Assessing the Growth Trajectory in Anticipation of the AI Era
First written in FY2018-Q2. 9 of 20 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2023. Latest entry: 2026-09-29.
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「From data analysis to report creation with simple instructions.」
It was reported that the use of generative AI had progressed from the research and implementation stage to the release of a new service for data analysis and report creation. - FY2026AdvancedAnnual report
「The use of generative AI has moved from the research phase to the implementation phase. By implementing AI agents and other systems that autonomously perform business operations, we will promote significant advances in and autonomy of core operations.」
The policy of assessing the growth path in the AI era has moved from researching and evaluating generative AI to implementing it in PCA Arch and advancing the autonomous operation of core business processes through AI agents. - FY2026-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「② Development of a new business platform and upfront investment: development of an integrated ID platform and use of ID assets, research into the implementation of generative AI and business automation, and upfront investment in discontinuous growth through CVC activities」
The company’s response to new technologies in anticipation of the AI era has progressed to the stage of explicitly identifying the implementation of generative AI and research into business automation as key initiatives in its medium-term management plan. - FY2025AdvancedAnnual report
「We will also strengthen applied and implementation research into AI agents, which are core technologies for automating business processes at the process level across back-office operations, including core and related operations.」
The company’s response to new technologies has progressed beyond providing AI-OCR and conducting applied research to strengthening applied and implementation research into AI agents aimed at automating back-office business processes. - FY2024RaisedAnnual report
「We moved quickly to support cloud services and successfully commercialized them. Similarly, we recognize that providing new services using emerging technologies such as AI, big data, RPA, FinTech, AI (including generative AI), electronic money and blockchain is an issue that must be addressed.」
The scope of the company’s response to new technologies has expanded beyond AI, big data, RPA and FinTech to explicitly include generative AI, with the provision of new services positioned as an issue to be addressed. - FY2023AdvancedAnnual report
「In November 2022, we began providing an automated journal-entry service using an AI-OCR module that combines OCR (the conversion of image data into text) with AI (artificial intelligence). As a group, PCA will continue to conduct research from a technological perspective into applications for core operations, related services and new businesses by combining the latest technologies, including AI, big data, FinTech, electronic money and blockchain, with our products, including applications for input from sources other than scanned images.」
Regarding new technologies, the company moved from examining future growth potential to providing an automated input service using AI-OCR and conducting applied research into multiple technologies. - FY2019Entering the adoption phase for new technologiesAnnual report
「In the information services industry, technologies such as AI, big data and RPA are finally entering the phase of being adopted within companies. Combined with the sense of labor shortages caused by the declining birth rate, the adoption of RPA and other technologies is gaining momentum not only among large companies, but also among mid-sized and small companies.」
The company’s assessment of the business environment has shifted regarding AI, big data and RPA, from technologies expected to have future potential to technologies being adopted within companies and beginning to penetrate mid-sized and small companies. - FY2019-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry, demand for client PC replacements continues to recover, and ICT (information and communications technology) investment overall is also on a recovery trend. However, looking ahead to the AI era, it will be necessary to assess the path to future growth from a broad range of perspectives.」
The company continues to state that, while recognizing the recovery in client PC demand and ICT investment, it is necessary to assess the path to growth in anticipation of the AI era. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry, new-generation technologies such as cloud computing, AI, IoT, big data and RPA are attracting attention, and there are expectations that they will grow into major businesses.」
The company is reaffirming its recognition that the business environment presents growth opportunities in next-generation technologies, including AI. - FY2018-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry, the recovery in client PC demand due to replacement demand following the special demand generated by the end of Windows XP support has continued, and overall ICT investment is also showing signs of recovery. However, in anticipation of the AI era, it appears necessary to assess how to chart the future growth trajectory from a broad range of perspectives.」
The company has continued from the previous quarter to state the need to assess the future growth trajectory from a broad range of perspectives in anticipation of the AI era. - FY2018-Q2First statedAnnual report
「In the information services industry, client PC demand has been recovering due to replacement demand following the special demand generated by the end of Windows XP support, and overall ICT investment is also showing signs of recovery. However, in anticipation of the AI era, it appears necessary to assess how to chart the future growth trajectory from a broad range of perspectives.」
The company has for the first time explicitly stated, as part of its view of the business environment in the information services industry, the need to assess the future growth trajectory from a broad range of perspectives in anticipation of the AI era.