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October 16, 2006 Issue <<Contents>>

FEATURE IT Vision for 2010 Based on Responses from Five Major Manufacturers It is “technology” that makes innovation possible. With major changes such as NGN and Web 2.0 under way in corporate systems, what user corporations are looking for to build their next management base is a vision of the future that answers questions such as where technology is going and what value it will bring. Major manufacturers are asking themselves what IT value they should be providing and what approach to take in bringing this about. We dig deep with five major manufacturers on what they see as “the value of IT, from long-term strategies such as business models (profit structures, etc.) and M&A, as well as blueprints for product development. Question sheets from users “We want to hear your vision” Striving to develop into a global company Fujitsu’s Response: Becoming true partners through globalization NEC’s Response: Imagining next-generation systems based on NGN Hitachi’s Response: Tying management and on-site activities together through ubiquitous networks Pushing towards next-generation IT services IBM’s Response: Providing the optimum solutions out of resources all over the world HP’s Response: Putting into practice an IT infrastructure that is responsive to change themselves Interview: Fumiaki Sato, Managing Director, Deutsche Securities Limited “Gathering up resources is vital to winning on a worldwide basis”

REPORTS

Inside

IBM Japan to rethink the design of open accounting related packages

METI to formulate systems-related ADR indicators


News & Trends

NEC and Hitachi compete to be first with NGN software products

CMS gathers attention with internal regulation of websites

Equipment to speed up WAN to support server integration

TSE renovates its IT Master Plan

Intel to introduce the quad core in November

Tokyo Marine Nichido to spend 45 billion yen on systems renewal

Big players piling into the CRM market

Lots of new certifications for embedded engineers

Microsoft plays a role in the penetration of electronic applications

IT Governance Institution Japan to kick off in November


From BusinessWeek

Sun gets out of a crisis by changing its strategy


Actual Practice of Internal Control (9)

Sony Life Insurance puts in place overall IT regulation in over two years


News Flash for Each Industry

Manufacturing:
Mitsubishi Motors to spend 1.5 billion yen on introducing a new quality information system

e-Japan:
IBM Japan mistakenly bills NICT research fees

PEOPLE

Interview
Yasuhide Hosokawa, Executive Director, Japan Users Association of Information Systems

“Let’s change the IT workplace from 3K to 3T”


Real Feelings Expressed by Top Executives
Mikio Fukushima, Vice President and CEO, JFE Steel

“We should be careful about building too many systems”

CASE STUDIES

A Computer That Does Not Work
Trend Micro
Mistakenly sending out a virus definition file

Novel/Cyber Lawless Area
Fourth Chapter: Cracking (1)

MANAGEMENT/TECHNOLOGY

Hints for IT Managers
Avoiding over-concentrating responsibility on one person, and giving support to those who tackle the hardest jobs


Salient Points on IT Investments and Outsourcing
Grasping IT installation trends from changes in overall costs


Risk Management for Successful Projects
Lack of experience and lack of training create the risk of organizational flaws

On-Site IT Project Recovery Management
The fourth step for recovery (2): Choosing a plan from several proposals

IT Keywords You Should Have already Known
Open Source Software