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Nikkei Computer

April 03, 2006 Issue <<Contents>>

FEATURE 1 Enterprise 2.0 A new mission-critical system makes information systems more open by using the Internet - Mission-critical systems that support the foundation of companies are now entering a new phase, which can be called “the second chapter.”  They are evolving into systems that enable users to make the fullest possible use of information that was previously inaccessible and achieve results in business.  “Enterprise 2.0” is a generic term that Nikkei Computer gives to the information systems and companies that have already entered the second phase.  Thanks to Enterprise 2.0, the division between information systems and mission-critical systems will disappear, and systems will become more open. Everyone is thinking: Information system divisions have started adopting Enterprise 2.0 The shape becomes clearer: The structural outline involves the fusion of corporate systems and an Internet technology called Web2.0 Changing the way we develop systems: Reverse your way of thinking and use external information actively FEATURE 2 The Pressing Problem of Power Consumption by IT Products A series of power-saving technologies are launched FEATURE 3 The Overall Picture of In-House System Optimization at IBM in the United States The company plans to consolidate and standardize 4,000 applications

REPORT

[Inside]

- Microsoft Japan delays the sale of an ERP package until after next year

- Matsui Securities has increased to 300 the number of the Service Level Agreement (SLA) items in its trading system

- Other stories


[News & Trends]

- A series of tools for combating computer viruses that propagate through Winny make their debut

- IBM Japan reviews its IT outsourcing business

- With substantial revisions, the latest version of the Skill Standards for IT Professionals (ITSS version 2.0) has been released

- The Japanese version of the SOX law is expected to be enforced in April 2008

- JFE Steel has launched a new integrated mission-critical system that can cope with rapid changes in business needs

- McDonald's Japan plans to renovate its entire system

- Microsoft has delayed the shipment of Windows Vista to consumers until next year

- Softbank has agreed to buy Vodafone's Japan business for a little less than ¥2 trillion

- Kaoru Yano, senior executive vice president of NEC, becomes the new president of the company in April - Unisys of the United States has sold all its shares of Unisys Japan


[From BusinessWeek]

- OSS-related companies are exposed to takeover threats


[News Flash for Each Industry]

- Finance: Aeon plans to start banking services and invest ¥12 billion in the project

- Manufacturing: Fuji Xerox distributes security cards for personal authentication to its 60,000 employees

- e-Japan: The Japan Defense Agency prohibits its employees from using their personal PCs in the workplace, which will result in the elimination of 70,000 personal PCs currently used

- Service: Bic Camera issues a new card that allows users to transfer their Bic Camera points to their Suica cards

PEOPLE

Interview
Kazuo Furukawa: President, Hitachi, Ltd.

- Our company is determined to rediscover the pioneer spirit and create new markets


Real Feelings Expressed by Top Executives
Takashi Yoshida: Senior Executive Officer and Director, Rakuten, Inc.

- IT services are created by people

CASE STUDIES

Investigation of a Noteworthy Project
GE Consumer Finance Co., Ltd.

- The company spent six months testing the performance of its systems, over objections from its headquarters in the U.S.


A Computer That Does Not Work
Yahoo Japan Corporation, Aozora Bank, Ltd.

- The two companies have abandoned a plan to launch a joint Internet bank due to the sluggish development of the system


[Novel / Cyber Lawless Area]

First Chapter: Head Hunting (6)

MANAGEMENT/TECHNOLOGY

Key Points in System Design for Increasing Business Value
-Including in the project plan specific measures for shortening the time to the start of system operations and meeting the deadline for implementing a system


A Practical Project-Management Course for Users
- It is important to pay the closest attention possible during the system conversion


Techniques for Management Reforms That Can Be Used Immediately — Internal Control
- It is necessary to develop a mechanism that enables users to self-evaluate the effectiveness of their internal control 


Useful Legal Advice for When You Are in Trouble
- The preparation of high-quality contract documents starts with knowing the process of contract writing


IT Keywords You Should Have Known Long Ago

Index