Archive | May 2, 2005

Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that the Fujitsu fi-5110C compact desktop scanner was named a midmarket “Product of the Year” by CMP Media’s VARBusiness magazine. The Fujitsu fi-5110C scanner leverages the industry-leading technology found in departmental and production-level scanners at an affordable price of $895 (U.S. list) and is ideal for decentralized or workgroup scanning applications.

The Fujitsu fi-5110C scanner is featured and profiled in the special May 2 VARBusiness “State of the Midmarket” issue. VARBusiness, a biweekly magazine that provides strategic insight to technology integrators solicited input from information-technology (IT) vendors and solution providers to determine which products and services were best suited for midmarket customers – companies with between 100 and 999 employees. Entries were considered and reviewed by VARBusiness editors who selected only 100 of the more than 400 nominated products.

“Our readers tell us that the middle market is one of the fastest-growing IT categories today,” says VARBusiness Publisher Robert C. DeMarzo. “The Fujitsu fi-5110C scanner is one that best meets that segment’s needs.”

The Fujitsu fi-5110C scanner features reliable paper-handling from business cards and checks to legal-sized and other long documents, as well as high-speed USB 2.0 connectivity, a 50-sheet automatic document feeder (ADF), and double feed detection. The scanner has fast scan speeds up to 15 ppm (simplex) / 30 ipm (duplex) and excellent image quality with 600 dpi optical resolution and dual-CCD scanning arrays to capture fine details in color or monochrome.

“Fujitsu provides its partners with award-winning, reliable, robust, and cost-effective document imaging solutions and services,” said Victor Kan, vice president, sales and marketing, Imaging Products Group, Fujitsu Computer Products of America. “The Fujitsu fi-5110C scanner is a simple, compact desktop scanner that assists our midmarket customers with simplifying their business process with outstanding paper handling features, scanning functionality and service offerings. We are thrilled to receive this acknowledgement from the VAR community.”

The Fujitsu fi-5110C scanner comes standard with Adobe® Acrobat® 6.0 Standard and ScandAll 21 which allow users to quickly and easily integrate the scanner into existing workflows. The scanner also comes with TWAIN and ISIS driver support included. It can be purchased through authorized resellers, VARs, and distributors including Compucenter de Mexico, Cranel Imaging, Ingram Micro, NewWave Technology, and Tech Data.

The Fujitsu Service Advantage

The Fujitsu fi-5110C scanner comes standard with a 1-year depot limited warranty. Additionally, the Advance Exchange service offering, the Fujitsu overnight replacement program, provides the customer a replacement scanner prior to shipment of any malfunctioned scanner back to Fujitsu. The Advance Exchange offering for the fi-5110C scanner is offered as an upgrade during the limited warranty period for only $59 or on a yearly basis post-warranty for only $99 (contract and agreement required for replacement unit).

For more information about Fujitsu services, contact a Fujitsu distribution partner or service sales at 800-301-9475 or visit http://www.ImagingService.com

About VARBusiness Magazine

For the past 18 years, VARBusiness’ strategic resources have been the gateway to the solution-provider community. VARBusiness provides unique strategic business and technology insight for solution providers through industry-defining research, in-depth editorial, channel events and innovative Web services, enabling these IT professionals to make educated decisions for their businesses, partnerships and customers. VARBusiness has been the recipient of numerous industry awards for both editorial content and design. Additional information about VARBusiness products, events and services, is available on the magazine’s Web site at www.varbusiness.com.
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About Fujitsu

Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting device technologies, highly reliable computing and communications platforms, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers’ success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.7 trillion yen (US$44.5 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005.
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About Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.

Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. conducts engineering and marketing activities in San Jose, CA and sales operations throughout the United States. Fujitsu Computer Products of America currently offers products and services including scanners and scanner maintenance, hard disk drives, and Magneto-Optical drives. Fujitsu Computer Products of America is located at 2904 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, CA, 95134. For more information about Fujitsu products and services, call us at 800-626-4686 or 408-432-6333.
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Customers to Benefit from Combined Expertise and Broad Solution Offering

Fujitsu Consulting, part of Fujitsu’s global software and services business, and BORN, a leading business and technology consulting firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement under which Fujitsu Consulting will acquire the capital stock of BORN. The agreement is subject to closing conditions and is expected to be completed within 30 to 45 days. Additional terms were not disclosed.

The acquisition will strengthen Fujitsu Consulting’s North American team and extend its delivery capability in several key markets including Minneapolis, Denver, Dallas, Milwaukee and Atlanta. BORN’s staff of nearly 400 professionals brings significant experience and expertise in solution areas such as Enterprise Resource Planning, Microsoft solutions, enterprise data management and application integration.

“The depth of BORN’s customer relationships combined with their solution expertise and geographic presence in key markets made them a very attractive team for Fujitsu’s North American growth plan.” said John Rose, CEO, Fujitsu Consulting. “BORN’s service offerings complement our core strengths in IT governance, information management, legacy systems modernization and application outsourcing, significantly expanding our U.S. delivery capabilities, both regionally and nationally.”

Stated Elmer Baldwin, CEO of BORN, “Joining Fujitsu—the world’s third-largest IT services company—is the next logical step in the evolution of our company. This is great news for our customers, providing them with new dimensions of service, capability, reliability and assurance. It’s also great news for our employees, opening a whole new world of opportunity to grow and develop within a $45 billion global IT leader.”

Customers will have access to BORN’s fully integrated range of service offerings, as well as direct access to industry-leading services, solutions and technologies from Fujitsu—while being supported by an even more comprehensive delivery capability in a growing list of key U.S. metropolitan markets

“We have had a lasting and productive relationship with BORN, counting on them for a variety of services ranging from strategic insight to development and implementation of advanced IT systems,” said Steve Brown, senior vice president and CIO at Carlson Companies in Minneapolis. “We are excited about the prospects of continuing our relationship with the added benefit of new technologies, services and global delivery capabilities from Fujitsu.”

Increasingly, IT buyers are demanding high-value services that can be delivered through proven engagement methods leveraging local strengths, capabilities and expertise combined with an integrated global delivery model. The combined strength of Fujitsu and BORN is aligned with this changing marketplace and positions the company to further grow its business by meeting changing customer service expectations and needs.

According to Gartner, “Consulting, development and integration services is increasingly becoming a scale market in which larger vendors that offer multiple service lines have a competitive advantage. Being a full-service provider is key to making it into the top 10 rankings in North America.”*

About Fujitsu Consulting

A trusted provider of management and technology consulting to business and government, Fujitsu Consulting is the North American consulting and services arm of the $44.5-billion Fujitsu group. Fujitsu Consulting integrates the core expertise of the Fujitsu companies and its partners to deliver complete business solutions in the areas of IT governance, information management, legacy systems modernization and application outsourcing. Through its full range of consulting, implementation and IT management services and its industry-recognized strategic approach, Macroscope®, Fujitsu Consulting enables clients to build more value into their IT investments and drive their leadership in the marketplace.
For more information, please see: us.fujitsu.com/consulting

About Fujitsu

Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting device technologies, highly reliable computing and communications platforms, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers’ success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.7 trillion yen (US$44.5 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005.
For more information, please see: www.fujitsu.com

About BORN

BORN is a leading IT consulting firm that offers a broad portfolio of services—from strategic consulting to technology implementation. BORN provides clients with a flexible, collaborative approach; clear industry perspective; and the breadth, scale and experience to deliver results—on time and on budget. The company is most noted for its technology expertise; its strong track record of delivery; and its experienced, talented people. BORN’s leadership in customer satisfaction has been recognized nationwide.
For more information, please see: www.born.com

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