History of Fujitsu in Timeline

Fujitsu Limited is a Japanese multinational information and communications technology (ICT) equipment and services corporation. Founded in 1935 and headquartered in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, it stands as the world's sixth-largest IT services provider by revenue globally, and the largest in Japan, as of 2021. The company is a significant player in the global technology sector.

1960: PFU Limited Established

In 1960, PFU Limited was established and headquartered in Ishikawa, Japan as a wholly owned subsidiary of Fujitsu Limited.

1970: Glovia Established as Xerox Computer Services

In 1970, Fujitsu Glovia was established as Xerox Computer Services, where it developed inventory, manufacturing, and financial applications.

1973: Fujitsu Consulting Founded as DMR

In 1973, Fujitsu Consulting was founded in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, under the name DMR, an acronym derived from the names of its three founders.

1996: Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. Established

In 1996, Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc. was established, specializing in building, operating, and supporting optical and wireless broadband and telecommunications networks.

1997: Fujitsu Acquires 30 Percent Stake in Glovia International

In 1997, Fujitsu acquired a 30 percent stake in the renamed Glovia International.

2000: Fujitsu Acquires Remaining Stake in Glovia International

In 2000, Fujitsu acquired the remaining 70 percent stake in Glovia International.

2002: DMR Consulting Renamed Fujitsu Consulting

In 2002, after being acquired by Fujitsu Ltd., DMR Consulting changed its name to Fujitsu Consulting.

October 2007: Fujitsu Consulting India Launches Second Development Center

In October 2007, Fujitsu Consulting India launched its second $10 million development center at Noida, one year after commencing operations in the country.

April 2010: Fujitsu Introduces New Slogan: "Shaping tomorrow with you"

As of April 2010, Fujitsu started rolling out a new slogan, "shaping tomorrow with you," to emphasize partnerships with customers, replacing the previous tagline, "The possibilities are infinite."

2010: Fujitsu Announces Global Cloud Platform Strategy

In 2010, Fujitsu announced its Global Cloud Platform strategy, delivering a public cloud service from data centers in multiple countries.

May 2011: Fujitsu Announces Windows Phone Devices

In May 2011, Fujitsu decided to re-enter the mobile phone market, with Microsoft announcing plans for Fujitsu to release Windows Phone devices.

June 2011: K Computer Becomes World's Fastest Supercomputer

In June 2011, the K computer, which includes the "Venus" 128 GFLOP SPARC64 VIIIfx CPU produced by Fujitsu, was recognized as the world's fastest supercomputer with a rating of over 8 petaflops.

October 2011: K Computer Tops 10 Petaflops

In October 2011, the K computer became the first computer to exceed 10 petaflops in testing, with results presented in November 2011.

Nov 2011: Fujitsu Consulting India Launches Fourth Development Center

In November 2011, as part of its expansion plans, Fujitsu Consulting India inaugurated its fourth development center in Bengaluru.

November 2011: K Computer Results Presented at SC11

In November 2011, the results of the K computer's speed tests were presented at the International Conference for High Performance Computing, Networking, Storage and Analysis (SC11).

April 2013: Fujitsu Acquires RunMyProcess

In April 2013, Fujitsu acquired RunMyProcess, a Cloud-based integration Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) specialized in workflow automation and business application development.

April 2013: Greenpeace Ranks Fujitsu 4th in Cool IT Leaderboard

In the Greenpeace Cool IT Leaderboard of April 2013, Fujitsu was ranked 4th out of 21 leading manufacturers, due to solutions with transparent methodology, and ambitious goals for future carbon savings from its IT solutions.

July 2013: IaaS Trusted Public S5 Service Name Change

Since July 2013 the On-Demand Virtual System Service (OViSS) has been called IaaS Trusted Public S5.

2013: Fujitsu Microprocessors Acquired by Spansion

In 2013, Fujitsu's FR, FR-V, and ARM architecture microprocessors, including ASICs and ASSPs like the Milbeaut, were acquired by Spansion.

2013: PFU Turnover in 2013

In 2013, PFU Limited turned over 126.4 billion Yen (US$1.2 Billion).

November 2017: Fujitsu Client Computing Limited Becomes a Joint Venture

In November 2017, Fujitsu Client Computing Limited (FCCL) was spun off into a joint venture with Lenovo and Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), with Lenovo holding a majority stake.

2022: Ricoh Acquires Majority Stake in PFU Limited

In 2022, Ricoh acquired 80% of PFU Limited, leading to the rebranding of some Fujitsu scanner series to Ricoh, while continuing production in the same facilities.

January 2024: Fujitsu's Role in UK Post Office Scandal Gains Attention

In January 2024, increased mainstream media attention focused on Fujitsu's role in the UK Post Office scandal, where a faulty IT system led to wrongful convictions of numerous postmasters and sub-postmasters. Authorities are acting to accelerate the clearing of the names of those wrongly convicted.