2024/2025

English Edition

3D Real-Time VR Software

www.forum8.co.jp

Civil Engineering Construction
Design CAD Software

Comprehensive 3D CG Software

Dynamic Nonlinear Analysis Software

Web VR Plattform

Web3 NFT Service

CONCEPT&STRATEGY

CONCEPT&STRATEGYFORUM8 aims to develop
safe and secure cities
throughout the country
using its softwaredevelopment expertise.

Sociality

Up & Coming

FORUM8 TOPICSFORUM8 Rally Japan Title Partner

Forum Spirit

FORUM8 is the exclusive oﬃcial title partner for the FIA WRC Japan Round from 2021 to 2024,
supporting the development of event by providing systems based on Japan-made VR CG software,digital twins, simulation services, and Web VR Platform F8VPS which reproduced Toyota Stadium
Metaverse (2022). We will support the realization of a better future based on three main

FORUM8 Rally Japan 2023

components of "regional revitalization", "international exchange", and "traﬃc safety awareness"that have been set forth since the beginning of the convention.

Yuji Ito, president and CEO

WRC FORUM8 Rally Japan 2023 Welcome Event held
ソフトウェア開発で実現するSDGsミッション

Before the 13th round of the FIA WRC World Rally Championship, FORUM8 Rally Japan 2023, a welcome
event was held at Tsunamachi Mitsui Club in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, with many guests to wish for theCEO
Greeting

FORUM8 has provided the software and technology services which support the designing of civil engineeringand construction including structure design since the company foundation, on the basis of the development
technology of packaged software. With the development of virtual reality technology in recent years, FORUM8's
products and solutions are now being used extensively for a wide range of projects, for traﬃc and automotive
research, and for information system in general. In addition, FORUM8 is energetically promoting a sustainable
society and the age of DX through providing software and services on cloud.

Foundation of our growth is the development of creative general-purpose software. So far, we have developed and improved thevirtual reality software UC-win/Road and the dynamic non-linear analysis software UC-win/FRAME (3D) as the advanced software
ahead of other companies. In 2009, we released Engineer's Studio®. As for the cloud development, we started to provide SaaS
programs in 2013 and has expanded UC-1 Cloud program series. In 2020, we released F8VPS, a Web VR Platform.
On the other hand, as for the activities to improve the in-house system and to strengthen the organization, many international
standards have been introduced such as Quality Management System (QMS), Information Security Management System (ISMS),
Business continuity management system (BCMS), and PrivacyMark certiﬁcation. In 2016, we acquired Environmental Management
System (EMS) and are working on the promotion of sustainable society and on SDGs activities by spreading cloud services andimproving the business quality.
As for the cloud service, UC-1 for SaaS has been released in 2013 ahead of other companies in the industry. 3DVR Cloud "VR-Cloud®"has been chosen as the cloud contract research from Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry(METI), and we have acquired a lot ofpatents thanks to it. After great products such as FEMLEEG and Shade3D were added to FORUM8 product portfolio through M&A. We
are also expanding the development of 3D and VRCG, growing them into a suite of software that supports the construction of digital
twins and metaverse. With the release of F8VPS, we also provide a virtual platform, bringing our line-up of virtual environment
construction solutions to the market. FORUM8 has also been selected for Next-Generation Software Platform Demonstration Projectby the METI.
In 2021, FORUM8 has built and delivered "Large 4K VR Stereoscopic Driving Simulator" and "VR NILIM System" for the National Institutefor Land and Infrastructure. In 2019, we released Suite Series Accounting software, Data Eraser Suite®, and Suite Chidori Engine®. We also
launched our ﬁrst own-brand PC, the Game Programming PC.
Self-developed core system supports the development and sales, and we were selected as "Top 100 Aggressive IT SME of Japan
Award" by METI in 2015. We also have received "CRM Best Practice Award" and other company awards. In December 2019, FORUM8 isawarded The 8th Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Awards METI Minister's Award for Connection acceleration among various technologies
and industries by UC-win/Road open data cooperation. We also made signiﬁcant progress in changing the way of we work as we werecertiﬁed as an "Eruboshi" company that promotes women's participation and advancement in the workplace and also received"Kurumin" certiﬁcation.
Our product support and service have had a high evaluation, and many customers have attended our technical seminars. FORUM8
released the 144th issue of our public relations magazine Up&Coming. At the "17th FORUM8 Design Festival 3Days+Eve" in November
2023, 6 experts from 5 government ministries delivered lectures in front of a large audience at the 8th "Autonomous Driving
Conference". The Special Talk Session between Mr. Yoichi Ochiai and Prof. Hiroshi Ishii held on Day 2 was very well-received. Floodsimulation project by Tamana City, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan won the Grand Prix of the 10th National Resilience Design Award
Content. We appreciate having welcomed a large number of participants both at the venue and online.
FORUM8 also focuses on publishing technical books and other publications, such as the TV program the company made for the 30th
anniversary of its establishment in May 2017 and the book "VR Impact - Amazing world of virtual reality that you must know -"(DIAMOND, Inc.). In recent years, FORUM8 became an oﬃcial title partner for FIA WRC, and the company has also promoted itself as acompany that supports women's soccer and golf, and has produced a number of TV commercials.
Under our principles of Up&Coming, Sociality, and Forum Spirit, we all employees continue to unite and act in order to meet the
expectations of our customers.
March 20242

successful achievement of Rally Japan 2023.

Presenting of the Championship Cup WRC FORUM8 Rally Japan 2023
Welcome EventOﬃcial Sponsor of the FIA World Rally Championship
In order to further expand global development of VR/CG software, road and architectural design, anddrive simulators, and to provide an opportunity for the development of more advanced simulation
technology, we have signed a contract with the FIA International Automobile Federation as an oﬃcial
WRC Arch Sponsor

sponsor of the WRC World Rally Championships from November 2021.
Established a New Awarding System to honour outstanding WRC2 drivers as from 2024
"FORUM8 WRC2 Most Stage Wins Award""FORUM8 WRC2 Most Stage Wins Award" awarding system established as from 2024 for the
purpose of training WRC2 class rising star drivers to step up to the WRC top level.

Opened Cambridge Toranomon Laboratory as R&D base for Metaverse, NFT,

WRC2023 Round 5 RALLY DE PORTUGAL FORUM8 WRC2 2024
President Yuji Ito takes center stage at Most Stage Wins Award Trophy
the Award Ceremony

etc. Established FORUM8 NETSUGEN Gunma Desk to solve local issues
In December 2022, "Cambridge Toranomon Laboratory" opened in Toranomon CIC Tokyo. We areplanning to operate it as a sales and R&D base to hold seminars and to research and develop VR, NFT,
and Metaverse, with a view to opening a laboratory in Boston Cambridge, the base of MIT, where wehave been participating in an industry-academia collaboration program since 2016.

Mission・Research & develop technologies related to VR and F8VPS
・Research & develop services related to NFT
・Develop architectural interactive tool・Conduct cutting-edge research and marketing
・Collaborate with startups and R&D companies

FORUM8 has also established the FORUM8 NETSUGEN Gunma Desk in collaboration with NETSUGEN, apublic-private co-creation space on 32F of the Gunma Prefectural Government Building, to develop new
businesses utilizing digital technology and projects toward solving regional issues such as national land
resilience and regional development through collaboration with NPOs, universities, research institutions,municipalities, and the prefecture.

FORUM8 Suzhou Innovation Hub opened in Suzhou, China

Cambridge Toranomon Laboratory（CIC Tokyo）

NETSUGEN, a public-private cocreation
space（Gunma Prefectural Government
Building）

In April 2024, FORUM8 Suzhou Innovation Hub opened in Suzhou, China. This oﬃce will focus on R&D ofsystems that utilize AI such as NFT, Metaverse, Manga Me, etc. We intend to participate in exhibitions suchas the ITS World Congress and SIGGRAPH Asia. Ms. Yingge Schnabel appointed as the manager of this hub.

Agreement for "Collaboration for the Realization of Sustainable Cities using
Digital Twins" with Toyota City concluded

Technical Advisor Marc goes up onstage at the Qingdai International Suzhou Innovation Hub
Design Village First Phase Move-in （Qingdai International Design Village）
Opening Ceremony

The cooperative relationship with Toyota City started with the WRC Rally Japan, of which
FORUM8 has been the title sponsor since 2021. As the "Digital Twin" was positioned as a core
project of the Toyota City Construction Department DX in 2022, the two parties concluded thisagreement on March 15th, 2023, in order to make the most of their resources and know-how for
the early realization of the Digital Twin. For Rally Japan 2023, we built Toyota Stadium and Toyota
City's booth on the Metaverse to spark up the event. Other initiatives that we've been taking
include the development of ﬂying car contents, development of education and training programsfor IT human resources, and employment support.

Concluded a collaboration agreement with Akita Pref. and Akita Univ. Contribute todevelopment of digital human resources, IT promotion, and regional revitalization in Akita
On March 9th, FORUM8 concluded a collaboration agreement on promotion of informationindustry with Akita Pref., Akita Univ., TECHNOS AKITA CO.，LTD, and BroadBand Security, Inc.
The purpose of this collaboration is to strengthen digital human resource development in
Akita Prefecture, promote information-related industries, and revitalize the local community.

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CONCEPT&STRATEGYFORUM8 CM series
FORUM8's new TV commercial series featuring Pakkun (Mr. Patrick Harlan) is on air. Our TV commercials"Connected Industries - outstanding collaboration" section in "Monodzukuri
supporting industry and society" category

featuring Pakkun started from the "Suite Series" edition aired from July 2020 and the "FORUM8 Design Festival"

On December 27, 2019, FORUM8 was awarded The 8th Monodzukuri Nippon Grand Awards METI

edition aired from June 2023, to the "Sustainable Society through National Resilience" edition, our 6th series.

Minister's Award that is granted to individuals or groups that have created new added value oradvanced eﬀ orts for solutions to challenges by connecting a variety of things, e.g., machines,[Programs on air with FORUM8's commercials]

technologies and people, through data sharing and other initiatives in harmonization areas

PGA Tour TV Program Annual Sponsor (BS Japanext)

Prime News (BS Fuji)

Masters Golf 2023 (BS-TBS)

Sunday LIVE (TV Asahi）

U.S. Open 2023 (BS SHOCHIKU TOKYU)News Morning Satellite (TV Tokyo）

British Open 2023 (TV Asahi / AbemaTV）

FISHING in my life (BS Fuji)(FORUM8 theme: Connection acceleration among various technologies and industries by VR"Sustainable Society through National Resilience" edition

Design Studio UC-win/Road open data cooperation). UC-win/Road is highly evaluated because of
the following reasons. First, the VR platform provided by the UC-win/Road open data cooperation
is an eﬀ ective social communication tool that enables the consensus creation at infrastructure

US PGA Championship 2023 (BS SHOCHIKU TOKYU)

planning. Secondly, it can connect a variety of ﬁ elds such as disaster mitigation, environment, andU.S. Women's Open Championship 2023

education. Finally, it is exactly software promoting the connected industry.

(BS SHOCHIKU TOKYU)[Advertisement at airports, various modes

U.S. Women's Amateur Golf Championship 2023

of transporation, etc.](BS SHOCHIKU TOKYU)

Digital Signage at JR Shinagawa Station Konan Exit

Fujisankei Ladies Classic (BS Fuji)

Signage at Haneda Airport 1st/2nd Terminal /US PGA Championship 2023 (BS SHOCHIKU TOKYU)Electric bulletin board (Tokaido/Sanyo Shinkansen）

FORUM8 was awarded the "2022 CRM Best Practice Award" by the CRM Association Japan in October

Suntory Ladies Open 2023 (BS Fuji)

Tokyo Prime / GROWTH (Taxi advertisement)

2022. FORUM8 has won the Best Practice Award for 8 consecutive years, of which the last 5 awards

CRM Best Practice Award

including the award FORUM8 won this year are Continuation Awards.This year, the Publishing team in

Itoen Ladies Golf Tournament (TV Asahi)

the System Sales Group worked on improving customer relationships and expanding the approach

SDGs

range. These activities were highly evaluated as "Customer Centric Information Management Model".

FORUM8 is working to bring safety and security to society through engineering software developmentand
its service technology. Our work under this mission is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs). We, whose main business is “VR/CG”, “FEM analysis”, “Cloud service”, will
actively communicate that the computer software industry is an industry that can contribute to the SDGs.

SDG s Mission Realized by Software Development2015 Sales Group2019 International Sales Team2016 Instructor / Sales Support Team

2020 Sales Group (Sales team in branch oﬃces)

2017 Development Group

2021 Tokyo Secretarial Oﬃce

2018 Personnel / General Aﬀairs Group

2022 UC-1 Development Group 1 Team Team

Received “Resilience Certiﬁcate” from Association for Resilience Japan
In August 2022, FORUM8 renewed the "Resilience Certiﬁcation" by the Association for Resilience Japan.

Background of award (summarized)

The development and provision of F8VPS, a Web Platform System that can be deployed as a digital twin on

FORUM8 is continuously developing new and diverse products to add to their classic civil engineering

the Cloud, will support comprehensive urban planning and development such as Smart Cities and Digital

and architectural design software, and the number of diﬀ erent product types FORUM8 has to oﬀ er

Cities, and help promote the "Digital Garden City State Concept" by addressing a variety of environmental

have now grown to 175. We focus on VR (Virtual Reality) and 3D software developments toissues and strengthening disaster countermeasures. Through the deployment of these new technologies,

strengthen our competitive edge, which helped the company compete globally with top companies

FORUM8 aims to further enhance its activities that promote and further strengthen national resilience.

Selected for Next-Generation Software Platform Demonstration Project
FORUM8 has been selected with its "Next-generation communication platform using XR technology

in the industry and even beat them in the level of business achievements made.
Real-time reﬂection
In 3D VR spaceStandard
browserdevelopment project" for the "Subsidy for industrial technology implementation (Next-generation

Remoteclassroom
WEB serverInternet

software platform demonstration project)" in 2021 by the METI. In addition, we provide "FORUM8 Virtual

Selected as one of the “300 most promisingsmall and medium-sized enterprises and 30 shopping malls”
We have been selected as one of the "300 most promising small and medium-sized enterprises and 30
shopping malls" by the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency of the Ministry of Economy, Trade andPlatform System (F8VPS)" where 3D VR can be utilized interactive on cloud. In this project, we plan to use

Industry (METI) in 2021. The "300 most promising small and medium-sized enterprises and 30

this as the basic system to develop a low latency and multi-site real-time system using MR devices.

shopping malls" are companies that are expected to make great strides in the future by working on

Communication platform using 3D VR

business succession, work style reform, and IT utilization, with a focus on the areas of "productivity

Platform to Support Employment and Social Participation using the Metaverse

improvement" "securing demands" and "securing business leaders". FORUM8 was selected in the ﬁeld

Strategy related to the "Platform to Support Employment and Social Participation using the Metaverse",of "Productivity Improvement/Monozukuri" for its eﬀorts to promote the digitalization of society

FORUM8's collaborative project with Software Association of Japan (SAJ), has been adopted as a "Fiscal

through the use of VR platforms.

Year 2023 Innovation Strategy Development Project" by The Mechanical Social Systems Foundation.
This project addresses the issue of social reclusion, which is one of the social problems, and helps to solve

Health and Productivity Management

the shortage of working population due to the declining birthrate and aging society by encouraging
social participation through employment support. We will build a platform utilizing cloud to promote
employment and social participation support through the use of ICT technologies such as Metaverse

Optimizing communication in
the metaverse space through AI Response created by AI isconverted to automated voiceand AI, and promote smooth communication. People looking for jobs will be able to obtain employment

We are publishing our "Health management policy" and are declaring "Work style reform" internally.
We will continue our company-wide reform of work styles so that our diverse workforce in thesoftware business can maintain their physical and mental health and continue to work with a spirit ofsociality and cooperation.

opportunities even from their home PCs.

TOKYO Corporation Declaring
Work Style Reform"Next Generation IT Technology Master Course" adopted by the Japan Ministry of■Certiﬁcation date: March 4, 2019

Health, Labor and Welfare's education and training program has begun.

Childcare Support Company"Kurumin Certiﬁcation"■Certiﬁcation date: November 30, 2022

The program was selected by the Japan Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare as the "Project for
Establishment and Promotion of Education and Training Methods that Respond to the Characteristics ofMetaverse

Corporation with Excellent
Health Management 2024
(Large Corporation Category)Cloud

Trainees (for organizations that establish education and training methods)," and the ﬁrst term of the
program has begun in December 2023. The program aims to provide participants with theAI

3DVR・CG
Modeling

Programming■Certiﬁcation date: March 30, 2023

■Certiﬁcation date: March 11,2024

state-of-the-art IT skills based on the three core competencies of "Metaverse", "AI", and "Drones". In
order to support the students' career development, job placement support is also provided after

Healthy Company (Gold)"Level 3 Eruboshi" Company■Certiﬁcation date: January 9, 2024

TOKYO Corporation Declaring
Work Style Reform

Healthy Company (Gold)completion of the curriculum. The course can also be taken by those who have diﬃculty attending
face-to-face lectures thanks to the utilization of the Metaverse for classroom lectures.

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CONCEPT&STRATEGY
Local event sponsorship and regional exchange

FORUM8's CSR（Corporate Social Responsibility）
Through advanced software development, FORUM8 has been contributing to the society by taking part in business activities backed up by
its robust technologies to promote a safe and secure society such as construction of social infrastructures based on smartstructural design,
provision of reliable technologies for maintenance of social infrastructures, and production of simulations solutionsfor public works projects
using virtual reality since the foundation of the company. FORUM8 also hopes to contribute to the sustainabledevelopment of the earthand society by working on international projects as well as those in Japan.

Local /
Education

SAJ(Software Association of Japan) Related Activities

Public Beneﬁt
International

The Association aims to contribute to the sound development of Japanese industry and to theimprovement of people's lives through business related to the development of the software
industry. The Vice President of FORUM8 is acting as a director of this association. We areengaged in a wide range of activities as follows.
・Software ISAC
Optimize man-hours for secure development and vulnerability management
・Association of Data Erase Certiﬁcation (ADEC) Certiﬁcation by an oﬃcial organization
・Cooperate with U-22 Programming Contest
・Overseas recruiting, programming board of education
・Project Mirai
・Support for startups
・Get PSQ certiﬁcation

Political Group for Digital Society Promotion

Association of Data
Erase Certiﬁcation(ADEC)

U-22 Programming Contest

It is an organization that aims to contribute to the creation of a prosperous nation throughdigital technology, not only in the IT industry but also in all other industries. Yuji Ito, President
and CEO of FORUM8, serves as vice chairman.

●Tie-up series “DKFORUM” Digital Kakejiku (digital hanging scroll) x FORUM8 events,
produced by Mr. Akira Hasegawa, Chairman of the State of the Art Technologies
Expression Association, and cooperated by FORUM8 are held throughout Japan.
●Participate in and cooperate with farming experiences and health promotion events
hosted by the NPO Yamanashi ICT Contact Center and also sponsored “U-16 Yamanashi
Programming Contest” hosted by the Center.
●World BOSAI Forum Gold Sponsor
Sponsored and exhibited at the "World BOSAI Forum" (Sendai, Japan), aninternational conference on disaster reduction with citizen participation●Shinagawa Bosai Event 2023
Exhibited at a disaster prevention event for the community held at the plaza of
Shinagawa Intercity, where the Tokyo Head Oﬃce is located, and provided earthquake
simulator experience, etc.
●Hosted the Junior Software Seminar with KISS Port Foundation as a co-sponsor
FORUM8 hosted the Junior Software Seminar with Minato City Sports Fureai Cultureand Health Foundation (KISS Port Foundation).
●MINATO City Half Marathon 2023 Platinum Sponsor
Co-sponsorship of the event held with the aim of realizing a community-basedsociety through sports in which many residents of the Minato-ward, from children toseniors, regardless of nationality or disability, can participate.
●Visited and inspected Takeo City, Ena City, etc.
Visits throughout the country on Health and Sports vacations to promote communication.

Peace of Light- Digital Kakejiku Art and Live -U-16 Yamanashi
Programming Contest

World BOSAI Forum

Shinagawa Bosai Event

Junior Software Seminar

MINATO City Half Marathon 2023

Donation to support activities of the Aikodai Meiden High School Volleyball ClubFORUM8 sponsors for Sport Policy for Japan 2023

Aiko Meiden High School Volleyball Club started the ﬁrst ever "Activity Support
Fundraising" in the Japanese high school volleyball industry with the hopes of “creating
an environment where students can balance studying as well as club activities” and“changing the current situation of club activities in Japan, where it is expensive to be
active in a club. FORUM8 supports this initiative and has made a donation.

We provide "FORUM8 Digital Award" as a sponsor of the Sport Policy for Japan (SPJ), whichstarted in 2011 as a platform for university students to present and discuss the results of
their research on sports policy and measures in Japan to promote the sports industry.
The Association of Copyright for Computer Software (ACCS)

Health and Sports Vacation trip in 2022 Takeo City (left), 2023 in Ena City (right)

Joined The Association of Copyright for Computer Software (ACCS)
As a software development company, we will contribute to the development of
culture in the computer society through the protection of the rights of digital works
and educational and promotional activities related to copyright.

"FISHING in my life", a TV program sponsored by FORUM8 on air (BS Fuji)"FISHING in my life,” a program provided by FORUM8 and broadcast on BS Fuji, will be aired
every Thursday (21:55-22:00), so please be sure to watch it along with the commercial.

State of the Art Technologies in Expression Association
FORUM8 totally cooperates with this association that was established in order tosupport survey research of the most advanced expression technology and contents
development using that technologies.

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FORUM8 sponsors international student competitions "VDWC Student BIM&VR

Examination for competency in Expression Technology (Organizedby State of the Art Technologies Expression Association)

Education

Design Contest on Cloud" and "CPWC Cloud Programming World Cup". We provide
free product licenses and seminars for students who applied to these competitions

This council promotes the system for creating a common infrastructure and open VR
simulation data by governments and private sectors. Through constructing VR platforms
and sharing 3D data / VR data, it is aiming at utilizing the data in a variety of ﬁelds suchas autonomous driving, drone, i-Construction, disaster prevention, and sightseeing.

including some competitions we are cooperating with.

International VR Symposium

Programming Contest（2019）

Donation to charity groups and NPOs

U-22 Programming Contest／Kids Engineer／U-16 Yamanashi Programming Contest／IA National Student Graduation Design Competition／Sendai-Miyagi Science
Day（2022）／The 3rd All Japan Highschool esports（2020）／National Technical College

The 5th VR Promotion Council Open Seminar in Nagoya (2023)

Junior Software Seminar / Junior Programming Seminar Kids Engineer
We provide elementary and junior high school students with the opportunity toexperience IT such as VR and programming by using FORUM8's advanced software.

Cooperation with universities, education and cultural organizations
FORUM8 contributes to college education and research by giving engineering books
published by FORUM8 Publishing to university laboratories, academic societies,
The 16th International VR Symposium

research institutes, and media in addition to donating to universities such as the“FPB Point Donation" started in January 2011 and FORUM8 also donates to the following organizations: Japanese Red Cross Society / National Federation

University of Tokyo and Gunma University that are in the cooperative relationship onof UNESCO Associations in Japan / Doctors Without Borders / Workshop for Sustainable Community / Civil Machizukuri Station / NPO Japan Yunnan
Friendship Association / Akai Hane Central Community Chest of Japan / Florence, a certiﬁed NPO / Public Interest Incorporated Foundation for Traﬃc
Accident Orphans / Embassy of Ukraine in Japan / Turkish Embassy in Tokyo／Ishikawa prefecture (Supporting area struck by the 2024 Noto earthquake)developments of WCOMD and ground FEM analysis software. We also helping toIntroduction of International Standards and Maintenance Activity

Adopted as the Japan Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare's 2023 "ProjectThrough ongoing activities, we are working to improve quality, enhance corporate and business continuity management, and maintain the protection

for Establishment and Promotion of Education and Training Methods thatof personal information, respectively.

Respond to the Characteristics of Trainees (for organizations that establish

Business Continuity Management
System ISO22301

Information Security Management
System for Cloud Service ISO27017

Environment Management
System ISO14001■Registeration renewal date： 27/9/2020■Number： JQA-BC0005■Registered ﬁeld： All■Registeration renewal date： 27/9/2019■Number： JQA-IC0016■Registered ﬁeld： All■Registeration renewal date： 27/9/2019■Number： JQA-EM7269■Registered ﬁeld： All

Quality Management System
ISO9001

Information System Management
System ISO27001■Registeration renewal date： 27/9/2019■Number： JQA-QMA14896■Registered ﬁeld： All■Registeration renewal date： 27/9/2019■Number： JQA-IM1208■Registered ﬁeld： All

FISHING in my life

Events sponsored by FORUM8 and student competitions

VR Promotion Council

The cooperative relationship with Toyota City started with the WRC Rally Japan, of
which FORUM8 has been the title sponsor since 2021. As the "Digital Twin" waspositioned as a core project of the Toyota City Construction Department DX in 2022,
the two parties concluded this agreement on March 15th, 2023, in order to make themost of their resources and know-how for the early realization of the Digital Twin.
Through this collaboration, FORUM8 plans to address various issues facing Toyota Cityand to realize a sustainable city by utilizing its products, technologies, and solutions
and performing simulations on Digital Twin.

FORUM8 logo printed on the uniform
as a partner company that donated.

Privacy Mark
■Decision date： 28/2/2012■Number： 22000116■Registered ﬁeld： Information service,
Investigation ﬁeld(82)Kids Engineer

Junior Software Seminarpromote Nogaku theatre as a Special corporate supporting member.

education and training methods)"
The ﬁrst term of the "Next Generation IT Technology Master Course" will begin in
December 2023. The second term will start from June 2024. The program was selected
as the 2023 education and training project by the Japan Ministry of Health, Labor and

FORUM8 Publishing Books

Welfare, and can be taken for free. The program is structured around the three corecompetencies of “Metaverse,” “AI,” and “Drones”, with the ultimate goal of enabling
non-permanent employees to acquire state-of-the-art IT skills through learning about
the newest trends and practical exercises, and to ﬁnd full-time employment.

Next Generation IT Technology Master Course
Practical knowledge and skills in Metaverse, AI,and drones can be acquired!

Free

Network of Inspiration thatstarts with FORUM8

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PRODUCTS

From four aspects, FORUM8 proposes the integrative system
where the advanced technologies and the highest level solutions are gathered.
"Development Room for Designers"

FORUM8 Solution"Up and Coming --- innovative and with great prospects"- the origin of the name of UC series

Aiming to increase creativity and richnessin engineers' work.

FEM Series
In addition to Dynamic Nonlinear Analysis software Engineer's Studio® and geotechnical “VR Design Platform”, IM&VR realizing the DX era

Comprehensive 3DCG software

Data Eraser Suite / Suite Accounting®

System Integrator

CG/VR
Simulation

High Performance
Computing on
Cloud Services®

Highly reliable and accurate
technology with proven trackrecord A design and CAD systemsof the highest standard!

Three Dimensional Laminated Plates and Cables

Analysis of Reinforced Concrete
3D Solid / Heat Stress Analysis

ES/F3D/Ground

Cloud・Web3

BIM・CIM・CAD

Web virtual
Platform system

Web3・NFT Service

Analysis Support Service

Customized
Development

VR・AR・MR Solution
VR/CG
3D real-time VR
Software package
It was 2000 when FORUM8 released 3D virtual reality software
UC-win/Road and entered the VR market.It has been improved andis currently used for wide variety of projects including traﬃcand
vehicle research, robot development etc. as well as architecture andcivil engineering. FORUM8 is awarded The 8th Monodzukuri Nippon
Grand Awards METI Minister'sAward for Connection acceleration among various technologies and industries by UC-win/
Road open data cooperation.

Geo Engineerʼs Studio

Analysis

Can be run on Cloud, Equipped with enhanced CIM
features, UC-1 series suite version

Embeddeddevelopment services

Integrated 3DCG
Software for BIM/CIM

Civil engineering design CAD UC-１ Series
FORUM8 has been developing and selling structural calculation anddesign CAD software for civil engineering and architecture since its
establishment in 1987, and has also provided civil engineering design
calculation software compliant with restoration speciﬁcations and roadbridge speciﬁcations, all developed in-house. Based on this track record,the "UC-1 Series" oﬀers a large lineup of design and CAD systems, aswell as estimating, electronic delivery, and maintenance management,
and is also sequentially compatible with various BIM/CIM standards.

UC-1 BIM/CIM Tool

UC-1 Cloud Auto Design has now been integrated into UC-1 Series

NEW!

The integration of UC-1 Cloud Auto Design minimizes

Integrated 3DCG software for modeling, rendering,
animation, 3DCAD, and 3D printing. With its intuitive UI
and advanced expressive capabilities, it is used in a wide
range of applications such as architectural perspective,
interior and product design.

input items, enabling schematic calculations withfewer input. It can be easily used on any major

Top Market Share

web browser on any device, including PCs andIn addition to general-purpose drawing and editing
functions, this product is a "2D/3D general-purpose
CAD product dedicated to civil engineering"equipped with civil engineering drawing commands,
civil engineering drawing generation functions, redstroke functions, and 3D functions, providing an environment for eﬃciently
creating various civil engineering drawings, including general structural
drawings and reinforcement drawings.

be used on diﬀerent devices.
In 2020, we released "Suite Chidori Engine®", a Japanmade cross-platform 3D game engine. Available for free
for non-commercial personal use and educational use.

Web3 / NFT Services

This software supports design calculation, editing, anddisplay of Reinforced Concrete structures compatible
with BIM/CIM. The entire system can be displayed in
3D as an integrated model, enabling eﬃcientunderstanding and management of the entire project.

UC-Draw・3DCAD

smartphones.The environment is provided for eachuser account, so the same settings and services canMetaverse

After demonstrating Engineerʼs
Studio®ʼs capability to predictexperimental results with highprecision and accuracy, FORUM8
were commended as thechampionship of “Destruction
analysis and blind analysis contest forseismic resistance experiment on fullsize bridge in the E-Defense facility”.

FEM Series㼹

FORUM8 turned an analysis programdeveloped by the Concrete Materials & Structures
Laboratory at the University of Tokyo (Professor
Koichi Maekawa) into a product.

Cross platform game engine

Top Market ShareTwo Dimensional Dynamic Nonlinear

Dynamic Non-linear Analysis
Advanced 3D design Solution!

Construction Consultant
3D Realtime / Virtual Reality

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Dynamic Nonlinear Analysis of

Ultra Micro Data Center®

3DVR Engineering Service

VR Data Service

In FORUM8 collaboration withProfessor Koichi Maekawa from
Tokyo University won the "Excellent
award” for their “Engineerʼs Studio®”in the software section of “The 23rd
Awards of Excellent New Technology
and Products for Small and Medium
Enterprise” and the Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration
Special Award at the same time.

analysis software such as GeoEngineer's Studio, we provide analysis support services.

UC-1 Cloud Auto Design can be started from the launcher
that appears when the product is launched, enabling
simple input and schematic design immediately.

System Development Service

NEW!

㼹

Tailored-made software customization to meet user demands.

FORUM８ Virtual
Platform System
Using the most advanced technology in the industry, FORUM8 can promote your

Provides a secure platform to generate and authenti-

company's open platform. From development and deployment of products on thecate various NFT documents in any ﬁle format, andcloud, to remote work, product PR and public relations, we have the ability to build

issue NFT contracts, receipts and certiﬁcates using

Virtual Platform Systems as a Metaverse essential for the DX era at minimal cost.

blockchain technology. It can be used to develop

Application Examples
National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism (VR NILIM)
The entire site of the National Institute for Land andInfrastructure Management has been reproduced on
F8VPS as “VR NILIM”.
Adopted for Tochigi prefecture Utsunomiya City's"Initiative for the Realization of Smart City (by U Smart
Promotion Council)"
3D city model of social facilities and the future town of
Utsunomiya has been built on the F8VPS platform. They
will be used for school education, including tours ofsocial facilities.

8

can also be linked to the Metaverse.

Any File
FOUM8
Smart Contract

Earthquake Simulator
NICHIJO CORPORATIONNFT File

Digital Twin / Metaverse Showroom
with Web3 NEW!

Autonomous ﬂight UAV

Train
Simulator

VR360 degree simulator

Vehicle Operation Simulator" for Snowplow Operator Training”
8DOF
Traﬃc Safety Simulator

Safe driving simulator
Robot ArmRo

CryptoWallet

NEXCO中日本

Driving Simulator
for Seniors

Blockchain+
Metadata

Snowplow
Driving Simulator

・UC-1 Civil Engineering Customization ・AI Development
・Assorted 3D, VR, FEM Customization ・Robot development
・DS solution
・Integrated Built-to-Order System
・Support for passenger
Development
drone development
・AUTOSARTM Compatible In-vehicle
ECU Development
・Web, Cloud System Development
・Smartphone Application Development
・Embedded system service

and provide NFT services for various purposes and

NFT System

VR motion seat

Software and hardware system integration services.

Web3・NFT Services

Motorcycle
Simulator

Approval from Japanʼs National Police Agency
交L20‑1

交L20‑2

交L20‑3

交L20‑4Bike
simulator

4-AxisA i Motion
M i
Rally Japan Simulator

wheelchair
Simulator

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ENGINEERINGSUPPORT

A variety of support services in addition to
analysis and VR software packages

High-quality information /HP and a public relations magazine "Up&Coming"

3D VR Engineering Service

FEM analysis support service

Point-cloud VR Modeling / 3D Modeling, 3D bar arrangement CAD,FORUM8 helps your model creation, analysis, and simulation.
This technical service provide you smooth data creation, processing and●UC-win/Road Support system

visualization of analysis results, and 3-dimensional FEM analysis.

A technical service that provides SCreate CG data using Shade3D. Can
contracted data creation services be used to create VR data models.
related to UC-win/Road.

Highly evaluated software support

Product information, technical support information, etc., are posted on FORUM8 home

Print VR models in 3D - UC-win/Road supporting 3DS output●CG modeling service

The integrative systems and services
that the highest level of solutions are gathered

page. Users can download the latest products, and software can be updated automatically. FORUM8's in-house organ Up&Coming, which has run up to 136 in January 2022,
provides a variety of topics and information to more than 10,000 users.

●Geotechnical Analysis
Supports initial model creation
for geotechnical FEM analysis.

FORUM8 has the expert team for test that is the most important of thequality and for inquiry. Maintenance information of the products is
managed via the maintenance groupware, and issues and user
demands are kept in the database. As to the development of software,
we maintain our eﬃcient and high-quality developing environment
by BTS (Bug TrackingSystem) and VSS (Visual SourceSafe). Furthermore, FORUM8 is continuously working towards the acquisition of
PSQ rtiﬁcation for more in-house developed software, to beinternationally recognized as demonstrating the highest of quality.

Geo Engineer's Studio●Heat Conduction Analysis●Building Energy Analysis●3D Scan/VR Modeling
Point cloud measuring by 3D
Quality Management
System
ISO9001(JQA-QMA14896)

laser scan and VR modelingHTML Newsletters are delivered
Up&Coming oﬀers User Introductions,with the latest information such
Support Topics and other information
as new product release and campaign

service. It is also possible to
be exported to LandXML.

UC-win/Road
Point cloud modeling●3D Drawing Service BIM / IFC Support

AllplanShinagawa Intercity
model●Tsunami Analysis

3D Modeling and
2D Drawing Service
through Allplan.
Also supports 3D
reinforcing bar
CAD, and bar
conﬂict checks.
UC-win/Road xpswmm Plug-in●Fire Evacuation Analysis

FEMLEEG●FEM Analysis【Engineer's Studio® analysis support service】

Overseas deployment and user support

This is a tool for analyzing the non-linear behaviour of structures by modellingparts of civil engineering and building structures using beam elementsthat resemble a single bar and ﬂat plate elements that are continuous in

Products for China and English-speak-plan. This is one of our analysis support services using the same product.

ing countries are increasing including

Chinese, Korean, and Italian. We arealso expanding dealers in the world. In
FORUM8 exhibited at the world's biggest exhibitions and conferences including
CES, CeBIT, SIGGRAPH, Salone del Mobile.Milano, and ITS.

in Suzhou, China.

Supports initial model creation for node/arc

GLOBAL DEALER NETWORK

models in buildingEXODUS and maritimeEXODUS, and 3D CFD-FEM models in SMARTFIRE.

A collection of Shade3D data that
includes a wide variety of ready-to-use

inquiries to : road@forum8.co.jp

shapes, mappings, and texture settings.

As of January, 2024

NEW!

Contracted Development Service●Various technical services●VR Urban Planning System●FORUM8 oﬀers a service of
supporting the building of
BCP and BCMSFORUM8 and BMIA based in France
won the "International tunnellingaward" in recognition of the Tunnel
Operator System linked with UC-win/Road.

2024, we opened an innovation hub

5 span girder bridge●EXODUS／SMARTFIRE
Analysis support service●Collection of preset datafor practical use in Shade3D

FORUM8 KOREA received
the Dealer of the Year Award
2023, an award given to the
top dealer of the year.

languages: Japanese, English, French,

3D Model of a Reservoir

Traﬃc Simulation

Dealers abroad

UC-win/Road, which is available in six●Traﬃc Analysis

EXODUS

Maintenance groupware, FORUM8 Groupweb

DesignBuilder●FORUM8 oﬀers a service of
supporting the building of ISMS
●3D Contents Service●Publishing Service●3DVR Hazard Map Service●Infrastructure Digital Database
We are also promoting the provision of services using digital DB

FORUM8 Technology
Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Qingdao FORUM8
SoftwareTechnology Co., Ltd.
FORUM8 Suzhou Innovation Hub

Taiwan FORUM8 Software ■FORUM8
Technology Co., Ltd.
Vietnam LLC

蘇州

台湾富朗巴軟體科技有限公司
Taiwan FORUM8 Software
Technology Co., Ltd.

systems for infrastructure such as bridges and roads.
Satellite
GNSS

MC&MG

AI / Big Data
TS

Supercomputer analysis / Data centerCollect and Analyze
Big Data
UtilizeUtt
Geospatial Dataatata

Cloud Computing
Collect and send information

GNSS rover
Survey using

NEW!

SuzhouConstruction site /Informatization
construction■FORUM8
Ireland

Ireland oﬃce㻰㼡㼎㼘㼕㼚Wind and heat
ﬂuid Analysis

Tsunami Analysis●F8NFTSsimulation, and CG rendering using High-Performance Computing (HPC).
LuxRender
Rendering

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NFT Services

Super computer cloud
Kobe Laboratory

Cambridge Toranomon Laboratory

It can be used to develop andprovide NFT services for various
purposes and can also be linked
to the Metaverse.

●Metadata Generator●Contract Generator●NFT Generator●Contract Manager- Application Examples NFT Vending MachineStandalone desktop version applicationof the “Vending Machine” that can issue
various NFT documents can be provided.

Ireland

Portugal㼀㼍㼕㼜㼑㼕㻌㼛㼒㼒㼕㼏㼑
Italy㻴㼍㼚㼛㼕㻌㼛㼒㼒㼕㼏㼑■FORUM8
Italy
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SIGHT-KEEPER
Combines digital stamp rallywith GPS-tagged NFTs to provide
high-quality photos and models.

Italy

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COLLABORATION

A variety of collaboration with organizations,companies,
and businesses around the world

Collect Data

Data
Circulation
Model

FORUM8 is actively participating in MIT ILP (Industrial Liaison Program) and collaborating with MIT Media Lab.

Utilize Data
Give Contents to
be Displayed on
Digital Signage×
インターンシップ連携

Tourists
Congestion
Information

No. of Visitors
Line of movement

Event

Disaster
Information

Crowd Flow Database

October 2017
FORUM8 teams up with
Arcbazar, which was foundedAfrom MIT, to launch"Arcbazar+ProjectVR”, anarchitecture designccompetition
that incorporates
FORUM8ʼs VR solutions.

June 2024”TelePresence &TeleAbsence: The Future ofVR” byProf. Hiroshi Ishii, Vice
Director of MIT Media Lab.

MIT Speci
Specialiall S
Seminareminari

Data Visualization

Data Analysis

Joined the Digital Society Promotion Council

As a member of the Software
Association of Japan, FORUM8
participated in projects related to thedevelopment of the software industry.

FORUM8 is sharing threat information
and alerting the public about security
as a member of Software ISAC.

FORUM8 released the "Crowd Flow Data
Platform System" for Takeo City as a researchmember of the Software Association ofJapan Smart City Research.

September 2023
Prof. Jinhua Zhao
"Behavior and Computation:
The Future of Urban Mobility"

March 2023
Prof. Miho Mazereeuw"Disaster Prevention Designfor Disaster Preparation"

Initiatives as a company supporting sports

スイート
データ消去

"FORUM8 PGA Tour TV Program 2024"
is aired on BS Japanext.
FORUM8 is supporting the program
as a title sponsor.

April 2023
Fundraising to Aikodai Meiden
High School Volleyball clubto support their activities
Cooperated with CAR-FD and theAutomotive Eng Research Center, Collegeof Industrial Eng, Nihon Univ, in thedevelopment of an infrastructure digital
DB for road-related work

Opened a website to support self
simple assessment commissioned
by Workshop for Sustainable
Community in April 2015

xperience using 3D city ummer Workshop
Online models is applied for “Initiatives
toward the realization of Smart City” by
Utsunomiya U Smart Promotion Council

In April 2021, "Suite Data Erase®" wasadopted by UPDATA Co.

FORUM8 continues to support
Omiya Ardija VENTUS
as an oﬃcial partnerin the 2023-2024 season.
An interview article “Purecommitment to sport” by
Chikako Takei, Vice Presidentof FORUM8 is on Vol.57

FORUM8 Rally Japan2024
Title Sponsor for 3 consecutive years

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名誉教 授ドッ
ドットコム
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コム
参加教授の智恵とネットワーク
で企業・組織の問題解決

川添 良幸 氏2020 Joint development of a maintenancemanagement system (bridges) using a
digital infrastructure DB with Professor
Emeritus.com Corporation (Representative:
Yoshiyuki Kawazoe, Prof Emeritus, Tohoku Univ)

In 2024, FORUM8 collaborated with Mr.
Toshio Ito, CEO of Hyper Digital Twins
Co., Ltd., to construct a digital twin
environment for the development ofautonomous driving utilizing LiDAR.

July 2023
International VR Symposium
The 14th Summerworkshop in
Groningen, Netherlands

In October 2011, FORUM8's software
has been linked with VISSIM by PTV
in Germany

Integrated all business of 3D FEM Analysis
Software Hoct Systems in February 2014

Collaboration with CYBERNETGROUP's MBD business in July 2014

Took over the copyright of Japan-madegame engine "Chidori" in December 2019

FORUM8 supports"THE CROSS-BORDER RUGBY 2024"
as an oﬃcial partner.

Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)World RallyChampionship (WRC)FORUM8 continues to support the WRC in 2024
as an Oﬃcial Title Sponsor

Construction of Digital Twin environment
November 2008 Toyota Motor Corporation
Simulator for the Vehicle-Infrastructure
Cooperative Systems that support safe driving

Utsunomiya City's "Utsunomiya Digital City Experience Project" selected as
Utsunomiya Representative Content for the "Digi-den Koshien 2023" championship in October 2023.

February 2014 Delivered 8DOF
Traﬃc Safety Simulator in Highway
Ministry of Transport in China

Delivered a large-stroke shaking table in
SHIMIZU CORPORATION in March 2015

Nagoya University introduced the world's
ﬁrst* driving simulator in June 2015. Realistic
immersion in an authentic VR space

Collaboration with Prof. E. Galea (Fire Safety Engineering Group, University of Greenwich),world authority in evacuation analysis FORUM8 retains exclusive distribution rights for
EXODUS / SMARTFIRE in Japan, China, and Korea.

December 2020 Developed "Vehicle
Operation Simulator" for Snowplow Operator Training
with NEXCO Central Group2019
NEDO welding operation
system integration development

Large 4K VR Stereoscopic Driving Simulator
for the National Institute for Land andInfrastructure in June 2021

November 2021 UC-win/Road is adopted as digitaltwin UI for the integrated ship operator assistantsystem in the R&D by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.,
Japan Radio Co., Ltd., and YDK Technologies Co., Ltd.

December 2020 Developed "Vehicle Operation
Simulator" for Snowplow Operator Training withNEXCO Central GroupFORUM8 oﬀers Analysis Support Service such as the creation of hazard maps and evacuation prediction
using Tsunami Analysis Codes that has been seamlessly linked with FORUM8's software throughcollaborative development with Prof. Fumihiko Imamura (Professor at Graduate School of Engineering,Tohoku University Disaster Control Research Center (Tsunami Engineering)), leading tsunami researcher.

June 2022
Maebashi Kurashi Tech Promotion Business"Digital Twin Safe Driving Scoring" Service has been released.

Adopted as Open Platform PLATEAU ProjectEﬀorts towards National Resilience

Participation in activities as an oﬃcial member of the Resilience Japan Promotion Council.

November 2022
NIPPON STEEL ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
"Simulation to Experience the Eﬀect ofSeismic Isolation Devices"* As of June, 2015, this simulator is the ﬁrst CAVE driving simulator.

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EVENT&SEMINAR

Conferences and events hosted by FORUM8 as the"Interact ﬁeld" among technologies, products, and users

F8VPS

F8VPS Web VR Platform

F8NFTS

Connections born from here. All for a "safe and secure future".

NEW!

Web3・NFT Service

Events and Fairs

Share VR spaces with other users.
Great for large-scale events.

VR・CG Simulation
Cloudṽ ẒẋẜẏFORUM8 actively participates in exhibitions andevents so that our users can experience our latest
products and technologies faster than anybody.

CG/VR by UC-win/Road and Shade3D
Various visualization solutions and cloud computing

Virtual Exhibition
Virtual Rally Japan

UC-win/Road, which can be used for road CAD,

G7 Gunma Takasaki
Salone del Mobile.Milano
Digital andTech Ministers' Meeting
Taro Kono, Minister for
Digital Transformation (Right)

provided to meet the objectives and skills of ourJunior Software Seminar
Junior Programming Seminar
PC School using game Programming PC

clients' operations.

Three types of seminars for elementary and junior highterrain, and point cloud utilization, and linkage
with various types of analysis, as well as drive
simulation by integrating VR and hardware, are

3D Real-Time Virtual Reality

school students are available. Through VR data creation

Junior Software Seminarusing UC-win/Road and programming using Shade3D,
Shade3D
Shade3Sha
de3D
D hands-on
handss-on
hand
on semisseminareminarstudents will develop "the ability to cope with IT," "theability to think creatively" to learn by thinking byṭẙẗẗẟẘẓẍẋẞẏ
FEM Analysis/BIM/CIM

FEMLEEGAdvanced analysis and BIM/CIM integration solutions forcivil engineering and construction

It provides experience with powerful tools to support performance design, such as
3D dynamic nonlinear analysis of structures and analysis of laminated platemodels. In addition, we oﬀer a full range of integrated seminars with BIM/CIM in
Engineerʼs Studio®

mind to keep up with industry trends as quickly as possible.

themselves, and "the ability to think logically," which isessential in this era, and to learn how the system works
from the basics.

VR Promotion Council Open Seminar
The VR Promotion Council, in which FORUM8 cooperates,
holds open seminars with the aim of promoting theṯ Ảẚẏẜẓẏẘẍẏ

publishing of open VR data and the establishment of acommon infrastructure in the public and private sectors.
VR Promotion Council Open Seminar 2024

Seminar on Regional Revitalization
and National Resilience

CAD Design

The event was held nationwide starting in 2019 with the aim of promoting
initiatives in the ﬁeld of infrastructure in each municipality by creatingsynergy through the coordination of measures for national land resilienceand regional revitalization.

UC-1 series of integrated civil engineering CAD products
The UC-1 Design Series supports 3D bar arrangement / 3D CAD. In
recent years, the series has expanded its functionality with CIM in mind,
including products that support 3D annotation (3DA) and accounting
software for the construction industry. Our curriculum is designed to
improve productivity in CIM processes such as design and construction
management, and to take i-Construction into consideration.What'smore, the integration of UC-1 Cloud Auto Design minimizes input items,
enabling schematic calculations with fewer input.

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Resilience Design / Analysis Support Hands-on
Seminar for CIM ES, Geotechnical Analysis Edition
Participants will actually operate and experience FORUM8's GeotechnicalAnalysis, Structural Analysis, and Design Tools that support CIM. In addition,
analysis/design models will be linked with UC-win/Road to perform various
simulations.

Learn in 1 day
Expression Technology Test
In order to realize "human resource
development and contribution to society
related to cutting-edge expressive technology,"
this certiﬁcation test aims to provide
motivation for companies and engineers
to become leaders in innovation based

CAD BIM/CIM 3DA・IFC対応

Substructure

Kids Engineer

Foundation

Kagoshima: Mr. Takuma Miyaji, Member of the House of Representatives (left)
Lecturers at other venues
Fukuoka: Mr. Makoto Oniki, Member of the House of Representatives
Gifu: Mr. Keiji Furuya, the First Minister in charge of Building National Resilience
Sapporo: Mr. Yoshiaki Wada, Vice Minister of Cabinet Oﬃce

on ICT and other technologies. FORUM8

MIT Special Seminar

fully cooperates with this certiﬁcation

Invited a lecturer from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

test sponsored by State of the Art(MIT), with whom FORUM8 has a partnership, to speak on the front

Technologies Expression Association.

lines of autonomous driving, AI, and cloud computing research.

・Urban Development (Basic/Advanced)
・Construction ICT・Information Processing/Database
・Cloud-AI

SuperstructureUC-1 BIM/CIM tool

・XR-Metaverse NEW!
Jinhua Zhao
Professor of City and Transportation Planning
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Miho Mazereeuw
Associate Professor of Architecture and Urbanismin the Department of Architecture
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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FORUM8 DESIGN FESTIVAL

Conferences and events hosted by FORUM8 as the"Interact ﬁeld" among technologies, products, and users

Connections born from here. All for a "safe and secure future".
Thoughts on earthquakes and landslides
Many experts from various ﬁelds in Japan and abroad have given lectures and presentations, sharing"FORUM8 Design Festival 2023 3Days + Eve" held fromtheir knowledge on topics including traﬃc safety and countermeasures against disasters such as

November 7th - 10th, 2023.

mudslides, ﬂoods and tsunamis, earthquakes, and ﬁres. We will continue to combine ourtechnological development capabilities with cutting-edge research to create products for a safe andsecure society.

22nd
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Dept. of Civil Engineering,
Graduate School ofEngineering, Univ. of Tokyo

Graduate School of Engineering,
Unit Manager of Resilience Research
Unit, Kyoto University

Prof. Koichi Maekawa

Prof. Satoshi Fujii

Professor, Gunma University
Graduate School of Science and Engineering

Prof. Akihiko Wakai

22st 3D VR Simulation Contest on CloudThis competition is held every year since 2002 when UC-win/Road won the "Software Product of the year" award. In addition to

15th Design Conference
IM & VR and i-Construction Session
Digital Social Innovation〜Infrastructure Resilience and Disaster
Prevention IT in the DX Era〜

Minister of Digital Aﬀairs, Taiwan
Mr. Audrey Tang (left)
Fire Safety Engineering Group (FSEG), University of Greenwich
Prof. Edwin R. Gallia (top right)
Director, International Research Institute of Disaster Science,
Tohoku University, Tsunami Engineering Research Division
Prof. Fumihiko Imamura (lower right)

being able to feel passion and originality of users thinking to create their ideal data, FORUM8 can propose new utilization in thisState of the Art Technologies
in Expression Association &Latest Technology Art Session

competition. Since 2011, the works have been made publicly available on the cloud and voted by public.

Grand Prix
"Evaluation of User Satisfaction for Autonomous
Vehiclesʼ Behavior of Tolerating Inter-Vehicle Distance"
University of Seoulṭẙẙẚẏẜẋẞẓẙẘ

The 2nd VR System of the Year Award"Digital DX training materials and snow removal simulator"
Tohoku Engineering Oﬃce, the Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

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10th
National Resilience
Design Award
resistance to disasters, we established this competition in2014 for the purpose of awarding activities contributing
to the national resilience.

11th Student Cloud
Programming
World Cup

Grand Prix
Tamana City, Kumamoto Prefecture
Programs used: UC-win/Road, xpswmm

Previous Winners by Country
Japan(2 times) / China(5 times) /Korea(3 times) / Pakistan

13th Student
BIM＆VR Design
Contest on Cloud

Mr. Toshihiko Yamazaki© 中川容邦 /KADOKAWA

Associate Director, MIT Media Lab.

Ṷẏẋẜẘ

Th 7thThe
H
Hagura Award

Latest information and prospects for the realization ofautonomous driving by 5 Ministries delivering 6 Lectures(METI, MIC, MLIT, NPA, Digital Agency)

Previous Winners by Country
New Zealand(2 times) / Taiwan (5 times) / Japan (6 times)

World Cup Award"Floating Furusato"
School: Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand)Media Artist

Prof. Yoichi Ochiai

The 8th Autonomous Driving Conference

World Cup Award"Digital Twin Sluice Management System"
Team Name: Plough the waves Team
School: Shanghai University (China)

Graduate School of The University ofTokyo Associate Professor, Graduate
School of Intelligence and Science

Special Talk Session「"Digital Nature and AI"
Yoichi Ochiai and Hiroshi Ishii
talk about the future

Prof. Hiroshi Ishii

Hoping to contribute to the construction of society that has

Special Lecture"New Experience/Value Created with AI"

The Hyogikyo, with the full cooperation of us, establishedthis award to promote the improvement and disseminationof cutting-edge expression technology. The awards arepresented to works and initiatives that utilize state-of-the-art
expression technology and contribute to society, regardlessof the ﬁeld.

Held annually since 2010 as the "VR Conference" consisting of the UC-win/Road Council(since 2000) and the International VR Symposium (since 2007). In addition to civilengineering and architecture, the Council also holds automotive-related sessions. In
2016, the "Automatic Driving Conference" was launched, with experts from various
ministries and agencies involved in automatic driving taking the stage to introduce thelatest initiatives.

Ministry of Economy
Trade and Industry
Director of Mobility DX Oﬃce,
Automobile Division, Manufacturing
Industries Bureau

9th Junior Software Seminar
At Design Festival, we hold an award ceremony of VR works created by participants in juniorsoftware seminar and students who purchased Road education version. Awarded works make us
feel that UC-win/Road is the enjoyable design tool for elementary and junior high school students.

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Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Director ofo Mobility DX Oﬃce, Automobile Division,
Manufacturing Industries Bureau
Manufact

Mr. Take
Takeru Ito

Mr. Takeru Ito

Hagura Award"Real-Time REXR - Reproduces one's complex facial expressions
as 3D Avatar with High-Precision"
Michal Joachimczak, Juan Liu, Hiroshi Ando,
Advanced Reality Technology Laboratory, National Institute ofInformation and Communications Technology (NICT)

Chairman of the"Parliamentary League forConsidering Automotive Culture",
Member of the House of Representatives

Mr. Marc de Jong

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SUMMARY

FORUM8 is developing almost all the main software and advanced research development software by itself, andthat is promoting the free and ﬂexible software development. In addition to the technologies of softwaredevelopment, the integration with new hardware is also the company's strength, and these technologies arehighly evaluated recently. Besides, features of FORUM8 include realization of the eﬃcient and smooth promotion of business by using IT technologies, and marketing practice including overseas seminars via the TV
conference system and Web seminars which IT is utilized.

Company Proﬁle㻺㻭㻹㻱

FORUM8 Co., Ltd.

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Yuji Ito (President and CEO)㻴㼑㼍㼐㻌㻻㼒㼒㼕㼏㼑

Shinagawa Intercity A-21F, 2-15-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-6021
TEL : +81-3-6894-1888 FAX : +81-3-6894-3888

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Osaka Branch Oﬃce
Fukuoka Business Oﬃce
Sapporo Oﬃce
Nagoya Showroom
Sendai Oﬃce
Kanazawa Oﬃce
Iwate Oﬃce
Miyazaki Branch Oﬃce
Okinawa Oﬃce
Cambridge Toranomon Laboratory
Supercomputer Cloud Kobe Laboratry
Kobe Factory
NETSUGEN Gunma Desk

Subsidiaries

35F, OAP Tower, 1-8-30 Temmabashi, Kita-ku, Osaka
6F 2nd Hakata Kaisei Building, 1-10-4 Hakataeki Minami, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka City
18F JR Tower Oﬃce Plaza Sapporo, Kita 5-jo Nishi 2-5, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido
36F JR Central Towers, 1-1-4 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya city, Aichi
6F Sendai Trust Tower, 1-9-1 Ichiban-cho, Aoba-ku, Sendai city, Miyagi
10F Rifare Building, 1-5-2 Honmachi, Kanazawa city, Ishikawa
2-8 Takizawa IPU 2nd Innovation Center, 152-409 Sugo, Takizawa city, Iwate
2-1-1 Gakuen Kibanadai-Nishi, Miyazaki City
No. 309, 3F,Palette Kumoji,1-1-1 Kumoji Naha City,Okinawa
15F Bongo, Toranomon Hills Business Tower, 1-17-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
2F Computing Research Center Laboratry 1, 7-1-28
Minatojimaminami-machi, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo
1F Kobe KIMEC Center Building (KIMEC), 1-5-2 Minatojimaminami-machi,
Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo
32F, public-private co-creation space, Gunma Prefectural Oﬃce,
1-1-1 Otemachi, Maebashi, Gunma

FORUM8 Technology Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Qingdao FORUM8 Software Technology Co., Ltd.
Taiwan FORUM8 Software Technology Co., Ltd.
FORUM8 Vietnam

head oﬃce：Shinagawa Intercity A-21F
A-514, NECC, No.1988 Zhuguang Rd. Qingpu District, Shanghai, China
B2-1-1, 13F, Building B, International Innovation Park, 169 Chung Ling Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao Shandong.
4F, No.3, Yuancyu St., Nangang District, TaipeiCIty115, Taiwan(R.O.C.)
5th ﬂoor, TID Building, No 4 Lieu Giai street, Ba Dinh district, Ha Noi City

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Websitehttp://www.forum8.co.jp

e-mailforum8@forum8.co.jp

EstablishedMay 1987

Capital50,000,000 yen

Business
Activitives

Developing and marketing ofcivil engineering design support software
1.Personal computer software package development and marketing
2.Personal computer hardware accessories development and marketing
3.Computation solutions and services
4.Built-to-rrder software and services development
5.Design and analysis services
6.Integrated leasing and rental services
7.Industrial grade machineries, and robotics development,
design, production, and marketing
8.Power supply and power retailing
9.Posses, lend, and manage estate
10.Business related to data center and cloud service
11.All other services or solutions related to the above

AnnualSales
Number of
Employees

Main Bank
Creditors

Sales: 5,208,710,000 yen
Business proﬁt: 994,470,000 yen
Current proﬁt: 1,055,260,000 yen（As of the 37th period, September 2023）

Transition of business results since the 2nd term and result of the 37th term

246 (September 30, 2023)
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
The Japan Finance Corporation, The Shoko Chukin Bank, Ltd.
Mizuho Bank., Ltd. Resona Bank, Limited. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

Since the current management team started in the 18th term, sales recorded positive growth for 7
consecutive periods. We reported a loss in the post-quake period, but sales increased over the next 4
terms by 9%, 29%, and 53%. After the sales exceeded JPY4,000,000,000 in the 32nd term, we have kept
sales over JPY4,000,000,000 for 4 consecutive periods until the 35th term. In the 36th term, we recorded
the highest sales, ordinary income, and net income. The sales was over JPY5,000,000,000. In the 37th term,
we continued to achieve record-high sales and ordinary income.

■Introduction of International Standards and Maintenance Activity
SpecialistRegistered Patent Name

Registration No.

Open No.

Patent No.

SpecialistRegistered Patent Name

2016-019112

2017-138793(17/01/20)

6077686(17/01/20)

Data streaming system, data streaming hardware,data streaming method

2013-173345

2015-039589(15/03/02)

5718992(15/03/27)

Simulation software programs that allow driving
simulation through mobile devices

2013-145512

2015-018110(15/01/29)

5711312(15/03/13)

Virtual space information processing system,
server systems of related systems, software programs
that can be executed on related server systems,
virtual space processing methods

2012-158502

2014-021643(14/02/03)

5462326(14/01/24)

2011-197438

2013-058163(13/03/28)

5395862(13/10/25)

Simulation system
Algorithm to predict user input intentions on a mobile
devices and reﬂecting this onto driving simulation.

Management system, management servers,
cloud system, and related software

18

Driving simulation device, server device,
and related programs

Registration No.

Open No.

Patent No.

2010-290022

2012-138780(12/07/19)

5367687(13/09/20)

2011-137288

2013-004009(13/01/07)

5149426(12/12/07)

3D model creation system

2018-014248

2019-132672(19/08/08)

6707098(20/05/21)

Device, method,and program to measure 3D shapes

2015-140576

2017-020972(17/01/26)

6594686(19/10/4)■Up&Coming User Introduction■Companies/Organizations
Sakuai Kogyo
Akamatsu Corporation
CHODAI CO., LTD.
Osaka Branch Social Infrastructure BusinessGroup
Design and Maintenance Division 2, Road
Division 2
OKUMURA ENGINEERING CORPORATIONDX Promotion Group, Technology Division,
Environmental Development Department
Maeda Corporation
ICT Promotion Group, Civil Engineering
Technology Department, Civil Engineering
Division
Especialy Co.,Ltd.
OCC Corporation Co.,Ltd.
Shinyu Techno Co.,Ltd.
Construction Technology Research InstituteCo.,Ltd.
Shin Nihon Consultant Co.,Ltd.
Sense Time Japan Co.,Ltd.
Mitsubishi Jisho Parks Co.,Ltd.
Consulting Division
Oriental Consultants Co.,Ltd.
Kanto Branch Oﬃce Transportation Policy
East Japan Railway Company Co.,Ltd.
Safety Planning Oﬃce, Tokyo Electric System
System Division, Energy & Environment Plant
Company, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Iwakura Hospital Rehabilitation Center
Isuzu Motors Co.,Ltd.
Engineering Department 4, Toyo Giken
Consultant
Co.,Ltd.
Meiwa Sky Support Co.,Ltd.
Denso Corporation
Electronic Control Component Department
Mitsui Kyodo Construction Consultant Co.,Ltd.
Kawagoe Works, Pioneer Corporation
Shimizu Corporation Technical Research Institute,
Safety and Security Technology Center
Denso IT Laboratory, Co.,Ltd.
Shinshu Corporation
Central Consultant Co.,Ltd.
Tokyo Business Division, Engineering
Department 1, Road GroupEngineering Department 2, Bridge Group,
Water Engineering GroupEngineering Center, Engineering Strategy
Oﬃce, Hagiwara Electric Co.,Ltd.
Engineering Department, Engineering&Production
Division, Takenaka Civil Engineering Co.,Ltd.
Information Planning Section, General Manager
Oﬃce,
Civil Engineering Division, Obayashi Corporation
Sanyu Civil Engineering Co.,Ltd.
Engineering Division
Idea Corporation
Metro Design Co.,Ltd.
Tokai Kanjo Expressway VR Simulator
J-FORCETechno Plan Co.,Ltd.
Katahira Engineering Co.,Ltd.
Koide Surveying and Design Oﬃce Co.,Ltd.
Tamano General Consultant Co.,Ltd.
Hirohara Consultants Co.,Ltd.
Kozo Giken Co.,Ltd.
Daiichi Giken Co.,Ltd.
Giken Consultant Co.,Ltd.
Ogiwara Design Oﬃce Co.,Ltd.
Chuken Center Co.,Ltd.
Ace Design Co.,Ltd.
Japan Technology Development Co.,Ltd.
Sanken Techno Co.,Ltd.
Kawatetsu Engineering Co.,Ltd.
Yamato Sekkei Co.,Ltd.
Flowbell Corporation
Paciﬁc Consultants Co.,Ltd.
Hokken Consultant Co.,Ltd.
Jibiru Survey and Design Co.,Ltd.
National Land Development Center Co.,Ltd.
Okinawa Kozo Sekkei Co.,Ltd.
Chuo Construction Consultant Co.,Ltd.
Applied Technology Corporation Engineering
Division
Koriyama Surveying and Design Co.,Ltd.
Techno Tohoku Co.,Ltd.
SSEpro Corporation
Kikuchi Giken Consultant Co.,Ltd.
Crown Consultant Group Co.,Ltd.
Taisei Engineering Co.,Ltd.
Asahi Kasei Kenzai Corporation
Nippon Koei Co.,Ltd.
Metropolitan Expressway Co.,Ltd.
New Jec Corporation
Nishitetsu C.E. Consultant Co.,Ltd.
Daiichi Reconstruction Co.,Ltd.
DOCON Corporation
JR Tokai Consultants Co.,Ltd.
Yachiyo Engineering Co.,Ltd.
NEXCO Chunichi Nippon (Central Nippon
Expressway Company Limited)
Structural Design Institute Co.,Ltd.
Dopey Construction Industry Co.,Ltd.
Asia Koso Corporation
Sun Civil Engineering Consultant Co.,Ltd.
Kyowa Consultants Co.,Ltd.
National Land Engineering Consultants Co.,Ltd.
JR East Japan Consultants Co.,Ltd.
Structural Engineering Center Co.,Ltd.
National Land Development Center Co.,Ltd.
Kyokuto Kogyo Co.,Ltd
Fukken Survey and Design Co.,Ltd.
Asahi Construction Consultant Co.,Ltd.

The Number of Registered User

Eight Consultant Co.,Ltd.
Kokusai Kogyo Co.,Ltd.
Fukken Technical Consultant Co.,Ltd.

■Educational Institutions
Tsukada Lab., Department of Business
Administration, Setsunan University
Kyoto Institute of Technology High School Project
School of Engineering
Urayama Gakuen Toyama College of Information
Business
Meiji University Research Institute for AutomatedDriving Society
Tokyo Tech ANNEX, Tokyo Institute of Technology
Osaka University Graduate School of Human
Sciences
Oita National College of Technology
Department of Urban and Environmental
Engineering
Graduate School of Integrated Life Science, Wyo
Women's University
Functional Materials Chemistry (Mikadani)Laboratory
Advanced Mobility Engineering (Hagiwara
Laboratory), Division of Environmental Policy
Engineering for the Northern Region, Graduate
School of Engineering, Hokkaido University
Tokyo City University, Faculty of Engineering,
Department of Urban Engineering
Disaster Mitigation (Kurihara) Laboratory
Human and Aging Characteristics Laboratory,
Mobility Field, Organization for Future Society,
Nagoya University
Acoustic Systems Laboratory, Department ofPrecision Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of
Science and Engineering, Chuo University
Geo-Environmental Engineering Laboratory,
Department of Urban Systems Engineering,
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Engineering,Kansai University
Human Performance Laboratory, Faculty ofEnvironment and Information Studies, Keio
University
Faculty of Systems Science and Engineering,
Shibaura Institute of Technology
Center for Collaborative Research on Future
Science and Technology, Graduate School ofEngineering, Tohoku University
Transportation Systems Laboratory, Departmentof Transportation Systems Engineering, College of
Science and Engineering, Nihon University
Oguri Laboratory, School of Information Science,
Aichi Prefectural University
Disaster Mitigation Research Center, Nagoya
University
Doshisha University Graduate School of Scienceand Engineering
Network Information Systems Laboratory,
Department of Information Engineering,
Graduate School of Science and Engineering,
Doshisha University
Shimoyama Laboratory, Department of
Mechanical Engineering, Saitama Institute ofTechnology
Kyoto University, Graduate School of Architecture,
Building Construction
Kanazawa University, Graduate School of Scienceand Engineering, Department of Environmental
Design, Laboratory of Structural Engineering/Urban Planning
Kyoto University Graduate School
Department of Environmental and Construction
Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of
the Ryukyus
The University of Tokushima Graduate School
Fukui National College of Technology
University of Tsukuba Graduate School
Hyogo Prefectural Kakogawa Higashi High School
Tokyo City University Structural Safety andYoshikawa Laboratory■Government and municipalities
Tamana City
Planning Division, Planning Department, National
Institute for Land and InfrastructureManagement, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,
Transport and Tourism
Iiyama City, Nagano Prefecture Construction andWater Supply Department
Himeji City
Nikaho City
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism Shikoku Regional Development Bureau
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport andTourism Chubu Regional Development Bureau
Tokyo Metropolitan Government Bureau of Portand Harbor
Hokkaido Federation of Land Improvement
Associations

132,220（As of January 2024）

New Road Industry Development Organization
Japan Construction Mechanization Association,
Construction Technology Research Institute
Mie Prefectural Construction Technology Center
Kagoshima Prefectural Construction Technology
Center■Overseas Users
National University of Kaohsiung, Department ofArchitecture
Morgan State University
Shanghai Electronic & Intelligent Systems Co.,Ltd.
Beijing University of Architecture
Wuhan University of Technology
ARTC Vehicle Research and Test Center
Central Police University
Chulalongkorn University
China Classiﬁcation Society
Pukyong University
Macquarie University
Seoul City University
Shanghai University Wisdom City Research InstituteHawaii State (Federal) Department of Transportation,
U.S.A.
Asian Aerospace Research Institute, Inc.
ISBIM Company Co.,Ltd.
Thai Housing Corporation
TECCO2 Company
Swee Hong Corporation
Shanghai Municipal Government Transportation■Others
Emi Morishita(Honoriﬁcs omitted, excerpted from our PR magazine Up&Coming User Proﬁle)■Memberships
i-Construction Promotion Consortium ／ iCD Association ／ NPO Corporate ITS Japan ／ Akita Univ.
Mirai Sozo Shinko-kai ／ Mobile Mapping System Society ／ ADN ／ MIT ILP ／ The Open CAE Societyof Japan ／ Okinawa NEC User Association ／ General Incorporated Association OCF ／ Open Design
Alliance ／ Computer Graphic Arts Society ／ Center for Collaborative Interdisciplinary Sciences ／The Visualization Society of Japan ／ Kamakura Nohbutai ／ Public-Private Co-Creation Space
NETSUGEN ／ Foundation for Computational Science ／ The Society of Instrument and Control
Engineers ／ Architectural Informatics Society ／ Express Highway Research Foundation of Japan ／Kobe smart city promotion consortium ／ Japan Society of Traﬃc Engineers ／ Kobe Biomedical
Innovation Cluster Promotion Council ／ The Kobe Chamber of Commerce & Industry ／ ComputerEntertainment Rating Organization ／ ACCS ／ State of the Art Technologies in Expression
Association ／ Shiba Houjinkai ／ Shikoku CX Research Association ／ The Japanese GeotechnicalSociety ／ NPO Civil Machi-Zukuri Station (lit. Civil Town-Building Station) ／ Information Processing
Society of Japan ／ CRM Association Japan ／ Civil Engineering Consultant Network ／ SEIYUKAI ／Consortium on Advanced Road-Friction Database ／ Software Association of Japan ／ Takanawa
TOKUBOUREN ／ NPO Workshop for Sustainable Community ／ SDGs Public-Private Platform ／Digital Hokkaido Hokkaido Drone Association ／ Railway Technical Research Institute ／ E-Invoice
Promotion Association ／ Association of Data Erase Certiﬁcation ／ Tokyo Association of Social
Insurance ／ The Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry ／ Tokyo Keiyukai Cooperation ／Association of Integrative Medicine for Women ／ Japan Finance Corporation (TOYUKAI) ／ Planning
Consultants Association of Japan ／ Japan Society of Civil Engineers ／ Public Works Research Center／ The Institutaion of Professional Engineers, Japan ／ NIPPON OMNI-MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION／ Japan Sewage Works Association ／ Japan Construction Information Center Foundation ／ Japan
Structural Consultants Association ／Architectural Institute of Japan ／ Japanese Society of Steel
Construction ／ Japan Concrete Institute ／ Association of Precise Survey and Applied Technology ／The Japan Landslide Society ／ Japan Association of Surveyors ／ The Society for Integrative
Medicine Japan ／ Japan Road Association ／ THE VIRTUAL REALITY SOCIETY OF JAPAN ／ Japan
External Trade Organization (JETRO) ／ NPO Japan Yunnan Friendship Association ／ Japan Data
Center Council ／ Association for Japanese Vision ／ Japan Association for Simpliﬁ cation ofInternational Trade Procedures (JASTPRO) ／ building SMART JAPAN ／ Camellia Hills Country Club
／ Japan Prestressed Concrete Institute ／ VR Promotion Council ／ Hokkaido Economic Federation／ Hokkaido Industry-academic-government Study Forum ／ Mitsubishi UFJ Research andConsulting ／ Society of the seismic isolation retroﬁt method ／ Yamanashi ICT&Contact Support
Center ／ Real-time Earthquake & Disaster Information Consortium ／ The Resona Foundation For
Small And Medium Enterprise Promotion ／ Association for Resilience Japan■Certiﬁed Engineers
Employee Qualiﬁcations

NumberProfessional Engineer

Construction

3

Doctorate

Engineering

2

Associate Professional Engineer

Construction

5

Construction
Managing Engineers

Level1

4

Level2

3

Architect

Level1

1
1

Employee Qualiﬁcations

4

Assistant Surveyor
Software Development Engineer(including Applied Information and Type 1)
Registered Information Security Specialist■Research institutes, manufacturers
and foundations
National Agency for Automobile and Land
Transport Technology
Technical Sales Department, Nihon Koki Kogyo
Co.,Ltd.
Electronic Technology Department No.1, Aisin
Seiki Co.,Ltd.
ITS Group 2, Kobe City Corporate Promotion
Division
Alpine Electronics, Inc.
Center for Road Traﬃc Information andCommunication Systems
East Nippon Expressway Company Limited(NEXCO East Japan)
Toyota Motor Corporation
Japan Automobile Accident Prevention Agency

Design and Research InstituteTianjin University
Tongji University
Shanghai Institute of City Construction Design
and Research
Korea Institute of Transportation Studies (KOTI)
Seoul National University Graduate School ofEnvironment
Kookmin University
Automotive Engineering
Korea Institute of Construction Technology
Korea Agricultural Infrastructure Corporation
University of Greenwich
BMIA
Robert Gordon University
University of Sunderland
Omnitrance International BV

Certiﬁed Engineer
Information
technology

Technical Engineer

Network
Database

161
1
1

Basic Software Engineer（including Level II Engineer）

32

Information Security Management Examination

10

Information Security Managing Executive

2

IT Passport (former System Administrator)

37

CG Engineer

Expert5Engineer(Basic)

2

Infomation System Traders Training Program
Health Supervisor

1

First-class2

Second-class3

19

History

FORUM8 HISTORY

1987 Forum8 was established(with 16 employees).

FORUM8 has provided the software and technology services which support the designing of civil engineering and construction including structure design since the company
foundation, on the basis of the development technology of packaged software.

1989 Established the Miyazaki branch and Osaka business oﬃce.
1990 stablished the Fukuoka business oﬃce.／The number of registered users exceeded 2,000 companies.
1995 Commemorative project for 8th anniversary of the 8th anniversary of the establishment of the ﬁlm(with 100 employeers).

1996 Osaka Sales Oﬃce upgraded to a branch oﬃce.／The number of registered users exceeded

Greetings from Tadaharu Wada,
Representative Director

RC Cross Section
Calculation II

Cross-section veriﬁcation
program based on limit
state design method

Example of screen input

Example of screen output

Civil Forum Association
at the exhibition.
A view of the booth.

95

Moved Tokyo Head Oﬃce
to the 15th ﬂoorof Nakameguro GT Tower

87

1987

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2000 The 1st UC-win/Road Conference.
2001 Quality Management System ISO 9001 certiﬁcation obtained (all 7 domestic oﬃces).
2002 Moved Tokyo Head Oﬃce to the 15th ﬂoor of Nakameguro GT Tower.
UC-win/Road Software Product of the Year 2002 awarded.
1st 3D/VR Simulation Contest held／UC-win/FRAME (3D) released.

2003 22×8th anniversary of establishment; Tadaharu Wada retired as president.
Appointment of Yuji Ito as President and Representative Director.
Number of registered users exceeded 10,000 companies.

2006 The 7th UC-win/Road Conference ﬁrst time abroad (Seoul, Korea / Beijing, China / Shanghai,China)
2007 Expanded Tokyo head oﬃce／Branch oﬃce was established in China.
Hosted the ﬁrst FORUM8 Design Conference and 1st International VR Symposium2009 Dynamic Nonlinear Engineer's Studio® Ver. 1.00 released.／
UC-win/ FRAME (3D) Analysis Support Team WinsE-Deﬀence Pre-Analysis Contest.
The METI Cloud research business adoption 2010
Engineer's Studio® analysis's result became winner at E-Defense, and destruction analysis contest

2011 Supercomputer Cloud Kobe Laboratory.／Opened Sendai Sales Oﬃce.
Selected as a "Certiﬁed IT Management Practice Company" by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Design Result Checkup Support System released (Adopted for NEDO promotion service in 2009)50

Evacuation Analysis EXODUS certiﬁed as an "Evacuation Calculation Method Certiﬁedby the Tokyo Fire Department.
Engineer's Studio® won the "23rd SMEs Excellent New Technology and New Product Awardin the software category for the 23rd SMEs Excellent New Technology and New Products Awards.
The 1st "Student BIM & VR Design Contest" started Highway Driving Simulator was awarded
as Information Technology Promotion Contribution Information Processing System in FY2011.

Sales

VR and Tunnel Operator System Wins "International Tunnel Award" with BMIA Won the "International Tunnel Award.

2012 Further development of VR-Cloud® to allow it to be run on an Android Client／Registered as a surveying ﬁrm with the Kanto Regional .
Obtained "Privacy Mark"／BCMS Business Continuity Management System Obtained ISO 22301 certiﬁcation.

40

2013 Tokyo Head Oﬃce moved to Shinagawa Intercity 21F／Sapporo Oﬃce and Kanazawa Oﬃce opened.
UC-1 Engineer's Suite released／The 1st Student Cloud Programming World Cup" started.
Engineer's Studio® won the "Crisis Management Design Award" from the Public Network Organization.

2014 Established Qingdao oﬃce in China (Qingdao Furamba Software Technology Co., Ltd.).
Merged with HOKUTO SYSTEMS INC／Selected for the "K computer" industrial use program for ﬁscal year 2014.
Chosen as the Next-Generation Infrastructure Inspection Robot Systems by MLIT
Establishment of FORUM8 TAIPEI／Released UC-1 Engineer's Suite Addition

Sales

2015 Nagoya Showroom opened／Released 3D CAD, 3DCAD Studio®.

4

5th VDWC press conference held in Taiwan. Mayor of Keelung City invites Chairman of Taiwan CISA.

30

billionFormed business alliance with Hokuto Bank, FIDEA Information Systems, and Nihon Technos
UC-win/Road was reported by Game Show and Nikkei

2016

Joined MIT ILP, an industry-academia collaboration at Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyStarted
joint advanced research and other activities.
BBC reported the World's First 4K Five-Screen 3D Stereoscopic Driving Simulator (in NIC of Nagoya Univ.)
FORUM8 Subscription Service started.
Business Alliance with Arcbazar, Inc.ProjectVR with Simpliﬁed Assessment and VR-Cloud® to be deployed.

2017 Pakkun & Mayuko Kawakita's Atsumare! VR Friends" started.

Sales

3

billion11(Hannover, Germany), the world's largest IT trade fair, and exhibited Road and Drive Simulator on a large scale.

20

Exhibited in the Japan Pavilion at "InnoProm 2017," Russia's largest comprehensive industrial
exposition Participated in the Japan Pavilion.
Certiﬁed by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare under the Law for the Promotion of Women's
Activities Obtained "Certiﬁcation Stage 2" of "Eruboshi" company.

Cambridge Toranomon Lab.
（CIC Tokyo）

2018

Recognized as one of the "Excellent Health Management Corporations 2018 (White 500)"(Large Corporation Category) by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry".
Suite Construction Accounting Released／Acquired all shares of Shade3D Inc. Accelerated
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2019 Exhibited for the ﬁrst time at CES (Las Vegas), one of the world's largest technology trade shows.
Received "Excellent Health Company (Silver)"／Adopted for the Ministry of Health,
Labor and Welfare's Education and Training Program Development Project.
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Seagaia which had just opened, and was agreat success, inviting all the people who
had helped us and our users.

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moved to Shinagawa
Intercity 21F andopened the showroom.

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opened at JR Central
Towers 36F.

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UC-win/Road safe driving simulator received type approval for driving simulator
from the National Public Safety Commission.
Vehicle Operation Simulator" for snow removal vehicle operation education Jointly developedwith NEXCO Central Japan Group.
F8VPS (Forum 8 Virtual Platform System) Released.

2021 Won the runner-up prize at the 7th Japan Resilience Awards.
Update Corporation started to handle "Suite Data Eraser".
Selected as the title partner of FORUM8 Rally Japan.

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Built and delivered "Large 4K VR Stereoscopic Driving Simulator" and "VR NILIM System"
for the National Institute for Land and Infrastructure Management.
Adopted as Next Generation Software Platform DemonstrationProject by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
Contracted as an oﬃcial sponsor of WRC by FIA.

2022 Selected as the title partner of FORUM8 Rally Japan 2023／Exhibited at Salone del Mobile.Milano for the ﬁrst time
Opened Cambridge Toranomon Lab. (CIC Tokyo) and NETSUGEN Gunma Desk

Miyazaki Branch Oﬃce wasestablished in Gakuentoshi,
Miyazaki City

Osaka Sales Oﬃce is promoted to a branchoﬃce and relocated to the 13th ﬂoor of
the OAP Tower, expanding its functions tobecome the center of sales strategy.

The Shanghai Establishment Memorial
Council Meeting was held in Shanghai,sponsored by the Shanghai Society ofTransportation Engineering.

Opened Sendai Oﬃce (left)
Supercomputer Cloud Kobe
Laboratory & Factory (bottom).

2023 20 years since President Ito became the president of FORUM8 after the company was restructured to the new management
operation system Concluded a collaboration agreement with Akita Pref. and Akita Univ. Agreement for "Collaboration for
the Realization of Sustainable Cities using Digital Twins"with Toyota City concluded. New product “Flood Hazard Calculation for Small River” released

2024 Book to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the new management system to be published by Gentosha
FORUM8 continues work as an oﬃcial title partner of WRC FORUM8 Rally Japan following its success in 2021, 2022, and 2023.

FORUM8 Suzhou Innovation Hub opened

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All showrooms and oﬃces have a permanent display ofstate-of-the-art VR linkage systems, including drive simulators.
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New Graduate Recruitment■Recruitment background
FORUM8 exerts its force primarily on the development/marketing ofsoftware that support civil engineering design, analysis, architecturaldesign, etc. and lately the company has expanded its business into thedevelopment of Interactive 3D Virtual Reality (VR) Simulation & Modelingsoftware as well as engineering services including analysis service andsystem development, oﬀering various types of system integration including
the development of Driving Simulators. We have our development andtechnical support group in Tokyo, Miyazaki, and Osaka. We envision thestrategic production of software solutions and seek to bring our software
service to higher levels. In terms of sales, we have been selling our products
both domestically and internationally, with international users from Korea,
China, United States, to name a few. We are planning for an extensive andstronger overseas dealer network with China placed in high priority. Foreign
engineers skilled in English, Chinese Korean and other bilinguals have agreat opportunity to work with us.

■Recruitment Information■Majors：All majors (basic academic skills as college graduated required)■Engineering work
（1）Software engineer (Software development)（2）System engineer (Building / civil engineering, information,
electrical / electronic, automobile)（3）CG/VR creator (CG/VR modeler, producer)（4）Instructor (3D/CAD, technical support engineer)（5）Game creator/ developer（6）Embedded system engineer（7）Development specialist■Sales/Ofﬁce work
（1）Sales, system sales (Software sales, system approach)（2）Sales aﬀairs (OA, HP)（3）General aﬀairs (Accounting, human resources, general aﬀairs)（4）Public relations (Publication, advertisement, web design)（5）Executive secretary■Number of New Hires Total of 50 (technical, sales, and clerical)■Recruiting History■Recruitment Numbers
2017: 31、2018: 34、2019: 26、2020: 24
2021: 56、2022: 47、2023:20 (As of January 2024)

2025 new graduates basesalary at 300,000 JPY■Beneﬁts / Allowance
Overtime pay、Business trip allowance Commutation
allowance、
Executive allowance、
Relocation allowance、Social insurance、Retirement plan、
Development
allowance、
Aid for education、Overseas training、Time-limited permanent employee、Support forprovincial (half of the cost for transportation will
be provided.)、Housing allowance (Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe,
Nagoya, Fukuoka) and rental company housing (all oﬃces),
Company dormitory
built in August 2017
TAKANAWA House (for workers at Tokyo HQ, single roomcompany dormitory built in August 2017)、
Pension allowance: paid
according to the position(General staﬀ: 10,000 yen per month, Deputy
Manager: 16,000 yen per month, Manager: 20,000 yen per month)、
Refreshleave、
Anniversary leave、
Cost subsidy system for child-rearing support(unauthorized nursery school, childcare center / after school care / day carefor sick child)、
Membership resort hotel / hotel available（TOKYU Harvest
Club membership/XIV/TOKYO BUC membership）、
CLUB CCI membership、
Nature and Health Association、No-smoking allowance、
Health&Sports
leave (3 days/year)、
Medical leave for cancer or woman speciﬁc desease、
Pelvis Work Stretch、Refresh massage (Tokyo)、Workatioin system、Supportfor socializing over drinks、Referral recruitment system、Discount for
employees、
Smart casual system、
Aid for breakfast■HolidayTwo none-working days per week (Saturday, Sunday, National
holidays)[Annual scheduled working days: 245]
New year holidays, Special leave, Reﬂesh leave, Anniversary leave,
Parental leave, Health&Sports leave, Time limited working (for parents ofpreschooler), Mother health management, No overtime day (Wednesdays), Special leave (new infectious disease, nursing)■Paid Leave：Twenty-three days for ﬁrst year (can be carried over)
Usage rate of paid leave: 88.04% (2019)■Work Locations
Tokyo Head Oﬃce, Osaka Branch Oﬃce, Nagoya Showroom, Fukuoka
Business Oﬃce,Sendai Oﬃce, Sapporo Oﬃce, Kanazawa Oﬃce, IwateOﬃce, Okinawa Oﬃce, Miyazaki Branch Oﬃce, Kobe Laboratory,
Cambridge Toranomon Laboratory, Gunma Desk (remote work)、FORUM8
Technology Development (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Qingdao FORUM8
Software Technology Co., Ltd., Taiwan FORUM8 Software Technology
Co.,Ltd., Vietnam Limited Liability Company, Work from home

■Work Hours：9:00〜17:30■Salaries■Salaries：We will give preferential treatment according to
your experience and ability.
Starting Salary: 300,000 JPY (Bachelor's degree, Master's degree,
Graduate of national institute of technology, Graduated of athree-year college)*Including 10,000 yen for the deﬁned contribution pension system■Pay Revision：Twice a year (January, July)■Bonuses：Twice a year (June, December)*The result of the 37th period: Average 2.93 month, average of
new employees 2.23 month

Recruitment Website

We will provide the latest information on recruitment,
company information sessions, screening sessions,various events, the latest information on our website.

https://www.forum8.co.jp/forum8/about/recruit/

Application/
Inquiry
Contact E-mailrecruit@forum8.co.jp

nformation forstudents is provided!

TEL : +81-3-6894-1888

FAX : +81-3-6894-3888

LINE@oﬃcial accountLINE ID：@forum8jp

You can also apply from here

We swear to secrecy of application. Please inquire about recruitment and application via email.

24■Selection Procedure■Internship Application & Guidelines■Company Information Session for new employees in April 2025
＜Company Information Session＞*Those who want to can have a writing test

1st

March 11th, 2024

2ndApril 5th, 2024

3rd

May 10th, 2024
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in-house report named"Hachimitsu (8 meetyou)" ﬁlled with sweetand nourishingcontents so that 8(FORUM8) can
communicate with staﬀ
and customers andwork towards the goal.

＜Company information session
and examination＞
1st
Jun. 3, 2024
2ndJun. 17, 2024
3rdJul. 8, 2024
4thAug. 5, 2024
5thAug. 19, 2024
6thSep. 9, 2024
7th
Nov. 1, 2024
8 th
Dec. 2, 2024
9thJan. 10, 2025
10thFeb. 3, 2025

＜Venue＞
FORUM8 Head Oﬃce(Main venue)
TV conference at a time
*Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Sendai, Sapporo, Kanazawa, Iwate,
Miyazaki, Okinawa
Please send us your preferred date and venue, school name,department name, your name, and contact information (e-mailaddress, phone number) via e-mail.
Contact e-mail：recruit@forum8.co.jp■Deliverables
・Resume ・Certiﬁcate of expected graduation or graduation
・Scholastic record■Selection Procedure
Application review, written examination, interview, skill test /oral test, executive interview (Venue: Tokyo Head Oﬃce, travel
cost provided)
WrittenExamination：In English General knowledge 10pt /computer skill 40pt / mathematics 50pt / essay■Result Announcement
Announced by mail, telephone, or e-mail■Individual Company Brieﬁng

Flex time (Core time 10:00-16:30) Flex lunch time
7.5h actual working hours (60-min breaks)

Forum8 provides individual support for company information■Insurance:Health insurance, employee's pension, unemployment

sessions sponsored by universities and other organizations. If you

insurance, full worker's accident insurance coverage, retirement plan

inform us of the date of the presentation, we will visit your company
and give an overview of the company and its products, etc. according to the time available.

■Target: 4-year universities, graduate schools, technical colleges■Fees: Free of charge*For details, please contact our recruiting oﬃce.

Company Brieﬁng Session

18.10.2019（Fri）
30.1.2020（Thu）

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specialty school / college graduates, graduate school graduates,
develop a software or become a sales professional!

Special Lecture by Prof. Hiroshi Ishii
In his lecture, under thetheme of "Future Creation
through the Fusion of Art
and Science," Mr. Ishii gavea message ofencouragement to thestudents who will create thefuture by relating theconcept and technology of"Tangible User Interface,"
one of his representative
research themes.

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Special Lecture
Mr.Patrick Harlan
In his speech, he also
touched on the importance of"remembering to have a child's
mind," and emphasized that hehopes that people will continue
to enjoy and take onchallenges at work, without
being bound by preconceived
ideas. He also mentioned thatat FORUM8, which is always
working on the latest
technologies, people can fully
demonstrate their spirit ofchallenge.

About Acceptance■Eligible Students
Undergraduate graduates or those scheduled to complete
graduate or doctoral programs in March 2025
Aug/Sep 2024 Development/System Sales Internship
Mainly undergraduate graduate or those scheduled tocomplete graduate or doctoral programs in March 2025,
those graduating in September or expected to graduate in
2026, and technical colleges can also be accepted. Although
all majors are welcome, we have a relatively large number ofapplicants in the following majors. (e.g., majors inengineering ﬁelds such as information technology, civilengineering, architecture, etc./majors in the humanities)■terms and conditions
Unpaid. Discounts on hotel memberships are available (half ofthe cost is borne by the individual).

Selection Process■Assignment
Submit one A4 sheet (about 800 words) on "What you would
like to learn at the internship."Applicants will be notiﬁed to school or individual after screening based on their resumes and assignment submissions.

About Training■Practice Location
Online internship now available■Period
Undergraduate and graduate students: 2 weeks or 2 days during
Feb/March and 2 weeks or 2 days during Aug/Sep.
*Optional online training is available for 2 days.
■Practice Topics
You will experience cutting-edge VR, analysis, and other technicalseminars and software. Group assignments include technicalsupport, VR development, VR technical support, design softwaredevelopment, CAD instructor, sales/sales administration, andothers, and you will be assigned to a particular job for practicaltraining.
■Practice Contents
Orientation, group assignments, determination of work responsibilities, andPractical training by group (optional)
Practical training for virtual reality technology services●3D analysis support service ●Software development●Sales ●E-Sales ●Sales administrative assistant/General aﬀairCompletion Report: Presentation

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Session 2023 with
Special Lecturer

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In his speech "Dreams toPower! Toward the Future!",he cheered job hunters who
are about to enter theworkforce,based on his
precious experience ofbelieving in his
dreams and turningthem into power.

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2-15-1 Shinagawa Intercity Building A 21F Konan Minato-ku Tokyo 108-6021 Tel : +81-3-6894-1888 Fax : +81-3-6894-3888
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Fukuoka ofﬁce

Tel : +81-92-289-1885

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Sapporo ofﬁce

Tel : +81-11-806-1888

Fax : +81-11-806-1889

FORUM8 NETSUGEN Gunma Desk

Nagoya showroom

Tel : +81-52-688-6888

Fax : +81-52-688-7888

Shanghai(China)

Mail info-china@forum8.com

Sendai ofﬁce

Tel : +81-22-208-5588

Fax : +81-22-208-5590

Qingdao(China)

Mail info-qingdao@forum8.com

Kanazawa ofﬁce

Tel : +81-76-254-1888

Fax : +81-76-255-3888

Suzhou(China)

Iwate ofﬁce

Tel : +81-19-694-1888

Fax : +81-19-694-1888

Taipei(Taiwan)

Mail info-taiwan@forum8.com

Okinawa ofﬁce

Tel : +81-98-951-1888

Fax : +81-98-951-1889

Hanoi(Vietnam)

Mail info-hanoi@forum8.com

Miyazaki ofﬁce

Tel : +81-985-58-1888

Fax : +81-985-55-3027

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