Fujitsu Magneto-Optical Products Back Up the Diagnostic Medical Imaging Industry.

Business Editors & Medical/High-Tech Writers

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 11, 2002

Fujitsu's Magneto-Optical Drives and Disks Increasingly

Integrated in Ultrasound Systems, and Fully Compatible with

Digital Imaging Standards

Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA), a leading provider of Magneto-Optical (MO) solutions, continues to increase its presence in the medical imaging industry as the reliable, durable data backup and archiving solution.

The Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) consortium has long accepted 3.5 inch MO disk technology as a removable disk solution for use in many of today's ultrasound systems. Fujitsu MO drives are compatible with DICOM disks, allowing valuable patient data to be accessed.

Several attributes have made Fujitsu MO a compelling purchase for a variety of users and vertical markets. Fujitsu MO disks are rugged and highly resistant to data loss as a result of shock, vibration, moisture, dust and magnetic fields. Additionally, Fujitsu MO disks also have more than a 30-year archival life. These features are especially important for doctors, medical practitioners, and other end-users by ensuring clinical data, complex digital images, as well as system updates for ultrasound systems remain accessible and protected. Additionally, full backward compatibility enables older, lower capacity MO disks to be used on newer drives. These attributes combined with low-cost disks make Fujitsu MO technology an ideal solution for archival needs of the medical industry.

Medical Imaging Removable Storage and Philips Ultrasound

Having integrated Fujitsu's MO removable storage solutions into its ultrasound systems for 5 years, Philips Ultrasound depends upon Fujitsu MO for the archiving of intensive digital images, patient data, and system updates.

"The fundamental nature of ultrasound technology dictates efficient performance and dependable storage of clinical medical data," said Randy Hamlin, director of product management at Philips Ultrasound. "Our continued confidence in MO technology and specifically Fujitsu's removable storage solution speaks to the durability of Fujitsu MO drives. The ability to preserve accurate and high-quality ultrasound data is paramount, and Fujitsu MO technology meets that requirement."

"MO technology continues to prove itself as the reliable, cost effective, and durable removable storage solution for the medical imaging field, despite the introduction of a multitude of comparable removable storage alternative solutions," said Dan Dalton, director optical products at Fujitsu Computer Products of America. "Consequently, our 3.5 inch MO products remain popular within our distribution channels because they offer particular value-add in the medical imaging field, due to the necessity for archivability, and full backward-compatibility to older, lower capacity MO disks."

Fujitsu removable storage solutions are currently sold to the medical imaging industry exclusively through Fujitsu distribution partners. Of these distribution partners, Avnet Inc., a global technology marketing and services company, and one of the world's largest distributors of semiconductors, interconnect, passive and electromechanical components, embedded systems and computer products, specializes in ultrasound system integration, targeting customers such as Phillips Ultrasound.

"The medical imaging industry is a key market for Avnet, and that mandates that we provide the highest quality solutions and expertise to our customers," said Charles Babb, vice president of marketing at Avnet Applied Computing. "Fujitsu MO has continually established itself as one of our leading removable storage solutions for medical imaging companies that require reliable, portable, and cost-effective data back up and archiving solutions."

For interest in purchasing and for more information on Fujitsu's MO drives and media, please visit Fujitsu's MO website at http://www.MOstorage.com/. Additionally, Fujitsu removable storage solutions are available through Fujitsu's authorized channel distributors, including Arrow Electronics, Inc., Avnet, Inc., Ingram Micro Inc., Microland Group, and Tech Data Corp.

Customer Service and Support

Fujitsu products are designed to give end users the highest performance and reliability with the least amount of hassle. Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. covers the DynaMO family of drives with a one-year limited warranty. FCPA also offers original purchasers of DynaMO drives its No Excuses(R) End User Replacement Program (US residents only). Subject to program rules and restrictions, in the unlikely event of a product defect, FCPA will replace eligible product within two business days. As a further supplement to the limited warranty and No Excuses End User Replacement Program, Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. offers technical support telephone hours from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and on Saturdays from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. PST.

About Fujitsu

Fujitsu is a leading provider of Internet-focused information technology solutions for the global marketplace. Its pace-setting technologies, best-in-class computing and telecommunications platforms, and worldwide corps of systems and services experts make it uniquely positioned to unleash the infinite possibilities of the Internet to help its customers succeed. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 5.48 trillion yen for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2001. Internet: http://www.fujitsu.com.

About Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc.

Fujitsu Computer Products of America, Inc. (FCPA) conducts engineering and marketing activities in San Jose, Calif. and sales operations throughout the United States. FCPA's current product and service offerings include hard disk drives, tape drives, magneto-optical drives, scanners and scanner maintenance. FCPA is located at 2904 Orchard Parkway, San Jose, CA, 95134. For more information about Fujitsu products and services, call us at 800/626-4686 or 408/432-6333 or use our Internet Web site at http://www.fcpa.fujitsu.com.

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