Microsoft, Fujitsu expand alliance on 64-bit Windows Servers
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Microsoft announced a major expansion of its alliance with global partner Fujitsu Limited as it tries to drive more mainstream-class Windows-based Itanium servers into the mainframe.
In a Tokyo press conference on Monday, Fujitsu Chairman Naoyuki Akikusa and Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said the two companies will collaborate on delivering mission critical Itanium servers as well as on platform integration services and customer support for Windows Server 2003 and next generation versions of Windows. Under the memorandum of understanding signed by the companies, Microsoft will tap Fujitsu's mainframe expertise and systems development to build advanced servers running Windows Server 2003 and future Longhorn servers.