[November 30, 2012]

Fujitsu's Utility Practice Leader Named to UTC Smart Networks Council Board of Directors

Fujitsu, a leading provider of business, information technology, and communications solutions, today announced the election of John S. Chowdhury, utility practice director, Fujitsu Network Communications, to the Board of Directors for the Smart Networks Council (SNC), part of the Utilities Telecom Council (UTC) global trade association.

UTC is the source and resource for information and communications technology (ICT) solutions, collaboration and advocacy for utilities and other critical infrastructure industries. Its members represent electric, gas and water utilities, as well as pipeline and utility transport organizations. The SNC, founded in 2008, is an independent operating unit connecting utilities and solution providers dedicated to establishing a vision and plan for the modern networked grid. The SNC's activities are directed by an industry-elected Board of Directors that includes recognized leaders from the utility sector.

"John's experiences and achievements in the utility and telecom indstries have clearly established him as an expert and a pioneer in the modernization of utilities communications networks," said Connie Durcsak, CEO and president of the UTC. "John has dedicated his professional life to helping utilities be prepared for the adoption and integration of Smart Grid-driven initiatives. We are thrilled to have him serve on the Smart Networks Council Board of Directors where his know-how will help guide the important work of our council members."

"I'm delighted to be elected to the UTC SNC board by my peers in the utility industry and I look forward to collaborating toward the evolution of utility communications networks," said John Chowdhury, director of the utility practice at Fujitsu Network Communications (News - Alert). "As a group, we will ensure the full complement of grid applications, including substation automation, distribution automation, CVR/VVAR and AMI backhaul, are supported with the requisite security, data transport speed, low-latency and priority-of-service."

During his 25-year career, Chowdhury has provided strategic business and technology guidance to energy entities in the areas of: Smart Grid/AMI/distribution automation, business case development, customer relationship management, billing and telecommunications/wireless networks. His work with utilities and governments included architecting the first Smart Grid solution in the United States. As utility practice director at Fujitsu, John develops unique network integration solutions, modernization programs and network operations offerings tailored to support utilities as they adapt their communications networks to meet new demands for scalability, reliability, standards, and security.

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About Fujitsu

Fujitsu is the leading Japanese information and communication technology (ICT) company offering a full range of technology products, solutions and services. Over 170,000 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) reported consolidated revenues of 4.5 trillion yen (US$54 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012. For more information, please see http://www.fujitsu.com.

About Fujitsu Network Communications, Inc.

Fujitsu Network Communications Inc., headquartered in Richardson (News - Alert), Texas, is an innovator in Connection-Oriented Ethernet and optical transport technologies.�A market leader in packet optical networking solutions, WDM and SONET, Fujitsu offers a broad portfolio of multi-vendor network services as well as end-to-end solutions for design, implementation, migration, support and management of optical networks.�For seven consecutive years Fujitsu has been named the U.S. photonics patent leader, and is the only major optical networking vendor to manufacture its own equipment in North America. Fujitsu has over 500,000 network elements deployed by major North American carriers across the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia.�For more information, please see: http://us.fujitsu.com/telecom.

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