Astellas and Fujitsu Sign Agreement for Information-System Outsourcing

JCN Newswires, Oct 28, 2005

Tokyo, Japan, Oct 28, 2005 - (JCN Newswire) - Astellas Pharma Inc. (TSE: 4503) and Fujitsu Limited (TSE: 6702) today announced that they have reached an information-system outsourcing agreement on October 28. Under the agreement, the operation of Astellas' information systems which has been handled by Astellas Systems Co.,Ltd. (a wholly owned subsidiary of Astellas, "Astellas Systems") and its headquarter ERP systems will be outsourced to Fujitsu.

Under this agreement, Fujitsu will take in Astellas Systems' know-how in pharmaceutical-related information systems, which Fujitsu intends to leverage in expanding its business with pharmaceutical companies.

While, Astellas will leverage Fujitsu's considerable experience and the existing outsourcing structure, which has been formed at Astellas, to realize a higher-quality and more efficient systems operation.

Following this agreement, Astellas Systems is to be dissolved at the end of March 2006.

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