Wacom 2004 Annual Report Download - page 6

The business of Wacom consists of three segments. Electronic Systems
and Devices (ESD), our core business, is dedicated to the development,
manufacture, and sale of pen tablets and related software. Engineering
Collaborative Solutions (ECS) is dedicated to the development and sale
of computer-aided design (CAD) systems and the sale of product data
management (PDM) systems. And, Electronic Human Interfaces (EHI) is
dedicated to offering complete systems solutions that combine our
products with the software of other manufacturers.
Of the abovementioned three businesses, the ESD segment accounts
for more than 90% of our total sales and boasts overwhelming market
shares at home and abroad. Our pen tablets are highly rated by
computer graphics creators across the world for their user-friendliness
and rendering versatility, and they are considered indispensable by
graphic designers, digital motion picture professionals, and other
experts in a variety of creative fields.
Since the establishment of the Company, we have been pursuing
human-friendly interfaces and conducting R&D to make computers
easier to use. We intend to expand the sphere of our tablet-related
technologies to other areas of
people's daily lives, from tablet PCs,
PDAs, mobile phones, and
information appliances to all forms
of ubiquitous computing. Our aim is
to make Wacom technology the de
facto standard of the digital paper
era.
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BUSINESS OVERVIEW
ESD Business
93.8%
ECS Business
6.1%
EHI Business 0.1%
The Internet
Broadband
Ubiquitous
PC
Rich contents
e-Government
Present Near future
The future of Wacom and IT
Sales breakdown by business
e-learning
Digital Paper
Information
appliances
Security
Smart phone
Tablet PC
Mobile phone
Interface used intuitively by everyone
FY2004
¥16,515 million