kindle e-reader may not be a newspaper fix

May 4, 2009 By Alexandria Sage - SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -- Amazon.com Inc's Kindle electronic reader was supposed to revolutionize publishing by freeing people from having to carry books around. Now the Web retailer may super-size it for newspaper readers. Amazon plans to launch this week a bigger version of its Kindle, which may also house textbooks, analysts and media report. The New York Times said the new device could be unveiled on Wednesday and its parent would be involved.
http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE5436R620090504
Enablence wins component supply deal with Fujitsu

By Ottawa Business Journal, May 4, 2009 -- Enablence Technologies Inc. (TSX-V:ENA) has won a deal to provide fibre-optics components to Japanese telecommunications equipment maker Fujitsu. Under the agreement, Fujitsu – which was recently named by research firm Ovum as the top vendor for two optical networking sectors comprising nearly 60 per cent of the overall market – will source PLC, or planar lightwave circuit, components from Enablence on an ongoing basis.
http://www.ottawabusinessjournal.com/294402898793905.php

Old Japanese maps on Google Earth unveil secrets

By Jay Alabaster, Associated Press - TOKYO — When Google Earth added historical maps of Japan to its online collection last year, the search giant didn't expect a backlash. The finely detailed woodblock prints have been around for centuries, they were already posted on another website, and a historical map of Tokyo put up in 2006 hadn't caused any problems. But Google failed to judge how its offering would be received, as it has often done in Japan. The company is now facing inquiries from the Justice Ministry and angry accusations of prejudice because its maps detailed the locations of former low-caste communities.
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/services/2009-05-04-google-maps_N.htm

Looking for a Wi-Fi hot spot? Try 10,000 feet up

May 4, 2009 By Debra Alban (CNN) -- The days of being cut off from the Internet while you're on a plane are quickly disappearing. A number of domestic airlines have recently begun offering Wi-Fi Internet access aboard planes, and other airlines say they are working toward making it happen. "This is the year" for Wi-Fi on planes, said Jack Blumenstein, president and CEO of Aircell, whose Gogo® Inflight Internet service provides access on Delta Air Lines, American Airlines and Virgin America flights, and will begin testing on United flights later this year. Gogo is installed on more than 190 commercial planes, and Blumenstein said he expected 1,200 aircraft to have Gogo capability by the end of 2009.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/business.travel/05/04/airplane.wifi/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Newspapers Must Evolve or Die

BusinessWeek.com reader Gregg Mizuno says newspapers should go weekly or even biweekly to compete with breaking news on the Web

By Gregg Mizuno, May 4, 2009 -- As a California-based media hound, I read Olga Kharif's article, "The Online Experiments That Could Help Newspapers," with great interest as it concerned a new business model for newspapers being tested by The Bakersfield Californian. As I commented on her story, daily newspapers need to transition to weeklies or biweeklies. If newspaper companies put all of their in-depth stories into concentrated newspapers, people will be far more willing to buy them at higher prices than the currently watered-down Sunday editions and the six puny editions that run throughout the week. If newspapers are publishing stories that were already covered by cable and broadcast news or the Internet, they might as well use news aggregation services on their Web sites for things that do not require original reporting.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30560681/

News From Fujitsu - 5/1/2009

2009-04-30T14:05:00.000-07:00

Summary: Fujitsu Limited announced Fiscal 2008 Financial Results, Executive Appointments and Resignations, as well as the completion of restructuring measures such as the transfer of hard disk drive operations to Toshiba. Investors welcomed the results- and news of a possible alliance with Taiwan's TSMC- sending Fujitsu stock up more than 4%.

IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd.
(# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
April 29, 2009 closing price:
¥ 430, + ¥ 17 （+ 4.11%）
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 Reports Fiscal 2008 Financial Results Tokyo, April 30, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited, a leading provider of IT-based business solutions for the global marketplace, today reported consolidated operating income of 68.7 billion yen (US$702 million*) for fiscal 2008 (April 1, 2008 – March 31, 2009), surpassing its target as a result of a 4.7% increase in Technology Solutions income. Net sales for fiscal 2008 were 4,692.9 billion yen (US$47,888 million), a decrease of 12% compared to fiscal 2007. Excluding the impact of yen appreciation, net sales declined by 6%. As a result of business reform expenses and impairment losses, the company posted a net loss of 112.3 billion yen (US$1,147 million).
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090430-07.html

Fujitsu Announces Executive Appointments and Resignations Tokyo, April 30, 2009 — Following a meeting of its Board of Directors today, Fujitsu Limited announced the following executive appointments and resignations, which will take effect after approval at meetings of the Board of Directors and Board of Statutory Auditors, following the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on June 22, 2009.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090430-06.html

Toshiba and Fujitsu Conclude Definitive Agreement on HDD Business Transfer Tokyo, April 30, 2009 — Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) and Fujitsu Limited (TOKYO: 6702) today announced that they have concluded a definitive agreement on the transfer of Fujitsu's hard disk drive (HDD) business to Toshiba. The agreement follows a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by the companies on February 17, 2009. The companies will now seek to complete the business transfer by the target date of July 1st, 2009.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090430-09.html

SDK and Fujitsu Sign Definitive Contract on HD Media Business Transfer Tokyo, April 30, 2009 — Showa Denko K.K. (SDK) and Fujitsu Limited (Fujitsu) today concluded a definitive contract on the transfer of Fujitsu's hard disk (HD) media business, operated by Fujitsu subsidiary Yamagata Fujitsu Limited, to SDK in accordance with the MOU of February 17, 2009. Based on this definitive contract, Fujitsu will establish a new company that will take over Yamagata Fujitsu's HD media business. Fujitsu will then transfer all shares in the new company to SDK by July 1, 2009. SDK and Fujitsu will continue to cooperate in the establishment of the new company and smooth transfer of the HD media business.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090430-11.html

Fujitsu Microelectronics and TSMC to Collaborate on Leading-edge Process Technology Tokyo and Hsin-chu, Taiwan, April 30, 2009 - Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TWSE: 2330, NYSE: TSM) today announced that they will collaborate on leading-edge process technology production for the manufacturing of Fujitsu Microelectronics’ products. Under an agreement between the companies, Fujitsu Microelectronics will expand its 40-nanometer generation logic IC business with production at TSMC’s fabs. The collaborative effort will bring together Fujitsu Microelectronics’ IC design technologies, leading edge imaging and communication intellectual property (IP), and high-quality technical support to customers, especially in Japan, with TSMC’s foundry-leading process technology and capability. This advanced technology engagement should enable both companies to create new business for themselves and for their prospective customers.
http://jp.fujitsu.com/group/fml/en/release/20090430.html

Designed for Visual Indulgence – the Fujitsu M2010 Netbook

It’s simple. The Fujitsu M2010 defines what an all-in-one nifty mobile companion for work, school and play should look like and work like. Yet another proud development by Fujitsu for its netbook M Series, the M2010 indulges users with a bigger screen size with more superior visual extravagance, greater storage power, a fuller suite of business efficiency tools and the latest mobility and connectivity tools. Need we say more? Asia Pacific, April 29, 2009 — Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific today proudly unveils the second of its netbook range, the Fujitsu M2010(1). Measuring a luxurious 10.1 inch, this lightweight darling comes adorned in refreshingly chic colours that exude stylish appeal amid its slim design. Together with the generous storage capacity, suite of high-efficiency office tools, bigger keypads and delightful little touches like webcam and preloaded ArcSoft software, the Fujitsu M2010 is the netbook to have and to hold.
http://www.fujitsu.com/sg/news/pr/fpcap_20090429.html

Fujitsu IP-9500 4.0 MPEG-4 AVC Encoder Wins Broadcast Engineering Pick Hit Award During 2009 NAB Show
Newest Version of the Industry’s Leading Encoding Solution for Real-time Broadcast Quality Contribution - Content Lauded for Innovative Enhancements and Breakthrough New Features
Sunnyvale, CA, April 30, 2009 — Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products and media solutions, today announced that the Fujitsu IP-9500 4.0, the newest version of the company’s leading MPEG-4 AVC encoder for real-time broadcast quality contribution content, won a prestigious Pick Hit award from Broadcast Engineering during the 2009 NAB Show. These awards, which recognize the innovative technology developed and displayed during NAB, are the industry’s longest-running new product technology awards. The IP-9500 4.0 was lauded for its leading-edge feature set, including the ability to simultaneously transmit high-definition (HD) signals using 4:2:0 and 4:2:2 chroma subsampling, allowing broadcasters to efficiently and cost-effectively utilize either format based on their existing infrastructures.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fcpa_20090430-01.html

Fujitsu Wins NGN Leadership Award from NGN Magazine

Fujitsu BroadOne™ LS LTE eNodeB Honored for Outstanding Innovation
Richardson, TX, April 30, 2009 — Fujitsu Network Communications, a leading supplier of innovative optical and wireless networking solutions, announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) has named the Fujitsu BroadOne™ LS LTE eNodeB as a recipient of the First Annual NGN Leadership Award presented by its publication, NGN. The NGN Leadership Award has been established to recognize outstanding achievement in the IP Communications community, including outstanding products, services and technologies relating to IMS and NGN environments.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fnc_20090430.html

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

Fujitsu Revises Earnings Projections for Full-Year Fiscal 2008 Tokyo, April 30, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited announced today that it has revised its consolidated earnings projections for fiscal 2008, previously announced on February 17, 2009.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090430-01.html

Notice Regarding Revision to Articles of Incorporation Tokyo, April 30, 2009 — At a meeting held today by the Board of Directors, it was decided to propose a resolution for approval at the 109th Annual Shareholders' Meeting, to be held in late June 2009, to make changes to the Articles of Incorporation as explained below.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090430-05.html

Regarding Business Restructuring Expenses in Fiscal 2008 Tokyo, April 30, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited today announced that in its financial results for fiscal 2008 ended March 31, 2009, the company recognized expenses related to the restructuring of its business.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090430-02.html

Regarding Impairment Losses in Fiscal 2008 Tokyo, April 30, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has recognized impairment losses in its financial results for fiscal 2008 ended March 31, 2009.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090430-03.html

Regarding Loss on Revaluation of Investment Securities in Fiscal 2008 Tokyo, April 30, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited today announced that in its financial results for fiscal 2008 ended March 31, 2009, it has recognized a loss on the revaluation of investment securities owned by Fujitsu or its subsidiaries for which the current market value or net worth has declined significantly and is unlikely to be recovered in the future.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090430-04.html

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

Japan Hot Stocks-Fujitsu, Unicharm Pet, Pioneer, Tokyo Electron

TOKYO, April 30 (Reuters) - The benchmark Nikkei average jumped 3.9 percent and the broader TOPIX gained 3.4 percent on Thursday. The following stocks were on the move:
**FUJITSU GAINS, MAY TEAM WITH TSMC ON CHIP OUTPUT**
Fujitsu Ltd ( FJTSY.PK - news - people ) gained 4.1 percent to 430 yen after the firm said it was in talks with Taiwanese contract chipmaker TSMC to outsource system chip production as it looks to revive its struggling semiconductor operations.
http://www.forbes.com/feeds/afx/2009/04/30/afx6358879.html

Merger/Acquisition - Fujitsu Frontech Ltd. to acquire Fujitsu Transaction Solutions, Inc.

03/27/09 -- Fujitsu Frontech Ltd. (TSE: 6945) signed an agreement to acquire Fujitsu Transaction Solutions, Inc. from Fujitsu Ltd. (TSE: 6702) for $13.7 million on March 27, 2009. Under the terms of the agreement, Fujitsu Frontech Ltd. will acquire 4,590 common shares and 400 preferred shares of Fujitsu Transaction Solutions, Inc. As part of the deal, Fujitsu Ltd. will transfer to Fujitsu Frontech Ltd. the North American retail system development, procurement and manufacturing divisions ... of Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. Fujitsu Transaction Solutions, Inc. will be renamed Fujitsu Frontech North America Inc. The transaction is expected to close on April 1, 2009.
http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/transactions/transactions.asp?ric=FJTSY.PK

Fujitsu Announces M2010 Netbook

29 Apr 2009 -- Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific has proudly unveiled the second of its netbook range, the Fujitsu M2010, after its successful M1010 model released earlier. Lim Teck Sin, Director of Product Marketing said, “The huge popularity of the Fujitsu M1010 has spurred Fujitsu to deliver an even more wholesome experience in our netbook category. The new Fujitsu M2010 is designed to give users higher productivity and efficiency at work with greater visual enhancement and connectivity experience at play. In all, the Fujitsu M2010 upholds the true mobility assurance that Fujitsu is so committed to deliver and users so desire to have.”
http://www.designtaxi.com/news.jsp?id=26658&monthview=0&month=4&year=2009

Fujitsu Announces Foray In Cloud Domain

April 29, 2009 by Sanjay -- Tokyo, Japan-headquartered Fujitsu Ltd has announced its foray in the cloud domain. The new service is called “Trusted-Service Platform”, which will comprise several thousand servers installed within a green datacenter. The company is setting up the server farm at the Fujitsu Tatebayashi System Center located in Gunma Prefecture of central Japan. The platform will have a dedicated cloud security center that will ensure the safety of information and communications technology resources. This security center is scheduled to be set up by the end of April 2009. In addition, the platform will have an environment conducive to make business processes transparent, so that customer’s existing information and communications systems can be transferred with full reliability.
http://pcs.co.uk/2009/04/fujitsu-announces-foray-in-cloud-domain/

Charly special guest at Fujitsu “IT Future” symposium in Vienna Posted by iris, April 28th, 2009 -- Wolfgang Horak, CEO Fujitsu Tec interviewing Charly Charly has been invited for the third time as a special guest for a talk at the Fujitsu “IT Future” Symposium in Vienna. It has been the first public appearance of Fujitsu-Siemens under the new brand Fujitsu. After half a day of very interesting key-notes regarding latest Fujitsu Innovations, cloud computing and ethics, Wolfgang Horak, CEO Fujitsu Technology Solutions GmbH Austria and VP EMEA, interviewed Charly about the future of the Web in the context of cloud computing (Piins!), global vs. enterprise clouds (Piins can help!) and about the business ethics that Charly tries to implement in Piins resp. are implemented already.
http://blog.piin.it/

Fujitsu’s New Green Powered Notebook 28 April 2009 -- Trading carbon credits is no longer the preserve of governments, but with Fujitsu’s green powered laptop launch has entered the realm of consumer marketing. The FMV-BIBLO LOOX U/C50N Eco, which is currently available only in Japan, is the notebook component of Fujitsu’s Green Policy Innovation initiative designed to reduce the environmental impact of customer use of the company’s PCs, servers, and other hardware. The new notebook not only meets current and 2009 International ENERGY STAR program standards for energy management, but is also a registered participant in Japan’s Green Power Certification Program. This means that when a consumer buys a new Eco notebook, Fujitsu will purchase a Green Power Certificate that is equal to the power the company estimates will be used by the laptop over the course of it’s active life.
http://www.itincanada.ca/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2664&Itemid=99999999

Fujitsu ScanSnap: A Must For The Busy Real Estate Agent! April 29th, 2009 - Allen Hainge in Real Estate Technology, Real estate tech tools -- One of the Top 5 tools used by my CyberStars(r) is the Fujitsu ScanSnap. I continually hear from them how indespensible it is and about the number of time-saving money-making uses they have for this hardware. Here are two pieces on using the ScanSnap from two of my CyberStars(r). Each will be included in my upcoming eBook on how the CyberStars(r) use today’s technology to mee the needs of today’s consumer.
My Favorite Tool: Jackie Safran, RE/MAX Hometown, Metuchen, NJ -- My favorite tool (other than my Mac) is my ScanSnap scanner, the S500M for Mac. This phenomenal little machine has a small footstep so that it takes up a tiny space on my desk. It is so easy to use, and its speed always amazes me. It is very user friendly, and the scanned jobs are excellent. As a Mac user, it enables me to make anything into a PDF file that can easily be sent to a pc user and they can open the document. This machine gets my 5 star rating! I use mine mainly for turning contracts and other documents into PDF files so that everyone can open them. I use my ScanSnap instead of a fax machine as much as possible, as it will copy both sides of two-sided documents. At the end of a transaction, I scan all of the documents into one PDF file and then save in on a CD.
http://blog.cyberstars.net/2009/04/29/fujitsu-scansnap-a-must-for-the-busy-real-estate-agent/

The Top Green-IT Organizations find fertile ground for innovation

By Ellen Fanning - April 20, 2009 (Computerworld) -- Just as a seed sprouts and stretches toward the sun, the green-IT movement has grown and pushed skyward in the past year. When the bright minds of IT start brainstorming, expect a bounty of new ideas and success stories. Top Green-IT Vendors rankings:
1. IBM
2. Hewlett-Packard Co.
3. Fujitsu America Inc.
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=335943

Fujitsu announces 1.15 bln dollar annual loss

TOKYO (AFP) – Japan's Fujitsu Ltd. said Thursday that it suffered a 112.4 billion yen (1.15 billion dollar) net loss for the business year through March due to the global economic crisis. The loss, which compares with a 48.1 billion yen profit a year earlier, is more than twice as big as the company's own forecast. In addition to weak sales, restructuring costs weighed heavily on the bottom line.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090430/bs_afp/japanelectricalcompanyearningsfujitsu

FT.com: Fujitsu reforms chipmaking with TSMC deal

By Robin Harding in Tokyo and Robin Kwong in Taipei: May 1 2009 -- Fujitsu is to outsource production of its most advanced semiconductors to TSMC of Taiwan as the restructuring of Japan’s chip industry gathers pace. The two companies said on Thursday that TSMC would make Fujitsu’s chips with features as small as 40 nanometres and that they would collaborate on future chips of 28 nanometres and less. The strategy amounts to a gradual exit from chip production for Fujitsu, which makes a range of processor chips, because it will not replace facilities in Japan as they become obsolete.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1391c66e-35e8-11de-a997-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss&nclick_check=1

Fujitsu's $200m Kaz buy approved

Liam Tung, ZDNet.com.au - 01 May 2009 -- The Foreign Investment and Review Board this week approved Fujitsu's $200 million acquisition of Telstra's IT services business Kaz. The approval means Fujitsu can now complete the acquisition of Kaz Group from Telstra. Fujitsu announced its intentions in March, ending months of uncertainty over Kaz's future with the telco.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/business/soa/Fujitsu-s-200m-Kaz-buy-approved/0,139023166,339296236,00.htm

Toshiba to get Fujitsu HDD business for ¥30 billion

May 1, 2009 - Kyodo News -- Toshiba Corp. and Fujitsu Ltd. signed a ¥30 billion deal calling for Fujitsu to fully hand over its hard-disk drive business to Toshiba via a two-stage stock deal to be completed by the end of 2010, the two said Thursday. Under the deal, Fujitsu's HDD-related business and functions will be transferred to Toshiba Storage Device Corp., which will be set up shortly in Tokyo's Shibaura district. The new firm, with a workforce of 980 engineers and other personnel, will take charge of HDD design, and research and development, the two companies said.
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nb20090501a5.html

Fujitsu falls into red in FY 2008, expects recovery in FY 2009

April 30, 2009 - Kyodo News International - TOKYO -- Fujitsu Ltd. said Thursday it fell into the red for the first time in six years with a net group loss of 112.39 billion yen in fiscal 2008, a turnaround from a profit of 48.11 billion yen a year earlier, due to its flagging semiconductor business and restructuring costs.
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/04/30/4158449.htm

Fujitsu may withdraw from Korean market

Fujitsu may pull out of the Korean PC market due to tumbling sales worsened by the strength of the Japanese currency, industry officials said yesterday. Fujitsu Korea has informed its major distributors of halting the supply of laptops, fueling speculation that the company may fold its PC business in Korea. The company has not released new products since late last year, and suspended its sales activities, industry officials said. Company officials were not immediately available for comment. Fujitsu Korea saw its PC sales dive by nearly half to 14,000 units on a quarterly average last year, from more than 23,000 units in 2007.
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2009/05/01/200905010049.asp

Fujitsu Wins Technology Services Deal with Qantas

Sydney, Apr 30, 2009 - (ACN Newswire ) - Fujitsu, a leading provider of business, information technology and communications solutions, has entered into an agreement to provide all user facing services for Qantas' domestic and international operations. Qantas, Australia's leading domestic and international airline, has selected Fujitsu Australia to support all of its end user computing services for the next five years, with a further option to extend the contract another two years. The agreement, sees Fujitsu take on Qantas' entire desktop and peripherals infrastructure, email, storage and collaboration requirements, service desk, on-site and remote support, both in Australia and overseas.
http://au.biz.yahoo.com/090430/44/262d2.html

4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change

ScanSnap: What Can I do with Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Standard?
Congratulations on buying a Fujitsu ScanSnap S1500 scanner! With your new scanner, you may have questions about all that you can do with your new Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Standard. That’s what I’m here for… to help you navigate through all of the new features that can help you be more productive. New to Acrobat 9 is an amazing OCR (optical character recognition) capability called ClearScan. With this new feature, you will get compressed PDF scans that are searchable and take up less space on your hard drive, without compromising the quality of the images. If you choose to, you can then use Acrobat 9 to help secure those PDF documents using 256-bit AES password encryption capabilities, or archive them as ISO-compliant PDF/A files.
http://scansnapcommunity.com/ask-the-expert/402-what-can-i-do-with-adobe-acrobat-90-standard/

Mohawk Fine Papers Named Top Green IT User April 29, 2009 -- Computerworld has released its second annual Top Green-IT Organizations issue, which covers the achievements at 12 IT departments that are reducing power demands and using technology to create energy efficiencies. The report also includes the top 12 vendors.
...The top three IT vendors are IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Fujitsu America. Computerworld says these companies were ranked on the same criteria as IT users, including their IT departments’ efforts to reduce energy consumption in their IT equipment, and to use technology to conserve energy and lower carbon emissions.
Top Green-IT Vendors rankings:
1. IBM
2. Hewlett-Packard Co.
3. Fujitsu America Inc.
http://www.environmentalleader.com/2009/04/29/mohawk-fine-papers-earns-top-green-it-ranking/

News From Fujitsu - 4/30/2009

2009-04-29T10:42:00.000-07:00

News From Fujitsu - 4/29/2009

2009-04-28T10:47:00.000-07:00

IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd.
(# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
April 28, 2009 closing price:
¥ 413, - ¥ 12 （+ 2.82%）
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’s New Receipt/Journal Printer Series Offers Modular Design Options Sunnyvale, CA, April 28, 2009 — Fujitsu Components America, Inc. today released a new series of ultra low-profile, 24V, receipt and journal printer units that can either be combined together into one modular unit, or mounted separately for design and installation flexibility. Target applications include mini kiosks, banking and POS terminals, and scientific and medical equipment. The new FTP-627USL525/526 series consists of two units: a 2-inch thermal receipt printer/cutter unit (FTP-627USL525), and a 2-inch journal printer/rewinder unit (FTP-627USL526). The receipt printer unit measures a compact 82 (W) x 150 (D) x 110 (H)mm, while the journaling unit measures 86(W) x 150(D) x 157(H)mm. Both units weigh 350g each.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fcai_20090428-01.html

SDN Communications Deploys Fujitsu-Powered Next-Generation Packet Optical Network in South Dakota

High-Density, High-Capacity FLASHWAVE® 9500 Packet ONP Delivers SONET and Ethernet Services to Bridge Digital Divide
Sioux Falls, S.D., April 28, 2009 — Fujitsu Network Communications, a leading supplier of innovative optical and wireless networking solutions, announced today that SDN Communications, a regional fiber optic networking provider owned by 18 South Dakota independent telephone companies, has selected the Fujitsu FLASHWAVE® 9500 Packet Optical Networking Platform (Packet ONP) for its statewide networking requirements. Packet Optical Networking is the next major evolution in optical networking. SDN is using the platform for high-capacity, SONET and Ethernet transport and cross-connecting between interexchange carriers and its member companies.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fnc_20090428.html

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

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

Fujitsu Debuts Heat-sealable UHF-band RFID Tags

Apr 28, 2009 - Yousuke Ogasawara, Nikkei Electronics -- The UHF-band radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag developed by Fujitsu Ltd and Fuji Frontech Ltd. The tag is washable and can be attached on textile products. The previous model (left) and the new model (right). Fujitsu Ltd and Fuji Frontech Ltd introduced a new version of their UHF-band radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag, which is washable and can be attached to textile products such as uniforms, work clothing and jute bags. With a heat-adhesive sheet, the new RFID tag is heat sealable. The new RFID tag is smaller, lighter and more flexible than the companies' existing product. It is intended for use in hotels, amusement parks, hospitals and dry cleaners and launderers. The dimensions are 55 x 10 x 1.6mm, and the weight is 1g. Compared with the previous product, the size and the weight were reduced by 40% and 50%, respectively.
http://techon.nikkeibp.co.jp/english/NEWS_EN/20090428/169478/

ScanSnap VIDEO:
Derek Flower Showcases the ScanSnap S1500 at the American Bar Association

http://www.viddler.com/explore/FujitsuScanSnap/videos/26/

Pre-order The Fujitsu FLEPia E-Book Reader From Japan Trend Shop For Just $1,399

Fujitsu FLEPia (Image courtesy Device Daily)
April 28, 2009 By Andrew Liszewski -- If black and white just seems too Gutenberg for your tastes, you’ll want to skip Amazon’s Kindle and Sony’s eReaders for Fujitsu’s FLEPia eBook. Its biggest claim to fame is its ability to display “full color” images instead of just grayscale, with 64, 4,096 or 260,000 color modes. It’s impressive for sure, but you’ll want to keep in mind that running in the maximum color mode will result in page refreshes that take a whopping 8 seconds.
http://www.ohgizmo.com/2009/04/28/pre-order-the-fujitsu-flepia-e-book-reader-from-japan-trend-shop-for-just-1399/

4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change

GPS: voted as NASA’s greatest achievement April 27, 2009 -- In line with the 2009 Earth Day celebration, NASA led an online poll asking people’s opinion as to what they consider as NASA’s greatest achievement over the last 50 years. The voting was open for one week. The GPS garnered the highest number of votes at 3,280 votes against the 2,408 votes earned by the second-placer: the system for diagnosing the reduction of the ozone layer. GPS allows a device to accurately locate a point anywhere in the world. Other benefits include tracking the movement of tectonic faults, measuring sea level rise, and making air travel safer.
http://trendsupdates.com/gps-voted-as-nasa%E2%80%99s-greatest-achievement/

ScanSnap Community: Looking for a Second Source of Income?

It’s no surprise that during economic hardship individuals start looking for ways to supplement their income, or even generate a whole new stream of income. Gina Trapani over at Life Hacker has some experience starting a new gig and provides a few tips for how to turn your hobby into a money-making machine. As a personal productivity guru, Gina’s “in the know” about what tools help to make life/ work more streamlined and productive. She recently recommended the ScanSnap as a cost-effective tool to manage paperwork for your new business endeavor….
http://scansnapcommunity.com/updates/424-looking-for-a-second-source-of-income/

News From Fujitsu - 4/28/2009

2009-04-27T08:35:00.000-07:00

IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd.
(# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
April 27, 2009 closing price:
¥ 425, + ¥ 14 （+ 3.41%）
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 Cloud Services

-Providing a highly secure, reliable cloud computing environment to customers-

Tokyo, April 27, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited today announced that starting in May, it will begin rolling out its new Trusted-Service Platform, a cloud computing platform that delivers a range of IT services with superior reliability, security, availability, expandability, and energy efficiency.
Fujitsu will also be offering related consulting services to help customers build cloud environments and make their business processes visible, as well as integration services to plan and deploy systems that operate in a cloud environment.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090427-01.html

Fujitsu to Extend SAP Services with Acquisition of Supply Chain Consulting Pty Ltd Sydney, 27 April 2009 — Fujitsu, a leading provider of business, information technology and communications solutions today announced that it has expanded its SAP portfolio through the acquisition of the Australia and South East Asia operations of Supply Chain Consulting Pty Ltd, a market leader of SAP enterprise solutions and services. Fujitsu's purchase of Supply Chain Consulting centres on the capabilities and reputation of its people and Fujitsu is committed to supporting this high value expertise as it aims to expand related offerings and services that it brings to market across Australian, New Zealand and South East Asian markets.
http://www.fujitsu.com/au/news/pr/archives/2009/20090427-01.html

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

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

Fujitsu buys SAP Supply Chain Consulting
Liam Tung, ZDNet.com.au - 27 April 2009 -- Fujitsu has made its second Australian acquisition in as many months with the purchase of local SAP consultancy, Supply Chain Consulting. The acquisition adds to Fujitsu's existing local SAP interests and follows its $200 million acquisition earlier this year of Telstra's IT services business Kaz. Fujitsu Australia's SAP clients have included Lotterywest, the NSW Roads and Traffic Authority, and the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Vawdrey noted the acquisition would give its SAP consulting practice a presence in the Philippines. He told the Australian Financial Review today that it would add 400 staff to Fujitsu Australia's current headcount of around 5000, which was boosted following the acquisition of Kaz by 1500 from 3500.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Fujitsu-buys-SAP-Supply-Chain-Consulting/0,130061733,339296141,00.htm

Fujitsu Bumps the Loox U to 2gHz and the Price as Well

April 27, 2009 by Warner Crocker -- If you’re in the Japanese market, Fujitsu is bumping up the processor in the Loox model UMPCs (they are called the Lifebook U810 and the U2010 here in the states). There is now a 2.0GHz Atom Z550. There’s a price bump that goes with that as well as this will set you back another $380 or so for the jump.
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2009/04/27/fujitsu-bumps-the-loox-u-to-2ghz-and-the-price-as-well/

Fujitsu's wind-powered laptop

27 April 2009 -- Fujitsu has managed something of a PR coup in announcing a laptop available in Japan that is effectively wind-powered. No, it doesn't have its own turbine. The way it works is that the company will purchase a Green Power Certificate equivalent to the total electricity the laptop is estimated to consume during it's operating lifespan.
http://www.thegreenitreview.com/2009/04/fujitsus-wind-powered-laptop.html
Fujitsu Frontech <6945.t>-2008/09 parent results
Apr 27, 2009 -- Fujitsu Frontech Ltd develops and manufactures automatic teller machines (ATMs) and retailer-use information terminals.
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssTechMediaTelecomNews/idUST272CAVYR20090427?
rpc=401&

Fujitsu Frontech <6945.t>-2008/09 group results
http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssTechMediaTelecomNews/idUST274SZ0BX20090427

Fujitsu Provides Teradici's PCoIP in its CELSIUS Workstations April 27, 2009 By Anuradha Shukla, TMCnet -- Fujitsu Technology Solutions reportedly will provide Teradici’s PC-over-IP (PCoIP) technology in its CELSIUS workstations. Teradici’s PCoIP technology enables PCs and workstations to be centrally managed in a datacenter. It also provides high resolution, full frame rate 3D graphics and HD media, with full USB peripheral interoperability.
http://colocation.tmcnet.com/topics/colocation-products/articles/54950-fujitsu-provides-teradicis-pcoip-its-celsius-workstations.htm

Fujitsu to roll out new cloud computing platform Apr 27, 2009 (Datamonitor via COMTEX) -- Fujitsu plans to begin rolling out its new Trusted-Service Platform, a cloud computing platform that is claimed to deliver a range of IT services. Fujitsu will also be offering related consulting services to help customers build cloud environments and make their business processes visible, as well as integration services to plan and deploy systems that operate in a cloud environment.
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/04/27/4151625.htm

Australia: Cash handout ends up in bank accounts 27 April 2009 -- The majority of people who are set to receive Kevin Rudd’s cash handout will put it straight in their bank account, a new poll shows. Despite Kevin Rudd’s pleas for Aussies to spend a dollar for their country, most people are intending to put the $900 bonus straight in their bank accounts, a new survey from Fujitsu Consulting has shown. Members of the younger generation are most likely to do Rudd’s bidding and splash out on some personal luxury, with Fujitsu’s Martin North telling the Sunday Telegraph that iPhone’s featured heavily on people’s wishlists.
http://mozo.com.au/savings-accounts/articles/cash-handout-ends-up-in-bank-accounts/19141744

4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change

BT signs four ex-Fujitsu NHS trusts as competition heats for southern sites
CSC understood to be interested in working with some ex-Fujitsu trusts
April 27, 2009 By Leo King, www.computerworlduk.com -- BT has signed a deal with the government to run IT in four additional southern NHS Trusts, as part of the £12.7 billion National Programme for IT. The four trusts previously contracted their national programme IT to Fujitsu before it left the programme one year ago. The names of the four trusts have not been announced, and neither BT nor the NHS would give further details.
http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/government-law/public-sector/news/index.cfm?RSS&newsid=14476

U.S. says Internet firms near "last chance" Apr 27, 2009 -- WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Companies that track consumer behaviour on the Web for targeted advertising without proper consent are near their "last chance" to self-regulate, the head of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Monday. Privacy advocates say regulations on big phone and Internet companies, such as AT&T Inc and Google Inc, are too lax, giving the firms excessive control over consumers' personal information.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUKTRE53Q4MR20090427?rpc=401&

Online resources for tracking swine flu April 27, 2009 by Don Reisinger -- The spread of a new swine flu is quickly becoming a worldwide concern. The Web, of course, is an ideal resource for learning more about it, but there is plenty of misinformation as well. Here are the sites we recommend turning to. The Centers for Disease Control : The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is the best swine flu resource on the Web. You can learn about the outbreak of the flu and find key facts that help you understand it. There's a video podcast by a physician, giving you in-depth information about the flu's signs and symptoms, how it's transmitted, and steps you can take to protect yourself. This should be your first stop.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10227976-2.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

Internet pirates beware: this man is out to stop you

David Lammy is taking up cudgels against the one in four of us downloading illegally, reports Richard Wray, The Observer, Sunday 26 April 2009 -- For a man engaged in the political equivalent of herding cats, David Lammy seems in a remarkably good mood. As intellectual property minister, the former lawyer - and friend of fellow Harvard alumnus Barack Obama - is charged with the Herculean task of dragging the UK's copyright rules into the digital age.
Alongside communications minister Lord Carter, meanwhile, he is trying to thrash out a deal between film, music, publishing and internet companies to prevent the creative industries, which the government hopes will help pull the UK out of recession, being washed away by the flood of illegal online file-sharing.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2009/apr/26/david-lammy-illegal-downloads-piracy

A New E-Paper Competitor

Pixels containing ink reservoirs could lead to bright e-readers that look more like printed paper
April 27, 2009 By Prachi Patel -- A new display technology could make electronic paper look more like the real thing. Conventional ink on paper has a much higher brightness and black-and-white color contrast than electronic paper. The new display, made by researchers at the University of Cincinnati, in Ohio, is designed to match the brilliance and contrast of paper. "We've demonstrated a technology where you have the brightness of paper, and color has the same saturation that you expect from printed media," says electrical- and computer-engineering professor Jason Heikenfeld, who led the work, which was published in Nature Photonics.
http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/22545/?a=f

Yahoo to Shutter GeoCities Internet-Hosting Service By Brian Womack - Bloomberg News: 04/23/2009 -- Yahoo, cutting jobs and closing businesses to stem profit declines, will shut down its GeoCities free Web-hosting service after paying about $3 billion for the unit in 1999. GeoCities isn't accepting new accounts and will close later this year, Yahoo said on its Web site. GeoCities, Yahoo's second-biggest acquisition behind Broadcast.com, lets users design personal Web sites to show off photos, promote local clubs or publicize business services.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/latestheadlines/ci_12211891

5 Things To Do With Dead PC Hardware By Serdar Yegulalp, InformationWeek - April 25, 2009 -- Learn the five best fates for dead PCs, notebooks, hard drives, and other gear. Hint: Letting them go to a landfill is not one of them. Recycling is. - Sooner or later, the PC I'm typing this on is bound to drop dead. One day I'll walk in here, push the power button, and hear a scrape and a clunk that tells me my hard drive is out of commission. Or, worse, I'll get nothing at all. Failing that, it's going to end up dying a different kind of death, although one that's every bit as ignominious -- it'll be yanked out and replaced with something a little more cutting-edge, because time and technology have moved on.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/hardware/desktop/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=217100142&pgno=1&queryText=&isPrev=

News From Fujitsu - 4/27/2009

2009-04-23T16:05:00.000-07:00

IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd.
(# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
April 24, 2009 closing price:
¥ 411, + ¥ 13 （- 3.07%）
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 Electronic Medical Record Solution

- Combines 24-hour systems support center with latest release of HOPE/EGMAIN-GX -

Tokyo, April 24, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited today announced the release of HOPE/EGMAIN-GX V2 (Version 2), a new version of the electronic medical record (EMR) solution originally released in July 2008, as part of the company's efforts to shift EMR solutions from an input and reference tool toward a more useful and integral role in healthcare delivery.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090424-01.html

Fujitsu to Release Compact ATM with Japan's Fastest Banknote Handling

- Reduces total ATM operating costs by 40% -

Tokyo, April 24, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Frontech Limited today announced the development of a compact automatic teller machine with the fastest banknote-handling performance in Japan, making it an optimal ATM solution for train stations, shopping centers and other locations with tight space requirements. Sales of the new ATM will begin in Japan today. The banknote dispensing speed of the new model is 30% faster than in previous Fujitsu models, making it the fastest compact ATM model in Japan. With faster banknote handling, the new model will shorten wait times for users during peak usage periods. In addition, increased banknote storage capacity means that armored car servicing calls(1) will be less frequent and servicing fees lower. The new model also uses less power in standby mode. These and other upgrades deliver total operating costs roughly 40% lower than with previous models.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090424-02.html

Fujitsu Named a Strong Performer in Global IT Infrastructure Outsourcing by Independent Research Firm

SUNNYVALE, CA -- 04/23/09 -- Fujitsu was among the select companies that Forrester Research invited to participate in its April 6, 2009, report "The Forrester Wave(TM): Global IT Infrastructure Outsourcing, Q1 2009." In this evaluation, Fujitsu was selected as a strong performer in global IT infrastructure outsourcing. The Forrester team, led by Principal Analyst Paul Roehrig, Ph.D., evaluated each leading global IT infrastructure outsourcing service provider against 31 criteria and compared that evaluation against other global vendors. According to the report, "Fujitsu demonstrated a good balance of current offering capabilities and strategy to land in the Strong Performer category."
http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/www/content/news/newsdetail.php?nf=09493968.nitf

Fujitsu FLASHWAVE® 7500 ROADM Granted “RUS Technical Acceptance” by Rural Utilities Service

Government Funding from the RUS Branch of the USDA Allows Rural Communities to Reap Benefits of Next-Generation ROADM Technology

Richardson, TX, April 23, 2009 — Fujitsu Network Communications, a leading supplier of innovative optical and wireless networking solutions, announced today that the Rural Utilities service (RUS) branch of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted “RUS Technical Acceptance” to the Fujitsu FLASHWAVE® 7500 Reconfigurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM). By adding the platform to the RUS List of Acceptable Materials (Telecommunications), the USDA has made it easier for rural communities to use federal stimulus funds to create next-generation optical networks that can bring video, residential broadband, enterprise connectivity, and other advanced services to underserved markets.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fnc_20090423.html

Early Action Can Save Stressed Households Thousands - But Some Fixed Rate Holders are Locked in With No Way Out

Sydney, 23 April, 2009 — Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand, a leading service provider of business, information technology and communications solutions today released its April 2009 Mortgage Stress-O-Meter monthly update. The number of households experiencing Mortgage Stress fell 2.8% compared with March with 568,000 households in some degree of pain, compared with a peak of 900,000 in August 2008. Severely stressed households (those facing a potential sale or foreclosure) rose by 3%, despite lower interest rates and Government payments. At least 101,000 households are still at risk of having to sell up or lose their homes thanks to higher unemployment levels. Mild stress fell by 4.9%, thanks to the second round of stimulus payments.
http://www.fujitsu.com/au/news/pr/archives/2009/20090423-01.html

Fujitsu Releases Heat-sealable UHF-Band RFID Tags for Garment Management
–– Initial deployment costs for UHF-Band RFID tags reduced by 40%–

Tokyo, April 23, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Frontech Limited today announced the availability of a new and enhanced version of their UHF-Band RFID tag, which has been deployed for work uniform management and other applications. The new product is available worldwide as of today. Product inquiries from outside Japan remain strong, and Fujitsu Frontech will continue to handle sales for markets worldwide.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090423-01.html

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

National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
- SPARC Enterprise Case Study -

By choosing SPARC Enterprise as the mission critical server platform, over 30 systems where consolidated, development costs shrank, quality improved and requirements for on-demand performance growth & configuration flexibility were met. PDF Download for printing (461KB) / March, 2009
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/

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

Fujitsu ROADM granted RUS Technical Acceptance

APRIL 23, 2009 -- Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. (search Lightwave for Fujitsu Network Communications), which supplies optical and wireless networking technologies, has announced that the Rural Utilities Service (RUS) branch of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has granted "RUS Technical Acceptance" to the Fujitsu FLASHWAVE 7500 reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexer (ROADM). By adding the platform to the RUS List of Acceptable Materials (Telecommunications), the USDA has made it easier for rural communities to use federal stimulus funds to create next-generation optical networks that can bring video, residential broadband, enterprise connectivity, and other advanced services to underserved markets.
http://lw.pennnet.com/display_article/360123/13/ARTCL/none/none/1/Fujitsu-ROADM-granted-RUS-Technical-Acceptance/

Fujitsu IT contractors latest to suffer contract rate cut Apr 23, 2009 -- Contractors at Fujitsu are the latest to be told to accept a 15% rate cut. In March, permanent staff at the the IT giant were told that pay would be frozen across Europe due to the economic downturn. Around 21,000 staff are thought to have been affected. Around 450 staff employed by agencies are expected to be affected by the rate cut, which will be implemented over the coming month.
http://www.contracteye.co.uk/fujitsu_contractor_rate_cut.shtml

Fujitsu ROADM Accepted by RUS April 23, 2009 -- The Rural Utilities Service branch of the United States Department of Agriculture has granted "RUS Technical Acceptance" to the Fujitsu Network Communications FLASHWAVE 7500 ROADM, adding the platform to the RUS List of Acceptable Materials (Telecommunications).
http://cable360.net/ct/news/thewire/35326.html

4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change

Preview: Raising Bill Gates — An Exclusive with Microsoft Founder’s Dad April 24, 2009 By Robert A. Guth - Read the full Wall Street Journal story. -- Halfway through a speech he once gave in Seattle, Bill Gates Sr. told the audience that he never imagined he’d be employed by “the argumentative young boy who grew up in my house, eating my food and using my name.”
* VIDEO:
http://www.facebook.com/ext/share.php?sid=69230383914&h=Wejwn&u=dGNOZ&ref=nf

Lattice Semiconductor Reports First Quarter Financial Results

April 23, 2009 -- Lattice Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: LSCC) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended April 4, 2009. For the first quarter, revenue was $43.3 million, a decrease of 13% from the $50.0 million reported in the prior quarter, and a decrease of 23% from the $56.6 million reported in the same quarter a year ago.
http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/yb/128998252

Scanner Solution for Legal Case Managment:
How can I integrate a case management system with ScanSnap?

# Recent Question: How can I integrate a case management system with ScanSnap?
# Expert Answer: As I work with attorneys to improve their use of technology, I am often asked about the best way to incorporate scanning or paperless office technology into a case management system. My answer is always the same. There is no easier way to incorporate scanning into a case management system than to use the Fujitsu.
http://scansnapcommunity.com/

News From Fujitsu - 4/23/2009

2009-04-22T10:20:00.000-07:00

IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd.
(# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
April 22, 2009 closing price:
¥ 419, + ¥ 10 （+ 2.44%）
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 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

News From Fujitsu - 4/21/2009

2009-04-18T09:31:00.001-07:00

IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd.
(# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
April 207, 2009 closing price:
¥ 414, - ¥ 4 （- 0.96%）
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 Network Services for Cloud Computing Era

- FENICS II Universal Connect links remote users to internal networks safely, reliably -

Tokyo, April 20, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited today announced the launch in Japan of FENICS II Universal Connect, a set of new network services for the cloud computing era which can authenticate remote network users and create secure, reliable connections between them and internal corporate systems over a variety of terminals and access channels. The new services enable remote users to connect to internal corporate networks effortlessly with mobile terminals, regardless of where they are or what type of mobile device they have, and utilize internal computing systems as if they were at their own desk. With these services, corporate IT departments can use existing network assets to create remote computing environments at a far lower cost than building their own dedicated remote access networks.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090420-01.html

Fujitsu Ranked Number Three on the Top Green-IT Organizations List by IDG's Computerworld

SUNNYVALE, CA--(Marketwire - April 20, 2009) -- Fujitsu today announced that IDG's Computerworld, the "Voice of IT Management," has selected it as one of the top Green-IT Organizations for 2009 for the second consecutive year. Fujitsu was number five on the 2008 ranking. This honor is part of the IT media outlet's annual Top Green-IT Organizations feature, which was published in the April 20 issue of Computerworld and online at www.computerworld.com. Fujitsu was selected based on its approach to meeting environmental challenges.
http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/www/content/news/newsdetail.php?nf=09492537.nitf

Richard McCormack
SVP, Marketing, Fujitsu America

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

FY2009 Fujitsu Laboratories' R&D Strategy Briefing

17 April, 2009 - Presenters:
* Kazuo Murano, Ph.D., President, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd.
* Tetsuji Morishita, President, IT Systems Laboratories, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd.
* Eisuke Fukuda, Senior Vice President, Network Systems Laboratories, Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/ir/library/presentations/

About Fujitsu America

Fujitsu America, Inc. provides a complete portfolio of business technology services, computing platforms, and industry solutions. Fujitsu platform products are based on scalable, reliable and high-performance server, storage, software, point-of-sale, and mobile technologies. Fujitsu combines its renowned platform offerings with a full suite of onshore, near shore and offshore system integration, outsourcing, and datacenter services covering applications, operations, infrastructure, customer service, and multi-vendor lifecycle services. Fujitsu provides industry-specific solutions for retail, manufacturing, healthcare, government, education, financial services, and telecommunications sectors. For more information on Fujitsu America's business scope, visit http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/.

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VIDEO: A Tour Of Fujitsu's newest service centre in Funan

4/16/2009
http://laptopreviews.ws/2009/04/tour-of-fujitsu-newest-service-centre.html

Fujitsu Solves the Issue of Data theft with a self-destructing USB Drive

April 18, 2009 -- Data theft or lost can happen to anyone even to businesses that try to use the latest encryption technology and security services. And of course you can find many statistics in Web that only few of users or companies could get back their stolen or lost data and laptops. So in this condition the Fujitsu’s prototype USB drive can be best solution most of the time.
http://laptopcom.blogspot.com/2009/04/fujitsu-solves-issue-of-data-theft-with.html

Reality and Rumors: Fujitsu color e-reader to go on sale in Japan April 20

April 16, 2009 -- Where to begin? With reality, of course. Fujitsu will start selling the first color e-reader, the Frontech on Monday, April 20. The touchscreen device is available only in Japan. (Fujitsu is the first color machine, that is, if you don’t count the iPhone as an e-reader, which I mostly don’t.) The Wall Street Journal covered the Fujitsu story, which my Bangalore mobile-device expert friend, Shashank Garg, forwarded to me. The Frontech has an 8″ screen. In my opinion, this is still too small for comfortable reading of serious text. But, 8″ is far larger than the 3″ iPhone screen. I find it an interesting coincidence that iTablet (or Mac notebook or Newton rises from the death) rumors are suddenly rampant. The Wall Street Journal says that Steve Jobs has turned his attention to “a portable device that is smaller than its current laptop computers but bigger than the iPhone or iPod Touch.” This rumor goes along with the March rumor from a Taiwan for 10″ touchscreen orders for Apple (or was it parts for 10″ touchscreens, or that “ two Taiwanese companies have been selected to contribute to the device.” — Thanks, tipster Bill Bailey.
http://newstorytelling.net/newstorytelling/?p=187

Fujitsu High-Speed Palm Vein Biometric Authentication

Fujitsu announced the development of the world’s high speed imaging technology for use in palm vein biometric authentication that can operate while the palm is in motion. Fujitsu’s new technology uses just one millisecond to capture the image and performs with the same level of accuracy in authentication as previous iterations of this technology. With such as high-speed, users’ palm needs only to be passed over a sensor for authentication.
http://www.itechnews.net/2009/04/20/fujitsu-high-speed-palm-vein-biometric-authentication/

Fujitsu and Cisco expand partnership

Apr 20, 2009 (TELECOMWORLDWIRE via COMTEX) -- Fujitsu, a provider of IT-based business solutions, and Cisco (Nasdaq:CSCO), a network technologies company, have announced the expansion of their strategic alliance to deliver unified communications in the Japanese market. As a part of the expanded alliance, the companies have agreed to work together to develop unified communications solutions and collaborate on services and marketing activities.
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-fujitsu-cisco-expand-partnership-/2009/04/20/4140959.htm

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Oracle to buy Sun for $7.4 billion after IBM dropped bid

By Brandon Bailey - Mercury News: 04/20/2009 -- Just weeks after a sale to IBM fell through, Sun Microsystems said this morning that it will be acquired by Oracle in a deal worth roughly $7.4 billion, or $5.6 billion net after accounting for Sun's cash and debt. Oracle will pay $9.50 per share for Sun's stock, the two companies announced this morning. That is slightly higher than the price that IBM reportedly offered after lowering its bid in the days before those talks collapsed.
http://www.mercurynews.com/topstories/ci_12182642?nclick_check=1
Sun Microsystems Santa Clara headquarters Wednesday Mar. 25, 2009.
( (Patrick Tehan/Mercury News))

Fujitsu Adopts Teradici's PC-over-IP Remoting Technology for CELSIUS Workstation Line

April 20, 2009 - BURNABY, British Columbia --(Business Wire)-- Teradici® Corporation, the industry leader in delivering a true PC experience over standard IP networks, today announced that Fujitsu Technology Solutions will provide Teradici's PC-over-IP® (PCoIP®) technology in its leading-edge CELSIUS workstations. Fujitsu will offer workstation platforms incorporating PCoIP remote desktop technology across the entire CELSIUS product line. The PCoIP enabled workstations will improve security, reduce power requirements, and simplify management for Fujitsu customers who can apply remote computing technology in CAD/CAE, engineering, and other applications.
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/04/20/4141730.htm

UK PC sales far worse than forecast Paul Kunert: 20 Apr 2009 -- Flagging sales of commercial desktops and notebooks shoved the entire UK PC market into negative growth during the first quarter, according to data released by IDC today. The UK had been forecast to decline 3%, but the severity of the economic slump has caused the market to drop 8.4% with a little over 2.8million units shipped and all but the consumer portable segment moving in the wrong direction. "Businesses have cut budgets 20% to 30% across all departments and that is impacting IT spend," said Eszter Morvay, research manager at IDC. "We expect that to continue for another six to nine months before it improves."
http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2009/04/20/235708/uk-pc-sales-far-worse-than-forecast.htm

Camelot shares to be sold?

20th April 2009 By John Harrison -- The ownership of Watford-based lottery operator Camelot is reported to be up for sale. Reports is several of today's national newspapers suggest four of Camelot's original five shareholders – money printer De La Rue, Japanese IT firm Fuijitsu, confectioners Cadbury, and French defence group Thales – are all considering their positions. The fifth stakeholder, Royal Mail, is not understood to be considering a sale in the National Lottery operator.
http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/4305041.Camelot_shares_to_be_sold_/

Airline to cut $750m Telstra desktop deal

Mahesh Sharma | April 21, 2009 -- QANTAS is planning to its seven-year, $750 million Telstra desktop services outsourcing contract. The contract is among the airline's largest and longest running technology deals as it starts to squeeze suppliers in a bid to slash costs. It is understood Qantas has selected Japanese outsourcer Fujitsu to replace Telstra from June as its provider of domestic data, voice and desktop services. The value and scope of the new contract have not been revealed.
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25361758-15306,00.html

UK lottery firm Camelot's owners review stakes

* De La Rue, Fujitsu say looking at options for stakes * Cadbury reiterates that its options under review (Adds details on Fujitsu, background)

By Ben Deighton - LONDON, April 20 (Reuters) -- A change of ownership looked likely at British national lottery operator Camelot on Monday after two more of its five shareholders indicated they were putting their stakes up for sale. Japanese information technology company Fujitsu (6702.T) and banknote printer De La Rue (DLAR.L) both said on Monday they were reviewing their 20 percent stakes in the company.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/consumerproducts-SP/idUKLK59082320090420

News From Fujitsu - 4/17/2009

2009-04-16T10:05:00.000-07:00

IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd.
(# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
April 16, 2009 closing price:
¥ 416, - ¥ 14 （- 3.26%）
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 Develops High-Speed Image-Capture Technology for Palm Vein Biometric Authentication
- World's first technology enabling biometric authentication while the palm is in motion -
Kawasaki, Japan, April 17, 2009 — Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. announced today the development of the world's first imaging technology for use in palm vein biometric authentication that can operate while the palm is in motion. The new technology requires approximately only one millisecond to capture the image, and performs with the same level of accuracy in authentication as previous iterations of this technology, resulting in an extremely user-friendly palm vein authentication system in which a person's palm needs only to be passed over a sensor for authentication.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090417-01.html

Fujitsu Develops Secure USB Memory Device Featuring Automatic Data-Erase Function

- Provides a secure way to physically transport confidential customer data and internal data -

Kawasaki, Japan and Sunnyvale, U.S., April 17, 2009 — Fujitsu Laboratories Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. today announced the development of two new technologies designed to prevent the unwanted disclosure of data from lost universal serial bus (USB) memory devices and prevent uploads to file-sharing networks: a USB memory device technology that after a fixed period of time automatically erases data stored on the USB memory, and a file redirect technology(1) which ensures that the data from the USB memory device can only be stored on a specified server. This creates a secure environment that protects confidential information and allows USB memory devices to be used as a convenient way to safely carry customer data back to one's own company to manage the data.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090417-02.html

Fujitsu and Cisco Expand Strategic Alliance to Deliver Unified Communications Solutions in Japan

Both Companies Combine Expertise and Deliver Collaboration Solutions That Help Enterprises Become More Productive

Tokyo, April 16,2009 — Fujitsu and Cisco today announced the expansion of their strategic alliance to deliver unified communications in the Japanese market. As a part of the expanded alliance, Fujitsu and Cisco have agreed to work together to develop unified communications solutions and collaborate on services and marketing activities. The market environment has been changing rapidly in recent years, and unified communications is gaining attention as an effective means of increasing personal and organizational productivity. Unified communications also fosters innovation by enabling collaboration between individuals and groups—no matter what location or time zone they are in. Finally, unified communications can help enterprises become more competitive and customer-centric by improving business processes, linking unified communications tools to business and industry-specific applications, to help enable businesses to be more collaborative with both suppliers and customers.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090416-01.html

Fujitsu Captures #1 Share in Key North American Optical Markets According to Ovum Report

Richardson, TX, April 16, 2009 — Fujitsu Network Communications, announced today that, according to data from Ovum, a leading telecom research and advisory service firm, Fujitsu has strengthened its top position in Aggregation (MSPPs/OEDs) and achieved market leadership for Metro WDM and ROADM in North America for 2008. Together, these sectors comprise nearly 60% of the $4.7B optical networking market. “By continuing to make substantial inroads at major carriers and becoming the #1 metro WDM and ROADM vendor in North America, Fujitsu is clearly the leader in 2008,” said Ron Kline, Research Director of Optical Networks: North America at Ovum. “The company posted its fifth consecutive year of growth and outperformed the market, with 2008 revenues rising 14% as compared to a market decline of 4%. Fujitsu increased its North American overall optical networking share by nearly 2.5 points, capitalizing on metro network growth and its strong incumbent positions with Tier 1 carriers, which drove metro ROADM and MSPP/OED sales.”
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fnc_20090416.html

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

Unified Communications Create Adaptive Workspaces

Cisco Unified Communications solutions help companies manage growing communication complexity and an increasing number of mobile workers who work everywhere. Employees, business partners, and customers can collaborate with a combination of voice, video, data, and mobility applications.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns151/networking_solutions_unified_communications_home.html

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FUJITSU SERVICES AND OPALIS ACHIEVE BREAKTHROUGH

Apr 15, 2009 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- (Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) (BW)(OPALIS-SOFTWARE) Fujitsu Services and Opalis Achieve Breakthrough Production Capabilities First ISO Certified IT Process Automation Provider Technology Writers TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE) - Apr. 15, 2009-- Opalis Software Inc., the market leader in IT process automation, today announced that it has been awarded ISO9001 certification fulfilling the production requirements for its relationship with Fujitsu Services.
http://small-business-voip.tmcnet.com/news/2009/04/15/4135552.htm

United States: Fujitsu Introduces RPG to .NET Application Modernization Service

[April 17, 2009] (TendersInfo (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) -- The reason application modernization gets as much attention as it does in the IBM System i market is directly related to two widely believed drivers. Executives see it's possible to improve business performance and reduce application and infrastructure costs. How to reach those goals is another issue. Moving RPG applications to Microsoft .NET is one tactic, and it's brought a new vendor into the System i community. Fujitsu has begun to market a service it calls Progression.
http://small-business-voip.tmcnet.com/news/2009/04/17/4138391.htm

Review: Fujitsu`s N7010 Desktop Replacement offers 16 inch LCD and 4 inch Touchscreen

2009-04-16 By Frank Ohlhorst -- The LifeBook N7010 from Fujitsu is a desktop replacement notebook computer that has all of the features that could fuel a new series of commercials on why a PC is better than a MAC. Microsoft has flooded the airways with a series of commercials that claim a PC is a better value than Apple’s Macintosh. Fujitsu must have been watching those commercials when the company came up with the LifeBook N7010 desktop replacement notebook. After all, the N7010 exemplifies many of the points raised in those Microsoft commercials – performance, value, software and ease of use.
http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Reviews/Review-Fujitsus-N7010-Desktop-Replacement-offers-16-inch-LCD-and-4-inch-Touchscreen-629975/

Fujitsu Goes No. 1 in Optical

04/16/2009 -- Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. is A-No. 1, baby, when it comes to optical. In fact, it grew in the area even as the overall market shrank. The vendor has captured the lead position in the Metro WDM and ROADM areas in North America for 2008, according to research firm Ovum Ltd, which tracks such things. Together, these sectors make up nearly 60 percent of the $4.7 billion optical networking market.
http://www.xchangemag.com/hotnews/fujitsu-goes-no-1-in-optical.html

Fujitsu creates self-nuking Flash drive

By James Sherwood - 17th April 2009 -- This drive will self-destruct in 5, 4... Fujitsu has developed a USB memory stick ideal for anyone prone to mistakenly leaving sensitive documents lying around on trains. Why? Because this Flash drive has a self-destruct mode. The secure USB drive is still a prototype, but Fujitsu said the storage device – which also contains a processor and battery – will automatically erase its entire memory after a user-set period of time, such as 24 hours. Alternatively, the drive can be set to automatically wipe its contents if plugged into an unregistered computer.
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/04/17/fujitsu_self_destruct/

Fujitsu PalmSecure Mouse review

A mouse with an in-built palm reader but we can't help think it's a bit overkill

Fujitsu's PalmSecure Mouse uses a biometric reader to protect your personal data. It remembers any password and login details you tell it, be it for a website or document and, after scanning your palm, enters them for you automatically. Apart from the reader in the centre of the unit, the mouse is nondescript and ambidextrous. Installation is simple but set-up proves far more confusing.
http://www.techradar.com/reviews/computing/peripherals/input-devices/mice-trackballs/fujitsu-palmsecure-mouse-591339/review?src=rss&attr=all

Fujitsu’s Secure USB Memory Device With Auto-Erase Function

By Andrew Liszewski -- Today Fujitsu Laboratories announced a couple of new technologies that should help prevent data stored on a USB flash drive from ending up in the wrong hands. The first is the secure USB memory device prototype pictured above that may have been inspired by a piece of Babybel cheese. It works like your standard USB flash drive, but it’s got a processor and battery on-board that can be used to automatically erase the data after a specified amount of time, or if the flash drive is plugged into an unregistered computer.
http://www.ohgizmo.com/2009/04/17/fujitsus-secure-usb-memory-device-with-auto-erase-function/

Fujitsu Develops Self-Erasing USB Flash Drive

For the secure transport of confidential data

By Alex Vochin, Gadgets Editor, 17th of April 2009 -- The modern world, despite the numerous advantages is provides from the point of view of information transfer options, is also a very dangerous place, since ultra-secure, ultra-sensitive information can actually represent the target for all sorts of malevolent persons, who would use it for their own financial benefits. For this reason, numerous security solutions have been developed over time, each of them trying to lock down the data and make it inaccessible by anyone but their rightful owner. The last innovation in this field belongs to the engineers from Fujitsu. Hence, Fujitsu Laboratories Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories of America, Inc. have developed two new technologies designed to prevent the unwanted disclosure of data from lost universal serial bus (USB) memory devices and prevent uploads to file-sharing networks: a USB memory device technology that after a fixed period of time automatically erases data stored on the USB memory, and a file redirect technology.
http://gadgets.softpedia.com/news/Fujitsu-Develops-Self-Erasing-USB-Flash-Drive-2437-01.html

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OpenDNS helps complete your Web connections

By Elise Ackerman - Mercury News: 04/12/2009 -- You turn on your computer and try to log onto your favorite sites. Nothing happens. A message at the bottom of your screen tells you your computer is trying to connect, and trying and trying. Various thoughts pass through your head, none of them comforting. "My wireless network is down." "Google is down." "The Internet is down." "Someone has hacked into my PC." Relax. Your computer isn't broken. The Internet is still working. Your problem most likely has to do with an obscure software program that functions as the Internet's phone book. Most people rely on their Internet service provider to connect them to the domain name system. If the software fails, they wait for the ISP to fix it. But there is an alternative. A small San Francisco company called OpenDNS hosts a free phone book that some say provides better and more reliable service than major Internet service providers. OpenDNS takes the name of a Web site, such as the www.mercurynews.com, and matches it to the number of the computer where it is hosted, such as 209.203.69.2.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/ci_12100095?source=most_viewed

Japan abandons hi-tech goods for cheap basics

By Julian Ryall in Tokyo: 16 Apr 2009 -- Japan's struggling manufacturing sector must develop cheap products and services that appeal to consumers abroad and at home in order to survive the economic downturn, the government believes. Japan's economy has traditionally relied heavily on exports, but has taken a battering in the global economic downturn. Exports of vehicles and electronic appliances have been particularly badly affected. A new white paper, to be approved by the cabinet in May, advises manufacturers to target foreign markets in the same way that companies at home are appealing to Japan's newly thrifty consumers.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/japan/5162599/Japan-abandons-hi-tech-goods-for-cheap-basics.html

Facing Large Loss, Toshiba to Shed 3,900 Jobs

By MARK McDONALD: April 17, 2009 - HONG KONG -- Facing the largest net loss in the company’s history, Toshiba said Friday it would cut 3,900 contract workers in Japan by next March. Toshiba, the largest Japanese maker of semiconductor chips, had already shed 4,500 temporary workers in a layoff program that ended last month. It also has delayed or canceled planned investments in new factories. Toshiba indicated Friday that its net loss for the fiscal year ending March 31 would be ¥350 billion, or $3.5 billion — its biggest loss ever and its first in seven years.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/18/technology/companies/18toshiba.html?ref=technology

Podcast: Japan Eyes Restructuring for Corporate Survival

APRIL 17, 2009 -- Large corporations in Japan are seeking to survive the economic crisis by pursuing mergers or transferring workers to promising sectors. The Japanese daily Nihon Keizai Shimbun yesterday said Japan’s second-largest semiconductor maker Renesas Technology and No. 3 NEC Electronics will be merged. The two companies are negotiating merger conditions, including the type of merger and financing, aiming to reach a deal this month.
http://english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=060000&biid=2009041735298

Fed to invest $13B in U.S. high-speed rail

April 17, 2009: St. Louis Business Journal -- Four months after unveiling a high-speed rail plan for the United States, the federal government is now allocating money to get the ball rolling. The White House and the U.S. Department of Transportation on Thursday said it will invest $8 billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and $1 billion a year for five years as a down payment to develop a passenger rail system. The Obama administration has identified 10 possible high-speed rail projects, including one in the Midwest and nine others in the Northern New England corridor, New York, Pennsylvania, the South and Califorinia.
http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2009/04/13/daily81.html

News From Fujitsu - 4/16/2009

2009-04-15T11:19:00.000-07:00

IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd.
(# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
April 15, 2009 closing price:
¥ 416, - ¥ 14 （- 3.26%）
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 Global Server GS21

- New multi-core CPUs increase processing power by maximum 30% -

Tokyo, April 15, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited today announced that it has developed new mainframe sever models, the ultra-high performance GS21 1600 model group and the high-performance GS21 1400 model group, both of which employ a new Fujitsu processor that places four CPUs on a single chip(1). Sales of the new models began in Japan today. With the new processor, the new models are able to achieve a maximum 30% increase in processing power and a maximum 20% reduction in power consumption compared to their predecessors. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have been completely eliminated from the paint used on the chassis, enhancing the environmental friendliness of the new models. Fujitsu also released today an updated version of its Global System Software 21 internet extension (GSS21i), with improved internal control functions and service-oriented architecture (SOA) compatibility. Fujitsu aims to contribute to its clients' growth and increased value with its new global servers that deliver improved processing power, reliability, and eco-friendliness.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090415-01.html

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

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

Microsoft, Fujitsu, Asus settle with CSIRO Chris Duckett, ZDNet.com.au - 15 April 2009 -- Microsoft, Fujitsu and Asus have settled with Australian research body Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) over its US wireless patents. "CSIRO has reached confidential settlements with HP, Fujitsu, Microsoft and Asus in regard to WLAN," spokesperson Huw Morgan told ZDNet.com.au. The trio of companies joins Hewlett Packard in settling with the research body. CSIRO would not make any further comment due to ongoing litigation against Intel, Dell, Toshiba, Netgear, D-Link, Belkin, SMC, Acton, 3COM, Buffalo and Nintendo.
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/software/soa/Microsoft-Fujitsu-Asus-settle-with-CSIRO/0,130061733,339295967,00.htm?feed=rss

KUB-Fujitsu secures RM21m job from TM Published: 2009/04/16 -- KUB Malaysia Bhd said its 70 per cent subsidiary KUB-Fujitsu Telecommunications (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd has been awarded a RM21 million job from Telekom Malaysia Bhd.
http://www.btimes.com.my/Current_News/BTIMES/articles/20090416010736/Article/

DoCoMo and Fujitsu Settle Mobile-Phone Dispute With Softbank

By Pavel Alpeyev - April 15 (Bloomberg) -- NTT DoCoMo Inc., Japan’s biggest mobile-phone operator, and Fujitsu Ltd. said they settled a handset dispute with Softbank Corp. and Toshiba Corp. DoCoMo and Fujitsu, which made the announcement in a faxed statement today, in March 2008 filed a legal complaint with the Tokyo District Court seeking to prevent Softbank from selling a Toshiba-made handset they claim is very similar to a model offered by DoCoMo.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601127&sid=aLNrTOqjDaF4

Fujitsu Services and Opalis Achieve Breakthrough Production Capabilities

[April 15, 2009] - TORONTO --(Business Wire)-- Opalis Software Inc., the market leader in IT process automation, today announced that it has been awarded ISO9001 certification fulfilling the production requirements for its relationship with Fujitsu Services. Demands of a Large Production MSP Operation Fujitsu Services, one of Europe's leading IT services companies, has added the power of Opalis to its innovative portfolio of services and products. During an ambitious project to automate many of the heavily manual processes for its customers, Fujitsu chose Opalis after exploring the market for an IT process automation solution.
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/04/15/4133895.htm

Fujitsu LifeBook T2020 Set New Standard for Tablet PCs in Reviews

2009-04-15 By Frank Ohlhorst -- Can Steve Jobs really re-invent the tablet PC and make it a success for Apple? Not if Fujitsu has anything to say about it. The Fujitsu LifeBook T2020 sets a new standard for convertible notebooks. With the rumors floating around that Steve Jobs is quietly inventing Apple’s next portable device, perhaps a tablet PC, Jobs will have to crank up the creativity to beat what’s already available from other manufacturers. Although Fujitsu is one of the smaller computer manufactures and only has a small piece of the portable PC market, the company has been one of the industry leaders when it comes to tablets.
http://www.channelinsider.com/c/a/Reviews/Fujitsu-LifeBook-T2020-Set-New-Standard-for-Tablet-PCs-212270/

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How to Get to Carnegie Hall? Audition on YouTube

YouTube's Symphony Orchestra Gathers Musicians From Around the World, Click by Click

By JOHN BERMAN and BRINDA ADHIKARI - April 13, 2009 -- Calvin Lee, a 37-year-old general surgeon from Modesto, Calif., hadn't picked up his violin in 15 years until this winter. Musicians audition by video to play in famed symphony hall. "I only really played very rarely, for weddings, and other events, such as an office Christmas party or medical school Christmas party," he said. "I am very rusty and in the process of getting my skills back." Lee decided to dust off the cobwebs from his trusty violin when he heard about "YouTube's Symphony Orchestra," a contest to form the world's first complete orchestra through open Internet auditions. "I saw it as a challenge," he said. "This was a chance to prove to myself and my old surgical friends that I wasn't just imagining things ... I actually could play."
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=7328013&page=1

Australia: Let us make bigger profits, say big banks

Eric Johnston - April 16, 2009 -- BANKS should be allowed to increase pricing on loans or hold onto further interest rate cuts to bolster profits in the face of a slowing economy, Australia's bank body has argued. However the proposal by the Australian Bankers Association is likely to meet a cool reception following a week of renewed criticism of banks after some refused to pass on any of the 25-basis point cut in official interest rates to mortgages. Banks are also coming under increased political pressure to provide relief to customers from a series of measures aimed at stabilising the nation's banking system.
http://business.smh.com.au/business/let-us-make-bigger-profits-say-big-banks-20090415-a7j0.html

Media Vets Try, Again, to Help Newspapers Monetize the Web

April 14, 2009 By Michael Dinan, TMCnet-- A new plan to “save” the technologically challenged newspaper industry is emerging today, according to reports, as three longtime media executives unveil plans for a computer system that will allow papers and magazines to charge for online access. According to Richard Perez-Pena of the New York Times reports that the company – Journalism Online Inc. (which apparently doesn’t have a Web site; not a good omen) – will include an all-in-one subscription for access to several publications. The company “aims to supply publishers with ready-made tools to charge Internet fees, an idea that has gained sudden currency as advertising revenue plummets, but whose prospects of success are doubted by many media analysts,” Perez-Pena reports. The product – from a company whose founders include the creator of Court TV, a former publisher of The Wall Street Journal and a communications leader – could be ready by the fall.
http://telecom-expense-management-solutions.tmcnet.com/topics/telecom-expense-management/articles/54209-media-vets-try-aga-to-help-newspapers-monetize.htm

Colbert Treads Where No Comic Has Before

NASA Announces Results of Space Station Naming Contest on Colbert Report

By GINA SUNSERI and KI MAE HEUSSNER - April 15, 2009 -- The name Stephen Colbert will blast off into the final frontier, although not exactly in the way the comedian had hoped. After much anticipation, NASA said Tuesday it would not name the new room in the international space station after Colbert, even though he won the most votes in an online write-in contest. Instead, a treadmill will carry the Colbert name into space.
Photo: Oops: Colbert Wins NASA Space Station Name Contest: Colbert Clobbers Suggested Options; NASA Gets Final Word - NASA's online contest to name a new room at the international space station went awry. Comedian Stephen Colbert won. (Courtesy Comedy Central/NASA)
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Space/story?id=7337186&page=1

More Data Breached In 2008 Than In Previous Four Years Combined

Surprisingly, 99% of breached records were accessed through servers and applications, rather than desktop computers, notebooks, mobile phones, or portable media.

By Thomas Claburn - InformationWeek - April 15, 2009 -- More electronic records were exposed in 2008 than in the previous four years combined and most of those breaches -- nine out of 10 -- could have been easily avoided with basic preventative controls consistently applied. In its 2009 Verizon (NYSE: VZ) Business Data Breach Investigations Report, Verizon Business Security Solutions analyzed 90 confirmed breaches that occurred in 2008, affecting 285 million compromised records. The company's previous data breach report covered from 2004 through 2007, a period that saw 230 million compromised records.
http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=216500718&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_All

From IT sales to stand-up comedy

By Natasha Lomas silicon.com on ZDNet News: Apr 15, 2009 --Did you hear the one about the CIO who thought going green was something to do with Scottish football jerseys? Or the one about the techie and his unusual second life? Or the one about the IT saleswoman who became a stand-up comedian? Gags about techies - the IT Crowd aside - aren't exactly common. But then again there aren't that many people in the IT industry that have swapped software and hardware for stand-up comedy, either. Enter stage right Thea Montgomerie-Anderson, a 32-year-old former BPM software saleswomen who sold risk management and quality management software packages to the financial and insurance sectors, and who, after being made redundant last year, has traded in her City smarts for the stand-up comic's microphone - accessorized with hot pants and heels.
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-288806.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn

News From Fujitsu - 4/15/2009

2009-04-14T09:19:00.000-07:00

IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd.
(# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
April 14, 2009 current price:
¥ 430 - ¥8 （- 1.83%）
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 Develops Chip-Simulation Environment for Mobile Phones

- World's first to enable assessment of system performance of new handset models during upstream design -

Kawasaki and Tokyo, Japan, April 14, 2009 — Fujitsu Laboratories Limited and Fujitsu Limited today announced the development of a simulation environment for modeling logic system-on-chips (SoCs) used in mobile phones, that will enable for the first time ever, high-precision assessment of system performance by using software that runs on the Symbian OS(1), and at operating speeds that allow for iterated executions over a short time. By applying this assessment environment during upstream design - early design stages - of a new handset model to evaluate the system's overall performance, and by feeding this information back into the chip design process, the risk of the need for re-design can be avoided, thereby enabling an earlier start of the software development phase and resulting in lower overall development costs.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090414-02.html

Fujitsu Updates Business PC Lineups
- New desktop models featuring industry-leading energy efficiency of 24W -

Tokyo, April 14,2009 — Fujitsu Limited today announced across-the-line updates for its FMV-ESPRIMO desktop and FMV-LIFEBOOK laptop business PCs, comprising a total of seven series and 31 models(1). Sales of the new models begin in Japan today. In addition to improvements to basic features, such as CPUs, the new models are highly energy-efficient and meet both current standards under the international ENERGY STAR® program(2) and the program's new standards that go into effect July 1, 2009. The FMV-ESPRIMO line includes a new model with industry-leading energy efficiency of 24W. In addition, by using power-saving liquid-crystal displays (LCDs), power requirements were reduced by roughly 30%(3) compared to Fujitsu's previous models. With its diverse and environmentally friendly lineup, Fujitsu offers PC models to meet the varied needs of its enterprise customers.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090414-01.html

Fujitsu ScanSnap S300M Wins iF Product Design Award 2009 Smallest Color Double-sided ADF Mobile Scanner Recognized for Outstanding Quality & Design

Sunnyvale, CA, April 14, 2009 — Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., the market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that the ScanSnap S300M mobile scanner won the prestigious international Forum (iF) product design award 2009. The iF Design Awards are internationally recognized, and are awarded not only based on outward design, but also on functionality, environmental consciousness shown, ease of use, and innovation.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fcpa_20090414-01i.html

Fujitsu Expands Thermal Printer Offering with Standalone Receipt Printer Family Outstanding speed, reliability and flexibility reduce total system costs

Sunnyvale, CA, April 9, 2009 — A new family of compact, single-station thermal receipt printers debuted today from Fujitsu Components America, Inc. The high-speed, standalone units are optimized to improve throughput efficiency and reduce the total cost of ownership of self-service and kiosk systems, as well as gaming, scales, voting and medical applications.
* Photo: FP-510 standalone printers
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fcai_20090409-01.html

Fujitsu Australia Releases New Research: Green IT: A Convenient Truth

Sydney, 09 April, 2009 — Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand, a leading provider of business, information technology and communications solutions, today released ‘Green IT: A Convenient Truth’, a Fujitsu Australia-commissioned research paper that reveals that 95 per cent of Australian firms that have a Green IT policy save money. However, 60 percent of firms have no IT policy concerning the environment. The research, which covered 310 CIOs and senior IT managers, highlights the key drivers for Green IT policies where they exist and the barriers Australian companies are facing.
http://www.fujitsu.com/au/news/pr/archives/2009/20090409-01.html

Fujitsu Expands Lineup of Low Pin Count 8-bit Microcontrollers for Consumer Appliances

- E²PROM emulation reduces total system cost -

Tokyo, April, 14, 2009 - Fujitsu Microelectronics Limited announced today three new series to expand its lineup of low pin count microcontrollers, with 8, 16, and 20 pins, in its F²MC-8FX family of high-performance 8-bit microcontrollers. The new MB95260H series, MB95270H series, and MB95280H series feature embedded dual-operation flash memory and support E²PROM emulation(1). This enables a reduction in system cost, as an external E²PROM is not required. The launch of the three new series is in response to the rapid rise in demand in the Asian market for low pin count microcontrollers, for use in home appliances and other consumer electronics. Samples of the new series will start shipping from April 14, 2009.
http://jp.fujitsu.com/group/fml/en/release/20090414.html

Fujitsu Releases High-performance, Energy-saving 48-port Ethernet Switch

– Highly reliable SR-S348TC1 connects servers and PCs with efficiency –
Tokyo, April 13, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited today announced the development of a new compact Ethernet switch, the SR-S348TC1, which combines low power consumption with fast data throughput for use in datacenters and corporate networks that handle large volumes of data. The new switch is available beginning today.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090413-01.html

Joint J.P. Morgan and Fujitsu Consulting Australian Mortgage Industry Report, Vol 9, April 2009. Mortgage industry at significant inflection point

First home buyers urged to tread with caution

Sydney, 08 April, 2009 — First home buyers borrowing too much money at artificially low interest rates will be more sensitive to the inevitable future rises in unemployment and interest rates, according to a new mortgage industry report. The joint J.P. Morgan/Fujitsu Consulting Australian Mortgage Industry Report (Volume 9, October 2008) also explores the market share shifts taking place in the Australian market. The report stated there was no readily identifiable sustainable source of housing credit growth over the near team and while the banks will clearly continue growth at above-system levels, future market share gains will not be sufficient to sustain current levels of growth. We are seeing a significant change in the Home Lending market place.
http://www.fujitsu.com/au/news/pr/archives/2009/20090408-01.html

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

MEDIA ALERT: ETERNUS Storage Systems Deliver Heterogeneous Real-Time Data Replication Capabilities With BakBone NetVault: Replicator

SUNNYVALE, CA - 04/14/09 -- Event: Fujitsu America today announced that BakBone(R) Software's (PINKSHEETS: BKBO) replication solution will be offered as an option with Fujitsu ETERNUS(R) storage systems to enhance customer choice for data mobility, enable companies to mitigate risk of data loss from a disaster and quickly restore applications upon recovery. BakBone NetVault(R): Replicator and ETERNUS SF Advanced Copy Manager (ACM) deliver a cost-effective, heterogeneous replication solution for increasingly complex data environments.
http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/www/content/news/newsdetail.php?nf=09490710.nitf

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

Fujitsu Consulting Reveals Breach Involving Travelers, Other IT Clients

Apr 09, 2009 By Tim Wilson - DarkReading -- Personal information of more than 3,000 may have been lost along with storage device containing data on Fujitsu IT client projects - Fujitsu Consulting this week is informing clients that it has lost an electronic storage device containing data from "many information technology projects," including the personal data of more than 3,000 individuals held by The Travelers Insurance Co. According to a breach disclosure letter from Fujitsu Consulting (PDF), the storage device was lost in transit on July 28 by an overnight courier service that was carrying it between Fujitsu's offices in New York and Montreal. Fujitsu Consulting did not name the other companies whose data resides on the device, nor did it say whether the names were Travelers employees or customers. Reed Smith LLP, the consulting firm's legal counsel, did not say why it took eight months for the company to reveal the leak. The attorneys did say the firm has been "diligently" searching through the data for any personally identifiable information that might be on the device.
http://www.darkreading.com/security/privacy/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=EDVRAMJBHFVUEQSNDLPSKHSCJUNN2JVN?articleID=216500140

Fujitsu HandyDrive earns first place in storage space race

April 9, 2009 by Justin Yu -- Fujitsu is fairly new to the external hard drive game, but they recently hit one out of the park with the Fujitsu HandyDrive. Each hard drive that makes its way through our labs seems to get cheaper and cheaper (from a cost per gigabyte standpoint), and the HandyDrive is no different. Since Fujitsu shipped us the 400GB version for our testing, we used the current retail price of $110 to calculate a $0.27 per gigabyte cost for the end user. Compare that to the last external drive we tested, the Transcend StoreJet 25 Mobile, which came out to $0.30 per gigabyte. Needless to say, budget storage fiends won't be disappointed by this device.
* Photo: Fujitsu HandyDrive (Credit: Sarah Tew/CNET)
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10216410-1.html
http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/bto/20090409/33573784-2-440-0.gif

Fujitsu settles with CSIRO over WLAN patent

By Stuart Corner, 13 April 2009 -- Fujitsu has followed HP in reaching settlement with the CSIRO over its long running battle to extract licence fees for a key patent it holds covering the 802.11 WiFi wireless technology. According to US legal newsletter, Law360, Judge Leonard Davis of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has dismissed with prejudice the claims and counterclaims between CSIRO and Fujitsu. Law360 notes that this represents the first court-approved settlement to emerge since the CSIRO filed suit against a number of major IT companies in 2006. However last month another of those companies, HP reached an out of court settlement with the CSIRO last month , and Apple dropped out in December 2006.
http://www.itwire.com/content/view/24385/1231/

Fujitsu adds small 8-bit MCUs with on-chip flash

By Richard Wilson, 14 April 2009 -- Fujitsu Microelectronics has added three low pin count microcontrollers. The devices with 8, 16, and 20 pins are in its F2MC-8FX family of 8-bit microcontrollers. According to the supplier, there is growing demand in Asia for low pin count 8-bit microcontrollers for use in small home appliances. Now Fujitsu has launched the MB95260H series, MB95270H series, and MB95280H series which include the addition of on-chip dual-operation flash memory. Which means designs can save on external E2PROM.
http://www.electronicsweekly.com/Articles/2009/04/14/45874/fujitsu-adds-small-8-bit-mcus-with-on-chip-flash.htm

Fujitsu concedes services conflict at the high-end

By Paul Kunert, 14 April 2009 -- The new Fujitsu may be on a collision course with corporate enterprise partners that are building services businesses but has insisted the “vast majority” of resellers will not compete with its integration arm. On 1 April, the Japanese firm bought Siemens’ 50% stake in the joint venture to create Fujitsu Technology Solutions (FTS) and the plan is to align the business with Fujitsu Services to go to market under one banner. Gary Fowle, channel sales and marketing director at Fujitsu, agreed there could be instances in the corporate space where it competed with large partners but believed this would not concern resellers in the SME market.
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/techforum/2009/0904140940.asp?S=Computing&A=COM&O=FPIC

The solution is in the name, says Annex Distribution, Fujitsu Technology Solutions

[ Johannesburg, 14 April 2009 ] - The announcement of Fujitsu Siemens Computers' full membership to the Fujitsu Group and repositioning of the business to expand regional focus under Fujitsu Technology Solutions is a boon for local ICT industry. So claims Bill Gradwell, director at Annex Distribution, a national supplier of ICT infrastructure solutions and official distribution partner to Fujitsu Technology Solutions.
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/techforum/2009/0904140940.asp?S=Computing&A=COM&O=FPIC

Office of the Attorney General Consumer Protection and Antitrust Bureau

33 Capitol Street, Concord. New Hampshire 0330 -
Dear Sir/Madam:
As outside counsel for Fujitsu Consulting Inc. ("Fujitsu"), I write to inform you about an incident involving the personal information of 14 of your residents. Specifically, on July 28,2008, a package containing an electronic storage device was lost in-transit from Fujitsu offices in New York City to Montreal by national overnight courier. The courier service and law enforcement oftlcials were immediately notified.
http://doj.nh.gov/consumer/pdf/fujitsu_consulting.pdf

The Australian: The global financial crisis has squeezed smaller lenders

April 15, 2009 -- BANK of Queensland chief executive David Liddy and the heads of other smaller banks have made their concerns known about the impact of the federal Government's wholesale funding guarantee on mortgage lending. Mr Liddy wants a flat fee to be charged to banks renting the AAA sovereign debt rating, in contrast to the current system under which the Big Four banks pay 70 basis points and smaller banks pay 100 or 150 basis points. The aim of the scheme is laudable. It was created to overcome market failure that saw credit markets closed to even highly rated banks, with the ensuing credit squeeze threatening to cripple the real economy. In providing the guarantee, it is appropriate that the Government levered a return for taxpayers. A flat fee would effectively amount to a subsidy for smaller banks considered riskier. On the other hand, Mr Liddy argues that a flat fee would be fairer because home lending has become a loss-making proposition for regional banks using the guarantee. This is one reason, he says "why we are not seeing all of the changes in the cash rate being passed on".
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25335207-16382,00.html

4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change

Microsoft, Fujitsu settle key Aussie Wi-Fi patent suit

CTIA SmartBrief | 04/14/2009 -- Microsoft and Fujitsu have followed HP in resolving a critical patent-infringement dispute with CSIRO, an Australian scientists group, over its 802.11 Wi-Fi technology in a case that is before a U.S. federal court. CSIRO is seeking royalties from makers of computers, networking equipment and software while Microsoft was part of a group of companies -- whose trial began Monday -- that has asked the court to declare CSIRO's patent invalid. Bloomberg (04/13) iTWire (Australia) (04/13)
http://www.smartbrief.com/news/ctia/storyDetails.jsp?issueid=D951EF56-99B4-4052-AE0D-F05761A8FCF5&copyid=6596FC2B-69CB-4325-A544-867EE8D7C92C

NASA tweet: See a new view of Earth from space every day

See a new view of Earth from space every day at "NASA's Earth Observatory," celebrating its 10th anniversary this month.
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/4

Conficker Worm Attacks, Morphs

Adapted Virus Is More Efficient and Tries to Obtain Credit Card Information

By NED POTTER and KI MAE HEUSSNER - April 13, 2009 -- The sophisticated Conficker worm has infected about 800 computers at the University of Utah, campus officials said today.
The resilient Conficker computer worm has infected about 800 computers at the University of Utah. Officials said the outbreak is contained but still somewhat active. The outbreak was first detected Thursday and, by Friday, had spread to computers at the hospitals, medical school and colleges of nursing, pharmacy and health. Chris Nelson, a University of Utah health sciences spokesman, said that patient data and medical records had not been compromised because they are protected more securely. The outbreak was still active this morning, although it has been contained, he said.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AheadoftheCurve/story?id=7323544&page=1

IRS to double-check accuracy and safety of e-filings

Apr 13, 2009 -- Still finishing up your taxes? I feel sorry for you, but now I have more bad news: The Internal Revenue Service says it's getting set to ramp up the oversight of electronic filings of tax returns, particularly those made using software like TurboTax, TaxCut, and TaxAct, to make sure they aren't missing out on money they're owed. The number of people using software at home to prepare their taxes is huge, according to the Washington Post: 39 million in 2007, 66 percent of which went on to file online. And those numbers are on the rise: Intuit says TurboTax sales rose 10 percent in 2008.
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/138442

BusinessWeek.com: The Fragile Flight of the Twitterlings

April 14, 2009, By Douglas MacMillan -- A flock of new companies are benefiting from the startup's rapid growth, some generating decent revenue; might Twitter opt to clip their wings? Twitter executives don't disclose much about their plans to make money from the microblogging site. But that's not stopping scores of other companies trying to build their own businesses on the back of the increasingly popular communication tool. Take Tweetie, whose downloadable software makes Twitter available on Apple's (AAPL) iPhone. Sales of the $2.99 application have been climbing "exponentially," says developer Loren Brichter.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr2009/tc20090413_877116.htm?campaign_id=rss_tech

Symantec issues latest Internet Security Threat Report

By Brandon Bailey - Mercury News: 04/13/2009 -- Hackers are finding new ways to attack unknowing computer users by taking advantage of weaknesses in Web applications and browser plug-ins, sometimes turning even legitimate Web sites into a source of malicious code, according to a report issued Monday by Symantec, the Cupertino security software company. In another trend, security experts are noticing a significant proliferation of Internet worms and other malicious activity in nations with "emerging economies," where increasing computer use has been accompanied by widespread adoption of pirated software that lacks updated security protection.
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_12134686

News From Fujitsu - 4/10/2009

2009-04-08T21:29:00.000-07:00

IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd.
(# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
April 9, 2009 current price:
¥ 426, + ¥ 23 (+ 5.45%)
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 Announces New IP-900 Economical MPEG-4 Encoder for Remote Applicaitons

Compact, High-Performance Solution Offers Superior Picture Quality and Low Latency

Sunnyvale, CA, April 8, 2009 — Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a leading supplier of innovative computer products and video broadcast products, today announced IP-900, compact MPEG-4 AVC encoder for real-time IP transmission of high-definition and standard-definition content for news gathering and remote applications. The Fujitsu IP-900 reduces cost and improves efficiency while offering low latency and best-in-class picture quality at the lowest possible bit rates. Fujitsu will demonstrate IP-900 and other leading-edge video broadcast technologies at the 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_20090408-01.html

Fujitsu to Exhibit at Japan Design Selection 2009 in Milan Tokyo, April 8, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited today announced that it will be an exhibitor at Japan Design Selection 2009, which will run April 21 – 27 in Milan, Italy. Sponsored by the Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization, the expo is being held as part of the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, the world's largest interior design trade show. It will showcase a variety of products that demonstrate Japanese design excellence in a wide range of categories, from the dual perspectives of innovation and tradition. Fujitsu will showcase its mobile phones as a leading example of the company's design approach, which emphasizes easy interaction between people and IT and combines design strengths with technological expertise to enhance universal design and create new relationships between individuals and society.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090408-02.html

Fujitsu Establishes PLEMIA Product-Data Management Solution on M3

– Next-generation concept to leverage know-how of Japanese manufacturers –

Tokyo, April 8, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Nagano Systems Engineering Limited today announced that the product data management (PDM) solution that the Fujitsu Group will now offer has been structured in accordance with the M3 (Management 3) concept. Fujitsu's existing PDM solution, PLEMIA, has been rebuilt based on the M3 concept and developed into three individual products to suit different industry needs and sizes of businesses. These products are available starting today.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090408-01.html

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

ScanSnap VIDEO: Digitize Everything. Access Everywhere.

The idea of the paperless office and, for that matter, the paperless life, was established some 30 years ago when the first PC was introduced. Yet, the tools and processes to actually achieve such a thing have been a little slower to make it to mainstream. Sure, paperless bill pay, online newspapers and magazines and even tools like the Kindle have made it easy to transition much of what we do with paper to a digital format. But, access to information? How can we get the best of both worlds - digitize everything and access all the time? The combination of Evernote and the Fujitsu ScanSnap give you that and much more…
http://scansnapcommunity.com/updates/295-digitize-everything-access-everywhere/

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

Fujitsu Technology Solutions provides remote access for its workstation family

[ Johannesburg, 8 April 2009 ] - Fujitsu Technology Solutions presents a remote access solution for its workstations: all Celsius family models are now available with PC-over-IP. This means they can be integrated in a desktop centralisation model. For example, if the actual workstation is located in the company's data centre or server room, the user can access the workstation via a Celsius Remote Access portal from his desk or from anywhere in the world. Connected via a standard IP network such as LAN or WAN, the user can view and edit data, access the entire graphics performance, and make full use of his workplace.
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/computing/2009/0904080813.asp?A=DSK&S=Desktops%20and%20Notebooks&O=FPIN

Fujitsu Australia Releases New Green IT Research

09/04/2009 -- Fujitsu Australia has released a research paper that reveals that 95 per cent of Australian firms that have a Green IT policy save money. However, 60 percent of firms have no IT policy concerning the environment. The research, which covered 310 CIOs and senior IT managers, highlights the key drivers for Green IT policies where they exist and the barriers Australian companies are facing. Fujitsu Australia and New Zealand, a leading provider of business, information technology and communications solutions, today released ‘Green IT: A Convenient Truth’, a Fujitsu Australia-commissioned research paper that reveals that 95 per cent of Australian firms that have a Green IT policy save money. However, 60 percent of firms have no IT policy concerning the environment. The research, which covered 310 CIOs and senior IT managers, highlights the key drivers for Green IT policies where they exist and the barriers Australian companies are facing.
http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/298746/fujitsu_australia_releases_new_green_it_research

Videocall Upgrades Fujitsu Services' Videoconferencing with HD, Telepresence April 08, 2009 By Jayashree Adkoli, TMCnet -- Videocall, a U.K.-based service provider and systems integrator of video collaboration services, reportedly announced that Fujitsu Services is upgrading its videoconferencing equipment, in order to achieve a telepresence style as well as high-definition experience across its enterprise. Fujitsu (News - Alert) Services, a Videocall customer, said that the company took this upgrade initiative after extending their ongoing managed services contract that was signed recently – for three more years.
http://hdvoice.tmcnet.com/topics/unified-communications/articles/53872-videocall-upgrades-fujitsu-services-videoconferencing-with-hd-telepresence.htm

4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change

South Valley phone outage: Is telecom system too vulnerable?

By Elise Ackerman - Mercury News: 04/09/2009 -- It took severing just four cables, each about an inch thick, to bring down huge portions of a telecommunications network across three counties. And even as communications were being restored Thursday, hard questions emerged about whether the system is too vulnerable to sabotage — and how to prevent it from happening again. "Some of the questions that come up are whether the system has adequate backup capabilities and whether or not the phone companies are adequately protecting and maintaining the equipment they do have," said Mindy Spatt, spokeswoman for The Utility Reform Network, a consumer watchdog group in San Francisco.
http://www.mercurynews.com/topstories/ci_12111011?nclick_check=1

Slow credit growth to cut banks' profits

08.04.2009 -- Slowing credit growth is set to crimp the profits of the big banks, despite their moves to re-price business lending in order to subsidise mortgage margins. Slowing credit growth is set to crimp the profits of the big banks, despite their moves to re-price business lending in order to subsidise mortgage margins. JPMorgan and Fujitsu Consulting's latest joint report on the mortgage industry shows overall system credit growth will continue to decline with falling house prices.
http://www.thebull.com.au/articles_detail.php?id=1851

U.S. judge rules apartheid suits can proceed

Apr 8, 2009 By Christine Kearney - NEW YORK (Reuters) -- A U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday that lawsuits seeking monetary damages can continue against five large companies accused of aiding South Africa's former apartheid system of racial segregation. But U.S. District Judge Shira Scheindlin also dismissed claims against banks UBS AG and Barclays Bank Plc and electronics maker Fujitsu Ltd. "Corporate defendants accused of merely doing business with the apartheid Government of South Africa have been dismissed," Scheindlin said in her ruling.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/motoringAutoNews/idUKTRE53795D20090408

Reward of $100,000 offered after phone outage

The Associated Press: 04/10/2009 - SAN JOSE, Calif.—A $100,000 reward is being offered after thousands of people from San Jose to Santa Cruz were left without phone and Internet service when fiber optic lines were cut. AT&T is offering the reward leading to the arrest and conviction of those behind the cutting of a series of its lines in four different locations. A spokesman for AT&T says in order to get access to the lines, a special tool had to be used to remove manhole covers. The FBI is also joining the investigation.
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_12114852?source=most_viewed

News From Fujitsu - 4/8/2009

2009-04-07T12:25:00.000-07:00

IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd.
(# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
April 7, 2009 closing price:
¥ 413, + ¥ 5
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

Allscripts Integrates Electronic Health Record with Innovative Patient Kiosk

Kiosk incorporates state of the art Fujitsu PalmSecure™ Biometric Authentication, self-service check in, credit card scanning, and patient information updating to revolutionize patient Registration Process for Physician Practices

Sunnyvale, CA, April 7, 2009 — Allscripts (NASDAQ: MDRX) and Fujitsu, a leading provider of IT-based business solutions for the global marketplace, today unveiled the Allscripts Patient Kiosk™, the next generation of patient kiosk technology for physician practices. Allscripts Patient Kiosk cost-effectively enhances how patients interact with healthcare providers. The integration of the Fujitsu PalmSecure biometric authentication solution improves the security and privacy of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and other sensitive patient information.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fcpa_20090407-01.html

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

New White Paper from Fujitsu Microelectronics Describes PSP Model Technology in RF CMOS Design Sunnyvale, CA, April 07, 2009 — Fujitsu Microelectronics America, Inc. (FMA) today published a new white paper entitled “The PSP Model in RF CMOS Design.” The white paper describes the Penn State Philips (PSP) transistor model in RFIC design and how it can be successfully integrated into a Process Design Kit with valuable support tools.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fma_20090407.html

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

Macsimum review: ScanSnap S1500M will get you on your way to a paperless office

By Dennis Sellers Apple ico Apr 7, 2009 -- If you’re striving for a paperless office, Fujitsu’s US$495 ScanSnap S1500M for the Mac is a product you should add to your must-buy list. The scanner transfers paper docs into digital docs without having to adjust scanner settings—and is a breeze to use.
http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/macsimum_review_scansnap_s1500m_will_get_you_on_your_way_to_a_paperless_off/

Fujitsu Names Two New Appointments

07 Apr 2009 -- Fujitsu Europe has announced two new management appointments: Wilhelm Gassner, Regional Sales Director, CIS States and Eastern Europe and Enzo Capobianco, Manager, Channel Marketing EMEA, responsible for the EMEA-wide Fujitsu Imaging Channel program, imaging channel strategies and partner operations.
http://www.designtaxi.com/news.jsp?id=26139&monthview=0&month=4&year=2009

4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change

new ideas blog: Will Your Business Adapt or Die?

By derek.phillips - 2009-04-07-- The headlines have been rife with reports of one newspaper or another ceasing publication. It’s like the elephants trumpeting the death of one of their own herd and it’s getting louder as newsies struggle to find their place and a model for profitability in the age of blogs and “free” content. But what can you learn about their demise? It’s the same lesson every business learns for better or worse: adapt or die. Any business whose core is content generation has to face this fact: users expect free access to information. They want it in formats they prefer and would also like it to be portable, thank you very much. Given that any user has access to millions of pieces of data at the click of a mouse it’s no wonder he has such outrageous expectations. But there it is, so what’s a media company to do? Ensure your content is better than anyone else’s and deliver it in EXACTLY the fashion your user wants.
http://www.thenewgroup.com/blogs/will-your-business-adapt-or-die

Classroom Blackboard Gets Hi-Tech Makeover - ABC News

The mimio system serves as a computerized whiteboard to keep students engaged. - ABC News.
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7273310

RBA cuts interest rates, charges of up to $50,000 to switch loans

By Richard Gluyas and Turi Condon - The Australian - April 08, 2009 -- HOME owners are expected to swamp banks trying to refinance from high fixed-rate mortgages after yesterday's 25-basis-point interest rate cut, The Australian reports. But borrowers trying to discharge high fixed-rate loans face hefty "break fees", which can be more than $20,000 on a $500,000 home loan. Fujitsu Consulting managing director Martin North said banks had reaped $899 million in home loan fees in 2007, with Fujitsu estimating this will rise to more than $1 billion this year.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,27574,25306816-421,00.html

Samsung Elec To Pay Spansion $70 Million In Patent Settlement

April 7th, 2009 / DOW JONES NEWSWIRES -- Samsung Electronics Co. (005930.SE) agreed to pay Spansion Inc. (SPSN) $70 million to settle patent lawsuits, and the two companies exchanged patent rights in licenses and covenants. "This agreement is a significant milestone in the company's strategy to further develop its (intellectual property) business," said Spansion Chief Executive John Kispert, adding that the agreement strengthens Spansion's cash position.
http://www.easybourse.com/bourse-actualite/marches/samsung-elec-to-pay-spansion-S70-million-in-patent-647855

Tech companies help clients win stimulus funds

Silicon Valley / San Jose Business Journal - April 7, 2009 -- Some of the country's technology giants are offering to help their customers win some of the stimulus funds the federal government is offering. By helping their clients get some of the $100 billion in federal stimulus money earmarked for technology spending, companies like Cisco Systems Inc., International Business Machines Corp., Microsoft Corp. and Oracle Corp. hope to stem an expected revenue decline as corporations and institutions cancel projects in the economic downturn. Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) has set up a Web site with videos and links to information on what funds are available and how to apply.
http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2009/04/06/daily16.html?surround=lfn

Eyes-on with Mobintech's video headset for cell phones

Apr 6, 2009 -- Still in the prototype stage, the aptly-named Personal Display Glasses won't replace your HDTV or score you any dates. That said, the lightweight headset promises simulated big-screen mobile video for your cell phone—and all though a single cable, no battery pack required. Of course, there's nothing all that new about video headsets, and as I've written before, I'm not a huge fan of them in general. But even assuming you are willing to put up with the so-so image quality, eye strain, and public ridicule, most video headsets simply aren't practical while you're on the go thanks to all the dangling cables and bulky power bricks.
http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/44374

Twitter: Pipe-dream or next big thing?

8 million users can't be wrong. If only it made some money.

By Jeff Segal, breakingviews.com - April 7, 2009 -- What's the big deal with Twitter? The online instant update service has become a media sensation and a supposed target for the likes of Google and Facebook. But is it an over-hyped flash in the pan or a real business opportunity? The answer could be a bit of each.Twitter lets people or organizations send messages to "followers" - fans, clients, employees or anyone who signs up. The updates, thoughts or reactions arrive instantly via cell phone or computer updates. They're limited to 140 characters each, so pithiness is vital. (All but one of the sentences in this article qualify.
http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/07/technology/breaking_views.breakingviews/index.htm?section=money_technology

Pentagon spends over $100 million on cyberattack cleanup
April 7, 2009 by Elinor Mills -- The Pentagon spent more than $100 million in the past six months cleaning up after Internet attacks and network issues, military leaders said on Tuesday. "The important thing is that we recognize that we are under assault from the least sophisticated--what I would say the bored teenager--all the way up to the sophisticated nation-state, with some petty criminal elements sandwiched in between," Air Force Gen. Kevin Chilton, head of U.S. Strategic Command, told reporters at a cyberspace conference in Omaha, Neb., as reported by CBS News.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10214416-83.html

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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

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Fujitsu Addresses Alternative Energy Markets; Develops Relays for Solar Powered and Power Saving Applications

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Fujitsu Debuts Heat-sealable UHF-band RFID Tags

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Classroom Blackboard Gets Hi-Tech Makeover - ABC News

The mimio system serves as a computerized whiteboard to keep students engaged. - ABC News.http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7273310

Eyes-on with Mobintech's video headset for cell phones

Twitter: Pipe-dream or next big thing?

8 million users can't be wrong. If only it made some money.

Scanner Solution for Legal Case Managment:
How can I integrate a case management system with ScanSnap?

The mimio system serves as a computerized whiteboard to keep students engaged. - ABC News.
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7273310