Fujitsu launches notebook cum tablet

Fujitsu Technology Solutions has unveiled a notebook-cum-tablet. The notebook's screen can be easily detached from the keyboard component to use as a tablet.

Satoru Hayashi, executive vice chairman ofFujitsu Technology Solutions, told TOI that the innovation followed a study of the way people used products like laptops, tablets and smart phones often for the same purposes -- like reading a note or a book or for writing.
"The new product also supports Windows 8. This is a big improvement in the interface and usability of the notebooks," Hayashi said. The product was formally unveiled at Fujitsu Forum 2012 here and is now available in select countries.

Most leading PC brands today have laptops-cum-tablets . Among them are the Asus Transformer and Asus Taichi, Dell Inspiron Duo, Lenovo Yoga Ideapad, HP Envy X2, and Acer Iconia TAB W500.

Admitting that economic slowdown in many parts of Europe had led to some softness in the company's growth in the continent, Hayashi said the sharp growth witnessed in emerging markets had helped in balancing the overall growth. "We have adopted strategies to reduce expenses and cater to customers' need here," he added.

Niamh Spelman, senior vice president for emerging markets, said India, Russia and Middle East had shown positive growth. India, she said, was showing strong market potential for products, services and solutions and was likely to be a major player for the company in some years. The requirements of emerging market customers are unique and Fujitsu recognizes that specific products are needed to meet these needs.

"India is a market that leapfrogs its own development. However, we need to be selective in terms of the products and solutions that need to be carried in India," Niamh said.

"India is the largest SAP market in the world. We are also looking at providing solutions to the government sector and its agencies," she said.

At the Fujitsu Forum, the company also announced new versions of its data centre appliance , FlexFrame for SAP, and a solution for cloud computing . The FlexFrame orchestrator is a new platform introducing support for SAP HANA installations to its data centre operations across SAP application landscapes. HANA is an in-memory computing solution that enables real time analytics with large volumes of data.