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Shaping Tomorrow with You Shaping tomorrow with you Media & Entertainment Welcome to a world of Connected Media & Entertainment The world is experiencing a digital revolution. The Internet of Things has led to a significant Supporting the industry BBC Make it Digital increase in digital consumption. Where once it was only necessary to understand an At Fujitsu, we are using our expertise to help address the risks and We strongly support Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace, audience’s content requirement, now it’s also necessary to know how it prefers to have its opportunities of a changing world. We believe in looking after our and have taken part in the BBC Make It Digital campaign to content delivered. Today within media, everyone and everything is interlinked and people and having a positive impact on society. inspire a new generation to get creative with coding, hyper-connected, and to keep pace with change you need the right digital infrastructure. programming and digital technology. Working in partnership Royal Television Society with Capita, Fujitsu have provided a number of placement Fujitsu are proud to be a Major Patron to The Royal Television Connected business opportunities for trainees across the country, helping to get the Society, an educational charity promoting the art and science of To meet consumer demand for media We can help organisations take the journey to nation truly excited about digital creativity. television. We also support the RTS in putting education at the heart services anywhere and at any time, your move to a place where channels merge and the of organisations, and contribute to their extremely beneficial Fujitsu technology seamlessly supports media content organisation must be on-air and on-line broadcast involves the audience with real time Television Production and Technology bursaries to help those from management, fostering trust with the audience and consumer, creating, delivering and distributing content commentary and response all owned and run less affluent backgrounds. enabling the use of novel end-user technologies, and facilitating 24/7 365 days a year. In order to scale up on a single platform; delivering content in a the ever growing demand of high-quality content distribution. and down in line with the peaks and non-linear way. “Fujitsu have supported the Royal Television Through our heritage, expertise and unique partnerships, we troughs of customers’ content demands, Connected experience Society for over a year. It’s been great to can help Media & Entertainment organisations deliver a Fujitsu offers end-to-end platform Understanding how your audience likes to have them on board and we are thrilled connected, immersive experience for the customer. integration, and seamless workflow and consume media is paramount. Creating that Connected business process support for Media & that Fujitsu is on the RTS Technology customer experience for repeat viewing and Entertainment organisations. Our solutions Bursary Board supporting engineering and channel loyalty is becoming more important Digital focus on delivering service quality and computer sciences undergraduates from day-by-day. Using Big Data and Analytics to audience experience. less affluent backgrounds.” understand viewing habits can ensure the right Theresa Wise, CEO, Royal Television Society Media Connected capability content is being delivered, formatted for the With digital running throughout Fujitsu, right device at the right time. This provides Experience we can assist with the standardisation and personalised audience data to support a consolidation of platforms. We take care of tailored, immersive experience. legacy applications and systems along the journey and allowing for a platform that delivers content collaboration. Learn more about Media & Entertainment at www.fujitsu.com/uk/solutions/industry/media 2 3 Driving a Responsible Business Winning the right way At Fujitsu, we are using our expertise to develop relevant and “’Our partnership with Fujitsu has been exemplary and as We believe in the concept of winning the right way. This means not only delivering our commitments to customers and shareholders, but also sustainable solutions. For example, we are leading the evolution of the BBC’s international development charity, not funded looking after our people and having a positive impact on society. We are also committed to engaging future leaders to ensure the long term smart cities, digitalised agriculture and next generation healthcare, by the licence fee, we very much welcome their generous success of the responsible business movement. introducing technology that can transform mountains of data into pro bono support. They have gone to great lengths to Enabling growth Shaping the future useful information to help build a safer, more prosperous and understand our organisation and tailor their solution to Doing business the right way makes sense for our employees, Using new and emerging technology to address global challenges. sustainable future. our needs; their expertise and commitment has been customers, suppliers and partners. Engaging future leaders BBC Media Action invaluable and we look forward to rolling out the project to Enriching lives Inspiring young people to make a difference. Fujitsu are proud to be on the BBC Media Action Corporate Leaders all 17 of our non UK offices over the next 12 months.” Using the power of digital to create a more connected society. programme, and support them in their mission to use the power of David Goldesgeyme, Head of Corporate Partnerships, BBC Media Action media and communications to help reduce poverty and support people in understanding their rights. Fujitsu have worked with BBC Media Action to provide consultancy to standardise their IT and establish a model office environment which can be replicated across multiple countries. Visit the Fujitsu YouTube channel to find out how we’re helping communities to build a safer, more prosperous and sustainable future 4 5 Thriving in a twin-track world Transformation driven by people Fujitsu offers practical, targeted solutions and services that enables Our global presence ensures that we can support our customers The lives of people around the world are touched by Fujitsu organisations to run their existing IT for maximum value and efficiency, wherever needed. Our rich product and services portfolio includes all technology and solutions everyday. From high street shopping and while helping adopt digital technology, at their individual pace, and that is needed to make the digital revolution a reality – and to help online banking through to transport bookings and driving licences. according to their priorities. organisations thrive in a changing world. Portfolio for the Hyperconnected Syste In the UK and Ireland alone, we are: ■ Enabling the processing of 2.8 million passports every year Integration Mobility ■ Managing more than 20,000 retail outlets and over 85,000 point of sale devices Create alue Mobility and through Empowerment ■ Processing over 10 million driving licence updates and almost Integration a million new licences every year Software-Defined People ■ Enabling Ireland’s Road Safety Authority to process hundreds Connected of driving test applications every day Infrastructure Network Wide New alue from ■ Supporting 1,000 staff, including 150 judiciary members in Optimisation I Big Data n f n Information r 70 locations for the Irish Courts Service a o i s t Integrated t Human Centric r a u Helping financial services providers to serve over 40 million Innovation m ■ Computing ct r Integrated u fo re In customers and operate over 20,000 local branches Computing ■ Connecting 300,000 defence users in over 2,000 On-demand Security locations worldwide. Cloud Everything Security Portfolio for the Hyperconnected World Digitalisation with confidence Our Digital Business Platform, MetaArc, encompasses the cloud-based technologies, tools, services and partnerships needed to enable digitalisation with confidence. It enables business transformation by allowing organisations to modernise, integrate, orchestrate and manage the blend of cloud and non-cloud systems without compromising flexibility, security or performance. Find out more about what we can do for you at: www.fujitsu.com/global/vision Visit the Fujitsu Youtube channel for all case studies. 6 7 About Fujitsu ■ Fujitsu employs 162,000 people worldwide, with 14,000 based in the UK and Ireland ■ Half of the companies in the Fortune 500 are Fujitsu customers ■ We serve more than 4 million end users in over 175 countries ■ Fujitsu service desks resolve more than 50,000 incidents every day in 41 different languages ■ We invest more than $2.2 billion a year in R&D, which has led to over 100,000 global patents. Find out more and download the Fujitsu Corporate Ebook at: www.fujitsu.com/uk/about FUJITSU © FUJITSU 2016. All rights reserved. FUJITSU and FUJITSU logo are trademarks of Fujitsu Limited registered Ask Fujitsu in many jurisdictions worldwide. Other product, service and company names mentioned herein may be Tel: +44 (0) 1235 79 7711 trademarks of Fujitsu or other companies. This document is current as of the initial date of publication and subject to be changed by Fujitsu without notice. This material is provided for information purposes Email: [email protected] only and Fujitsu assumes no liability related to its use. Subject to contract. Fujitsu endeavours to ensure Ref: 3617 that the information contained in this document is correct but, whilst every effort is made to ensure the www.uk.fujitsu.com | www.ie.fujitsu.com accuracy of such information, it accepts no liability for any loss (however caused) sustained as a result of ID-3268-A/04-2016 any error or omission in the same. No part of this document may be reproduced, stored or transmitted in any form without prior written permission of Fujitsu Services Ltd. Fujitsu Services Ltd endeavours to ensure that the information in this document is correct and fairly stated, but does not accept liability for any errors or omissions..
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