Japan Computer Industry Scan articles from November 2003

Japan Computer Industry Scan archives from November 2003

Square Enix, Intel to jointly develop online games.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... NEW YORK, Oct. 28 Kyodo Japanese game software developer Square Enix Co. and U.S. semiconductor maker Intel Corp. said Tuesday they will tie up to develop online games. The two companies said they believe types of software allowing an...

Sharp to boost production of next-generation LCD panels.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... TOKYO, Oct. 29 Kyodo Sharp Corp. said Wednesday it will build a second production line for next-generation liquid-crystal display (LCD) panels, called system LCD panels, at its plant in Mie Prefecture. The new production line is...

PoweredCom to take stake in Fusion Communications.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... TOKYO, Oct. 30 Kyodo PoweredCom Inc., an affiliate of Tokyo Electric Power Co., will take a stake in major IP (Internet Protocol) telephony provider Fusion Communications Corp. with an eye toward integrating telephone operations in the...

Seiko Epson's net profit soars 686.8% in 1st half.(2003)(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... TOKYO, Oct. 30 Kyodo Seiko Epson Corp. said Thursday its group net profit for the fiscal first half to Sept. 30 soared 686.8% from a year earlier to 16.56 billion yen due to robust demand for its information-related equipment and...

Fusion Com issues new shares, allies with PoweredCom.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... TOKYO, Oct. 31 Kyodo Fusion Communications Corp., an Internet protocol (IP)-based telephony provider, said Friday it has issued 1.95 billion yen in new shares and allocated them to PoweredCom Inc. and other companies. Following the new...

Broadband Internet service subscribers top 12 mil. in Japan.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... TOKYO, Oct. 31 Kyodo The number of subscribers to broadband Internet access services in Japan topped 12 million in September for the first time, the government said Friday. The number of subscribers came to 12.25 million at the end...

Users of Softbank's low-cost phones may call mobiles.(Brief Article)
November 3, 2003... TOKYO, Nov. 2 Kyodo The Softbank Corp. group will link its largest low-cost Internet protocol (IP) telephony service in Japan, called BB Phone, with those of four major mobile phone operators in Japan, with the aim of starting the mutual...

Sony to cut price of PlayStation 2 game console by 20%.
November 10, 2003... TOKYO, Nov. 4 Kyodo Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCE) said Tuesday it will cut the suggested retail price of its popular PlayStation 2 game console in Japan by about 20% on Nov. 13 ahead of the year-end shopping season. The...

Dell likely to become No. 3 PC supplier in Japan.(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... TOKYO, Nov. 5 Kyodo Dell Computer Corp. of the United States appears likely to surpass Sony Corp. as the third largest supplier of personal computers (PCs) in Japan in fiscal 2003, becoming the first foreign firm to make the top-three...

NTT Communications may help struggling Crosswave rehabilitate.(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... TOKYO, Nov. 6 Kyodo NTT Communications Corp. is expected to become the sponsor for struggling Crosswave Communications Inc., a major provider of data communications services for corporate clients which filed for court protection from...

Ministry, mobile phone services firms to jointly cope with spam.(Brief Article)
November 10, 2003... TOKYO, Nov. 6 Kyodo The telecom ministry and six mobile phone services providers formed a liaison group Thursday to jointly cope with spam. The Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Ministry and the companies,...

Microsoft, Waseda Univ. to tie up to foster human resources.(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... TOKYO, Nov. 17 Kyodo Microsoft Corp. and Waseda University have agreed to cooperate to foster human resources specializing in computer security technology, Steven Ballmer, chief executive officer of the U.S. company, said Monday. ...

PoweredCom begins work on phone integration with Fusion.(Brief Article)
November 24, 2003... TOKYO, Nov. 18 Kyodo PoweredCom Inc., an affiliate of Tokyo Electric Power Co., is in talks with Fusion Communications Corp. on integrating their telephone operations, PoweredCom President Satoshi Shiraishi said Tuesday. ''We would...

IT industry to form entity to fight computer viruses.(Industry Overview)
November 24, 2003... TOKYO, Nov. 21 Kyodo NEC Corp., Microsoft Corp., Fujitsu Ltd. and other firms and organizations in the information technology industry are preparing to set up an entity to prevent the spread of computer viruses, a leading economic daily...