Fujitsu and Philips to Cooperate in Development of Color Plasma Displays for Flat TVs.TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 13, 1998--Fujitsu Limited and Philips Consumer Electronics Philips Consumer Electronics is a part of Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (usually known as Philips); and is one of the largest electronics companies in the world. In 2005, its sales were € 30.4 billion (US$38. have agreed to cooperate in the design and refinement of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color plasma display panels See plasma display. (PDP (1) (Plasma Display Panel) See plasma display. (2) (Policy Decision Point) See COPS and XACML. (3) (Programmed Data P ) used in flat televisions for the consumer market. The agreement strengthens existing cooperation between the two companies in this market sector and is expected to accelerate the development of the PDP flat TV market. Recognizing at an early stage the potential of color PDPs to penetrate the consumer market, Fujitsu and Philips began establishing cooperative relations in this area in 1996. In 1995, Fujitsu introduced the world's first high-performance 42-inch color PDP, which Philips incorporated into its Flat TV launched in Europe in November 1997 and in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. earlier this year. Under the terms of the latest agreement, the companies will undertake various joint development projects to optimize performance, quality and features, as well as to realize cost improvements in the design of color PDPs for flat TVs. Drawing on the strengths of each partner and concentrating on the 42-inch format, the two companies aim to accelerate development cycles with a specific goal of bringing to market a new color PDP by the end of this year. While both companies are committed to the development of the color PDP market, the agreement places no restrictions on Fujitsu's ability to market its industry-leading PDP technology to other customers as well as Philips. Fujitsu Limited is a leading provider of information technology products and solutions for the global marketplace. Founded in Japan in 1935 as a telephone equipment maker, the Fujitsu Group had consolidated revenues of $37.7 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31,1998. With over 500 group companies, including Amdahl and ICL (International Computers Ltd., London) The former name of Fujitsu Services, the European-centered arm of the global Fujitsu Group and one of the leading IT services companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. , Fujitsu is one of the world's largest suppliers of computers and information systems solutions, telecommunications Communicating information, including data, text, pictures, voice and video over long distance. See communications. and semiconductor products, software and services. The Fujitsu web site is http://www.fujitsu.co.jp/index-e.html
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