News From Fujitsu - 3/19/2009

News From Fujitsu
- 3/19/2009

IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd. (# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
March 19, 2009 closing price: ¥ 348, - ¥ 24 （- 6.45%）
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 Family Association supports Green IT and Business Continuity Management
Cisco, Symantec, NetApp, and Blue Coat partners with FFA
Manila, March 4, 2009 — Fujitsu Family Association (FFA), a user community of Fujitsu corporate users, recently held its 4th Annual Convention and Cocktails with the theme “Cost or Investment? Green IT and Business Continuity 2009.”
http://www.fujitsu.com/ph/news/pr/20090319.html

Fujitsu Begins On-Line Consumer Sales of World’s First Color E-Paper Mobile Terminal FLEPia

- Displays up to 260,000 colors; features Bluetooth and high-speed wireless LAN; thin and lightweight -

Tokyo and Kawasaki, Japan, March 18, 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). In addition to being lightweight and thin, the color e-paper mobile terminal features an easy-to-view 8-inch display screen capable of showing up to 260,000 colors in high-definition, in addition to being equipped with Bluetooth and high-speed wireless LAN. FLEPia is also power-efficient, enabling up to 40 hours of continuous battery operation when fully charged, and does not require power for continuous display of a screen image, consuming power only during re-draw.
http://www.frontech.fujitsu.com/en/release/20090318.html

Fujitsu ScanSnap S300M Receives iF product design award 2009

International recognition for Fujitsu document scanner

London, 18. March 2009 — Fujitsu's stylish ScanSnap S300M document scanner has been honoured with the esteemed 'iF product design award 2009'. The highly portable imaging device is one of the smallest A4 colour duplex ADF scanners available, allowing Mac® users to digitize paper documents at speeds of eight colour pages per minute. The distinguished prize is a label for outstanding design and shows that visions of cross cultural consumer and environmental responsibility have been implemented in the product. Out of 2,808 selected entries from 39 countries, the judging panel of 28 international design experts decorated 802 products with the iF product design award 2009 – including Fujitsu's ScanSnap S300M, designed by the Fujitsu company PFU Technoconsul Limited. The newly awarded Fujitsu scanner is on display at the iF Forum of the Deutsche Messe convention centre in Hannover, Germany until August 2009.
http://www.fujitsu.com/emea/news/pr/fel-en_20090318-1.html

Mike Nelson, Fujitsu General Manager Sales Operations EMEA (l) and Shoichiro Yoshioka, Vice President, Fujitsu Europe Limited (r)

Fujitsu Introduces Two New ScanSnap Scanners with Advanced Productivity Features for Business Users Everywhere

Fujitsu ScanSnap for PC and Mac Users Offer Advanced Intelligent Scanning Features, Enhanced Speeds and New Productivity Functionality

Sunnyvale, CA, March 17, 2009 — Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., the market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today introduced two new ScanSnap scanning solutions for PC and Macintosh® users. The ScanSnap S1500, for PC, and the ScanSnap S1500M, for Mac, are engineered with the same ease-of-use as its predecessors, while providing additional productivity features to help streamline organization and business operations. The devices feature a new sleek design, offer advanced intelligent technology, faster scanning speeds, and provide a newly designed software interface to unlock the most productive scanning experience.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fcpa_20090317-01i.html

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

VIDEO: Fujitsu Corporate Profile | Our Spirit (source: fujitsu.com)

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http://www.facebook.com/pages/Fujitsu-ONEplace/35802822876

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

Fujitsu Conducts Collaborative Field Testing of LTE

March 17, 2009 By Jai C.S., TMCnet -- Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Limited, in collaboration with NTT DOCOMO, INC., have successfully completed the field testing for Long-term Evolution (LTE (News - Alert)), a core technology standard for high-speed wireless communications, using 4x4 multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO).
http://internetcommunications.tmcnet.com/topics/broadband-mobile/articles/52447-fujitsu-conducts-collaborative-field-testing-lte.htm

World's first colour e-book

March 19, 2009 - TOKYO -- FUJITSU has launched the world's first e-book with a colour display in Japan, the company said on Thursday. When used with a separate memory card, the paperback-sized gadget dubbed the 'FLEPia' can store the equivalent of 5,000 conventional books. It weighs 385 grams, is 12.5 milimetres thick and has a 20-centimetre 'electronic paper' display that can show 260,000 colours. Equipped with Bluetooth and high-speed wireless LAN, it can operate 40 hours when fully charged, the company said. Online sales began on Wednesday, priced at 99,750 yen (S$1,500).
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Tech%2Band%2BScience/Story/STIStory_352158.html

CfH terminates Fujitsu helpdesk contract

17 Mar 2009 -- NHS Connecting for Health has terminated the service desk contract it had with Fujitsu because of performance problems. The First Line Service Support contract with Fujitsu Services Ltd was terminated last week. A CfH spokesperson said the service desk would be transferred in house and supported from the agency’s Exeter office until a permanent provider could be found. “We are in discussion with Fujitsu about arrangements to ensure a smooth transition of the service,” they added.
http://www.e-health-insider.com/news/4667/cfh_terminates_fujitsu_helpdesk_contract

Jim Harrington on jazz: Get read to tango at Fujitsu Jazz Festival

By Jim Harrington - Oakland Tribune 03/17/2009 -- There simply aren't enough chances to hear the bandoneon played in the Bay Area. The opportunity for local fans to hear the instrument — a squeezebox cousin to the better-known accordion — performed in a jazz setting is even more elusive. Fortunately, the latter will indeed occur Saturday night as the Fujitsu Jazz Festival presents a concert titled "Tango Meets Jazz: Tango, Passion & Swing" concert Herbst Theatre in San Francisco. The big name on the bill is Pablo Ziegler, a Grammy-winning pianist who has been at the heart of the international tango revival movement. He's been championed for his ability to marry age-old tango traditions and modern jazz.
http://www.insidebayarea.com/music/ci_11935054

4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change

WiMax from Sacred Wind blanketing Navajo lands

Mar 17, 2009 3:25 PM, By Kevin Fitchard--Using WiMax, Sacred Wind tackles the seemingly impossible of task of both voice and broadband to the Navajo Nation in New Mexico. In the vast tracts of land making up the Navajo reservation in northwestern New Mexico, there are thousands of homes that redefine the notion of underserved. They’re not just without broadband; they’re without dial tones. Some 6000 homes are off-grid, and local telecom provider Sacred Wind Communications has given up trying to connect them with copper phone lines. Instead it’s looking to WiMax.
http://telephonyonline.com/wireless/news/sacred-wind-wimax-new-mexico-0317/

DoCoMo pushes 120 Mbps using LTE

March 17, 2009 — 2:32pm ET | By Lynnette Luna -- Japan's NTT DoCoMo said its successful field tests of LTE resulted in data transmissions in the range of 120 Mbps in an urban environment. The operator used equipment from Fujitsu, deploying a 4 X 4 MIMO-based LTE network in a special testing location within the northern Japanese city of Sapporo in Hokkaio using 10 megahertz of spectrum. DoCoMo and Fujitsu Laboratories jointly developed LTE prototypes. By reaching 120 Mbps in a 10-megahertz swath of spectrum, DoCoMo reasons then that it could achieve 240 Mbps throughput using the 20 megahertz maximum bandwidth LTE allows. DoCoMo chose Fujitsu in 2006 to develop and manufacture LTE base stations for the operator.
http://www.fiercebroadbandwireless.com/story/docomo-pushes-120-mbps-using-lte/2009-03-17

Laguna-based TDK-Fujitsu cuts 2,000 jobs

GMANews.TV - TDK Fujitsu Philippines Corp. (TFPC), which makes magnetic recording heads for computer hard disk drives, said it laid off 2,000 workers in its Biñan, Laguna facility. TFPC is different from Fujitsu Computer Product Corp. of the Philippines Inc. (FCPP), which cut 1,750 jobs earlier this year, according to various reports which came out on Wednesday afternoon. TFPC’s layoffs were confirmed by Labor Secretary Marianito D. Roque during a briefing in Quezon City.
http://thepinoy.net/?p=3013

Web powerhouse Sun Micro poised at brink of IBM's maw

A Sun Microsystems sign is pictured at the company's headquarters in Santa Clara, California March 18, 2009. REUTERS/Robert Galbraith

By Clare Baldwin - SANTA CLARA, California (Reuters) -- Its name was once synonymous with the Internet. It championed networking at a time most people thought e-mail was revolutionary. It used to be mentioned in the same breath as Microsoft and Intel.
http://www.clackamasreview.com/us_world_news/story.php?story_id=TRE52I0GF

Quality Associates Named 2008 Winner Of Prestigious Fujitsu Partner Award

March 18, 2009 -- Quality Associates, Inc. (QAI), (www.qualityassociatesinc.com), an established provider of services and solutions for document management, imaging, and archiving, announced that it received a new achievement award from long-time partner Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. Quality Associates won the "Premier Partner of the Year 2008, Eastern Region" honor for being Fujitsu's top selling value-added reseller (VAR) within the eastern half of the United States in 2008. The award was presented to QAI during an awards ceremony at Fujitsu's annual partner conference, which was held in February in Las Vegas.
http://www.ecmconnection.com/article.mvc/Quality-Associates-Named-2008-Winner-Of-0001?VNETCOOKIE=NO

News From Fujitsu - 3/18/2009

News From Fujitsu
- 3/18/2009

IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd. (# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
March 18, 2009 closing price: ¥ 372, + ¥ 8 （+ 2.20 %）
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 to Launch Nationwide Paper Recycling System in Japan

- Reduces burden on the environment, security risks and processing costs -

Tokyo, March 17, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited today announced that it will introduce a nationwide paper recycling system on April 1 to process ordinary and confidential wastepaper disposed of by offices of Fujitsu Group companies in Japan. Fujitsu will become the first Japanese company to establish a nationwide system based on unified standards for the collection of paper waste and the secure handling of confidential wastepaper.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090317-01.html

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


PDF 2008 Sustainability Report (full report) [5.07 MB]
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/

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

Fujitsu Unveils FLEPia - First Color eBook Reader

Fujitsu today announced the start of consumer sales of the world's first color e-paper eBook Reader, the Fujitsu FLEPia. Developed by Fujitsu Frontech and Fujitsu Laboratories, FLEPia is the first ever mobile information terminal to feature color electronic paper (color e-paper). In addition to being lightweight and thin, the color e-paper mobile terminal features an easy-to-view 8-inch display screen capable of showing up to 260,000 colors in high-definition, in addition to being equipped with Bluetooth and high-speed wireless LAN.
http://techfragments.com/news/645/Hardware/Fujitsu_Unveils_FLEPia_-_First_Color_eBook_Reader.html

Fujitsu cutting 1,750 Philippines jobs

MANILA (AFP) — Japan's Fujitsu Ltd. announced plans on Wednesday to axe 1,750 jobs in the Philippines, blaming the global economic downturn. Workers have been offered early retirement packages to leave Fujitsu Computer Products Corp., which makes disk drives, said Ernesto Espinosa, a manager. "We launched a voluntary leaving programme and the reason for this is that because of the global recession," he told AFP.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ibwYW4hC1s33CMunSRV_dQqIBVpg

Fujitsu Stabs At Kindle Market
By Jason Lee Miller - Wed, 03/18/2009 -- Stabs slowly, expensively - At first glance it looks like a Kindle killer. Fujitsu took the veil off of FLEPia today, an e-book reader that shows 260,000 colors in full sunlight, and that works as a digital picture frame. It’s got 40 hours of battery life, doesn’t require power for continuous display of an image. FLEPia can store 5,000 e-books, runs Microsoft Windows CE 5.0, enabling Microsoft Office documents, spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations. It has a touch screen, Bluetooth, high speed wireless LAN, 4 GB SD card. It’s lightweight and thin, with an 8-inch screen. Just think of all that Manga, man.
http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2009/03/18/fujitsu-stabs-at-kindle-market

Fujitsu Has New Scanners

Mar 18, 09 -- Fujitsu caters to both PC and Mac crowds with a couple of new scanners - the ScanSnap S1500 and the white ScanSnap S1500M. Both scanners are faster compared to its predecessors as expected, capable of doing 60ppm when scanning black and white documents while color documents will command a scan speed of 20ppm.

http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2009/03/fujitsu_has_new_scanners.html

Fujitsu's FLEPia eBook brings a touch of colour the eReader market

Just when you thought eBooks couldn't get any more attractive, Fujitsu goes and gives its eReader a colour injection, putting all other eReaders to black and white shame. As long as you don't mind travelling to Japan to get one, you can take pleasure in its 8-inch colour screen - ideal for reading both magazines and extensive text. There's also Bluetooth, WiFi and a USB and SD card slot to get the best out of your eReading experience.
http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2009/03/fujitsus_flepia.html

	LET signs agreement with Fujitsu-Siemens Computers
	BUCKINGHAMSHIRE, ENGLAND -- (18th March 2009) The Ladies European Tour has entered into a two year agreement with Fujitsu-Siemens Computers, the leading European IT infrastructure provider. Fujitsu-Siemens Computers will be designated “Official IT Supplier of the Ladies European Tour”, providing equipment for the Ladies European Tour’s offices at Buckinghamshire Golf Club, England, as well as for tournament operations throughout the world. http://www.ladieseuropeantour.com/content/let_content_news.php?Id=19828&page=1

Fujitsu FLEPia - the First Color E-BookFujitsu is going to launch its new FLEPia, the first color e-paper mobile terminal (ie. e-book). The Fujitsu FLEPia has a 8-inch 260k color touchscreen display with 768×1014 XGA resolution. It supports Bluetooth and WiFi connectivity and has a SD card slot.
http://www.itechnews.net/2009/03/18/fujitsu-flepia-the-first-color-e-book/



4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change

IBM in talks to buy Sun Microsystems

Mar 18, 2009 -By Ritsuko Ando and Anupreeta Das

NEW YORK (Reuters) - IBM is in talks to buy Sun Microsystems Inc, sources with knowledge of the matter said, a move that could bolster the technology giant against rivals in the high-end computer server market. International Business Machines Corp is offering to pay at least $6.5 billion, or double Sun's Tuesday closing price of $4.97, The Wall Street Journal reported online earlier. Shares of Sun jumped 64 percent in pre-market trading to $8.16, while IBM shares fell 2 percent to $90.89.
http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSBNG47936420090318

The rise of the Blue Sun: IBM and Sun

March 18, 2009 -- The news broke this morning, March 18th, that IBM is talking to Sun about buying the company. Sources from both companies tell me that such a deal is in the works and it may be completed as early as this week. Sun's pricetag may be as high as $6.5-billion with a large part of the deal being made with IBM stock. Sources indicated that what IBM wants is Sun's software businesses, not its x86 and SPARC server lines.
http://blogs.computerworld.com/the_rise_of_the_blue_sun_ibm_and_sun

Deloitte comments on the news that Fujitsu is offering
the world’s first colour E-Book Reader and its impact on publishers

Published: 18/3/09 -- Mark Lee-Amies, Deloitte Media Partner comments:
"Fujitsu’s announcement that they will be offering the world's first colour E-Book Reader for sale represents a significant development for publishers seeking to excite the market about digital books. Deloitte believes that it is in the arena of reference literature that digital books will most likely be a success. Here they bring a real tangible advantage to users: searchability and the ability to carry multiple reference texts around at once. This can bring real improvements in diagnosis and productivity for say the medical profession.
http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/press_release/0,1014,sid%253D2834%2526cid%253D253100,00.html

Meet the Cajun Crawler - A Segway Like Device With Legs

We've all heard of the Segway but what we all might not have heard about is the Cajun Crawler, a Segway-like personal transportation device with insect like legs. It looks a bit creepy, really cool, and it's a lot faster than one might think. This Segway competitor was created by some students from the University of Louisiana, hence the name "Cajun Crawler".
http://techfragments.com/news/642/Tech/Meet_the_Cajun_Crawler_-_A_Segway_Like_Device_With_Legs.html

News From Fujitsu - 3/16/2009

News From Fujitsu - 3/16/2009

IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd. (# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
March 16, 2009 closing price: ¥ 355, + ¥ 7 （+ 2.01%）
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 Conducts Collaborative Field Testing of LTE

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

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

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

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

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

Sunnyvale, CA, March 16, 2009 — Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that Victor Kan, senior vice president, sales and marketing, Imaging Products Group, Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., has been named a Channel Chief by Everything Channel’s CRN. Channel Chiefs are recognized as influential executives who consistently defend, promote, and execute effective channel partner programs and strategies.
http://www.fujitsu.com/us/news/pr/fcpa_20090316-01i.html

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

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

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

Fujitsu to cut new hires by 25%

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

Fujitsu LifeBook P8020 12.1-inch Ultraportable Laptop PC

About.com Rating By Mark Kyrnin, About.com

Fujitsu LifeBook P8020

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

4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change

Japan scans horizon for new sunrise

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

Camelot investors to pool stakes

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

By Mark Kleinman - 14 Mar 2009

Two investors want to sell their shareholdings in Camelot

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

Fujitsu and NTT DoCoMo Conducts 3G LTE Field Testing

16th March, 2009

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

Google Voice offers one phone number, many features

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

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

News From Fujitsu - 3/13/2009

News From Fujitsu - 3/13/2009
IR Corner: Fujitsu Ltd. (# 6702, Tokyo Stock Exchange)
March 13, 2009 closing price: ¥ 335, - ¥ 9 (- 2.62%)
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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1 - - News Room: Announcements & Press Releases

Fujitsu Quality Laboratory (Wuxi) Begins Operation

- Bringing quality assurance services to manufacturers in China -

Wuxi, March 10, 2009 — Fujitsu Quality Laboratory Limited and the Wuxi Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau, a government agency that conducts mandatory inspections in order to raise the quality of products manufactured in China, today announced that they have established a joint testing facility, Fujitsu Quality Laboratory (Wuxi), to provide quality assurance services to manufacturers of electrical and electronic components and other parts in China.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090310-01.html

Fujitsu Develops Messaging Technology for Load Distribution Over Various Protocols

Kawasaki, Japan, March 12, 2009 — Fujitsu Laboratories Limited today announced the development of a new messaging technology for a service delivery platform (SDP), in which network functions are provided to applications in the form of software components. The messaging technology is able to efficiently handle server load distribution in response to an increase in volume of terminals or applications running on the SDP, even when various communication protocols are used. This new messaging technology will enable application service providers who utilize software components to offer a multitude of new services, without being concerned of server overload due to a rise in application users or terminals
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090312-02.htm.l

Fujitsu Announces 2010 Hiring Plan for University Graduates

Tokyo, March 12, 2009 — Fujitsu Limited announced today that it plans to hire 440 university graduates in April 2010. Although the number of new hires will decrease compared to this year due to the severe business environment, Fujitsu will continue to recruit a diverse group of university graduates to sustain the growth of its IT products, solutions and services businesses.
http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090312-01.html

FUJITSU TEN ANNOUNCES THE “ECLIPSE MASTERCLASS” IN ASSOCIATION WITH BERKLEE COLLEGE OF MUSIC AT BOSTON’S HISTORIC TRINITY CHURCH ON MARCH 26TH

Leading Contemporary Cellist Peter Gregson, and Innovating Computer Programming and Manipulation Artist Milton Mermikides, Team Up to Deliver a Cutting Edge Masterclass Event for a Cultural Musical Experience

Boston, MA (March 10, 2009) FUJITSU TEN LIMITED, manufacturer of leading automotive
electronics, has teamed up with Boston's Berklee College of Music, the institution that pioneered college-level, contemporary music education, to host the #147;ECLIPSE Masterclass,” at 6:30 p.m., on March 26, 2009 at Boston’s Trinity Church.
http://www.fujitsu-ten.co.jp/english/release/2009/03/20090311_e.html

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

Fujitsu Quality

From development to product support, Fujitsu Quality thoroughly matches the requirements at every stage.

http://www.fujitsu.com/global/services/strategy/quality/?WT.ac=Global_VSTRAT_Fujitsu-Quality_mv_090303

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

Fujitsu Siemens Computers retakes hotly-contested SPECweb benchmark record

WEBWIRE – Thursday, March 12, 2009 - PRIMERGY RX600 S4 sets the new benchmark
as the world’s fastest web server - Munich, The lead in the hotly-contested SPECweb benchmark has been taken again by a PRIMERGY server from Fujitsu Siemens Computers. Results published today (March 12) confirm that the PRIMERGY RX600 S4 has reconfirmed its position as the world’s best performing web server.
http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=89657

4 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change

Brother e-reader is an A4 monster!

March 12, 2009, 5:00 pm by Ben Sillis -- A new Kindle killer is here: the Brother e-reader, with a huge A4 sized display, has just been announced. Read on for the juicy details. The Amazon Kindle 2 has the paperback e-reader market all wrapped up, but Japanese company Brother thinks there’s a market for an e-reader with a much bigger display. Presenting the SV-100B e-reader, sporting a 9.7 inch (A4) LCD, hi-res 1,200×825 screen.
http://www.electricpig.co.uk/2009/03/12/brother-e-reader-is-a4/

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IBM,HP continue to dominate server market. Table of Contents 1 - - What's New @ Fujitsu: Web page updates from Fujitsu >> Fujitsu M1010 - Colour Your Personality 2 - - Fujitsu In the News: News about Fujitsu in the Media >> Fujitsu Lifebook M1010 Netbook - cramped keyboard lets it down >> CeBit trip for Fujitsu >> CIO: Fujitsu Siemens releases free ebook on storage >> Analysts: Kaz enhances Fujitsu's government footprint >> Fujitsu Goes With ARM Cortex For Automotive Apps 3 - - Internet Speed: Customers, Competitors & Change >> BBC.co.uk: Satyam approved to sell 51% stake >> Is Facebook trying to crush Twitter? >> Green tinge: CeBIT goes eco-friendly >> Making solar cheaper than coal >> Photos: WonderCon's Zap! Boom! and Pow! >> Podcast: Bad Bank (Collapse of banking system explained in just 59 minutes) >> UPDATE 2-Australia PM says wants local banks to cut fees >> Electric car network coming to Arizona >> Microsoft admits users will be able to turn off IE 8 in Windows 7 >> Flat-TV, Digital Camera Ops Losing Money, But PCs Faring Well >> IBM,HP continue to dominate server market; sector witnesses slowdown in 2008

1 - What's New @ Fujitsu: Web page updates from Fujitsu [toc...]

- Fujitsu M1010 - Colour Your Personality [toc...]

http://www.fujitsu.com/sg/

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2 - Fujitsu In the News: News about Fujitsu in the Media [toc...]

- Fujitsu Lifebook M1010 Netbook - cramped keyboard lets it down [toc...]

March 06, 2009 by Zara Baxter -- A couple of nifty gimmicks and an extended warranty help give this netbook the boost that its ergonomics don't. We're so used to seeing netbooks in the PC Authority offices, after having seen twenty or so arrive on our desks over the last year, that we watch each new netbook keenly for standout features that will lift it above the pack. There's plenty of possibilities to go round, from outstanding screen resolution or quality, to graphics addition, to feature-packed goodies and ergonomics.

http://www.pcauthority.com.au/Review/139107,fujitsu-lifebook-m1010-netbook---cramped-keyboard-lets-it-down.aspx

- CeBit trip for Fujitsu [toc...]

At CeBIT 2009 Fujitsu Siemens Computers is exhibiting its LIFEBOOK T5010 and LIFEBOOK E8420 laptops, using the company's latest security solutions which combine Absolute® Software Corporation products with Intel® Anti-Theft Technology.

http://www.channelinfo.net/cgi/news/news.cgi?db=newstest&uid=&ID=16166&DATE=&KEYWORDS=&HEADLINE=&text=&keyword=&sb=---&so=ascend&view_records=View+Rec

- CIO: Fujitsu Siemens releases free ebook on storage [toc...]

06.03.2009 -- A new electronic book – containing everything you ever wanted to know about storage, but were afraid to ask – has been made available online by Fujitsu Siemens Computers. Do you know your SAN from your NAS? How does iSCSI compare to FC? How close is your near-line storage and what does a VTA do? The answers to all these storage-related questions, and more, can be found in a new book published by Fujitsu Siemens Computers (FSC), entitled Storage Basics. Getting to grips with the ever-growing flood of data is still the greatest challenge faced by most organisations with regard to information storage.

http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/12442/cio/fujitsu-siemens-releases-free-ebook-on-storage

- Analysts: Kaz enhances Fujitsu's government footprint [toc...]

Julia Talevski 06 March, 2009 -- Fujitsu's acquisition of Kaz from Telstra will generate healthy competition among IT companies in the market, local analysts claim - Analysts claim Fujitsu's acquisition of Kaz will give the services integrator a stronger position in the government sector. Fujitsu purchased Kaz from Telstra for $200 million last week. In a statement, the global outsourcer said the deal would expand its customer base, skills and national footprint and make it Australia's third-largest IT services company by revenue.

http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/279275/analysts_kaz_enhances_fujitsu_government_footprint

- Fujitsu Goes With ARM Cortex For Automotive Apps [toc...]

05 March 2009 -- Fujitsu Microelectronics Europe GmbH has signed a major licensing agreement for the ARM Cortex-R4F processor to use in automotive applications including safety and chassis. In addition to the Cortex-R4F processor, the agreement includes the ARM AMBA Designer tool and ARM CoreSight technology for advanced on-chip debug and real-time trace. The agreement is a significant endorsement of the ARM architecture in the automotive market as manufacturers endeavour to consolidate their automotive functions into a reduced number of more capable processors.

http://www.arm.com/iqonline/news/ARMnews/24563.html

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- BBC.co.uk: Satyam approved to sell 51% stake [toc...]

6 March - Fraud-hit IT firm Satyam has been given the go-ahead to sell most of itself. Indian financial authorities approved plans for the company to sell a 51% stake as it seeks to win back clients and restore customer confidence. Reports suggest computing giant IBM and Indian engineering firm Larsen & Toubro are frontrunners for the stake. Satyam has struggled since former boss Ramalinga Raju admitting inflating their assets by more than $1bn. Shares in Satyam jumped 18% after the company's state-appointed board got approval to sell the majority holding. Satyam lost more than 80% of its market value following Mr Raju's confession in January. The auction for the stake will be global and potential buyers would need to have assets of at least $150m. The buyer then would not be able to sell its stake for at least three years, Satyam said in a statement. Satyam had been one the biggest players in the booming Indian IT software market, supplying back-office services t! o firms from around the world.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7927803.stm

- Is Facebook trying to crush Twitter? [toc...]

05.03.2009 -- If you can't buy 'em, then beat 'em at their own game instead. Social-networking site Facebook has introduced real-time status streams that could explode the micro-blogging phenomenon started by Twitter into the mainstream. The service Twitter offers, which allows users to post updates of around 140 words long, has grown to become the world's third-largest social-networking site after Facebook and MySpace, with six million registered users and 55 million monthly visitors.

http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/12429/new-media/facebook-tries-to-crush-twitter

- Green tinge: CeBIT goes eco-friendly [toc...]

06/03/2009 11:21:00 - by Leila Makki -- At Mobile World Congress a slew of new handsets were revealed, all promising to be more eco-friendly. So, its no wonder that at the next industry event, CeBIT in Germany, the theme was also green technology. At the largest wireless trade event, the GSMA introduced a new initiative to standardise a 'universal' charger so that the majority of new phones will use a 'one-size-fits-all' energy-efficient charger by 2012. The benefits from adopting this standard include improving energy efficiency when charging, halving standby power consumption and cutting back on the overall number of chargers being manufactured.

http://web20.telecomtv.com/pages/?newsid=44618&id=e9381817-0593-417a-8639-c4c53e2a2a10&view=news

- Making solar cheaper than coal [toc...]

March 6, 2009 By Martin LaMonica, CNET News -- The day after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, Emmanuel Sachs decided that it was time to get back into the solar-energy business. Starting in the 1970s, the Masssachussetts Institute of Technology mechanical-engineering professor had made significant contributions to solar, including a cell-making technique now used by Evergreen Solar. But once research funding for solar photovoltaics--converting sunlight into electricity--dried up in the 1980s, Sachs diverted into other fields, including 3D printing to help designers quickly build prototypes.

http://news.cnet.com/Making-solar-cheaper-than-coal/2009-13836_3-6249110.html?tag=nl.e703

- Photos: WonderCon's Zap! Boom! and Pow! [toc...]

March 2, 2009 - SAN FRANCISCO - -WonderCon returned to San Francisco's Moscone Center last weekend and these three Stormtroopers were kind enough to stand guard at the entrance Friday.

http://news.cnet.com/2300-1025_3-10000458.html?tag=nl.e434

- Podcast: Bad Bank (Collapse of banking system
explained in just 59 minutes) [toc...]

The collapse of the banking system explained, in just 59 minutes. Our crack economics team—the guys who explained the mortgage crisis, Alex Blumberg and NPR's Adam Davidson—are back to help all of us understand the news. For instance, when we talk about an insolvent bank, what does it actually mean, and why are we giving hundreds of billions of dollars to rich bankers who screwed up their own businesses? Also, two guys go to New Jersey to look at a toxic asset.
* Download a transcript.
> http://www.thislife.org/extras/radio/375_transcript.pdf

http://www.thislife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=375

- UPDATE 2-Australia PM says wants local banks to cut fees [toc...]

* Australian government calls on banks to reduce fees
* Australian banks to draw $3.36 bln household fees in 2009
* High bank fees partly due to lower competition - survey (Adds banking association, ANZ comment, BOQ, details)
SYDNEY, March 6 - The Australian government is lobbying local banks to cut fees, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Friday, after a report found they were charging some of the rich world's highest banking costs at a time of economic crisis. Rudd, whose government has guaranteed the deposits and wholesale funding of Australia's banks, said he and the Treasurer, Wayne Swan, had recently expressed their concern in talks with local bank executives about high fees and charges. "Absolutely. The Treasurer and I have met again with the banks in recent weeks and we have raised expressly the question of bank fees and charges," Rudd said in a radio interview. "We will continue on this because everyone out there... is facing a really tough time and we don't want to see anyone adding to this burden by unnecessary charges," he added. The report, released by Fujitsu Consulting on Thursday, said Australian households paid about 22 percent more in bank fees than households in Britain and 1! 1 percent more than American households, partly because of weakening bank competition.

http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/markets/100063467-1-update-2-australia-pm-says-wants.html

- Electric car network coming to Arizona [toc...]

March 6, 2009 by Martin LaMonica -- Alternative energy company Ecotality said on Friday that it will supply charging stations in Arizona as part of the planned roll-out of plug-in electric cars from Nissan next year. Nissan North America has committed to making its electric vehicles available to municipal or private organizations in the Tucson, Ariz., area, Ecotality said. Nissan's all-electric sedan is scheduled to be available in certain areas of the U.S. next year.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-10190525-54.html?tag=nl.e433

- Microsoft admits users will be able to turn off IE 8 in Windows 7 [toc...]

March 6th, 2009 by Mary Jo Foley -- After a couple of days of "no comments," Microsoft has acknowledged the findings of a pair of bloggers who discovered that starting with the next major test release of Windows 7, Internet Explorer 8 will be able to be removed. Microsoft officials made this public acknowledgment via the Engineering Windows 7 blog. In a posting, dated March 6, Jack Mayo, the Group Program Manager for the Documents and Printing team, listed a set of Windows 7 features that will be able to be turned on and off by users after the initial Windows set-up.

http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=2235

- Flat-TV, Digital Camera Ops Losing Money, But PCs Faring Well [toc...]

March 06, 2009 - TOKYO (Nikkei)--Although prices have fallen nearly 20% across the board in a year, electronics manufacturers are turning profits with personal computers, but not flat-panel televisions and digital cameras, because they have lowered costs in PC operations through such means as offshoring. The three major players in flat TVs -- Sony Corp. (6758), Panasonic Corp. (6752) and Sharp Corp. (6753) -- are expected to log operating losses this fiscal year in that business. Although global sales volume is forecast to grow 20-40%, the sharp drop in sales since last autumn has caused inventories to pile up. The firms have been forced to slash prices in order get rid of stockpiles, with prices down 18.4% from the peak in 2008. (* Subscription Required *)

http://www.nni.nikkei.co.jp/AC/TNKS/Search/Nni20090305D05JFA07.htm

- IBM,HP continue to dominate server market; sector witnesses slowdown in 2008 [toc...]

TT Bureau - 05 Mar 2009 -- The ongoing recession in US market and the global financial meltdown cast a heavy effect on the worldwide server shipments and revenues in Q4, reveals a Gartner survey. Q4 saw worldwide server revenue decrease by 15 percent to reach $ 13.1 billion. Shipments too fell 11 percent to reach 2.1 million units. For whole year performance, 2008 saw server revenue drop by 4 percent as compared to 2007 figures and shipments increase by only 2.6 percent.

http://www.telecomtiger.com/Corporate_fullstory.aspx?passfrom=topstory&storyid=5559&section=S162

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