Risk to the continuation of strategic partnerships and the quality of integrated systems
First written in FY2018. 1 of 4 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: FY2023.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2025: 3 of 9 companies on the "Worse" side.
0 other companies' latest entry also says "Advanced".
- FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition to its longstanding partnerships with Microsoft Corporation, Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), and ORACLE CORPORATION JAPAN, the company expanded its collaboration with Red Hat, Inc. in September 2022 and worked to solve customer issues through co-creation with global partners.」
The scope of strategic partnerships was expanded to Red Hat, and the company advanced efforts to solve customer issues through co-creation with Microsoft, AWS, Oracle, and others. - FY2022WorsenedAnnual report
「In June 2020, the company also agreed with Rakuten Mobile, Inc. to jointly develop a fully virtualized standalone 5G core network. In the same month, it entered into a capital and business alliance with Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation aimed at joint research and development and global expansion of 5G and a range of ICT products. In July 2021, the company entered into an agreement with Microsoft Corporation to expand its strategic partnership for the purpose of promoting cloud adoption by customers and accelerating digital transformation.」
The company specified the areas of collaboration and dependencies relating to strategic partners, including Rakuten Mobile, NTT, and Microsoft, in connection with the risk of dependence on strategic partners. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「The NEC Group has established long-term strategic alliances with leading companies in the industry for the development of new technologies and products and the manufacture of existing and new products. However, if financial or other business problems arise at these strategic partners, or if a strategic partner changes its strategic objectives or reviews its alliance partners, the partner may cease to seek to maintain its alliance with the NEC Group or may become unable to maintain it.」
The company continues to disclose risks relating to financial or policy changes at strategic partners and defects in integrated systems incorporating other companies' products. - FY2018First statedAnnual report
「If financial or other business problems arise at these strategic partners, or if a strategic partner changes its strategic objectives or reviews its alliance partners, the partner may cease to seek to maintain its alliance with the NEC Group or may become unable to maintain it.」
The company newly identified the risk that financial or business problems or policy changes at strategic partners could hinder the continuation of alliances or the provision of systems incorporating other companies' products.