Japan Computer Industry Scan articles from October 2004

Japan Computer Industry Scan archives from October 2004

Global PC shipments to grow 14.2% in 2004: IDC.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... NEW YORK, Sept. 27 Kyodo Global shipments of personal computers for 2004 are expected to increase 14.2 percent from the previous year to 176.5 million units, reflecting growing corporate demand, market researcher International Data Corp....

No. of web searches for Rakuten, Livedoor surging.(Livedoor Co)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... TOKYO, Sept. 30 Kyodo The number of Internet searches for Rakuten Inc. and Livedoor Co., both of which aim to enter the professional baseball industry from next season, has been sharply increasing, Japan's top search engine operator...

Sega, Sammy integrate operations under joint holding company.(Sega Sammy Holdings Inc)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... TOKYO, Oct. 1 Kyodo Sega Corp., a top manufacturer of arcade amusement equipment, and Sammy Corp., a leading ''pachinko'' slot machine producer, integrated their businesses Friday under the joint holding company Sega Sammy Holdings Inc....

ATTN SUBSCRIBERS: photo advisory.(Correction Notice)
October 4, 2004... TOKYO, Oct. 1 Kyodo A Scope feature story on flower market, headlined, ''Amsterdam flower market faces crackdown on sales,'' and sent earlier, is accompanied by one photo, which is available via e-mail. Call +81-3-6252-8318 (feature...

Pioneer completes acquisition of NEC Plasma Display.(NEC Plasma Display Corp)(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... TOKYO, Oct. 1 Kyodo Pioneer Corp. said Friday it has completed the acquisition of all outstanding shares in NEC Plasma Display Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of NEC Corp. that has manufactured plasma-display panels. The purchase of...

20th Century Fox to adopt Blu-ray disc standard for new DVD.(Brief Article)
October 4, 2004... TOKYO, Oct. 3 Kyodo Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., a major U.S. movie distributor, will adopt the Blu-ray disc standard for next-generation DVD players developed by Sony Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. and other...

Apple introduces 30-inch PC monitor, largest in Japan.(Apple Computer Inc.)(Brief Article)
October 18, 2004... TOKYO, Oct. 12 Kyodo Apple Computer Inc. of the United States introduced to the market Tuesday a 30-inch liquid crystal display for personal computers, which is the largest in Japan. The Apple Cinema HD display, which has already...

Microsoft to open online music store Oct. 20.(Microsoft Corp.)
October 18, 2004... TOKYO, Oct. 13 Kyodo Microsoft Corp. will open an online music store in Japan on Oct. 20 with an initial catalogue of 50,000 tracks of music, officials of the U.S. software giant's Japanese unit said Tuesday. The MSN Music store's...

Microsoft unveils new Windows XP Media Center edition.(Microsoft Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 18, 2004... NEW YORK, Oct. 12 Kyodo Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday took the wraps off a new version of its Windows XP Media Center, which allows users to simultaneously watch and record TV programs and offers a variety of other entertainment features....

Softbank asks court to stop gov't frequency allocation plan.(Softbank BB Corp.)(Brief Article)
October 18, 2004... TOKYO, Oct. 13 Kyodo Softbank BB Corp., operator of the Yahoo BB high-speed Internet access service, filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court on Wednesday, seeking an injunction against the government's plan to reallocate frequencies...

New KDDI service to allow downloads of full songs to cellphones.(Brief Article)
October 18, 2004... TOKYO, Oct. 13 Kyodo KDDI Corp. said Wednesday it will begin a service in late November that will enable subscribers to download full songs to au brand mobile phone handsets, becoming the first Japanese cellphone service operator to...

eAccess plans to launch mobile phone service.
October 18, 2004... TOKYO, Oct. 14 Kyodo Broadband Internet service company eAccess Ltd. said Thursday it plans to apply for a commercial license for mobile phone service. The company said it has submitted a letter to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and...

IBM Japan develops next-generation banking system.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2004... TOKYO, Oct. 19 Kyodo IBM Japan Ltd. has developed a next-generation core computer system for financial institutions and the first client, Suruga Bank, will start using the computer system in October 2007, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported...

Global PC shipments up 11.9% in July-September quarter.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2004... NEW YORK, Oct. 19 Kyodo Global shipments of personal computers for the July-September quarter of 2004 rose 11.9 percent from a year earlier to 44.19 million units, driven by commercial demand and continued strength mainly in Europe,...

Exhibit on digital home appliances opens in Tokyo.(WPC Expo 2004)(Brief Article)
October 25, 2004... TOKYO, Oct. 20 Kyodo A four-day exhibition featuring cutting-edge digital home appliances such as flat-panel televisions and personal computers that can record TV programs opened Wednesday in Tokyo with 370 makers from six countries and...

Daily access to Yahoo Japan portal site tops 1 bil. hits.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2004... TOKYO, Oct. 21 Kyodo (EDS: THE ADDRESS OF YAHOO JAPAN'S WEBSITE IS http://www.yahoo.co.jp) Yahoo Japan Corp., Japan's largest Internet portal site operator, said Thursday that daily access to its portal site reached 1.03 billion hits...

Kodak, Japan unit face U.S. patent infringement complaint.(Eastman Kodak Co.)(Brief Article)
October 25, 2004... WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 Kyodo U.S. visual information technology company Ampex Corp. filed a complaint Thursday with the International Trade Commission against Eastman Kodak Co. and a Japanese subsidiary for their alleged infringement of its...

LEAD: Baseball: Rakuten team named 'Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles'.(Brief Article)
October 25, 2004... SENDAI, Oct. 22 Kyodo (EDS: ADDS QUOTES) Internet shopping mall operator Rakuten Inc., which has applied to own a professional baseball team, said Friday its ball club will be called the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles. The...