TOKYO, May 16, 2017 – (JCN Newswire) – Fujitsu Limited and 1QB
Information Technologies Inc. announced that starting today they will
collaborate on applying quantum-inspired technology to the field of artificial
intelligence (AI), focusing on the areas of combinatorial optimization and
machine learning. The companies will work together in both the Japanese and
global markets to develop applications which address industry problems using AI
developed for use with quantum computers.

This collaboration will enable software developed by 1QBit
for quantum computers to run on a “digital annealer,” jointly
developed by Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. and the University of Toronto. A digital
annealer is a computing architecture that can rapidly solve combinatorial
optimization problems using existing semiconductor technology.

Over the last four years, 1QBit has developed new methods for
machine learning, sampling, and optimization based on reformulating problems to
meet the unique requirements of interfacing with quantum computers. The company’s
research and software development teams have focused on solving sampling,
optimization, and machine learning problems to improve applications in
industries including finance, energy, advanced materials, and the life
sciences. The combination of Fujitsu’s cutting-edge computer architecture and
hardware technology, and 1QBit’s software technology, will enable advances in
machine learning to solve complicated, large-scale optimization problems.

Fujitsu has systematized the technology and its experience with
AI under the name of Zinrai, which has developed over the course of more than
thirty years. The platform will support customers in using AI and will be
available as the Fujitsu Cloud Service K5 Zinrai Platform Service. Fujitsu will
offer the results of this collaboration as an option in the Fujitsu Cloud
Service K5 Zinrai Platform Service Zinrai Deep Learning, a Zinrai cloud
service, during 2017.

In the future, the two companies will provide a variety of
services that combine 1QBit’s software and expertise in building applications
which benefit from the capabilities of quantum computers, with Fujitsu’s
hardware technology, its customer base – the largest in Japan – and its
versatile ICT capabilities, including AI. The partnership aims to contribute to
the creation of new businesses and the transformation of existing businesses by
introducing new solutions to the computational challenges facing customers in a
variety of fields, including finance, life sciences, energy, retail and
distribution.

About 1QBit

1QBit is dedicated to building quantum and quantum-inspired
software to solve the world’s most demanding computational challenges. The
company’s hardware-agnostic platforms and services enable the development of
applications which scale alongside advances in both classical and quantum
computers. 1QBit partners with Fortune 500 clients and leading hardware
providers to redefine intractable industry problems in the areas of
optimization, simulation, and machine learning. Headquartered in Vancouver,
Canada, 1QBit’s interdisciplinary team of 50 comprises mathematicians,
physicists, chemists, software developers, and quantum computing experts who
develop novel solutions to problems, from research through to commercial
application development. For more information, visit: 1qbit.com.

About Fujitsu Ltd

Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication
technology (ICT) company, offering a full range of technology products,
solutions, and services. Approximately 159,000 Fujitsu people support customers
in more than 100 countries. We use our experience and the power of ICT to shape
the future of society with our customers. Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702; ADR:FJTSY)
reported consolidated revenues of 4.7 trillion yen (US$41 billion) for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2016. For more information, please see http://www.fujitsu.com.