Box, Japan's Fujitsu Sign MoU For Strategic Content Management Partnership

(RTTNews) - Application software company Box, Inc. (BOX) Tuesday announced that it has entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Fujitsu Limited for a strategic partnership in the content management space. Fujitsu and Box plan to develop integrated solutions targeting global markets.

Under the proposed partnership, Fujitsu would deploy Box to the approximately 160,000 employees across its internal communication platform. In addition to improved content management, Box will help control storage expansion costs that grow in line with increased volumes of data storage.

Fujitsu will use Box internally and, intends to integrate Box into global communication solutions. Under the proposed partnership, the two companies would jointly roll out solutions tailored to specific industries. They also plan to make Box available to Japanese customers as part of the FUJITSU Digital Business Platform MetaArc.

Fujitsu plans to offer Box as one part of its MetaArc service beginning in 2017.

Following their initial experience in the Japanese market, Fujitsu and Box also aim to expand the collaboration into the global market, including joint investment in Asia.