Rising Corporate Investment in Systems and Expectations for AI, IoT and FinTech
First written in FY2017-Q2. 21 of 22 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-07-29.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 4 of 19 companies on the "Worse" side.
17 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- 2026-07-29RestatedEarnings
「In the information-services industry in which our group operates, demand for IT investment has remained firm, supported by companies' needs to promote DX and improve productivity.」
Continues to describe firm demand for IT investment driven by DX initiatives and productivity improvements. - FY2026RestatedAnnual report
「During the consolidated fiscal year, Japan's economy saw resilient IT investment against the backdrop of companies' promotion of digital transformation (DX). At the same time, companies were also cautious in making investment decisions, partly because of the impact of an uncertain economic outlook.」
Presents both the resilience of IT investment driven by the promotion of DX and companies' caution in making investment decisions. - FY2024-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In addition, companies appear to be taking an active approach to using big data, AI and IoT to strengthen their competitiveness.」
Describes companies' use of big data, AI and IoT, in addition to interest in and expectations for DX, as a market condition in the information services industry. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The information services industry in which our group operates continues to see strong interest in and expectations for DX aimed at improving productivity and operational efficiency and enabling new ways of working. Investment in information systems to strengthen corporate competitiveness is also expected to remain on a recovery trend.」
Continues to describe interest in and expectations for DX to improve productivity and operational efficiency and enable new ways of working, together with the recovery trend in information systems capital investment. - FY2022-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Amid major changes in the business environment, the information services industry in which our group operates is seeing strong interest in and expectations for DX as a means of generating results through accurate information analysis and improved operational efficiency.」
Describes the continuing strong interest in and expectations for DX in the information services industry to enable information analysis and improved operational efficiency. - FY2022-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The information services industry in which our group operates is seeing strong interest in and expectations for DX, against a backdrop of the need to strengthen corporate competitiveness and reform work practices in a new-normal era of major changes in the business environment.」
Continues to describe interest in and expectations for DX, driven by efforts to strengthen corporate competitiveness and promote work-style reform, as a market condition in the information services industry. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「According to the September 2020 Tankan survey conducted by the Bank of Japan, software investment plans for all industries, including financial institutions, were up 3.2% year on year. IT investment is expected to remain resilient as companies increasingly pursue digital management.」
Describes the market view that IT investment remains resilient against the backdrop of companies' increasing focus on digital management, with software investment plans up 3.2% year on year. - FY2021-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The information services industry in which our group operates has seen strong interest in reviewing business processes and in automation using BPM, IoT, OCR, RPA and AI against a backdrop of stronger corporate competitiveness and work-style reform.」
Continues to describe interest in business process automation, driven by efforts to strengthen corporate competitiveness and promote work-style reform, as a market condition in the information services industry. - FY2020RestatedAnnual report
「IT investment demand related to the automation of business processes using BPM, IoT, OCR, RPA and AI remained firm against the backdrop of efforts to strengthen corporate competitiveness and promote work-style reform.」
Continues to indicate that demand for investment in business automation using digital technologies remains firm. - FY2020-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「IT investment demand remained firm against the backdrop of rationalization and labor saving to strengthen corporate competitiveness and address labor shortages.」
Continues to describe firm IT investment demand, underpinned by rationalization, labor saving and measures to address labor shortages, as a market condition. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry in which our group operates, IT investment demand remained firm amid rising expectations for the automation of business processes using BPM, IoT, OCR, RPA and AI, against the backdrop of work-style reform and labor shortages. The trend toward digitally transforming analog work performed manually or through other means is expected to continue.」
Continues to describe firm IT investment demand underpinned by expectations for business process automation and DX, as well as the expected continuation of the DX trend. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「IT investment demand remained firm amid rising expectations for the automation of business processes using BPM, IoT, OCR, RPA and AI, against the backdrop of work-style reform and labor shortages. The trend toward digitally transforming analog work performed manually or through other means is expected to continue.」
Continues to describe expectations for business automation and DX using digital technologies such as AI, RPA and IoT as factors underpinning firm IT investment demand. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The information services industry in which our group operates saw firm IT investment demand, driven by growing expectations for innovation created by digital transformation (DX), including efficiency gains and accurate analysis through the use of IoT, OCR, RPA and AI against a backdrop of work-style reform and labor shortages.」
Continues to describe expectations for DX using IoT, OCR, RPA and AI, together with firm IT investment demand, as market conditions. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The information services industry in which our group operates saw firm IT investment demand, driven by growing expectations for innovation created by digital transformation (DX), including efficiency gains and accurate analysis through the use of IoT, OCR, RPA and AI against a backdrop of work-style reform and labor shortages.」
Describes expectations for IoT, OCR, RPA, AI and DX, driven by work-style reform and labor shortages, as factors underpinning firm IT investment demand. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「IT investment demand remained firm, driven by demand to update existing systems and by the work-style reform and labor-shortage trends, with companies using digital technologies such as AI, RPA and IoT to improve operational efficiency, strengthen customer touchpoints and enhance competitiveness.」
Continues to state that IT investment demand remains firm for improving operational efficiency, strengthening customer touchpoints and enhancing corporate competitiveness through digital technologies such as AI, RPA and IoT. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The information services industry in which we operate remained generally firm, supported by expectations for advanced technologies such as AI, RPA (Robotic Process Automation), IoT and blockchain to address the worsening labor shortage, as well as growing demand for IT investment to reform work practices and strengthen competitiveness.」
Continues to describe expectations for advanced technologies such as AI, RPA, IoT and blockchain, and the firm market conditions driven by rising IT investment demand. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「The information services industry in which we operate remained generally firm, supported by expectations for advanced technologies such as AI, RPA (Robotic Process Automation), IoT and blockchain, as well as growing demand for IT investment to improve operational efficiency and strengthen competitiveness through their use.」
In addition to AI, RPA and IoT, the disclosure specifically mentions blockchain as an advanced technology and continues to describe rising demand for IT investment using these technologies and firm market conditions. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry in which the Company operates, expectations were high for advanced technologies such as AI, IoT and blockchain. Conditions were generally solid, owing to rising demand for IT investment aimed at improving operational efficiency and strengthening competitiveness through the use of these technologies.」
In addition to expectations for AI and IoT, the disclosure specifically mentions blockchain as an advanced technology and describes rising demand for IT investment using advanced technologies and firm market conditions. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry in which the Group operates, conditions were generally solid, owing to rising demand for IT investment aimed at improving operational efficiency and strengthening competitiveness.」
The disclosure continues to state that demand for corporate IT investment is increasing and that the market is performing firmly. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry in which the Company operates, investment in information-related facilities, including software, was on an upward trend.」
The disclosure describes an upward trend in information technology-related investment. The wording has changed from the previous quarter's focus on expectations for specific technologies such as AI, IoT and FinTech to wording centered on an overall increase in capital investment. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry in which we operate, corporate investment in systems is on an upward trend, and ICT services such as RPA (Robotics Process Automation), IoT (Internet of Things) and FinTech, which are expected to be central to growth strategies, are attracting significant interest.」
The disclosure continues to describe the upward trend in corporate investment in systems and expectations for ICT services such as RPA, IoT and FinTech. Unlike the previous quarter, which mentioned AI, this quarter specifically mentions RPA. - FY2017-Q2First statedAnnual report
「In the information services industry in which the Company operates, corporate investment in systems was on an upward trend, and strong expectations were placed on ICT services expected to be central to growth strategies, including AI (artificial intelligence), IoT (Internet of Things) and FinTech.」
The disclosure describes the information services industry's market environment as one of rising corporate investment in systems and strong expectations for ICT services such as AI, IoT and FinTech.