Diversifying the Revenue Base Through Investment in New and Adjacent Businesses

「Because Tobila Phone Biz Lite is a model with a limited range of functions, it is priced below the existing Tobila Phone Biz. The revenue model is the same as that of the existing Tobila Phone Biz.」

「During the fiscal year, based on the medium-term management plan, we focused on expanding the recipients of our nuisance-information database, strengthening the sales systems for Tobila Phone Cloud and Tobila Phone Biz, and developing and selling optional plans for 280blocker.」

「During the interim accounting period, based on the medium-term management plan, we actively invested management resources in expanding the recipients of our nuisance-information database, strengthening the sales systems for Tobila Phone Cloud and Tobila Phone Biz, and developing optional plans for 280blocker.」

「To create new businesses, we will focus particularly on introducing new products into existing markets. For these new products, we aim to expand into new business areas by leveraging the database expertise developed through our nuisance-call blocking, nuisance-SMS blocking and nuisance-ad blocking services, which are our strengths.」

「We believe that developing into a more robust organization with multiple business models will be important for future growth. We will continue to actively consider not only expanding into new business areas but also developing new business models by leveraging the database expertise cultivated through the nuisance-information filtering business.」

「In addition, from March 2023, 280blocker's database has been used in Ad-Free, a feature offered as part of 株式会社オプテージ's mobile phone service mineo (Mineo).」

「In January 2023, it was decided that the 280blocker database would be used in Ad-Free, a new feature offered by OPTAGE Inc. as part of its mineo mobile phone service.」

「On 30 September 2022, as part of efforts to strengthen our technological capabilities, we acquired additional shares in 株式会社ageet, which develops products based on SIP/VoIP technology, among other activities, making it an equity-method affiliate.」

「As a new business, we developed and began selling “Talk Book,” an AI-powered sales tool that visualizes sales conversations and enables data-driven sales.」

「In August 2021, we acquired 合同会社280blocker, and in October of the same year, absorbed it through a merger. This enabled us to cover not only countermeasures against nuisance calls and SMS messages but also countermeasures against nuisance web advertisements. We will continue to actively consider expanding into new business areas and developing new business models by leveraging the database expertise cultivated through the nuisance-information filtering business.」

「Through this acquisition of an equity interest, our nuisance-information filtering business will be able to cover the full range of countermeasures against nuisance calls and SMS messages, as well as nuisance web advertisements. We determined that this would enhance the value provided to users as we work to realize the Company's goal of security that protects people.」

「Going forward, the Company will continue to focus on the nuisance-information filtering business while investing in new businesses that leverage the database technology expertise it has developed, working to establish new earnings sources and maximize corporate value. Specifically, the Company is considering models such as providing domestic and overseas telephone-number databases to corporate customers as paid services, as well as offering applications that block advertisements users consider unnecessary, with the aim of expanding performance.」