Nork Research is a leading provider of market research data on IT solutions for the Japanese SMB market. Founded by Kenji Ishima in 1998, Nork has undertaken annual surveys of several thousand SMBs since 1998. Nork research reports and consulting services are frequently used by major IT vendors and system integrators in Japan. Nork founder Kenji Ishima is a frequent contributor on software and hardware solutions to many IT magazines in Japan.