The article features Sam Furukawa, former president of Japan Microsoft Corp. He was born in Tokyo, Japan in 1954 and worked in Ascii Media Works and Microsoft before becoming a professor at Keio University in 2006. Furukawa is reportedly good at drawing a connection between a good artist and a piece of top technology, which aims to create a synergistic effect. His insight that interactive digital media can allow for simultaneous work from different locations is also given.