Foundation: 1988
Headquarters: Koto Ward, Tokyo
President: Yo Honma
Executive Summary: NTT Data, a Japanese IT company, specializes in services like consulting, industry solutions, business process services, IT modernization, and managed services. Originally part of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT), it was spun off in 1988 as NTT Data Communications Systems Corporation. By 2004, it had become Japan’s largest information and communication services provider.
The company’s international expansion began in 1990 with a branch in the United States, followed by the UK in 1991. NTT Data played a significant role in introducing smart cards and virtual malls to Japan, securing over 6 million smart cards by 1992 and launching the country’s first virtual mall in 1994. In 1993, NTT Data was awarded the Deming Application Prize for its exemplary total quality management, a first for the information services sector.
By 1995, they were selling disaster information and emergency medical information systems (EMIS), enhancing communication during crises. In 1998, the company was renamed to NTT Data Corporation and established NTT Data (China) Co., Ltd. in Beijing. In 2001, NTT Data became the first Japanese company to achieve BS 7799 Certification, an international security standard.
The 2000s saw NTT Data forging partnerships, including with DATATRAK in 2007 for advanced clinical trial data management, and in 2012, an agreement with Twitter to enhance research and marketing through data provision. In 2009, it was recognized as one of the “Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World.”
As of 2021, NTT Data employs nearly 140,000 people and operates in fifty countries, with annual revenue in the range of US$20 billion.