Yearbook 2006
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Yearbook 2006 Communications and Information network Association of Japan ISPs Users Vendors of terminals System Integrators CIAJ MEMBERS Forum Members Vendors of Regular Members network infrastructure Supporting Members Carriers ASPs/Content service providers CIAJ is an industry association established in 1948 Contents and currently has approx 300 members comprised of 01...Mission Statement private companies and industry organizations. Such 02...Message from the Chairman and President member companies are either producers or users of 03...Board of Directors info-communication technologies and/or services, re- 04...Business Activities gardless of nationality as far as operating in Japan. CIAJ Committees 10...Members Mission Statement With the cooperation of member companies, CIAJ is committed to the healthy development of info-communication network industries through the promotion of info-communication technologies (ICT), and contributes to the realization of more enriched lives in Japan as well as the global community by supporting wide-spread and advanced uses of information in socio-economic and cultural activities. 2 Message from the Chairman and President At this point in the 21st century, rapid advances in opportunity. CIAJ is working towards the creation of new markets information and communication technologies have wrought by bringing together businesses from diverse backgrounds to dramatic social transformations. The twin forces of globalization research emerging fi elds. Some of these outputs will help give and networking have made immense progress, driving us rise to new business models. toward realization of a society of ubiquitous networks in the near future. CIAJ will promote initiatives in three key areas of The third key initiative is “strengthening global info-communications in Japan coming year. competitiveness.” The paradigm shift in technology and markets is undermining the core competence of businesses and First, efforts to “realize ubiquitous connectivity.” We are their global competitiveness. Some Japanese corporations seem witnessing a paradigm shift in the market structure of the to have lost much of their magic touch, and now face imminent communications and information network industry, driven by competition from other Asian countries. There has never been rapid technological innovation. The switch to IP, broadband a time when global competitiveness is more crucial. There are and mobile is expected to further fuel the convergence between many excellent Japanese enterprises, but there is no easy formula such technologies as fi xed and mobile, computers and network for survival in the strongly competitive and fast changing global appliances, and telecommunications and broadcasting. These market. Japan's strength lies in state-of-the-art technology and developments will encourage the convergence of services, the high quality standards seen in such home appliances as bringing about major structural reforms in the market for large screen fl at-panel TVs and next generation DVD, as well as fi xed and mobile communications, information processing, in the content industry, where “Japanimation” has won high broadcasting and content sharing, to name just a few. In this acclaim throughout the world, especially in neighboring Asian exciting age of digital convergence, major changes are sweeping countries. through the nation, through industry, and through individual lifestyles. These phenomena are visible throughout the world, CIAJ proposes R&D in advanced technologies, including reminding us of the need for global measures. CIAJ will strive “broadband,” “security” and “electronic payment systems,” to move forward by presenting policy proposals and industry with the above mentioned strengths in mind, to realize a perspectives for the realization of ubiquitous connectivity. business model offering “foundations for the creation of new industries.” The second key initiative is the “creation of new markets.” As structural change charges forward at a dizzying pace, As a globally recognized industry association, CIAJ will new business opportunities will also present themselves. The direct concerted energy to carrying out these three initiatives, convergence of technologies will create new markets, and new and strive to contribute to the healthy growth of its member markets will require new technologies. One important role for companies. CIAJ lies in helping businesses to fi nd and cultivate seeds of Atsutoshi Nishida Yoshiyuki Sukemune Chairman President 3 Board of Directors (As of September, 2006) Top Executives Chairman Vice Chairman Vice Chairman Atsutoshi Kaoru Naoyuki Nishida Yano Akikusa President & CEO, President, Chairman, Toshiba Corporation NEC Corporation Fujitsu Limited Vice Chairman Vice Chairman Vice Chairman Katsumasa Kazuo Fumio Shinozuka Furukawa Ohtsubo President & CEO, President, President, Oki Electric Industry Hitachi, Ltd. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Co., Ltd. Vice Chairman President Tamotsu Yoshiyuki Nomakuchi Sukemune Chairman, CIAJ Mitsubishi Electric Corp. Board Members Hiroshi Okazaki Senior Vice President, CIAJ Naoki Tamura President, Tamura Corporation Shusaku Ichikawa President, Aiphone Co., Ltd. Shuichi Shindo Representative Director, Senior Managing Director, Toru Arakawa President & CEO, Access Co., Ltd. Denki Kogyo Co., Ltd. Akira Shiomi Representative Director, Chairman of the Board, Takeo Suzuki Representative Director President, Densei-Lambda K.K. Anritsu Corporation Yoshinori Suzuki President and Representative Director, Yoshiyuki Ishibashi President, Iwatsu Electric Co., Ltd. Toyo Network Systems Co., Ltd. Tomokazu Hamaguchi President and CEO, NTT DATA Corporation Susumu Akiyama President, Nakayo Telecommunications, Inc. Shinichi Saitou President, Oi Electric Co., Ltd. Takuma Otoshi President & CEO, IBM Japan, Ltd. Tsuneji Uchida President & COO, Canon Inc. Yasutaka Akiyama President, Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd. Noboru Nakamura Chairman, Kyocera Corporation Yorihisa Suwa President, Japan Radio Co., Ltd. Hidehiro Itoh President, KES Co., Ltd. Nick Vreugdenhil President, Nortel Networks Corporation Masanori Yoshioka President, SAXA, Inc. Kunio Hasegawa President & CEO, Hitachi Kokusai Electric Inc. Masayoshi Itoh President, Sankosha Corporation Eiji Aoki President, Hitachi Communication Technologies, Ltd. Tomoyo Nonaka Chairman, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Hideki Sakai Supreme adviser, Hirose Electric Co., Ltd. Katsuhiko Machida President, Sharp Corp. Toshio Arima President, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. Kojiroh Oda President, Shindengen Electric Mfg. Co., Ltd. Hiroaki Takeichi President, Fujitsu Access Ltd. Takuji Ishii President, Japan Industrial Association for Isao Uchida President & CEO, Yokogawa Electric Corporation Telecommunications Equipment and Materials Masamitsu Sakurai President, CEO & COO, Ricoh Co., Ltd. Auditors Susumu Tanaka President, Tokai Communication Industry Co., Ltd. Shinji Matsumoto President, Nihon Dengyo Kosaku Co., Ltd. 4 Business Activities CIAJ activities have an eye on the future among member companies as well as recycling legislation ubiquitous network society and a goal to enhance compiled by the Industrial Structure Council of the business opportunities for member companies. These Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). CIAJ activities improve the business environment for our will continue to plan and implement such analysis of user member companies through committee and forum trends in FY2006. activities and making policy proposals, create new Million Mobile Phone Subscribers business opportunities, provide timely information subscribers 2000 91.8 mil 100 First mobile phones with 2001 cameras Start of 3G in such forms as statistical data and seminars, and 90 service 1999 ) 80 ) Start of mobile internet 70 86% tackle industry-wide issues such as environmental 87% ( access service ( 60 concerns and interoperability. 50 40 30 ) 20 53% Improving the Business Environment ( 10 3G Mobile phone with camera Can connect with Internet Number of mobile phone subscribers Making policy proposals to the government which 0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 (FY) are backed up by CIAJ research and promoting the (Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) policies, once they are enacted. Implementation of Self-Declaration of Making industry views known on government Conformity (SDoC) policies CIAJ has promoted the system of allowing In FY2005, CIAJ aggressively pursued the reflection manufacturers and importers of telecommunication of industry views on such issues as copyright, tax equipment to confirm the products’ conformity themselves legislation, the Third Science and Technology Plan, without the testing of a third party certification authority power-line communications (PLC), new competition rules prior to putting products on the market. Such efforts led for IP network carriers, the cabinet’s IT New Reform Strategy, to the enactment of relevant legislation in January 2004. UWB radio communication systems and home networking. As a result, time-to-market and costs for putting products CIAJ will continue to present the government on the market have been reduced. with policy proposals in FY2006, while seeking more In FY2006, CIAJ will make revisions to the guideline opportunities to exchange views with relevant government once produced in 2004 and clarify testing methodology to offices. assist the smooth operation of SDoC. Study of mobile phone use Creating Business Opportunities Since 1998, CIAJ has regularly conducted