Fujitsu PROGRESSION Named Best of Tech?Ed 2009 Awards Finalist by Windows IT Pro and SQL Server Magazine

SUNNYVALE, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/26/09 -- Fujitsu America today announced that its Fujitsu PROGRESSION(TM) legacy system modernization service was named a finalist in the Best of Tech•Ed 2009 awards program in the Software Components & Middleware category by Penton Media's Windows IT Pro(R) and SQL Server Magazine(R). The Best of Tech•Ed 2009 Awards recognize companies that offer innovative products for the industry. The judges reviewed more than 170 products and services submitted for the contest and chose 35 finalists to be interviewed at the Tech•Ed 2009 IT Pro Conference in Los Angeles, Calif. Fujitsu PROGRESSION was selected based on innovation, strategic importance to the market, competitive advantage and exceptional value to customers. All winners were announced on May 13, 2009, at an evening reception. They are posted at www.WindowsITPro.com/awards.

Fujitsu PROGRESSION is the industry's best solution for migrating older systems, such as IBM midrange (AS/400, iSeries) and mainframe systems, Unisys and HP3000, to Microsoft(R) .NET, allowing companies to modernize IT while ensuring business continuity. Leveraging Fujitsu expertise in legacy modernization, the Fujitsu PROGRESSION service is based on a successful Fujitsu implementation at the Washington State Department of Licensing.

With Fujitsu PROGRESSION, companies maintain full control over the maintenance and enhancement of their systems because Fujitsu delivers the source code.

Fujitsu PROGRESSION Highlights

• COBOL/RPG, CL and DDS migrated to .NET (VB, C#)
• No additional Fujitsu licensing fees or upkeep
• Includes source code
• Fast, simple, flexible deployment
• Business logic remains unchanged
• Minimum user training -- functionality is consistent with current applications
• Eliminates terminal emulation and client-side components. Migrated RPG applications become web-based
• Fujitsu offers a free proof-of-concept to demonstrate how PROGRESSION works using a client's own source code

Quotes

Jeff James, IT Group Editor in Chief and Web Content Strategist
"Every year, selecting winners from the outstanding pool of highly qualified nominations is challenging, with this year's submissions no exception. Our judging criteria -- innovation, strategic importance to the market, competitive advantage and exceptional value to customers -- are clearly reflected in the winners' products."

Eric Payeur, Director, Progression Project, Fujitsu America
"As a leading provider of systems integration and technology consulting services, Fujitsu is delighted by this Tech•Ed award, which focuses on the innovation of our solution and the value it brings to customers. We will continue to focus on finding innovative ways to ensure our customers can modernize their systems while maximizing the use of existing assets, ensuring business continuity, and minimizing costs."

About Fujitsu America

About Fujitsu America, Inc.
Fujitsu America, Inc. provides a complete portfolio of business technology services, computing platforms, and industry solutions. Fujitsu platform products are based on scalable, reliable and high-performance server, storage, software, point-of-sale, and mobile technologies. Fujitsu combines its renowned platform offerings with a full suite of onshore, near shore and offshore system integration, outsourcing, and datacenter services covering applications, operations, infrastructure, customer service, and multi-vendor lifecycle services. Fujitsu provides industry-specific solutions for retail, manufacturing, healthcare, government, education, financial services, and telecommunications sectors. For more information on Fujitsu America's business scope, visit http://solutions.us.fujitsu.com/.

About Fujitsu
Fujitsu is a leading provider of IT-based business solutions for the global marketplace. With approximately 175,000 employees supporting customers in 70 countries, Fujitsu combines a worldwide corps of systems and services experts with highly reliable computing and communications products and advanced microelectronics to deliver added value to customers. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.6 trillion yen (US$47 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2009. For more information, please see: www.fujitsu.com.

Fujitsu and the Fujitsu logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Fujitsu Limited in the United States and other countries. Fujitsu PROGRESSION is a trademark of Fujitsu America, Inc. in the United States and other countries. Microsoft .NET is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other marks referenced are the property of their respective owners.

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