Expansion of the product lineup from MDM to EMM

「This service integrates the group's services for SaaS management, equipment management and identity management, providing a centralized dashboard on a common platform, a consistent user experience, login with a common ID, and integrated functionality.」

「This service is built on OPTiM Biz, which specializes in traditional smartphone and PC management (MDM), and integrates the various IT operations support services the company has provided to date.」

「In addition to delivering major version upgrades across the various function groups, the company refreshed the service name and UX (Note 11), and added an operation support service integrating an AI agent.」

「The company strengthened Optimal Biz's Windows functions and added management options for dedicated business devices used in restaurants, retail stores, logistics operations and factories.」

「The group's business activities are classified by service and described below.」

「Version upgrades to the AI-powered contract management services OPTiM Contract and OPTiM Electronic Books Preservation have improved functions that streamline document management and the accuracy of AI analysis of contracts and accounting documents.」

「As a related service, the company also began providing OPTiM Electronic Books Preservation, a service that uses AI to manage documents such as invoices. By integrating the two services, national tax-related documents, including contracts and related invoices, can be managed in accordance with the Electronic Books Preservation Act.」

「The company also began providing OPTiM Asset. OPTiM Asset is a cloud-based asset management service that uses the IT equipment management technology developed through Optimal Biz. The service features an intuitive user interface and is available at a low cost, with no initial fee and monthly fees starting at ¥30,000, excluding tax.」

「The company also began providing OPTiM Geo Design, an application for creating graphic data, as a free option for OPTiM Geo Scan.」

「During the current consolidated fiscal year, the company also announced new services: Optimal Remote Web, Optimal Remote IoT, OPTiM ID+, OPTiM Contract and OPTiM Digital Marketing.」

「Integration with various cloud services is progressing for the cloud authentication platform service OPTiM ID+. During the nine-month cumulative period of the third quarter, the company announced integration with and support for Jobcan, a back-office cloud ERP service provided by 株式会社DONUTS; moconavi, a remote access service provided by 株式会社レコモット; CloudSign, a web-based cloud contract service provided by 弁護士ドットコム株式会社; Money Forward Cloud, a SaaS-based service platform for businesses provided by 株式会社マネーフォワード; and DirectCloud-BOX, a corporate cloud storage service provided by 株式会社ダイレクトクラウド.」

「During the six-month cumulative period of the second quarter, the company began selling the new cloud authentication platform service OPTiM ID+. It also announced that OPTiM Contract had begun integration with Adobe Sign, Adobe株式会社's cloud-based electronic signature service provided through Adobe Document Cloud.」

「The company also announced new services: Optimal Remote Web, Optimal Remote IoT, OPTiM ID+, OPTiM Contract and OPTiM Digital Marketing. It also announced OPTiM IoT, a cloud-based equipment management service using IoT, as a new service.」

「OPTiM ID+ is a cloud-based identity management service that allows users to log in to multiple cloud services used by an organization with a single ID and password. OPTiM Contract is a service that streamlines contract management. OPTiM IoT is a service for managing and operating all kinds of equipment and devices from the cloud.」

「To address these new needs, Optimal Biz Telework was upgraded on 2 December and 24 December 2020, strengthening employee management support functions by adding features such as a work history CSV download function and a condition alert function.」

「On 15 September 2020, the group significantly upgraded Optimal Biz Telework, a service designed to support communication, work activities and productivity in a telework environment, adding a chatbot for communication support and an AI-powered function for classifying and visualizing work activities.」

「The company also announced Optimal Biz Telework, a service that uses AI to support employee health, productivity and work activities in a telework environment.」

「The company is working to improve user convenience and satisfaction by promptly supporting the latest operating systems, including iOS 13, iPadOS and Android 10, the latest Android operating system.」

「The company is strengthening performance and functionality by enhancing support for the zero-touch enrollment function of Android Enterprise, Google's framework for managing corporate devices; supporting App Configuration, Apple's function for distributing application settings; and becoming the first company in Japan to offer a SIM insertion/removal monitoring function for Windows devices.」

「During the current fiscal year, a version upgrade strengthened integration with the zero-touch enrollment function of Android Enterprise, Google's framework for managing corporate devices. This has improved kitting efficiency for both administrators and device users of Optimal Biz, enabling devices to be deployed more quickly.」

「From the perspective of work-style reform, the service includes a function that restricts the applications that can be used based on specified times and locations, and is being used to deter “hidden overtime,” in which employees work overtime without company authorization. The company is also enhancing performance and convenience, including by enabling integration with a wide range of mobile applications, rather than resting on its market share.」

「Optimal Biz, the core existing business supporting active investment, has also enhanced its performance and convenience through upgrades, including support for distributing app settings to iOS devices and integration with various mobile applications, without resting on its market share.」

「As part of this strategy, we will expand our product lineup, covering a wide range of needs from MDM to EMM, through in-house development and an alliance strategy, while responding to market changes and working to increase our market share.」

「Optimal Biz was upgraded, strengthening its Android device management functions during the quarter, including support for Android Enterprise, an Android OS device management program, and Android 8.0 Oreo. This enables more advanced security settings for Android devices.」

「For the corporate marketplace OPTiM Store, we obtained a patent covering a core marketplace concept: applications purchased through the marketplace are automatically sorted and distributed according to the operating system of each target device. This enables administrators, the users of the service, to distribute applications automatically without having to consider the operating system of each destination device.」

「Optimal Biz underwent a major version upgrade, enabling control over the use of Microsoft Office 365 and G Suite, provided by Google, from devices not managed by Optimal Biz.」

「We will expand our product lineup, covering a wide range of needs from MDM to EMM, through in-house development and an alliance strategy, while responding to market changes and working to increase our market share. In addition, by offering a product lineup that addresses a wide range of needs, we will promote the global expansion of these services.」