EMC enters into strategic partnership with Fujitsu Siemens

Schwalbach 27 Oct 99 EMC Corporation, a provider of enterprise storage systems, software, networks and professional services, announced that the company will extend its existing cooperation with Siemens to include also the new European IT business Fujitsu Siemens Computers. The strategic partnership of Fujitsu Siemens Computers and EMC aims at accelerating the growth of both companies - with the focus being on the markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

Within the framework of a joint strategy for the next three years, Siemens and EMC identified market segments for the ongoing global expansion of both companies and thus entered into a strategic partnership for the enterprise storage solutions market. The partnership will primarily focus on the public sector, whole-saling and retailing businesses as well as the growth markets of telecommunications and e-business. Fujitsu Siemens Computers commenced its business activities on October 1, 1999 and will supply an end-to-end range of IT products from notebooks to mainframes.

Fujitsu Siemens Computers offers a comprehensive range of servers - including mainframes as well as UNIX and Windows NT servers - which have been designed for the deployment in connection with EMC's storage solutions. In addition, the number of available servers is continuously being extended. Fujitsu Siemens Computers will also market Celerra Media Servers, Celerra File Servers and associated software solutions of EMC. Bill Scanell, EMC's Vice President, Sales EMEA, said: "We welcome the news that Siemens and Fujitsu joined forces and will contribute our strengths to this partnership."   

Siemens and EMC support joint growth!

The strategic partnership of Fujitsu Siemens Computers and EMC aims at accelerating the growth of both companies - with the focus being on the markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Winfried Hoffmann, President of Fujitsu Siemens Computers and responsible for sales and marketing, commented on the cooperation with EMC as follows: "The partnership with EMC is an excellent example for the plans of Fujitsu Siemens Computers to extend successful business relationships with "best-in-class" com-panies such as Siemens and EMC also in the future - and for the benefits of both partners."

Aiming for the leading position in Europe!

Fujitsu Siemens Computers is a joint venture of Fujitsu and Siemens with both companies holding a participation of 50% each. The new company resulted from the fusion of Fujitsu Computers (Europe) Ltd. and the business area Computer Systems of the Siemens division Information and Communication Products. Within the next few years, the company aims at becoming the leading provider of IT solutions on the European market.

 

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