Fujitsu Siemens Computers
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| Joint venture | |
| Industry | Information technology |
| Fate | Siemens' stake acquired by Fujitsu, became Fujitsu Technology Solutions |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Defunct | 2009 |
| Headquarters | Munich, Germany |
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Key people
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Richard Christou (Executive Chairman) |
| Products | Infrastructure Products, Infrastructure Solutions, Managed Infrastructure Services, Infrastructure as a Service |
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Number of employees
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Approximately 10,700 (as of March 2009) |
| Parent | Fujitsu, Siemens |
| Website | www |
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 Limited of Japan and Siemens of Germany. On April 1, 2009, the company became Fujitsu Technology Solutions as a result of Fujitsu buying out Siemens' share of the company.
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, and was considered a leader or innovator in Green IT, across ecological and environmental markings such as Energy Star and Nordic swan.
Fujitsu Siemens sponsored McLaren Mercedes Formula-1 team in 1999 and 2000.
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.
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