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October 29, 2007
REPORT Hot News IBM Japan gets across the message that downstream outsourcing is now forbidden News & Trends Major M&A activity by SAP and Oracle is making corporations uneasy 4000 automated ticket gates fail to work in the Tokyo metropolitan area NEC introduces a supercomputer with theoretical performance of 839 TFLOPS Philippines takes leading role as offshore destination “Unified communications” spreads to companies DC power in servers gains in popularity for energy saving Multiple introductions of on-site biometric authentication systems Checking whether a customer is present or not using automated calling system Security measure liaison organization going beyond the corporate framework starts operation Actual Practices of Internal Control Effectiveness evaluation services on the rise The Leading Edge of RFID Start of testing of IC tag use on returnable containers in the Indochinese Peninsula News Flash by Industry Distribution: Universal Music looks to speed up decision-making through the introduction of smartphones Finance: Japan Post Bank experiences trouble twice, including one after privatization 2 Weeks from ITpro Aeon Bank starts operation from October 20, building system using Hitachi mainframe METI announces a supplement of IT control guidance for J-SOX People Interview Toshihide Yahiro, Manager, Information Services Industry Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, METI IT industry works on improving working conditions Real Feelings Expressed by Top Executives Keisuke Ohnishi, President and CEO, Navitime Japan Turning Points for System Division Heads Keita Nakano, Manager, Business Development Dept., Group Business Systems Div., Fast Retailing CASE STUDIES Projects: The Trajectory to Completion Tohato 4 IT staffers spent only 3 million yen to build a system for easy onsite access to backbone data Strategic Studies - Strengthening Networks The Peninsula Tokyo Improving customer service by coordinating an IP network and mobile phones A Computer That Does Not Work Kawasaki City 9 cases of trouble in 4 months from electronic applications MANAGEMENT/TECHNOLOGY Lecture: Oracle Database 11g - Part 1 Trouble prevention and strengthening reliability and security Basic Knowledge for the IT Manager - The Art of Communication from A to Z Visual Aids - Use highway road signs as models for the core of your presentation and fill in the gaps with easily understandable documents Taizo’s “Phrase a Day” - Part 11 Take different kinds of users into consideration and come up with a balanced design from a variety of perspectives A Training Course on the Basics for IT Architects - Part 3 How to realize nonfunctional requirements to maintain availabilities and performance A Course on IT Management for Small- and Medium-Sized Companies - Part 3 Bear mutual benefits in mind and reconstruct commercial distribution |
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