Fujitsu pours a new cloud in Japan

TOKYO, JAPAN: Fujitsu Limited has announced FENICS II Universal Connect, a set of new network services for the cloud computing era which can authenticate remote network users and create secure, reliable connections between them and internal corporate systems over a variety of terminals and access channels, as per a press release.

The Services Offered through FENICS II Universal Connect will include basic service, remote access service and Mobile Contents Conversion Service. This service provides an automatic conversion of Web contents to match the mobile terminal browser configuration, allowing mobile phone users with the remote access service to view business application contents originally intended for PC browsers.

Customers no longer have to remake business application contents to meet the display requirements of mobile terminals, the release adds.

According to Kengo Sakurada, director and managing executive officer, Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. that will deploy the Remote Access Service and Mobile Contents Conversion Service."The growth of the Internet and mobile device usage has provided us with an opportunity to rethink how we engage with customers and how we define employee work styles. At Sompo Japan Insurance, our employees need to access our internal systems from remote locations in order to provide prompt support to customers. That's why we're adopting these services this year to provide mobile access to our employees on the frontlines. Down the road, we'll study ways to expand our usage of the services, and as the communications environment evolves to support multiple types of devices, we'll aim to transform our entire business."

Fujitsu plans to make FENICS II Universal Connect services compatible with various new high-speed wireless services being rolled out in Japan, including Mobile WiMAX services due out this summer and next-generation PHS services.

In addition, with regard to Fujitsu's Unified Communications, video distribution, and SaaS applications, Fujitsu plans to improve interoperability to ensure these services can be used in combination with FENICS II Universal Connect.

Moreover, further advances are expected in the areas of machine-to-machine communications and sensor networks, thanks to the expansion of equipment embedded with wireless modules and the networking of equipment using sensors and other technologies.

This broadening of the application of information and communications technologies will contribute to richer lives for individuals, a more sustainable society, and the provision of optimal services in various workplaces.