Addressing the market through external partnerships and collaboration

「Through our collaboration with the company, we are working to expand the quality and scope of our existing website development business, create new business opportunities, and recruit and develop talent in the engineering field. In December of the same year, we entered into an agency partner agreement for “TIGEREYE SOLUTION,” a biometric authentication cloud service provided by TIGEREYE Co., Ltd. (head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Uemura Manabu (上村学)), with the aim of expanding the solutions offered to client companies.」

「In December of the same year, we entered into an agency partner agreement for “TIGEREYE SOLUTION,” a biometric authentication cloud service provided by TIGEREYE Co., Ltd. (head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Uemura Manabu (上村学)), with the aim of expanding the solutions offered to client companies.」

「In September 2023, we began considering a proof of concept (PoC) with FLUX Co., Ltd. (head office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Nagai Motoharu (永井元治)) to develop a “next-generation marketing platform,” including AI-powered website development. We also entered into a capital alliance with Hexabase Co., Ltd. (head office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Iwasaki Hidetoshi (岩﨑英俊)), which provides the development platform for enterprise systems as a cloud service, to pursue a product-based business and strengthen our capabilities in the digital transformation field.」

「In addition, as part of our contribution to regional revitalization centered on the reuse of closed schools, we entered into a comprehensive partnership agreement with Uwajima City, Ehime Prefecture, and launched an initiative to promote regional economic revitalization jointly with the city.」

「To help mitigate the problem of employees leaving the workforce to provide care in an aging society, we entered into a business alliance with the association to promote digital transformation.」

「We also addressed the growing social issue of the shortage of digital talent and launched a project with partner companies to develop young IT and digital talent.」

「We will actively pursue partnerships with external companies and M&A while continuing to develop products and services.」

「We also collaborated with NTT DATA Corporation, participating in a digital-store proof-of-concept project and actively engaging in joint marketing and sales activities.」

「We will actively pursue partnerships with external companies and M&A while continuing to develop products and services.」

「In February 2019, the company entered into a capital and business alliance agreement with NTT DATA. Following NTT DATA’s tender offer for the company’s shares, the company became a consolidated subsidiary of NTT DATA in March 2019.」

「At a meeting of the board of directors held on 5 February 2019, the company resolved to express its opinion in favor of the tender offer for the company’s common shares by NTT DATA (the “Tender Offer”), leave it to the company’s shareholders to decide whether to tender their shares, and enter into a capital and business alliance agreement with NTT DATA.」

「We will actively pursue partnerships with external companies and M&A while continuing to develop products and services.」

「The company’s consolidated subsidiary 株式会社トライバルメディアハウス entered into a business alliance with 株式会社枻出版社, a leading publisher of lifestyle books,」

「Under these circumstances, the Group worked to strengthen its order-taking structure and services by pursuing sales and service collaboration with コニカミノルタジャパン株式会社, with which it entered into a capital and business alliance in February 2016, and partnering with NTT DATA in the omnichannel field, primarily for the distribution industry, to provide services drawing on its omnichannel expertise.」

「To respond to the rapid expansion of the market, we will actively pursue partnerships and collaboration with external companies, including capital alliances and M&A.」