Slowdown in the Market for Hardware Such as PCs and Servers

「Specifically, the cloud-related systems integration business received numerous orders, including lift-and-shift projects, one of the approaches to cloud migration. As a result, revenue in this business was ¥29,729 million, up 8.2% year on year, and operating profit was ¥2,263 million, up 18.0%.」

「Replacement projects associated with the end of Windows 10 support (October 2025), which had generally been delayed, have also seen a substantial increase in both proposals and orders since the second quarter. As many plans for the second half are also coming into view, we will strengthen our proposal activities.」

「Specifically, the cloud-related systems integration business received numerous orders, including lift-and-shift projects, one of the approaches to cloud migration. Revenue from service projects accompanying hardware sales, including servers, storage and network products, driven by the end of life (EOL) of server fleets, also increased substantially. As a result, revenue in this business was ¥28,434 million, up 7.3% year on year, and operating profit was ¥2,054 million, up 16.7%.」

「The company was also gradually able to deliver servers and network products whose delivery had been delayed by the semiconductor shortage, while making progress in recognizing revenue from service projects.」

「The company was also gradually able to deliver servers and network products whose delivery had been delayed by the semiconductor shortage, while making progress in recognizing revenue from service projects.」

「This business, whose main activities are sales of IT-related products to corporations and systems integration focused mainly on foreign-affiliated and mid-sized companies, faces uncertainty due to the eighth wave of COVID-19, delivery delays caused by the semiconductor shortage, and higher resource and consumer prices. Nevertheless, projects related to new ways of working in preparation for living with COVID-19, productivity improvements and cost reductions through digital transformation, and strengthening competitiveness have gradually become more active.」

「This business, whose main activities are sales of IT-related products to corporations and systems integration focused mainly on foreign-affiliated and mid-sized companies, faces uncertainty due to the seventh wave of COVID-19, higher product prices caused by the weaker yen and delivery delays caused by the semiconductor shortage. Nevertheless, projects related to new ways of working in preparation for living with COVID-19, productivity improvements and cost reductions through digital transformation, and strengthening competitiveness have gradually become more active.」

「Although uncertainty remains due to higher product prices caused by the conflict in Ukraine and the weaker yen, and delays in product deliveries caused by the semiconductor shortage, companies began resuming activity following the lifting of priority preventive measures against the spread of disease. Projects related to new ways of working in preparation for living with COVID-19, productivity improvements and cost reductions through digital transformation, and strengthening competitiveness have also gradually become more active.」

「However, in addition to the prolonged sales cycle during the COVID-19 pandemic, the global semiconductor shortage continued to make it difficult to procure IT equipment such as PCs, servers, storage and network equipment, and hardware sales declined. As a result, sales in this business were ¥22,290 million, down 0.2% from the previous fiscal year, and operating profit was ¥1,436 million, down 4.2%.」

「However, in addition to the prolonged sales cycle during the COVID-19 pandemic, the global semiconductor shortage continued to make it difficult to procure IT equipment such as PCs, servers, storage and network equipment. As a result, sales in this business were ¥15,699 million, down 2.0% year on year, and operating profit was ¥1,002 million, down 13.3%.」

「However, in addition to the end of the telework demand for working from home and similar arrangements during the COVID-19 pandemic, the global semiconductor shortage continued to make it difficult to procure IT equipment such as PCs, servers, storage and network equipment. As a result, sales in this business were ¥10,472 million, down 1.0% year on year, and operating profit was ¥682 million, down 16.0%.」

「However, amid restrictions on face-to-face interactions, a decline following the strong growth in Windows 7 PC replacement demand and telework demand in the same period of the previous year resulted in sales of ¥5,495 million, down 1.9% year on year, and operating profit of ¥404 million, down 19.5%.」

「However, due to a decline following the strong growth in replacement demand for Windows 7 PCs in the previous fiscal year, sales in this business were ¥21,432 million, down 17.2% year on year, and operating profit was ¥1,392 million, down 14.2%.」

「However, due to a decline following the strong growth in replacement demand for Windows 7 PCs in the previous year, sales in this business were ¥15,299 million, down 18.6% year on year, and operating profit was ¥1,053 million, down 10.9%.」

「However, due to a decline following the strong growth in replacement demand for Windows 7 PCs in the previous year, sales in this business were ¥10,086 million, down 18.7% year on year, and operating profit was ¥745 million, down 8.0%.」

「Against this backdrop, we captured market demand associated with replacement demand for Windows 7 devices and the enactment of work-style reform legislation, resulting in strong growth in PC sales and sales of related products accompanying web conferencing systems. We also won numerous server solution projects, including bundled projects covering development, enabling us to exceed plan.」

「Against this backdrop, the company captured market demand associated with replacement of Windows 7 devices and the enactment of work-style reform legislation, resulting in strong growth in PC unit sales compared with the same period of the previous year. It also exceeded plan by securing numerous server solutions, including turnkey system projects covering development.」

「Against this backdrop, the company captured market demand associated with the end of support for Windows 7 devices, the enactment of work-style reform legislation and the consumption tax increase, resulting in strong growth in PC unit sales compared with the same period of the previous year. It also exceeded plan by securing numerous server solutions, including turnkey system projects covering development.」

「Against this backdrop, the company exceeded plan by capturing demand for replacement of Windows 7 devices and securing numerous server solutions, including turnkey system projects covering development.」

「The company captured replacement demand associated with the end of Windows 7 support that exceeded the impact, and also secured more orders than planned for server solutions.」

「Against this backdrop, the initial plan anticipated year-on-year declines in sales and operating profit due to the reaction to the large-scale PC replacement projects in the previous fiscal year, but the company captured PC replacement demand exceeding that impact and also secured more orders than planned for server solutions.」

「Against this backdrop, the initial plan anticipated year-on-year declines in sales and operating profit due to the reaction to the large-scale PC replacement projects in the previous fiscal year, but the company won mobile-PC replacement projects exceeding that impact and also secured more orders than planned for server solutions.」

「This business, whose main activities are sales of IT-related products to corporations and systems integration focused mainly on foreign-affiliated and mid-sized companies, worked to build solutions that stimulate demand, centered on mobile, security and cloud technologies and themed around the government-led work-style reform initiative, amid a slowdown in the market for hardware such as servers and storage, and to further strengthen collaboration among departments.」

「This business, whose main activities are sales of IT-related products to corporations and systems integration focused mainly on foreign-affiliated and mid-sized companies, worked to build solutions that stimulate demand, centered on mobile, security and cloud technologies and themed around the government-led work-style reform initiative, amid a slowdown in the market for hardware such as servers and storage, and to further strengthen collaboration among departments.」

「This business, whose main activities are sales of IT-related products to corporations and systems integration focused mainly on foreign-affiliated and mid-sized companies, worked to build solutions that stimulate demand, with security, mobile and cloud technologies as key themes, amid a slowdown in the market for hardware such as servers and storage, and to further strengthen collaboration among departments.」

「Amid a slowdown in the market for hardware such as servers and storage, the company worked to build solutions that stimulate demand, with security, mobile and cloud technologies as key themes, and to further strengthen collaboration among departments.」

「Amid a slowdown in the market for hardware such as servers and storage, the company worked to build solutions that stimulate demand, with security, mobile and cloud technologies as key themes, and to further strengthen collaboration among departments.」

「Amid a slowdown in the market for hardware such as PCs and servers, the company worked to build solutions that stimulate demand, with security, mobile and cloud technologies as key themes, and to further strengthen collaboration among departments.」