Higher Development Prices Driven by Strong DX Investment Demand and IT Talent Shortages
First written in FY2024-Q2. 6 of 7 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-07-22.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2018: 1 of 6 companies on the "Worse" side.
12 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- 2026-07-22RestatedPresentation materials on financial results
「DX investment continued in the information services industry, and development using generative AI progressed in particular. While demand remained firm, the outlook requires monitoring because securing and developing IT personnel and rising costs remain challenges.」
The company restated its view of the business environment: demand for DX and generative AI remains firm, while securing and developing IT personnel and rising costs are challenges. - FY2026-H1RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry to which our Group belongs, DX continues to accelerate through legacy-system renewal and data utilization in cloud services, while hiring personnel and investing in technology related to generative AI are becoming more active. At the same time, shortages of IT personnel, including systems engineers, continue, making it urgent to secure and develop personnel.」
The business environment continues to be characterized by legacy-system renewal, cloud data utilization and hiring and technology investment related to generative AI, alongside persistent IT talent shortages. - FY2025RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry to which our Group belongs, DX continues to accelerate, including data utilization in cloud services, and momentum is building to improve operational efficiency through new technologies such as generative AI. At the same time, shortages of IT personnel, including systems engineers, continue, and responding to issues such as rising development costs is also required.」
The recognition remains that demand for DX, cloud and generative AI and IT talent shortages continue, while higher development costs caused by rising personnel expenses must be addressed. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry to which our Group belongs, DX continues to accelerate, including data utilization in cloud services, and momentum is building to improve operational efficiency through new technologies such as generative AI. At the same time, shortages of IT personnel, including systems engineers, continue, and responding to issues such as rising development costs is also required.」
The company recognizes continued demand for DX, cloud and generative AI, ongoing IT talent shortages and the challenge of higher development costs. - FY2024RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry to which we belong, demand continues to expand as companies make strong IT investments to achieve DX. On the supply side, shortages of IT personnel, including systems engineers, continue, and system software development prices also continue to rise as the supply-demand gap widens.」
The recognition of an operating environment characterized by DX-driven demand growth, IT talent shortages, a supply-demand gap and higher development prices remains in place. - FY2024-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry to which we belong, demand continues to expand as companies make strong IT investments to achieve DX, although the response to the invoice system and the Electronic Books Preservation Act has settled down. On the supply side, shortages of IT personnel, including systems engineers, continue, and system software development prices continue to rise as the supply-demand gap widens.」
The company says demand driven by DX investment, IT talent shortages, the supply-demand gap and higher development prices continue. - FY2024-Q2First statedAnnual report
「In the information services industry to which we belong, demand continues to expand as companies make strong IT investments to achieve DX (digital transformation). On the supply side, shortages of IT personnel, including systems engineers, continue, and the widening supply-demand gap is pushing up system software development prices. In response to this demand growth and higher prices, Japan’s information services market is reaching new record highs, and its market size is expected to expand over the medium to long term.」
Strong corporate DX investment, the supply-demand gap caused by IT talent shortages, rising development prices and expansion of Japan’s information services market are described as structural business-environment factors.