Fujitsu Unveils Infrastructure Products to Build Enterprise Cloud.Tokyo, Oct 27, 2009 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - Fujitsu today announced the gradual roll-out in Japan, starting today, of new products and services that are compatible with multiple platforms Refers to two or more operating environments, which typically include the CPU family and operating system. For example, if versions of a program run on Windows and the Macintosh, the software is said to support multiple platforms. and vendor environments to employ their on-site mission-critical systems as enterprise clouds. The company will strengthen products that enable system optimization through cloud technologies, such as virtualization An umbrella term for enhancing a computer's ability to do work. Following are the ways virtualization is used. Hardware Virtualization Partitioning the computer's memory into separate and isolated "virtual machines" simulates multiple machines within one physical computer. and automation, and offer support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . Fujitsu has also strengthened its cloud computing-related sales activities supporting structure, offering consistent business support for customers, ranging from the building of their on-site enterprise clouds to the utilization of cloud services. Furthermore, the company will be establishing a new "Cloud Infrastructure Center" to provide customers with support services for systematizing and standardizing the cloud technology essential to building the enterprise cloud. By providing a complete array of solutions, ranging from products to system constructions, operations, and maintenance services, Fujitsu can reliably and quickly build up a system optimized for each customer's management and operations while reducing IT system costs. In order to help customers employ their on-site mission-critical systems as enterprise clouds compatible with multi-vendors and multi-platforms, Fujitsu is offering a new array of platform products, as well as related support and services. - Platform Products for Virtualization and Automation Enhances functionality for existing hardware and software products to enable system optimization. Commences offering the software for automating server operations, the BMC (BMC Software, Inc., Houston, TX, www.bmc.com) A leading supplier of software that supports and improves the availability, performance, and recovery of applications in complex computing environments. BladeLogic Operations Manager See datacenter manager. , in collaboration with BMC Software BMC Software, Inc. NYSE: BMC, is an American enterprise management software provider, focusing on IT infrastructure applications. BMC was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas. . - Supporting Structure and Services Enhances cloud computing-related sales activities supporting structure while providing support services for enterprise cloud constructions. Platform Products for Virtualization and Automation 1. Server Platform Products The following products provide a virtualization environment tailored to the customer's operational resources: - PRIMERGY PC server, PRIMEQUEST mission critical IA server, SPARC Enterprise The SPARC Enterprise series is a range of UNIX servers co-developed by Sun Microsystems and Fujitsu Computer Systems. They are marketed and sold by Sun Microsystems, Fujitsu Computer Systems, and Fujitsu Siemens Computers. UNIX server A medium to large-scale computer system in a network that runs under Unix. Unix servers are widely used as application servers and database servers and are available from a variety of vendors, including Sun, IBM, HP and others. - IPCOM network server 2. Storage Platform Products The following products allow for the virtualization of disks, volumes, and file systems as well as efficient storage management and operations: - ETERNUS DX60/DX80/4000/8000/NR1000F/VS storage systems 3. Management Software for Visualizing Virtual and Physical Environments (1) ServerView Resource Coordinator VE ServerView Resource Coordinator VE enables the visualization of physical and virtual server environments while unifying server monitoring and operability Operability is the ability to keep a system in a functioning and operating condition. In a computing systems environment with multiple systems this includes the ability of products, systems and business processes to work together to accomplish a common task such as finding and . <Key Features> - Quick and accurate situation assessment without distinguishing the types of physical and virtual platforms; consolidates operations for starting, stopping, and rebooting servers. (2) ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser ETERNUS SF Storage Cruiser enables the visualization of physical and virtual server environments while improving operation speed and minimizing human errors. <Key Features> - Simplifies storage installation process and disk allocation confirmation 4. BMC BladeLogic Operations Manager (Software Products for Operations Automation) BMC BladeLogic Operations Manager configures server environments in a multi-vendor, multi-platform setting, including parameters for OS, middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a , and applications. <Key Features> - Automates configurations for OS, middleware, as well as applications across multi-vendor and multi-platform environments. - Implements the following when combined with ServerView Resource Coordinator VE: -- Operating cost reduction achieved by automating updates and modifications involving the installation and configuration of OS, middleware and applications according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. operational standards. -- Ensures system stability by automating server maintenance operations including system recovery, and patch management The installation of patches from a software vendor onto an organization's computers. Patching thousands of PCs and servers is a major issue. A patch should be applied to test machines first before deployment, and the testing environments must represent all the users' PCs with their unique and distribution About Support Structure and Services 1. Enhanced Supporting Structure for System Optimization (1) Strengthening Sales Activities Supporting Structure Fujitsu has strengthened its cloud computing-related sales activities supporting structure and operates a one-stop support center to help customers with enterprise cloud constructions as well as cloud utilization services. (2) New "Cloud Infrastructure Center" Fujitsu's new center will provide support services for realizing infrastructure optimization. It will also develop and test infrastructure solutions for IT system constructions that utilize cloud technologies. The know-how gained through this process will be systemized and standardized standardized pertaining to data that have been submitted to standardization procedures. standardized morbidity rate see morbidity rate. standardized mortality rate see mortality rate. and provided to customers. 2. Support Services (1) Support Services for Optimizing Customers' IT Infrastructure Fujitsu will offer the following support services for infrastructure optimization under multi-platform, multi-vendor environments: - Deployment workshops, planning, and assessment services - System design and construction services, asset transition support services, operations management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. infrastructure design and construction services - Operational support services, evaluation support services, and maintenance services - Operational design services (2) Enhanced menu of seminar, demonstration, and testing services Fujitsu will offer a menu of seminars and demonstrations dealing with the enterprise cloud environment, giving customers a sense of how the transition from their current system to the deployment of an enterprise cloud might look. About Fujitsu Ltd Fujitsu is a leading provider of IT-based business solutions for the global marketplace. With approximately 175,000 employees supporting customers in 70 countries, Fujitsu combines a worldwide corps of systems and services experts with highly reliable computing and communications products and advanced microelectronics to deliver added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:
TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.6 trillion yen (US$47 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. For more information, please see: www.fujitsu.com. Source: Fujitsu Ltd Contact: Fujitsu Ltd Public and Investor Relations http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/contacts/ +81-3-3215-5259 Copyright 2009 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. www.japancorp.net |
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