No.48 R&D Innovation

• Japanese

SPECIAL FEATURE

Information Technology ("IT") is used in variety of different fields, not only in the business fields, but fields such as digital consumers' electronics, game machines, cell phones and automobiles, which makes this situation to be called "IT Everywhere". Furthermore, there is a continuous demand for Research and Development ("R&D") innovation in order to improve quality, reduce costs, and shorten delivery time for such IT-related products. Amid significantly shortened development cycle of these products, there is an increasing demand for early implementation of such innovation.
Under such circumstances, the key issue for manufacturers is how to quickly implement IT application during product development process. Accordingly, we are receiving more requests from manufacturers, as one of the solutions to this issue, for IBM's R&D division to provide its technologies, processes, skills and know-how to the R&D division of such manufacturer in order to contribute to the company's product development.
Such requests are not limited to those from R&D divisions of companies. Demands from companies are being diversified, with increasing requests for more tailor-made solutions that specialize in needs of individual companies in addition to solutions based on standard products. We believe it is important to develop and provide customer specific solutions by fully utilizing our technologies, processes, skills and know-how.
This special issue will discuss our R&D innovation from various aspects, not only from the technical aspect, but also from development process, project management and the related service business perspectives.

• Foreword to Special Issue on R&D Innovation
  Yukako Uchinaga

1. R&D Solution of IBM
   Takao Endoh
   
   
2. Consultation that Innovates the R&D Division
   Masao Ohtsuka
   
   
3. Service Innovation by Research Laboratories
   Kazushi Kuse, Ph.D.
   
   
4. Business Innovation by Supercomputers
   Yoshinori Sakaue

1. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
   Promoting R&D Innovation to Achieve Ubiquitous Network Society
   
   
2. Computational Biology Research Center (CBRC), National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
   22.8Tflop/s Supercomputer Supports Innovative and Creative Research Projects
   
   
3. OMRON Corporation
   Aiming to Provide "Environmental Assurance Products" to Implement Environmental Management

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1. Support Services for Embedded Software Development
   - IBM Solution to Achieve Improved QCD in Embedded Software Development -
   Kenji Kawasaki, DCE Innovation Services, Development & Delivery, IBM Japan, Ltd.
   
   
2. Blue Gene/L System
   - A Grand Challenge to Supercomputing -
   Shigenori Shimizu, Deep Computing Development Laboratory, IBM Japan, Ltd.
   Hikaru Samukawa, Jun Doi, Tokyo Research Laboratory, IBM Japan, Ltd.
   
   
3. User Experience Design
   - An Approach to Gain Users' Total Satisfaction -
   Kazuhiko Yamazaki, User Experience Design Center, IBM Japan, Ltd.

1. The Design and Implementation of Cell Broadband Engine Processor based Blade Server
   Toshiyuki Sanuki, Systems Development Laboratory, IBM Japan, Ltd.
   
   
2. Integer Programming Optimization for Container Loading
   Takashi Yonezawa, Yamato Software Laboratory, IBM Japan, Ltd.
   
   
3. A Method to Add New Functions to Existing Websites on Multiple Domains
   Takashi Sakairi, Tokyo Research Laboratory, IBM Japan, Ltd.
   Takuya Ohko, Hidemasa Muta, Accessibility Center, IBM Japan, Ltd.
   
   
4. Establishment of Development Productivity Evaluation Process for Application Management Service ("AMS")
   Eiichi Kaneko, Masayuki Kajiyama, JAL Information Technology Co., Ltd.

• Professional of Information Technology
  
  
• Artisanal Skills
  --The Competency Process--
  
  
• Science Column
  
  
• VISION NOW
  
  
• Back Numbers
  
  
• From the Editor

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