Positioning IoT, VR/AR, 3D Printing, AI and Security as Growth Areas

「During the interim consolidated accounting period, in growth fields such as XR (cross reality), AI (artificial intelligence), security and education, we advanced strategies with our business partners to further evolve our business models, while working to improve productivity and our cost structure and addressing management challenges by improving the quality of management decisions.」

「As part of our efforts to promote business growth, we are actively investing in the development of new core technologies and business models. In November 2023, we also held Connected Ink 2023, a community event themed "Creative Chaos," reflecting on the source of human creativity and bringing together partners from diverse fields including art, education and technology. We announced initiatives with partners across a range of fields, including education services using the latest digital ink technology, protection of creators' rights, visualization through AI analysis of the value of the creative process, the latest technologies for dramatically improving the quality of creative work in remote environments, and the development status of Wacom VR Pen, which supports creation in VR (virtual reality) spaces.」

「During the first six months of the current consolidated fiscal year, we advanced strategies with collaborative partners to further evolve our business model in growth areas including XR (extended reality), AI (artificial intelligence), security and education.」

「During the first quarter of the fiscal year, in growth fields such as XR (cross reality), AI (artificial intelligence), security and education, we advanced strategies with our business partners to further evolve our business models, while working to improve productivity and our cost structure and addressing management challenges by improving the quality of management decisions.」

「We are advancing specific technology development to deliver new experiential value by combining digital handwriting technology with AI (artificial intelligence), XR (extended reality) and security. In AI, we are jointly developing a new learning experience service with 株式会社Ｚ会 that visualizes students' trial and error. In security, development is under way on Wacom Yuify, a service that protects creators' rights. In XR, we are developing an original metaverse space while also advancing development of the Wacom VR Pen, which enables spatial drawing.」

「To promote growth, the company actively invested in developing new core technologies and business models. In November 2022, it also held “Connected Ink 2022,” a community event themed “Creative Chaos,” reflecting on the source of human creativity and bringing together partners from diverse fields including art, education and technology. The company announced initiatives with partners in various fields, including AI for education using the latest digital ink technology, protection of creators’ rights, and the potential for creative work in metaverse spaces.」

「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 11 April 2022, the company resolved to enter into a capital and business alliance with アートスパークホールディングス株式会社 and to subscribe to a third-party allotment of new shares. アートスパークホールディングス株式会社 promotes businesses ranging from the digital creation of content to its use and application, and shares a history of more than 20 years of collaboration with the company, including supplying the company’s pen tablets with “CLIP STUDIO PAINT,” an illustration, manga and animation production application developed by its subsidiary CELSYS,Inc. Through this business alliance, the companies will jointly develop creative creation experiences for specific applications such as education through “CLIP STUDIO PAINT,” and consider implementing technologies and operating services for digital copyright management and the protection of rights related to creative work.」

「The company is also continuing to develop WILL (Wacom Ink Layer Language), a digital ink technology. It also worked on developing Wacom Yuify, a service designed to protect the digital copyrights of works created by creators and artists.」

「During the first nine months of the fiscal year, in growth fields such as VR (virtual reality)/MR (mixed reality), AI (artificial intelligence), security and education, we advanced strategies with our business partners to further evolve our business models, while working company-wide to improve productivity and our cost structure and addressing management challenges by improving the quality of management decisions.」

「During the first quarter of the fiscal year, in growth fields such as IoT, VR (virtual reality)/MR (mixed reality), AI (artificial intelligence), security and education, we advanced strategies with our business partners to further evolve our business models, while working company-wide to improve productivity and our cost structure and addressing management challenges by improving the quality of management decisions.」

「By the final year of Wacom Chapter 3, in addition to rolling out a new product portfolio built on advances in our existing core technologies and developing new customer groups, we will apply new core technologies in AI, XR and security to provide new products and services in education, creative support, spatial drawing and copyright protection.」

「During the first nine months of the fiscal year, under the management team that began in the fiscal year ending March 2019, we advanced future strategies with our business partners to further evolve our business models in growth fields such as IoT, VR (virtual reality)/MR (mixed reality), AI (artificial intelligence) and security.」

「During the first nine months of the fiscal year, under the management team that began in the previous fiscal year, we advanced future strategies with our business partners to further evolve our business models in growth fields such as IoT, VR (virtual reality)/MR (mixed reality), AI (artificial intelligence) and security.」

「The company made active investments in research and development to advance “Technology Leadership,” one of the Group-wide strategies in the medium-term management plan, including proposals for virtual-space design using 5G as a member of NTT DOCOMO, INC.’s “docomo 5G Open Partner Program.”」

「During the first quarter of the fiscal year, under the management team that began in the previous fiscal year, we advanced future strategies with our business partners to further evolve our business models in growth fields such as IoT, VR (virtual reality)/MR (mixed reality), AI (artificial intelligence) and security.」

「We announced a collaboration with UK-based Gravity Sketch (Gravity Sketch) to develop drawing solutions in VR spaces, and announced a collaboration with US-based Magic Leap (Magic Leap) to develop system solutions enabling multiple people to collaborate on product design and content creation in MR (mixed reality) environments using spatial computing.」

「During the first nine months of the fiscal year, under the new management team, we advanced future strategies with our business partners to further evolve our business models in growth fields such as IoT, VR (virtual reality)/MR (mixed reality), 3D (three-dimensional) printing, AI (artificial intelligence) and security.」

「During the first six months of the fiscal year, under the new management team, we advanced future strategies to further evolve our business models in growth fields such as IoT, VR (virtual reality)/MR (mixed reality), 3D (three-dimensional) printing, AI (artificial intelligence) and security.」

「During the first quarter of the fiscal year, under the new management team, we developed future strategies to further evolve our business models in growth fields such as IoT, VR (virtual reality)/MR (mixed reality), 3D (three-dimensional) printing, AI (artificial intelligence) and security.」

「We invested in the UK software company Gravity Sketch Limited (Gravity Sketch), which develops 3D modelling tools for VR, and aim to integrate them with advanced technologies such as VR/MR. Going forward, we will also pursue joint product development through open innovation that incorporates external technologies.」

「We also continued developing new products for growth markets such as VR/AR and next-generation digital pen technologies in order to drive innovation in the industry and further strengthen our market leadership.」

「We also continued developing new products for growth markets such as VR/AR and next-generation digital pen technologies in order to drive innovation in the industry and further strengthen our market leadership.」

「We identified IoT (the Internet of Things), VR (virtual reality)/AR (augmented reality), 3D printing, AI (artificial intelligence) and security as new growth fields, and worked to develop higher-value-added products and strengthen our product lines.」