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  3. Fujitsu's History (Chronology) (1961 - 1970)

Fujitsu's History (Chronology) (1961 - 1970)

May 1962

Established Fujitsu Laboratories as the core of R&D (became independent as Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. in 1968, reintegrated into Fujitsu in 2021)

November 1962

English name is changed to be "Fujitsu Limited"

(Corporate logo 1962-1971)
Enacts the new corporate logo using the current name of Fujitsu.
By starting full-scale computer manufacturing, Fujitsu reformed internal organization. As established the communications division and the computer division as two divisions, the catchphrase "Communications and Electronics" was written above and below the logo.

April 1964

Delivered Japan's first data communications system, FACOM323, to Nikko Securities Co., Ltd.

March 1967

Established New York Representative Office as first office outside Japan

June 1967

Formally changed Japanese name to Fujitsu Kabushiki Kaisha (Fujitsu Limited)

1968

Announced FACOM230-60 which becomes a best seller

November 1968

Implemented Nationwide regional bank online system

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History of Fujitsu

Company and product milestones over the years.
Image of Fujitsu Kawasaki Plant (now Fujitsu Technology Park), completed in 1938

Company milestones

Over the years, Fujitsu has gone from strength to strength, preempting and pioneering defining moments in the history of information and communication technologies. You can read about the key milestones in the company’s history here.
Image of FACOM M-190

Product milestones

Here you can browse through the telecommunications equipment, computers, semiconductors and other major product breakthroughs that mark Fujitsu in the history of ICT. You can read more about each milestone in the individual technology categories.
Images of FACOM 9450-II, Type 4 Telephone Set, FACOM230-10
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