Fujitsu boosts Asian market

Fujitsu boosts Asian market

TOKYO (AFP): Japanese computer giant Fujitsu Ltd. plans to team up with Oracle Corp. of the United States to sell and install computer systems running Oracle's database software in Asia, a spokesman said yesterday.

The agreement was reached by Fujitsu and Oracle Systems S.E. Asia Pacific Ltd., a regional unit of the US software company, the Fujitsu spokesman said.

Under the plan, Fujitsu will install Oracle programming on its high-performance small servers for sales in the region, while Oracle will provide technical support for Fujitsu subsidiaries, the spokesman said.

The accord covers 12 Asian countries and regions -- Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam, the spokesman said.

The computer technology firms are targeting orders for 1,500- 2,000 systems from the end of the year to March 2001.