Microsoft gives the FibreCAT SX88 excellent test scores for the Efficient E-Mail initiative
The Fujitsu Technology Solutions’ FibreCAT SX88 storage solution has received outstanding marks from Microsoft. After completing the “Exchange Solution Reviewed Program (ESRP) – Storage 2.1” test series, the FibreCAT SX88 solution is now listed on the online reference page with storage solutions for Exchange environments. The ESRP tests and lists all the high-performance storage systems provided by the Gold Certified partners to help Exchange customers select the best products in the segment. To qualify, Microsoft partners are required to perform pre-defined load tests to determine the number of mailboxes that can be managed and the latency periods (delay periods) required for read and write operations.
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Thanks to the latest PC-over-IP™ technology, companies can provide full workstation performance via remote access to their employees or service providers
April 2009
Fujitsu Technology Solutions presents a remote access solution for its workstations: all CELSIUS family models are now available with PC-over-IP™. This means that they can be integrated in a desktop centralization model. For example, if the actual workstation is located in the company's data centre or server room, the user can access the workstation via a CELSIUS Remote Access portal from his desk or from anywhere in the world. Connected via a standard IP network such as LAN or WAN, the user can view and edit data, access the entire graphics performance, and make full use of his workplace.
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Fujitsu Technology Solutions introduces three powerful new workstations
The CELSIUS M470, CELSIUS R570 and CELSIUS R670 will be based on the latest Intel® processor technology and, with optimized computing and graphics power, taking workstation performance to the next level.
April 2009
Fujitsu Technology Solutions has introduced a new generation of workstations which offer a new level of computing and graphics performance: The CELSIUS M470, CELSIUS R570 and CELSIUS R670 will be based on Intel®’s latest workstation platform, codename: Tylersburg, which Intel® announced this week. With Intel®’s latest Xeon® processor 3500 and 5500 series Nehalem EP / WS as well as the new 1S Intel® X58 and 2S Intel® 5520 chipsets on board, the new CELSIUS family members deliver superior performance which makes them the ideal choice for compute-intense, multi-core optimized workstation applications. These are the first product innovations introduced under the Fujitsu brand following Fujitsu Siemens Computers’ integration into Fujitsu as a wholly owned subsidiary on April 01, 2009.
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As a wholly-owned subsidiary, Fujitsu Technology Solutions offers EMEA access to a worldwide portfolio of Dynamic Infrastructures
1 April 2009
Today Fujitsu Siemens Computers becomes a 100 percent subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited and is renamed Fujitsu Technology Solutions (Holding) B.V. The new company is operating jointly with Fujitsu Services and a unified management under the Fujitsu brand. Both companies extend a comprehensive portfolio of products, solutions and services offering on a global scale to corporate customers in the EMEA region.
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SME Survey 2008: ADSL comes of age
November 2008
Five years since its launch, ADSL has finally replaced dialup completely as the connection of choice for the South African SME. This was among the key findings of SME Survey 2008 on the use of information and communication technologies by small to medium South African companies.
“Acceptance of ADSL connectivity has been rapid since its introduction in 2003; in 2005, SME Survey anticipated that it would steadily replace dialup as the connection of choice, but the speed of acceptance has been surprising,” says Goldstuck.
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SME Survey 2008: Micro-enterprises bear brunt of financial turbulence
October 2008
South African SMEs are feeling the pinch of higher interest rates, as the cost of capital and bad debt begins to rise. While the majority of SMEs appear to be confident in their ability to weather the storm, it is the start-up and micro-enterprise that finds itself at most risk in the face of adversity.
This has emerged from the findings of SME Survey 2008, which explored the impact of infrastructural challenges on SMEs during a time of increasing inflation, interest and petrol prices.
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South African SMEs show resilience in the face of adversity
October 2008
Turbulent times have characterised the environment for South African small, medium and micro enterprises (SMEs) in the past year – but most have come through with their competitiveness intact. This emerged with the announcement of the results of the annual SME Survey which indicates that in the main, SMEs have held up remarkably well.
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Crime a daily reality for South African SMEs
August 2008
One in four small businesses in South Africa has been a victim of crime more than once in the past year, according to the interim findings of SME Survey 2008, the latest edition of South Africa’s largest annual survey of small, medium and micro enterprises.
This shock finding underscores recent police statements that small businesses have increasingly become victims of crime.
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SME Survey 2008: Adapting to infrastructure challenges
Are small to medium enterprises coping with power cuts and the prospect of erratic supply for the next half-decade? What about crime? Are other infrastructures failing the SME?
These are among the crucial questions SME Survey 2008 raises as it gauges the competitiveness and profitability of small to medium enterprises which are frequently seen as the engine room of growth in South Africa. Sponsored by Standard Bank and Fujitsu-Siemens Computers, the Survey is in its 6th year and measures sentiment, confidence and the factors which contribute to the competitiveness of an SME.
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Cash Crunch hits SMEs
July 2008
South African SMEs haven’t forgotten crime, but something more pressing is causing sleepless nights – a cash crisis. This is the shocking interim finding of SME Survey 2008, which indicates that rising fuel and interest rates have surpassed crime and even blackouts as the leading challenge facing small and medium businesses today.
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Fujitsu Siemens Computers and Makro team up to dispose of e-waste
Fujitsu Siemens Computers and Makro have partnered in a joint initiative to provide consumers and businesses with a safe and environmentally-sensitive method of recycling electronic waste (e-waste). E-waste poses a potential environmental threat and this initiative underlines Fujitsu Siemens Computers and Makro’s commitment to protect the environment for the future.
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TPC benchmarks validate superior price/performance results for PRIMERGY TX300 S4 server
Setting a new world record, the PRIMERGY TX300 server from Fujitsu Siemens Computers has shaved a huge 25 percent off the industry standard benchmark* for On-Line Transaction Processing (OLTP) in the efficiency bracket. The TPC Benchmark™ E (TPC-E) is a new OLTP workload developed by the Transaction Performance Council (TPC), a non-profit corporation founded to define transaction processing and database benchmarks.
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SA research chosen for global small business conference
SME Survey, the largest annual study of factors influencing the competitiveness of small and medium enterprises in South Africa, has scored an international coup. A paper based on the findings of the 2007 edition of the study has been selected for inclusion in the prestigious International Council for Small Business (ICSB) World Conference to be held in Canada in June.
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