Fujitsu-Siemens, the world’s fifth-largest PC and server vendor will soon be called simply Fujitsu: Fujitsu Limited announced that it will acquire Siemens’ 50% share in the joint venture, effective April 1, 2009.  Fujitsu Siemens Computers was created on October 1, 1999 as a 50/50 joint venture that is based in Maarssen, The Netherlands.  Following rapid growth especially in Europe in the early 2000s, the company recently lost market share: IDC estimates that Fujitsu-Siemens is currently the seventh-largest PC vendor in the region.

"Fully integrating Fujitsu Siemens Computers into the Fujitsu Group fits perfectly into our global growth strategy," said Kuniaki Nozoe, president of Fujitsu, in a statement. "We're inheriting a strong customer base in EMEA and an R&D capability that can support our global products development, not to mention a tremendously talented group of employees who share our values and commitment to grow with our customers as their trusted business partner."