Strengthening Security Support Services

「The security services business, one of the company's focus businesses, won a major deal for its proprietary SmartSESAME® product, driving segment performance.」

「Security services, one of our priority businesses, performed well, particularly because proprietary products for government agencies grew substantially.」

「Security services, one of our priority businesses, performed well, with both our proprietary products and security monitoring services posting double-digit growth.」

「Security services, one of our priority businesses, performed well, with both our proprietary products and security monitoring services posting double-digit growth.」

「In security services, a priority business, both the company's own products and security monitoring services grew. As a result, net sales increased by ¥923 million (21.5%) year on year to ¥5.223 billion. Operating income increased by ¥45 million (5.3%) to ¥901 million, reflecting higher profit on increased revenue.」

「In the Platform Architect business, demand for security measures remained solid among both public- and private-sector customers, and inquiries for security services, a priority business, increased.」

「Demand for security measures remained solid among both public- and private-sector customers, and inquiries continued to grow steadily.」

「In security services, a priority business, both sales of the company's own security products and monitoring services performed well. As a result, net sales increased by ¥654 million (7.6%) year on year to ¥9.235 billion. Operating income increased by ¥153 million (9.2%) to ¥1.821 billion, reflecting higher profit on increased revenue.」

「In security services, revenue remained at approximately the previous year's level because of the decline in procurement and resale. Profit continued to perform well, however, owing to the impact of a large order for the company's own products recorded in the second quarter of the fiscal year.」

「In security services, although procurement and resale declined, strong demand for the company's own products kept results broadly flat.」

「• Development and functional expansion of the SmartSESAME® employee authentication platform for local governments • Additional development of Cyber NEXT® zero-trust security functions」

「Migration services and security services, both priority businesses, performed well, driven by growth in migration to cloud environments and security services.」

「• Development of new ICS DefenderⓇ functions • Development to expand ConvergentⓇ functionality • Development of Cyber NEXTⓇ zero-trust security • Development of new SmartSESAMEⓇ PC logon functions • Development of cloud-related services」

「The company added a zero-trust security solution specializing in security measures for cloud services and remote work to the Cyber NEXT® lineup, improving the efficiency of security monitoring and operations, an urgent issue for companies and government agencies.」

「The company conducted the following development and research in the security services field, which protects against a wide variety of threats in the business environment, and the cloud services field, which is essential to accelerating business growth. • Development of security solutions tailored to each environment • Development of new cloud services」

「The company conducted the following development and research in the security services field, which protects against a wide variety of threats in the business environment, and the cloud services field, which is essential to accelerating business growth. • Development of security solutions tailored to each environment」

「In the Service Integration business, ICT investment, including digital transformation and the shift to cloud computing, accelerated, and the system development business as a whole, including businesses conducted in partnership with Microsoft Japan and migration services, grew, exceeding the previous year's results. However, the loss of special-demand projects from the previous fiscal year in the security services business and group subsidiaries resulted in net sales decreasing by ¥1.514 billion (9.4%) year on year to ¥14.642 billion and operating income decreasing by ¥86 million (3.4%) to ¥2.469 billion.」

「In the Service Integration business, ICT investment, including digital transformation and the shift to cloud computing, accelerated, and businesses conducted in partnership with Microsoft Japan and migration services grew. However, the loss of special-demand projects from the previous fiscal year in the security services business and group subsidiaries resulted in net sales decreasing by ¥878 million (10.5%) year on year to ¥7.488 billion and operating income decreasing by ¥43 million (3.0%) to ¥1.405 billion.」

「In the Service Integration business, the company expanded the service menu of its security services and began a demonstration project with a hospital to screen for fever as a measure against the risk of in-hospital infections, addressing issues facing overstretched medical facilities.」

「Although customer IT investment, mainly in system development, showed signs of improvement, the continued extension or scaling back of projects by some customers resulted in net sales declining by ¥1.275 billion (5.1%) year on year to ¥23.775 billion and operating income declining by ¥403 million (9.8%) to ¥3.706 billion.」

「In the Service Integration business, security services, a priority business, remained steady as the company adapted to work styles suited to the environment shaped by COVID-19. However, new customer acquisition stalled, and some customer companies extended or scaled back projects because of deteriorating performance. Consequently, net sales decreased by ¥392 million (2.4%) year on year to ¥16.157 billion, and operating income decreased by ¥128 million (4.8%) to ¥2.556 billion.」

「In the Service Integration business, although business activities were constrained, mainly in system development support services, as COVID-19 infections spread, security services remained steady. As a result, net sales increased by ¥143 million (1.7%) year on year to ¥8.366 billion. Although the company's high-margin security-related products and services grew, operating income decreased by ¥4 million (0.3%) year on year to ¥1.448 billion, as demand brought forward at the end of the fiscal year, which is highly profitable, declined.」

「The company began offering CanDayTM, which uses 50,000 convenience stores nationwide as a secure digital services platform, and expanded the service menu of SecureCross® Factory, a factory security solution.」

「In the Service Integration business, although revenue from procurement and resale declined following the pullback from the previous fiscal year's hardware replacement demand, security services, system construction and development support services for public-sector customers, migration services and other businesses grew. Net sales increased by ¥25.05 billion, or ¥425 million (1.7%) year on year, to ¥25.05 billion. Although some development projects became unprofitable, operating income increased by ¥411 million (7.5%) year on year to ¥4.11 billion, as sales of security-related products and services expanded, high-margin projects increased, and various measures were implemented to improve margins, including quality and productivity improvements.」

「In the Service Integration Business, the security services business, public-sector system construction and development support services, and migration services grew. However, revenue declined ¥371 million, or 2.2%, year on year to ¥16.550 billion, due to a decline following the previous period’s demand for hardware replacement-related procurement and resale. Despite unprofitable projects arising in some development opportunities, operating income increased ¥84 million, or 3.2%, year on year to ¥2.685 billion, as expanded sales of security-related products and services and an increase in highly profitable opportunities, together with measures to improve quality, productivity and margins, offset the decline.」

「In the Service Integration Business, the security services business, public-sector system construction and development support services, and migration services grew. However, revenue declined ¥431 million, or 4.9%, year on year to ¥8.308 billion, due to a decline following the previous period’s demand for hardware replacement-related procurement and resale. Operating income increased ¥195 million, or 15.5%, year on year to ¥1.455 billion, as expanded sales of security-related products and services and an increase in highly profitable opportunities, together with measures to improve quality, productivity and margins, offset the decline.」

「In the security services business, another priority business, the company expanded the service lineup for each product under the Cyber NEXT® total security solution and achieved further functional enhancements by strengthening collaboration with partner companies.」

「The Service Integration Business performed steadily overall. Infrastructure construction services, data center services and the collaboration business with Microsoft Japan grew particularly strongly, while sales of internally developed products also remained firm in the priority security services business. Net sales were ¥24.624 billion, up ¥2.194 billion, or 9.8%, year on year, and operating profit was ¥3.823 billion, up ¥427 million, or 12.6%.」

「In particular, in the smart factory and security services businesses, which we have designated as key areas, we launched Visual Factory®, a service that visualizes factory IoT data, and SecureCross™ Factory, a service that protects factories from security threats. Both are positioned as core services going forward.」

「In addition to launching CEC SOC for Windows Defender ATP, which protects corporate PCs from cyberattacks, the company integrated the SmartSESAME® office security solution series with palm-vein authentication devices, expanding its service lineup and adding further functionality.」

「In addition to launching a new service for small and medium-sized enterprises, the company expanded functionality through stronger collaboration with partner companies, including integrated log management for local authorities using the SmartSESAME® office security solution series and a secure printing platform for diverse printing environments.」

「In the Platform Integration Business, the company worked to expand the lineup of products and services that address customers’ diverse security challenges and strengthen promotional activities, with Cyber NEXT®, a total security solution, as the core of its security services business. Performance was strong in the data center services business, ICT infrastructure construction business and sales of the SmartSESAME® office security solution series to local authorities. Revenue was ¥8.963 billion, up ¥177 million, or 2.0%, year on year, and operating income was ¥1.280 billion, up ¥298 million, or 30.4%.」

「In the Platform Integration Business, the company worked to expand the lineup of products and services that address customers’ diverse security challenges and strengthen promotional activities, with Cyber NEXT®, a total security solution, as the core of its security services business. Performance was strong in the data center services business, ICT infrastructure construction business and sales of the SmartSESAME® office security solution series to local authorities. Revenue was ¥6.525 billion, up ¥708 million, or 12.2%, year on year, and operating income was ¥846 million, up ¥158 million, or 23.1%.」

「In the Platform Integration Business, the company worked to expand the lineup of products and services that address customers’ diverse security challenges and strengthen promotional activities, with Cyber NEXT®, a total security solution, as the core of its security services business. Performance was strong in sales of the SmartSESAME® office security solution series to local authorities and in the data center business. Revenue was ¥3.238 billion, up ¥548 million, or 20.4%, year on year, and operating income was ¥378 million, up ¥116 million, or 44.3%.」

「In the Platform Integration Business, the company launched Cyber NEXT®, a total security solution that addresses customers’ diverse security challenges, including targeted cyberattacks. In particular, it focused on strengthening sales of the SmartSESAME® office security solution series in the public sector, especially among government agencies and local authorities.」

「The company focused on expanding its security services business by strengthening sales of the SmartSESAME® office security solution series in the public sector, particularly among government agencies and local authorities, and beginning to provide services including the Cyber NEXT™ total security solution.」

「The company focused on security support services, including strengthening promotional activities for the SmartSESAME® IC-card security solution series and opening the CEC SOC (CEC Security Operation Center).」