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23:30 17th February 2010
Fujitsu has landed a £300 million deal with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to provide support and services to 140,000 desktops across Britain.
Joe Harley, DWP IT director general and chief information officer, said the deal was the first in a series of competitions to replace the department's "existing IT and telephony services contracts by 2015 and it sets the tone by delivering significant benefits for the department and as a framework for government-wide IT."
Fujitsu, which replaces HP/EDS, will use thin client technology to reduce the DWP desktop IT costs.
It also expects major savings on energy costs as thin clients use less power compared to PCs.
In other news, Japanese technology group Fulitsu has claimed ownership of the iPad trademark just a few hours after Apple launched its latest gadget under the same brand.
"It is our understanding that the name is ours," Fujitsu's public relations director Masahiro Yamane told the New York Times, adding that the company is consulting lawyers about its next steps.
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