Right now, the society in which we operate is undergoing a major transformation. The world faces many global-scale issues—climate change, food and energy security, natural resource depletion and other environmental issues. Furthermore, Japan is grappling with such demographic issues as a declining birth rate and ageing population, which in turn are leading to a shrinking population and market maturation. As we look to the future, these are some of the important issues that must be addressed.

It may be said that the world has entered a new era. Consumer behavior patterns are changing, markets are transforming, and companies are responding to the newly emerging social and economic environment by further advancing their own business models.

Since its establishment in 1975, ISID has pursued a corporate philosophy centered on contributing to the development of our customers’ businesses and society as a whole through the utilization of the most advanced information technology (IT). We have done this as a group of professionals who value innovation and creativity. Now, as we face a new era, I believe it is more important than ever that our philosophy is robustly matched by practice, thereby fulfilling our role of supporting the evolution of our customers’ businesses and contributing to society.

ISID provides IT solutions to many of Japan’s leading companies across a wide range of industries, from finance and manufacturing to the service sector. ISID has built its strength based on the accumulated experience of working closely with each customer to realize solutions to customers’ management issues. We have been able to achieve this by building a deep understanding of each customer’s business, carefully analyzing business problems and delivering successful IT-based solutions.

This strength underpins ISID’s three core visions—“Market Creation,” “Best Solution through Best Practice,” and “The Key Asset, Human Resources.” ISID pursues the potential of IT driven by continuous innovation on a daily basis. We aim to provide solutions based on “Customer Insight”—the ability to grasp the essence of the management issues faced by our customers. We also strive to continually improve the quality of services provided to customers by nurturing our human resources.

Looking ahead, we anticipate ongoing change in society and see our customers’ problems becoming increasingly complex. ISID is committed to its role as a reliable partner supporting customers’ further evolution and contributing to the development of society.