Transition from hardware maintenance to software services centered on cloud, big data and robotics
First written in FY2016. 28 of 40 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2019-Q3. Latest entry: 2026-08-10.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 1 of 10 companies on the "Worse" side.
11 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company positioned AI, Data and Security as its 3 core technology areas and focused on the following initiatives.」
Organized the transition to a wisdom-intensive business around AI, data and security as core technology areas, and implemented proprietary-service, specialist-talent and sales and marketing investments. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The Company is in the third year of the Second Medium-Term Management Plan and is working to complete the transition to a wisdom-intensive business model. The priority technology areas are AI, data and security. (1) We will accelerate the release of proprietary solutions in these priority technology areas. (2) We will further expand investment in recruiting and training engineers and consultants who support these proprietary solutions. (3) We will also increase investment in sales and marketing to ensure that customers recognize and adopt our proprietary solutions.」
In the third year of the Second Medium-Term Management Plan, the Group continues the transition to a wisdom-intensive model, focusing on AI, data and security and increasing investment in proprietary-service releases, specialist talent and sales and marketing. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「The current fiscal year is the second year of the Second Medium-Term Management Plan. We aim to become the industry’s leading enabler by 2030 and focused on the following initiatives.」
As the second year of the Second Medium-Term Management Plan, the Group advanced proprietary-solution development and specific services in cloud, generative AI and government cloud toward its 2030 goal. - FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The fiscal year ending March 2025 is the second year of the Second Medium-Term Management Plan. With the aim of becoming the industry’s leading enabler by 2030, we are focusing on strengthening the development of proprietary solutions that support customers’ digital transformation.」
As the second year of the Second Medium-Term Management Plan, the Group emphasizes stronger proprietary-solution development toward its 2030 goal of becoming the industry’s leading enabler, with specific launches in generative AI, cloud, government cloud and life sciences ICT. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「In the fiscal year ending March 2024, the first year of the Second Medium-Term Management Plan, we implemented (1) the establishment and monetization of business models in growth areas and (2) upfront investment in investment areas.」
Discloses that the first-year priorities of establishing and monetizing growth-business models and making upfront investments in investment businesses were implemented. - FY2024-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「On 7 November 2023, we began additionally providing Self-Lab through Learning Booster, an IT technology learning platform.」
Added Self-Lab to Learning Booster as a first-year initiative under the Second Medium-Term Management Plan, expanding services in a growth business area. - FY2024-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「On 22 August 2023, we began providing Xosphere Instance OrchestratorTM, an instance management and operations tool.」
Added the launch of an instance management and operations tool as a first-year initiative in a growth business area under the Second Medium-Term Management Plan. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In the fiscal year ending March 2024, the first year of the Second Medium-Term Management Plan, we implemented (1) the establishment and monetization of business models in growth areas and (2) upfront investment in investment areas.」
Specified the first-year execution priorities as establishing and monetizing growth-business models and making upfront investments in investment businesses. - FY2023ReframedAnnual report
「On 8 June 2023, we formulated the following Second Medium-Term Management Plan covering 4 years including the fiscal year ending March 2024: Vision for 2030: become the industry’s leading enabler, moving beyond being a technology group to promote business transformation and user companies’ self-reliance; basic policy: complete transition to a wisdom-intensive business model.」
Reframed the transition from a labor-intensive to a knowledge-intensive model as a vision of becoming the industry’s leading enabler by 2030 and completing the transition to a wisdom-intensive business model. - FY2023-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this market backdrop, in the final year of the First Medium-Term Management Plan, the Group aims to achieve the plan by pursuing the following 2 initiatives: expanding and strengthening the outsourcing business for existing domestic and overseas companies, and investing in the development of proprietary solutions to support future growth.」
Continues the 2 final-year priorities and added specific services including Third AI Retail Solution, Reinforce HR and a Web application vulnerability assessment service. - FY2023-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this market backdrop, in the final year of the First Medium-Term Management Plan, the Group aims to achieve the plan by pursuing the following 2 initiatives: 1. expanding and strengthening the outsourcing business for existing domestic and overseas companies; and 2. investing in the development of proprietary solutions to support future growth.」
Continues the 2 final-year priorities and advanced specific offerings and certifications including Microsoft Gold competency, modernization for financial institutions, Azure monitoring, containerization modernization, e-learning, application monitoring and vulnerability assessments. - FY2023-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Against this market backdrop, in the final year of the First Medium-Term Management Plan, the Group aims to achieve the plan by pursuing the following 2 initiatives: 1. expanding and strengthening the outsourcing business for existing domestic and overseas companies; and 2. investing in the development of proprietary solutions to support future growth.」
Organizes the final-year execution plan around 2 priorities: expanding and strengthening the existing outsourcing business and investing in proprietary solution development. - FY2022AdvancedAnnual report
「We aim to achieve operating profit of ¥1 billion over the medium to long term by transitioning from a labor-intensive business to a knowledge-intensive business.」
Continues the medium- to long-term ¥1 billion operating-profit target and implemented the plan through the 4 policies and multiple service launches. - FY2022-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「On 15 December 2021, we conducted a proof-of-concept test of a LINE chatbot using the Third AI Contact Center Solution at bicycle parking facilities operated by Nippon Computer Dynamics.」
Conducted a new proof-of-concept test of a LINE chatbot using Third AI under the Expand, Deep Dive, Secure and Create policies of the First Medium-Term Management Plan. - FY2022-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Specifically, we released the following: as examples under items 1 and 2, on 19 May 2021 we released the introduction of an AI chatbot for Mandom’s customer consultation center; on 8 June 2021 we expanded the Learning Booster for DX human resources development curriculum to help all business professionals acquire DX promotion skills; on 30 June 2021 we began providing operation and maintenance services for the Entrepreneurship Rider Mamoru startup consultation chatbot operated by the Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Japan; on 20 August 2021 we began providing operation and maintenance services for the organization’s online management consultation service E-SODAN. As an example under item 4, on 22 June 2021 we began providing the performance-based IT talent development boot camp for inexperienced workers, and on 29 June 2021 we began providing a containerization PoC service to verify the feasibility of containerizing applications.」
In line with the 4 policies of the medium-term plan, the Group launched and undertook services involving AI chatbots, Learning Booster, online management consulting, IT talent development and containerization PoCs. - FY2022-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「To implement the basic policy of the First Medium-Term Management Plan for 2021-2023, namely, to target operating profit of ¥1 billion at an early stage by transitioning from a labor-intensive business to a knowledge-intensive business, we are advancing the business based on the following 4 policies during the fiscal year.」
Maintains the medium-term operating-profit target and identifies 4 policies: Expand, Deep Dive, Secure and Create, with specific launches including an AI chatbot, expanded Learning Booster curricula, an IT talent development boot camp and a containerization PoC service. - FY2021-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, to implement the basic policy of the First Medium-Term Management Plan for 2021-2023, namely, to target operating profit of ¥1 billion over the medium to long term by transitioning from a labor-intensive business to a knowledge-intensive business, we are pursuing higher productivity through thorough automation of operations and business expansion through faster releases of our own services. Under this policy, we released the following services.」
Continues the ¥1 billion operating-profit target and the transition to a knowledge-intensive business, expanding service launches through operational automation and faster releases of proprietary services. - FY2021-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, to implement the basic policy of the First Medium-Term Management Plan for 2021-2023, namely, to target operating profit of ¥1 billion over the medium to long term by transitioning from a labor-intensive business to a knowledge-intensive business, we are pursuing higher productivity through thorough automation of operations and business expansion through faster releases of our own services. Under this policy, we released the following services: 19 May 2020: Zoom and RPA integration features for the Third AI Contact Center Solution; 3 June 2020: Kyrios for ISV, a cloud migration support service for software providers; 24 June 2020: Praut, an IT operations automation implementation support service; 29 June 2020: Kyrios for Telework, a one-stop service enabling rapid implementation of a secure telework environment; 10 July 2020: DX GAIT, an assessment tool for identifying and developing DX engineers; 28 July 2020: an implementation and operations support service for the cloud-based gateway product iboss.」
While maintaining the medium-term target and the transition from labor-intensive to knowledge-intensive operations, the Group launched Praut, DX GAIT, iboss and other services through automation and accelerated proprietary-service releases. - FY2021-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「To implement the basic policy of the First Medium-Term Management Plan for 2021-2023, namely, to target operating profit of ¥1 billion over the medium to long term by transitioning from a labor-intensive business to a knowledge-intensive business, we are pursuing higher productivity through thorough automation of operations and business expansion through faster releases of our own services. Under this policy, on 19 May 2020 we released Zoom and RPA integration features for the Third AI Contact Center Solution, on 3 June 2020 we released Kyrios for ISV, a cloud migration support service for software providers, and on 29 June 2020 we released Kyrios for Telework.」
Reconfirmed the medium-term target and policy and launched specific Third AI and Kyrios services and features to automate operations, improve productivity and accelerate releases of proprietary services. - FY2020-Q3RaisedAnnual report
「On 22 November 2019, the Group announced its First Medium-Term Management Plan for 2021-2023, targeting operating profit of ¥1 billion at an early stage by transitioning from a labor-intensive business to a knowledge-intensive business. The plan’s focus areas are supporting IT adoption in the life sciences field, providing services using the optimal AI, and a global human resources consulting business.」
The business model transformation policy was formalized in the First Medium-Term Management Plan for 2021-2023, with a target of ¥1 billion in operating profit and 3 priority areas. - FY2020-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, in line with our corporate philosophy, Connect to the Future (Connecting the future our customers envision through technology), the Group decided to pursue automation technologies, represented by AI and RPA, across the Company during the fiscal year. We are making active investments to improve our engineers’ technical capabilities and to use automation technologies extensively within the Company. During the cumulative period of the second quarter, we achieved record-high net sales, supported by the results of investments made through the previous fiscal year and overlapping spot projects.」
Continued company-wide investment in automation technologies such as AI and RPA, together with prior investment results and spot projects, produced record-high net sales. - FY2020-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「Under these circumstances, in line with our corporate philosophy, Connect to the Future (Connecting the future our customers envision through technology), the Group decided to pursue automation technologies, represented by AI and RPA, across the Company during the fiscal year. We are making active investments to improve our engineers’ technical capabilities and to use automation technologies extensively within the Company. During the cumulative period of the first quarter, we achieved our highest earnings in the past 10 fiscal years, supported by the results of investments made through the previous fiscal year and overlapping spot projects.」
Continued investment in automation technologies such as AI and RPA, together with the results of prior investments and spot projects, produced the highest earnings in the past 10 fiscal years. - FY2019AdvancedAnnual report
「In the digital transformation field, we actively invested in service development and promotional activities, and also invested in recruiting and training engineers to further expand our services. These investments produced results, including the successful acquisition of large projects such as the JXTG Energy engagement.」
Discloses investment in DX services, promotion, and engineer recruitment and training, resulting in orders for large projects including the JXTG Energy engagement. - FY2019-Q3AdvancedAnnual report
「During the cumulative period of the third quarter, we invested in developing and providing services and promotional activities in the digital transformation field, hiring and training engineers to develop and provide services in that field and the existing businesses, and expanding office space to support the growth of existing businesses. The results of these investments began to emerge during the fiscal year.」
Discloses investment in DX service development, promotion, engineer recruitment and training, and office expansion, with results beginning to emerge during the fiscal year. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「We make it our basic policy to generate stable earnings from existing businesses and use those profits to invest in new businesses. Based on this policy, our business priorities for the fiscal year are business model transformation and active investment to support future growth. We are working to expand the scale, both qualitatively and geographically, of our digital transformation initiatives, which actively use AI and robotics, as well as our life sciences and global business operations.」
Maintains the policy of directing existing-business earnings toward new-business investment and continues to focus business model transformation and active investment on the same priority areas. - FY2019-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「Based on this policy, our business priorities for the fiscal year were to pursue a business model transformation and active investment to support future growth. Our key strategies are to expand the scale, both qualitatively and geographically, of our digital transformation initiatives, which actively use AI and robotics, as well as our life sciences and global business operations.」
Maintains the policy of investing existing-business earnings in new businesses, while identifying business model transformation and active investment as priorities and organizing the focus areas as DX, life sciences and global business. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「Under our basic policy of generating stable earnings from existing businesses and using those profits to invest in new businesses, during the consolidated fiscal year we continued to concentrate management resources on expanding existing businesses and commercializing new businesses for which demand is growing.」
Continues the policy of using existing businesses as a earnings base while investing their profits in commercializing new businesses. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Under our basic policy of generating stable earnings from existing businesses and using those profits to invest in new businesses, during the cumulative period of the third quarter of the current fiscal year we concentrated management resources on expanding existing businesses and commercializing new businesses.」
Continues the policy of investing earnings from existing businesses in commercializing new businesses. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Under our basic policy of generating stable earnings from existing businesses and using those profits to invest in new businesses, during the cumulative period of the second quarter of the current fiscal year we concentrated management resources on expanding existing businesses and commercializing new businesses.」
Reconfirms the policy of investing earnings from existing businesses in commercializing new businesses. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Under our basic policy of generating stable earnings from existing businesses and using those profits to invest in new businesses, during the cumulative period of the first quarter of the current fiscal year we concentrated management resources on expanding existing businesses and commercializing new businesses.」
Reconfirms the policy of using existing businesses as a earnings base while commercializing new businesses. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Since then, we have focused on developing and selling services such as the design and construction of cloud-based systems by certified engineers.」
Continues the transition toward developing and selling cloud-based services. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「We continued to transition from our traditional hardware-product-based maintenance business to an end-user-focused software services business centered on cloud computing, big data and robotics.」
Sets out a shift in the business portfolio from traditional maintenance to software services for end users.