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Warehousing Your Data 
A data warehouse is a centralized storage site for business information collected from throughout your corporation. But more than that, it's a valuable competitive analysis and marketing tool.
	by Pierre Gaboury 	
Are Keiretsu Ready for the Net? 
Japan's manufacturers - world-class experts in automating production - are lagging behind the West when it comes to networking with their suppliers. Could the Internet prove a simple, low-cost solution for business process management? 
	by Johannes Selig 
EDI, the Japanese Way 
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) holds great potential for accelerating and simplifying the inter-company exchange of business information, but there are several hurdles to be overcome before EDI achieves widespread implementation in Japan. 
	by Noriko Takezaki 
The Groupware Market 
Japan was an early leader in developing groupware-like software for mainframes. But in the client-server market, made-in-Japan groupware packages trail far behind market-leader Lotus Notes - for now.  
	by John Boyd 
A Foreign Face in Japan's Cellular Market 
We talk with Olav Stang, president of Nokia Mobile Phones KK, about past and future changes in the Japanese cellular phone market and Japan's third-generation cellular terminal development project. 
	by Wm. Auckerman 
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Inside Japan's Computer Press 
Feel the urge to look through a Japanese-language computer magazine or two? Here's an overview of some of the more popular and useful monthly and biweekly titles.
	by Tina Lieu 
On Our Website 
This month in the Online Extras section of the Computing Japan website: an interview with Mondex CEO Michael Keegan, an interview with the general manager of wireless data for Nokia Japan, and more. 
	by Wm. Auckerman 
 	
Editor's Page 
CJ:Mail 
The Mac in Japan 		
A new bimonthly Macintosh column  
by Forest Linton 
Industry News 
The Digital Forest 
What's the prognosis for the Japanese Net? 
by Forest Linton 
The Query Column 
Internet-related software security concerns 
by Thomas Caldwell 
Newsbriefs 
Who's doing what (and with whom)? 
Product Profiles 
A look at what's new on the Japanese market
          Industry 
          Eye 
          How brash Sun brightens the IT industry
         
by John Boyd
 
 
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