Risk of reliance on technologies developed in collaboration with other companies
First written in FY2018. 3 of 6 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2025.
Ai moved to the "Worse" side of this theme in 2023, 2 years before the typical company in this theme (2025).
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 3 of 9 companies on the "Worse" side.
1 other company's latest entry also says "Reframed".
- FY2025ReframedAnnual report
「For speech recognition technology in the group’s voice business, we have obtained licenses to use speech recognition software and other technologies from NTT TechnoCross Corporation, ATR-Promotions, Inc. and the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT). For speech synthesis technology, we have formed alliances with overseas companies, including Cerence, for foreign-language speech synthesis.」
The risk of dependence on collaboration with other companies has been reorganized from general dependence on peripheral technologies to specific contractual and alliance relationships involving licenses for speech recognition software and overseas alliances for foreign-language speech synthesis. - FY2023ReframedAnnual report
「At the company, Japanese speech synthesis is positioned as a core technology, while business alliances with other companies, including collaboration and capital alliances with overseas manufacturers, will be promoted for collaborative technologies such as speech recognition, intent interpretation, translation and multilingual capabilities. Accordingly, we may be affected by the circumstances of other companies and by policies such as the intellectual property systems and export controls of individual countries, which could in turn affect our business and operating results.」
The scope of the risk of dependence on collaboration with other companies has expanded from general business alliances and collaboration to include capital alliances, the intellectual property systems of individual countries, export controls and other policy factors. - FY2022RestatedAnnual report
「As a response measure for this risk, we will maintain amicable relationships and communication with our business alliance partners.」
The company continues to face the risk arising from a structure that depends on alliances with other companies for peripheral technologies such as speech recognition, translation and multilingual capabilities and is affected by its relationships with alliance partners. - FY2021RestatedAnnual report
「As a response measure for this risk, we will maintain amicable relationships and communication with our business alliance partners.」
The company continues to face the risk arising from a structure that depends on alliances and collaboration with other companies for peripheral technologies and is affected by its relationships with alliance partners. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「At the company, Japanese speech synthesis is positioned as a core technology, while business alliances and collaboration with other companies will be promoted for collaborative technologies such as speech recognition, intent interpretation, translation and multilingual capabilities. Accordingly, we may be affected by the circumstances of other companies, which could in turn affect our business and operating results.」
The company continues to face the risk arising from a structure that depends on alliances and collaboration with other companies for peripheral technologies and is affected by the circumstances of those counterparties. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「Regarding collaborative technologies for speech recognition, intent interpretation, translation, multilingual capabilities and other functions, we will promote business alliances and collaboration with other companies. Accordingly, we may be affected by the circumstances of other companies,」
The risk arising from a structure in which Japanese speech synthesis is developed in-house as the core technology and peripheral technologies are provided through collaboration with other companies.