- Building iDCs to meet the demand of the broadband age / Guidelines for selective use of SLA and iDC -

Last year saw rapid spread of broadband Internet connections. Now, not just businesses but individuals alike are enjoying an �galways-ON�h Internet access environment at a reasonable cost. We believe that in this climate, iDCs (Internet data centers) will be playing roles that are growing more and more significant, as part of the essential infrastructure for information technology businesses and services. More people are recognizing how crucial iDCs are, and in the years to come, these centers should attempt to serve their clients in a very practical way, i.e., they are expected to provide the right kind of information required by the clients at the right moment.

In consideration of this situation, the iDC Initiative has prepared the document �gGuidelines for Building an iDC/ SLA Guidelines for Using iDCs,�h and the Interoperability Technology Association for Information Processing, Japan (INTAP) has prepared "Guidelines for Selective Use of iDCs."

Intended to provide helpful indexes to businesses considering their new business strategies, these guidelines will, we hope, be of valuable help to many organizations, both private and public, in considering how best to use iDCs. Thus, the two organizations that prepared these guidelines will jointly hold a seminar, as described below.

We cordially invite you all to attend this seminar.

- Date
1pm to 5pm, Wednesday, February 27, 2002
- Place "Shinju no ma" (Room of Pearl), 3rd floor, Kudan Kaikan (Map)
1-6-5, Kudan Minami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0074 Phone: 03-3261-5521
- Organized by
iDC Initiative
The Interoperability Technology Association for Information Processing, Japan (INTAP, an incorporated foundation)
- Attendance
160

- Program
Opening
MC: Hiroaki Takeuchi, General Secretary, iDC Initiative (also serves Fuji Research Institute Corporation)

Greetings from the sponsors
Shigemi Wakamatsu, Executive Director, the Interoperability Technology Association for
Information Processing, Japan
Asahiko Suetsugu, Executive Director, iDC Initiative (Sun Microsystems K.K.)

Keynote address
Masakazu Ohashi, Chairman, iDC Initiative (Professor of Chuo University)

"Guidelines for Using iDCs"

Guidelines for Building an iDC

Yasuji Nakamura, Interoperability WG, iDC Initiative (Hitachi Cable, Ltd.)

SLA Guidelines for Using iDCs
Takaaki Kuroda, Business Agreement WG, iDC Initiative (TIS Inc.)

"Guidelines for Selective Use of iDCs"
Seiichi Tamura, iDC/ASP Committee, INTAP (Hitachi, Ltd.)

Panel discussion
"Where iDCs Stand Today and Where They Are Heading For"

Moderator
Yoshikazu Kakimoto, Director CTC, Institute of Network Technology, Inc.

Panelists
Masahiro Honda, iDC/ASP Committee, INTAP (NEC Corporation)
Nobuhiro Kurokawa, iDC/ASP Committee, INTAP (Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.)
Yoshiyuki Yamada, Leader, Interoperability WG, iDC Initiative (ITmanage Inc.)
Takaaki Kuroda, Business Agreement WG, iDC Initiative (TIS Inc.)

As part of this symposium, held from December 5th through 7th, a special session on semantic Web, invited some lecturers associated with INTAP in one way or another. The session gathered more audience than was expected. In fact, more seats had to be brought in to allow everyone to be seated.

Time and date: 1:15pm to 3:35pm, Wednesday, December 5, 2001

Place: Campus Plaza Kyoto (in the City of Kyoto)

Organized by: Database Systems Research Group, the Information Processing Society of Japan

Supported by: INTAP, the Architectural Institute of Japan, the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science

Session 4: "Semantic Web"
(1) Tutorial: "Where Semantic Web Stands Today and The Issues To Be Solved"
Tutor: Prof. Tatsuya Hagino, Keio University

(2) Panel discussion: "Future of Semantic Web"

Moderator: Prof.Tatsuya Hagino
Panelists: Mr. Noboru Shimizu (NEC), Mr. Makoto Imamura (Mitsubishi Electric), Mr. Hironobu Kuruma (Hitachi), Mr. Kunio Matsui (Fujitsu), Naohiko Uramoto (IBM)

Attendance: 70

INTAP's Working Group called the Open Systems Management Industry Collaboration (OSMIC), launched last year to enable and standardize interconnectivity and interoperability among systems managing information systems, has been developing common specifications of interconnection among heterogeneous managing systems and conducting connection, and other, tests.
To allow the efforts of OSMIC to be better known to more people, INTAP held the forum described below, where the participating vendors explained the latest trends with systems management and planned future activities for interoperability. In addition, the forum featured some interconnectivity demonstrations and announced their results.

Time and date: 10:00am to 5:00pm, Wednesday, April 18th, 2001
Place: Nikkei Hall (Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku)
Sponsor: INTAP
Assisting sponsors: the 25 member corporations of OSMIC
Co-sponsors: Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry
Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.
Attendance: 331

Program:
(Morning) keynote address and promotion of OSMIC
Greeting from the organizer of the forum: Executive Director Wakamatsu of INTAP
Keynote address: "Information Technology Strategy in the Internet Age"
Mr. Kazunari Uchida, Japanese Representative of Boston Consulting Group

Lecture: "Interconnection among Heterogeneous Managing Systems"
- Introduction to the activities and their results of OSMIC, INTAP, and demonstrations of interconnection -
OSMIC Office

(Afternoon) Sessions led by the OSMIC member corporations
(1) Some Things to Remember in Introducing Managing Tools (Computer Associates International, Inc.)
(2) Systems Management Solutions That Make Your e-Business a Success (Hitachi, Ltd.)
(3) Tivoli's Comprehensive Management Solution in the Internet Environment (Tivoli Systems Japan Inc)
(4) Systems Management in the Age of "iSociety" and NEC's Efforts (NEC Corporation)
(5) Systems Management That Enhances Service Levels in the Internet Environment, and How to Use It in Your Business (Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd.)
(6) Systems Management Solutions in the B2B Environment (Fujitsu Ltd.)
(7) Panel discussion: "Systems Management in the Internet Environment"

(Moderator: Nikkei BP
Panelists: K.K. Ashisuto, Itochu Techno-Science Corporation, CSK Corporation, Scoar.com Ltd., INTAP)

Name:

"Trends of iDC/ASP"
PWR, a European research company. Invited Presentation by Mr. Parr

Date:

December 7, 2000 13:30-17:00

Place:

Bunkyo Green Court Center Office, 13th floor, Meeting Room A

Hosted by:

Interoperability Technology Association for Information Processing (INTAP)

13:30-14:10

"Revolution of e-business environment by using iDC/ASP"
Hitachi Corporation, Information Computer Group
Business Planning Department, Network Business Promotion Office
Manager Hideaki Kobayashi

14:10-14:45

"Initiative of iDC/ASP in Japan"
NEC Corporation, NEC Solutions
Second Computer Software Department
Network Executive Expert, Mr. Masahiro Honda

14:45-15:00

(Break)

15:00-17:00

"Status and issues of iDC/ASP in Europe"
PWR (research company with its head office in Belgium) Executive Director Mr. Mike Parr
(Mr. Mike Parr, Director of PWR, with a translator)

1. "Explanation of activities in this field by INTAP and objectives of the seminar"
   By: Chairman of both WGs, Kunio Sakai (Toshiba)
   
2. "Market trends of home networks in US and strategy of ShareWave"
   Lecturer: Mr. James T. Schraith (President and CEO of ShareWave)
   
3. "Status of development and standardization of RG (Residential Gateway) in the US"
   Lecturer: Shigeru Kobayashi (Toshiba) Commissioner of both WGs
   
4. "Concept of home network technology development and status of products in the US"
   Lecturer: Haruo Igarashi (Oki Electric) Commissioner of both WGs

First Seminar

May 22, 1997 (Friday) 13:30-17:00

Kikai Shinko Kaikan, Room 6-66

Second Seminar

June 5, 1997 (Friday) 13:30-17:00

Tokyo Freight, Welfare Pension Fund Hall, Large Meeting Room