The companies plan to set up a central server in the town and provide local content to users.
Residents can then access the service with their own computers.
A recent survey for the Nikkei Windows 2000 magazine found that many corporate users plan to adopt Windows 2000 Professional within the next three years. Respondents sited new functions designed for notebooks and the client management functions in Active Directory, but still worried about stability and compatibility. The survey was conducted between October and November 1999 by mailing out 1,000 questionnaires to Nikkei Windows NT readers. A total of 581 NT users responded. 2000 Upsizing Inc.