Customer Referrals, Joint Development and Expansion into New Industries through Capital and Business Alliances

「Sales increased in the second quarter due to growing orders for KUSANAGI Managed Service byGMO from major corporate groups.」

「The Company joined GMO Internet Group on 26 December 2025. GMO Internet Group and the Company have each grown by strengthening their respective capabilities, and the Company's participation in GMO Internet Group is expected to enhance business synergies. By combining the two companies' technologies and platforms, the Company believes it will be possible to strengthen customers' digital infrastructure while improving operational efficiency through the use of AI, thereby contributing to the advancement of DX among Japanese companies and increasing both companies' corporate value over the medium to long term.」

「Regarding matters relating to the business alliance, the tender offeror and the Company have agreed that, after the successful completion of the tender offer, they will enter into a business alliance comprising (i) establishing a structure capable of providing the tender offeror's hosting services and the Company's security functions as an integrated offering, (ii) jointly developing and enhancing a platform integrating the tender offeror's and the Company's security-service portfolios, and (iii) expanding the scope of the tender offeror's and the Company's products and services and maximizing revenue opportunities through the use of their existing customer bases and joint sales, among other measures. The specific details will be determined through discussions between the two parties.」

「The Company will participate as a systems vendor with technical strengths in Entrust's systems development projects, the provision of system solutions to clients and expansion into industries such as real-estate DX, while the two companies jointly conduct research and development.」