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Nikkei Computer

July 25, 2005 Issue <<Contents>>

FEATURE 1 Letters of Challenge from Mavericks Such as Yahoo Japan, livedoor, and Rakuten The frontline of the financial industry influenced by IT - As the cost of information infrastructure development declines and deregulation progresses in the banking industry, non-bank companies such as Yahoo Japan and livedoor are planning to make rapid inroads into the banking sector.  The order in the financial industry has been disrupted, and financial institutions in Japan are being challenged by mavericks, both domestic and foreign.  In order to survive the competition under these new conditions, it is critical that IT be used effectively. - Challengers rush into the industry: Lighter IT systems and the speed of system development are the key - Shedding the follow-the-leader mentality in order to move forward: There are new developments in financial IT - The order of the industry is being disturbed: Hit products based on IT are being developed FEATURE 2 A Succession of Low-Cost IP VPN Services Have Been Adopted for Back-up Lines Telecommunication carriers have embarked on a path that promises to be thorny

REPORT

[Inside]

- NTT Data enters the market of open source accounting packages


[News & Trends]

- Where have the vanished sales of e-System gone?

- Internet banks in Japan become the targets of spyware

- The first certification system for IT architects debuts in Japan

- Three major integrators in Japan begin offering services for establishing SOA

- Financial institutions rush to enhance the effective management of their clients’ personal information by, for example, computerizing the storage of such information

- Major IT vendors in Japan start improving their employee training programs.

- Major vendors in Japan struggle for the leadership over the crash dump functions for Linux

- As the optimization of e-government’s tasks and systems enters a crucial stage, it is hoped that the ministries and agencies involved in the project will make a serious effort to review their tasks and systems

- Marc R. Benioff, founder and CEO of salesforce.com, says that software for client servers is becoming outdated


[From InformationWeek]

- Veteran engineers in the United States are facing difficulties in advancing their careers


[From BusinessWeek]

- Major IT companies in the United States have ample funds to pay dividends and buy companies


[News Flash for Each Industry]

Distribution: FamilyMart Co., Ltd.
- The company plans to invest ¥31 billion to renovate its entire in-store system

Finance: The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd.
- The bank has adopted grid-computing technology for its financial instrument system

Service: ACCA Networks Co., Ltd.
- The company has introduced blade PCs in order to enhance its measures for preventing information leaks

PEOPLE

Interview
Masahiro Inoue: President and CEO, Yahoo Japan Corporation
- We needed our own bank in order to make online payment more secure and convenient


Interview
Shigeru Nakane: President & CEO, POWEREDCOM, Inc.
- Our company pursues added value in order to make profits


Real Feelings Expressed by Top Executives
Takahiro Gocho: Managing Director, H.I.S. Co., Ltd.
- Our company develops our employees by sharing information with them

CASE STUDIES

Investigation of a Noteworthy Project
Nippon Paint Co., Ltd.
- The company will renovate its mission-critical system using RUP and UML

An Absolute Solution for Enhancing IT Strategy
Nagasaki Prefecture
- The prefecture has reduced the cost of IT procurement by carrying out a thorough implementation of partial purchase orders

A Computer that Does Not Work
Kurihara City, Miyagi Prefecture
- Many errors have occurred in collecting utility and other payments since towns and villages were merged to form the new city

Serialized Novel: Path to Renovating a Legacy System
- The meeting went round and round in circles, and nothing was decided

MANAGEMENT/TECHNOLOGY

Key Points in System Design for Increasing Business Value 
- It is important to develop different organizational structures for normal operations and for special projects

A Practical Project Management Course for Users
- The way a system is going to be operated and used after it goes into operation should be decided at the design stage

Techniques for Implementing Management Reforms — Six Sigma
- To avoid wasting time at meetings, meeting facilitators should be properly trained

Useful Legal Advice for When You Are in Trouble
- The clarification of objectives while developing a system puts you in an advantageous position when you later pursue your vendor’s legal responsibilities

IT Keywords You Should Have Known a Long Time Ago
- Security measures (SQL Injection, etc.)