Japanese Localization From planning to implementation to maintenance, Lionbridge offers complete solutions for Japanese content management. E Communication Laboratories Inc(ECL) Japanese Localization service package has the technology, services, and know-how to help you reduce globalization costs, speed time-to-market, and enhance the integrity of your global brands.
E Communication Laboratories Inc(ECL) Japanese Localization service can localize your software applications for the Japanese market. This includes re-packaging and re-engineering the software and the associated on-line help, readme, documentation, printed manuals, packaging, and marketing material. We ensure that the functionality, usability, and content is acceptable to the local culture.
We provide cost-effective, professional localization services for the Japanese market. These services include any or all of the following:
1).Engineering the software to run on Japanese operating systems.
2).Translating all documentation, help files, manuals, text files, property pages, editor screens, etc. Designing packaging, marketing material, advertisements, etc., appropriate for the local market.
3).Producing and printing all necessary material.
4).Marketing and distributing the software.
5).Japanese market consulting services.
Japan is a significant economic world power and contributes 20 % of the worlds GDP. It has a population of 126.8 million that is one half that of the United States but only occupies an area the size of California.
The network operating system market is dominated by Windows NT which has 81.3 % market share. The server operating system market is expected to grow at a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16.4 % to 2004. Linux is expected to hold second place with a projected market share of 12 % by 2004. (http://www.itresearch.com)
The network RDBMS market is expected to grow at 15 % CAGR to 2004. The market is dominated by Windows NT with 50 %, followed by Unix with 12.4 %, and Linux with 2.7 %.
The Japan Gartner Group announced that it predicts the Japan ASP market to grow at 87 % per year from 2000 to 2004 with a market size of $ 2,690,000,000 by 2004. The ASP market was $ 18,100,000 in 1999.(March 29, 2000 http://www.Zdnet.co.jp)
International Data Corporation Japan (IDC Japan) announced that the Application Outsourcing market in Japan was $ 1,010,000,000 in 1999. (July 31, 2000 http://www.bizns.nikkeibp.co.jp) IDC predicts the information system outsourcing and application outsourcing to grow at a CAGR of 12.9 % between 1999 to 2004. This growth is due to the changing business environment in Japan. These past years Japanese corporations have been pressured by the need to become more cost-efficient and by the new competitive environment created by globalization and deregulation of industries such as telecommunications and the financial sectors. The increasing competitive atmosphere has coerced corporations to strengthen IT capabilities, streamline business processes, and focus on core competencies. As in the U.S. companies are often unable to hire competent technical staff and keep up with the new and rapidly changing technologies available.
IDC Japan predicts the growth rate of the ASP market to be 118.6 % per year until 2004 with a market size of $ 510,800,000 or 30 % of the whole Application outsourcing market in 2004.(July 31, 2000 http://www.bizns.nikkeibp.co.jp)
Approximately 21 million households have personal computers or 37.5 % of all households based on the average household size of 2.82 persons per family.
*E Communication Laboratories Inc(ECL) now offers free consultation for a limited time to guide you through the evaluation and planning stage for your consolidation needs.