Announced details
PRONEXUS supports approximately 2,200 listed companies (it is unclear whether this is a cumulative figure or a figure as of a specific date)
The two companies agreed to consider enhancing and streamlining operations in the disclosure and IR fields. PRONEXUS entered into a commercial license agreement for PLaMo™ Translation and uses it in its own on-premises environment.
Preferred Networks promotes the social implementation of AI technologies, including PLaMo, a Japanese-built, developed-from-scratch generative AI foundation model with strong Japanese-language capabilities. It develops and provides generative AI foundation models, supercomputers and semiconductors. Founded in 2014.
In this announcement the company addresses none of Contract Value / Offering price / Impact on Business Performance.
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | PLaMo™ Translation, PRONEXUS WORKS |
| Counterparty | Preferred Networks, Inc. (PFN) |
| Counterparty overview | Preferred Networks promotes the social implementation of AI technologies, including PLaMo, a Japanese-built, developed-from-scratch generative AI foundation model with strong Japanese-language capabilities. It develops and provides generative AI foundation models, supercomputers and semiconductors. Founded in 2014. |
| Relationship with the Company | The two companies agreed to consider enhancing and streamlining operations in the disclosure and IR fields. PRONEXUS entered into a commercial license agreement for PLaMo™ Translation and uses it in its own on-premises environment. |
| Contract Date | 21 April 2026 (announced as the timing of the commercial license agreement) |
| Launch date | April 2026 (on-premises use of PLaMo™ Translation began; actual) / December 2026 (planned implementation of a full earnings summary translation function in PRONEXUS WORKS) |
| Applicable area | Translation of disclosure and IR-related documents, Quality control and operational optimization for disclosure and IR-related documents, Production processes for disclosure and IR-related documents, BPO and routine operations |
| Usage history | PRONEXUS supports approximately 2,200 listed companies (it is unclear whether this is a cumulative figure or a figure as of a specific date) |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To address the increased operational burden resulting from the expansion of the disclosure system, the need to accommodate Japan-specific systems, culture and language, the need for high accuracy and information management, and the challenges of English-language disclosure, thereby improving the quality and efficiency of disclosure and IR operations.