Expansion of cross-industry systems integration and cloud solutions

「From the following consolidated fiscal year, we changed our organizational structure to a hybrid structure combining business-based and function-based organizations. This will enable us to balance the profitability of each business with the advancement of company-wide product and service development and operating functions.」

「As part of its business strategy, the Company has pursued an “organizational shift.” Through the reorganization into a function-based structure, it has strengthened collaboration among engineers and established a structure capable of deploying its contract-based systems development business across customer industries, whereas it had previously been organized by industry. Following the completion of a major project in the Distribution IT Services Business in the previous consolidated fiscal year, the Company decided to change its segment structure to maximize organizational resources and enable more appropriate decision-making than before.」

「As part of its business strategy, the Company has pursued an “organizational shift.” Through the reorganization into a function-based structure, it has strengthened collaboration among engineers and established a structure capable of deploying its contract-based systems development business across customer industries, whereas it had previously been organized by industry. Following the completion of a major project in the Distribution IT Services Business in the fiscal year ending March 2025, the Company decided to change its segment structure to maximize organizational resources and enable more appropriate decision-making than before.」

「The Group is promoting a business shift from contract-based development to service provision and provides “HULFT Square” as its growth driver. New adoption of HULFT Square, particularly by enterprise companies, is progressing, and the number of service-use contracts reached 188.6% of the level at the end of the previous consolidated fiscal year.」

「The Group is promoting a business shift from contract-based development to service provision, with the iPaaS “HULFT Square” serving as a growth driver. During the current consolidated fiscal year, the number of HULFT Square customers increased steadily, and the service also began to be offered in the European and U.S. markets.」

「The company is pursuing an organizational shift toward a cross-functional business centered on HULFT Square, released in Japan in February 2023 and in European and North American markets in October 2023, including solutions that combine its existing data integration software with systems integration technologies in the financial and distribution industries.」

「The Company decided to begin offering HULFT Square, an iPaaS for which service provision in Japan began in the previous consolidated fiscal year, in the European and U.S. markets as well.」

「With the mission of “Connecting data around the world to create a society where everyone can use data,” the Group provides systems development and operation services and data integration services for a wide range of industries, including financial services and distribution and retail, using technologies developed over more than 50 years. Based on “HULFT Square,” an iPaaS (cloud-based data integration platform) released in the previous consolidated fiscal year, we are implementing the “Four Shifts” (business shift, technology shift, organizational shift, and talent shift) as a strategy during the current consolidated fiscal year to drive further transformation of our business structure.」

「“HULFT Square” is a flexible and secure platform service for using data. With advanced security, it facilitates data integration between clouds and between on-premises environments and clouds, reducing the risks and effort involved in using data and strongly supporting customers’ digital transformation.」

「“HULFT Square” was released to early users as scheduled in June 2022, and we are carefully preparing for the release while reflecting their feedback in the service. As service provision to early users has progressed steadily, we decided to release the service in Japan on 9 February 2023.」

「“HULFT Square” was released to early users as scheduled in June 2022. We are reflecting their feedback in the service and advancing improvements in usage quality and performance, as well as reviewing some development functions. Service provision to early users is also progressing steadily, and the Company plans to release the service in Japan in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022.」

「For this reason, we began developing “HULFT Square,” a next-generation cloud-based data integration platform that uses HULFT products and cloud technologies to provide file integration and data integration services in the cloud, from the fiscal year ended March 2021. In June 2022, we released it to early users who had participated in the trial.」

「Regarding the future development of “HULFT Square,” following the trial, we plan to reflect user feedback in the service and release it to early users in the first quarter of fiscal 2022. Subsequently, we plan to release it simultaneously in Japan and the United States in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2022.」

「During the cumulative second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, as disclosed in September 2021, we continued to concentrate resources on developing “HULFT Square,” with the service release scheduled for the first quarter of fiscal 2022, and worked to shift our business model from contract-based development to service provision.」

「During the cumulative second quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, as disclosed in September 2021, we continued to concentrate resources on developing “HULFT Square,” with the service release scheduled for the first quarter of fiscal 2022, and worked to shift our business model from contract-based development to service provision.」

「The Distribution IT Services Business is built on strengths developed through systems development and other activities for the distribution and retail industry. Although the Linkage Business has been separated and established independently, we continue to provide services incorporating new technologies, including operational improvements for existing customers and infrastructure development for migration to public clouds.」

「We had previously provided services as part of the Distribution IT Services Business, but have separated and established the business as the Linkage Business to pursue future expansion.」

「Linkage services, positioned as a key growth area, use “HULFT” and “DataSpider,” which are among the Company’s strengths. Starting with the implementation of leading SaaS products and data integration between related systems, the services are steadily deepening and expanding in scope to include the design and construction of customers’ company-wide data integration platforms and integrated data analytics platforms.」

「The business model is steadily shifting from a focus on systems development to a focus on service provision. Although projects in existing areas declined, linkage service projects increased steadily, resulting in Distribution IT Services Business sales of ¥3,638 million for the first nine months of the fiscal year, up 10.1% year on year.」

「Linkage services, positioned as a core growth driver, use our strengths, HULFT and DataSpider. Starting with the implementation of leading SaaS products and data integration between related systems, the service scope has steadily deepened and expanded to include the design and construction of company-wide data integration platforms and integrated data analytics platforms.」

「The business is making steady progress in shifting its business model from one centered on systems development to one centered on service provision. In terms of revenue, although projects in existing areas declined, the steady increase in data integration service projects and other factors resulted in revenue from the Distribution IT Services Business of ¥988 million for the cumulative first quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year, up 1.1% year on year.」

「The business is in the process of transforming its business model from one centered on systems development to one centered on service provision. In terms of revenue, systems development projects were limited to those that leverage the Company’s strengths, while the active expansion of data integration services led to a steady increase in projects and other factors. As a result, revenue from the Distribution IT Services Business for the cumulative third quarter of the current consolidated fiscal year was ¥3,303 million, up 1.0% year on year.」

「In enterprise systems development, the shift in customer needs from ownership to use is driving a transition to service-based businesses, represented by cloud services.」

「In the card systems business, we are conducting research into highly secure cloud service platforms. As customer needs shift from ownership to use, our aim is to broaden the range of services we can provide by moving the service platform from in-house operation (on-premises) to the cloud.」

「In the card systems business, we are conducting research into highly secure cloud service platforms. As customer needs shift from ownership to use, our aim is to broaden the range of services we can provide by moving the service platform from in-house operation (on-premises) to the cloud.」

「In the card systems business, we are conducting research into highly secure cloud service platforms. As customer needs shift from ownership to use, our aim is to broaden the range of services we can provide by moving the service platform from in-house operation (on-premises) to the cloud.」

「In the card systems business, we are conducting research into highly secure cloud service platforms. As customer needs shift from ownership to use, our aim is to broaden the range of services we can provide by moving the service platform from in-house operation (on-premises) to the cloud.」

「The company is actively pursuing further global expansion of its packaged products, research and development and application of the latest technologies, including IoT and FinTech, the use of and collaboration with advanced cloud solutions and cloud platform services, and the development of personnel capable of advancing company-wide technology strategies, with the aim of expanding its business base.」

「The company is actively pursuing further global expansion of its packaged products, research and development and application of the latest technologies, including IoT and FinTech, the use of and collaboration with advanced cloud solutions and cloud platform services, and the development of personnel capable of advancing company-wide technology strategies, with the aim of expanding its business base.」

「The “Enterprise Solutions Business” is focusing on the retail and distribution industry, as well as other new customers and new services, and its reporting segment has been changed to the “Distribution and IT Solutions Business.”」

「From the current consolidated fiscal year, we have changed our organizational structure to expand systems integration and cloud solutions regardless of industry or business sector.」