Fujitsu yesterday apologized for its role in the British Post Office scandal, acknowledging that its buggy accounting software contributed to the wrongful prosecutions of hundreds of postal employees. post 
The committee hearing focused on possible compensation for victims of what has been called "the worst miscarriage of justice in British history." Patterson said that Fujitsu has "a moral obligation" to contribute to the compensation for victims.
Paul Patterson said Fujitsu gave evidence to the Post Office that was used to prosecute innocent managers. He added that the Post Office knew about "bugs and errors" in its Horizon accountancy software early on. bbc
Horizon software is made by Fujitsu subsidiary International Computers Limited (ICL). In 1996, ICL won a contract to design, build, and operate computer systems to be installed in the UK's 19,000 post offices. The project was plagued by delays but started rolling out to post offices in 1999. Fujitsu bought an 80 percent stake in ICL in 1990 and became the sole owner in 1998.