English-speaking information technology specialists with the right mix of skills have traditionally commanded high salaries in Tokyo, with pay in the financial services industry topping the scale. How has the bursting of Japan's bubble economy affected the salary gradient, and what affect will the trend toward downsizing have on IT staff?

by Virginia Kouyoumdjian

Japan's Financial Institutions Don't Want to Bank on EDI

Electronic Data Interchange is an emerging technology thatpromises to automate most kinds of transactions and speed up interbusiness communications. But while other industries are leading the way to the future, Japanese banks are content to hang on to the past.

by John Boyd

Survival of the most informed

Does your company have trouble identifying its customers? You may be looking at your information in the wrong way. Business Intelligence holds the key to the future.

by R.A. Lemos

24-Hour Banking? Not in Japan!

Will Japanese banks eventually follow the American lead and offer round-the-clock ATM services? Thomas Caldwell says "no," and explains why.

by Thomas Caldwell

Access to Hard Facts MAID Easy

Need business data, financial information, or newspaper and magazine articles on a variety of topics? For "one-stop-shopping, "the answer could be MAID.

by John Drake

Interview: Allied Telesis Supplying Building Blocks for Networks

Computing Japan talks with Anders Swahn and Masanari Nakayama about how Allied Telesis has managed to be so successful, both in Japan and worldwide, in a very competitive field.

by Terrie Lloyd

Interview: Acer Writing the Textbook for Tomorrow's Computer Industry

In our lead interview this month, Computing Japan technology writer John Boyd talks with Stan Shih, Chairman and CEO of the Acer Group (Taiwan's largest PC manufacturer) about his strategy for the Japanese market and Acer's plans to rewrite the computer business textbook.

by John Boyd