New business areas not constrained by telephone numbers and the 「security × communications」 platform
First written in FY2020. 10 of 14 entries say "Advanced", first in FY2021. Latest entry: 2026-07-23.
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- FY2025-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「At the center of this plan is the creation of a new business position using 「AI technology」. While promoting the internationalization of the business through partnerships and collaboration with overseas companies, we are also working to expand our business areas through new marketing strategies and reorganize our business structure, as well as develop diverse messaging services and proprietary solutions using AI technology.」
The company has made its expansion into new business areas beyond SMS more specific through AI technology, partnerships and collaboration with overseas companies, marketing strategies, and business-structure reorganization. - FY2024AdvancedAnnual report
「Specifically, it consists of planning and developing sales of products in the new 「Hard and/or Plus Services」 business category, launched with the start of GPU server sales, and 「AI-based solutions」 developed through collaboration and cooperation with Group companies and external companies.」
The company launched expansion beyond SMS as a Solutions Business and has made it specific through GPU servers, AI-based solutions, voice and facial analysis, behavioral-change AI, and IoT devices. - FY2024-H1AdvancedAnnual report
「The Solutions Business, which is to be our second pillar, is centered on initiatives using AI as a growth driver for transforming the company into a new-generation Acrorate in response to rising demand from the expanding use of generative AI. Of the two categories mentioned above, the 「Hard and/or Plus Services」 business is working to continuously expand GPU-related transactions initiated in the previous fiscal year and acquire new customers.」
The company has positioned its expansion beyond SMS as a Solutions Business with generative AI as a growth driver, and is working to expand GPU-related transactions and acquire new customers. - FY2024-Q1AdvancedAnnual report
「In addition, to pursue further growth and move away from a business model focused solely on SMS, we are expanding into business areas outside SMS. We are promoting two new directions: a business focused on 「authentication」, one of our strengths developed through the SMS business, and 「Hard and/or Plus Services」, which combines diverse hardware, including GPU servers and sensor devices, with communications networks.」
As a new direction aimed at moving beyond the SMS business, the company explicitly identifies 「Hard and/or Plus Services」, which combines hardware such as GPU servers and sensor devices with communications networks, in addition to 「authentication」. - FY2023-Q3RestatedAnnual report
「Having determined that there are limits to developing the business solely within the SMS business, we are preparing to expand into businesses related to and derived from SMS. In particular, we are working to build new business alliances, including for the development of service devices that apply and utilize SMS.」
The company continues to pursue a policy of expanding into peripheral and adjacent areas of the SMS business, including service-device development and the formation of new business alliances. - FY2023-Q2RestatedAnnual report
「Over the medium to long term, we will create 「real bonds」 that lead to 「peace of mind, safety and trust」 and promote initiatives to address social issues centered on security × communications × behavioral change.」
The company continues to pursue a business policy centered on real bonds that lead to 「peace of mind, safety and trust」 and on security, communications, and behavioral change. - FY2023-Q1ReframedAnnual report
「We are promoting initiatives to address social issues by creating 「real bonds」 that lead to 「peace of mind, safety and trust」, centered on security × communications × behavioral change.」
The company has organized its business around the axis of 「security × communications × behavioral change」 by adding 「behavioral change」 to its previous positioning centered on 「security × communications」. - FY2021AdvancedAnnual report
「Beyond the messaging services business, we are conducting research and development in new business areas not constrained by telephone numbers, centered on 「security × communications」. We are developing services using decentralized identity and platforms that optimize communications through AI, conducting successive demonstration tests, and advancing specific studies toward commercialization.」
The company has progressed in new business areas not dependent on telephone numbers to the development of services and platforms using decentralized identity and AI, demonstration testing, and consideration of commercialization. Research and development expenses were ¥22,007 thousand. - FY2020First statedAnnual report
「Under the theme of 「security, safety and trust」, we aim to build platforms for authentication and security based on multi-factor authentication and new authentication infrastructure technologies, as well as platforms that use digital and behavioral data in conjunction with diverse data sources to enable optimal communications at the optimal time. We will pursue these goals on the 「security × communications」 axis by building active technology partnerships with companies strong in security, cognitive RPA, machine learning, and AI.」
The company has, for the first time, presented as a separate theme its direction of entering business areas that do not use telephone numbers, and building new platforms through partnerships with companies involved in multi-factor authentication, authentication and security infrastructure, data utilization, and AI.