May 28, 2007

FEATURE   4 new salient points for synchronizing management and IT   How Did the IT Division Support Matsushita's "Nakamura Reform?"   How should you go about synchronizing with management objectives? There are quite a few IT divisions that have such concerns. We recommend 4 new salient points to synchronize management and IT based on the IT divisions’ struggles during the “structural reforms that leave no sacred ground untouched” carried through by Matsushita Electric Industrial and Nissan Motor, and actual examples at Nomura Securities, Yamato Transport, Kyocera and others.   Matsushita aims for “light and speedy” Nissan devotes time to “scrutiny” Don't feel downcast, IT divisions   Decisive Factors in Product Selection   Degree of freedom and applications used are the keys among the 4 competing thin clients   Thin client systems centrally administer applications and data used by PCs, without leaving any data on the terminals. They enable the prevention of information leakage and reduce time spent on managing PCs. In terms of formats in operation, there are 4 types differing in areas such as system structure. It is necessary in choosing a product to check the three points of compatibility with objectives, the applications that are used, and usability.

REPORT

 

Hot News

 

Japan Post moves towards becoming a paperless company

 

News & Trends

 

NTT East suffers the effects of large-scale failures on its IP network

 

Fujitsu changes ERP strategy that included SOA

 

Intel offers client management even on notebook PCs

 

NEC, Hitachi, and Fujitsu announce fault-tolerant storage products in succession

 

Sun Microsystems of the US fights back against Flash - JavaOne report

 

Free web office software livens up

 

Actual Practices of Internal Control

 

A red light for IT control? - from a JIPDEC survey

 

The Leading Edge of RFID

 

Takashimaya improves close rate for shirt sales by 30%

 

The Leading Edge of RFID

 

Sagawa Express demonstrates writing performance for Gen 2 tags

 

News Flash by Industry

 

Finance:

IO Shinkin and Tatebayashi Shinkin postpone merger due to delays in merging systems

 

Manufacturing:

Saishunkan leaks personal information on 140,000 people through unauthorized access

 

Distribution:

Aeon and Mycal move towards system merger

 

Public:

Soccer lottery “toto” system crashes on 600 million yen jackpot

 

2 Weeks from IT Pro

 

Japan Communications makes it compulsory to register mobile phone numbers for people buying prepaid PHS cards

 

Canon MJ makes Argo 21 into subsidiary through friendly TOB

 

PEOPLE

 

Interview

Edward J. Neiheisel, President, EMC Japan

The “age of storage” is over

 

Real Feelings Expressed by Top Executives

 

Kazuhiko Yamada, President & CEO, Tsukishima Kikai Co., Ltd.

 

Turning Points for Systems Division Heads

 

Michio Hasegawa, operating officer and general manager of information systems division, Shin Nikkei Company, ltd.

 

CASE STUDIES

 

Projects: The Trajectory to Completion

 

Hyakugo Bank - World’s first Windows full banking systems

 

Strategic Studies - IT Business Innovation

 

Kuraray - Strengthening consolidation by renewing its mission-critical system, and reducing outsourcing by IT division to zero

 

A Computer That Does Not Work

 

Fujitsu FIP

 

Fire breaks out at outsourcing center

 

MANAGEMENT/TECHNOLOGY

 

Lecture - Using EA on Site - Final Part

 

Introducing a system is the start of business improvement

 

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

 

Knowledge transfer - The transfer of knowledge to young employees should pivot on actual experiences

 

Risk Management for Successful Projects - Final Part

 

Strengthening manufacturing power ahead of restructuring mission-critical systems

 

A Practical Course on the Latest in Network Security - Part 4

 

Threats to web applications

 

Salient Points on IT Investment and Outsourcing - Part 19

 

Prevent the omission of cost items and improve the accuracy of estimates

 

CIO Initiatives - Part 4

 

The president’s order to cut operating costs by half