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FEATURE 1 Examining the Achievements of Japan’s e-Government Projects The results of the investment of ¥3 trillion and five years - With the lofty goal of making Japan the world’s most advanced IT nation, five years and over ¥3 trillion have been invested in the e-government project.  The Japanese government has evaluated the results of that project and given itself a “pass,” but the general public has not yet felt any real difference in their lives as a result of the project.  This article examines the future of the IT industry and the current conditions of e-government in Japan, which may even affect the national strength.  Report: There are no e-application users Actual Conditions: Administrative reform without responsible officials Proposal: “Procrastination” is no longer allowed Interview: Yasuro Tanahashi (Chairman, Subcommittee on Information Development, Committee on Information and Telecommunication Policy, Nippon Keidanren) Sadahiko Nakaigawa (Director of Management, Administrative Management Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) Supplement: A list of CIO assistants and the progress of Japan’s e-government project FEATURE 2 E-Learning Emerges as a Major Means of Human Resources Development The key word is “simulated experience”

REPORT

[Inside]

- Nomura Securities re-establishes its mission-critical system using SOA

- ITOCHU Corporation has started adjusting its systems in preparation for an enactment of the Japanese version of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

- Other stories


[News & Trends]

- The Tokyo Stock Exchange’s trading system crashed due to errors in operation procedures

- The details of the Japanese version of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act have been determined, and the law is being applied even to outsourced companies 

- Mitsui-Soko adopts SOA for the renovation of its mission-critical system

- SAP promotes an “alliance of winners” with 18 vendors

- Microsoft unveils the new version of its SQL Server five years after the last major release and sells it at a greatly reduced price for a limited time

- Graduate schools will be established specifically to train IT professionals

- The potential threat of “root kit” intrusion has become obvious with Sony BMG’s recall of music CDs that contained a secret software that installs spyware programs on a user’s PC


[News Flash for Each Industry]

- Distribution: Marui plans to renovate its card system when it starts issuing VISA International credit cards

- Manufacturing: Ichikoh Industries halves design time using a PLM system

- e-Japan: The Japan Meteorological Agency has re-established its data transmission system

PEOPLE

Interview
Kevin Rollins: President and CEO, Dell Inc.
- The company is determined to continue to grow and make profits by implementing Kaizen activities


Real Feelings Expressed by Top Executives
Akitoshi Kojima: President and CEO, Kojima Co., Ltd.
- It takes more than idealism to make a company more competitive

CASE STUDIES

Investigation of a Noteworthy Project
Japan Energy Corporation
- The company has renovated its mission-critical system by focusing on security and efficiency 


Absolute Solutions for Enhancing IT Strategy
Ozaki Shoji Co., Ltd.
- The company formulated a new IT policy, stimulated by the low grading in the self-evaluation on progress of IT initiatives


A Computer That Does Not Work
Aomori City
- The city has abandoned its system after repeated postponements in the implementation


Serialized Novel: Path to the Renovation of a Legacy System
- Final Part: Tentative Launch of the Operation

MANAGEMENT/TECHNOLOGY

Key Points in System Design for Increasing Business Value
- You can use effective operation scenarios in order to formulate a project whose successful introduction is assured

A Practical Project-Management Course for Users
- Proactive involvement is indispensable for ensuring the quality of a project

Techniques for Management Reforms that Can Be Used Immediately — Business Integration in M&A
- Enterprise Architecture (EA) is the best tool for developing a To-Be system, and it is important to improve the IT operation in case of M&A transactions

Useful Legal Advice for When You Are in Trouble
- When you introduce a Service Level Agreement (SLA), it is important to pay attention to its exclusion clause


IT Keywords You Should Have Known a Long Time Ago

Thin Client 


Analysis
CMAC
- The first Japan-made information security technology endorsed by the U.S. government that prevents spoofing and data alteration