Promoting Collaboration with Partner Companies

「From the current interim consolidated accounting period, the newly invested Ragate Co., Ltd. has been included within the scope of application of the equity method.」

「In addition, as companies face an urgent need to respond to AI and inquiries regarding AI-related projects have surged at the Group, the Group has completed the acquisition of AI Competency certification for Amazon Web Services (hereinafter “AWS (Note 3)”) and entered into a reseller agreement with Anthropic, PBC (hereinafter “Anthropic”). It is also prioritizing the development of systems for infrastructure construction and operation based on AI utilization, including becoming No. 1 in Japan in the number of AWS Top Engineer-certified personnel in the AI and security fields.」

「From the first quarter of the current consolidated accounting period, we have included newly invested Ragate Co., Ltd. within the scope of companies accounted for under the equity method.」

「Going forward, the company will actively consider collaboration and M&A with companies possessing generative AI-related technologies and services, accelerating the strengthening of its technological capabilities and expansion of its business areas.」

「January 2025: Entered into a business alliance with 株式会社インターネットイニシアティブ in the AWS-related business area」

「From the current interim consolidated accounting period, the newly acquired stakes in パーソル＆サーバーワークス株式会社 and 富士フイルムクラウド株式会社 have been included within the scope of the equity method.」

「As the first step, on 30 April 2024, a third-party allotment of new shares by the company's wholly owned subsidiary 株式会社トップゲート to ベスピン・グローバル・ジャパン合同会社 was completed, giving the latter a 50% equity interest.」

「March 2024: Established 富士フイルムクラウド株式会社, a joint venture with 富士フイルムビジネスイノベーション株式会社, to provide cloud service implementation support, operations and maintenance.」

「Under the four-year strategic collaboration agreement signed with AWS in April 2023, the company identified four focus areas: developing and supporting the construction of a common enterprise cloud infrastructure platform, promoting digital transformation (DX) among small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), supporting the construction of cloud contact centers, and further strengthening digital talent. The company will expand its support for customers' cloud migration and modernization.」

「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 31 August 2023, the company resolved to enter into a joint venture agreement dated the same day with the aim of establishing a joint venture through joint investment with パーソルクロステクノロジー株式会社. Based on this resolution, the joint venture agreement was executed and procedures to establish the joint venture, パーソル＆サーバーワークス株式会社, were carried out on 2 October 2023. The company's capital participation, through the acquisition of shares in the joint venture, was scheduled for around January 2024, following registration for the joint venture's staffing business license. パーソル＆サーバーワークス株式会社 was expected to become an equity-method affiliate of the company.」

「The company will continue to actively consider and implement collaboration with partners that can complement its management resources and expertise as needed, as well as M&A aimed at strengthening existing businesses and creating new business pillars.」

「At a meeting of the Board of Directors held on 13 August 2021, the company resolved to enter into a joint venture agreement with Bespin Global Inc. concerning 株式会社G-gen, and signed the agreement on 16 August 2021.」

「At an extraordinary meeting of the Board of Directors held on 14 July 2021, the company resolved to reach a basic agreement with Bespin Global Inc., a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) premier partner in South Korea, on a business alliance to enter the GCP business in Japan, including the establishment of a joint venture. It also resolved to establish a subsidiary ahead of the joint venture's establishment.」

「The company began capital and business alliances with 株式会社エヌ・ティ・ティ・データ and 株式会社エヌ・ティ・ティ・コミュニケーションズ in July 2018, with 株式会社モンスター・ラボ in February 2020, and with ウイングアーク1st株式会社 in March 2021.」

「The company began capital and business alliances with 株式会社エヌ・ティ・ティ・データ and 株式会社エヌ・ティ・ティ・コミュニケーションズ in July 2018, and with 株式会社モンスター・ラボ in February 2020. The purpose of the alliance with 株式会社エヌ・ティ・ティ・データ is to win large-scale projects, including financial and public-sector projects, that would be difficult for the company to acquire independently. The alliance with 株式会社エヌ・ティ・ティ・コミュニケーションズ aims to develop the market by combining its various network services with the company's cloud services. The alliance with 株式会社モンスター・ラボ aims to promote digital transformation through complementary collaboration in the digital product and application areas in which that company specializes.」

「We will continue collaborating with partners that can complement our management resources and expertise as needed, responding accurately and with urgency to constantly changing market conditions and increasingly diverse customer needs as we pursue further growth in corporate value.」