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| Company type | Joint venture |
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| Industry | Information technology |
| Founded | October 1, 1999; 26 years ago (1999-10-01)[1] |
| Defunct | April 1, 2009; 16 years ago (2009-04-01)[1] |
| Fate | Siemens' stake acquired by Fujitsu |
| Successor | Fujitsu Technology Solutions |
| Headquarters | , Germany |
Key people | Richard Christou (Executive Chairman) |
| Products | |
Number of employees | Approximately 10,700 (as of March 2009) |
| Parent | |
| Website | fujitsu-siemens.com at theWayback Machine (archived 2005-02-18) |
Fujitsu Siemens Computers GmbH was a Japanese and German vendor ofinformation technology. The company was founded on October 1, 1999 as a 50/50joint venture betweenFujitsu of Japan andSiemens AG of Germany. On April 1, 2009, the company becameFujitsu Technology Solutions as a result of Fujitsu buying out Siemens' share of the company.[1][2]
The offerings of Fujitsu Siemens Computers extended from handheld and notebook PCs through desktops, server and storage, to ITdata 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,[3] and was considered a leader or innovator in Green IT, across ecological and environmental markings such asEnergy Star andNordic swan.[4]
Fujitsu Siemens sponsoredMcLaren Mercedes Formula-1 team in1999 and2000.
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On the Fujitsu side, the origins of the company could be traced back to the mid-1980s merger of the PC divisions of FinnishNokia and SwedishEricsson, when Ericsson PCs were known for theirergonomics and bright colors. In 1991, Nokia Data was sold to the BritishInternational Computers Limited (ICL). Later ICL was absorbed byFujitsu. Ironically, Fujitsu was originally the data division ofFuji Electric, whose name was derived from its founders; "Fu" from theFurukawa Electriczaibatsu, and "Ji" fromjiimensu, the Japanese transliteration for Siemens.
The NokiaMikroMikko line of compact desktop computers continued to be produced at theKilo andLohja factories inFinland. Components, includingmotherboards andEthernetnetwork adapters were manufactured locally, until production was moved toTaiwan. Internationally the MikroMikko line was marketed by Fujitsu as theErgoPro.
Also on the Fujitsu side, the company fully acquiredAmdahl corporation in 1997 which was a manufacturer of IBM compatible mainframes. The mainframe market was an area where Siemens also had a strong presence, 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.
TheGerman half of the company,Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme, was the result of the merger ofNixdorf Computer withSiemens' data and information technology branch.
In 2003, the company won theWharton 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.[5] Fujitsu Siemens was the last major Japanese/European computer manufacturer.
The Fujitsu takeover went ahead as planned on April 1, 2009—with the company renamedFujitsu Technology Solutions.[6] The FSC website was terminated.
Fujitsu Siemens Computers' products included:
Fujitsu Limited and Siemens AG announced today that Fujitsu will acquire Siemens's 50% share in their joint venture Fujitsu Siemens Computers (Holding) B.V., effective April 1, 2009 subject to the approval of relevant government agencies. Fujitsu Siemens Computers was established on October 1, 1999 as a 50-50 joint venture based in Maarssen, [...]
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