Anita Davis
Mar 2, 2009

Fujitsu acquires Telstra's IT arm

TOKYO - Japanese information technology and communications provider Fujitsu has acquired Kaz, the IT arm of Telstra, Australia's biggest telecom and media company, for AU$200 million (US$126 million).

Fujitsu acquires Telstra's IT arm
Its 100 per cent acquisition makes Fujitsu the third-largest IT company in Australia according to revenue, and gives it access to Kaz’s 5,000-member staff across the country.

According to Fujitsu, its purchase of the division is in line with its ambitions to broaden its footprint in the Australian market. 

Telstra, which purchased Kaz for AU$330 million in 2004, has long wanted to be rid of its division, Australian reports state, supported by its readiness to sell the branch at a AU$130 million deficit.

Telstra recently reported that revenues for its IT services group - which relies on Kaz’s performance - plummeted by AU$80 million from 2007 to 2008.
Source:
Campaign Asia

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