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REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
Information
Systems
System Solutions Company
SSC is developing its solutions business to fulfill
its vision of creating value for its customers.
These include financial institutions, travel
agents, airlines, railways, government and public
agencies, and telecommunications companies.
Financial System Solutions Market
We offer delivery channel solutions and backyard
solutions for retail banking services. In fiscal
2001, we augmented our delivery channel
solution lineup with the next-
generation branch
terminal GS21, a system
incorporating advanced
image processing technology. We commercial-
ized the CP21V, a multifunctional kiosk
terminal equipped with ATM capabili-
ties and enhanced payment and secu-
rity functions, and stepped up
marketing in this new business area
that supplies ATMs to places other
than banks, such as convenience
stores, train stations and hospitals.
We established the Japan Business
Operations Co., Ltd., which accepts
commissions from banks and other
companies for ATM monitoring,
operation management and other
services. In the future, this firm will
expand its operations to
include ATM-based informa-
tion services, enabling it to
offer total solutions.
Public System Solutions
Market
The markets for electronic
government and ITSs are
expected to grow rapidly. In
fiscal 2001, we supplied the
central government and local
municipalities with electronic document manage-
ment and document exchange systems. We will
expand our business by selling these systems to
local governments and respond to demand as
more reports and applications are filed on
computer networks.
In the ITS area, an electric toll collection
(ETC) systems service was launched on
March 30, 2001. Oki has constructed systems for
the Central, Kan-etsu, Joshinetsu and Matsuyama
highways, and will subsequently begin services.
Security and e-Business Market
The rapid spread of the Internet has reinforced
the need to protect information systems from
illegal infiltration by crackers. Accordingly,
we have upgraded our security solutions to
strengthen Internet security.
In the period under review, in cooperation with
SRI International we began sales of EMERALD,
a next-generation intrusion detection system
capable of responding to unexpected infiltration.
We also formed a technology-sharing partnership
with Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd., to market the
HP Virtual Vault, a web server platform with
enhanced security. In addition, we joined with
Matsushita Communication Industrial Co., Ltd.,
to develop and market a personal identification
system based on iris recognition, for financial
institutions and gate control systems.
New e-business products include the OKI
MediaServer, a video streaming software pack-
age that supports Moving Pictures Experts Group
4 (MPEG4) transmission via broadband Internet,
and the Bus Location System, an IT solution for
bus businesses that uses global positioning and
computer telephony integration (GPCTI) to
ascertain vehicle location and mobile telephones
to transmit operation management information
and emergency reports.
Yutaka Maeda
Company President
The ETC system is part of
Oki’s ITS service, enabling
automatic toll transactions
without the need to stop at
the toll gate.
The CP21V is a multi-
functional information ter-
minal that is equipped to
offer a variety of services,
such as cash withdrawal
and deposit, transfer of
funds, payment of utility
and facility fees, ticket
sales and online shopping.
The GS21 is a financial services
terminal equipped with an image scanner
that enables high-quality images, speedi-
ness and readable forms. This smooth
image processing enhances the efficiency
of bank branch activities.
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