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Large-screen UBWALL Interactive Displays
Installed in shopping malls or other sites that attract large numbers of people, UBWALL
displays information tailored to individual consumer interests. When users hold IC
card-enabled mobile phones to the screen, the display shows personalized recom-
mendations for restaurants and products, as well as store locations. UBWALL has
already been adopted by some local governments, financial services providers and
numerous other customers.
Emergency Earthquake Warning System, AlertStation EQ
Using emergency earthquake flash reports transmitted by
the Japan Meteorological Business Support Center
(JMBSC), an organization run by the Meteorological Agency,
the system gives users vital seconds to prepare themselves
before major tremors hit. This is just one of the systems
Fujitsu supplies in the increasingly important fields of
disaster countermeasures and business continuity.
System Overview
[Terminal showing earthquake forecast]
Emergency earthquake
information transmission
Dedicated IP virtual private network
Meteorological Agency JMBSC
Simultaneous transmission
[Individual user’s PC]
Emergency earthquake flash
reports are sent to termi-
nals, allowing users to cal-
culate in real time estimated
magnitude and arrival time.
The terminal provides infor-
mation about earthquake
epicenters and visual and
audio warnings of imminent
earthquakes.
The terminal can be set up to send
warnings to individuals’ PCs when
earthquake forecasts exceed pre-
determined magnitudes. The
warnings appear in pop-up boxes
on the users’ PCs. This gives time
for people to find safety, while the
computer automatically saves any
work in progress.
•Fujitsu Services Signs Contract to Acquire Majority Interest in
German IT Services Company TDS AG (December 11, 2006)
•Fujitsu Strengthens Consulting Operations (March 27, 2007)
•Fujitsu Wins £80m Outsourcing Contract from the UK’s
Financial Services Authority (April 19, 2007)
•Fujitsu Signs C
= 400 Million Outsourcing Partnership with
Allianz IT Service Provider AGIS (May 15, 2007)
■ Initiatives Going Forward
Worldwide investment in IT is being underpinned by global eco-
nomic expansion, and we expect this to drive further strong
growth in our services business going forward. In order to make
a leap forward in this business, we will expand our operational
focus from IT solutions into business solutions.
In Japan, where the rate of market growth is low, we will
seek to expand by tapping customer demand for operational field
innovation. In support of this, we will transfer experienced per-
sonnel capable of communicating with customers from a busi-
ness perspective to the Fujitsu Research Institute, where they
will be trained as “field innovators.” In addition, following the
consolidation of infrastructure system engineering resources at
Fujitsu FSAS in May 2007, we will push forward with the indus-
trialization and standardization of our infrastructure services,
aiming for further expansion in this buoyant field.
Overseas, where the services business is expanding at a higher
pace, we will strive to accurately identify and meet the specific
needs of each region, and aim for further growth. In Europe, this
will mean working to capture more business from the private
sector and extending our reach across the continent. In North
America, we will enhance our services provision capabilities
through M&A and other means, and in China and India, where
market expansion is especially rapid, we will establish a full-scale
operational presence.
Moreover, centered on India, we will continue to expand our
offshore development operations*, which are vital to growing our
business globally. Our goal is to create an offshore development
framework comprising around 8,500 personnel by fiscal 2009.
* Outsourcing of systems development, operational management and other functions to
overseas businesses and subsidiaries.
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