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IT Salaries
 
	The IT industry is a world of rapid change, but are salaries
keeping up? CJ takes a look at the market in Japan.
by John Boyd 	 
 
	Recruiting IT Specialists
 
	Despite a lagging Japanese economy, the IT recruiting business is
booming. CJ looks at trends, resources and costs involved in recruiting IT
staff.
 by John Dodd 
	Patent Law
 
	Creators of new computer technologies want patent protection for
their innovations. But some Japanese patent laws are having to play
catch-up with the computer industry. In part one of a two-part series, we
look at strategies available for securing patent rights domestically and
internationally.
 by Karl Ruping 
	Doing Banking On The Internet
 
	Sure, it's convenient, but can financial institutions convince the public t
hat it's secure?
 by Tom Sato 
	
Domain Names
 
	
	Rules for registering a domain name on the Internet can vary from
country to country. Here's a primer on what it all means.
 by Jim Weisser 
	
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Editor's Page
 	
	
What the Japanese Are Reading 
A glance inside some Japanese computer magazines 
by Yuh Nagano
 
Industry News 
Current Japanese IT market news and views 
The Query Column 
Serious computer users' summer vacations
 by Thomas Caldwell 
The Digital Forest Shopping online in Japan by Forest Linton 
BCN Market Overview 
Japan's hardware and software sales trends
 
In My Opinion 
The costs of computer support services
 
by Tim Romero
 
Industry Eye 
Creating customer loyalty in the IT industry
 
by John Boyd
 	
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