Fujitsu Siemens Computers continues to demonstrate high
growth in strategic areas: Mobility and Business Critical
Computing
Outpaced the market and competition with 62.6* percent yearly
market growth in Mobiles
Munich/Germany, January 25, 2005 —Fujitsu Siemens Computers continues to outpace the market and
competitors in mobile growth across the Europe, Middle East and
Africa (EMEA) region. The company topped the IDC analyst
preliminary results charts with an overall yearly growth for the
calendar year 2004 of 62.6* percent in mobility. In the overall
form factor space for the calendar year 2004 result was also ahead
of the market with a growth of 23.3* percent in comparison to the
overall market of 18.9* percent.
In the fourth quarter of 2004 Fujitsu Siemens Computers was
able to almost double the market growth rates for both x86 server
and mobiles. The company recorded the highest growth rate across
all competitors in the X86 server space achieving 25.6 percent
growth on top of a market which grew 14.5 percent. Mobile growth
for the fourth quarter of 2004 was 60.6 percent – a tie for
the first place- against a market of 34.6 percent.
“With our products and services we continue the focus
on our strategic areas of Mobility and Business Critical Computing.
With innovations in mobility through our mobile workforce
activities, we have been able to demystify mobility and
pragmatically demonstrate how business can benefit from its
implementation,” said Bernd Bischoff, President and CEO,
Fujitsu Siemens Computers. “In addition, we have been able to
radically advance our Dynamic Data Center vision throughout the
past year with innovative solutions like FlexFrame for mySAP and
easyXchange for Microsoft Exchange Server. These are solutions that
provide an immediate benefit to customers, without having to wait
for theoretical implementations.”
Fujitsu Siemens Computers achieved growth above market
average for total PCs (desktops and mobiles) in following
countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Finland, Germany retaining the number 1 position, Greece, Hungary,
Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Romania, Saudi
Arabia, Slovakia, Slovenia and South Africa*.
*According to IDC 4Q2004 and calendar year 2004 preliminary
results released January 19, 2005.
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About Fujitsu Siemens Computers:
Fujitsu Siemens Computers is the leading European IT provider
with a responsible strategic focus on next-generation Mobility and
Business Critical Computing products, services and solutions. With
a portfolio of exceptional depth, our offering extends from
handhelds through desktops to enterprise-class IT infrastructure
solutions. Fujitsu Siemens Computers has a strong presence in all
key markets across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Leveraging
the strengths, innovation and global reach of our joint
shareholders, Fujitsu Limited and Siemens AG, we make sure we meet
the needs of customers: large corporations, small and medium
enterprises and private users.
For further information about Fujitsu Siemens Computers,
please visit:
www.fujitsu-siemens.com
PR Contacts:
Amy M.K. Flécher
Director Communications
Tel.: +49 (0) 89 3222 4460
Mobile: +49 (0) 171 86 50 101
Fax: +49 (0) 89 3222 4466
amy.flecher@fujitsu-siemens.com
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