MIJS 'Made in Japan Software' Consortium Launched by 13 Japanese Developers.Tokyo Tokyo (tō`kēō), city (1990 pop. 8,163,573), capital of Japan and of Tokyo prefecture, E central Honshu, at the head of Tokyo Bay. , Japan, Aug 17, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) Newswire) - The MIJS MIJS "Made in Japan" Software Consortium 'Made in Japan Software' Consortium, consisting of 13 leading domestic software vendors and represented by founding companies Cybozu, Inc. and Softbrain Co., Ltd., was initiated at a public cermony in Tokyo on August 7, 2006. MIJS member companies have organized to standardize stan·dard·ize v. 1. To cause to conform to a standard. 2. To evaluate by comparing with a standard. the interface between products in each software genre genre (zhän`rə), in art-history terminology, a type of painting dealing with unidealized scenes and subjects of everyday life. Although practiced in ancient art, as shown by Pompeiian frescoes, and in the Middle Ages, genre was not recognized , leading to a future SOA-based service model common to any industry or business category, on a platform adopted by the consortium. "For many years, Japanese Japanese (jăp'ənēz`), language of uncertain origin that is spoken by more than 125 million people, most of whom live in Japan. There are also many speakers of Japanese in the Ryukyu Islands, Korea, Taiwan, parts of the United States, and industry including automotive, electronics and steel have garnered respect worldwide. However, the Japanese software industry as a whole finds itself with less relative market recognition, and lacks the competitiveness needed for the global market, in spite of in opposition to all efforts of; in defiance or contempt of; notwithstanding. See also: Spite its adequately advanced technical specifications," says Yoshihisa Aono, President of Cybozu. "The mission of the MIJS consortium is to bring organization and collective knowledge to this task, so that 'Made in Japan' will grow to encompass the best software product and application technology from Japan as well." In order to meet customer demand placed on IT by business, MIJS will work from the software vendor perspective to build system platforms offering coordination coordination /co·or·di·na·tion/ (ko-or?di-na´shun) the harmonious functioning of interrelated organs and parts. co·or·di·na·tion n. 1. The harmonious adjustment or interaction of parts. between software products responding to and anticipating demand in the market. The consortium will also work to increase recognition, domestically and overseas, of the growing excellence of Japanese software, and to solidify so·lid·i·fy v. so·lid·i·fied, so·lid·i·fy·ing, so·lid·i·fies v.tr. 1. To make solid, compact, or hard. 2. To make strong or united. v.intr. business foundation in the market. "We have arrived at a level where there are many outstanding Japanese products and applications that evolved through intense competition in the Japanese market and success in satisfying strict customer requirements," said Takahiro Matsuda For the town in Kanagawa, Japan, see . Matsuda is a Japanese family name. People with the family name
Demand for Service-oriented Architectures See SOA. offering the ability to create flexible systems by using software products that precisely meet operational needs which can then be matched together is replacing demand for tconventional systems in Japan which are traditionally developed by building new program features one by one. The MIJS consortium has garnered the participation of leading domestic software vendors with primary market share in each category in order to provide the strongest bundle To sell hardware and software as a combined product or to combine several software packages for sale as a single unit. Contrast with unbundle. See bundled software and bundling. of solutions and services presently available, not only with the goal of increasing competitiveness domestically, but with the goal of expanding into the international marketplace as well, while establishing a unique software idenity and a Japanese national brand. Company Overview of each MIJS Founding Company (in alphabetical order) Appresso K.K.
President: Reiji Hasegawa
Founded: December 2003
Business: Software package business centering on the development, sales,
and support of DataSpider Series
Website: http://www.appresso.com
Software: Data linkage tool DataSpider Servista
Cybozu, Inc.
President: Yoshihisa Nishihata (Yoshihisa Aono)
Founded: August 1997
Business: Information communication and information provider services
as well as development, sales, and maintenance of related
software.
Website: http://cybozu.co.jp
Software: Groupware Cyboze Office 6 and Cyboze Galoon 2, database Cyboze
Dezie, group support software Cyboze Workflow and Cyboze
Mailwise
HOWS Corporation
President: Hiroaki Otsuka
Founded: May 2005
Business: Development, sales, consulting, and related services for
Web2.0 and Ajax-related software products
Website: http://www.hows.ws
Software: AjaxBuilder and AjaxComponent
Infovec Corporation
President: Susumu Miura
Founded: October 2003
Business: Planning, development, maintenance, and marketing of
next-generation comprehensive Web-ERP solution @K:GDBM, and
business promotion organization @K:GDBM Consortium.
Website: http://www.infovec.co.jp
Software : Next-generation comprehensive Web-ERP @K:GDBM
Kozo Keikaku Engineering, Inc.
President: Shota Hattori
Founded: May 1959
Business: Independent comprehensive engineering think tank. Currently
develops software and provides software products for its major
customers in mobile communications, construction, and
manufacturing industries. Also provides various solutions for
diverse range of industries including consulting services
using operations research (OR) simulation and marketing
methods.
Website: http://www.kke.co.jp
Software: Human resources evaluation tool MBO System
Quality Corporation
President: Seiji Ura
Founded: February 1984
Business: Sales and development of operation and management software
focused on desktop management and file access management
Website: http://www.quality.co.jp
Software: IT resource management and system usage control tool QND
Plus/QAW, file access management tool DKS Plus
Reed Rex Co., Ltd.
President: Katsura Kajiyama
Founded: July 1974
Business: Development and sales of software packages, deployment support
and maintenance for software products, system deployment
consulting
Website: http://www.reedrex.co.jp
Software: Production management package R-PiCS
SSJ SSJ Sisters of St. Joseph SSJ Super Saiya-Jin (Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT) SSJ Southside Johnny (band) SSJ Students for Social Justice SSJ Sukhoi Super Jet SSJ Sociology of Sport Journal K.K.
President: Yuji Sato
Founded: December 1986
Business: Sales and development of software packages, training and
support of software products, and system deployment consulting
Website: http://www.ssjkk.co.jp
Software: ERP package SuperStream
Softbrain, Co., Ltd.
President: Takahiro Matsuda
Founded: June 1992
Business: Provides business support solutions for non-manufacturing
divisions, restructuring support solutions, business process
outsourcing solutions
Website: http://www.softbrain.co.jp
Software: e-Sales Manager
System Integrator See systems integrator. Corporation
President: Hiroyuki Umeda
Founded: March 1995
Business: Development of proprietary packaged software, system
integration, ERP and e-commerce consulting, development,
and maintenance
Website: http://www.sint.co.jp
Software: Database development support tool SI Object Browser, database
design support tool SI Object Browser ER, e-commerce site
creation package SI Web Shopping, e-Learning (LMS) SI-created
Teaching Material, survey creation software SI-created Survey
Toyo TOYO may refer to:
President: Mineo Senda
Founded: April 1999
Business: Consulting for business management and information
communication systems, planning and development of computer
networks, and planning, development, sales, and lease of
information communication systems
Website: http://www.to-be.co.jp
Software: Production/sales/distribution integrated framework MCFrame
WingArc Technologies, Inc.
President: Hiroyuki Uchino
Founded: March 2004
Business: Software development, sales, deployment support, and
maintenance services for ledger sheets, reports, and
documents.
Website: http://www.wingarc.com
Software: Ledger sheet development support tool SVF, ledger sheet
operation software RDE, multi-dimensional high-speed
tabulation search engine Dr. Sum EA, web input screen creation
software StraForm-X
Woodland Corp.
President: Shin Yasunobe
Founded: February 1976
Business: System integration, software products, consulting
Website: http://www.woodland.co.jp
Products: NewRRR (EKI package for small and medium-sized businesses),
woodlandABC (business management software for large
enterprises and public corporations), Mype-p/KEQ-SOLOiT (sales
management systems for small and medium-sized businesses),
Triple Finance (accounting ASP service for small and
medium-sized businesses)
* Company and product names appearing in this document are the registered trademarks or brand names of the respective companies. About MIJS The Made in Japan Software Consortium (MIJS), consisting of 13 leading domestic software vendors and represented by founding companies Cybozu, Inc. and Softbrain Co., Ltd., was created on August 7, 2006. MIJS member companies will organize organize /or·ga·nize/ (or´gan-iz) 1. to provide with an organic structure. 2. to form into organs. or·gan·ize v. 1. and standardize the interface between products in each software genre, leading to a future SOA-based service model common to any industry or business category, on a platform adopted by the consortium. For more information, please visit www.mijs.jp. Source: MIJS Contact: MIJS Office Softbrain Co., Ltd, P Building, 6th Floor 1-8-15 Minato-Minami, Minato-ku, Tokyo Tel: +81-3-6714-2914 Fax: +81-3-6717-5835 Email: info@mijs.jp MIJS website: http://www.mijs.jp MIJS images: http://www.mijs.jp/logo/logo.html Copyright [c] 2006 JCN Newswire. All rights reserved. A division of Japan Corporate News Network K.K. |
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