Demand for Outsourced Debugging
First written in FY2016. 13 of 21 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2026.
Digital Hearts Holdings moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2026.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Reframed".
- FY2026ReframedAnnual report
「Because game manufacturers have already made progress in outsourcing debugging, we expect orders to remain stable. Meanwhile, among companies involved in the development, maintenance and operation of enterprise systems, the importance of quality assurance for software developed using AI is increasing as AI technology advances. Demand is expected to grow for consulting and operational support that combines the optimal use of AI in quality assurance with the knowledge and technology of a specialist QA company.」
It expands the market view beyond demand for outsourced game debugging to demand for QA applications, consulting and operational support associated with AI development. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, companies continue to face chronic shortages of IT personnel supporting development and operations. Accordingly, we expect the Group’s revenue opportunities to continue expanding through its support services for software development, testing, maintenance and operations, security, and other areas.」
It reconfirms the market view that revenue opportunities for development, testing, maintenance and operations, and security support will expand against a backdrop of shortages of IT personnel. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「As a result, manufacturers and software development companies are accelerating the outsourcing of testing processes.」
It reconfirms the market view that demand for outsourced testing is accelerating against a backdrop of shortages of IT personnel, increasing software complexity due to IoT and DX, and rising testing specialization. - FY2022-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, companies continue to face chronic shortages of IT personnel supporting development and operations. Accordingly, we expect the Group’s revenue opportunities to continue expanding through its support services for software development, testing, maintenance and operations, security, and other areas.」
It reconfirms the market view that revenue opportunities for development, testing, maintenance and operations, and security support will expand against a backdrop of shortages of IT personnel and the advancement of IoT and DX. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the digital-related markets surrounding the Group, content and services are rapidly diversifying against a backdrop of the advancement of IoT (Internet of Things) and the acceleration of digital transformation (DX). Meanwhile, companies continue to face chronic shortages of IT personnel supporting development and operations. Accordingly, we expect the Group’s revenue opportunities to continue expanding through its support services for software development, testing, maintenance and operations, security, and other areas.」
It continues to present the market view that the advancement of IoT and DX, shortages of IT personnel, and growing demand for development, testing, maintenance and operations, and security support are driving the market. - FY2021-Q3ReframedAnnual report
「In the digital-related markets surrounding the Group, content and services are rapidly diversifying against a backdrop of the advancement of IoT (Internet of Things) and the acceleration of digital transformation (DX). Meanwhile, companies continue to face chronic shortages of IT personnel supporting development and operations. Accordingly, we expect the Group’s revenue opportunities to continue expanding through its support services for software development, testing, maintenance and operations, security, and other areas.」
It adds the advancement of IoT and acceleration of DX as factors underlying the market view and explicitly includes security among the areas covered by its revenue opportunities, in addition to development, testing, maintenance and operations. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, companies continue to face chronic shortages of IT personnel supporting development and operations. Accordingly, we expect the Group’s revenue opportunities to continue expanding through its support services for software development, testing, maintenance and operations, among others.」
It reconfirms the market view that revenue opportunities for development, testing, maintenance and operations support will continue to expand against a backdrop of chronic shortages of IT personnel. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, companies continue to face chronic shortages of IT personnel supporting development and operations. Accordingly, we expect the Group’s revenue opportunities to continue expanding through its support services for software development, testing, maintenance and operations, among others.」
It reconfirms the outlook for expanding medium- to long-term revenue opportunities for development, testing, maintenance and operations support services against a backdrop of shortages of IT personnel. - FY2020Short-term contraction in demand due to COVID-19Annual report
「Demand for outsourcing to the Group has temporarily contracted because, among other factors, the COVID-19 pandemic caused some delays in customers’ development schedules. We recognize, however, that these effects are short term and that demand is trending upward over the medium to long term.」
It maintained its outlook for medium- to long-term growth in outsourcing demand driven by shortages of IT personnel, while stating that COVID-19 had caused a short-term contraction in demand. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Meanwhile, companies continue to face chronic shortages of IT personnel supporting development and operations. Accordingly, we expect the Group’s revenue opportunities to continue expanding through its support services for software development, testing, maintenance and operations, among others.」
It reconfirms the market view that revenue opportunities for development, testing, maintenance and operations support services will expand against a backdrop of chronic shortages of IT personnel. - FY2020-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Companies continue to face chronic shortages of IT personnel supporting development and operations. Accordingly, we expect the Group’s revenue opportunities to continue expanding through its support services for software development, testing, maintenance and operations, among others.」
It reconfirms the market view that revenue opportunities for development, testing, maintenance and operations support services will continue to expand against a backdrop of chronic shortages of IT personnel. - FY2019ReframedAnnual report
「These testing services were traditionally performed mainly in-house by manufacturers and software development companies. In recent years, however, chronic shortages of engineers have become more serious, while the knowledge required for testing has diversified and become more specialized. As a result, companies are increasingly outsourcing testing to specialists capable of conducting accurate tests efficiently.」
It broadens the market view from demand for outsourcing conventional debugging processes to demand for outsourcing testing services generally, including system testing. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「These testing services were traditionally performed mainly in-house by manufacturers and software development companies. In recent years, however, shortages of IT personnel and engineers within these companies have become more serious, while the knowledge required for testing has diversified and become more specialized. As a result, companies are increasingly outsourcing testing to specialists capable of conducting tests quickly and to a high standard.」
It reconfirms the market view that demand for outsourcing testing to specialist companies is increasing against a backdrop of shortages of IT personnel and engineers and the diversification and rising specialization of testing expertise. - FY2019-Q1Outsourcing demand driven by labor shortages and rising specializationAnnual report
「These testing services were traditionally performed mainly in-house by manufacturers and software development companies. In recent years, however, shortages of IT personnel and engineers within these companies have become more serious, while the knowledge required for testing has diversified and become more specialized. As a result, companies are increasingly outsourcing testing to specialists capable of conducting tests quickly and to a high standard.」
Regarding demand for outsourced testing, it identifies shortages of IT personnel and the diversification and increasing specialization of testing expertise as additional drivers, beyond the traditional requirements for quality and speed. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Even during the operations phase after release, development related to large-scale updates designed to engage users over the medium to long term, including collaborations between popular titles and overhauls of game content, continues to occur. As a result, demand for debugging is growing in both the development and operations phases.」
It reconfirms the market view that debugging demand is growing in the development phase as well as the operations phase after release. - FY2018-Q2Growing demand across both the development and operations phasesAnnual report
「Even during the operations phase after release, development related to large-scale updates designed to engage users over the medium to long term, including collaborations between popular titles and overhauls of game content, continues to occur. As a result, demand for debugging is growing in both the development and operations phases.」
It summarizes that debugging demand is growing in both phases, including the development phase as well as the conventional operations phase. - FY2018-Q1Growth in debugging demand during the operations phaseAnnual report
「Even during the operations phase after release, development related to large-scale updates designed to engage users over the medium to long term, including collaborations between popular titles and overhauls of game content, continues. As a result, the amount of debugging work required during the operations phase is also increasing.」
It explains that the amount of debugging work is increasing not only during the conventional development process but also during the operations and update phases after release. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「Manufacturers and software development companies are increasingly outsourcing debugging, which detects defects, in order to reduce labor costs and concentrate their management resources on developing high-quality products.」
It continues to identify demand for outsourced debugging, driven by a focus on high-quality product development and labor cost reductions, as a market condition. - FY2017-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the software and content markets related to the Group’s core debugging business, social demand for the development of high-quality products is rising. Accordingly, development companies are increasingly outsourcing debugging in order to concentrate their management resources on developing high-quality products quickly.」
It reconfirms demand for outsourcing debugging associated with high-quality, rapid product development as a market condition. - FY2017-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the software and content markets related to the Group’s core debugging business, social demand for the development of high-quality products is rising. Accordingly, development companies are increasingly outsourcing debugging in order to concentrate their management resources on developing high-quality products quickly.」
It continues to identify demand for outsourcing debugging in support of high-quality, rapid product development as a market condition. - FY2016First statedAnnual report
「Development companies are increasingly outsourcing debugging in order to concentrate their management resources on developing high-quality products quickly.」
It identifies rising quality requirements and the concentration of development companies’ management resources as drivers of demand growth in the core business.