INTERSTAGE 4 Released

Tokyo, 6 November 2001
~ INTERSTAGE Version 4 - Foundation software for successful B2B and Internet related commerce. ~

Fujitsu announces the release of - INTERSTAGE Version 4 an enhanced infrastructure software platform that makes it possible to build successful integrated business systems according to diverse business models. The INTERSTAGE family of products is made up of four server categories: INTERSTAGE Application Server, INTERSTAGE Integration Server, INTERSTAGE Portal Server, and INTERSTAGE Network Access Server.

TELentice will be demonstrated at the AIIA Software Showcase

Sydney, 14 August 2001
The POWER and versatility of TELentice can be seen LIVE at the AIIA Software Showcase. TELentice will be in action on Wednesday, 5 September 2001 at the Sydney Convention Centre, Darling Harbour - 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.

Don't miss the opportunity to see this advanced in-store digital broadcasting system. We'll show you how TELentice delivers precisely the right message to the right person at precisely the right time.

Find out more about the power of TELentice, or contact Fujitsu Australia Software Technology Pty Ltd on +61 2 9452 9000.

TELentice delivers Exhibitors more bang for their
marketing buck!

Sydney, 04 July 2001
Exhibitors at the Pan-Pacific Marketing and New Media Exhibition and Conference held recently in Sydney were the first in Australia to have personalised 60-second advertisements broadcast throughout the Exhibition Hall for the entire 3 days of the show. The additional exhibitor service brokered by Reed Exhibition Companies, the conference managers, saw each of the 110 vendors provided with a 60 second multimedia advertisement created by leading content creators, DG Warehouse which were then broadcast on multiple rear screen projection televisions, supplied by Thorn Commercial Services.

Powering the solution was TELentice, the most advanced digital advertising system available. TELentice allowed Reed and Fujitsu to harness the full impact of DG Warehouse's creativity and Thorn's hardware by permitting very different schedules of ads to be shown on each television. This allowed Fujitsu to schedule as many rotations of each advertisement, on as many different screens as possible. This was particularly important as we wanted to make sure that each vendor's advertisement ran as often as possible during any two-hour period, as we assumed this would be the average period of time an exhibition visitor would stay in the hall.

The TELentice software was installed and configured on several standard PCs and delivered to Darling Harbour the night before the conference start. TELentice was scheduled to run ads for the full duration of the Exhibition and as expected, TELentice broadcasted continuosly for the entire conference, ensuring maximum rotation of all vendor ads.

Find out more about the power of TELentice, or contact Fujitsu Australia Software Technology Pty Ltd on +61 2 9452 9000.

Pan-Pacific Ads Powered by TELentice

See TELentice operating LIVE at Pan-Pacific 2001
~ Delivering targeted multimedia messages to one screen, or many ~

Sydney, 27-29 June 2001 -- The Pan-Pacific Marketing and New Media Exhibition and Conference is the first in Australia to commission the creation and broadcast of multimedia advertisements for all exhibiting vendors. Over 110 ads have been created and will be continually broadcast throughout the exhibition centre on TV walls made of 8 large rear projector screens, wide screen TV's and even plasma screens. The TELentice software will be used to power the playing of the ads on all display devices and will provide multiple play schedules to ensure maximum impact. Only with TELentice are the Exhibition organisers able to avoid having to broadcast the same loop of ads on all display devices. With TELentice, each ad will run more often, in more locations and with more clarity than any other advertising system available.

Please take the time to see TELentice live on the big screens to see for yourself the difference precision marketing provides.

Find out more about the power of TELentice, or contact Fujitsu Australia Software Technology Pty Ltd on +61 2 9452 9000.

FAST Successfully Delivers Information Management Solution

Sydney, 21 May 2001 -- The May/June edition of Image and Data Manager carries an extensive article on the successful delivery by FAST of an web based electronic archiving system for Credit Union Services Corporation (Australia) Limited (CUSCAL). The project was designed to deliver web based access to transactional history for users as diverse as business users to call centre staff. The FAST solution was built around a COLD application from AXSOne (formerly Computron) called ASXPoint Central (also known as COOL - Computer Output to Online). This included, design, implementation and training of both technical and business users. The FAST implementation team worked closely with both CUSCAL and AXSOne to ensure the project was completed on time and on budget.

To read more about CUSCAL's FAST-delivered COOL change, please visit the Image and Data Manager website, or contact Fujitsu Australia Software Technology on +61 2 9452 9000.

TELentice LITE Released

FAST Announces New Product Relese TELentice LITE
~ Delivering targeted multimedia messages to one screen, or many ~

Sydney, 26 April 2001 -- Fujitsu Australia Software Technology, the world leader in next generation on-site multimedia messaging solutions, announce the release of the latest product in the award winning TELentice suite, TELentice LITE.

TELentice LITE provides the easiest mechanism for organisations to deploy multi-media messages, such as news, advertisements, corporate information or public announcements over numerous display devices.

With TELentice LITE, organisations can centrally manage content, booking, scheduling and display of multi-media information on one or hundreds of display devices. TELentice LITE is the easiest way of getting your message to the right people at the right time, be they customers, suppliers or employees.

To see how this unique, best-of-breed multimedia messaging system can help effectively deliver messages to your consumers, please email your enquiry to telentice@fast.fujitsu.com.au or call Fujitsu Australia Software Technology
on +61 2 9452 9000.

Winning entries were in the fields of speech recognition, e-business integration platforms, point of sale and e-commerce applications. Cutting edge areas were also awarded, including world first "Optiscribe" vision testing software from AiVision.

TELentice was selected as a winner because it was categorised as an innovative, performance based and has further potential.

And, as such, is a worthy example of Australian designed software.

The awards were presented by Mr John Rimmer, CEO, National Office Information Economy (NOIE), supported by Australia's leading It industry associations and IBM's Software Group.

The 35 member panel of independent judges selected finalists via the Internet, which were then scrutinised by representatives from government, educational institutions, industry regulators and the media.

In congratulating the winners, Steve McWhirter, general manger, IBM Software Group, Australia/New Zealand, said, "The local developers scene has been long recognised in the world-wide market as innovative. Tonight's awards graphically reinforce this reputation".

About the Awards
The awards are endorsed by Austrade, the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA), Software Engineering Australia (SEA), and the Australian *Interactive Multimedia Industry Association (AIMIA). They are sponsored by the IBM Software Group which includes the DB2, Lotus, Tivoli and WebSphere brands.

About Consensus Pty Ltd
Consensus Pty Ltd is a company specifically created to develop, manage and promote award programs. The Consensus Model has been developed over many years to provide complete transparency and integrity of the judging.

Consensus currently runs awards programs for Software Design, Manufacturing Innovation, Call Centre and CRM Technology and IT Writers

FAST at Java Forums

Boston, 6 - 9 March 2001 -- FAST Development Engineers represented Fujitsu at the Tech Forum events held by Sun for J2EE Licensee companies in March 2001 at Boston, USA.

The J2EE Tech Forum covered J2EE compatibility, as well as the J2EE Reference Implementation (RI).

The Compatibility Test Suite (CTS) Forum covered CTS operations.

Other J2EE licensees include companies like ATG, BEA, Borland, Hitachi, IBM, IONA, Silverstream, and Sybase.

FAST expertise in Java

FAST is playing an integral part in developing Fujitsu's J2EE 1.2 solution, as well as running the J2EE CTS.

FAST is involved in developing components for EJB, and JMS for Fujitsu's INTERSTAGE J2EE 1.2 server, and JCA and EJB MessageDriven Bean support for J2EE 1.3 support.

FAST is also involved in developing J2EE 1.3 prototypes for the J2EE Connector
Architecture and the EJB V2 MessageDriven Bean specifications.

For further information regarding FAST's leading edge JCA and EJB V2 development, please email your enquiry to enquiries@fast.fujitsu.com.au

Or call Colin Hoving, Fujitsu Australia Software Technology Pty Ltd on +61 2 9452 9069.