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=
Monday, April 27, 2009
Thursday, April 23, 2009
News From Fujitsu - 4/27/2009
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
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Wednesday, April 22, 2009
News From Fujitsu - 4/23/2009
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 h
as integrated the WebApplication 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
Saturday, April 18, 2009
News From Fujitsu - 4/21/2009
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
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/.
3 - - Fujitsu In the News: News about Fujitsu in the Media
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
4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change
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
Thursday, April 16, 2009
News From Fujitsu - 4/17/2009
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 WorkspacesCisco 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
3 - - Fujitsu In the News: News about Fujitsu in the Media
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
4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change
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
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
News From Fujitsu - 4/16/2009
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 BeforeNASA 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. 
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-288806.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=zdnn
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