Singapore May 21, 2001- Fujitsu, leading manufacturer of computer products, has leveraged on the latest innovation in the PC industry to showcase its flagship technology machine, the DESKPOWER 8000. The new release of DESKPOWER 8000 builds up on Fujitsu's commitment to fast delivery of the latest in PC technology and innovation to users that demand only top-level performance from their machines.

For a start, the DESKPOWER 8000 will provide incredible performance through Intel^® Pentium^® 4 processor with speeds of up to 1.7GHz. To complement the performance of Intel^®'s fastest processor, Fujitsu has thrown in the latest features to enhance the raw 1.7GHz processing power. This is done through inclusion of the Intel^® 850 chipset that supports 4x AGP graphics, a 400MHz bus with Netburst™ Technology and memory size of up to 1024MB.

With the inclusion of the RADEON AGP Double Data Rate (DDR) graphics card, power users of the DESKPOWER 8000 will be further treated to faster and more effortless video rendering and 3D games. The card will also enhance multimedia capabilities as DDR renders high performance allowing two data operations in one clock cycle - providing twice the throughput of SDRAM. Additionally, the 128MB RDRAM also increases PC headroom for memory-intensive applications like data mining and massive number crunching.

Altec Lansing speakers are also bundled in together with the DESKPOWER 8000 to enhance the effect of 3D games and multimedia applications.

Another engineering feat that is present on the DESKPOWER 8000 is that Fujitsu has managed to free up yet another slot space. This augurs well with what corporations today are demanding: higher expandability and scalability.

In addition, the integrated network interface card ensures that deployment of the DESKPOWER 8000 series on the office LAN is almost immediate since most features are integrated on board. Users of DESKPOWER 8000 can maximise the available 5 expansion slots for add-on cards to run productivity accessories like scanner cards, tape drives and zip drives. The network interface card supports 10/100Mbps with Wake-on LAN and Alert-on LAN features. Network security is further enhanced through the Intel® 850 chipset, which performs encryption and authentication through its integrated IPSEC accelerator.

In view of the high-level processing that is expected from this high-productivity machine, Fujitsu has included a combo drive with DVD-ROM and CD-R/RW functions. To further support this functionality, mega storage options are available on the DESKPOWER 8000 machines. Users have an option of up to 60GB of storage space on the Ultra DMA/100 and S.M.A.R.T support hard disk drive.

Availability:

The new enhanced DESKPOWER 8000 is available from Fujitsu PC Asia's resellers in June 2001.

Technical Specifications:

DESKPOWER 8000

• Intel^® Pentium^® 4 processor 1.7GHz/1.5GHz/1.3GHz
• Microsoft^® Windows^® 2000 Professional
• 400MHz system bus with Netburst™ Technology
• 128MB RDRAM (with ECC), Max 1024MB
• 60/40 GB HDD (Ultra DMA/100 and S.M.A.R.T support)
• Intel^® 850 chipset
• 5 PCI expansion slots
• Built-in onboard sound chip
• RADEON AGP DDR card
• 3 x USB (1x front, 2x rear)
• DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW combo drive
• Altec Lansing speakers
• Built-in 10/100Mbps LAN on board supporting wake-on LAN and Alert-on LAN
• Fujitsu 15" XGA TFT LCD monitor or 17"/15" colour monitor