December 11, 2006
FEATURE 1
A Farewell to Vague Operation
No Escape from Service Level Agreements
More and more companies are concluding Service Level Agreements (SLAs) relating to operation between vendors and systems subsidiaries. This is a move to improve operating quality by clarifying the level of service and eliminating any vagueness given the increasing damage that system troubles give on management and the greater need for strengthening compliance. There are serious hurdles,including resistance from vendors, to the introduction of SLAs, but efforts of pioneering companies have illuminated some of the key points for overcoming these hurdles.
Challenge - ITOCHU Corporation goes ahead with full introduction
Real Solutions: This is how you overcome the three hurdles
Change: A vendor that has started to move towards introducing SLA
Advance: JAL and Recruit driving towards quantification
FEATURE 2
Overcoming the Difficulties of Applying the Japanese Sarbanes-Oxley (J-SOX) Act
17 documentation tool products and their points of selection
The first thing that corporations face in applying the Japanese Sarbanes-Oxley Act is the method of documentation. A number of “Document Tools” aimed at greater efficiency in documentation have been appearing on the market. We look at the selection points of 17 main products.
FEATURE 3
Can Oracle Become the King of Software? |
REPORT
Inside
Fujitsu tries out in-company Social Networking Service (SNS) on a scale of 6000 of its group employees
Yamaguchi FG moves towards adopting collaborative system currently under development by Bank of Tokyo-MitsubishiUFJ
News & Trends
Users stay cool at official announcement of Vista
Value survey of IT engineers show unease concerning the future
Back-up that can cancel out operational misses
More and more companies offering services to eliminate system vulnerability at development stage
Succession of Java testing products to strengthen maintenance support
Yucho Bank (the new postal bank) to limit network system procurement to financing and the like
Fujitsu announces NGN strategy from the user perspective
NEC continues negotiations to maintain its NASDAQ listing
[From Business Week]
IBM Chairman Palmisano gets a Second Life
Actual Practice of Internal Control (12)
Kyocera grasps the IT practices that support its “Amoeba Management”
News Flashes by Industry
Finance:
TSE moves towards adjusting rules for canceling an executed trade that was placed in error
Communications:
Softbank Mobile not billing during service trouble periods
PEOPLE
Interview
Mochio Umeda, author of “A Theory of Web Evolution”
Google is the new generation of manufacturer
Real Feelings Expressed by Top Executives
Akihito Fujiwara, operating officer, FIT Executive Officer, Recruit Co., Ltd.
A challenging spirit is expected in the IT division
CASE STUDIES
Investigation of a Noteworthy Project
Mixi
The first to use packages for ad distribution
Absolute Solutions for Enhancing IT Strategy
bitWallet
Dividing up the large number of development initiatives with partners
A Computer That Does Not Work
Ion
The start of banking business was delayed due to the rebuilding of the accounting system
Novel/Cyber Lawless Area
Fourth Chapter: Cracking (5)
MANAGEMENT/TECHNOLOGY
Hints for IT Managers
Clarify the role and mission of your IT subsidiary
Salient Points on IT Investments and Outsourcing
The positioning of the annual plan determines the investment process
Risk Management for Successful Projects
Project Management Plans (PMPs) are not just documents for approval. Put together something that can actually be achieved.
IT Keywords You Should Have Already Known
Biometrics
