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Nikkei Computer

December 24, 2007

FEATURE 1

Dig Up the Resources You Have On-Site!

Increasing your IT power through EUC 2.0

More and more companies are introducing end-user computing systems under the initiative of user divisions or building elite organizations to offer on-site support. The idea is to dig up the dormant resources you have on-site in order to increase competitive power. We have investigated the usefulness and implementation of systems from the approaches taken by 14 companies that have spearheaded EUC 2.0 in planning and introducing user-originated systems.

EUC as seen in the approach of two early adopter companies

On-site driven type: Building a “sandbox” type environment for the user division

On-site support type: Changing over to an open-type IT division

FEATURE 2

The Outlook for 2008 According to Main User and Vendor Companies

The boundaries between management and IT are disappearing

Systems will become the driving force behind change

SPECIAL REPORT

Expanding Horizons for Supercomputer Use by Corporations

Finance is joining manufacturing and construction in PC cluster-type centered usage

REPORT

Hot News

Dark clouds gather over Toyota’s global projects

News & Trends

The cost of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ’s “Day2” accounting systems’ fusion inflates to 120,000 man-months

Detailed information on Vista SP1 becomes available

TIS and Intec will merge their operations in April 2008

Domestic operations packages start seeing switch to SaaS

Flurry of master data management tool packages

SAP and Oracle announce new CRM software

Daihatsu Diesel makes complete switchover to Oracle Grid

The Practical Side of Introducing a BCP

Services appears that will ensure communications during emergencies

News Flash by Industry

Public Sector:

Social Insurance Agency has difficulties with computer-aided name identification of pension records

Manufacturing:

Toshiba Tec renews its website aimed at retail stores

2 Weeks from IT Pro

Fujitsu announces new software that solves Windows Vista’s “character set” problem

NEC and NEC Electronics develop micro-computer and OS for auto use

People

Interview

Tomokazu Hamaguchi - Chairman, Japan Information Technology Services Industry Association, and Senior Advisor, NTT Data

Introduce a BCP before you suffer a system stoppage

Real Feelings Expressed by Top Executives

Earnest M. Higa, President and CEO, Higa Industries

Turning Points for System Division Heads

Yoshinobu Abe, general manager of systems, kabu.com

CASE STUDIES

Projects: The Trajectory to Completion

Kaetsu University

System renewal at a buying cost of “”

Breaking free from vendor dependency

Strategic Studies - Strengthening Networks

Nissei Dowa General Insurance

A saving of 0 million by merging servers

Communications speed up 5-fold by compromise on quality

A Computer That Does Not Work

ValueCommerce and CyberAgent

Terminating Web 2.0 services one after the other

MANAGEMENT/TECHNOLOGY

Lecture: Windows Server 2008 - Final Part

Strengthening Terminal Services, AD, and IIS

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

Zero-Based Thinking - Moving away from being shackled to thought patterns and going back to zero in dealing with people

Taizo’s “Phrase a Day” - Part 15

Securing quality starts with patient testing. The main focus should be on error processing and exception processing

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

Keep in mind cost structures and application capabilities along with thinking about customer requests

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

Nail down the keys to a shift to IT and make sharp investments