Creating a Market through the Integration of Digital Stationery and the Cloud

「Based on WILL, its digital ink technology, and following joint development with 株式会社Ｚ会, the company created a new learning experience service for the education sector using handwriting and digital technology.」

「For EMR (Electro Magnetic Resonance) pen and sensor technology, the company pursued technology development and provided solutions to develop education and digital stationery markets in addition to the smartphone market. This contributed to adoption in tablet models supplied by OEM customers under Japan’s GIGA School Program and to expanded use in eNotes equipped with ePaper displays.」

「The company is developing new hardware products, associated cloud solutions and digital ink technologies to provide solutions for the rapidly expanding VR (virtual reality) content and 3D (three-dimensional) production markets and to develop a new digital stationery market.」

「The company strengthened Wacom Cloud, which can be used in conjunction with its hardware, continued developing WILL, its digital ink technology, and began providing a broad range of licenses through solutions for OEM customers and initiatives such as the Digital Stationery Consortium (Digital Stationery Association).」

「The Bamboo Slate and Bamboo Folio, announced in the previous fiscal year, continued to generate sales substantially above those of their predecessor models, resulting in a significant year-on-year increase in total consumer business sales.」

「The Bamboo Ink stylus, announced in June and jointly developed with Microsoft for optimal use with Windows tablets, achieved strong sales growth, particularly in North America. The Bamboo Sketch, a new high-performance stylus for iPad also announced in June, contributed to sales. The Bamboo Slate and Bamboo Folio, announced in the previous fiscal year, also continued to generate sales substantially above those of their predecessor models, resulting in a significant year-on-year increase in total consumer business sales.」

「The Bamboo Ink stylus, announced in June and jointly developed with Microsoft for optimal use with Windows tablets, got off to a strong start. The Bamboo Sketch, a new high-performance stylus for iPad also announced in June, contributed to sales. The Bamboo Slate and Bamboo Folio, launched in the previous fiscal year, also continued to generate sales above those of their predecessor models, resulting in a substantial year-on-year increase in total consumer business sales.」

「In September 2016, the company established a consortium to promote its digital stationery business globally and continues to work with many partner companies to help create a new consumer market, including by enhancing functionality through cloud integration.」

「Sales of the Bamboo Slate and Bamboo Folio, new digital stationery products announced in September that combine the convenience of a paper notebook with that of a digital lifestyle involving smartphones and the cloud, got off to a strong start.」

「Before that, the company expanded its cloud-based digital stationery product line with the announcement in September of the Bamboo Slate and Bamboo Folio, among others, as well as the Intuos 3D, the first product designed to enable general consumers to begin 3D modeling and 3D printing.」

「The company also advanced development to expand the product line of Bamboo Spark, cloud-based digital stationery.」

「The company will create a new consumer market by developing and launching new digital stationery products and building its own ecosystem integrated with the cloud.」