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April 17, 2006 Issue <<Contents>>

FEATURE 1 The Impact of SaaS Evolving on-demand applications A number of leading software vendors have announced plans to enter the on-demand applications market. One of the major reasons behind this trend is the emergence of Software as a Service (SaaS), which increases the flexibility for software customization significantly and allows linked operation with existing applications. This article examines the benefits that SaaS brings to corporate users and what kind of impact it will have on the software industry. Evolving into an SaaS provider: A formidable “salesforce” Directing your course toward SaaS: Packaged software vendors scramble to meet the competition from SaaS From CAD to ERP: An examination of available SaaS FEATURE 2 The Actual Conditions of “Software Compatible with the Japanese Version of the SOX law” - This software is both good and bad, with new good software debuting recently

REPORT

[Inside]

- Aeon Bank adopts a made-in-India software package for its accounting system

- Fujitsu plans to launch its “ultimate mainframe” in 2011


[News & Trends]

- A cause that may trigger disputes over patents has emerged in the IP telephony industry

- It is hoped that thin client technology can be used to fight computer viruses that exploit the Winny file-sharing program

- The operational improvement plans of Japanese ministries and agencies aims to reduce the costs by ¥120 billion

- The cause of wrongdoing is the centralization of authority to a person in charge of system operations

- Some 40% of projects designed to re-establish a mission-critical system have resulted in a budget overrun

- A number of new-type log collection and analysis tools have been launched on the market

- IBM Japan plans to replace NCR Japan’s Teradata with its own system

- A rush of disclosures of web services by e-commerce companies to corporate users has begun

- The cause of the failure of the Bank of Japan’s system for receiving and paying banknotes has been identified


[From BusinessWeek]

- The penetration rate of the Internet in the United States is expected to level off at 67% in 2009


[News Flash for Each Industry]

- Finance: Yahoo Japan, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, and Japan Net Bank join forces to link e-commerce websites with online banks

- Manufacturing: Sapporo Beverage introduces an in-house blogging system that allows the company's 500 employees to share information

PEOPLE

Interview
Chikatomo Hodo: President, Accenture Japan Ltd.

- Our company grows by earning the trust of our customers, rather than by enclosing them


Real Feelings Expressed by Top Executives
Eiko Harada: Chairman, President and CEO, MacDonald's Japan

- An IT division should not be regarded as a behind-the-scenes player

CASE STUDIES

Investigation of a Noteworthy Project
Mitsubishi Electric Corp.

- The company’s experienced and young engineers have joined forces to convert its mission-critical system into an open-source system


CASE STUDIES
Investigation of a Noteworthy Project


Absolute Solutions for Enhancing IT Strategy
Hokusho Co., Ltd.

- All of the company's employees share information on a wide range of issues, from business conditions to manufacturing cost


A Computer That Does Not Work
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone West Corp. (NTT West)

- Call forwarding services for IP telephones were unavailable for two and a half days


[Novel / Cyber Lawless Area]

Second Chapter: Employee Monitoring (1)

MANAGEMENT/TECHNOLOGY

Key Points in System Design for Increasing Business Value
- There are ways to incorporate your passion and dedication for a business into its specific requirements


A Practical Project-Management Course for Users
- It is important to take measures that ensure smooth operation of a new system after it is put into place


Techniques for Management Reforms That Can Be Used Immediately — Internal Control
- In order to create a company-wide framework and plan for promoting an internal control project aimed at meeting the requirements of the Japanese version of the SOX law, it is essential to understand the situation accurately by conducing inspections


Useful Legal Advice for When You Are in Trouble
- The owner of a website that was used as a “stepping stone” for a phishing scam does not bear any liability for damage caused by the scam


IT Keywords You Should Have Known Long Ago

Hard Disk