Announced details
Manufacturing, communications at steelworks, safety management
Already introduced at Kobe Steel,Ltd.’s Kakogawa Works (number of users and companies: Not disclosed)
A business relationship in which Kobe Steel,Ltd. adopted Science Arts’ Buddycom. Capital and personnel relationships: Not disclosed.
Head office: Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture; President and Representative Director: Katsukawa Yoshihiko (勝川四志彦). The company operates a diverse range of businesses, including industrial machinery and new energy.
Kobe Steel,Ltd.’s Kakogawa Works (detailed location: Not disclosed)
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
Deloitte Tohmatsu MIC Research Institute, “Deskless SaaS Market: Current Conditions and Outlook, Fiscal 2025 Edition”
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | Buddycom (Buddycom) |
| Counterparty | Kobe Steel,Ltd. |
| Counterparty overview | Head office: Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture; President and Representative Director: Katsukawa Yoshihiko (勝川四志彦). The company operates a diverse range of businesses, including industrial machinery and new energy. |
| Relationship with the Company | A business relationship in which Kobe Steel,Ltd. adopted Science Arts’ Buddycom. Capital and personnel relationships: Not disclosed. |
| Launch date | Already introduced (specific start date: Not disclosed) |
| Applicable area | Manufacturing, communications at steelworks, safety management |
| Location | Kobe Steel,Ltd.’s Kakogawa Works (detailed location: Not disclosed) |
| Location scale | 5.7 million square meters |
| Usage history | Already introduced at Kobe Steel,Ltd.’s Kakogawa Works (number of users and companies: Not disclosed) |
| Source | Deloitte Tohmatsu MIC Research Institute, “Deskless SaaS Market: Current Conditions and Outlook, Fiscal 2025 Edition” |
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