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➤ Business Overview
Other businesses posted net sales, including royalty income, of ¥34.7 billion, a decrease of 30 percent from the previous
fiscal year.
The Business Development Group explores and nurtures new businesses, and develops and strengthens existing
businesses that are not formally classified under other internal business companies. In addition, Omron reassessed some
businesses as part of its business structure reforms.
Among new businesses, Omron began marketing new products in the machine-to-machine business, including a tank
monitoring system and a vehicle anti-theft system, and verified their future marketability.
In existing businesses, sales of entertainment equipment declined due to factors including increased competition
resulting from the entry of other companies into the market. Sales of automated voice answering systems were negatively
impacted by restrained corporate investment due to the slump in the IT industry. Despite a decline in domestic shipments of
personal computers, sales of PC peripherals were essentially unchanged from the previous fiscal year because of Omron’s
focus on developing the market for uninterruptible power supplies. Sales of RFID tag systems were firm, reflecting growing
interest in IC tags in both manufacturing and consumer sectors.
The Creative Service Company has been engaged in the outsourcing business, mainly for administrative work. However,
after reassessing its businesses as part of the Group productivity structural reforms, Omron placed each business under the
control of the head office to increase Group productivity by focusing on internal services in specialized fields. As a result, in
March 2003, the Creative Service Company was dissolved as an internal company.
➤➤ Strategies and Outlook
The Business Development Group will explore and nurture new businesses, and will reinforce and assess existing
businesses that are not classified as part of any of the current internal companies.
Vehicle Disturbance
Surveillance Device
Carmoni 200
Using Omron’s original sound and
pressure sensor, this device
detects disturbances to a vehicle
(break-in, window breakage, hit-
and-run, etc.), uses light and sound
to startle the perpetrator, and
sends notification to the owner’s
remote control.
High-Speed VPN
Broadband Router Viaggio
MR104DV
This ultra-high-speed throughput
broadband router (maximum 92
Mbps) offers high-performance
firewall and virtual private network
(VPN) functions for solid Internet
security.
Others
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