Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. provides consulting, financial information technology (IT) solutions, industrial IT solutions, and IT platform services in Japan and internationally. Its Consulting segment offers management, organizational reform, and system consulting services for all aspects of IT management. The company's Financial IT Solutions segment provides system consulting, development, and management solutions, as well as shared online and BPO services for financial institutions, including securities, insurance, and banking sectors. The Industrial IT Solutions segment offers system consulting, development, system management, and operation services to the distribution, manufacturing, service, and public sectors. The company's IT Platform Services segment engages in the data center operation activities and construction of IT platforms and networks to the Financial IT and Industrial IT Solutions segments, as well as providing IT platform solutions and information security services to clients of various industries. Nomura Research Institute, Ltd. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.