Gradual increase in software investment against a backdrop of improving corporate earnings
First written in FY2017-Q2. 17 of 26 entries say "Restated". Latest entry: 2026-03-31.
The whole theme swung hardest in 2020: 3 of 16 companies on the "Worse" side.
13 other companies' latest entry also says "Restated".
- 2026-03-31RestatedEarnings
「In the information services industry, demand for IT investment remains strong, as companies are actively introducing advanced technologies such as AI, IoT and cloud services to strengthen their competitiveness.」
Reiterates the view that demand for IT investment remains strong, driven by the introduction of AI, IoT and cloud technologies. - FY2026-H1ReframedAnnual report
「In the information services industry, demand for IT investment remains strong, with advanced technologies such as AI, IoT and cloud services being actively adopted to strengthen corporate competitiveness. Efforts to improve operational efficiency and productivity, as well as promote digital transformation, are also gaining momentum, and willingness to use ICT remains high. In addition, as exemplified by software-defined vehicles, or SDVs, in the automotive industry, IT technologies are expanding their fields of application across industry boundaries.」
Regarding the IT investment environment, the view was expressed that strong willingness to use DX and ICT is supporting robust IT investment, with the expansion of cross-industry applications, including AI, IoT, cloud services and SDVs, newly specified in greater detail. - FY2025-H1RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry, willingness to use ICT, including digital transformation aimed at improving operational efficiency and productivity and enabling new ways of working, remains high. Companies are also actively adopting AI, IoT and cloud services to strengthen their competitiveness, and IT investment is expected to remain firm.」
The outlook that IT investment will remain firm, supported by strong willingness to use DX and ICT and the expanding use of AI, IoT and cloud services, was reiterated from the previous fiscal year. - FY2024-Q2Improved IT investment outlookAnnual report
「In the information services industry, willingness to use ICT, including digital transformation aimed at improving operational efficiency and productivity, remains high, and IT investment is expected to remain firm.」
In addition to recognizing strong willingness to use DX and ICT, the outlook has shifted from the previous cautious stance to one in which IT investment is expected to remain firm. - FY2024-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry, willingness to use ICT, including digital transformation aimed at improving operational efficiency and productivity, remains high, but it has become necessary to assess IT investment trends cautiously.」
The view that willingness to use DX and ICT remains high while IT investment trends need to be assessed cautiously continues to be maintained. - FY2023RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry, willingness to use ICT, including digital transformation aimed at improving operational efficiency and productivity, remains high, but it has become necessary to assess IT investment trends cautiously.」
The view that willingness to use DX and other ICT applications remains high while IT investment trends need to be assessed cautiously continues to be maintained. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry, willingness to use ICT, including digital transformation aimed at improving operational efficiency and productivity, remains high, but it has become necessary to assess IT investment trends cautiously.」
The view that willingness to use DX and ICT remains high while IT investment trends need to be assessed cautiously continues to be maintained. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry, willingness to use ICT, including digital transformation aimed at improving operational efficiency and productivity, remains high, but it has become necessary to assess IT investment trends cautiously.」
While willingness to use DX and ICT remains high, the business environment is still viewed as requiring a cautious assessment of IT investment trends. - FY2023-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「In the information services industry, willingness to use ICT, including digital transformation aimed at improving operational efficiency and productivity, remains high, but it has become necessary to assess IT investment trends cautiously.」
The information services industry environment is summarized as a combination of strong willingness to use DX and ICT to improve operational efficiency and productivity, and a cautious approach to assessing IT investment. - FY2022-Q2ReframedAnnual report
「In the information services industry, the launch of the Digital Agency is expected to promote the digitization of government services and private-sector businesses toward the realization of a digital society, but it has become necessary to assess IT investment trends cautiously.」
The information services industry environment is summarized as one in which expectations are rising for the digitization of government and private-sector services following the launch of the Digital Agency, while IT investment continues to require cautious assessment. - FY2022-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「In the information services industry, the spread of COVID-19 is driving the introduction and development of IT environments designed for telework and increasing demand for cloud migration of information assets, but it has become necessary to assess IT investment trends cautiously.」
The information services industry environment is summarized as one in which demand for IT environments for telework and cloud migration of information assets is increasing, while IT investment needs to be assessed cautiously. - FY2021-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「While demand is increasing for the creation and transformation of new business models using ICT through digital transformation, the decline in demand caused by the spread of COVID-19 and uncertainty over the outlook have made it necessary to assess IT investment trends cautiously.」
While demand for DX and ICT applications is increasing, the view continues to be that IT investment should be assessed cautiously because of the decline in demand caused by the spread of COVID-19 and uncertainty over the outlook. - FY2021-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「While demand is increasing for the creation and transformation of new business models using ICT through digital transformation, the decline in demand caused by the spread of COVID-19 and uncertainty over the outlook have made it necessary to assess IT investment trends cautiously.」
While demand for DX and ICT applications is increasing, the view continues to be that IT investment should be assessed cautiously because of the decline in demand caused by the spread of COVID-19 and uncertainty over the outlook. - FY2021-Q1WorsenedAnnual report
「While demand is increasing for the creation and transformation of new business models using ICT through digital transformation, the decline in demand caused by the spread of COVID-19 and uncertainty over the outlook have made it necessary to assess IT investment trends cautiously.」
While demand for creating new business models through DX is increasing, the decline in demand caused by COVID-19 and uncertainty over the outlook have made it necessary to assess IT investment trends cautiously. - FY2020WorsenedAnnual report
「In the information services industry, demand was expected to remain firm as the rapid development of IoT, AI, including artificial intelligence, and big data drove the use of ICT, including autonomous driving, in a range of fields, while more advanced security technologies were required to defend against cyberattacks and other threats. However, the spread of COVID-19 made it necessary to assess IT investment trends cautiously.」
Compared with the information services industry's previously firm outlook, the spread of COVID-19 made it necessary to assess IT investment trends cautiously. - FY2020-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry, the rapid development of IoT, AI, including artificial intelligence, and big data is driving the use of ICT, including autonomous driving, in a range of fields, while more advanced security technologies are also required to defend against cyberattacks and other threats.」
The expanding use of ICT in IoT, AI, big data and autonomous driving, and the development of more advanced security technologies to defend against cyberattacks, continue to be identified as features of the business environment. - FY2019RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry, the rapid development of IoT, AI, including artificial intelligence, and big data is driving the use of ICT, including autonomous driving, in a range of fields, while more advanced security technologies are also required to defend against cyberattacks and other threats.」
The expanding use of ICT in IoT, AI, big data and autonomous driving, and the development of more advanced security technologies to defend against cyberattacks, continue to be identified as features of the business environment. - FY2019-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry, the rapid development of IoT, AI, including artificial intelligence, and big data is driving the use of ICT, including autonomous driving, in a range of fields, while more advanced security technologies are also required to defend against cyberattacks and other threats.」
The evolution of IoT, AI and big data, the use of ICT in areas such as autonomous driving, and the need for more advanced security technologies to defend against cyberattacks continue to be identified as features of the business environment. - FY2019-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry, the rapid development of IoT, AI, including artificial intelligence, and big data is driving the use of ICT, including autonomous driving, in a range of fields, while more advanced security technologies are also required to defend against cyberattacks and other threats.」
The evolution of IoT, AI and big data, the use of ICT in areas such as autonomous driving, and the need for more advanced security technologies to defend against cyberattacks continue to be identified as features of the business environment. - FY2019-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「In the information services industry, the rapid development of IoT, AI, including artificial intelligence, and big data is driving the use of ICT, including autonomous driving, in a range of fields, while more advanced security technologies are also required to defend against cyberattacks and other threats.」
The business environment for the information services industry is described in terms of increasing corporate earnings and software investment, the evolution of IoT, AI and big data, the use of ICT in areas such as autonomous driving, and the need to defend against cyberattacks through more advanced security technologies. - FY2018RestatedAnnual report
「The information services industry remained firm amid the diversification of IT applications, including autonomous driving, IoT, big data and AI, and improving corporate earnings.」
The view that the information services industry remained firm, supported by the diversification of IT applications such as autonomous driving, IoT, big data and AI, and improving corporate earnings, was maintained. - FY2018-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「The information services industry remained firm amid the diversification of IT applications, including autonomous driving, IoT, big data and AI, and improving corporate earnings.」
The view that the information services industry remained firm, supported by the diversification of IT applications such as autonomous driving, IoT, big data and AI, and improving corporate earnings, was reiterated. - FY2018-Q1RestatedAnnual report
「The information services industry remained firm amid the diversification of IT applications, including autonomous driving, IoT, big data and AI, and improving corporate earnings.」
The view that the information services industry remained firm, supported by the diversification of IT applications such as autonomous driving, IoT, big data and AI, and improving corporate earnings, was reiterated. - FY2017RestatedAnnual report
「The information services industry remained firm amid the diversification of IT applications, including autonomous driving, IoT, big data and AI, and improving corporate earnings.」
The information services industry environment was described as firm, supported by the diversification of IT applications such as autonomous driving, IoT, big data and AI, and improving corporate earnings. - FY2017-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「In the information services industry, software investment followed a gradual upward trend, particularly among large companies and non-manufacturers, against a backdrop of improved corporate earnings.」
The gradual increase in software investment, particularly among large companies and non-manufacturers, was reiterated as part of the business environment. - FY2017-Q2First statedAnnual report
「In the information services industry, software investment followed a gradual upward trend, particularly among large companies and non-manufacturers, against a backdrop of improved corporate earnings.」
The business environment for the information services industry was described as one in which software investment was gradually increasing, particularly among large companies and non-manufacturers.