Japan Data Center Council http://www.jdcc.or.jp/

Japan Data Center Council http://www.jdcc.or.jp/

What is the data center? A dedicated facility to consolidate distributed IT equipments and to operate them efficiently. The data center is a generic name for buildings customized for the installation and operation of Internet servers and equipments such as fixed-line, mobile and IP phones. Especially, those specific to Internet connection are sometimes called as Internet data centers (IDC). Specific benefits Environment friendly Strong against risks (e.g. disasters, security accidents) Low cost operation by professional operators and systems. Realize the low-carbon society by aggressive utilization of the data centers. Activity guidelines of the JDCC Activity guidelines of the JCC are to perform various activities covering the six areas below to realize our vision to improve international competitiveness of the data center business in Japan. Base of profitable management Enlightening and offer of the base Benchmarking and experiment, etc. Incubation Base of creating industries Portal for incubating creators, match making of different industries, etc. Environment Cost Indices Prepare indices users can easily understand International Competitiveness Improvement Base of creating people Cooperation with ITSS, JISA Support of Open Source Consortium, etc.. Education Policy Base of promoting Policy environment-it-based nation Initiatives for special economic zone, policy proposals, etc. Base of protecting IP and company management JDCC-FS, escrow, etc... Safety

Features of the Data Center Very huge communication lines such as optical fibers are already lead-in compared with normal office buildings to make high capacity communication available. Also, multiple carriers are generally supported. The buildings themselves are made earthquake-proof to minimize damage to services even in disasters. High capacity batteries and local generators are installed just in case for power outages. Fire extinguishing systems with N2 or CFC gas are installed rather than the normal sprinklers so that damages to the installed equipments can be minimized even in fire of the facility. Since multiple computers are consolidated, adequate number of computers can be used for the amount of data to process by carefully choosing the operation method. This will eliminate the need to install additional computer resources and lead to cost reduction and then to promotion of energy saving. Professional operators are on duty 24/7 for efficient and high-quality operation. This also leads to operation cost reduction. As described in the left, promotion of data center utilization will bring abundant benefits to any enterprise activities as well as to personal activities, and will lead to the realization of rich and sustainable lowcarbon societies. Overview of the activities Benefits of the JDCC members include obtaining the newest information on the needs of the users and the industry trends. In addition, by participating to each working group you can involve yourself in information exchange with government or local government, in information sharing with other related organizations, and in specifying standards. Transmit clear information on the topics that data center users are interested. Environment Security People Policy Incubation Proper Cost How to handle environment issues? Measures against disasters or securities? Are operators secured enough? What are the authorities' move? What are the trend of new services? How is the price setting? Components of a Data Center Networks Equipments Facilities Estates Costs Newest information on the needs of the users and the industry trends is available to the JDCC members.

Organization/ Outline Organization General Assembly Supervisors Board of Directors Operating Committee Secretariat Planning and Promotion G Facility Standard WG Plans activities and does promotion Promotes alliances with other organizations Establishes domestic DC standard Environmental Policy WG Environmental Standard (PUE Measurement) WG Offers opinions about Tokyo Metropolitan Ordinance on Environmental Preservation Considers environmental performance index of DCs Security WG Considers information security of DCs IPv4 Depletion Response WG Addresses IPv4 depletion issue Human Resource Management WG Examines human resource capacity needed for data center operation International Competition Task Force Considers how to appeal to the government and the public As of October 2010

Outline Name Specified Nonprofit Organization Japan Data Center Council (JDCC) Location C/O IDC Frontier Inc, 29 Yotsuya 4-chome Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0004 Establishment December 4, 2008 (NPO corporation certification date: April 10, 2009) Chief Director URL Isao Shirakawa Professor at University of Hyogo, emeritus professor at Osaka University http://www.jdcc.or.jp TEL 03-6705-6149 E-mail Objective Business Description info@jdcc.or.jp To pursue what data centers should be to support the foundation of an IT oriented nation. It is an urgent issue for data centers in Japan to evolve into international competitive ones in terms of costs, performance, security, and reliability. Japan Data Center Council aims to pursue what data centers should be to support the foundation of an IT oriented nation by forming an organization in which data center businesses and major data centerrelated businesses participate and cooperate with each other vertically and horizontally to resolve the above-mentioned issue. 01 Projects concerning specified nonprofit activities 1. Activities to establish international competitiveness of data centers 2. Promotion/enlightenment/educational activities concerning data centers 3. Collection and provision of information on data centers 4. Activities concerning promotion of the standardization of data centers 5. Activities to contribute to the improvement of the technical level of data centers 6. Survey, research and development concerning data centers 7. Promotion of alliances with data center-related organizations and international cooperation activities 02 Other projects Other projects needed to achieve the goals of Japan Data Center Council

Admission guide Japan Data Center Council is raising members Qualification Any enterprises, organizations, etc. that agree with the objectives and projects of the Council can become a member. For details about the objectives and projects of the Council, please see our official website (http://www.jdcc.or.jp/). Outline of activities To respond to an increasing amount of information worldwide and to implement measures and policies and make proposals for promoting effective activities, we promote information sharing, technological development, and joint research across the barriers among enterprises and projects, offer opinions to relevant ministries and agencies, and make international contributions. 1. Activities to establish international competitiveness of data centers 2. Promotion/enlightenment/educational activities concerning data centers 3. Collection and provision of information on data centers 4. Activities concerning promotion of the standardization of data centers 5. Activities to contribute to the improvement of the technical level of data centers 6. Survey, research and development concerning data centers 7. Promotion of alliances with data center-related organizations and international cooperation activities In addition, we are planning to reduce energy emissions and CO2 emissions effectively (e.g. offering opinions on the emissions trading system stipulating the reduction of total CO2 emissions, which the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is considering introducing). Regular members can: get a voting right in the general assembly. receive a report on activities. use our website only available to members. show your efforts towards the environment. Furthermore, if you participate in specific activities of the technical group and the policy group, you can take part in the drafting of measures and proposals made by the Council and exchange information. Member type (1) Regular members: Groups and individuals who agreed with our corporation s objectives and applied for admission (2) Supporting members: Groups and individuals who support our corporation s projects (3) Special members: Groups and individuals approved by the board of directors, excluding regular members and supporting members, who made a special contribution to data center projects or who can give advice to our corporation with specialized knowledge. Admission and membership fees Regular members Admission fee: 150,000 yen Annual membership fee: 300,000 yen Supporting members Admission fee: 0 yen Annual membership fee: several units of voluntary contribution (one unit is 50,000 yen) How to apply Please fill out an application form and send it by fax (03-5157-2157), or download an application form from our official website and e-mail it as an attachment to the secretariat (info@jdcc.or.jp).

List of members As of November 10, 2010: Special members (4), regular members (76), supporting members (32) Special Members Isao Shirakawa Hiroshi Esaki Japan Information Technology Services Industry Association Broadband Association Regular Members IT Frontier Corporation IDC Frontier Inc. I-NET CORP. Internetworking & Broadband Consulting Co., Ltd. Asahikogyosha Co., Ltd. AT TOKYO Corporation ECR CORPORATION Internet Initiative Japan. Inc. INTEC Inc. InfoRiskManage, Inc. AGS Corporation A.T.WORKS, Inc. APC Japan Inc. Equinix Japan K.K. NTT PC Communications Incorporated NEC Networks & System Integration Corporation MKI Network Solutions, Ltd. Obayashi Corporation Kakaku.com, Inc. Kajima Corporation Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. Kawamura Electric Inc. The Kansai Electric Power Company, Incorporated Kanden System Solutions Co., Inc. Kyuden Infocom Company, Inc K-Opticom Corporation SAKURA Internet Inc. Sanki Kogyo Co., Ltd Cisco Systems, Inc. Shimizu Corporation NS Solutions Corporation Shin Nippon Air Technologies Co., Ltd. Shinryo Corporation Sumisho Computer Systems Corporation SECOM Trust Systems Co., Ltd. SOFTBANK TELECOM Corp. Taisei Corporation Takenaka Corporation Daikin Industries, Ltd. Tsukaeru.net Co., Ltd. TIS Inc. TKC Corporation The Tokyo Electric Power Company, Incorporated Tonets Corporation transcosmos inc. Nissho Electronics Corporation IBM Japan, Ltd. Nihon KABA K.K. NEC Corporation Japan Electronic Computer Co., Ltd. Japan Quality Assurance Organization Nihon Unisys, Ltd. Net One Systems Co., Ltd. Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. Nomura Building Management Co., Ltd. Hitachi, Ltd. Hitachi Plant Technologies, Ltd. BSN Information NETwork Service Co., Ltd. BBIX, Inc. VIC TOKAI Corporation Bit-isle inc. PITCREW Co., Ltd. Firstserver, Inc. Fujitsu Limited Fuji Electric Systems Co., Ltd. BroadBand Tower, Inc. Marunouchi Direct Access Limited Mitsubishi Corporation Mitsubishi Logistics Corporation Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. Mitsubishi Electric Information Network Corporation Yahoo Japan Corporation Yamatake Corporation UNIADEX, Ltd. LINK, Incorporated Lux Partners Co., Ltd. WADAX Inc. Supporting Members I.S.Rating Co.,Ltd Kabushiki Kaisha idc4 InterRisk Research Institute & Consulting, Inc. XTRALIS Osaka Excellent idc Inc. OTOWA Electric Co., Ltd KAGOYA JAPAN Inc. Kawasaki Trading Co., Ltd. Kitamura Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Human Media Creation Center/Kyushu Kyoritsu Keiki Co., Ltd. Kyowa Exeo Corporation Kyowa Technologies Co., Ltd. Kumahira Co., Ltd. Global Energy and Environment Institute KT Workshop Inc. Corenet International Corporation International Culture Park Corporation Science Solutions International Laboratory, Inc. Joto Electrical Industry Co., Ltd. Chiyoda Mitsubishi Electric Co., Ltd. Railway Information Systems Co., Ltd Nippon Dry-Chemical Co., Ltd. Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd. Hazama Corporation Panduit Corporation Hitachi Appliances, Inc. Future Facilities Ltd. Future Spirits Co., Ltd. Microsoft Corporation Marubeni Information Systems Co., Ltd. MEDIAWARS Co., Ltd. Raritan Japan Inc.

Specified Nonprofit Organization Japan Data Center Council C/O IDC Frontier Inc., 29 Yotsuya 4-chome Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0004