Tokyo 1998

Overview

Fully embracing the IT revolution is one of the few ways for Japan to remain competitive. This drives a booming market for imported software, with Japanese representing 10-20% or more of the potential market for most software publishers, vendors and tools developers. However, Japanese language, business culture and logistics present formidable challenges to Western companies, while domestic players are struggling to meet world standards. Balancing speed, quality and price seems to be particularly difficult in Japan.

LISA's first ever Japan-based forum will address these and other questions in keynote speeches with entrepreneurs like Kazuhiko Nishi, President, ASCII Corporation, and, Terrie Lloyd, President of LincMedia's Computing Japan. Experts from Adobe, Alis Corporation, AsiaNet Inc., Ascii Corporation, Autodesk, Babel Inc., Beacon IT, Bowne Global Solutions, Cell Infortech, CosmoWorks, Fact Media International, IBM Japan, ITP Japan, Language Management International, LincMedia Inc., Lionbridge Technologies, Microsoft, Omron Asia Pacific, Oracle, Platinum Technology, Star Japan, Trados Corporation, University of Aizu share their views on today's Japanese localization business and production technologies.