Sharp and Fujitsu are introducing 11 Symbian-running smartphones, as Nokia says it will support the OS, following backpedaling from the Symbian Foundation. – Nokia reaffirmed its support for the Symbian operating system, just as Sharp
and Fujitsu have introduced new smartphones running the mobile platform which
remains the most popular worldwide, despite losing support to Google’s Android
OS, most recently from Samsung
and Sony Ericsson.
Nokia pl…
The three main goals of the new SSD Form Factor Working Group are to design a common connector specification, develop a form factor based on 2.5-inch hard drives, and support a hot plug capability. – Intel, Dell, EMC, IBM and Fujitsu are linking up to help start a new
industry group with the goal of hammering out a common standard for PCI
express motherboard cards.
The three main goals of the new SSD Form Factor Working Group
are to design a common connector specification, develop a form f…
The company launches its fifth iteration of the Eternus CS data protection appliances with deduplication technology. – Fujitsu has announced the launch of the fifth generation of its Eternus CS
High End data protection appliance for larger enterprises and the second
generation of its Eternus CS800 data protection appliance for SMBs. Integrated
into a consolidated data protection eco-system, Eternus CS is surround…
Fujitsu has unveiled a prototype of the first mobile phone certified by the Continua Health Alliance. The handset allows consumers to collect and share medical records. – Fujitsu is beginning to
preview a new type of phone that allows users to collect and share their own
medical data. The prototype device, which uses Bluetooth technology to let
people share their data, has already been certified by one major health care
organization.
At the CEATEC (Combined Exhi…
Wong Heng Chew has been appointed president, Fujitsu Singapore wef September 2010
Work experience: Regional senior director, services, Asean, Oracle; 21 years of management and services experience in the IT industry
Fujitsu America’s Sunnyvale, Calif., headquarters is an expansive piece of property that once housed large-scale manufacturing operations. Over the years that manufacturing capacity has been relocated. So the company has transformed much of that space into data center-ready square footage& 32,071 square feet, to be exact. Fujitsu isn’t new to the data center business. For years, the company has hosted custom application deployments for customers who requested such service. Now it has invested tens of millions of dollars and is opening more of its secure data center floor space to companies seeking professional Web, cloud computing and application co-location services. Fujitsu also has another distinction: The first hydrogen fuel cell installed in Silicon Valley provides part of its power capacity for the data center facility. This eWEEK slide show highlights some of the features Fujitsu built into this data center complex. (Photos by Chris Preimesberger and by Fujitsu.) – …
Fujitsu and Toshiba unveil plans to merge their mobile phone businesses in October to create Japan’s second-biggest cell phone maker in a rapidly shrinking market. – TOKYO (Reuters) Japan’s Fujitsu Ltd and Toshiba Corp unveiled plans
on Thursday to merge their mobile phone businesses in October to create
Japan’s second-biggest cellphone maker in a rapidly shrinking market.
The merger will help the two electronics makers share development
costs, but the com…
Fujitsu is rolling out its Primergy CX1000 system for cloud computing environments. Fujitsus solution offers 38 rack servers in an enclosure, with shared power distribution and cooling components. In addition, the system is designed to conserve floor space and power. The Fujitsu offering will com-pete with similar solutions from the likes of IBM, Dell, HP and SGI.
– Fujitsu is joining the ranks of systems makers building servers aimed specifically at the cloud computing space.
Fujitsu on March 17 unveiled its Primergy CX1000, a system based on Intels new four- and six-core Xeon 5600 series processors and
designed to help cloud computing providers get the powe…
The Fujitsu Zero Client platform integrates Pano Logic’s zero-client desktop virtualization technology and will be available later in March. Fujitsu announced the platform at CeBIT.
– Fujitsu is coming out with a desktop virtualization offering based on Pano
Logic’s zero-client solution.
The Fujitsu Zero Client computing platform, announced March 2
at the CeBIT show in Hannover, Germany,
will launch later in the month, according to the two companies.
Fujitsu’s VDI (virtual d…
The upgraded SPARC M3000 system from Sun and Fujitsu, an entry-level server with the RAS features of mid-range and high-end servers, offers 23 percent greater performance than the previous version, thanks in large part to the new quad-core 2.7GHz SPARC64 chip. Sun and Fujitsu officials are pushing the enhanced M3000 as a consolidation tool, enabling businesses to reduce their space, energy and cooling costs in the data center.
– Sun Microsystems and Fujitsu are rolling out an enhanced entry-level M3000 server that officials say can be used to consolidate multiple low-end systems to save money and space.
The upgraded M3000, announced Jan. 12, is a single-socket system now powered by the new quad-core 2.7GHz SPARC64 VII proc…
Fujitsu introduced eight new notebooks, featuring versions of Windows 7, Intel processors and various degrees of multitouch. Arriving in January and February, they range from a 1.1-pound mini-notebook to a desktop replacement with an 18.4-inch HD display.
– A busy Fujitsu introduced eight new notebooks at the
Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, on Jan. 7. All LifeBooks, they range
from a 1.1-pound mini-notebook to beefier systems with 2010 Intel Core i7 and
Core i5 processors. Windows 7 and multitouch capabilities are also prominent
features.
…
Fujitsu is unveiling two new entry-level single-socket Primergy servers powered by some of Intels new Core processors. The Primergy TX150 S7 tower and RX100 S6 rack servers can be powered by Intels Core i3-530 and 540 models or the Pentium G9650, as well as Intels Xeon 3400 series chips. Fujitsu officials say the new systems strike a balance between performance and affordability.
– Fujitsu is rolling out two new single-socket servers that take advantage of Intels 32-nanometer “Clarkdale” processors.
The new entry-level systems, announced Jan. 7, can use not only the new Pentium G6950 or Core i3-530 and 540 models which Intel announced at
the Consumer Electronics Show in Las …
Fujitsu’s LifeBook MH380 mininotebook will be among the first to feature Intel’s new Atom N450 processor. Running Microsoft Windows 7 and weighing 2.97 pounds, the little red netbook will arrive in January.
– Fujitsu introduced the new LifeBook MH380 on Dec. 21. Arriving in January,
the mininotebook will be among the first to offer Intel’s new Atom N450
processor. Built on the 32-nanometer platform, the processor was
code-named Pine Trail.
The glossy, red MH380 has a starting weight of 2.97 pounds, …
The Japanese systems maker enters the cloud-building market relatively late. Most of the larger IT hardware and software companies already have stakes in the ground, and there are a large number of startups already at the party.
– Fujitsu announced Dec. 8 that it is joining the ever-expanding quot;cloud builder quot;
club of Tier 1 IT companies.
The Japanese systems maker, which like IBM
and Hewlett-Packard already has most of the components of cloud system building
abiding in its own warehouses, has begun offering wha…
The Fujitsu LifeBook UH900 Ultraportable weighs in at just a pound but offers Windows 7, an Intel Atom processor, 3.5G connectivity, a 62GB solid-state drive and a multitouch display.
– Fujitsu introduced the LifeBook UH900, a teeny but not insubstantial ultraportable, on Dec. 2.
Sized between a smartphone and a netbook, the UH900 features a 5.6-inch
sunlight-readable, WXGA display with multitouch capabilities and 500
nits of brightness. And handbag-portable, it measures 8 …
Fujitsu introduced five new laptops on Oct. 19, all running versions of Microsoft’s Windows 7, which is said to have embedded functionality that greatly complements touch-related applications. The Fujitsu offerings, some of which are now available and some of which will arrive in the coming weeks, are the LifeBook T4410 and T4310, which are enterprise- and consumer-focused versions of convertible tablet PCs; the 15.6-inch LifeBook A1220 desktop replacement; a glossy, 10.1-inch M2011 netbook; and an also glossy, 3.5-pound LifeBook P3010 ultrathin notebook.
On the same day, Gateway introduced a new line of notebooks called the EC Series, which focus on reducing energy consumption and extending battery life. The three models in the series are said to offer 6 to 8 hours of battery life.By Michelle Maisto
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Fujitsu introduced five new PCs on Oct. 19, all featuring Microsofts Windows 7 operating system, set to launch on Oct, 22. The new Fujitsu PCs include a netbook, two tablets, an ultra-thin and a notebook, and focus on touch capabilities for both the enterprise and consumers.
– Just days before the launch of Microsofts Windows 7, Fujitsu has introduced five new touch-emphasizing mobile PC offerings two convertible tablet PCs, a notebook, an ultra-thin notebook and a netbook that will run the new operating system.
Paul Moore, Fujitsu senior director of mobile prod…
Fujitsu introduced five new PCs on Oct. 19, all featuring Microsofts Windows 7 operating system, set to launch on Oct. 22. The new Fujitsu PCs include a netbook, two tablets, an ultra-thin and a notebook, and focus on touch capabilities for both the enterprise and consumers.
– Just days before the launch of Microsofts Windows 7, Fujitsu has
introduced five new touch-emphasizing mobile PC offerings two
convertible tablet PCs, a notebook, an ultra-thin notebook and a
netbook that will run the new operating system.
Paul Moore, Fujitsu senior director of mobi…
Financial details of the buyout, which has been in the works for months, were not disclosed. The two companies, who came to this agreement back in February, originally wanted to close the deal by July 1, but it took longer than expected to nail down the details.
– Toshiba and Fujitsu said Oct. 1 that they have signed final papers that clear the way for Toshiba to take over Fujitsu’s multinational hard drive design and manufacturing businesses.
Financial details of the buyout, which has been in the works for months, were not disclosed. The two companies, w…
Fujitsu says the new supercomputer system achieved a LINPACK benchmark performance of 97.94 teraflops. Compared with other cluster systems included in the June world Top500 list, the system’s performance ranks first in Japan and 34th in the world, Fujitsu says.
– Fujitsu on
Aug. 7 revealed that it has completed deployment of a new clustered
supercomputer for Japan’s
Institute of Physical
and Chemical Research, or RIKEN, that the company claimed was benchmarked as
the fastest HPC system in Japan.
Fujitsu said the new supercomputer system achieved a LI…
