PSPINC CEO Kenichi Uchikura's Blog

Adding More Storage

11月

16日

We just took delivery of three 16TB EqulLogic Storage Servers. It is about $100,000 in investment.

We just placed almost $100K order to add storage space to our hosting environment. Thanks to all new customers, we are constantly upgrading our facility. And thanks to the technologies, we are able to do this without adding more racks. We can store much much more data in smaller space.

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Cultured Pearls from Japan

11月

5日

Kobe is the largest processing center for Japanese cultured pearls and my friend owns one of the processing and manufacturing pearl jewelry companies. He is asking me if there a market for high end Japanese cultured pearls in the US. He gave me a sample of his work as a gift (pictured).

I am looking for a marketing idea...

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Thank you Seattle Executives

11月

4日

Here is the list of companies use PSPINC services. We thank you very much. If we have not used user service, I will make sure we do.

Glenna - SEATTLE EXECUTIVES ASSOCIATION
Shannon - WASHINGTON ALARM, INC.
Scott - COLDWELL BANKER DANFORTH
Cheryl - SEATTLE OFFICE FURNITURE, LLC
Janet - PAYROLL SOLUTIONS, INC.
John - SKYLINE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
Tim - IRON DESIGN CENTER, INC.
Laurie - PC DATABASE SOLUTIONS
J - ACCUTINT BELLEVUE
Jim - PARATEX PEST CONTROL
Jack - PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
George - McDONALD EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, INC.
Gary - REPUBLIC PARKING NORTHWEST, INC.
Dean - MORRIS PIHA REAL ESTATE SERVICES, INC.
Cameron - BONNEY-WATSON COMPANY
Allison - PERSYST CONSULTING
Chris - EMERALD CITY ENERGY, INC.
Andrew - PURE WATER TECHNOLOGY OF PUGET SOUND
Richard - NORTHWEST FLEET LEASE, INC.
Jeff - BERG'S LANDSCAPING
Kent - FINANCIAL SERVICES MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC
Mustafa - TURK'S HEAD
John - KANE ENVIRONMENTAL, INC
Rick - BRAICKS CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Jean - AMERICAN METER & APPLIANCE, INC.
Dave - HOLLAND AMERICA LINE, INC.
Ed - ACACIA FLORIST, INC.
Alexis - DRICO RECOVERY SERVICES
Kenneth - PSR MECHANICAL
Bruce - CENTENNIAL HOME INSPECTION SERVICES, INC.
Billy - MORRIS PIHA REAL ESTATE SERVICES, INC.
Chad - SEATTLE MAILING BUREAU
Larry - MADIGAN SECURITY CONSULTING & INVESTIGATIONS
Bruce - ROWLAND STUDIO
David - BONNEY-WATSON COMPANY
Jim - AMERICAN SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS
Josh - WIRE CRAFT ELECTRIC
Tim - WASHINGTON ALARM, INC.
Tom - CFO2GO, INC.
Curtis - SUNDANCE ENERGY SERVICES, INC.

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COSTCO JAPAN

10月

29日

One of the most successful COSTCO overseas operations is COSTCO JAPAN. This is one of several COSTCO stores in Japan. This is their Makuhari Store. I believe this was their No.2 store.

Because of the strong Japanese currency, selling products to Japan can be very profitable.

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Japan IT Week Expos.

10月

27日

I was at Japan IT Week expo today at Makuhari. It takes about an hour from my hotel to get to Makuhari Messe by train. I left hotel about 9:40am and got there about 10:30am. I had a quick lunch and walked around for about two hours and got on the train to get back to Tokyo. I was standing up almost all the time. I am little tired but I found some interesting products and ideas.

People attending this show were wearing ties ... IT looked very formal.

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Cloud Computing Expo in Japan

10月

25日

Starting tomorrow until this Friday, there is a Cloud Computing Expo going on in Makuhari. I will have time to visit it on Thursday. In addition to this Cloud Computing Expo, there are three other exhibitions going on. Those are

* Smartphone and Mobile Expo
* Information Security Expo
* Web & Mobile Marketing Expo

They all sound interesting.

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What makes PSPINC different?

10月

19日

We have been in business for 24 years. It is a very long time for a software development company. Why are we able to stay in business for so long? What makes us different from other companies?

Here are some of the things that I think makes us different.

(1) We are business software development company. All services that we provide over the Internet are developed by PSPINC. We do not just go out and buy some software and put them together and sell it.

(2) We have built the company from zero to current status without outside intervention or funding. We are ignorant enough to build the software and services other companies may not even try.

(3) We listen to customers. But we also say "No" to our customers if we are not capable or not willing or will not benefit customers.

(4) We have a pride in our service and ability to do things that other companies may not be able to perform.

(5) We earned our customers trust by constantly providing better service.

(6) We try to communicate with customer by listening. We do not sell things that customers cannot use or do not need.

(7) We are focused on products and services for business community, not consumer products.

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Web Site, SNS, Email are tools.

10月

15日

Web Site, Social Networking and Email are very important tools that you can use to promote your business. But remember, they are tools not your business. You are not building Internet (.com) company. You are what you are. And you now can use Web Site, Social Networking and Email to promote your business.

You cannot sell things on the internet you can not sell regularly. Internet is not a special world that you can sell anything. Internet is not a magic wand. It is a very useful tool but that is what it is. You must use them and use them well to stay ahead, but you are not transferring your business to cyber space.

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VISA BLACK CARD

10月

14日

I received the invitation to VISA BLACK CARD ... Cool!
I read the contract. It cost $495 annually ... No cool!

For $495, I get concierge service ... no cash back, no points ...
Other than the status of owning carbon fiber black card, you get nothing much.
They say only 1% of people qualify ... I say only 1 out of 100 is crazy enough to pay $495. And I am not one of them.

I wish a BLACK CARD is free and only presented to 0.001% of people instead of 1%. If I qualify, that means BLACK CARD is not that much of a status. Besides, PSPINC provide Domain Name, Web and Email hosting for small companies for $250 a year. That is about the half of this credit card costs. You got to be kidding.

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