Fujitsu Siemens Computers

{{short description|1999–2009 Japanese-German computer technology company}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Fujitsu Siemens Computers GmbH

| type = Joint venture

| logo = File:Fujitsu Siemens logo.svg

| foundation = {{start date and age|1999}}

| defunct = {{end date and age|2009}}

| fate = Siemens' stake acquired by Fujitsu

| successor = Fujitsu Technology Solutions

| location_city = Munich

| location_country = Germany

| key_people = Richard Christou (Executive Chairman)

| parent = {{Plain list|

Fujitsu (50%)
Siemens (50%)

}}

| num_employees = Approximately 10,700 (as of March 2009)

| industry = Information technology

| products = {{Plain list|

}}

| website = {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050218084840/http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com/|title=fujitsu-siemens.com}}

}}

Fujitsu Siemens Computers GmbH was a Japanese and German vendor of information technology. The company was founded in 1999 as a 50/50 joint venture between Fujitsu of Japan and Siemens AG of Germany. On April 1, 2009, the company became Fujitsu Technology Solutions as a result of Fujitsu buying out Siemens' share of the company.Fujitsu: [http://ts.fujitsu.com/ps2/press/read/news_details.aspx?id=3450 "Fujitsu Technology Solutions will drive transformation for Fujitsu"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304101957/http://ts.fujitsu.com/ps2/press/read/news_details.aspx?id=3450 |date=2016-03-04 }}, April 1, 2009

The offerings of Fujitsu Siemens Computers extended from handheld and notebook PCs through desktops, server and storage, to IT data center products and services. Fujitsu Siemens Computers had a presence in key markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, while products marketed elsewhere were sold under the Fujitsu brand, with the services division extending coverage up to 170 countries worldwide.

Fujitsu Siemens Computers placed a focus on "green" computers,The Green IT Review: [http://www.thegreenitreview.com/2008/09/fujitsu-siemens-steams-ahead.html "Fujitsu Siemens Steams Ahead"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728082955/https://www.thegreenitreview.com/2008/09/fujitsu-siemens-steams-ahead.html |date=2020-07-28 }} September 24, 2008 and was considered a leader or innovator in Green IT, across ecological and environmental markings such as Energy Star and Nordic swan.The Industry Standard: [http://www.thestandard.com/news/2007/11/08/fujitsu-siemens-goes-seriously-green "Fujitsu Siemens goes seriously green"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828183719/http://www.thestandard.com/news/2007/11/08/fujitsu-siemens-goes-seriously-green |date=2009-08-28 }}, November 8, 2007

Fujitsu Siemens sponsored McLaren Mercedes Formula-1 team in 1999 and 2000.

History

File:Fujitsu Siemens Pocket LOOX PDA (46869074464).jpg

On the Fujitsu side, the origins of the company could be traced back to the mid-1980s merger of the PC divisions of Finnish Nokia and Swedish Ericsson, when Ericsson PCs were known for their ergonomics and bright colors. In 1991, Nokia Data was sold to the British International Computers Limited (ICL). Later ICL was absorbed by Fujitsu. Ironically, Fujitsu was originally the data division of Fuji Electric, whose name was derived from its founders; "Fu" from the Furukawa Electric zaibatsu, and "Ji" from jiimensu, the Japanese transliteration for Siemens.

The Nokia MikroMikko line of compact desktop computers continued to be produced at the Kilo and Lohja factories in Finland. Components, including motherboards and Ethernet network adapters were manufactured locally, until production was moved to Taiwan. Internationally the MikroMikko line was marketed by Fujitsu as the ErgoPro.

Also on the Fujitsu side, the company fully acquired Amdahl corporation in 1997 which was a manufacturer of IBM compatible mainframes. The mainframe market was an area where Siemens also had a strong presence in, especially in Europe. The mainframe strategy of Siemens was different however as it produced its own line of mainframes that were not IBM compatible. Before the acquisition of Amdahl, Fujitsu also already had its own division that produced IBM compatible mainframes so the Amdahl acquisition was part of a market consolidation effort.

The German half of the company, Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme, was the result of the merger of Nixdorf Computer with Siemens' data and information technology branch.

In 2003, the company won the Wharton Infosys Business Transformation Award for their use of information technology in an industry-transforming way.

It was announced in November 2008 that Fujitsu would buy out Siemens' stake in the joint venture for approximately €450m with effect from April 1, 2009.Fujitsu: [http://www.fujitsu.com/global/news/pr/archives/month/2008/20081104-01.html "Fujitsu to Acquire Siemens's Stake in Fujitsu Siemens Computers" November 4, 2008] Fujitsu Siemens was the last major Japanese/European computer manufacturer.

The Fujitsu takeover went ahead as planned on April 1, 2009—with the company renamed Fujitsu Technology Solutions.{{cite web|url=http://ts.fujitsu.com|title=Fujitsu CEMEA&I|website=ts.fujitsu.com|access-date=17 April 2018}} The FSC website was terminated.

Products

Fujitsu Siemens Computers' products included:

Media Center: Activity
Notebooks: Amilo, Amilo PRO, CELSIUS Mobile, ESPRIMO Mobile, Fujitsu Lifebook, Liteline, PCD, SCENIC Mobile
Desktop PCs: SCALEO, SCENIC, ESPRIMO, Amilo Desktop
Workstation
CELSIUS
Tablet PC
STYLISTIC
Convertible PC
LIFEBOOK
Handheld
Pocket LOOX
Industry Standard Servers
PRIMERGY
PRIMERGY BladeFrame
Mission critical IA-64 servers
PRIMEQUEST
UNIX system based servers
SPARC Enterprise Servers
PRIMEPOWER 250, 450, 900, 1500, 2500
S/390-compatible Mainframes
S- series, SX- series
Flat panel displays
Myrica
Liquid-crystal display televisions (LCD TVs)
Plasma-display televisions
SCALEOVIEW
Liquid-crystal display (LCD) computer monitors
SCENICVIEW
Liquid-crystal display (LCD) computer monitors
Operating systems
SINIX: Unix variant, later renamed Reliant UNIX, available for RISC and S/390-compatible platforms
BS2000: EBCDIC-based operating system for SPARC, x86 and S/390-compatible systems
VM2000: EBCDIC-based hypervisor for S/390-compatible platform, capable of running multiple BS2000 and SINIX virtual machines