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healthy demand for replacement, and the number of maintenance contracts passed
the 100,000 units milestone. Overseas, sales and operating income grew on increased
business in China.
In Japan, the company started sales of new products and services offering anti-
earthquake measures in May 2007, and in November our “elevator renewal” program
took the industry’s first Minister’s Prize, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, at
the fourth Eco-Products Awards (Eco-Service Category). Overseas business grew on the
commercialization of environmentally-conscious elevators in China, where demand
continues to emerge.
Going forward, alongside the new construction and maintenance business in Japan,
and responding to upgrade demand, the company will expand overseas business,
mainly in China, the Middle East and Asia.
TOSHIBA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
In FY2007, a healthy performance in business solutions and embedded software for finan-
cial and manufacturing companies in Japan boosted both sales and operating income.
The Japanese IT market is expected to expand at an annualized rate of 3% as require-
ments grow for larger, more complicated solutions systems and higher added value,
especially by large corporations. Toshiba established a high-quality system development
platform, “CommonStyleTM,” in spring 2007 to realize shorter development times and
achieve better quality. We have since used it to develop various solutions systems.
We continually seek to operate as our clients’ No.1 IT solutions partner, to enhance
customer satisfaction and to earn the highest evaluation and trust of our customers.
TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
In FY2007, the Japanese and U.S. markets for diagnostic imaging systems shrank by
approximately 15% against the same period a year ago, as administrative initiatives to
control medical costs cooled markets in advanced countries. On the positive side, mar-
kets in emerging economies such as Asia, the Middle East and Latin America expanded
on increased investment in the medical fields. In this business environment, Toshiba
promoted sales by concentrating on leading-edge medical systems, including 64 multi-
slice CT, ultrasound and MRI systems. As a result, the ratio of overseas sales to the total
exceeded 50% and both sales and operating income recorded a steady increase.
We commercialized a new generation Dynamic Volume CT system, “Aquilion
ONETM,” which makes it possible to image the whole heart or brain in a minimum of
one 0.35-second rotation.
Looking ahead, we will provide medical institutions and the global market with
high-quality, reliable products and appropriate services, and continue to strengthen our
competitiveness by developing new technologies.