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Nikkei Computer

October 16, 2006

FEATURE

IT Vision for 2010 Based on Responses from Five Major Manufacturers

It is “technology” that makes innovation possible. With major changes such as NGN and Web 2.0 under way in corporate systems, what user corporations are looking for to build their next management base is a vision of the future that answers questions such as where technology is going and what value it will bring. Major manufacturers are asking themselves what IT value they should be providing and what approach to take in bringing this about. We dig deep with five major manufacturers on what they see as “the value of IT, from long-term strategies such as business models (profit structures, etc.) and M&A, as well as blueprints for product development.

Question sheets from users “We want to hear your vision”

Striving to develop into a global company

Fujitsu’s Response: Becoming true partners through globalization

NEC’s Response: Imagining next-generation systems based on NGN

Hitachi’s Response: Tying management and on-site activities together through ubiquitous networks

Pushing towards next-generation IT services

IBM’s Response: Providing the optimum solutions out of resources all over the world

HP’s Response: Putting into practice an IT infrastructure that is responsive to change themselves

Interview: Fumiaki Sato, Managing Director, Deutsche Securities Limited
“Gathering up resources is vital to winning on a worldwide basis”

REPORTS

Inside

IBM Japan to rethink the design of open accounting related packages
METI to formulate systems-related ADR indicators

News & Trends

NEC and Hitachi compete to be first with NGN software products
CMS gathers attention with internal regulation of websites
Equipment to speed up WAN to support server integration
TSE renovates its IT Master Plan
Intel to introduce the quad core in November
Tokyo Marine Nichido to spend 45 billion yen on systems renewal
Big players piling into the CRM market
Lots of new certifications for embedded engineers
Microsoft plays a role in the penetration of electronic applications
IT Governance Institution Japan to kick off in November

From BusinessWeek

Sun gets out of a crisis by changing its strategy

Actual Practice of Internal Control (9)

Sony Life Insurance puts in place overall IT regulation in over two years

News Flash for Each Industry

Manufacturing:
Mitsubishi Motors to spend 1.5 billion yen on introducing a new quality information system
e-Japan:
IBM Japan mistakenly bills NICT research fees

PEOPLE

Interview
Yasuhide Hosokawa, Executive Director, Japan Users Association of Information Systems

“Let’s change the IT workplace from 3K to 3T”

Real Feelings Expressed by Top Executives
Mikio Fukushima, Vice President and CEO, JFE Steel

“We should be careful about building too many systems”

CASE STUDIES

A Computer That Does Not Work
Trend Micro
Mistakenly sending out a virus definition file
Novel/Cyber Lawless Area
Fourth Chapter: Cracking (1)

MANAGEMENT/TECHNOLOGY

Hints for IT Managers
Avoiding over-concentrating responsibility on one person, and giving support to those who tackle the hardest jobs

Salient Points on IT Investments and Outsourcing
Grasping IT installation trends from changes in overall costs

Risk Management for Successful Projects
Lack of experience and lack of training create the risk of organizational flaws
On-Site IT Project Recovery Management
The fourth step for recovery (2): Choosing a plan from several proposals
IT Keywords You Should Have already Known
Open Source Software