Fujitsu Supports VIC Government's Japan Strategy with Two Growth Initiatives
Announcement posted by Fujitsu Australia Limited 29 Oct 2005
Fujitsu Australia today threw its support behind the Victorian Government's new Japan Strategy, pointing to two impending announcements about new Centres of Excellence to be located in Melbourne.
CEO of Fujitsu Australia, Rod Vawdrey, said both facilities were conceived during discussions between Victorian ICT Minister, Marsha Thomson and Fujitsu's Corporate Vice President and President, Asia & Pacific Business Group, Dr Kyung-Soo Ahn, during a Victorian ICT visit to Japan in June this year.
"At the time, Dr Ahn committed Fujitsu to establish two centres of excellence in Victoria during 2005/06 - one focused on digital media and the other around applications development. The Digital Media Networks Centre of Excellence will be officially opened by the Minister on 9 November 2005, while the Applications Development Centre of Excellence will be opened in December 2005.
"Both initiatives represent a substantial investment by Fujitsu in developing and growing Victoria's ICT capabilities and will create scores of jobs over the next few years, as well as bringing in export dollars by positioning Victoria as Australia's centre of innovation."
Dr Ahn will fly to Melbourne to attend the opening on November 9th of Fujitsu's Digital Media Network Centre of Excellence.
"Fujitsu Australia has always enjoyed strong support from our Japanese parent and we are pleased to see the development of even closer links between Victoria and Japan, thanks to this initiative by the Victorian Government," said Mr Vawdrey.
"Fujitsu currently employs around 600 people in Victoria and has already made a substantial investment in this state in the form of Internet data centres and local Research and Development facilities focusing on retail applications development, infrastructure services management, systems
management, telecommunications and local government support. This investment in Victoria positions Fujitsu to continue providing end-to-end ICT services both locally and internationally.
"In addition to our Application Development Centre of Excellence, the impending launch of our Asia Pacific Digital Media Network Centre represents a further opportunity for Victoria to deliver specialist digital media technologies and services not only to organisations in other Australian states, but throughout the Asia Pacific region," he concluded.
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Fujitsu Australia Limited
Fujitsu is a full service provider of information technology and communications solutions. Throughout Australia and New Zealand we partner with our customers to consult, design, build, operate and support business solutions. From strategic consulting to application and infrastructure solutions and services, Fujitsu has earned a reputation as the single supplier of choice for leading corporate and government organisations. Fujitsu Australia Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited of Japan. Visit www.au.fujitsu.com for further information
About Fujitsu Limited
Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting device technologies, highly reliable computing and communications products, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers' success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.7 trillion yen (US$44.5 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005. Visit www.fujitsu.com for further information.
CEO of Fujitsu Australia, Rod Vawdrey, said both facilities were conceived during discussions between Victorian ICT Minister, Marsha Thomson and Fujitsu's Corporate Vice President and President, Asia & Pacific Business Group, Dr Kyung-Soo Ahn, during a Victorian ICT visit to Japan in June this year.
"At the time, Dr Ahn committed Fujitsu to establish two centres of excellence in Victoria during 2005/06 - one focused on digital media and the other around applications development. The Digital Media Networks Centre of Excellence will be officially opened by the Minister on 9 November 2005, while the Applications Development Centre of Excellence will be opened in December 2005.
"Both initiatives represent a substantial investment by Fujitsu in developing and growing Victoria's ICT capabilities and will create scores of jobs over the next few years, as well as bringing in export dollars by positioning Victoria as Australia's centre of innovation."
Dr Ahn will fly to Melbourne to attend the opening on November 9th of Fujitsu's Digital Media Network Centre of Excellence.
"Fujitsu Australia has always enjoyed strong support from our Japanese parent and we are pleased to see the development of even closer links between Victoria and Japan, thanks to this initiative by the Victorian Government," said Mr Vawdrey.
"Fujitsu currently employs around 600 people in Victoria and has already made a substantial investment in this state in the form of Internet data centres and local Research and Development facilities focusing on retail applications development, infrastructure services management, systems
management, telecommunications and local government support. This investment in Victoria positions Fujitsu to continue providing end-to-end ICT services both locally and internationally.
"In addition to our Application Development Centre of Excellence, the impending launch of our Asia Pacific Digital Media Network Centre represents a further opportunity for Victoria to deliver specialist digital media technologies and services not only to organisations in other Australian states, but throughout the Asia Pacific region," he concluded.
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Notes for Editors
Fujitsu Australia Limited
Fujitsu is a full service provider of information technology and communications solutions. Throughout Australia and New Zealand we partner with our customers to consult, design, build, operate and support business solutions. From strategic consulting to application and infrastructure solutions and services, Fujitsu has earned a reputation as the single supplier of choice for leading corporate and government organisations. Fujitsu Australia Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited of Japan. Visit www.au.fujitsu.com for further information
About Fujitsu Limited
Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting device technologies, highly reliable computing and communications products, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers' success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.7 trillion yen (US$44.5 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005. Visit www.fujitsu.com for further information.