Delays in responding to technological innovation, operating systems and new devices

「If the Group is late in supporting new versions of operating systems and other software or adding new features, is late in supporting new equipment or devices, or if alternative services emerge that replace the Group's services, including X-Tech services, the competitiveness of the Group's services may decline, potentially affecting its business results.」

「If the Group is late in supporting new versions of operating systems and other software or adding new features, is late in supporting new equipment or devices, or if alternative services emerge that replace the Group's services, including X-Tech services, the competitiveness of the Group's services may decline, potentially affecting its business results.」

「The Group’s services could lose competitiveness and its performance could be affected if it is slow to support new versions of operating systems or add new functionality, slow to support new equipment or devices, or if alternative services to those offered by the Group emerge.」

「The Group seeks to stay ahead of its peers in R&D on new technologies and the addition of new functionality to respond to these changes, but its services could lose competitiveness and its performance could be affected if it is slow to support new versions of operating systems or add new functionality, slow to support new equipment or devices, or if alternative services to those offered by the Group emerge.」

「Through this upgrade, the Company aims to enhance the maturity and functionality of its IoT OS and achieve further adoption as an AI and IoT platform.」

「Specifically, the Company will continue to promote its initiative of rebuilding industry and sector infrastructure through IT under the “○○×IT” concept, which combines IT with various industries and sectors and which it has pursued in recent years. It will respond to technological innovation, diversify risk factors that could have a material impact on business performance through the acquisition of intellectual property rights and other measures, reduce the occurrence of risks, and respond to them appropriately.」

「The company is working to improve user convenience and satisfaction by promptly supporting the latest operating systems, including iOS 13, iPadOS and Android 10, the latest Android operating system.」

「The company is strengthening performance and functionality by enhancing support for the zero-touch enrollment function of Android Enterprise, Google's framework for managing corporate devices; supporting App Configuration, Apple's function for distributing application settings; and becoming the first company in Japan to offer a SIM insertion/removal monitoring function for Windows devices.」

「During the current fiscal year, a version upgrade strengthened integration with the zero-touch enrollment function of Android Enterprise, Google's framework for managing corporate devices. This has improved kitting efficiency for both administrators and device users of Optimal Biz, enabling devices to be deployed more quickly.」

「The Company continues to improve performance and convenience rather than remain satisfied with its market share.」

「Optimal Biz was also upgraded to support distributing application settings to iOS devices and to enable integration with various mobile applications, among other enhancements」

「The Company seeks to stay ahead of its peers in R&D on new technologies and the addition of new functionality to respond to these changes, but its services could lose competitiveness and its performance could be affected if it is slow to support new versions of operating systems or add new functionality, slow to support new devices, or if alternative services to those offered by the Company emerge.」

「Optimal Biz was upgraded, strengthening its Android device management functions during the quarter, including support for Android Enterprise, an Android OS device management program, and Android 8.0 Oreo. This enables more advanced security settings for Android devices.」

「The Company obtained a patent covering a fundamental concept of an application marketplace: automatically sorting and distributing applications purchased from the marketplace according to the operating system of the devices targeted for distribution. This enables administrators, the users of the system, to distribute applications automatically without having to consider the operating systems of the destination devices.」

「Optimal Biz underwent a major version upgrade, enabling control over the use of Microsoft Office 365 and G Suite, provided by Google, from devices not managed by Optimal Biz.」

「Optimal Biz was upgraded with enhanced functionality for Windows operating systems, including Windows 10, which is rapidly increasing its share of the desktop OS market. It also added device-management functionality for Windows 10 Mobile, which is expected to expand going forward.」

「In its IoT platform services, the Company upgraded Optimal Biz to support iOS 10. In addition, KDDI Smart Mobile Safety Manager, which is provided to KDDI Corporation, now supports Windows 10 Mobile, helping expand the market by supporting new operating systems.」

「In the IT industry in which the Company operates, technological innovation is advancing rapidly and user needs are constantly changing. The Company seeks to stay ahead of its peers in R&D on new technologies and the addition of new functionality, but its services could lose competitiveness and its performance could be affected if it is slow to support new versions of operating systems or add new functionality, slow to support new devices, or if alternative services to those offered by the Company emerge.」