Aspiring to become the strongest e-business service company to bridge Japan and the United States

One US research company estimates that B2B commerce in the US will grow to $ 1 trillion in 2002, and by 2005 will reach an astonishing $5 trillion. Analysts believe this projection will hold true despite recent economic slowdowns and terrorist activities. To put $5 trillion in perspective, it is larger than Japan’s current GDP (gross domestic product).

Ever since EBPass was formed in 2000, we have had our eyes focused on this “great tide” and have held up the vision of becoming the strongest e-business service company that bridges Japan and America. To succeed in the Internet economy businesses must focus on a shared set of objectives:

— Flexible manufacturing
— Achieving a competitive business advantage
— Realize management agility
— Efficient operations through cost reduction
— Adapting to globalizations

In one respect, the possibility of actually achieving these goals may have been responsible for the grand estimates, mentioned earlier. In this business climate it is an absolute necessity to implement e-business.. EBPass is taking a 2-step approach to ride this tide.

First, we are providing support to US-based Japanese companies to help implement e-business solutions. Second, we are marketing Japanese best-of-breed web software applications in the US. Both steps support a common objective of increasing the presence of Japanese corporation in the US -- the world’s single largest market.

Our business philosophy is to use e-business as a tool to further vitalize US-based Japanese companies and Japan’s industrial society. Our effort to introduce high-quality Japanese software to the west is especially meaningful to us. Much of what Japan produces, from manufactured products to games and animation, have already made its way into the US market. But, when it comes to business software, Japan is only an importer. However, in recent years, there has been much collaboration between Japanese businesses and academia, which has resulted in a number of exceptionally well-built business software being introduced. Given our unique vantage point of understanding both Japanese and American business practices, we feel strongly that by marketing these products we are contributing to Japan’s industrial society.

We look forward to the opportunity to serve you.