LinkCo v. Fujitsu Ltd.

 

 

Deposition Testimony of Atobe, Kamijo, and Shibata (as 30B6)

 

 

Ø     Kazunori Atobe Deposition (Wednesday, June 6, 2001 in Tokyo)

    Q Do you know why the Investors Solution has not been commercialized?  A No.  

    Q You were aware as you worked on this project in 1998 that part of DisclosureVision was going to be the Investors Solution, were you not? A  I was aware that it was one of the three solutions.      

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    Q And you never asked anyone why aren't we working on Investors Solution? A No.        

    Q And 2 years and 3 months after putting out a public brochure saying that the Investors Solution was part of Fujitsu's, would be part of Fujitsu's comprehensive  package, you still don't have an Investors Solution, do you?   A That's right.

    Q And you haven't even begun work on an Investors Solution, have you?  A I'm not sure.

 

 

Ø     Hideki Kamijo Deposition (Tuesday, June 5, 2001 in Tokyo)

    Q Mr. Kamijo, is Fujitsu still promoting any of the products that you mentioned here today?  A No.  

    Q To ask you an obvious question, have there been any sales of anything attributable to Investor Solution since DisclosureVision was conceived?  A No, there is not.

    Q Does Fujitsu, Mr. Kamijo, have any current plans to develop products that would fall under the Investor Solution component of DisclosureVision?  A It does not.

 

 

Ø    30B6 (Toru Shibata) Deposition (Tuesday, June 5, 2001 in Tokyo)

    Q Okay.  And there are no numbers indicated by IR business or investors business, is that correct?  The only line which has numbers is Digital Disclosure? A True, there are numbers only on this Digital Disclosure.  It's not that there are no numbers for the other two but that the numbers are zero. 

    Q And did you consider the 15 billion yen estimate also to be a bad joke?  A Well, I believe it is a number that is not achievable

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    Q And you believed that at the time that it was released to the public, didn't you?  A In March of 1999 I considered that number as one to emphasize the release, and as so often customarily observed in Japan. 

    Q Well, as section manager responsible for DisclosureVision do you believe that there is a need to be honest with the public regarding your products?  A That is not necessary in Japan.