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Global Launch of Sleek New PDA with Advanced Connectivity Features

Singapore, March 12, 2002 - Fujitsu and its group affiliates announced today the global launch of the Pocket LOOX, a sleek new handheld PDA designed to serve as a powerful enabler of mobility for demanding business users and consumers. The designer PDA, which will go on sale from Q2 2002, will preview at the Fujitsu Siemens Computers' booth (Hall 1, Stand 5e2) at CeBIT from March 13 - 20 in Hannover, Germany.

Latest Intel® PXA250 Applications Processor
The Pocket LOOX's use of Microsoft®'s Pocket PC 2002 Software ensures seamless integration into corporate IT systems. The ultraslim, lightweight Pocket LOOX utilizes Intel®'s fastest PXA250 Applications Processor (400MHz) and boasts advanced high-speed network connectivity functions, a brilliant colour touch screen as well as a long-lasting battery cell that provides approximately 15 hours of usage.

Leveraging on Fujitsu's existing strengths in the mobile solutions / field automation sector, the new PDA marks an important and flexible new platform for capitalizing on the infinite possibilities of the broadband era. With an expansion module, the Pocket LOOX can double up as a mobile phone, connect to digital cameras, or even accommodate an additional battery. Product specifications will be optimized to meet the particular market and sales channel requirements of each region.

Mr Alex Leung, Chief Operating Officer, Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific, is confident of the appeal for the PDA. "The Pocket LOOX complements the Fujitsu family of notebooks and completes the arsenal of premium personal technology for the mobile executive. Its combination of stylish good looks, light weight and power would appeal to business users," he said. The Pocket LOOX weighs only 175g.

The Pocket LOOX features not one, but two integrated expansion slots that read Secure Digital (SD) and Compact Flash (CF) media. The PDA also sports an integrated Bluetooth antenna, which allows companies to exploit corporate wide communication to the full via wireless sharing of files and true peer-to-peer connectivity.

Technical Specifications

Pocket LOOX

Intel® PXA250 Applications Processor based on the Intel® XScale™ Microarchitecture (400MHz)
Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 Software
64MB RAM
Weight: 175g
Form factor: 130 x 77 x 17.5mm
Integrated Bluetooth™
Built-in Type II CF slot
Built-in SD slot
Display: 3.5" TFT reflective colour LCD (240 x 320 pixels)
Cradle interface: Serial / USB 1.1 / DC-in / Stereo / DC-out
Active Sync 3.5
Fujitsu's Utilities: Voice Recorder, Application Launcher, RAM backup tool, Asset viewer, Task manager, Bluetooth utility

Fujitsu PC Asia Pacific Pte Ltd is the Asia Pacific Regional Headquarters for PC business of Fujitsu Limited, Japan. Its responsibilities include the marketing and sales of a wide range of personal computers for the corporate and end-user markets in the Asia Pacific.

Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting technologies, high-reliability/performance computing and telecommunications platforms, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts make Fujitsu uniquely positioned to unleash the infinite possibilities of the broadband Internet to help its customers succeed. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 5 trillion yen (about US$38 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2002.