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Nikkei Computer

October 15, 2007

FEATURE 1

Contracts That Invite Trouble and Contracts That Avoid It

More companies are reviewing outsourcing agreements to avoid problems with their information systems before they occur. The release by METI of “model agreements” has also spurred this movement. The interests of service providers and their customers, however, are opposed to each other. Adopting rules and clarifying roles and responsibilities is a substantial burden for both parties. Pioneering firms are implementing various innovations to overcome these hurdles.

Structure: Eliminating the tendency to rely excessively on service providers

Contract provisions: Closing the gap between ideals and reality

Contributed article: Key points of outsourcing agreements

Decisive Factors in Product Selection

Relational Database Software

Enhancement of Fault Tolerant Functions Continues

Excellent Countermeasures against Malfunctions, User Errors, and Personnel Shortages

The functions of relational databases (RDB) for dealing with system errors continue to be improved. RDB software, which plays a central role in increasingly complex information systems, is becoming more important in ensuring reliability. The key point in selecting a product is functions that can prevent system failures as a result of server malfunctions, user errors, and a lack of skills.

FEATURE 2

Using Web 2.0 to Attract Customers

Consumer-Participation Type Marketing is Expanding

The latest marketing information that IT personnel need to know

REPORT

Hot News

Reconstruction of labor insurance legacy systems far behind schedule

News & Trends

The true story behind the extension of Windows XP sales

Fujitsu accelerates employee secondment to subsidiaries

Bank of Japan survey reveals development of joint systems is no easy task

NEC’s suspension of public offering in the U.S. is a matter of serious concern

Business intelligence venders start to cultivate small and medium businesses on a large scale

Cybozu’s founder goes to America and starts new SaaS

METI survey of 20,000 companies: Quality of embedded software is polarized

Social Insurance Agency information system procurement restricts single-company monopolies

Japan Post Bank customer data verification system experiences problems

JASDAQ and Osaka Stock Exchange to back up each other’s purchase and sale systems

Kobe Shimbun’s system problems caused by DB incompatibility

The Practical Side of Introducing a BCP

Yamatake increases emergency response capabilities for unexpected contingencies

News Flash by Industry

Finance: TOCOM narrows next-generation system candidates to two

Manufacturing: Oji Paper introduces J-SOX compatible privilege ID management software

2 Weeks from ITpro

NTT Com launches Earthquake Early Warning service for SOHOs and consumers in October

Nikkei, Asahi, Yomiuri form tie-up and agree on newspaper publication business continuity plan

People

Interview

Mark Templeton, CEO and President

Citrix Systems

“Virtualization from Desktops to Servers”

Real Feelings Expressed by Top Executives

Shinichiro Nakamura, President

Daiwa Steel Tube Industries

Turning Points for System Division Heads

Hiroshi Yokotsuka, Managing Director

Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance

CASE STUDIES

Projects: The Trajectory to Completion

Kyowa Exeo

Overcoming ERPs and venders

Core systems reconstructed in just 17 months

Strategic Studies - IT Business Innovation

Autobacs Seven

Auto inspector skills systematized

Uniform valuation implemented at all shops

A Computer That Does Not Work

Nippan

Order system migration fails

Logistics fall into confusion for six days

MANAGEMENT/TECHNOLOGY

Lecture- Common Frame 2007

The foundations for development that involves management

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

User-oriented: View oneself objectively to adopt another’s perspective

Taizo’s “Phrase a Day” - Part 10

Development that prevents problems - Considering problems from the perspective of design

A Training Course on the Basics for IT Architects - Part 2

System collaboration is the key to distributed processing function design

A Course on IT Management for Small and Medium-Sized Companies - Part 2

Creating a plan for profitability and implementing it through the use of IT