Fujitsu launches V-DaaS in Singapore at Fujitsu Asia Conference 2016

Singapore, November 8, 2016 – Fujitsu today announced the launch of Fujitsu V-DaaS,
a virtual desktop-as-a-service solution in Singapore. The Fujitsu V-DaaS
solution has been created with VMware as a partner, using VMware Horizon DaaS. It
allows customers’ employees to access their virtual PC environment hosted in
Fujitsu’s private, secure network via a web browser—in the office, on-the-go or
at home—using any device such as a PC, tablet or smartphone.

With
the advent of the digital revolution, businesses are identifying opportunities
to better harness technologies and drive Digital Workplace Transformation. By
delivering software on-demand, Fujitsu V-DaaS offers businesses desktop
virtualization as a service that is easily scalable and consumption-based. It
enables businesses to streamline operations and manage workload; reduce capital
expenditure in procurement, maintenance and desktop upgrading; and optimize IT
productivity and enhance workforce mobility while empowering faster innovation
and driving revenues.

With Fujitsu V-DaaS, virtual
desktops are licensed on a subscription basis and centrally hosted. User data,
operating systems and applications are no longer stored on the individual client
devices. Instead, these are centrally stored, managed and executed on servers
equipped with high-performance CPUs, located at Fujitsu data centers. Patches,
virus scanning, version upgrades and other services are consolidated on the
servers, with only printable screen images transferred to the virtual desktops.
Backed by Fujitsu’s multi-layered security data centers, this central security
system protects data against information leakage.

“With the continued growth of
mobile technologies, the modern workforce expects the flexibility to work from
wherever they are and on the device of their choice without compromising on the
enterprise-class network performance they experience at the workplace. On the
other hand, businesses require solutions with enhanced security measures to
protect data while keeping costs in check,” said Wong Heng Chew, Country
President, Fujitsu Singapore. “Fujitsu V-DaaS bridges the expectations of the
workforce with the needs of the business by empowering
the workforce while reducing the complexity of workplace management with a
flexible, low cost and secure desktop computing environment.”

“We congratulate Fujitsu on
the launch of V-DaaS in Singapore, and we are pleased to continue our
collaboration with them as valued member of the vCloud Air Network,” said Geoff
Waters, Vice President, Service Provider Channel, VMware. “With V-DaaS, based
on Horizon DaaS, organizations are empowered to realize a cost-effective and
secure mobility solution to embrace digital transformation and reduce the
overhead of managing traditional desktop infrastructures.”

Fujitsu Asia Conference

The launch of V-DaaS in
Singapore was announced at the Fujitsu Asia Conference 2016 held at the Raffles
City Convention Centre. Themed “Human Centric Innovation – Driving Digital
Transformation”, the event showcased Fujitsu’s innovations in the areas of digital
business, IoT, big data as well as analytics and featured a number of
presentations by industry and Fujitsu leaders including:

At the conference, Fujitsu
also announced its plans to launch its IoT Solution Centre in Singapore. The Centre
will allow customers to develop and test their IoT solutions on Fujitsu’s
infrastructure. More details on this will be available in the coming
months. 

The conference also had an
exhibition component which showcased Fujitsu’s industry-leading innovative portfolio
of solutions for smart cities, smart ICT and security alongside partners and
customers such as A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing and NSCC. The exhibition also gave attendees a preview of MetaArc,
Fujitsu’s suite of digital business offerings which aim to facilitate the
digital transformation of businesses and societies.

As part of the exhibition on
solutions for smart cities, Fujitsu demonstrated UBIQUITOUSWARE, which gathers
information in real time on the environment, motion, location and vital health signs
from sensors. The proprietary algorithms then process the sensor output into
meaningful data for a variety of verticals including healthcare, manufacturing,
logistics and construction.

Fujitsu showcased several
smart surveillance solutions such as: