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FEATURE 1 An Increasing Number of Companies Try to Do Without Paper They are Getting Rid of Paper-based Documents by Various Means - The number of companies that are eager to eliminate their dependence on paper at any cost is now increasing rapidly.  Their efforts are apparently different from the past efforts aimed at becoming a “paperless” company.  The objective of the current initiative is not to reduce the size of offices and costs for paper but to eliminate paper from business processes.  Their efforts are based on a belief that in order to increase productivity, it is essential for them to minimize their dependence on paper by reexamining their way of doing business.  This article reports on the efforts by leading companies that have successfully reduced their reliance on paper. - Get rid of paper, change ways of doing business - How beneficial is an elimination of dependence on paper? - Challenges and obstacles faced by seven companies that have successfully eliminated their dependence on paper FEATURE 2 The Latest Information on Security Measures of 130 Banks across Japan Problems with Internet Banking Emerge

REPORT

[Inside]

- Canon reduces the scope of introduction of the SAP software package

- IBM Japan retracts its decision to terminate the support for OS/390

- Other articles included


[News & Trends]

- Sun Microsystems makes a full-fledged inroad into the PC server market

- Lawrence J. Ellison, the CEO of Oracle, says that the company continues to acquire companies

- Microsoft releases the latest version of Office

- What is the likelihood of success for Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance, which has entered the IT insurance market?

- The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry offers free e-learning courses on business skills

- J-Power invests ¥440 million to enhance its authentication system

- SAP Japan aims to improve its business performance by appointing a new president

- Microsoft’s new Software Assurance (SA) features a top-end version for the next -generation Windows operating system, which allows only SA subscribers to use it

- A new kind of Information Security Engineer Examination is expected to make its debut next spring


[News Flash for Each Industry]

- Distribution: Three F develops a new system for its shops

- Finance: Sumitomo Mitsui Card enhances its support for customers by allowing its staff in charge of customer support and customers to see the same display screen at the same time on the Internet

- Manufacturing: Tamura Corporation establishes a new global mission-critical system

PEOPLE

Interview
John McCarthy: Vice-President, Asia Pacific Research, Forrester Research, Inc. (USA)
- India plays a leading role in reforming IT services


Real Feelings Expressed by Top Executives
Toshiyuki Sanematsu: director of IT Division, Canon Sales Co., Inc.
- We pursue our ideals without depending on stopgap measures

CASE STUDIES

Investigation of a Noteworthy Project
Pearl, Inc.
- The company has taken the first step towards operation of SCM after overcoming failures in the testing stage

An Absolute Solution for Enhancing IT Strategy
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
- The company has put organizations in the workplace that report directly to its CIO

A Computer That Does Not Work
25 Non-life Insurance Companies and Mutual Aid Associations
-What caused the failure in payment of insurance benefits?

Serialized Novel: Path to Renovation of a Legacy System
Part 9: After the Storm

MANAGEMENT/TECHNOLOGY

Key Points in System Design for Increasing Business Value
- Selecting integration units based on an overall vision

A Practical Project-Management Course for Users
- How to ensure smooth operations by collecting “unsavoury” information

Techniques for Management Reforms that Can Be Used Immediately — Business Integration in M&A
- Part 1: We have entered an era when the pace of M&A activity gets into full swing, and IT divisions are not completely unrelated to the trend

Useful Legal Advice for When You Are in Trouble
- What are the impacts of the civil lawsuit filed by the SCO Group against IBM over Linux on users?

IT Keywords You Should Have Known a Long Time Ago
- Script Language and Lightweight Language (LL)