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Nikkei Computer

January 22, 2007

FEATURE 1

A Journey to the Information Systems of 2031

How far can IT go to become user-friendly?

In the next quarter century starting in 2007, the penetration of systems, whether for business or home use, will no doubt continue to pick up pace. But will greater use of systems really make people happier? It would be no exaggeration to say that this is the big question that will determine the directions to which the systems should take in the next quarter century. Shifts in vision concerning systems and the technologies that will make these into reality – various efforts for the information systems for 2031 are already under way.

Now Is the Time for a Shift in Vision!

State-of-the-Art Technologies that Give Shape to Usability

Going beyond the Existing Framework of IT Specialists

FEATURE 2

Defining Needs for Zero Complaints

It happens that, in spite of all the time and effort spent into it, nothing but complaints is heard from the business division when the system finally goes into operation. It’s been a long time since we attributed such trouble to “vague definition of needs.” Simply learning techniques for defining needs, however, will not instantly change the situation. What is important is for the IT division and the business division to work together to clarify for what purposes the system is going to be built.

FEATURE 3

Major IT Corporations Looking to Transform Their Structure

REPORT

Inside

NTT Communications will start to provide the world’s first 40Gbps leased line service as early as in March

Hitachi Software integrates development environment into virtualized servers

News & Trends

METI issues new guidelines for handling J-SOX

Power line communications (PLC) for corporate use make their appearance

Yahoo! moves its headquarters while keeping past failure in mind

Prospects for 2007 as seen by the chairman of a major user organization

There is a limit to countermeasures based on virus pattern files

Virtualization software enters penetration phase

Web and Client-Server sampling approaches reality

The leading edge of RFID

Experiments start on wireless IC tags that use the 433MHz range

News rankings for the web in 2006

Actual Practices of Internal Control (15)

Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company of Canada uses COBIT to handle C/SOX

PEOPLE

Interview

Toru Nishigaki, Professor of the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies, the University of Tokyo

Learn from natural life forms the direction which the move to IT should follow

Real Feelings Expressed by Top Executives

Tatsunari Kojima, Director and Managing Corporate Officer, The Yokohama Rubber Company, Limited

The IT division as an organization that leads operation

CASE STUDIES

Investigation of a Noteworthy Project

Toyobo - Building a system that supports innovation in the procurement business

Absolute Solutions for Enhancing IT Strategy

Yakult Honsha – Let user divisions take principal role in selecting packages

A Computer That Does Not Work

East Japan Railway Company - First large-scale trouble with “Suica” shopping service

MANAGEMENT/TECHNOLOGY

Hints for IT Managers

IT managers and engineers should work together to ensure that system cutovers are successful

Salient Points on IT Investments and Outsourcing

The priority level of projects should be decided after drawing up a transition of the overall picture

Risk Management for Successful Projects

Lack of knowledge and experience lead to shortages in system testing time

Basic Knowledge for the IT Manager-The Art of Communications from A to Z

A conversation is made smoother with that one word that melts away stress

Practice: IT Service Management

Rethinking awareness based on SLA, and improving organizational ability for failure handling

IT Keywords You Should Have Already Known

Thin Client