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Fujitsu annual report 1998
12
Information Processing
Review of Operations
Fujitsu’s Information Processing Business Strategies & Goals
•
To be a solutions provider with global-scale systems integration capability
•To be a leader in network computing
•To provide top quality, leading-edge systems products
•Worldwide market share goals in 2000:
Services and Software Top 2
Large-Scale Servers Top 2
PCs Top 5
Hard Disk Drives Top 3
Segment Sales
(¥ Billion/ %) Years ended March 31
In the year ended March 1998, the Information Processing Group’s sales rose
12% to ¥3,330.6 billion, paced by growth in the services and software
business as well as hard disk drives (HDDs). Services and software revenue
increased 18% to account for 42% of sales; sales of servers, including global
servers, rose 6% to account for 25% of sales; the personal computer-related
business, including HDDs, increased 9% and represented 33% of sales.
Despite one-time costs relating to the Amdahl acquisition, earnings rose on
higher margins for services and software. Profitability is expected to improve
even further in fiscal 1998 and beyond.
Consolidated Net Sales by Segment
(Years ended March 31)
(¥ Billion)
’94
Information Processing Telecommunications
Electronic Devices Other operations
[Car navigation systems, batteries, etc.]
’95 ’96 ’9 7 ’98
488
2,140
395
116
625
2,457
539
141
501
2,170
460
127
855
2,975
512
161
871
3,331
597
186
PCs & Peripherals
Servers
Services & Software
’98’97’96
2,457
2,975
3,331
40
34
26
39
27
34
42
25
33