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Fujitsu - Company Report

Company Reports are concise reports that provide a review of the company's activities, corporate strategy and recent developments.
Published: February 2007
Pages: 34

Fujitsu is a provider of customer-focused information technology and communications solutions for the global marketplace.

Fujitsu was established in 1935 as a spin-off from the Communications Division of Fuji Electric Co Ltd. In 1949, it was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange after the World War. During the 1960s, the company expanded its operations with the manufacture of transistors, assembly of process-control computers, and the establishment of Fujitsu Laboratories. The company was renamed Fujitsu Ltd in 1967. During the 1970s, Fujitsu established operations in the US, Spain, and Brazil. During the 1990s, the company entered the multimedia and networking arena and the Internet market by the end of the decade.

Fujitsu’s business units include: Technology Solutions (servers, software, mobile systems, optical transmission systems), Ubiquitous Products (PCs, mobile phones, storage devices, and optical modules), Device Solutions (Logic LSI devices and semiconductor purchases, SAW filters, relays, connectors, etc), and Other Operations (audio and navigation equipment, printed circuit boards and magnesium moulds).

As of March 31, 2006, Fujitsu's principal shareholders were: The Master Trust Bank of Japan (9.11%), Japan Trustee Services Bank Ltd (5.27%), Fuji Electric Holding Co Ltd (4.57%), Fuji Electric System Co Ltd (3.14%), Asahi Mutual Life Insurance Company (1.95%), Fuji Electric FA Components & Systems Co Ltd (1.78%), Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd (1.58%), State Street Bank and Trust Company 505103 (1.51%), Trust & Custody Services Bank Ltd (1.33%), and Fujitsu Limited Employee Shareholding Association (1.05%).