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GLOSSARY
Agile (System development)
A coverall term for software development
methods that enable quick and flexible
responses to changes in the environment.
Many of the approaches use short processes
repeated multiple times to construct the
entire system.
All IP
The use of Internet protocol (IP) technology
alone to replace a conventional telephone
exchange or time division multiplexing
(TDM) system, or a network constructed only
with IP.
AR
Augmented Reality. Also called “extended
reality” or “enhanced reality,” AR refers to the
delivery of ICT-based information to users
interacting with the real world, to enhance
their experience. Unlike “virtual reality,”
which delivers information in a simulated
world, AR involves the use of touch panels or
wearable interfaces to provide the necessary
additional information in the real world.
Backbone (network)
The basic trunk line at the core of a network.
Big data
A large volume of wide-ranging data. Big
data is drawing attention as a potential
source for creating new value.
Cloud/Cloud computing
A platform enabling on-demand access via a
network to IT resources (i.e., resources
required to create an adequate computer
operating environment such as servers,
storage, networks, operating systems, and
software) across a network.
CPU
Central Processing Unit—a device that pro-
cesses or controls information in a computer.
The CPU reads instructions from a memory
device, performs calculations and delivers
the results to an output or memory device.
Datacenter
A building or facility that has been designed
and built specifically to house computer
systems.
Data mining
Comprehensive application of statistical,
pattern recognition, artificial intelligence
and other methods to big data to derive
knowledge.
Digital marketing
A promotion method offering new value to
individual consumers through the use of an
omni-channel that combines both the
Internet (e-commerce sites, social media,
etc.) and real-world channels (actual stores)
in response to the diversifying trends in
purchasing behavior.
Ecosystem
A system of coexistence and mutual benefit
in which multiple companies form partner-
ships in product development or business
activities and leverage one another’s tech-
nologies or capital. The system may involve
developers, sales agents, sales stores, and
advertising media, as well as consumers and
society, in wide ranging relationships that
cross industry boundaries and national
borders.
Fabless
A business model where development and
design alone are conducted in-house, with
all manufacturing outsourced.
Feature phone
A conventional mobile phone, as opposed to
a smartphone.
Foundry
A type of semiconductor manufacturer that
handles front-end processing of chips, using
design data and processing condition speci-
fications provided by a client. Foundries
make aggressive up-front investments in
order to expand business by demonstrating
superior manufacturing technologies.
Hosting
A service allowing customers to make use of
computing capability, which is transmitted
over the Internet from servers installed at a
company’s facilities.
Human Centric Intelligent Society
Fujitsu’s vision for a society realized by using
ICT, where people live more fully, enjoying a
life of greater safety, peace of mind, comfort,
and convenience.
IaaS
Infrastructure as a Service—a cloud comput-
ing platform that provides access via net-
works to network lines, servers, and other
infrastructure required for computer system
building and operation.
ICT
Information and Communication Technology
for information processing and information
communication.
IoT/Internet of Things
IoE/Internet of Everything
A system for mutual control of objects by
connection and information exchange via
the Internet.
LTE/LTE-Advanced
Long Term Evolution—a mobile phone com-
munication standard offering faster data
communication speed than the 3G standard.
LTE-Advanced is a fourth generation (4G)
mobile telecommunications standard that
will succeed LTE. LTE-Advanced will realize
faster, more advanced data communication
on a par with fiber-optic cable speeds while
still maintaining compatibility with LTE.
Mainframe
A shorthand term used to refer to large-scale
general purpose computers. In general, a
mainframe computer allows multiple users
to operate hundreds or even thousands of
terminals. This type of computer is often
used by banks, insurance companies, and
other organizations as a mission-critical
system where the users need to access and
process centralized data.
Managed services
A mode of outsourcing where the provider
performs maintenance and management of
an ICT system on behalf of the customer. In
the case of PCs, servers and other hardware,
this can include obtaining and installing the
equipment along with basic software such
as an operating system, monitoring system
operation, restarting the system and replac-
ing parts in the event of faults, and support
via telephone or email 24 hours a day, every
day of the year.
Milbeaut®
An imaging processor manufactured by
Fujitsu Semiconductor. Milbeaut® processors
are LSIs with functions for processing signals
from image sensors at high speed and with
high image quality. They are used by various
companies for digital SLRs and other digital
cameras, as well as for mobile phones
(Milbeaut Mobile).
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