The Japan Windsurfing Association, Fujitsu Limited, and Lapis Semiconductor Co., Ltd. have announced to start the IoT-based field trials in order to help windsurfers improve their sailing skills. The trials will begin on May 11 and will continue till September 30, 2017. For the trials, Lapis Semiconductor has developed a device that can simultaneously record GPS and sensor data across nine-axes sensor data from an accelerometer, gyrometer, and geomagnetic sensor unit.  For the first time in windsurfing, the technology will help in using data to understand sail handling. This would allow competitors to compare their data with those with higher ranks, thereby enabling in discovering ways to improve their sailing skills by looking at differences in handling 3D models and numerical values.

The sale of Fujitsu’s Manufacturing Industry Solution COLMINA has been announced recently. It’s a platform for connecting all kinds of digital manufacturing information including design, production, maintenance, etc. COLMINA links the data to the location of people, products, factory equipment, and all systems as well as know-how throughout the manufacturing process along with the data among companies in the supply chain.  COLMINA Service is a suite of a variety of operational services for manufacturing, while the COLMINA Edge collects and processes sensor data, such as on equipment operations, the vital signs of people, and the location of products.

Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Client Limited have released 6 new enterprise models of desktops, tablets, notebook, workstation, and Thin Client across various product series. The names of the series include ARROWS, LIFEBOOK, ESPRIMO, CELSIUS, and FUTRO. In the ARROWS Tab series, Fujitsu has offered the new 10.1” ARROWS Tab Q507/P-SP model featuring Biometric Authentication Slide Passport.It’s the world’s first tablet to carry Fujitsu’s slide-style palm vein authentication. Moving on, in the Tablet and desktop Series viz. LIFEBOOK and ESPRIMO respectively, the devices are equipped with the latest 7th generation Intel Core processor family, while in the CELSIUS series of workstation, the new H970 mobile workstation features a 17.3” FULL HD LCD display.