Fujitsu gives Microsoft .Net a boost
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Fujitsu announced plans Tuesday to broaden its existing global partnership with Microsoft, saying it will offer products and services based on Microsoft's .Net platform to enterprise customers around the world. As part of the deal, Fujitsu, in Tokyo, will develop a version of its Interstage middleware products for use with Microsoft's .Net platform, the company said. The current version of Interstage is based on Sun Microsystems' Java technology and includes a J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition) application server, enterprise software applications, and development tools. Interstage is one of the most widely used application development platforms in Japan, according to Rob Enderle, a research fellow with Giga Information Group. For Fujitsu, one motivation for the deal may be to help it expand its presence in the IT market and compete more effectively with major players such as IBM, he said.