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Nikkei Computer

October 1, 2007

FEATURE 1

The Collapse of Data Quality

From the problem of the 50 million pension records that disappeared from the Social Insurance Agency, to over and under-payments by life insurers and non-life insurers and huge mistakes in orders for securities, degraded quality data has been causing all sorts of problems in corporate systems. Aside from looking at the structure of this problem with quality degradation, we also delved into the approaches by companies such as JAL, Canon, the Kirin Group and Noritz, which have been working towards maintaining and improving data quality so as to avoid trouble.

The quality of data inevitably deteriorates

Fight back with design, input and operation

The aim is to be a “Good Data Company”

The Forks in Leading Companies’ IT Strategy

NTT DoCoMo vs. KDDI vs. Softbank Mobile -Three Implementation Approaches for Avoiding Breakdowns in Email Infrastructure

We compared the email infrastructure of the 3 big players in mobile phones. They all have the objective of avoiding breakdowns in common, but the three companies have three different approaches to implementing this. NTT DoCoMo does not use generally available products but developed its own software independently. KDDI has introduced fault-tolerant servers into its core. Softbank Mobile continues its past pattern of using standard products that conform to international specifications, but that are independently extended for the domestic market.

FEATURE 2

Who Will Survive Among Server Makers?

REPORT

Hot News

Taisei Corporation to stop putting in orders via its subsidiaries

News & Trends

AMD and Intel fight it out with 4-core “green” processors

Increase in SaaS offers using universal infrastructure

Vendors for Japan Post privatization will need to have over 1,000 engineers

Blade servers for small and medium-sized companies are exposed to increasing severe competition

NEC pulls ahead with its core system infrastructure using NGN

IBM introduces free office software suite

A structure is fixed for the development of next-generation super-computers, and goals are revised upward

Actual Practices of Internal Control

Ricoh utilizes ISMS for its entire IT system

The Leading Edge of RFID

UHF-band handy terminals come into their own, with some products exceeding 60cm in reach

News Flash by Industry

Retail Distribution/Services:

Ito-Yokado makes it possible to collect products ordered on the Internet at convenience stores

Finance:

Yamanashi Chuo Bank chooses Windows accounting system

2 Weeks from ITpro

Sun enables operation of Linux applications within Solaris 10

Hewlett-Packard Japan consolidates its line-up of SOA support software

People

Interview

Yukihiro Matsumoto, developer of object-oriented language “Ruby”

“We support the use of Ruby in business”

Real Feelings Expressed by Top Executives

Tetsuya Ebata, President & CEO, All About, Inc.

Turning Points for System Division Heads

Naoki Hayashi, Information Systems Manager, InterContinental The Grand Yokohama

CASE STUDIES

Projects: The Trajectory to Completion

Washington Shoe

Core system renewed in 8 months, with the introduction of non-customized packages

Strategic Studies - IT Utilization by Breakthrough Companies

ASUKANET

Producing photo compilations in single units by using skills in automating the process

A Computer That Does Not Work

METI

1-year postponement in operation of goods ordering system

MANAGEMENT/TECHNOLOGY

Lecture - NGN (Next-Generation Networks) Final Part

Impact on corporate communications networks

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

Team Building - Nurturing a team requires measures that are suited to each stage in its development

Taizo’s “Phrase a Day” - Part 9

Designers should polish up their sense of beauty with simple and beautiful designs

A Training Course on the Basics for IT Architects - New Feature

The design of an IT infrastructure is becoming more important and requires an understanding of the total picture first of all

A Course on IT Management for Small- and Medium-Sized Companies - New Feature

A company cannot grow strong if the president loses the impetus for change

CIO Initiatives - Final Part

Back to the essence of things