MIJS Report◉ MIJS Consortium Corporate Members

2013

full members (20)APPRESSO K.K.
AZIA Co., Ltd.
branddialog, inc.
Broadleaf Co., Ltd.
BSP Incorporated
Business Brain Showa-Ota Inc.
Cybozu, Inc.
InfoFarm Co., Ltd.
Infoteria Corporation
I-SITE Corporation

JB Advanced Technology Corporation(JBAT)NEXWAY Co., Ltd.
NTT DATA INTRAMART CORPORATIONOpen Stream, Inc.
SG SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
System Integrator Corp.
Toyo Business Engineering Corporation
VINX CORP.
WEIC Corporation
WingArc Inc.

associate members (53)
Accela Technology Corporation
NEC Corporation
Appli-Smart Co., Ltd.
NEOREX Co., Ltd.
CREO Marketing Co., Ltd.
NIHON SYSTEM ＆ DESIGN, INC.
CyberTech Corporation
NRI SecureTechnologies, Ltd.
Data Applications Co., Ltd.
NTT Communications Corporation
DIVA CORPORATION
Panasonic Solution Technologies Co., Ltd.
Diverta Inc.
Quality Corporation
DOVA CORPORATION
Questetra, Inc.
Encourage Technologies Co., Ltd.
ReedRex Co., Ltd.
FirstStep Co., Ltd.
salesforce.com Co., Ltd.
Fixpoint, Inc.
Shanon Inc.
FLEXSCHE Corporation
SHIFT, Inc.
Fujitsu Limited
Skeed Co., Ltd.
Future One, Inc.
SORIMACHI GIKEN Co., Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd.
SPROUT JAPAN INC.
HumanCentrix Co., Ltd.
Startia Lab, Inc.
ILI RESEARCH INSTITUTE Inc.
SuperStream Inc.
Information Services International-Dentsu, Ltd. SystemEXE, Inc.
Innovation Inc.
TerraSky Co., Ltd.
Intercom, Inc.
TIME CONCIER Co., Ltd.
Internet Initiative Japan Inc.
TransAct Inc.
JasmineSoft
TSS LINK, Inc.
jena co., ltd.
UCHIDA YOKO CO., LTD.
JMA Systems Corporation
WAC.com Inc.
KEN System Consulting Co., Ltd.
XEENUTS, Inc.
KOKUYO S&T Co., Ltd.
YDC Corporation
KOZO KEIKAKU ENGINEERING Inc.
In alphabetical order as of May 2013

◉ Contact Information

MIJS Consortium Secretariat
Tel : +81-3-6435-8990
URL : www.mijs.jp
email : oﬃce@mijs.jp
130630-500

Made In Japan Software Consortium（MIJS）

Driving business
innovation with
precision services

A message from the Chairman ofthe MIJS Consortium

Promoting therefined usabilityof Japanesesoftware

Chairman, MIJS Consortium

Kazuo Mino

(President, AZIA Co., Ltd.)The Made In Japan Software Consortium, isproviding a vehicle for key Japanese software
vendors to engage in various initiatives aimed
at creating mutually beneﬁcial business
relationships with overseas vendors. MIJS
Chairman, Kazuo Mino introduces several
activities and shares his thoughts on overseas
partnership development with the MIJS
membership body.

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OutlineTThe MIJS Consortium was established as a coalition of key
Japanese software vendors in 2006. Its ongoing activities focus
on strengthening the domestic Japanese software businessfoundation, as well as nurturing partnerships with overseasorganizations. One speciﬁc concept key to both the establishment
and the continuing importance of MIJS is the linking of thevarious software products oﬀered by member businesses.
Software speciﬁcations that were previously determined on
an individual organization basis are now undertaken under
the premise of oﬀering the product as part of a platform ofConsortium software and services. Initiatives such as this allow
the implementation of extremely high-value software platforms
for customers. These eﬀorts have in turn led to improved
recognition and understanding of software products and astrengthened market position for MIJS Consortium members.
Another major initiative prioritized by the Consortium isthe forging of strong business relationships with overseasorganizations. MIJS continues to make eﬀorts in forming alliancesand partnerships with overseas businesses, providing memberswith a landing point to develop the partners, strategies andchannels necessary for entrance to an overseas market.
Kazuo Mino, MIJS Chairman, explains the importance of of theConsortium in the following way.
"One important role played by MIJS is to ensure the provisionof knowledge, both domestically and to overseas markets,
outlining the functionality, ease-of-use, and reﬁnementof Japanese software. Japanese software is unique in its
incorporation of a subtlety in functionality, an extremely userfriendly interface, and thorough maintenance functions. I would
like to see Japanese software recognized for its strengths not onlyin the domestic market but also overseas - allowing us to oﬀer ourunique Japanese services to partners and users on a global level."With increasing awareness of Japanese software as an
immediate goal, MIJS is particularly focusing on strengthening
product marketing skills within its membership. Regardless ofthe strength of the core product itself, weak sales, branding andmarketing functions limit the impact of product development. To
strengthen marketability of its member products and services,
MIJS is increasing eﬀorts toward building strong relationships
and appealing to overseas markets on the beneﬁts of Japanesesoftware.
The Consortium's priorities are reﬂected in the three themesof Overseas Market Development, Product Technology, andProduct Business Promotion, each with their own Committee
established to carry out a speciﬁc agenda.
The Overseas Market Development Committee is dedicatedto expanding marketing and distribution knowledge withinoverseas markets in addition to forging alliances with overseas
industry organizations. Overseas expansion activities focus on theChina and Southeast Asia markets, with activities including joint
promotion projects, business partnering events and meetings.
Annual conferences and business meetings are held in China,Taiwan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Singapore, etc. contributing to thebuilding of a foundation for MIJS member organizations to employ
as a gateway to overseas markets.

From the inception of MIJS, the Product Technology
Committee has focused on building a technological foundation
across member company product lines. This base has allowed
the linking of multiple software packages to provide combined
service platforms to users. The Committee has expanded fromthis base to jointly review the adaptability of their software
packages to a cloud distribution platform as well as looking atthemes including UX/UI, agile programming etc. Engineers frommember organizations are working together to stimulate eachother with their own unique viewpoints. The results gleaned
from these activities are reﬂected in actual product development,
contributing to visible product improvements and a variety of
beneﬁts for the end user.
The Product Business Promotion Committee focuses on
promoting use and augmenting sales of software products and IT
services, as well as engaging in activities to improve management
and product marketability skills. The goal of these activities
is to provide joint beneﬁts to members through the oﬀering of
information and sharing of business know-how. One example ofthis activity is the eﬀort to educate businesses in local areas ofJapan on the software industry. MIJS holds local workshops andevents outlining MIJS products and activities and portraying theappeal of the software industry in general.
Mr. Mino explains the reason behind the focus on the local
Japanese market.
"Software development tasks are location free. Pursuingdevelopment away from the center of the industry could
potentially lead to ideas, developments and solutions that havenot been considered to this point. There is also the possibility toﬁnd talented individuals within these kinds of activities. Finally,
these eﬀorts may be of some assistance in stimulating the localeconomy."
In this manner, MIJS continues its eﬀorts in strengthening
bonds between member businesses and products with the goalof advancing the software industry as a whole. The structure,organization and agenda of MIJS will continue to emphasize
mutually beneﬁcial alliances with both domestic membershipand our overseas partners. We look forward to your continuedsupport.
(interview conducted in Oct. 2012)

he MIJS (Made In Japan Software) Consortium wasestablished in 2006 as a collection of inﬂuential
Japanese software vendors with a collective mission
to strengthen the domestic software industry and promote
overseas market development among its membership. MIJS aims
to increase customer satisfaction of IT services by providing aplatform of interoperable products and services that responddirectly to market demands. At the same time, eﬀorts are being
made to strengthen the business foundation of its membershipand improve awareness of Japanese software domestically andabroad.

Overseas Market Development Committee

The Overseas Market Development Committee is dedicatedto forging the alliances necessary to allow members toexpand overseas marketing and distribution opportunities.
Regular seminar, businessmatching and networking
events are held in China,
Hong Kong, Taiwan andThailand. Collaboration andinformation sharing among
Committee members allows
individual organizations access to the exponential beneﬁts ofshared know-how.

Product Technology Advancement Committee

The Product Technology Advancement Committee brings
together member company engineers for joint investigation,
veriﬁcation and training on a variety of timely technology
themes.
The results gleaned from this Committee are directly reﬂectedin the development process and quality advancement of member
products.

Product Business Promotion Committee

The Product Business Promotion Committee focuses on
promoting use of and augmenting
sales of software products andIT services, as well improving
management and marketability.
In addition to joint productpromotion, this Committee
conducts activities aimed atstrengthening business acumen such as joint market research,presentation skill training, and human resource developmenttraining.

Organization
Board of Directors

Overseas Market Development Committee

Southeast Asia WG
China WG
Shanghai Subcommittee

Executive Committee

Product Technology Advancement Committee

Product Business Promotion Committee
Secretariat

Product Marketing WG
Corporate Management WG
HR Training Program

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MIJS Partnerships in Asia

Partnership agreements with industry organizations throughout Asia can certainly be considered one of the mostvisible results in the seven year history of the MIJS Consortium.
An ecosystem encouraging multifaceted cooperation in the form of joint research and business matching has been
carefully nurtured resulting in strengthened partnerships and mutual beneﬁts for both our overseas partners andthe MIJS membership body.

Since its inception in 2006, in parallel with its eﬀorts incollaborating with overseas industry organizations, theMIJS Consortium has consistently worked to improve
the quality of Japanese produced software with the aimof providing overseas users with maximum value.
The timeline below introduces a brief history of major
MIJS milestones and events.
● Timeline of Overseas Partnership Activities

April 2010

ChengduMoU agreement with Chengdu
Software Association

Hong Kong

TaiwanAt the Eighth Chinese Software Expositionin Chengdu, China, MIJS entered into anagreement with the Chengdu Software
Association. Both organizations bring together
their software, content, product, human andtechnical resources with the goal of stimulating
China-Japan business.

April 2012Thailand

May 2012

MoU agreement with three industry
organizations in Thailand
In May 2012, MIJS entered into an agreement with
SSWP Thailand (Software Park Thailand), ATCI
(Association of Thai ICT Industry), and TSEP (ThaiSoftware Export Promotion Association). Thisagreement was concluded to strengthen alliances withlocal Thai businesses, raise awareness of MIJS inThailand, and to promote expansion and growth ofsoftware industry business in both countries.

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October 2010

MoU agreement completed with Taiwan
CISA
Information Service Industry Association of R.O.C(CISA) is an organization representing major
Taiwanese IT vendors. The connection to CISA
establishes a sales route to local businesses in mainland
China through Taiwan and in turn provides domestic
support for Taiwanese vendors exporting their products
into the Japanese market.

2006

corporate members
Oct. ‒ Shanghai oﬃce opened

2007

Feb. ‒ MIJS standards concept announced
First MIJS Conference JapanJune ‒ MIJS Conference OsakaNov. ‒ First MIJS standard announced
Nov. ‒ Second MIJS Conference Japan2008

Oct. ‒ MIJS Workshop in Shanghai (held a total ofnine times through Sept. 2010)
Dec. ‒ Third MIJS Conference Japan held at SaaSWorld2009

May ‒ Established three core Committees (Overseas
Market Development Committee, ProductTechnology Committee, and Product Business
Promotion Committee)
Nov. ‒ Partnership with Open Government Ground
Consortium (OGC) announced

Entered MoU agreement with Hong Kong
ISIA
ISIA is a group that was established to promotestandards, recognition and proﬁtability within
the information and software industries in Hong KongISIA promotes high added value information in
Hong Kong and other regions for industry, as well assoftware industry development. The MoU agreement
focuses on joint research projects and businessconnections in the Asian marketplace by holding
exhibitions and business meetings with an emphasis
on developing business opportunities for both groups.

Aug. ‒ MIJS Consortium established with 13 initial

2010

Apr. ‒ MoU agreement with The Chengdu Software
AssociationOct. ‒ MoU agreement with The Information Service
Industry Association of R.O.C (CISA)
Nov. ‒ MIJS Conference in Shanghai

2011

Sep. ‒ Open Fantastic Global Meeting 2011
Nov. ‒ MIJS Conference in Shanghai

2012

Apr. ‒ MoU agreement with The Information andSoftware Industry Association (ISIA) HongKongMay ‒ MoU agreement with Software Park Thailand(SWP Thailand)
Association of Thai ICT Industry (ATCI)
Thai Software Export Promotion Association(TSEP)
June ‒ Japan-Taiwan IT Business Networking EventOct. ‒ Open Fantastic Global Meeting 2012
Nov. ‒ MIJS Conference in Shanghai

As of May 2013, MIJS has a total of 73 participant companies.
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A coalition ofinﬂuential Japanesesoftware vendorsMIJSConsortium
Service andSolution Map

Business Applications

System Development/Operational SupportAppli-Smart Co., Ltd.
Experts in developing Android/iOSapplications.
Business card recognition andKnowledge based search.

Business Brain Showa-Ota Inc.
Our team of accountants, who are
well-informed in IT systems, andsystem engineers, who are familiar
with accounts, support operatingreform.

CREO Marketing Co., Ltd.
Oﬀering total ICT solutions such as
ZeeM for core business.

ILI RESEARCH INSTITUTEInc.
Sales and development of StiLL,
the Excel tool that is easy torebuild.

Infoteria Corporation
Linking all types of informationfrom the cloud to smart devices
within and outside the company.

JasmineSoft
Oﬀering Wagby, a nonprogramming, ultra high-speed
development tool.

jena co., ltd.
Providing smart device application
development and device
implementation service forcorporations.

JMA Systems Corporation
Smart device and Windows 8support
System development services.

DIVA CORPORATION
A vendor specializing inconsolidated accounting andconsolidated management
accounting systems.

FirstStep Co., Ltd.
Aiming to provide systems for theuse of any company.

FLEXSCHE Corporation
Development and sales of
FLEXSCHE, a production
scheduler for the manufacturingindustry.

KEN System Consulting Co.,Ltd.
Improving system developmentproductivity and quality control
with the upper process ﬂow tool
“XupperⅡ”.

Open Stream, Inc.
Optimizing the user interface ofbusiness applications.
Biz/Browser:a platform for web
application development.

SG SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
Oﬀering high-quality logistics
systems built from many yearsof experience and accumulated
knowledge.

System Integrator Corp.
Oﬀering various packages suchas development support tools ande-commerce site structuring.

TerraSky Co., Ltd.
Providing specialized cloud
integration software for connecting
cloud systems.

HumanCentrix Co., Ltd.
Production and distribution serviceof video presentations that engage
viewers, moving them to act.

Intercom, Inc.
Stirring dreams and emotions
through communication, security
and utility software.

NEXWAY Co., Ltd.
Oﬀering cloud services "Conveying
Certainty" in communication.

TIME CONCIER Co., Ltd.
Oﬀering notiﬁcation systems thatremove the worry of lost business
opportunities.

Communications

Ｆｕｔｕｒ
ｅＯｎｅ, Inc.
IT solutions & services , including
ERP for SMB.

Information Services
International-Dentsu, Ltd.
Development, sales, and support
for overseas implementation ofcore business systems such as
consolidated accounting and humanresources.

I-SITE Corporation
Schematic and documentation
management solutions.
Oﬀering membership-based,
general management solutions
geared toward sports clubs.

AZIA Co., Ltd.
Oﬀering mail marketing systems
tailored to each individualcustomer.

System Integrators
MIJS provides a platform to enable
the creation of strong relationships
with overseas enterprises and theintroduction of a wide variety of leading
Japanese IT products and services.

JB Advanced Technology
Corporation（JBAT）
Oﬀering solutions that are useful tocustomers' businesses.

Services

KOKUYO S&T Co., Ltd.
Oﬀering form data fax and ﬁledelivery systems via cloud service.

KOZO KEIKAKUENGINEERING Inc.
A professional engineering ﬁrm
oﬀering services from structuraldesign to simulation.

CyberTech Corporation
Providing XML DBMS andperipheral services for achieving
the missions of helping companies
contribute to society throughInformation Technology.

DOVA CORPORATION
Supporting our customers as an
information and communication
technology concierge.

NIHON SYSTEM ＆ DESIGN, INC.
Provisioning a wide variety ofsystems for an ICT-based rich
Information Society.

Accela Technology CorporationOﬀering cloud-based knowledge
bases to promote utilization ofmanufacturing technology andknowledge.

branddialog, inc.
Cloud groupware, SFA, and CRM
solutions for unlimited users
Smartphone support!

PanasonicSolution Technologies Co., Ltd.
Oﬀering Panasonic"PatentSQUARE", the cloudservice of patent search based onyears of experience, knowledge andtechnology.

ReedRex Co., Ltd.
Oﬀering global, and totally Web
compatible domestically-produced
production information controlsystems.

Shanon Inc.
The leading company in leadmanagement platforms.

Sorimachi Giken Co., Ltd.
Oﬀering solutions through cuttingedge technology, and a wealthof knowledge cultivated in thedistribution and retail industries.

SuperStream Inc.
"SuperStream" - Accounting andHR system - has provided the bestsolution to over 6,700 customers inJapan.

Broadleaf Co., Ltd.
We oﬀer business applications andservices as an IT foundation for
creating customer business.

Cybozu, Inc.
Oﬀering business cloud services
from 500 yen.
No. 1 market share in groupware.

Fujitsu Limited
Oﬀering world-class quality,reliability, and support, fromnetworking to software as aservice.

Hitachi, Ltd.
Oﬀering social innovations throughIT toward a sustainable society.

Innovation Inc.
Sales and marketing support
Providing new and innovative
corporate sales methods.

SystemEXE, Inc.
Cloud! Simple! Low-cost!
Streamlining production
management of small to medium
businesses.

Toyo BusinessEngineering Corporation
Providing business applications(ERP/SCM) for global
manufacturers.

VINX CORP.
Oﬀering general IT services geared
toward distribution, retail, andservice industries.

WingArc Inc.
A leading vendor of BR and BI
software supporting utilization ofinformation by enterprises.

Diverta Inc.
Oﬀering multi-language
compatible, multi-functional CMS
for smartphones and multiple
devices.

Internet Initiative Japan Inc.
“We are at the forefront of theInternet.”Oﬀering cloud serviceand network-related services.

NEOREX Co., Ltd.
Oﬀering cloud-based timecard
systems for such major operations
as Seibu Group, Ikea, and JapanPost.

NTT Communications
CorporationOﬀering global, network-integrated
seamless cloud systems.

Questetra, Inc.
Workﬂow software Service
on Cloud with Easy ModelDriven Composition in Multiple
Languages.

salesforce.com Co., Ltd.
A cloud vendor oﬀering CRM based
services and an operating platform.

Quality Corporation
Management of IT resources andsecurity for environments where
both PC and mobile devices areused.

Startia Lab, Inc.
Oﬀering solutions that turnbusiness information into proﬁts
through eBooks and CMS.

WAC.com Inc.
A business that revolutionizes
excitement and emotional
experiences through iPhone andother smartphone apps.

SHIFT, Inc.
Improving testing processes withexclusive tools
High-quality, low-cost third party
veriﬁcation.

SPROUT JAPAN INC.
Creating cloud-based business andEC systems.

TransAct Inc.
Oﬀering fax services geared toward
cloud-based core systems.

UCHIDA YOKO CO., LTD.
Oﬀering Smart Time Share, abooking system that reduces empty
reservation slots for meetingrooms.

WEIC CorporationOﬀering cognitive theory basedChinese and Japanese language
learning systems

TSS LINK, Inc.
Oﬀering security products
preventing leaks of conﬁdential andpersonal information.

XEENUTS, Inc.
Supporting business throughsmart device, human, and processauthentication.

Front-end Applications

ＩnfoFarm Co., Ltd.
No.1 customer retention rate!
A management support systemcompany for on-site needs.

NTT DATA INTRAMARTCORPORATION
Oﬀering intra-mart, the support
system for promoting customer
business.

System Development/Operational Support

APPRESSO K.K.
Oﬀering the data integration
software that connects you tointernal/external enterprise data inan easy and simple way.

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BSP Incorporated
The IT service professionals
with 30 years of experience andknowledge.

Data Applications Co., Ltd.
Providing EDI solutions for avariety of business-to-businesse-commerce.

Networking/Security

Encourage Technologies
Co., Ltd.
System operation management
and security. Implementation
experience in 370 companies
including ﬁnancial institutions.

Fixpoint, Inc.
Oﬀering automated operating
platforms devised from 15 yearsof accumulated knowledge andexperience.

YDC CorporationOﬀering high-quality, reliable
services that connect people
to people, and businesses tobusinesses.

NRI SecureTechnologies, Ltd.
Oﬀering SecureCube, theinformation security solution.

Skeed Co., Ltd.
Oﬀering the latest NW technology,
such as coordinated operation
between multiple devices, andhigh-speed ﬁle transfer.

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