December 1997
Vol. 4, No. 12
Right Place, Right Time, Right Product
Japanese corporations have been slow to install local area networks - which has worked to Microsoft's benefit. Now that the age of the LAN has finally arrived, Windows NT has matured enough to capture a predominant market share.

by John Boyd

Desktop Video for Corporate Applications
Daunted by the difficulty and expense of producing a professional quality multimedia presentation to promote your firm? It took awhile to reach Japan, but help has finally arrived, in the form of Windows NT-based video editing on the desktop.

by Doug Strable

The Art of Localization
Most of the business software being used in Japan was developed overseas, then adapted for the Japanese desktop. Associate editor Tina Lieu examines how application developers localize their products for the important (and potentially lucrative) Japanese market.

by Tina Lieu

Multimedia Market Mania Standard
Japan's multimedia market surpassed \4.9 trillion in 1996, and looks on track to reach \6.3 trillion in 1997. Our review of MITI's Multimedia White Paper 1997 looks at some of the reasons for this growth.

by Noriko Takezaki

Taking Account of the Global Market
This month, we talk with CEO John Pemberton about the factors behind Systems Union's success in the global financial and business management software market, and about the unique challenges of doing business in Japan.

by Wm. Auckerman

Don't Count Unix Out
There's no denying the rapid growth of Windows NT in Japan. But the "other network OS," Unix, continues to grow as well - with SCO leading the way.

by George Pajari

Editor's Page

Reader Survey Results
Our readers speak, and we listen

Industry News
Current IT news and views

The Query Column
The (computer) games people play

by Thomas Caldwell

The Digital Forest
Miscellaneous news from the Internet

by Forest Linton

Product Profiles
A Look at What's new on the Japanese Market