Cover Story 1

What 128 user companies really want to say: "Mr. NTT, this does not just sound right."

This magazine has conducted a survey with user companies on NTT East and NTT West that continue to expand the scope of their operations.  It has revealed complaints and requests that user companies have for the service provision systems of NTT East and NTT West and NTT group.

Users are confused about divided services between "East and West"

Frank opinions in the free comment space contributed from 128 user companies

NTT East and NTT West will make their service names/specifications uniform

Editor-in-Chief's Interview

"We will provide the certainty of communication by improving its quality with NGN, and compete on applications."

Mr. Toyohiko Takabe, President, NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE EAST CORPORATION

"It is inevitable that we change income sources from telephony to IP.  We will evolve into an IP company in 2010."

Mr. Shunzo Morishita, President, NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATION

Cover story 2

New uses of open source IP-PBX "Asterisk" - IP telephony power up techniques to enhance the current equipment

The deployment of IP telephony is one of the options for companies to reduce call charges or use their telephones more conveniently.  An open source IP-PBX or Asterisk, as a tool for such purpose, is getting more useful in various situations.

Latest technology that has stimulated enterprises

Web application protection

Neutralize attacks by checking input or output data and examine and rectify vulnerabilities

Strategic network study

Mediceo Paltac Holdings Co., Ltd.

The company deploys a Web conference system to its sites across Japan to address business expansion by tapping into the ASP service

Shibaura Island

Wireless-connected APs extend wireless LAN areas so that spaces inside and outside the high-rise condominiums can be in a wireless LAN environment