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Nikkei Computer

February 15, 2008

FEATURE 1

For Information Systems, Too, 90% of the Evaluation Lies in Physical Appearance

User oriented applications developed using “rich” technologies

Most of the evaluation of whether an information system is good or bad is determined by physical appearance. People simply will not use systems that are inferior in terms of visual quality or in operation or response speed. We looked for direction in building a system that combines the advantages of the web with client/server user-friendliness, based on actual examples from the likes of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group and ASKUL.

The latest systems invite the collapse of confidence in IT divisions

Corporations that have taken up the challenge of building systems from the “physical appearance” point of view

Ajax, Flash, etc. This is how far RIA (Rich Internet Applications) technology has come

FEATURE 2

Ongoing Introduction of “e-Workstyle”

Replicating the Office Environment Anywhere

Evolving into the trump card for improving white collar productivity

Being able to work at home or outside in the same environment as in the office. IT can make this possible, and the number of corporations that are taking up this revolution in style of work has begun to increase. We hunted down actual examples of this new way of working.

Close-Up

Short-term concentrated series: Last-minute measures for the Japanese SOX Law - Part 1

Only 10 months left until the real “goal”

Corporate use of smartphones

Report

Hot News

Accenture successfully bids for Japan Post Network backbone system

News & Trends

Microsoft group’s struggle for supremacy over Google will not stop with the purchase of Yahoo

System integrators are responsible for accountability in model contracts for small and medium-sized companies

Network layers are next in Cisco and F5’s virtualization product input

Hitachi opens up its web system development know-how to its partners

The Leading Edge of SaaS

METI’s uncertainty about SaaS infrastructure business

The Leading Edge of RFID

Using large-capacity tags is a departure from the barcode alternative

News Flash by Industry

Manufacturing:

Sekisui Chemical shifts its last remaining mainframe to open system

Finance:

Fuji Fire and Marine Insurance start full-scale development of services for mobile phones

2 Weeks from ITpro

NTT DoCoMo and Google tie up

Just under 30% of corporations are using ITSS (Skill Standards for IT Professionals), with just under 2% using UISS (Users' Information Systems Skill Standards)

People

Interview

Edzard Overbeek, President and CEO, Cisco Systems

Japan can become the leader in NGN

Yoichiro Yatsurugi, President and CEO, SAP Japan

The weak points of ERP can be compensated by working together with other companies

Real Feelings Expressed by Top Executives

Fumio Sakurai, operating officer and general manager of corporate planning, Mitsui Real Estate Sales

Turning Points for System Division Heads

Naoto Bando, general manager in charge of information system planning, Kokubu

CASE STUDIES

Projects: The Trajectory to Completion

Hokkaido Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Association

1400 COBOL units migrated by just 5 people.

Two years to overcome trouble and achieve steady operations.

A Computer That Does Not Work

Adachi City, Tokyo

Connection misses affects 2000 people directly.

Lack of thoroughness in operation rules at the source.

MANAGEMENT/TECHNOLOGY

Lecture: BPM (Business Process Management) - Part 3

Evaluation of business planning and process maturity

The IT Planning Trigger Points for Building a System That Contributes to Management - Part 3

Take user requests as one of your frames of reference and make a proposal as a professional

Taizo’s “Phrase a Day” - Part 18

Bringing out team members’ capacities is very much part of a team leader’s duties

Mobile Phone Basics for Business Users - Part 3

A plethora of additional functions. Making system development simpler.

New Kinds of EXCEL Usage to Improve Your Business Capabilities - Part 3

Sharing data analysis skills with support from the systems division