Wacom 2007 Annual Report Download - page 18

Overview of Business Performance
Wacom Co., Ltd. and Its Subsidiaries
Business Results By Segment
Electronic Systems and Devices (ESD) Business
The tablet business, which is the core electronic systems
and devices (ESD) business, recorded favorable sales on
both a unit and revenue basis in all product lines,
including professional, consumer, and interactive pen
displays, with a small variance depending on the area. In
particular, sales of interactive pen displays increased
dramatically in the U.S. professional graphics and
educational sectors, as well as the medical sector in
Japan. Professional graphics tablet sales also maintained
steady growth due to global expansion of digital design
techniques and a growing base of users in Asia.
The component business, which primarily serves Tablet
PC manufacturers, released new sensor technology this
scal year called “Penabled Dual Touch,” a method of dual
input using an electronic pen and nger touch on LCD
monitors. Since Microsoft added pen input functionality
as a standard feature of its Windows Vista operating
system, the potential base of tablets in the PC market is
growing. However, the long delay of the release of new
Tablet PCs due to the Windows Vista launch delay,
coupled with a supply shortage of Tablet PC LCDs, led to
sales performance similar to the previous scal year.
Engineering Collaborative Solutions (ECS) Business
The Engineering Collaborative Solutions (ECS) business
released Ver. 7.0 of ECAD/dio, which includes improved
functionality such as language collective conversion to
improve plan compilation for users doing their business
internationally. This product motivated existing users to
purchase upgrades, and it also enjoyed success with
rst-time customers. These factors led to higher sales
performance compared to the previous scal year.
In the PDM (Product Data Management) business,
Wacom continued technical support and service sales
activities as an IBM Japan Business Partner, but did not
match the previous scal year’s sales performance. In
total, ECS business sales from the most recent scal year
were slightly less than last year’s, and operating income
remained relatively stable.
23,049
’06
’07 27,864
(Millions of yen)
(Millions of yen)
Sales
Operating
income
ESD Business
UP 20.9%
6,361
4,575
UP 39.0%
’06
’07
FY 2006
¥23,992
FY 2007
¥28,787
Sales Breakdown by Business
ECS Business 3.9%
ECS Business 3.2%
943
923
’06
’07
(Millions of yen)
Sales
Operating
income
ECS Business
DOWN 2.2%
154
152
UP 1.3%
’06
’07
ESD Business 96.1%
ESD Business 96.8%
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