B2B Business Development for HEMS and Power-Related Cloud Services
First written in FY2017-Q1. 1 of 4 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2017-Q2. Latest entry: FY2017.
Ubiquitous AI moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2017.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Softened".
- FY2017SoftenedAnnual report
「Revenue from services and solutions for the fiscal year ended March 2017 was ¥88,893 thousand, or 7.9% of the group total of ¥1,124,121 thousand. However, revenue within the scope of the business transfer was ¥28,421 thousand, as customer transactions involving certain embedded software were excluded.」
The scope of the services and solutions area, which may include HEMS and power-related cloud services, has contracted as a result of the transfer of the IoT platform business. - FY2017-Q3WorsenedAnnual report
「We are pursuing sales activities to make up for the shortfall in the first half, including the market launch of the high-performance HEMS gateway device jointly developed with our collaboration partner. However, production delays mean that its contribution to revenue for the current fiscal year is expected to be limited. As sales will be possible from early in the next fiscal year, we expect it to contribute to revenue in that year.」
Even after the joint development and launch of sales, the HEMS gateway's contribution in the current fiscal year has been limited by production delays, with the main sales contribution pushed back to early in the next fiscal year. - FY2017-Q2AdvancedAnnual report
「In October 2016, we jointly developed a high-performance HEMS gateway device with KAGA ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD. and began selling it as a solution that included a cloud platform. We will actively pursue sales to new entrants to the electricity retail business as a value-added offering to promote switching electricity providers.」
The joint development and launch of sales of a high-performance HEMS gateway with KAGA ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD. has advanced the B2B provision of HEMS and power-related cloud services into a concrete product. - FY2017-Q1First statedAnnual report
「We will continue developing B2B businesses that provide HEMS and power-related cloud services individually to relevant businesses, while seeking to monetize them through collaboration with business partners.」
The company has newly given concrete form to a B2B model that provides HEMS and power-related cloud services individually to relevant businesses, together with monetization through partner collaboration.