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• Fujitsu Cloud creates the right buzz for Frucor

  Rising costs, expansion plans and dissatisfaction with its current SAP server hosting provider has led ANZ energy drinks company Frucor to Fujitsu’s Cloud services door.

• Fujitsu shows Windows 7-based tablet

  Fujitsu demoed its next-generation tablet at the Consumer Electronics Show. It came as no surprise, as the company has long been a player in highly mobile and slate-style products--especially ones aimed at corporate and vertical markets in previous pushes towards a tablet PC.

• Greenpeace rates climate-change leaders and laggards

  Greenpeace International released the fourth version of its "Cool IT Leaderboard" on Tuesday, and Cisco, Ericsson and Fujitsu ranked atop the list of 17 global high-tech companies.

• IT managers struggle with applications black hole - report

  IT departments are failing to address an applications "black hole" with IT managers in the dark about software usage and cost.

• Bankwest moves into Fujitsu data centre in Perth

  Commonwealth Bank subsidiary, Bankwest, has signed on as the first official customer of Fujitsu’s newly-opened data centre in Perth.
  

• Vendors look to exploit PCIe for fast storage

  Vendors may shortly be able to introduce SSD products that use PCIe to improve performance speeds. A group of leading vendors have joined forces to develop the standard which is expected to be finalised in the latter half of next year.

• Australian cloud market crowds up as Fujitsu moves in

  The Australian market for cloud computing services intensified further this week, with several major IT services firms releasing details of their push to win business from large organisations increasingly demonstrating an appetite for the next generation platform.
  

• Fujitsu shows prototype LTE dual-screen cell phone

  Fujitsu's newest cell phone might have users seeing double. The handset has two screens and thanks to an innovative user-interface design the extra screen real-estate could help bring clarity to cloud-based mobile services.

• Verve Energy and Fujitsu sign service desk deal

  Fujitsu has signed a IT service desk contract with Western Australia’s largest electricity generation company, Verve Energy.

• Fujitsu eyes wireless gadget charging for 2012

  Researchers at Fujitsu Laboratories have developed a wireless charging system that they say can simultaneously charge a variety of portable gadgets over a distance of several centimeters without the need for cables.

• Fujitsu says green IT services can cut bills by 20 percent

  Most of the talk about IT energy efficiency has focused on the data center, but office equipment like PCs and printers can offer plenty of opportunity to cut costs as well. Fujitsu is rolling out some new services Wednesday that aim to help companies tackle both areas at once, and it claims they can reduce a company's IT energy bills by 20 percent on average.

• Defence signs with Fujitsu, Di Data

  The Department of Defence has signed Fujitsu for the delivery of multiple ICT services for its distributed computing central services (DCCS) contract, including the Defence Central ICT service helpdesk in a deal worth $151.3 million. The deal is one of two ICT contracts with the department worth more than $180 million. Defence has also signed Dimension Data in a two-year, $29 million deal to provide network hardware maintenance support.

• Fujitsu and Microsoft partner on Azure cloud infrastructure

  Fujitsu and Microsoft have joined forces to deliver Windows Azure cloud services and solutions for Fujitsu data centre customers.

• Online reporting system aims to simplify SBR

  An online reporting system that simplifies business submissions to government departments including the ATO has been launched by Delottie digital.

• SBR estimated to save business $800 million a year

  A new era has begun with the commencement of the Standard Business Reporting (SBR) program, a standardised approach to financial reporting across government agencies that could save businesses up to $800 million a year.