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Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners, services and removable storage solutions, today announced that it will be conducting product demonstrations of its award-winning Fujitsu ScanSnap™ scanning solution and its complete line of DynaMO® Magneto-Optical (MO) storage drives at the 21st Annual California Accounting & Business Show in Los Angeles, California on June 6-7, 2005.

Fujitsu will showcase their latest ScanSnap scanning solution with improved software features and organizing capabilities. The new Fujitsu ScanSnap scanner includes an advanced software bundle, including Adobe® Acrobat® 7.0 Standard, ScanSnap Organizer™ version 1.0, and ScanSnap Manager™ version 2.0, providing users with the ability to create, secure, share, review, and archive PDF files.

The Fujitsu DynaMO 1300 Pocket drive, which can help safeguard your critical financial files, will also be demonstrated at the show. Only $199, this compact and lightweight USB 2.0 bus-powered Magneto-Optical removable storage drive is ideal for backup and archive of client and personal data. Data is stored on durable 3.5-inch MO disks, which are resistant to problems plaguing traditional removable magnetic media. SecureMO Folder file encryption software is included.

To see live demonstrations of the Fujitsu ScanSnap scanner and DynaMO storage drives, stop by the Fujitsu booth (#174A), or call Tiffany Leinassar (650/228-5171) to schedule an appointment.

WHEN/WHERE:

Event: 2005 California Accounting & Business Show & Conference

Date: June 6-7, 2005

Booth: #174A

Location: LAX Hilton, Los Angeles, CA

About The 2005 California Accounting & Business Show & Conference

The 21st annual California Accounting & Business Show & Conference is the largest meeting of CPAs in California in 2005 with over 2,000 CPAs and accounting and business executives in attendance. The California CPA Education Foundation-sponsored event includes special programs to generate an active audience for accounting, business, Internet and Web services systems.

For more information, please see: http://www.flaggmgmt.com/ca/default.htm

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: http://www.fujitsu.com

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.
For more information, please see: http://www.fcpa.fujitsu.com

Press Contacts

Shareen Harvey
Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.
Tel: 408-894-3926
E-mail:sharvey@fcpa.fujitsu.com

Tiffany Leinassar
Voce Communications
Tel: 650-228-5171
E-mail:tleinassar@vocecomm.com

Copyright 2005 Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. All rights reserved. Fujitsu and the Fujitsu logo are registered trademarks and The Possibilities are Infinite is a trademark of Fujitsu Ltd. DynaMO is a registered trademark and ScanSnap is a trademark of Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owner. Statements herein are based on normal operating conditions and are not intended to create any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. reserves the right to modify at any time without notice these statements, services, products, as well as warranty and performance specifications.

Pre-integrated Trillium®+plus SS7 Signaling Demonstration at SUPERCOMM 2005

Interphase Corporation® (NASDAQ: INPH), an international supplier of next-generation networking technologies, today announced a live demonstration at SUPERCOMM 2005 featuring the Interphase iSPAN® 4539F PMC T1/E1/J1 controller and iWARE® SS7 software in Continuous Computing’s Trillium®+plus ISUP Network Service-Ready Platform™. Trillium+plus ISUP is a pre-integrated signaling solution that enables rapid SS7 deployments in both AdvancedTCA® and CompactPCI® platforms. The demonstration will be hosted by Interphase in the PICMG pavilion (booth #43085CC) and by Continuous Computing (booth #32076) at SUPERCOMM 2005 in Chicago, Illinois from June 7-9.

Interphase and Continuous Computing have developed solutions for telecom equipment manufacturers (TEMs) to significantly reduce costs and development cycles required to integrate system components. The highly scalable Interphase iSPAN 4539F line card, which supports from two to 128 links in PMC or PCI form factors with rear and front access options, is an integral component of Continuous Computing’s Trillium+plus demonstration. In addition to the line card, the Trillium+plus ISUP signaling solution is comprised of high-performance Trillium ISDN User Part (ISUP) binary code and integrated management software.

The demonstration at SUPERCOMM highlights two innovative features for mobile service providers. The Custom Ringback Tones service lets mobile subscribers replace the typical “ring” or “busy” tones an incoming caller hears when they dial a subscriber’s number with a variety of music, such as the latest Top-40 song or a classic Frank Sinatra tune. The Missed Call Alerting application records all unsuccessful incoming calls when mobile users are outside the coverage area or a subscriber’s phone is turned off. Once the phone is re-connected to the network, the application delivers a call summary via Short Message Service (SMS), providing the subscriber with caller information for missed calls such as call time, calling party name and calling party’s phone number.

“Interphase and Continuous Computing share a commitment to supplying telecom equipment providers with cost-effective solutions and a faster time to market,” said Linsey Miller, Director of Business Development at Interphase Corporation. “This demonstration symbolizes our partnership with Continuous Computing to enable the delivery of highly integrated, development-ready platform solutions to our TEM customer base for the rapid deployment of advanced wireline and mobile infrastructure solutions and applications.”

“We are pleased to showcase the Interphase iSPAN 4539F SS7 line card and software in the Trillium+plus demonstration at SUPERCOMM, which illustrates how Continuous Computing enables TEMs to simplify and accelerate the deployment of SS7 network nodes,” said Steve Kimball, Director of Business Development for Continuous Computing’s Trillium business unit. “As one of our strategic partners, Interphase shares a mutual goal of delivering pre-integrated solutions to TEMs for accelerating time to market and reducing total life cycle costs.”

The Trillium+plus pre-integrated SS7 signaling solution demonstration will be on display at SUPERCOMM, June 7-9, in Chicago, Illinois, in booth #43085CC and #32076.

About Interphase Corporation

Interphase enables rapid platform design and integration for the global voice and data communications markets through custom and off-the-shelf communications equipment, embedded software development suites, and systems integration and consulting services for telecom and enterprise networks. The company’s products connect computer and telecommunication servers to Wide Area Networks (WANs), Local Area Networks (LANs) and Storage Area Networks (SANs) using Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM), Ethernet, Signaling System 7 (SS7), IP, Fibre Channel, HDLC, Frame Relay, and Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) technologies. Headquartered in Plano, Texas with sales offices across the globe, Interphase 2004 revenues were $35 million. Clients include Hewlett-Packard, Ericsson, Motorola, Inc., Fujitsu Ltd., Nortel Networks Ltd., Lucent Technologies, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon. Additional information about Interphase and its products is available through the company’s web site at www.interphase.com.

Safe Harbor

This Press Releases contains forward-looking statements with respect to financial results and certain other matters. These statements are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, fluctuations in demand, the quality and price of similar or comparable networking products, access to sources of capital, general economic conditions in the company’s market areas, and that future sales and growth rates for the industry and the company could be lower than anticipated.

About Continuous Computing

Continuous Computing® Corporation provides high availability platform solutions that enable telecom equipment manufacturers to rapidly deploy converged communications. The company supplies integrated solutions in the wireless and Voice over IP markets to over 125 customers worldwide who rely on Continuous Computing to accelerate time to market, reduce total life cycle costs and increase return on investment. The company offers a comprehensive set of Trillium® protocol software; AdvancedTCA and CompactPCI systems; upSuite® platform management; Trillium+plus Network Service-Ready Platforms™; and customization and product life cycle management services. Founded in 1998, Continuous Computing is based in San Diego with offices globally. The company is ISO-9001 certified and a member of the Intel® Communications Alliance. Additional information is available at www.ccpu.com

Continuous Computing, the Continuous Computing logo, Create | Deploy | Converge, Flex21, FlexChassis, FlexCompute, FlexCore, FlexDSP, FlexPacket, FlexStore, FlexSwitch, Network Service-Ready Platform, Quick!Start, TAPA, Trillium, Trillium+plus, the Trillium logo, upBeat, upDisk and upSuite are trademarks or registered trademarks of Continuous Computing Corporation. Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

Continuous Computing is an Associate member of the Intel Communications Alliance.

The Intel Communications Alliance is a member-based program comprised of communications and embedded developers and solution providers. Members are committed to providing a strategic supply of standards-based solutions to the communications and embedded market segments. For more information, please visit: www.intel.com/go/ica

Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. one of the world’s leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced that Mike Chenery, vice president, Advanced Product Engineering, will present at the 16th Annual Bear Stearns Technology Conference in New York on June 7th and 8th.

Mr. Chenery is responsible for directing future hard disk drive architecture and development for Fujitsu, a leader in hard disk drive manufacturing. His guidance of Fujitsu Enterprise and Mobile hard disk drive features and design methodology, coupled with his valuable competitive analysis and technical assessments, has helped to secure the company’s position as a leader in time-to-market and quality.

WHEN/WHERE:

Date: June 7-8, 2005

Event: The Bear Stearns Technology Conference

Location: Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City, NY

Presentation: Wednesday, June 8, 2005, 2:45 – 3:10PM

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: http://www.fujitsu.com

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.
For more information, please see: http://www.fcpa.fujitsu.com

Press Contacts

Copyright 2005 Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. All rights reserved. Fujitsu and the Fujitsu logo are registered trademarks and The Possibilities are Infinite is a trademark of Fujitsu Ltd. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owner. Statements herein are based on normal operating conditions and are not intended to create any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. reserves the right to modify at any time without notice these statements, services, products, as well as warranty and performance specifications.

Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world’s leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced they will showcase its leading 2.5″ serial ATA (SATA) and small form factor (SFF) serial attached SCSI (SAS) hard disk drives inside market-ready storage systems at Storage World Conference on June 7-9, 2005 in Long Beach, CA.

At the event, Fujitsu and its partners will demonstrate the capabilities of several enterprise storage systems utilizing the latest Fujitsu 2.5″ SATA and SFF SAS hard disk drives. Working together, Fujitsu and its partners have tested and built market-ready systems that utilize minimal cabling, have smaller connection points, and enlist the latest in serial connectivity.

Storage World Conference is focused on making storage networking and management education more accessible to all users, from the small to medium-sized business (SMB) to the large-scale enterprise. The 2005 conference will expand direct end user participation in the speaker program, and offer extended networking opportunities for attendees through special events and increased exhibit hours.

To see a live demonstration, stop by booth number 128

WHEN/WHERE:

Date: June 7-9, 2005

Event: Storage World Conference 2005

Location: Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach, CA

Booth: 128

About Fujitsu

Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting 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: http://www.fujitsu.com

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.
For more information, please see: http://www.fcpa.fujitsu.com

Press Contacts

Copyright 2005 Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. All rights reserved. Fujitsu and the Fujitsu logo are registered trademarks and The Possibilities are Infinite is a trademark of Fujitsu Ltd. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Statements herein are based on normal operating conditions and are not intended to create any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. reserves the right to modify at any time without notice these statements, services, products, as well as warranty and performance specifications.

Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, today announced that George Chase, group president and chief operating officer at Fujitsu Network Communications, will be speaking at the Lehman Brothers Worldwide Wireless and Wireline Conference in New York City today at 3:30 p.m.

The Lehman Brothers Worldwide Wireless and Wireline Conference is host to approximately 80 companies from a range of wireless and wireline leaders across the telecom value chain from carriers to vendors to semiconductor manufacturers. Speakers from the United States, Asia, and Europe should provide investors a truly global view of the industry. The conference runs from June 1 through June 3, 2005.

A live broadcast and archived replay of this presentation will be available at the Lehman Brothers web site at http://www.lehman.com.

About Fujitsu Network Communications Inc.

Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. creates and delivers robust wireline and wireless solutions that power next-generation telecommunication networks. With an unequalled portfolio of IT and telecom products and the support of Fujitsu Limited, a $44.5B company with over 150,000 professionals in more than 100 countries, Fujitsu helps its customers fuse information and networking technology with commercial value. Over 300,000 Fujitsu network elements have been deployed by all major carriers across North America. As the metro market leader in both SONET and ROADM technology, the fundamental building blocks of next-generation networks, Fujitsu is helping customers take networking beyond convergence.
For more information, please see: http://us.fujitsu.com/telecom

Press Contacts

John Stewart
Sr. Dir. Marketing Communications
Tel: 972-479-2055
E-mail:John.Stewart@fnc.fujitsu.com

Bob Laurent
Fujitsu Network Communications
Tel: 972-479-3480
E-mail:bob.laurent@fnc.fujitsu.com

New Campaign Highlights How Sharing Creates Opportunities for Businesses to Thrive

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW) today unveiled its new branding campaign and related advertising that clearly demonstrates the company’s commitment to the concept of sharing, a core value across the organization since its inception. The campaign presents the power of sharing and collaboration in action, featuring Sun customers and illustrating the solutions the companies created together.

“The technology to connect communities and fuel collaboration creates economic and social growth. Inventing and sharing those technologies, has been the core tenet of Sun’s business since its inception,” said Ingrid Van den Hoogen, vice president of brand and global communications. “This campaign demonstrates the power of sharing and delivers the clear message known by Sun’s employees, customers and partners for years – sharing grows markets and market growth benefits everyone.”

Sun began introducing the branding campaign in May through a series of outdoor teaser ads in New York City, the San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, Washington, D.C. and Boston. An innovative micro-size placement followed in the Wall Street Journal’s Marketplace section and will run twice-weekly for the next year. Beginning today, print ads will run in major publications nationwide including the San Jose Mercury News, Financial Times, Forbes, Information Week, eWeek, and many others. The campaign also includes cutting edge online components ranging from RSS feeds and blog placements, to tradition online marketing including banners and other placements on CNET, Forbes.com, WSJ.com, Yahoo!, BusinessWeek.com and the New York Times online. Ads can be viewed at http://www.sun.com/share.

About Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision — “The Network Is The Computer” — has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the Net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com

Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun logo, Java, Solaris, and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc., in the United States and other countries.

Results Showcase Sun Fire E20K Server and Solaris 10 Speed, Consolidation and Price/Performance Leadership

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) today announced that Sun’s Enterprise class UltraSPARC(R) IV-based Sun Fire E20K system running Solaris 10 Operating System (OS) has set a new Manugistics Fulfillment v7.1 benchmark world record. Sun demonstrates industry-leading performance and price/performance on the 36-way Sun Fire E20K server (1) by beating IBM’s newest 32-way Power5 server, the IBM P5-590 by 23 percent, with a 45 percent price/performance advantage based on hardware category pricing.

Many of the world’s largest retailers use Manugistics solutions to reduce costs and improve customer service by replenishment planning at the store level. The Manugistics applications are built on open standards and architected to the Java2 Platform, Enterprise Edition (J2EE). The Manugistics NetWORKS Fulfillment 7.1 benchmark measures throughput results for real world complex retail supply chain management systems and workloads. These results demonstrate Sun’s ability to run complex workloads efficiently and effectively, and also showcase Sun’s chip multithreading innovation with the 1.35 GHz UltraSPARC IV processors running 10 percent faster than IBM’s 1.65 GHz POWER5 processors.

In order to achieve this record, both database and application servers were on a single system, demonstrating the server consolidation capabilities of Sun Fire servers. In addition, the superior batch processing capability of the Sun Fire E20K server that balances I/O, memory, and CPU processing power, as well as its ability to scale near linearly as processor are added, played an instrumental role in delivering unbeatable performance on real world supply chain workloads. The performance of the 36-way Sun Fire E20K server was 3 times faster than the 12-way Sun Fire E4900 server on the same size workload (with a third of the processors).

About Manugistics Group, Inc.

Manugistics powers the synchronized supply chain. Clients depend on Manugistics to position them one step ahead of demand. With Manugistics’ unparalleled supply chain and revenue management solutions, clients achieve improved forecast and inventory accuracy, leverage industry leading pricing and yield management solutions to maximize profits while ensuring constant supply for constantly changing demand. Its clients include industry leaders such as AT&T, BMW, Boeing, Caesars Entertainment, Canadian Tire, Cingular, Circuit City, Coca-Cola Bottling, Coty International, Delta Air Lines, DHL, Diageo, Dixons, DuPont, Eurostar Ltd., Georgia-Pacific, Great North Eastern Railway (GNER), Harley-Davidson, Harrah’s Entertainment, H.J. Heinz, John Deere, LL Bean, Limited Brands, Kraft Foods, Marriott, McCormick, Nestle, Nissan, RadioShack, The Scotts Company, Sears, Sinotrans, Unilever and Wickes Building Supplies. For more information, go to www.manugistics.com.

About Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision — “The Network Is The Computer” — has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the Net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com

Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun Logo, Sun Fire, Solaris, Java, J2EE, and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All SPARC trademarks are used under license and are trademarks or registered trademarks of SPARC International, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Products bearing SPARC trademarks are based upon an architecture developed by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

NetWORKS is a registered trademark of Manugistics Group Inc.

1. Manugistics Fulfillment v7.1 Sun Fire E20K 47,349,823 SKUs/hr, 36 1.35 GHz USIV, StorEdge 3510/6120, Solaris 10, Oracle9i Database Release 2 More info www.manugistics.com.

NOTE: Previous World Record results posted by IBM included a comparison to an outdated Sun result obtained on a three year old system (SF6800) when a more recent result on a Sun E6900 was publicly available.

New Services Add Value to Sun’s Top-Rated Support Offerings – Independent Study Cites ROI Savings Up to 67%; Reduces Cost of Support, Improves System Availability and Increases System Administrator Productivity

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW) today announced that it has made new services available to tens of thousands of Sun customers with SunSpectrum Service Plan coverage. SunSpectrum Service Plans, Sun’s most popular product support offerings, provide integrated hardware and Solaris Operating System support for Sun servers and workstations. Many of the service enhancements utilize Sun Connection, an integrated, secure services connection that links customers, partners, developers and Sun in a dynamic and collaborative network-based community.

“We see a real opportunity within the market to provide unparalleled value to customers through a series of compelling enhancements to our customers’ coverage,” said Don Grantham, executive vice president of Services at Sun Microsystems. “The industry has forgotten what good customer support is all about. Too many vendors are pushing end-to-end outsourcing or undertaking cost-cutting measures that alienate their customers. Sun’s approach is different — we offer choice without hidden agendas and we strive to put our customers first. This guiding approach has served us well over the years and with the strength of our new product line, we will continue to raise the bar on customer support.”

New Services in SunSpectrum Service Plan

Sun’s new services, which are immediately available at no additional cost to customers with SunSpectrum Service Plan coverage, include:

• SunSpectrum eLearning Library: An online library of technical training modules available at no additional cost. The initial set of modules focuses on the Solaris Operating System and includes new courseware for Solaris 10.
• Sun Update Connection: The first service available through Sun Connection, Sun Update Connection helps customers keep their Sun systems up-to-date and secure with automatic notification of Solaris Operating System updates, advanced analysis capabilities and multi-system remote update management. A preview release of Sun Update Connection is scheduled to be available by the end of the quarter.
• One-Stop Interoperability Assistance: Sun is formally expanding its interoperability support through a broader network of participating vendors and the inclusion of joint support centers that Sun now operates with Oracle, SAP and VERITAS.
• System Health Check Subscription: Systems with SunSpectrum Platinum Service Plan coverage are now entitled to receive Sun’s on-demand configuration assessment service, Sun System Analysis. This service helps companies proactively manage mission-critical systems.

The new Sun Spectrum services are a result of customer requests to provide a holistic solution to bring value to their business. To quantify these offerings, Sun Services engaged leading third party research companies to better understand customer perception and potential value.

Quantifying the Value of Support

Sun enlisted Forrester Research’s TEI Consulting Team to investigate the Sun Spectrum Service Plan for customers. Forrester examined the total economic impact and return on investment of SunSpectrum services in a study published in April 2005.

The Forrester study, commissioned by Sun, yielded key findings, including: lower total cost of support, improved systems availability and improved system administrator productivity with SunSpectrum service as compared to a break/fix environment. Forrester interviewed current international and national SunSpectrum service customers in financial services, telecommunications and publishing industries and through a Total Economic Impact framework developed a composite organization. The estimate risk-adjusted ROI for this composite company was 67% with a break-even point (payback period) within 12 months.

Sun also commissioned TNS Prognostics in June 2004 to gauge customer value. TNS Prognostics asked companies to rate the product support offerings of top IT vendors. Sun’s Service Plans prevailed and were ranked number one in customer value, beating Dell and IBM.

Grantham concluded, “Our best just got better with the new SunSpectrum services. Sun is building on a position of strength with top-rated support offerings, strong ROI and validation from leading industry analysts. Moving forward, as we engage with new customers, we tell them to expect the best from Sun Services.”

For more information regarding the recent enhancements to SunSpectrum Service Plans or to download the Total Economic Impact study, visit: www.sun.com/service/support/sunspectrum/newfeatures.html

About Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Since its inception in 1982, a singular vision — “The Network Is The Computer” — has propelled Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW) to its position as a leading provider of industrial-strength hardware, software and services that make the Net work. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the World Wide Web at http://sun.com

Sun, Sun Microsystems, the Sun log, Java, Sun Spectrum, Solaris, and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc., in the United States and other countries.

Larger, brighter screen and longer battery life ideal for forms-intensive markets including healthcare and field-force automation

Fujitsu Computer Systems today expanded its mobile product portfolio announcing the new LifeBook® B6000 Series of light and powerfully equipped ultra-portable touch screen notebooks ideally designed for healthcare, field-force automation and other fast-paced, forms-intensive workplaces. Featuring a larger, 50% brighter screen and exceptionally long battery life, the 3.3 pound LifeBook B6000 notebook, powered by the Intel® Pentium® M ULV 753 processor with enhanced SpeedStep® technology delivers the flexibility of a touch screen and the productivity of a notebook for maximum efficiency.

Equipped with a 12.1-inch XGA touch screen display, the LifeBook B6000 notebook, which replaces the LifeBook B3000 notebook, makes it remarkably easy to navigate swiftly through special purpose, project-based, forms-based or menu-driven applications with a stylus or fingertip. Up to six hours of extended battery life ensures work is not interrupted, and a built-in microphone enables convenient dictation.

“We needed a mobile computing solution that would give our nurses real time access to patient clinical information and allow them to provide the highest level of care to patients in their homes,” says Richard Younker, director of information services at the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System’s Home Care Network, which conducted more than 567,000 home health visits last year. “The LifeBook B Series, with its long battery life, large screen and light weight, enables us to provide care faster and more efficiently than ever before.”

With security top of mind in Fujitsu mobile product design, the LifeBook B6000 notebook features a multitude of security capabilities to keep confidential data protected. The LifeBook B6000 notebook comes Smart Card ready, incorporates embedded Trusted Platform Module (TPM) technology as a standard feature for complete platform and data integrity, offers an optional biometric fingerprint swipe sensor, and integrates the Fujitsu Security Application Panel with over 800,000 possible combinations with supervisor and user password levels.

“The LifeBook B6000 notebook puts intuitiveness right at customers’ fingertips with a brighter and bigger touch screen for faster, easier and more efficient input, which translates into significant time savings,” said Paul Moore, director of product marketing for mobile computing at Fujitsu Computer Systems. “In healthcare, for example, the LifeBook B6000 notebook will allow caregivers to more efficiently process patients, resulting in less time per patient while delivering the same level of quality care.”

The LifeBook B6000 notebook offers both built-in modem and Gigabit Ethernet connections, along with optional Bluetooth for convenient wireless connections to Personal Area Networks or Bluetooth-enabled devices such as PDAs, smart phones, printers and other peripherals. Atheros® Super AG™ WLAN is offered as an option.

The LifeBook B6000 notebook is available through the Fujitsu direct sales force, Web site and channel partners¹ with pricing starting at $1,649² for a base configuration. Users can choose from a recommended configuration or they can customize their system using the Fujitsu Configure To Order (CTO) program.

Service and Support

The Fujitsu LifeBook B6000 notebook is backed by a three-year or one-year International Limited Warranty for U.S. and Canadian customers. The International Limited Warranty includes technical support, 24 hours a day, seven days a week³ . In addition, users can add Fujitsu Premium Care Service Plans, which include an on-site service or a screen protection plan.

About Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation

Headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif., Fujitsu Computer Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) committed to the design, development and delivery of advanced computer systems and managed services for the business enterprise. The company offers a complete line of high-performance mobile and desktop computers, scalable and reliable servers as well as managed and professional services. Fujitsu Computer Systems emphasizes leading-edge technology, exceptional product quality, and productivity, as well as outstanding customer service. More information on Fujitsu Computer Systems is available at http://us.fujitsu.com/computers.

About Fujitsu

Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting 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$45 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004. For more information, please see: http://www.fujitsu.com/.

Fujitsu, the Fujitsu logo and LifeBook are registered trademarks of Fujitsu Limited. Atheros and Super A/G are trademarks or registered trademarks of Atheros Communications, Inc. Intel, Pentium and SpeedStep are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks and product names are the property of their respective owners. The statements provided herein are for informational purposes only and may be amended or altered by Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation without notice or liability. Product description data represents Fujitsu design objectives and is provided for comparative purposes; actual results may vary based on a variety of factors. Specifications are subject to change without notice.

¹ Certain retailers will only offer select models.
² Pricing may change without notice.
³ Service and warranty repairs turnaround time may vary by country and product. Support 24 hours a day, seven days a week applies to the U.S. and Canada only.

Copyright 2005 Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation. All rights reserved.

Fujitsu Revenue Grows 189 Percent from Same Period One Year Ago

Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, announced today that Dell’Oro Group has named Fujitsu a top vendor in worldwide metro Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) equipment with an 18.1 percent share of the $270M 1Q05 market. Dell’Oro Group estimates that this optical transport equipment market has grown by 56 percent over the same period one year ago (1Q04) and also estimates that Fujitsu metro WDM revenue has grown by 189 percent in this same timeframe.

In a recent Press Releases, Jimmy Yu, senior analyst for optical transport research at Dell’Oro Group stated that “Telecom service providers have stepped up deployments of DWDM metro. Until recently, DWDM metro growth was driven by enterprises’ need for data recovery—now we’re seeing growth driven by telecom service providers’ need for capacity. We believe that service providers are installing DWDM metro equipment ahead of perceived bandwidth demand on their metro network.”

The Dell’Oro Group Optical Transport Quarterly Report offers complete, in-depth coverage of the market with tables covering manufacturers’ revenue, average selling prices, unit shipments tributary/ line or wavelength shipments (by speed OC-3/STM-1, OC-12/STM-4, OC-48/STM-16, OC-192/STM-64, OC-768/STM-256, and other). The report tracks DWDM long haul terrestrial, DWDM metro, SONET/SDH Add/Drop Multiplexing (ADM), SONET/SDH multiservice, and optical switch equipment.

“We achieved our phenomenal growth in the metro DWDM market because Fujitsu is working closely with our many telecom carrier, Multiple System Operator (MSO) and wireless customers to thoroughly understand and support their varied service and network initiatives,” said Bill Erickson, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Fujitsu Network Communications. “The breadth of our metro DWDM portfolio, which consists of the market-leading FLASHWAVE® 7500 Re-configurable Optical Add/Drop Multiplexer (ROADM), the FLASHWAVE 7420 wavelength service platform, and the Netstender™ optical extension system, gives us a solution for any metro DWDM need, regardless of price, architecture, or capacity required. Plus, each of these products is backed by the proven sales and support infrastructure of Fujitsu, a trusted supplier and market leader for over 20 years.”

About Fujitsu Network Communications Inc.

Fujitsu Network Communications Inc. creates and delivers robust wireline and wireless solutions that power next-generation telecommunication networks. With an unequalled portfolio of IT and telecom products and the support of Fujitsu Limited, a $44.5B company with over 150,000 professionals in more than 100 countries, Fujitsu helps its customers fuse information and networking technology with commercial value. Over 300,000 Fujitsu network elements have been deployed by all major carriers across North America. As the metro market leader in both SONET and ROADM technology, the fundamental building blocks of next-generation networks, Fujitsu is helping customers take networking beyond convergence.
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