Ask Computer Systems Inc, Mountain View, California has set up its own Japanese subsidiary, Ask Group Japan, and merged it with Ingres Japan. Casey Lehmann has been appointed managing director for the new company. The move was thought desirable in order to increase the capitalisation of the Japanese subsidiary and increase recognition of the company in Japan. Relationships with distributors and dealers of Ingres will continue and with the new structure the Ask group hopes to expand its sales in what it calls the fastest-growing open systems market in the world.
