Nomura Research Institute Ltd is a Japan-based company mainly engaged in the provision of consulting services, development and product sales, operational services, and product sales services. The Company operates four business segments. The Consulting segment provides policy recommendations, strategic consulting, operational consulting, and systems consulting. The Financial IT Solutions segment provides system consulting, system development and operation services, IT solutions such as joint-use systems, and business process outsourcing (BPO) services, mainly for financial industry clients. The Industrial IT Solutions segment provides IT solutions such as system consulting, system development and operation services to the distribution, manufacturing, service, and public sectors. The IT Platform Services segment provides data center operations and management, IT infrastructure and network construction, and other services.