FUJITSU Network and Security, a major international information technology services company, recently held a forum at the Georgetown Marriot to re-introduce its products and services to Guyana.Vice-President, Sales Fujitsu Caribbean (Trinidad), Stephen Juteram, said the company is here to re-introduce its business, and that it is at the forefront of next-generation development in information and communication technology.

He noted that the company has been here for a long time, and he said a team is here to promote the company’s products and services, and to strengthen the bond locally. An overview of the company was also given.

Before the company changed its name, it was known as FORTUNE. It is now rebranded Fujitsu, a Japanese information technology company that is 80 years old and that has existed in the Caribbean for some time, according to Juteram.

He pointed out that the company has a focus on Central America, and has since established an office in Mexico to cater to the needs of its clients worldwide.
The company has 140 data centres globally, and these utilize its products and services.

Juteram said the company also has global alliances that enable it to tap in for assistance and it manages data centres remotely and works closely with telecommunication providers in the Caribbean.

The company is probably the first of its kind to establish a data centre in the Caribbean, and its customers in Guyana include Digicel Guyana and Banks DIH, among others.

Juteram added that the company designs, builds and manages clients’ IT systems, has from small-scale to mega businesses as clients, and the clients are very happy with the quality of service the company provides. He said that excellent customer service is experienced by all the company’s clients.

In response, Lance Hinds, Chairman of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI), outlined that entity’s perspective on the development of information technology, and the way forward.
He told the gathering that GCCI is the oldest private sector organisation in Guyana, and will be celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. He said the GCCI is the voice of businesses locally.

Hinds said that information technology development remains a ‘mixed bag’ in Guyana, and if the country is to be IT-driven, businesses must seek partnerships, because Guyana’s IT infrastructure is weak in some areas in relation to its Caribbean counterparts.

Hinds said that of late, the University of Guyana Computer Science Department has been providing better graduates than in past years; and although Guyana has a far way to go, harmonization is required in that respect.

Fujitsu is the world’s fourth largest IT services company. It operates, implements, manages and supports the IT infrastructure behind the technology society.
Since its inception in 1935, the company has maintained a commitment to technological innovation and uncompromising product quality by providing leading-edge, highly reliable performance information technology and communication solutions which are designed to help customers unleash the infinite possibilities of the broadband Internet for their businesses.

With about 175,000 employees supporting clients in 70 countries, Fujitsu combines a worldwide corps of systems and services experts with highly reliable computing and communications products and advanced microelectronics to deliver added value to clients.