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09
The fiscal year ending March 2009 will be the final year of FORWARD 08. In order
for the Group to continue growing, however, the important issues will be the
strengthening and further development of existing businesses, and as previously
outlined in growth strategies, expansion of business domains peripheral to
existing businesses and the nurturing of future businesses.
In terms of expanding business domains peripheral to the Group’s existing
businesses, the Group has identified IT remote services and professional
document services as solutions businesses related to the Business Technologies
business, LCD-use films with new functions and next generation memory devices
in the Optics business, and the computer-aided diagnosis system business related
to the Medical and Graphic Imaging business.
In terms of efforts to nurture future new businesses, the Group is conducting
research and development on organic electronics technologies in the area of
organic electro luminescence (EL) materials as light sources, atmospheric pressure
glow plasma technologies in the area of high intensity film processing, Micro
Total Analysis System (µTAS) ultra micro processing technology in new medical
fields, and super inkjet technologies in the industrial production equipment area.
Strategies by Segment
Initiatives for Further Growth
Nurture New Businesses
Core technologies to generate new business in the future
Organic electronics technologies
Organic EL materials for light sources
Atmospheric pressure glow plasma technologies
Ultra hard coating processing
µTAS technologies
New medical fields
Super inkjet technologies
Industrial manufacturing devices