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PARC Signs On A Partner: Fujitsu

Posted by timothy on from the wizards-of-ix dept.

leighklotz writes "PARC, which a few years ago was said be be targeted for a spin-off from Xerox, has signed on its first major partner under its new life as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xerox. Fujitsu has announced "Joint Research in Ubiquitous Computing," a three-year sponsored-research plan beginning in January 2005. 'Because we're not a product company, we need a partner like Fujitsu who can deliver our products into the marketplace,' said Teresa Lunt, according to InfoWorld."

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  1. Now, at last by RealProgrammer · · Score: 3, Funny

    Fujitsu will make something that works.

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  2. May I speak for all of Slashdot when... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ...I ask what in the hell you're talking about?

  3. And this time... by Nonillion · · Score: 3, Funny

    Don't let Steve Jobs and Bill Gates rip off your hard work.....

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  4. Pc load letter... WTF does that mean? by deepcameo · · Score: 2, Funny

    Xerox shouldn't start spinning things off untill they can make a user friendly copier that doesn't leave one wondering... PC load letter?

  5. Excellent news, but what's next? by jarich · · Score: 2, Funny
    So, when will PARC be able to copy this again? They'll need all their game pieces in place if they want to be able to have a monopoly.

    ;)

    Seriously though, if they can spin off another group, it can be parallel PARC-ing while the other group drives on.

    (Ducking and running now)

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  6. Before you ask by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Teresa Lunt is not cute

    -dk

    1. Re:Before you ask by eclectro · · Score: 1, Funny

      Teresa Lunt is not cute

      Yes, but her teeth are straight, which is enough for any nerd.

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  7. RC, ARC, PARC, SPARC by morcheeba · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ok, I should have seen this coming. Fujitsu sells RC extraction tools, has licensed an ARC core and they make SPARC processors. Obviously PARC was the missing link!

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  8. Buy! by mrshoe · · Score: 3, Funny

    Quick, buy some Fujitsu stock... they're bound to steal some revolutionary ideas the guys at PARC have been sitting on unknowingly.

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  9. And this time...Alternate copycat. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Don't let Steve Jobs and Bill Gates rip off your hard work....."

    Yeah! Let the OSS community do it.

  10. Re:Marking is important by fireboy1919 · · Score: 2, Funny

    I agree. Just the other day, I heard about a company went under when they fired their star programmer for leaving a disk labeled "main project-2004" on his desk (which was used in a presentation to the venture capitalists), instead of marking it "Sesame street - hardcore pr0n." He just didn't have a marker.

    To make a long story short, the company didn't get the investment they needed due to a bad presentation, and they went under.

    I don't think Fujitsu is really known for it's marking...shouldn't they have merged with another company?

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  11. Apple? by koi88 · · Score: 2, Funny


    Because we're not a product company, we need a partner like Fujitsu who can deliver our products into the marketplace,'

    I thought this is Apple's job...

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  12. Wait a minute! by AbraCadaver · · Score: 2, Funny

    Did you just say "let go of some unused hardware"?? That's it, hand in your slashdot number! No self respecting geek actually gets rid of old hardware, it's suppose to just get burried underneath all the other junk -
    Like, For example, the Timex Sinclair 1000 I found recently while moving a small stack of books and papers :P