Company Received Top Honor for Low-Volume to Mid-Volume Scanning Hardware and was Recognized as a Finalist in the High-Volume Category

Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., a market leader in document imaging scanners and services, today announced that at the AIIM ON DEMAND Conference, ECM Connection magazine selected the company as the Industry ACE Award winner for low-volume to mid-volume scanning hardware vendors, and as a finalist in the high-volume hardware category. The Industry ACE designation honors noteworthy achievement across three criteria: appeal, content and education.

According to Brian Sherman, chief editor, ECM Connection, “Fujitsu’s appeal refers to its innovative, feature-rich product line; content refers to the valuable information resources offered on the company’s website and in its marketing collateral; and education refers to the vendor’s outstanding outreach programs and services.”

The Fujitsu scanner product portfolio delivers a broad spectrum of scanning solutions to address the needs of many document management applications or requirements. Some of the most popular Fujitsu low-volume to mid-volume scanning solutions include fi-4120C2 and fi-4220C2 color workgroup scanners, the fi-4530C, and the fi-5650C. These scanners have both speed and versatility with innovative scanning features including hard-card scanning, dual interfaces, auto de-skew, and page-size detection.

“It is an honor to be recognized by ECM Connection for our product and service offerings,” said Victor Kan, vice president of sales and marketing, Imaging Products Group, Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. “Currently we have about 20 distinct scanner models and a wide variety of service options available to meet the different needs of our customers. We also work hard to keep our customers educated on our scanning solutions, services and the benefits of document and enterprise content management by having detailed information easily accessible via our website and by participating in a number of industry events.”

Judged by a panel of industry analysts and editors, ECM Connection’s ACE Awards recognize vendor commitment to helping users and/or integrators make informed decisions about technology adoption and deployment.

About ECM Connection

ECM Connection is the source for enterprise content management news and solutions covering the full range of technologies used for capturing and managing all types of digital content: scanners, imaging software, content management software, workflow tools, mailroom solutions, and so on.

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

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.
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Sun Java Enterprise System Provides Reliable, Secure Messaging Infrastructure

Sun Microsystems, Inc., the creator and leading advocate of Java(tm) technology, has been chosen by the Holy See to provide a secure end-to-end infrastructure to manage its Internet Office activities. The Sun Java Enterprise System, an integrated, open standards-based software system, along with Sun Fire servers running the Solaris Operating System and connected to a Sun StorEdge array create the foundation of this collaborative infrastructure.

“E-mail is one of the most important IT services we provide at the Holy See — enabling our internal communication, facilitating correspondence between our consulates, and aiding our worldwide evangelization efforts,” said Sister Judith Zoebelein, Internet Office, Holy See. “We now have an efficient, easy-to-manage enterprise communications solution that can reliably support our massive volume of daily e-mail traffic.”

As the first phase of the project, the Sun Client Solutions team designed and implemented an end-to-end messaging infrastructure in just two months, which was comprised of key components of the Sun Java Enterprise System, including the Messaging Server and Directory Server.

The Messaging Server’s enhanced e-mail account management, security and filtering capabilities enable messages to be managed in a highly sophisticated way, enabling the new messaging solution to support more than 100,000 e-mails a day, with 99.999% system availability. The new infrastructure also provides the Holy See with other benefits, including a significant reduction in system administration and a substantial decrease in help-desk call volume.

“The reliability of our Solaris-based platform and Sun’s experience in managing complex IT infrastructures were key to providing a complete solution to enable Holy See with the ability to handle high-volume email exchanges,” said Mauro Banchero, Managing Director, Sun Microsystems Italy. “We welcome the Holy See as one of our valued customers and we are proud of our contribution to such a strategic project.”

Moving forward, the Holy See plans to build a new worldwide portal to strengthen its web community and centralize its multiple external and internal Internet sites. Sun is now working with the team to implement the Portal Solution with components of the Sun Java Enterprise System. The new portal will provide users with fast, anytime access to comprehensive applications and services, including content management, streaming, e-learning, and collaboration.

Sun also provided instructor-led training for the Holy See IT staff on administering the Sun Java Enterprise System and Sun Fire servers. Because of the flexibility of the open standards-based software system, the Holy See can easily integrate third-party products for increased security services into its new infrastructure.

About Sun Java Enterprise System

The Java Enterprise System is an open, standards-based software system that delivers a core set of industry-leading shared enterprise network services as a single, integrated entity on a predictable release cycle. It serves as the strategic underpinning of Sun’s software strategy. Components of the Java Enterprise System, such as Sun Java Communications Suite, can be purchased separately for as low as $50 per employee per year to deliver a rich set of communication and collaboration services–messaging, real-time collaboration, calendaring, and scheduling–at less than half the cost of alternative solutions. For more information on the Java Enterprise System or the Java System Suites please visit: http://sun.com/javaenterprisesystem

About Sun Microsystems, Inc.

A singular vision — “The Network Is The Computer” — guides Sun in the development of technologies that power the world’s most important markets. Sun’s philosophy of sharing innovation and building communities is at the forefront of the next wave of computing: the Participation Age. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at http://sun.com

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

Acquisition Will Enhance Company’s Position in China and Strengthen Global Product Development and Regional Customer Support Capabilities

Continuous Computing® Corporation, global provider of high availability platform solutions that enable telecom equipment manufacturers to rapidly deploy converged communications, today announced the signing of an agreement to acquire key people, products and technology from the product division of China-based UPTech (United Platform Technologies). When closed, this acquisition will enhance Continuous Computing’s market position in China and add global product development and regional customer support resources. The addition will increase Continuous Computing’s total staffing by approximately 80 people, primarily in Shenzhen, China.

According to PJ Go, president, CEO and co-founder of Continuous Computing, “The acquisition will help Continuous Computing achieve its 2005 corporate goals for extending global reach and augmenting sales, development and manufacturing capabilities. We also expect the acquisition to significantly accelerate our ability to deliver Network Service-Ready Platforms™ to telecom equipment manufacturers. Continuous Computing is excited about its new position in the worldwide marketplace and optimistic about additional growth prospects in the future.”

UPTech is a leading software and product provider in the rapidly-growing Chinese VoIP market. The entrepreneurial spirit of the acquired team is expected to streamline the division’s integration with Continuous Computing and to help accelerate the company’s development of additional VoIP products.

“This is a win/win situation for both UPTech and Continuous Computing,” said Chareleson Zheng, CEO of UPTech. “Continuous Computing will benefit from the success of the products and the market in China while UPTech will be able to focus its energy on the rapid growth of software and services.”

King Chen, CTO of UPTech and general manager of the product division, will lead the new business unit at Continuous Computing, to be called IP.Enterprise. Chen, who was formerly vice president of fixed networks for Huawei Technologies before joining UPTech, brings well-established relationships with Chinese telecom equipment manufacturers to his new role. “The combination of key UPTech assets with Continuous Computing yields a comprehensive offering not currently available today,” said Chen. “We are delighted to be part of Continuous Computing and look forward to expanding our strong team in China.”

The acquisition is expected to close in approximately 30 days. More information is available on Continuous Computing’s web sites at www.ccpu.com and www.ccpu.com/cn and at the company’s SUPERCOMM trade show booth (#32076) at Chicago’s McCormick Place from June 7 to 9.

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

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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

New STP Service for the Automation of Transaction and Market-Related Claims intended to become Industry’s Standard Procedure for Settlement of Back-Office Disputes

Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: SUNW), Metatomix Inc. and Claimonitor Ltd. today announced the development of Claimonitor, a new Web-based STP (Straight-through Processing) utility for automating transactions and market-related claims in the global custodian, investment banking, asset management and broker communities.

The new standards-based automation utility, scheduled to go live in July 2005, provides a solution for the STP trade cycle area of post-trade settlement events. These events include interest claims arising out of failed cash payment, FX, and securities transactions and interest due on over-draft balances of cash or nostro accounts. In addition, system functionality will allow for handling securities market buy-ins, market fines, and also securities dividend and stock entitlements arising from corporate action events on failing and open stock loan and borrow transactions.

According to the International Securities Association for Institutional Trade Communications (ISITC) Europe, it is intended that the utility will become the industry standard procedure for settlement of claims disputes. Claimonitor Ltd. was created to own and run the new service, including handling the automated capture, distribution, tracking, matching, exception management, real-time reporting and helps facilitate the actual claims settlement. By automating processes and facilitating more STP functions in the post-trade, pre-settlement portion of the trade cycle, Claimonitor can increase efficiency and reduce costs and operational risk.

The service has already won the backing of such banks as HSBC and State Street Bank and Trust.

Stuart Mckinlay, Vice President at State Street Bank and Chairman of ISITC Europe, said, “We are excited with the industry adoption of the ISITC Interest Claims working party findings. This is a significant area of investigation for our technology sub-committee and we see a major role for ISITC Europe, in the first phase, to propagate innovation in the interests of market efficiency. In this respect, we are highly supportive of these initiatives. The parties involved clearly listened to our stated needs and addressed the issues we raised.”

“This area of our trade processing activity was previously manually intensive, prone to errors and wrought with time delays,” stated Richard Cato, senior manager for operations at HSBC. “With Claimonitor, we see a valuable new service to increase efficiency, reduce costs and remove an area of systemic risk in the way the operations currently work. We are pleased that Sun Microsystems, Metatomix and Claimonitor have collaborated to in hopes of making this new capability the new industry standard.”

Currently, settlement errors cost the market millions of dollars from interest and process expenses. In addition, claims are often handled manually and, without any audit trails or receipts, leave room for dispute. As a result, the cost of recovery can be higher than the claims themselves, so organizations don’t always pursue them. The new utility can eliminate the costly investigation, processing and storing of documents related to claims disputes.

About the Technology

Claimonitor is being developed on Sun’s x64 Sun Fire servers powered with the AMD Opteron (TM) processor, running on the Solaris 10 Operating Systems (OS) with the Sun Java Enterprise System and Sun Java System Identity Manager. The new service is fully hosted and run by Sun’s Managed Services Division, adding the strength of support vital for a utility of this significance.

The utility is built on Metatomix’s advanced ERI MTX platform, which includes sophisticated data management tools, rules engines and visualization to enable both the flexible deployment of new functions and the ability to view underlying data to support changing business requirements. In addition, Oracle Database 10g database is being used for historical transactions, which can be accessed through the Claimonitor information reporting tools.

“We are pleased to fully support the development and rollout of Claimonitor. The automation of the trade cycle is a key focus for Sun, and we will continue to play a proactive role in projects of this type, matching our innovation with the demands of the securities market,” said Donna Rubin, director of financial services, Sun Microsystems.

Nigel Matthews, capital markets manager for Oracle Corporation in the UK stated: “Claimonitor fills a missing element for automation in the STP Data Management space.”

About Claimonitor

For more information on Claimonitor, please visit http://www.claimonitor.com. In addition, Metatomix and Claimonitor will be joining Sun on the SUN Stand at the SIA Technology Management Conference, June 21-23, in New York City.

About ISITC Europe

ISITC Europe is a working committee of securities operations professionals representing custodian banks, investment managers, brokers, and vendors. The group’s mission is to foster alliances and advocate standards that promote straight through processing (STP) of securities transactions. The members of ISITC Europe actively participate in and influence industry-wide initiatives that promote direct electronic processing and information flow among all industry participants, throughout the entire trade life cycle.

About Sun Microsystems, Inc.

A singular vision — “The Network Is The Computer” — guides Sun in the development of technologies that power the world’s most important markets. Sun’s philosophy of sharing innovation and building communities is at the forefront of the next wave of computing: the Participation Age. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at http://sun.com

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

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Application conversions using Fujitsu NetCOBOL for .NET, the NeoKicks CICS COBOL migration tool and Visual Studio .NET 2003 take less than 3 percent of time required for rewriting in JAVA

A study just conducted by DePaul University researchers Dr. Howard A. Kanter and Dr. Thomas J. Muscarello of The Laboratory for Software Metrics concluded that when Fujitsu Software solutions combined with Visual Studio .NET 2003 are used, the time required to Web-enable mission-critical COBOL/CICS legacy applications is on average less than 3 percent of the time needed to rewrite the applications in JAVA. A common understanding has been that rewriting was one of the few choices available if applications were to take advantage of newer technologies like the Microsoft .NET Framework™. This study indicates there are other more viable routes. These applications still provide tremendous value but are on costly platforms with limited tools to extend them for today’s business needs. Companies have made a huge investment in mainframe applications and this migration allows them to maximize that investment by extending it to newer platforms.

“This study validates what our customers already know: Fujitsu Software delivers the most time and cost effective solutions available for Web-enabling legacy COBOL/CICS applications, to say nothing of the agility customers gain from having those applications run on the Microsoft .NET Framework,” said Ron Langer, VP of Global COBOL Sales, Fujitsu Software Corporation. “The advantages of moving off the mainframe are only going to increase with the release of Visual Studio 2005 and its team supporting functions.”

“With Fujitsu’s recent announcement of the PRIMEQUEST™ line of mission-critical Intel® Itanium® based servers, this study’s confirmation of the efficacy of Fujitsu’s CICS migration solution, and the added productivity of Visual Studio 2005, even the largest mainframe CICS applications are candidates for migration to the Microsoft .NET Framework,” said Richard Burte, product manager in the .NET Developer Product Management Group at Microsoft Corp.

The study also showed that with Fujitsu NetCOBOL for .NET and NeoKicks, the skill level of the programmer had little overall effect on conversion time when compared to the time needed to rewrite code in JAVA. At all skill levels, conversion times with Fujitsu application tools were less than 5 percent of JAVA rewrite times.

The purpose of this study, which was undertaken because of the pressing need for organizations around the world to modernize their legacy applications, was to gather and present empirical and anecdotal evidence related to the efficiency and effectiveness of two commonly considered legacy modernization approaches: revision (using NetCOBOL for .NET and the NeoKicks CICS migration solution) and total system rewrite (using the Java language.)

The study approach was based on the situation classically found in standard IT environments when new software tools are obtained and measuring their effect is required by management: programmers work with whatever tools management provides; management obtains new tools that it believes will increase productivity; programmers are trained in the new tools; the new tools are used; management wants to measure the increase in productivity that should justify the cost of obtaining and utilizing the product; productivity is comprised of both speed and accuracy; the tools must support the creation of useful, usable, satisfying interfaces; the legacy system to be converted is not to be changed, i.e. the processes, screen display information, data captured and files maintained are to be retained.

Experienced IT professionals, working as paired programmer teams, executed each phase of the study tasks. Expertise ranged from less than 5 years of experience to programmers with more than 12 years of experience. Each subject received a condensed version of the ordinary training course in each of the COBOL software tools used and had access to full documentation and escalated support. The tools involved in the study were: NetCOBOL for .NET; Fujitsu’s NeoKicks CICS migration solution; and a JAVA environment with all necessary features and tools. Where skills needed for task completion were multidisciplinary (e.g. COBOL/business logic expertise and Java programming skills) the teams were comprised of experts in each skill area.

To read the complete study, please visit www.netcobol.com.

About Fujitsu Software Corporation

Fujitsu Software Corporation, based in Sunnyvale, California, is part of the Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) family. The wholly owned subsidiary delivers one of the world’s broadest lines of application infrastructure software products, including the Interstage® Suite and NetCOBOL®. Fujitsu Software Corporation leverages Fujitsu’s international scope and expertise in developing and providing information technology solutions, including more than 4,000 software developers worldwide. To learn more about Fujitsu Software Corporation, visit www.fsw.fujitsu.com.

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

Advanced Outpatient Imaging Center Takes Advantage of High-Quality Images and Patient Comfort Features

Delivering patient-focused imaging technology without sacrificing clinical performance, Toshiba America Medical Systems’ Vantage, the company’s ultra short-bore 1.5-tesla (1.5T) high-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, provides optimal imaging performance and patient comfort features at Health Scan Imaging in Murrieta, Calif.

“The Vantage continues to prove its clinical value with superior imaging performance and patient-focused features for more comfortable MRI exams,” said Bob Giegerich, director, MR Business Unit, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.  “The Vantage offers the clinical capabilities of a high-field MRI in an ultra short-bore, open design, while Toshiba’s patented PianissimoTM noise reduction technology effectively reduces scan noise by 90 percent to provide patients with a less stressful exam.”

In addition to its patient comfort features, the Vantage MRI system performs a wide variety of MRI exams including the latest state-of-the-art imaging techniques.  For example, the system enables physicians to perform wide-ranging studies including brain and cardiac imaging, magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), as well as advanced chest and abdominal applications.

“With the Vantage MRI, Toshiba has identified a ‘tipping-point’ without the technical disadvantages of an excessively short-bore magnet for fast, efficient imaging.  The Vantage offers a patient-friendly bore size for an ultra-short bore, high-field magnet for optimal performance and noise suppression, which is key from the patient’s perspective and a noticeable differentiator compared to other vendors,” said Bill Kelly, M.D., founder and medical director, Health Scan Imaging. 

“From a physician’s perspective, the larger number of sequences and extraordinary high-quality images captured per unit time with the Vantage allows for high-end applications, such as high-resolution imaging, MRA and off-center field-of-view skeletal imaging.  Image quality for neurological applications also has been consistently excellent,” Kelly said. “These advantages helped launch our start-up with after-burners.  We have quickly and consistently filled our schedule 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. with great throughput while building tremendous referral loyalty at a new practice location where we previously had no referral relationships.”

“Achieving reliable, consistent fat saturation is almost effortless with the Vantage. The specification that ensures this directly is the Vantage’s improved homogeneity using a unique primary shim system that delivers less than 2 ppm homogeneity,” adds Dr. Kelly.

Unmatched MRI Performance and Patient-Focused Features

The Vantage features an ultra-short magnet at 140 cm with linear 30 mT/m (milliTesla per meter) gradient strength with a slew rate of 50 T/m/s (Tesla per meter per second), or 130 T/m/s.  Despite the short length of the magnet, the system delivers the highest homogeneity of any magnet in the industry over the full 50 cm diameter spherical volume (DSV).

The Toshiba Vantage also offers some of the most advanced MRI applications available on the market today, including optional packages for cardiac imaging, advanced Echo Planar Imaging (EPI), Perfusion and Diffusion Imaging, Peripheral MRA, and SuperFASE (Fast Advanced Spin Echo) imaging.  In addition, Toshiba has pioneered research into contrast-free MRA with its Fresh Blood Imaging (FBI) protocol and Body Diffusion.    

With Toshiba’s patented Pianissimo technology, which reduces acoustic noise by as much as 90 percent, the Vantage dramatically reduces the most significant cause of patient discomfort and enables clinicians to better utilize all of the system’s high-field MRI capabilities including SPEEDER parallel imaging for increased acquisition speed which reduces examination times.

For more information about the Vantage, TAMS and its wide range of medical imaging products, please visit www.medical.toshiba.com.

About Toshiba

With headquarters in Tustin, Calif., Toshiba America Medical Systems markets, sells, distributes and services diagnostic imaging systems, and coordinates clinical diagnostic imaging research for all modalities in the United States.  Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, an independent group company of Toshiba Corporation, is a global leading provider of diagnostic medical imaging systems and comprehensive medical solutions, such as CT, X-ray, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine, MRI and information systems.  Toshiba Corporation is a leader in information and communications systems, electronic components, consumer products, and power systems.  Toshiba has approximately 162,000 employees worldwide and annual sales of $55 billion.

The Excelart VantageTM is a trademark of Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation.

New FLASHWAVE 6400 Switch offers Ethernet Aggregation, Packet-Enabled Access and Pseudowire Termination

Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., a leading supplier of IT and wireline/wireless networking solutions, and Hammerhead™ Systems announced today that they are pursuing an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) agreement for the integration of Hammerhead’s HSX 6000™ platform into the Fujitsu FLASHWAVE® portfolio as the FLASHWAVE 6400 Layer 2.5 aggregation switch. The platform will be showcased at SUPERCOMM® 2005 in the Fujitsu booth (No. 41015) and in the Hot Technologies Pavilion (No. 82015D) from June 7 through June 9, 2005 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Ill.

The FLASHWAVE 6400 Layer 2.5 aggregation switch is the only purpose-built, single box solution available for Ethernet aggregation, packet-enabled access and Pseudowire termination. It has the industry’s lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for edge aggregation as a result of its unique architectural advantages, such as bandwidth pooling and service agile ports, which optimize its aggregation and grooming efficiency. The FLASHWAVE 6400 aggregation switch integrates with the existing SONET/SDH infrastructure using Generic Framing Procedure (GFP) and X.86, and interworks between them. These benefits, when combined with the platform’s granular Quality of Service (QoS) architecture, enable unmatched levels of service segregation and Service Level Agreement (SLA) assurance, critical for robust aggregation of diverse data and packet voice services feeding a common IP/MPLS core. The FLASHWAVE 6400 Layer 2.5 aggregation switch delivers industry-leading density for Gigabit Ethernet aggregation, disruptive aggregation economics, the most scalable and broadest support for Ethernet, Frame Relay and ATM service interworking, and non-disruptive data revenue migration.

“Carriers have a significant investment tied to their installed infrastructure, which includes over 300,000 of our SONET network elements across North America,” said Bill Erickson, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Fujitsu Network Communications. “The FLASHWAVE 6400 Layer 2.5 aggregation switch will help them leverage this vast SONET network, as well as recent investments in IP/MPLS, to profitably roll out Ethernet services and other non-traditional data services such as IPTV, while facilitating service convergence over legacy Frame Relay and ATM networks. This is networking beyond convergence in its purest sense.”

The Hammerhead platform has been an important component of the Fujitsu Flexible Architecture for Subscriber Service Termination (FASST™) solution suite since its inception in June 2004. As the FLASHWAVE 6400 aggregation switch, the role of the Hammerhead platform will be expanded to allow tighter coupling with existing Fujitsu FLASHWAVE SONET and Dense Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM) products.

“When executed, the OEM agreement will bring significant tangible benefits to customers, allow us to create a unified solution with a seamless management infrastructure, and strengthen our ties with Fujitsu, a $44.5B market leader and the largest IT and telecommunications systems integrator in the world,” said Peter Savage, president and CEO of Hammerhead Systems. “We believe the FLASHWAVE 6400 aggregation switch offers the right combination of product and services to attract and close some significant opportunities.”

In addition to the OEM agreement, Fujitsu and Hammerhead will be utilizing the Pegador™ management system and the NETSMART® 1500 Element Management System (EMS) to provide a complete management solution for the FLASHWAVE 6400 switch and other elements of the Fujitsu FLASHWAVE product family. “A strong management solution is a key component that our customers are demanding as it helps drive the significant OPEX and CAPEX savings that our switched packet transport solution presents to the marketplace,” concluded Erickson.

About Hammerhead Systems

Hammerhead Systems, Inc. is the market leader in Aggregation, Interworking and Migration solutions to accelerate profitable delivery of new Ethernet and existing legacy services at a fraction of the cost and complexity. The HSX 6000, the first purpose-built Layer 2.5 aggregation switch using Pseudowire and Dry Martini technologies, and the Pegador Network Management System are both available today. Hammerhead has a strategic partnership with Fujitsu Network Communications in North America for distribution, joint marketing, product planning, and customer support and services. Hammerhead is located in Mountain View, California, is privately held, and is funded by Foundation Capital, Mayfield, Enterprise Partners, Pequot Ventures and Lighthouse Capital.
For more information, please see: http://www.hammerheadsystems.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

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Jonathan Schwartz Named President of the Board of the Sun Foundation

At a conference on the Participation Age held today at the United Nations, Sun Microsystems (NASDAQ: SUNW) unveiled its Share the Opportunity global giving initiative designed to help eliminate the digital divide around the world. Jonathan Schwartz, president and chief operating officer of Sun Microsystems, also was named president of the board of the Sun Foundation, a separate non-profit foundation supported by contributions from Sun Microsystems. The Sun Foundation will be responsible for the direction and execution of Sun’s charitable activities in support of sharing and the Participation Age.

“For 25 years, Sun has believed that sharing – whether code, standards, or ideas – is the key to increasing competition, delivering new innovation, and growing markets,” said Scott McNealy, chairman, founder and chief executive officer at Sun Microsystems. “But right now, not everyone has the tools to participate. That’s why Sun is committed to improving network accessibility and eradicating the digital divide – because we believe that enabling a new wave of network participants will unlock and deliver untold economic and social value.”

The Participation Age

Sun believes the world is entering a new era – a Participation Age – where dramatically lowered barriers to entry, plummeting device prices, and near-universal connectivity are driving a new round of network participation. From blogs to Java, SMS messages to Web services, participants are forming communities to drive change, create new businesses, new social services, and new discoveries. This growth in the network economy is fueled by sharing and collaboration among communities interconnected by technology and driven by purpose. Sun also believes that sharing and collaboration in the Participation Age will stimulate innovation to help all participants from across the world grow and prosper.

Demonstrating its continuing commitment, Sun is aligning its philanthropic efforts to drive participation. In China, India, Ethiopia, South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya alone, Sun has granted millions of dollars in Academic Excellence Grants and donations in the last two years. Tens of thousands of students in China have had free access to Web-based courses. These and other programs will continue under the Share the Opportunity umbrella and thrive as the overall philanthropic efforts of Sun begin to focus specifically on increasing participation.

Share the Opportunity Initiative

Share the Opportunity is a global giving initiative that will focus Sun’s worldwide philanthropic efforts on increasing network accessibility and providing opportunities for global economic growth and social progress. For instance, working with Gifts In Kind International, the world’s leading charity in the field of product philanthropy, Sun will provide the StarOffice Productivity Suite (www.sun.com/staroffice) to eligible non-profits and NGOs in the United States and around the world. (See related release: www.sun.com/news)

“Eliminating the digital divide is good policy, and good business,” said Jonathan Schwartz. “The next generation of engineers, scientists, diplomats, business leaders, journalists, artists, and consumers need the network to participate in global opportunity. We’re working hard to expand opportunities, and make those opportunities reachable for everyone irrespective of culture, nationality or economic means.”

Sun will continue to build additional campaigns as part of the Share the Opportunity initiative and work with organizations worldwide dedicated to the same mission. For example, the United Nations Youth Leadership Summits, a U.N. initiative to mobilize and train a new generation of leaders in the developing world, shares a similar vision.

“The United Nations Youth Leadership Summits are an effort to engage young people in working toward the achievement of the millennium development goals by 2015. We hope other organizations join Sun to further people-to-people connections and participation, especially with regards to the youth,” said Dr. Djibril Diallo, spokesperson for the president of the General Assembly of the United Nations and chair of the United Nations Youth Summits. “Credibility is shown, not just by attending conferences, but also by taking action.”

Connecting communities and fueling collaboration has been the core of Sun’s business since inception. Sun has contributed more code to the open source community than any other entity, and has opened up technologies such as NFS, TCP/IP, Java technology, OpenOffice.org and the OpenSolaris Operating System to stimulate network growth and opportunity for everyone. Sun’s employees exemplify the spirit of the Participation Age, and since 1995 they have donated more than 220,000 volunteer hours to a variety of projects worldwide. Since the inception of its Foundation, Sun has matched more than $15 million in employee gifts. Sun’s award-winning volunteer program continues to set an example for giving through employees’ generosity and sharing of time, expertise, knowledge and innovation.

Sun’s Participation Age Event at the United Nations

Today’s conference at the United Nations was the first in a series of interactive discussions sponsored by Sun Microsystems on how organizations can help accelerate the rise of the Participation Age. Moderating today’s event was David Kirkpatrick of Fortune, and the panel included John Gage, chief researcher at Sun and a member of the United Nations Information and Communications Technology Taskforce; Dr. Djibril Diallo, chair of the United Nations series of Youth Summits; Justin Shaffer, VP and chief architect at mlb.com; and Andrew Zolli, technologist and futurist-in-residence at National Public Radio and National Geographic.

Information on the Share the Opportunity initiative, the Participation Age and upcoming events can be found at 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, Solaris, Java, OpenSolaris, StarOffice and The Network Is The Computer are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States and other countries.

Nonprofit Organizations Worldwide to Benefit

Sun Microsystems and Gifts In Kind International, the world’s leading charity in the field of product philanthropy, announced today a new global donation program, to provide StarOffice suite to eligible nonprofit and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the US and countries around the world. StarOffice is the world’s leading office productivity software suite on the Solaris Operating System (OS) and Linux, and the leading alternative office suite on Windows.

Through its network of 450 Gifts In Kind programs, Gifts In Kind International will distribute donated StarOffice software to qualified NGOs and nonprofits in developing and other countries in which significant need exists for technology. Through this program Sun Microsystems will assist nonprofits/NGOs with programs in the areas of education (K-12), job training, opportunities for youth, maternal and child health, adult literacy/mentoring, and other critical social community services.

StarOffice software is affordable, easy to use, and based on open standards. It offers word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, drawing, and database capabilities. Its familiar interface enables quick productivity and results for the business user, and elegant output for the consumer. Its familiar interface will enable nonprofit and NGO recipients to improve their efficiency and productivity, allowing more of their charitable resources to be devoted to delivering critical community services.

“The StarOffice software donation is a part of Sun’s overall philanthropy program and Sun is dedicated to the success and advancement of education and technology around the world,” said Kim Jones, vice president of Global Education and Research for Sun Microsystems. “As we bring new products and technologies to market, Sun will continue to share its latest innovations with the education community.”

The StarOffice Suite will be teamed with The World Bank Group’s global computer donation program to benefit NGOs in countries including Zambia, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka.. The software will impact individuals as well as organizations contributing to a brighter future for all of those it reaches.

“This donation and partnering is a wonderful example of a socially and environmentally responsible company helping to reduce the impact of poverty in our global communities,” said Barry Anderson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Gifts In Kind International. “Hundreds of nonprofits and NGOs will benefit from the Sun Microsystems donation enabling them to provide more efficient services and programs to those who are most in need.”

The eligibility requirement for nonprofits is a current 501(c)(3) status or the equivalent status in the country in which the recipient organization is located.

“Our mission is to provide for physical and economic needs of people living at the lowest economic level through personal and empowering partnerships and projects,” said Michael Rutter, Director of Operations, Bright Hope International in Zambia. The StarOffice suite will be used to enhance and expand local education/job training programs and offers new ways to improve local community services.

“Equipping computers with StarOffice software will help support primary and secondary schools in the remote part of Kyrgyzstan in which we actively support communities through a portfolio of development activities,” reports James Lanning, Director of Acquisitions, Adventist Development and Relief Agency International.

“Our program in Sri Lanka, which includes schools and village learning centers serving approximately 18,000 students and 1,000 adults will benefit from the donation of the computers and StarOffice 7 software,” reported Davavanda Weerakkody, Treasurer, LANKA Academic Network. LANKA’s program provides educational opportunities, which increases access to software, computers and the Internet for students in rural and undeveloped urban areas.

About The World Bank Group

The World Bank Group’s mission is to fight poverty and improve the living standards of people in the developing world. It is a development Bank that provides loans, policy advice, technical assistance and knowledge sharing services to low and middle income countries to reduce poverty. The Bank promotes growth to create jobs and to empower poor people to take advantage of these opportunities. In 2003 the World Bank provided $18.5 billion and worked in more than 100 developing countries, bringing finance and/or technical expertise toward helping them reduce poverty.

About Gifts In Kind International

Gifts In Kind International is the world’s leading charity in product philanthropy and the 3rd largest charity in the United States. Its network of 450-plus affiliates provides nonprofits access to millions of dollars annually in product and service donations, including nearly $820 million in 2004. Gifts In Kind International operates at less than 1 percent of the fair market value of products donated, making it one of the most cost-efficient charities in the world.

About Sun Microsystems, Inc.

A singular vision — “The Network Is The Computer” — guides Sun in the development of technologies that power the world’s most important markets. Sun’s philosophy of sharing innovation and building communities is at the forefront of the next wave of computing: the Participation Age. Sun can be found in more than 100 countries and on the Web at http://sun.com

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

Strong Customer Relationships and Technological Leadership Result in Record Sales

Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc., one of the world’s leading suppliers of hard disk drives and computer peripherals, today announced considerable mobile and enterprise hard disk drive (HDD) shipment growth during the first calendar quarter of 2005. Fujitsu increased its mobile hard disk drive sales for the eleventh consecutive quarter to sustain its position as the second largest supplier of 2.5″ mobile hard disk drives. During the quarter the company shipped 4.269M mobile units, a 67% increase over the same quarter last year (Q1CY04). Fujitsu also sustained its position as the second largest supplier in the enterprise hard disk drive market, increasing shipments to 1.421M units, an unprecedented 43% increase as compared to the same quarter last year.

“We are extremely pleased with our sales this quarter and the results of our HDD products in fiscal 2004” said Lorne Wilson, senior vice president, sales and marketing, Fujitsu Computer Products of America. “Over the past several years, Fujitsu has steadily grown its market share by delivering hard disk drives with industry leading quality, combined with our vertical integration of Fujitsu technology and by focusing on customer satisfaction. We are looking forward to continued success in 2005.”

Fujitsu improved its market share position during the first quarter by continuing to lead the industry with advanced 2.5″ Serial ATA (SATA) and Serial Attached-SCSI (SAS) hard disk drive technology. Quarterly milestones include volume delivery of 2.5″ small form factor (SFF) SAS hard disk drives to major original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), announcing the industry’s first 120GB 4200 RPM mobile hard disk drive, and continued work with channel partners to integrate next generation technologies including the 300GB 10K and 147GB 15K hard disk drive families.

“Over the past 2 years, Fujitsu has consistently grown its market share to become a significant force in the hard disk drive industry’s enterprise and 2.5″ mobile segments,” said Dave Reinsel, director of storage research, IDC. “The company’s strategic decision to aggressively advance small form factor serial interface technology has been a primary contributor to its achievements.”

Fujitsu attributes much of its quarter over quarter growth, which exceeds market averages, to positive customer experience and the low “Total Cost of Ownership” that results from the company’s outstanding product quality. Low maintenance and replacement costs give Fujitsu hard disk drives a marked advantage over competitive offerings.

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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