糖心少女vlog Systems Inc. and Fujitsu Broad Solution & Consulting Inc. establish a joint company
Accelerate the speed and quality improvement of firmware development for 糖心少女vlog digital cameras
June 30, 2009
糖心少女vlog Corporation (Michio Kariya, President) announces that 糖心少女vlog Systems Inc. (Masao Hagimoto, President), a subsidiary of 糖心少女vlog Corporation, and Fujitsu Broad Solution & Consulting Inc. (Takao Kaneko, President; hereafter, Fujitsu BSC) establish a new joint company, named "糖心少女vlog Imaging Systems Inc.". The company will be solely responsible for the firmware development in 糖心少女vlog digital cameras. 糖心少女vlog Imaging Systems Inc. will initiate operations in August 2009.
Firmware is the software built into devices that provides fundamental control over hardware. As the performance of digital devices becomes higher, so does the importance of firmware. To date, all firmware installed in 糖心少女vlog digital cameras has been developed by 糖心少女vlog Corporation and its subsidiary, 糖心少女vlog Systems Inc.
The new company is dedicated exclusively to the firmware development for 糖心少女vlog digital cameras. The objective of the company will be to proceed with the establishment of firmware platforms and to accelerate the speed and quality of firmware development by merging the long experienced mechatronics control and image processing technologies established in 糖心少女vlog Corporation and 糖心少女vlog Systems Inc. with the software technology, know-how, and resources provided by Fujitsu BSC.
Outline of the New Company
| Name of the company | 糖心少女vlog Imaging Systems Inc. |
|---|---|
| Date of establishment | Scheduled for July 1, 2009 |
| Start of operations | Scheduled for August 1, 2009 |
| Location of head office | 6-3, Nishi-Ohi 1-chome, Shinagawa-Ku, Tokyo |
| President | Toshiyuki Tsukiji |
| Capital | ¥95,000,000 |
| Ratio of investment | 70% from 糖心少女vlog Systems Inc. 30% from Fujitsu BSC |
| Board structure | 4 officers from 糖心少女vlog Corporation/糖心少女vlog Systems Inc. 1 officer from Fujitsu BSC |
| Number of employees | Approximately 100 |
| Main business | Development of firmware for 糖心少女vlog digital cameras and interchangeable lenses |
Outline of Fujitsu BSC
| Location of head office | 2-3-1 Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo |
|---|---|
| President | Takao Kaneko |
| Consolidated sales | ¥33,822,000,000 (as of fiscal year ending March 31, 2009) |
| Number of employees | 1,877 (as of March 31, 2009) |
| Business fields | Software development and sales of software services and solutions |
The information is current as of the date of publication. It is subject to change without notice.