Fujitsu Consulting
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| Fujitsu Consulting |
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| Type | Public (TYO: 6702) |
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| Founded | 1973 |
| Headquarters | Edison, USA |
| Key people | John T Rose, CEO |
| Industry | Information Technology Consulting |
| Products | Software & Services |
| Employees | ~11000 |
| Slogan | The Possibilities Are Infinite |
| Website | www.fujitsu.com/us/services/consulting/ |
Fujitsu Consulting is a leading consulting company based in Edison, New Jersey. It is one of the 500 subsidiaries of Fujitsu, a Japanese based company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
[edit] History
Fujitsu Consulting was founded in 1973 in Montreal, Canada under its original name "DMR" which stood for the first initial of the 3 founder's names: Pierre Ducros, Serge Meilleur and Alain Roy. During the decade that followed, the company gradually established a presence throughout Quebec and Canada before extending its reach to international markets. For close to 30 years, DMR Consulting grew to become a well-respected international consulting firm eventually changing its name to Fujitsu Consulting in 2002 after being acquired by Fujitsu Ltd.
In 1981, DMR made its debut in the United States. The following year it would be Australia, and in 1985 the United Kingdom. Internal growth was complemented by acquisitions in Australia in 1987 and continental Europe in the late 1980s.
In 1995, DMR Consulting merged with Trecom Business Systems Inc., an IT services firm-located mainly in the greater New Jersey and New York City areas-that focused primarily on telecommunications.
In November 1995, DMR Consulting was acquired by Amdahl Corporation (now Fujitsu IT Holdings, Inc.), an international solutions-oriented supplier of high-quality information processing systems, software and services.
The following year, Amdahl purchased TRECOM Business Systems Inc. As a result, DMR Consulting Group Inc.-made up of DMR and TRECOM Business Systems, Inc.-was formed at the dawn of 1997.
In September 1997, Fujitsu Limited acquired all of Amdahl Corporation, thus making Fujitsu the sole shareholder of Amdahl Corporation and DMR Consulting.
DMR Consulting officially becomes Fujitsu Consulting on April 1, 2002. However, the Quebec division continues to use the name "DMR Conseil" for historical and commercial reasons (using the original name helps to the marketing of the company for the local clients, including the Quebec government).
Fujitsu Consulting becomes a North American operation on April 1, 2004.
[edit] Milestones
- 1973: Company incorporation. Office opened in Montreal, Quebec., Canada
- 1974-1984: Expansion across Canada over a decade: Ottawa, Quebec City, Toronto, Edmonton, Calgary, Saint John, Halifax, Fredericton, Vancouver, Victoria.
- 1976: Company completed first major assignment, project management of the results systems for the Montreal Olympic Games.
- 1981-1991: International expansions over a decade: United States, Australia, Europe
- 1985: TRECOM Business Systems Inc.-to be acquired by Amdahl Corporation in 1996 and folded into DMR in 1997-created by Frank Casagrande, S. Russell Powell and Emanuel Arturi.
- 1988: DMR Productivity Plus®, a systems development method, launched as a commercial product
- 1994: Commercial versions of DMR Macroscope products formally launched
- 1995: DMR acquired by Amdahl Corporation in November 1995.
- 1996: Amdahl Corporation acquires TRECOM Business Systems Inc., an IT services firm with offices throughout the United States.
- 1997: TRECOM Business Systems Inc. becomes part of the U.S. Division of DMR.
- 1997: Fujitsu Limited acquires Amdahl Corporation and thus DMR. Fujitsu is one of the largest IT firms in the world, with several hundreds of subsidiaries.
- 2002: DMR Consulting officially becomes Fujitsu Consulting on April 1
- 2003: Fujitsu Consulting acquires MULTIPRO Services Conseil
- 2004: Fujitsu Consulting becomes a North American operation on April 1 & acquires CENDERA in November 2004 to become its BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) business unit
- 2005: Fujitsu Consulting acquires BORN Information Services in May 2005 which is then re branded Fujitsu Consulting Information Services (FCIS)
- 2006: Fujitsu Consulting acquires Montreal-based GIM Risk Management in February 2006 to become its Enterprise Risk Management business unit, acquires Illinois-based Greenbrier & Russel in February 2006 to extend it’s capabilities in core skill areas such as Oracle and PeopleSoft Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) suites, Business Intelligence, Microsoft and Java technologies, and training while expanding its presence in important markets including Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, Minneapolis, Wisconsin and Phoenix and announces the acquisition of Rapidigm, a Pittsburgh, PA-based privately-held information technology consulting and integration firm with 2000 practitioners and offices in 22 major metropolitan markets in the United States and offshore development centers in India. The acquisition significantly increases Fujitsu's national IT consulting and integration capacity and will provide incremental offshore delivery capabilities. It also announces the acquisition of M3K in May 2006. M3K is the corporate governance and risk management consulting division of Quebec City-based Amadeus International Inc. This acquisition is part of Fujitsu Consulting's long-term strategy to enhance its presence and capabilities in North America and to create concentrations of clearly differentiated and market-leading expertise within high-growth markets.
