A system for analyzing and visualizing business solutions provided by information technology companies in Japan

Abstract

We developed a system for analyzing and visualizing business solutions provided by information technology (IT) companies in Japan. The system enables analyzing investments in the IT sector in Japan that exceed 100 billion dollars per year. The system uses information about business solutions obtained from web sites to do the analysis. It generates a two-dimensional diagram of the information using a visualization engine called GAVE (Galaxy Analysis and Visualization Engine). The system enables analyzing IT investments by year, company size, industry, characteristics of the region, and so on. It enables users to understand how IT investments are being made in Japan. The IT industry is growing rapidly, and opportunities for investment can significantly affect the cost of the investment. Companies making investments in IT can use this system to make informed investment decisions to ensure their competitiveness.