Nikkei BP Refreshes KEN-Platz with ｡ﾈOffice i｡ﾉ and ｡ﾈmansion kanri shin-jidai｡ﾉ

Tokyo – April 25, 2007 – Nikkei Business Publications (President & CEO: Seiichi Oteru; Tokyo) has redesigned one of its portal sites KEN-Platz, with newly-opened 窶廾ffice i窶 (http://mansion.nikkeibp.co.jp/ ?飲/SPAN>.

[Office i]

For a more productive, more comfortable, and safer office, Nikkei BP opened on April 3 a new site 窶廾ffice i窶 to meet information needs of general affairs departments and facility managers, as well as owners of buildings.

Office strategy is becoming increasingly important to companies in terms of enhancing productivity and securing human resources.  Office i provides a wide array of information useful to improve the office environment, such as examples of office transfer and renovation and various topics of security and disaster prevention.

At the same time, free email newsletter 窶廾ffice i Mail窶 was launched on April 13.  The newsletter, to be delivered basically twice a month on the second and fourth Fridays, provides timely update information of Office i.  Registration for the newsletter is now accepted.

The content to be offered in Office i includes:

- News: New office products, security systems, office market trend, etc.

- Serials and Columns: Latest office visit reports, examples of office transfer and renovation to enhance intellectual productivity, etc.

- Topics and Closeups: Benchmarks to measure office productivity, conditions of a good working environment, etc.

[mansion kanri shin-jidai]

Mansion kanri shin-jidai makes a new start on April 25.  In addition to the valuable information that it has been providing, such as 窶徂ow to run a management association,窶 窶彳xtensive repairs and renovation of buildings and facilities,窶 and 窶徂ow to cope with residential troubles,窶 the redesigned site will cover new topics of 窶徭ecurity and crime prevention measures,窶 窶徨esale apartment prices,窶 and 窶徨emodeling and renovation.窶戍SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  It will be a participatory site to help find solutions for all those involved in apartment management.

You may receive timely update information of the site by registering for free email newsletter 窶廂I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">mansion kanri tsushin (apartment management newsletter)窶 (http://passport.nikkeibp.co.jp/bizmail/mansion/), issued basically once a week on Wednesdays.

What窶冱 new about mansion kanri shin-jidai?

Learn from experts!

This is a popular participatory Q&A section.  Three new genres (窶徭ecurity / disaster prevention measures,窶 窶徭ale / rental of secondhand apartments,窶 and 窶徨enovating my home窶? will be added to the three existing popular genres (窶徭mart running of management association,窶 窶徂ow to maintain buildings and facilities,窶 and 窶彡oping with troubles窶?.  Wider-ranging experts will answer your questions to help you find solutions for real-life troubles in apartment management and apartment living. 

News and Trends

Now easier to search, the latest information on apartment management will be provided according to the categories of 窶從ews,窶 窶從ew products / services,窶 窶徨esale apartment price by railway line / major station,窶 and 窶徭eminars.窶戍o:p>

Columns

This section introduces basic knowledge and trends in apartment management and apartment living.  It will be made of three subsections: 窶徭erial,窶 with popular columns of management association tour report, dialogues, interviews, and editorials; 窶徘rotecting and making the most of your assets,窶 with covering of hot topics such as the scandal of fabricating structural calculation sheets and a glossary for apartment management, and; 窶彡omfortable and safe living,窶 with popular columns in the past and templates of rules and minor regulations.

For further details, please contact:

International Office

Phone: +813-6811-8502

Fax: +813-5421-9058

http://www.nikkeibp.com

Email: info@nikkeibp.com