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2019 Samuraiz assists innovation through design thinking

-Participated in Japan IT Week Spring "AI & Business Automation Expo".
-Adobe Connect received the Grand Prize in "Best of e-Learning Awards".
-Started offering security construction service for the future in AI-IoT era.
-Started offering support service for work style change accompanied with the enforcement ofActs for Work Style Reform.

2018 Samuraiz assists transformation from cross-channel to Omnichannel

- Established Golden Partner alliance with Oracle Japan.
- Started to provide Consulting, Implementation, Operation service for Oracle Marketing Cloud.
- Started to provide "Capy Pazzule Capcha Contact Form Edition" which countermeasures against attacks that abuse contact forms.
- Started offering web seminar system of Adobe Connect compatible for HTML5.
- Started offering "Web Seminar Implementation & Operation Service" for whom at entry level.
- Started offering "Migration for video player from Flash to HTML5".
- Started sales of "Adobe ColdFusion 2018", the high developing productivity and enhanced system integration web application server.
- Started offering "Marketing Supporting Service" of which flexibly assists understaffed of marketing department.
- Started offering "Low Latency Live Streaming Bussiness Support Service".

2017

Samuraiz assists to enhance resilience, maintenance and improvement of safety for cyber security


-Started sales of unlimited user license of "Anshin BOX (Safety BOX), high security cloud storage service purely made in Japan.
-Started sales of "@Warifu Live USB (@Tally Live USB)", the low cost USB typed thin client preventing information leaking from client terminal.
-Started offering security service, "Capy Risk-Based Authentication", against unauthorized login of spoofing.
-Started sales of "Red5 Pro", the low latency video streaming solution .
-Started sales of the latest version of Adobe Connect on which a drastic renewal for web conferencing platform to be HTML5 compatible.
-Started offering "Competitive Research Service" for BtoC service providers.
-Started "WEB Consulting Service" for small and medium sized companies which do not have WEB staffs."

2016 Assists maximizing the value of digital business

- Samuraiz releases new Gooddata dashboard "KPI Dashboard" with new feature which send notice to mobile devices.
- Samuraiz releases high-performance web application server "Adobe ColdFusion 2016 " to Japanese market.
- Samuraiz releases new feature for GoodData "CSV Uploader" which generate dashboard directly from CSV files.
- Samuraiz forms an alliance with Attain Corporation on webcast event.
- Samuraiz forms an alliance with TOKAI Communications Corporation in tie-up cloud service using "Adobe Connect"
- Samuraiz starts to provide outsourcing services to improve web application performance.
- Samuraiz starts to provide "AppDynamics" to Japanese market to enhance product lineup for digital performance management.
- Samuraiz releases "Darktrace Enterprise Immune System" which enables cyber defense to potential threats.
- Samuraiz releases a Editor " Professional Script Editor" for GuiXT which enable editing user-interface directly on SAP GUI.

2015 Promote convergence of digital analysis and marketing automation

- Samuraiz releases "Web-Automation" which is an application designed to collect online data automatically.
- Samuraiz releases cloud-based solution for real time user monitoring system "SOASTA".
- Samuraiz releases "GuiXT" which provides user-interface customization to SAP.
- Samuraiz releases a dashboard for qualified lead management analysis "InsightNavi Qualified Lead Management".
- Samuraiz opens an user support portal "SPSS Hospitality" to enhance customer's convenience.
- Samuraiz releases new feature for "GoodData" which includes recommendation systems.
- Samuraiz releases latest version of BI tool "OpenText Business Intelligence 10.5" to Japanese market.

2014 Samuraiz assists improvement of services in digital marketing business

- Samuraiz releases "e-learning content creation tool" Adobe Presenter 10 ".
- Samuraiz releases "Capy CAPTCHA" which prevent password-list attacks.
- Samuraiz releases latest version of web application server, "Adobe ColdFusion 11" which is compatible with smart devices.
- Samuraiz releases real time re-marketing solution "Webtrends STREAMS" to Japanese market.
- Samuraiz releases "e-learning content creation tool" Adobe Captivate 7 "
- Samuraiz releases statistics analysis software, "IBM SPSS Statistics"
- IT Frontier Corporation, Tata Consultancy Japan Corporation, and Japan TCS Solution Center Corporation, are integrated to establish Tata Consultancy Services Japan, Ltd.

2013 Seeking Marketing Technology to assist enterprise customer creation

- Samuraiz established solution provider partner alliance with US GoodData corporation.
- Samuraiz started to provide special dashboard service powered by GoodData for Salesforce, "Samuraiz GoodSales"
- Samuraiz released GoodData connector for Web Site Traffic Analysis data
- Samuraiz releases Adobe® Presenter 9
- Samuraiz releases UX (User Experience) Analysis dashboard service powered by GoodData
- Samuraiz releases free trial service for GoodData, called InsightNavi.
- Samuraiz releases term limited license of Adobe® InDesign® Server.
- Samuraiz releases Webtrends Segments.

2012 Samuraiz enhances support of digital marketing in the age of global Big Data

- Samuraiz established consulting partner alliance with GoodData
- Samuraiz begins to offer "Performance Diagnosis Service for Web Appication" with CA APM.
- Samuraiz releases "Adobe® InDesign® Server CS6" to Japanese market.
- Samuraiz releases the next generation web application server,"Adobe® ColdFusion® 10" which is compatible with HTML5 to Japanese market.
- Samuraiz starts shipping "MindManager" to increase productivity for developers.
- Samuraiz releases "Webtrends Analytics 10" to Japanese market.

2011 Focus on Social Collaboration (next-generation communication marketing and creating collaboration)

- Samuraiz releases “Adobe Flash Access”
- Samuraiz releases “CA APM”
- InDesign Server Associate established
- Samuraiz releases “Adobe Connect Managed Service”
- Samuraiz releases “Webtrends Analytics 9”
- Facebook Samuraiz fun page created
- Samuraiz begins to post “Site performance ranking” on Facebook
- Samuraiz begins to post “Minna no Koe” on Facebook
- Samuraiz releases “Webtrends A10 OnDemand”

- Adobe Flash Media Server Associate established
2010 Samuraiz enhances web-based marketing consulting services

- Samuraiz acquires exclusive distribution in Japan for Adobe Systems server product line(*)  
*  ”Adobe ColdFusion”, “Adobe Flash Media Server”, “Adobe Connect”, “Adobe InDesign Server”, “Adobe JRun”
- Samuraiz releases “Webtrends OnDemand”
- Samuraiz releases “Adobe Connect 8”
- Samuraiz releases “Adobe InDesign Server CS5”
- Samuraiz releases “Web Access Shaper 3.0”
- Samuraiz releases “Mieruka Engine”
- Establishment of the Cold Fusion Associate

- Samuraiz begins to post “Site performance rankings”

・Webtrends Japan Corporation is established
2009 Samuraiz enhances visualization solutions for business intelligence and supports strategic planning

- Samuraiz begins exclusive distribution in the Japanese market for low-cost BI tool, “Open Text Business Intelligence” (formerly BI Query)
- Samuraiz releases high-function search & text mining tool “[IN2]Search Box”
- Samuraiz releases “LiveCycle” by Adobe Systems Inc.
- Samuraiz releases visual-oriented mobile content conversion software “Roundabout”
- Samuraiz introduces mobile content conversion software “Durian 4.2” with enhanced SEO
- Samuraiz introduces mobile content conversion software “Durian 4.3” for iPhone and iPod touch

- IT Frontier Corporation becomes 100% owned by Mitsubishi Corporation
2008 Samuraiz enhances security solutions and supports IT risk reduction

- Head office moved to 3-2-22 Harumi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
- Samuraiz releases Web monitoring service “ExperienceFirst” by Gomez Inc. (US)
- Samuraiz introduces access analysis solution for professionals, “WebTrends Analytics 8.5” supported by marketers around the world
- Enhancement in collaboration with Open Text Corporation Japan (formerly Hummingbird Ltd.) in “BI Query”
- Samuraiz begins rental services for application vulnerability management software, “Fortify Source Code Analysis Suite”
- Partnership with CA Technologies Japan to enhance sales for “CA Wily Introscope”

- Samuraiz begins to offer system quality monitoring solutions with CA Wily Introscope to ColdFusion users
- Samuraiz releases BI tool “Interstage Navigator” by Fujitsu
2007 Samuraiz enhances consulting for website access analysis product, and propels the spread of web marketing

- ColdFusion technical information site “ColdFusion Cafeteria” launched
- Samuraiz release application tester “Fortify SCA (source code analysis suite)
- Samuraiz signs agency contract with CA Technologies Japan.
- Samuraiz releases Adobe Flex 2.0.1 (for Mac OS)
-Samuraiz establishes a developer training course for Adobe Flex 2
- Samuraiz announces multi-carrier mobile content conversion solution”Durian R4.1.”

-Partnership with CELLANT Corporation to make WebTrends accessible for mobile, and to enhance mobile site analysis.
2006

Samuraiz Corporation is established
(Propelling next-generation enterprise web system solutions)


- Software division is separated from IT Frontier Corporation (ITF) which becomes Samuraiz Corporation.
- ITF’s legacy software business (formerly Sirius) transferred to Samuraiz Corporation.
- Samuraiz releases “CipherCraft/Mail” a system that enables high speed encryption of mail and communication data through high speed encryption processing in order to prevent mistaken transmission of e-mails
- Samuraiz releases integrated groupware solution “LINKcom NEXT”
- Samuraiz releases multi-carrier mobile content conversion solution “Durian4”

- Samuraiz releases “WebTrends Analytics 8”

Our history before 2006 is the information as "IT Frontier Corporation" which is the predecessor of SAMURAIZ .

IT Frontier

2005 IT Frontier enhances web-based marketing solution

- IT Frontier releases “WebTrends7.5” Japanese version
- IT Frontier ships “MCAP-CF 2.3” which enables speedy and low-cost mobilization
- IT Frontier ships Mobile contents conversion solution “MCAP 3.1”
- In addition to former Macromedia product, IT Frontier releases Adobe product

- IT Frontier forms partnership with Hitachi, Hitachi Software Engineering, and EC-one. 4 parties enhance support of J2EE ™ based applications by jointly verifying their performance management and reflecting the findings in solution know-hows.
2004

IT Frontier promotes technology marketing – product marketing with technical support for customers


- IT Frontier releases “Flex Builder” by Macromedia
- IT Frontier signs agency contract with Vmware (US) to sell “Vmware” product line
- IT Frontier releases “WebTrends 7” Japanese Version
- IT Frontier introduces Flash access monitoring and measurement solution “WebTrends Developer Kit for Macromedia® Studio MX”
- IT Frontier starts shipping J2EE application performance management solution “Wily 5”
- Full integration of the Wily IntroscopeR5 with Fujitsu’s “Systemwalker” announced. Introscope certified as “Systemwalker Enabled Advanced”
- Service enhanced for J2EE application performance management solution “Introscope”  
- IT Frontier develops a training course to enhance support for construction of RIAs (Rich Internet Applications)
- IT Frontier releases PostgreSQL based RDBMS enterprise edition package “PowerGres Plus” for Windows
- IT Frontier releases “PowerGres on Windows Ver2.0”
- IT Frontier announces establishment of the “PowerGres Solution Bank” with the aim to spread open source DB based business solutions

- IT Frontier supports usability improvement by introducing the “Management 360 ™” solution by Wily Technology to address performance and availability challenges of next-generation web applications
2003 IT Frontier contributes to increased usability by propelling RIA (rich internet application) for Open Systems

- IT Frontier announces and starts shipping “CFReporter,” a ledger sheet tool exclusively for ColdFusion
- IT Frontier releases commercial database “PowerGres” based on PostgresSQL
- IT Frontier and Sumitomo Corporation release real-time web access analysis appliance “RTmetrics”
- IT Frontier establishes the “RIA Consortium” with a view to propel the spread of Rich Internet Application
- IT Frontier and Fujitsu announce strategic cooperation in middleware product for the web computing market

- IT Frontier releases “WebTrends Reporting Center 6.0”
2002 IT Frontier Corporation contributes to web system performance by reinforcing web system management solutions

- It Frontier participates in the establishment of the “RIA Consortium”
- IT Frontier releases J2EE application monitoring tool “Wily Introscope” by Wily Technology (US).
- IT Frontier releases web access analysis tool “WebTrends” by NetIQ (US)
- IT Frontier signs software VAD agreement with IBM Japan; releases “WebSphere” and “DB2.”
- IT Frontier starts shipping “MCAP-CF,” the mobile content conversion solution compatible with Macromedia® ColdFusion ®
- IT Frontier starts shipping content management framework “CF Café” compatible to MacromediaColdFusionMX.
- IT Frontier starts shipping “Macromedia ColdFusion 5 UltraDeveloper 4 Studio Japanese Version.”

2001 IT Frontier Corporation is established (Mistubishi Corporation 80%, IBM Japan 20%)

- Consolidation of Mitsubishi Corporation’s 5 IT companies(*1) to form IT Frontier Corporation
(*1) SIRIUS,Inc, Mitsubishi Office Machinery Ltd., AST, IT Commerce, MC Technoserve
- IT Frontier introduces multi-carrier mobile content server “MCAP”
- IT Frontier releases Web application server “Macromedia ColdFusion 5 Japanese Version
- IT Frontier releases JRun ™ Server IDE “MacromediaJRunStudio3.0J
- IT Frontier releases “MacromediaJRun ™ Server 3.1” for improved productivity for developers
- Java application server JRun ™ released in collaboration with WebServer soft ZEUS (Sumitomo Corporation)

- IT Frontier releases Load balancer “Big IP” (by F5)

Our history before 2001 is the information as "SIRIUS, Inc." which is the predecessor of "IT Frontier Corporation".

SIRIUS

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