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November 27, 2006 Issue <<Contents>>

FEATURE 1 What will Change with Next Generation Networks? The Impact of NGN on Corporate Information Systems NTT is singing the praises of Next-Generation Networks (NGN) as “safe, secure and efficient.” Service is scheduled to start as early as 2008. What advantages to the user will these new networks bring? In what way will they eliminate unease and dissatisfaction that corporate users have for the Internet? So many people are involved that there are conflicting opinions, making it difficult to grasp the essence of the matter. This feature will elucidate the mystery surrounding NGN from the user’s perspective. NGN is almost upon us! Clarifying 7 questions Systems will be built differently Keywords to understand NGN FEATURE 2 10,000 IT Engineers Look at Themselves When IT engineers increase their skill level from beginner to advanced, their income goes up by three million yen a year. Once their annual income reaches seven million yen, their motivation soars. Half of them hope to go solo or set up a company in 10 years. We find out the truth about IT engineers, based on the result of a survey with about 10,000 engineers. FEATURE 3 Report on Nikkei Computer 25th Anniversary Commemorative Seminar Conditions for IT leaders

REPORT

Inside

NTT Communications moves to deal with the audit reporting of its data center’s internal control

The largest vendor in Vietnam to station 500 engineers to Japan


News & Trends


J-SOX implementation standards finally rolled out

Google decides to invade the corporate field

IBM Japan inaugurates Service Oriented Architecture based SI service

Act II of the anti-Oracle drama with Workday kicks off

NEC announces continued investment in ACOS while looking at large-scale renewal

Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ introduces rich client technology

Sun to shift Java to open source based on GPL

Information Processing Society of Japan makes proposal that information science be included in the curriculum of all regular high schools

Hitachi looking to storage and consulting

Announcement of TOP 500 supercomputers - vector type drops out of top 10


[From Business Week]
Intel to design PCs that match regional characteristics


News Flashes by Industry

Manufacturing:
Toyobo builds new purchasing and procurement management system

Education:
Doshisha University spends two billion yen on renewing its network backbone and education support system

PEOPLE

Interview
Dr. Shigeki Goto, professor at the Department of Information and Computer Science, Waseda University

Japan can be a leader in NGN standardization


Real Feelings Expressed by Top Executives
Katsumi Ueda, Managing Director of Watabe Wedding Corporation

Who needs time-consuming IT?

CASE STUDIES

Investigation of a Noteworthy Project
Sasebo Heavy Industries

Avoiding “the spaghetti syndrome” with Business Process Management


Absolute Solutions for Enhancing IT Strategy
The Pack

Handing down the company’s very own development strengths by reconstructing every 3 years


A Computer That Does Not Work
Softbank Mobile

Number portability reception desk non-operational

Novel/Cyber Lawless Area
Fourth Chapter: Cracking (4)

MANAGEMENT/TECHNOLOGY

Hints for IT Managers
Visit other user companies to gather reviews on systems infrastructure


Salient Points on IT Investments and Outsourcing
Increase your development mobility by visualizing people and skills


Risk Management for Successful Projects
There will always be items to modify - manage them efficiently using Project Management System

On-Site IT Project Recovery Management
Recovery Steps 7&8: rebuild your system and evaluate the follow-up

IT Keywords You Should Have already Known
Next-Generation Wireless Communications Technology