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==History== ===1935 to 2000=== Fujitsu was established on June 20, 1935, which makes it one of the oldest operating IT companies after [[IBM]] and before [[Hewlett-Packard]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Fujitsu – Fujitsu Global |url=http://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/profile/history/ |website=fujitsu.com |access-date=August 8, 2008 |archive-date=March 15, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140315101840/http://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/profile/history/ |url-status=live }}</ref> under the name {{nihongo|Fuji Telecommunications Equipment Manufacturing| 富士電気通信機器製造|Fuji Denki Tsūshin Kiki Seizō}}, as a spin-off of the [[Fuji Electric|Fuji Electric Company]], itself a joint venture between the [[Furukawa Group|Furukawa Electric Company]] and the German conglomerate [[Siemens]] which had been founded in 1923. Despite its connections to the [[Furukawa Group|Furukawa]] [[zaibatsu]], Fujitsu escaped the Allied [[occupation of Japan]] after the Second World War mostly unscathed. {{anchor|FujComputer}}<!--For link from computer list articles, do not remove--> In 1954, Fujitsu manufactured Japan's first computer, the [[FACOM 100]] [[Mainframe computer|mainframe]],<ref name="Williams, Hackaday, 2019">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Al |date=August 3, 2019 |title=Maybe the oldest computer, probably the oddest |url=https://hackaday.com/2019/08/03/maybe-the-oldest-computer-probably-the-oddest/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804124520/https://hackaday.com/2019/08/03/maybe-the-oldest-computer-probably-the-oddest/ |archive-date=August 4, 2019 |access-date=August 4, 2019 |website=[[Hackaday]] |quote=In 1956, Fujitsu decided to compete with IBM and built a relay-based computer, the FACOM128. The computer takes up 70 square meters and weighs about 3 tons. By 1959, they’d learned enough to make a FACOM128B model that was improved. |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=FACOM100 (1954) – Fujitsu Global |url=https://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/corporate/history/products/computer/mainframe/facom100.html |access-date=May 9, 2019 |website=fujitsu.com |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403203930/https://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/corporate/history/products/computer/mainframe/facom100.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and in 1961 launched its [[second generation computer]]s (transistorized) the FACOM 222 mainframe.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FACOM222 (1961) – Fujitsu Global |url=https://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/corporate/history/products/computer/mainframe/facom222.html |access-date=May 9, 2019 |website=fujitsu.com |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403204249/https://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/corporate/history/products/computer/mainframe/facom222.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The 1968 FACOM230 "5" Series marked the beginning of its [[third generation computer]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FACOM230 "5" Series (1968) – Fujitsu Global |url=https://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/corporate/history/products/computer/mainframe/facom230-25.html |access-date=May 9, 2019 |website=fujitsu.com |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403204244/https://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/corporate/history/products/computer/mainframe/facom230-25.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Fujitsu offered mainframe computers from 1955 until at least 2002<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mainframe Computers |url=https://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/corporate/history/products/computer/mainframe/index.html |access-date=April 2, 2009 |website=Fujitsu |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403203137/https://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/corporate/history/products/computer/mainframe/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Fujitsu's computer products have also included minicomputers,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minicomputers |url=https://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/corporate/history/products/computer/minicomputer/index.html |access-date=April 2, 2019 |website=Fujitsu |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403204049/https://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/corporate/history/products/computer/minicomputer/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> small business computers,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Small Business Computers |url=https://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/corporate/history/products/computer/businesscomputer/index.html |access-date=April 2, 2019 |website=Fujitsu |archive-date=November 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129143250/https://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/corporate/history/products/computer/businesscomputer/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> servers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Servers/Workstations |url=https://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/corporate/history/products/computer/server/index.html |access-date=April 2, 2019 |website=Fujitsu |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403203902/https://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/corporate/history/products/computer/server/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and personal computers ([[FM-8]], [[FM-7]], [[FM-Towns]], etc.).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Personal Computers |url=https://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/corporate/history/products/computer/personalcomputer/index.html |access-date=April 2, 2019 |website=Fujitsu |archive-date=April 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403203247/https://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/corporate/history/products/computer/personalcomputer/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> :{{See also|FACOM}} In 1955, Fujitsu founded [[Kawasaki Frontale]] as a company [[association football|football]] club; Kawasaki Frontale has been a [[J. League]] football club since 1999. In 1967, the company's name was officially changed to the contraction {{nihongo||富士通|Fujitsū}}. Since 1985, the company also fields a company [[American football]] team, the [[Fujitsu Frontiers]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=フロンティアーズ : 富士通 |url=http://sports.jp.fujitsu.com/frontiers/ |website=sports.jp.fujitsu.com |access-date=December 3, 2015 |archive-date=December 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151210035235/http://sports.jp.fujitsu.com/frontiers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> who play in the corporate [[X-League (Japan)|X-League]], appeared in 7 [[Japan X Bowl]]s, winning two, and won two [[Rice Bowl]]s. In 1971, Fujitsu signed an [[Original equipment manufacturer|OEM]] agreement with the Canadian company [[Consolidated Computers]] Limited (CCL) to distribute CCL's data entry product, Key-Edit. Fujitsu joined both [[International Computers Limited]] (ICL) which earlier began marketing Key-Edit in the British Commonwealth of countries as well as in both western and eastern Europe; and CCL's direct marketing staff in Canada, USA, London (UK) and Frankfurt. Mers Kutt, inventor of Key-Edit and founder of CCL, was the common thread that led to Fujitsu's later association with ICL and [[Gene Amdahl]]. In 1986, Fujitsu and [[The Queen's University of Belfast]] business incubation unit (QUBIS Ltd) established a joint venture called [[Kainos]], a privately held software company based in [[Belfast]], Northern Ireland.<ref>{{Cite news |title=History of Fujitsu spin out company |url=http://www.qubis.co.uk/portfolio/case-studies/3/kainos |access-date=June 15, 2013 |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924165735/http://www.qubis.co.uk/portfolio/case-studies/3/kainos |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=1996–2002 |title=Fujitsu joint venture with QUBIS |url=http://www.ftel.co.uk/news/03_02_00.html |access-date=June 15, 2013 |archive-date=October 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029195116/http://www.ftel.co.uk/news/03_02_00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1990, Fujitsu acquired 80% of the UK-based computer company ICL for $1.29 billion.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Prokesch |first=Steven |date=July 31, 1990 |title=Fujitsu To Buy ICL Stake |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/31/business/fujitsu-to-buy-icl-stake.html |access-date=November 18, 2011 |archive-date=November 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115212147/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/07/31/business/fujitsu-to-buy-icl-stake.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=July 2010 |title=Fujitsu: Innovation is a constant for 75 years |work=Computer Weekly |url=http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Fujitsu-Innovation-is-a-constant-for-75-years |access-date=November 18, 2011 |archive-date=May 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515125939/http://www.computerweekly.com/feature/Fujitsu-Innovation-is-a-constant-for-75-years |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 1990, Fujitsu announced the launch of a new series of mainframe computers which were at that time the fastest in the world.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sanger |first=David E. |date=September 5, 1990 |title=Fujitsu Announces Mainframe |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/05/business/fujitsu-announces-mainframe.html |access-date=December 14, 2011 |archive-date=November 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110175242/http://www.nytimes.com/1990/09/05/business/fujitsu-announces-mainframe.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=September 5, 1990 |title=Fujitsu claims fastest computer |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YKoxAAAAIBAJ&pg=4504,854158&dq=fujitsu&hl=en |access-date=December 14, 2011 |archive-date=January 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129193414/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YKoxAAAAIBAJ&pg=4504,854158&dq=fujitsu&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref> In July 1991, Fujitsu acquired more than half of the Russian company KME-CS (Kazan Manufacturing Enterprise of Computer Systems). In 1992, Fujitsu announced plans to build a joint-venture plant in [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], India, to produce telephone switchboards. Fujitsu owned 51 percent of the joint venture, with the remaining 49 percent owned by Punjab's state-run electronics company. Dr. Sushil Kumar Mangal, who was at the time the managing director of the Punjab State Electronics Corporation, was appointed Chairman of Fujitsu India Telecom Ltd. This INR 116-crore project was set up by Fujitsu for the manufacture of Electronic Digital Exchange, with Fujitsu holding a 51 percent stake in the venture. Concurrently, Fujitsu established a new subsidiary, Fujitsu Networks Industry Inc., in Stamford, Connecticut, to develop communications services.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20180120044815/http://www.nytimes.com/1992/01/20/business/fujitsu-venture-in-india.html Fujitsu Venture in India] (January 20, 1992). ''The New York Times''.</ref> In 1992, Fujitsu also introduced the world's first 21-inch full-color [[plasma display]]. It was a hybrid, based upon the plasma display created at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and NHK STRL, achieving superior brightness. In 1993, Fujitsu formed a [[flash memory]] manufacturing joint venture with [[AMD]], [[Spansion]]. As part of the transaction, AMD contributed its flash memory group, Fab 25 in Texas, its R&D facilities and assembly plants in Thailand, Malaysia and China; Fujitsu provided its Flash memory business division and the Malaysian Fujitsu Microelectronics final assembly and test operations.<ref>By Alun Williams, PC Pro. "[http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/44700/spansion-amd-and-fujitsu-brand-their-flash-memory Spansion – AMD and Fujitsu brand their Flash memory] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120316174341/http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/44700/spansion-amd-and-fujitsu-brand-their-flash-memory |date=March 16, 2012 }}." July 13, 2003.</ref> From February 1989 until mid-1997, Fujitsu built the [[FM Towns]] PC variant. It started as a proprietary PC variant intended for multimedia applications and computer games, but later became more compatible with regular PCs. In 1993, the FM Towns Marty was released, a gaming console compatible with the FM Towns games. Fujitsu agreed to acquire the 58 percent of [[Amdahl Corporation]] (including the Canada-based DMR consulting group) that it did not already own for around $850 million in July 1997.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Fisher |first=Lawrence M. |date=July 31, 1997 |title=Fujitsu to Pay $850 Million To Acquire Rest of Amdahl |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/31/business/fujitsu-to-pay-850-million-to-acquire-rest-of-amdahl.html?src=pm |access-date=December 17, 2011 |archive-date=November 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116015142/http://www.nytimes.com/1997/07/31/business/fujitsu-to-pay-850-million-to-acquire-rest-of-amdahl.html?src=pm |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 1997, the company acquired a 30 percent stake in GLOVIA International, Inc., an El Segundo, Calif., manufacturing ERP software provider whose software it had begun integrating into its electronics plants starting in 1994.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Connectory.com Network |url=http://connectory.com/profile_view.aspx?connectoryId=21632 |access-date=May 24, 2016 |archive-date=October 7, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161007001339/http://connectory.com/profile_view.aspx?connectoryId=21632 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In June 1999, Fujitsu's historical connection with Siemens was revived, when the two companies agreed to merge their European computer operations into a new 50:50 joint venture called [[Fujitsu Siemens Computers]], which became the world's fifth-largest computer manufacturing company.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Harrison |first=Michael |date=June 18, 1999 |title=Fujistu in European venture |work=The Independent |location=London |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/fujistu-in-european-venture-1100826.html |access-date=November 18, 2011 |archive-date=May 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521163311/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/fujistu-in-european-venture-1100826.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ===2000 to 2024=== In April 2000, Fujitsu acquired the remaining 70% of GLOVIA International.<ref name=":0" /> In April 2002 ICL re-branded itself as Fujitsu. On March 2, 2004, Fujitsu Computer Products of America lost a class action lawsuit over MPG series hard disk drives with defective chips and firmware. In October 2004, Fujitsu acquired the Australian subsidiary of [[Atos|Atos Origin]], a systems implementation company with around 140 employees which specialized in [[SAP ERP|SAP]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Neill |first=Rob |date=October 26, 2004 |title=Jobs 'safe' in Atos takeover |work=The Age |location=Melbourne |url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/25/1098667679243.html?from=moreStories |access-date=June 29, 2012 |archive-date=September 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150918130605/http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/10/25/1098667679243.html?from=moreStories |url-status=live }}</ref> In August 2007, Fujitsu signed a £500 million, 10-year deal with [[Reuters Group]] under which Reuters outsourced the majority of its internal IT department to Fujitsu.<ref name="tele16807">{{Cite news |last=White |first=Dominic |date=August 16, 2007 |title=Reuters in £500m deal with Fujitsu |work=The Telegraph |location=London |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/2814159/Reuters-in-500m-deal-with-Fujitsu.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/2814159/Reuters-in-500m-deal-with-Fujitsu.html |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=December 15, 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="abc17807">{{Cite news |date=August 17, 2007 |title=Reuters Outsourcing Global IT Ops to Fujitsu |work=ABC News |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/PCWorld/story?id=3487692 |access-date=December 15, 2011 |archive-date=January 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120126080419/http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/PCWorld/story?id=3487692 |url-status=live }}</ref> As part of the agreement around 300 Reuters staff and 200 contractors transferred to Fujitsu.<ref name=tele16807/><ref name=abc17807/> In October 2007, Fujitsu announced that it would be establishing an offshore development centre in [[Noida]], India with a capacity to house 1,200 employees, in an investment of US$10 million.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 9, 2007 |title=Fujitsu sets up $10-m centre in Noida |work=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/todays-paper/tp-info-tech/article1671466.ece?ref=archive |access-date=December 15, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=October 8, 2007 |title=Fujitsu to increase India headcount to 2,500 |work=The Financial Express |url=http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Fujitsu-to-increase-India-headcount-to-2-500/226003/ |access-date=December 15, 2011 |archive-date=June 15, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130615111911/http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Fujitsu-to-increase-India-headcount-to-2-500/226003 |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2007, Fujitsu's Australia and New Zealand subsidiary acquired Infinity Solutions Ltd, a New ZealandVirtuora–based IT hardware, services and consultancy company, for an undisclosed amount.<ref>{{Cite news |date=September 28, 2007 |title=Fujitsu to acquire Infinity |work=Computerworld |url=http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/15D9FCC2F4D574B4CC2573630080CA46 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525180733/http://computerworld.co.nz/news.nsf/news/15D9FCC2F4D574B4CC2573630080CA46 |archive-date=May 25, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=October 5, 2007 |title=Fujitsu buys Infinity for services clout |publisher=Reseller |url=http://reseller.co.nz/reseller.nsf/news/4A4278792F2C3C97CC25736A006DAE42 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 17, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120422194232/http://reseller.co.nz/reseller.nsf/news/4A4278792F2C3C97CC25736A006DAE42 |archive-date=April 22, 2012}}</ref> In January 2009, Fujitsu reached an agreement to sell its HDD business to [[Toshiba]].<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Toshiba and Fujitsu reach HDD deal: Nikkei |date=January 14, 2009 |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/innovationNews/idUSTRE50D5LN20090114 |access-date=January 14, 2009 |work=Reuters}}</ref> Transfer of the business was completed on October 1. 2009.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Toshiba Agrees to Acquire Fujitsu's Hard Drive Business. |date=February 17, 2009 |publisher=Xbitlabs |url=http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/storage/display/20090217060147_Toshiba_Agrees_to_Acquire_Fujitsu_s_Hard_Drive_Business.html |access-date=February 17, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090219230501/http://xbitlabs.com/news/storage/display/20090217060147_Toshiba_Agrees_to_Acquire_Fujitsu_s_Hard_Drive_Business.html |archive-date=February 19, 2009 |url-status=dead |df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>[http://www.itpro.co.uk/615832/toshiba-takes-over-fujitsus-hdd-business Toshiba takes over Fujitsu's HDD business] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311113241/http://www.itpro.co.uk/615832/toshiba-takes-over-fujitsus-hdd-business |date=March 11, 2012 }}. IT PRO (October 2, 2009). Retrieved 26 July 2013.</ref> In March 2009, Fujitsu announced that it had decided to convert FDK Corporation, at that time an equity-method affiliate, to a consolidated subsidiary from May 1, 2009 (tentative schedule) by subscribing to a private placement to increase FDK's capital.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Notice Regarding Conversion of FDK into Consolidated Subsidiary – Fujitsu Global |url=http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090327-03.html |website=fujitsu.com |access-date=April 20, 2011 |archive-date=September 28, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928022137/http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2009/20090327-03.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On April 1, 2009, Fujitsu agreed to acquire Siemens' stake in [[Fujitsu Siemens Computers]] for approximately EUR450m.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=Fujitsu to Acquire Siemens's Stake in Fujitsu Siemens Computers |date=December 4, 2008 |publisher=Fujitsu |url=http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2008/20081104-01.html}}</ref> Fujitsu Siemens Computers was subsequently renamed [[Fujitsu Technology Solutions]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fujitsu: Fujitsu Technology Solutions will drive transformation for Fujitsu |url=http://ts.fujitsu.com/ps2/press/read/news_details.aspx?id=3450 |website=ts.fujitsu.com |access-date=April 17, 2009 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101957/http://ts.fujitsu.com/ps2/press/read/news_details.aspx?id=3450 |url-status=live }}</ref> In April 2009, Fujitsu acquired Australian software company Supply Chain Consulting for a $48 million deal, just weeks after purchasing the Telstra subsidiary Kaz for $200 million.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 16, 2013 |title=Fujitsu acquires Australian software firm |url=http://www.smartcompany.com.au/technology/information-technology/8641-20090427-fujitsu-acquires-australian-software-firm.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216184437/http://www.smartcompany.com.au/technology/information-technology/8641-20090427-fujitsu-acquires-australian-software-firm.html |archive-date=December 16, 2013 |access-date=May 9, 2019}}</ref> Concerning of net loss forecast that amounted to 95 billion yen in the year ending March 2013, in February 2013 Fujitsu announced the cutting of 5,000 jobs of which 3,000 jobs in Japan and the rest overseas from its 170,000 employees.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 8, 2013 |title=Fujitsu Advances on Job Cuts, Chip Reorganization |work=Bloomberg |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-07/fujitsu-to-cut-5-000-jobs-as-it-restructures-lsi-chip-business.html |access-date=March 7, 2017 |archive-date=January 12, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150112143114/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-07/fujitsu-to-cut-5-000-jobs-as-it-restructures-lsi-chip-business.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Fujitsu also merged its [[Large-scale integration]] chip designing business with that of [[Panasonic|Panasonic Corporation]], resulting in the establishment of [[Socionext]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 24, 2014 |title=Fujitsu, Panasonic Secure Funding for Chip Merger |work=WJD |url=https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/04/23/fujitsu-panasonic-secure-govt-money-for-chip-merger/ |access-date=August 4, 2017 |archive-date=July 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709213615/https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/04/23/fujitsu-panasonic-secure-govt-money-for-chip-merger/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, after severe losses, Fujitsu spun off its LSI chip manufacturing division as well, as Mie Fujitsu semiconductor, which was later bought in 2018 by United Semiconductor Japan Co., Ltd., wholly owned by [[United Microelectronics Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 21, 2008 |title=Fujitsu to spin-off{{sic|nolink=y}} chip unit |url=https://www.eetimes.com/fujitsu-to-spin-off-chip-unit/ |website=EETimes |access-date=December 19, 2019 |archive-date=December 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219214035/https://www.eetimes.com/fujitsu-to-spin-off-chip-unit/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Shilov |first=Anton |title=UMC Acquires Fujitsu's Stake in Semiconductor Joint Venture |url=https://www.anandtech.com/show/13031/umc-acquires-fujitsus-stake-in-semiconductor-joint-venture |website=anandtech.com |access-date=December 19, 2019 |archive-date=December 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219214035/https://www.anandtech.com/show/13031/umc-acquires-fujitsus-stake-in-semiconductor-joint-venture |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/4422/fujitsu-shakes-up-semiconductor-business-expands-foundry-platform|title=Fujitsu Shakes up Semiconductor Business, Expands Foundry Platform | Electronics360|access-date=December 19, 2019|archive-date=December 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219214036/https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/4422/fujitsu-shakes-up-semiconductor-business-expands-foundry-platform|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Message from the President | USJC:United Semiconductor Japan Co., Ltd.|date=December 17, 2018|url=https://www.usjpc.com/en/about-e/message-e|access-date=December 19, 2019|archive-date=November 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104001300/https://www.usjpc.com/en/about-e/message-e|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, Fujitsu celebrated 80 years since establishment at a time when its IT business embarked upon the Fujitsu 2015 World Tour<ref>{{Cite news |date=July 1, 2015 |title=Account of Fujitsu World Tour London 2015 |work=Onega |url=http://www.onega.net/blog/2015/6/30/a-memoire-of-the-fujitsu-world-tour-2015-london |access-date=July 1, 2015 |archive-date=July 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702084904/http://www.onega.net/blog/2015/6/30/a-memoire-of-the-fujitsu-world-tour-2015-london |url-status=live }}</ref> which has included 15 major cities globally and been visited by over 10,000 IT professionals with Fujitsu presenting its take on the future of Hyper Connectivity and Human Centric Computing. In April 2015 GLOVIA International is renamed FUJITSU GLOVIA, Inc.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bloomberg |website=[[Bloomberg News]] |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=701259 |access-date=March 7, 2017 |archive-date=November 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116012742/https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=701259 |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2015, Fujitsu Limited and [[VMware]] announced new areas of collaboration to empower customers with flexible and secure cloud technologies.<ref>Yahoo! Finance. "[https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fujitsu-vmware-expand-global-collaboration-000000411.html Fujitsu and VMware Expand Global Collaboration in the Cloud] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722161904/https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fujitsu-vmware-expand-global-collaboration-000000411.html |date=July 22, 2017 }}." November 9, 2015. November 17, 2015.</ref> It also acquired USharesoft<ref>{{Cite news |title=Fujitsu Acquires UShareSoft to Bolster its Cloud Business – Fujitsu Global |work=fujitsu.com |publisher=Fujitsu Limited |url=http://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/resources/news/press-releases/2015/1117-01.html |access-date=April 23, 2018 |archive-date=April 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423170104/http://www.fujitsu.com/global/about/resources/news/press-releases/2015/1117-01.html |url-status=live }}</ref> which provides enterprise-class application delivery software for automating the build, migration and governance of applications in multi-cloud environments.<ref>{{Cite web |title=linrx by Fujitsu Global |url=http://linrx.cf/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423083447/http://linrx.cf/ |archive-date=April 23, 2018 |access-date=April 23, 2018 |publisher=Fujitsu Global}}</ref> In January 2016, Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. announced a new suite of layered products to advance software-defined networking (SDN) for carriers, service providers and cloud builders. Virtuora NC, based on open standards, is described by Fujitsu as "a suite of standards-based, multi-layered, multi-vendor network automation and virtualization products" that "has been hands-on hardened by some of the largest global service providers."<ref>David Ramel, Virtualization Review. "[https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2016/01/07/fujitsu-sdn.aspx Fujitsu Unveils Suite for Software-Defined Networking] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108121518/https://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2016/01/07/fujitsu-sdn.aspx |date=January 8, 2016 }}." January 7, 2016. January 8, 2016.</ref> In 2019, Fujitsu started to deliver [[5G]] [[telecommunications]] equipment to [[NTT Docomo]], along with [[NEC]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-07-31|title=NEC, Fujitsu start to deliver 5G radio equipment to NTT DoCoMo|url=https://www.rcrwireless.com/20190731/5g/nec-fujitsu-5g-japan|access-date=2021-03-27|website=RCR Wireless News|language=en-US|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126210215/https://www.rcrwireless.com/20190731/5g/nec-fujitsu-5g-japan|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2020, Fujitsu announced the creation of a subsidiary, later named Fujitsu Japan, that will enable the company to expand its business in the Japanese IT services market.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duckett |first=Chris |title=Fujitsu creates business integration company to focus on Japan |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/fujitsu-creates-business-integration-company-to-focus-on-japan/ |access-date=2020-09-17 |website=ZDNet |language=en |archive-date=November 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126222051/https://www.zdnet.com/article/fujitsu-creates-business-integration-company-to-focus-on-japan/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Chanthadavong|first=Aimee|title=Fujitsu to expand Japanese operations with launch of Fujitsu Japan Ltd|url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/fujitsu-to-expand-japanese-operations-with-launch-of-fujitsu-japan-ltd/|access-date=2021-03-27|website=ZDNet|language=en|archive-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302053757/https://www.zdnet.com/article/fujitsu-to-expand-japanese-operations-with-launch-of-fujitsu-japan-ltd/|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2020, [[Fugaku (supercomputer)|Fugaku]], co-developed with the [[RIKEN]] research institute, was declared the most powerful [[supercomputer]] in the world. The performance capability of Fugaku is 415.53 PFLOPS with a theoretical peak of 513.86 PFLOPS.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Supercomputer Fugaku - Supercomputer Fugaku, A64FX 48C 2.2GHz, Tofu interconnect D |url=https://www.top500.org/system/179807/ |access-date=2020-06-22 |website=TOP500 Supercomputer Sites |archive-date=January 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128191223/https://www.top500.org/system/179807/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It is three times faster than of the previous champion. Fugaku also ranked first place in categories that measure computational methods performance for industrial use, artificial intelligence applications, and big data analytics. The supercomputer is located in a facility in [[Kobe]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Japan's Fugaku rated world's fastest supercomputer |work=NHK WORLD |url=https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200623_10/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623150545/https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20200623_10/ |archive-date=June 23, 2020 |access-date=June 23, 2020 }}</ref> In June 2020, Fujitsu developed an [[artificial intelligence]] monitor that can recognize complex hand movements, built on its crime surveillance technology. The AI is designed to check whether the subject completes the proper hand washing procedure based on the guidelines issued by the [[World Health Organization|WHO]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-06-22 |title=Japan's Fujitsu brings hand washing AI to COVID-19 fight |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-ai-technolog-idUSKBN23Q1F6 |access-date=2020-09-15 |archive-date=June 24, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200624075044/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-japan-ai-technolog-idUSKBN23Q1F6 |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 2020, Fujitsu introduced [[Software-defined storage|software-defined]] storage technology that incorporates [[Qumulo]] [[hybrid cloud]] [[file storage]] software to enable enterprises to unify petabytes of [[unstructured data]] from disparate locations, across multiple data centers and the cloud. This is expected to support various types of storages, including NVMe SSDs, HDDs and flash-drives.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fujitsu Introduces Software-Defined Qumulo Storage Solution to Master Petabytes of Unstructured Data |url=https://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/fujitsu-introduces-software-defined-qumulo-storage-solution-to-master-petabytes-of-unstructured-data/ |website=HPCwire |access-date=8 October 2021 |archive-date=October 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008191550/https://www.hpcwire.com/off-the-wire/fujitsu-introduces-software-defined-qumulo-storage-solution-to-master-petabytes-of-unstructured-data/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mellor |first=Chris |date=2023-03-21 |title=Qumulo plans all-in-one available-anywhere file services |url=https://blocksandfiles.com/2023/03/21/qumulos-all-in-one-available-anywhere-file-services-blanket/ |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=Blocks and Files |language=en-US |archive-date=April 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424094058/https://blocksandfiles.com/2023/03/21/qumulos-all-in-one-available-anywhere-file-services-blanket/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2024, Fujitsu relocated its headquarters from [[Shiodome City Center]] in [[Minato, Tokyo]], to [[Kawasaki, Kanagawa]]. The company relocated its administration department to its Kawasaki plant in [[Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki|Nakahara-ku]], its sales department to an office building in [[Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki|Saiwaiku-ku]], and its system development department to an office building in [[Ōta, Tokyo]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=日経クロステック(xTECH) |date=2023-09-22 |title=富士通が本社機能を川崎市に移転、汐留オフィスから退去 |url=https://xtech.nikkei.com/atcl/nxt/news/18/15968/ |access-date=2023-10-11 |website=日経クロステック(xTECH) |language=ja}}</ref>
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