July 1997
Vol. 4, No. 7

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

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

columns 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