Fujitsu Group announced the establishment of a new company, Fujitsu North America Holding Inc. to strengthen Fujitsu's solutions business base in North America. This new company has brought together Fujitsu Consulting Inc., Fujitsu Computer Systems Corporation, and Fujitsu Transaction Solutions Inc. under one unified corporate structure. "Our clients will benefit from a simplified engagement model with improved accountability and greater access to the complete suite of integrated Fujitsu offerings," said Richard Christou, Corporate First Sr. Vice President, Fujitsu Limited. "This will significantly improve responsiveness to our global clients who look to Fujitsu to support their North American operations." He aid "With revenues approaching $2 billion annually, the combination of the three companies will rank Fujitsu among the top North American IT services and solutions companies," said Farhat Ali, President and CEO. "The benefits of a business of that scale include improved responsiveness to client needs, faster time-to-market with integrated value-added solutions, greater market presence, improved operational efficiencies and additional support from our key alliance partners." Ali said, for the Indian operations, Fujitsu Consulting India we will invest $10 million for the facility expansion along with our existing facility at Talawade. This new facility would employ an additional 1500 employees. This will cater to other geographies such as Australia, Middle East, Canada, Europe etc. The investment is in addition to the $40 million already invested in India. Fujitsu Consulting has 1800 employees, with 1,100 in Pune and 700 in Delhi (Noida).
