Saison Information Systems Joins the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC)

Why one of Japan’s leading comprehensive enterprise systems integration service providers decided to join the US-headquartered IIC

TOKYO--()--Saison Information Systems Co., Ltd. (JASDAQ:9640)(Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan; President: Kazuhiro Uchida; herein, “Saison Information Systems”) has announced it is joining the Industrial Internet Consortium (Headquarters: Massachusetts, USA; Executive Director: Dr. Richard Soley; herein, “IIC”). IIC is the world’s leading organization transforming business and society by accelerating the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

Saison Information Systems is one of Japanese leading system development company. It also develops and sells several highly acclaimed middleware products including the HULFT IoT, managed file transfer (MFT) middleware for IoT. HULFT IoT is enterprise-class managed file transfer middleware for IoT devices which prevents data loss in mission critical use cases such as the manufacturing process, payment, security, and monitoring. It is a version of the popular HULFT 8 MFT middleware, which is used by over 8,600 companies in 43 countries.

Background

After a comprehensive review of organizations related to IoT, Saison Information Systems determined that joining the IIC was the optimal choice based on the following objectives:

  1. Understanding the trends related to IoT global standard specification formulation
  2. Understanding the latest trends in the IoT field and related industries
  3. Enhancing our own products development and providing greater value to our valued customers

Also, Saison Information Systems is thrilled to contribute to IoT's standard specification and participate in advanced initiatives such as testbeds to help develop products that meet global needs as well as provide them.

Saison Information Systems’ President, Kazuhiro Uchida, commented, “The IIC is recognized globally for their dedication to building an IIoT in which devices and systems around the globe are securely integrated to deliver transformational outcomes for the overall benefit of humanity. We are thrilled to become a member of the IIC and looking forward to contributing in every way we can.”

About the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC)

The Industrial Internet Consortium is a global, member supported, program that promotes the accelerated growth of the Industrial Internet of Things by coordinating ecosystem initiatives to securely connect, control and integrate assets and systems of assets with people, processes and data using common architectures, interoperability and open standards to deliver transformational business and societal outcomes across industries and public infrastructure.

  • Headquarters: 109 Highland Avenue Needham, MA 02492 USA
  • Established: March 2014
  • Executive Director: Dr. Richard Soley
  • Website: http://www.iiconsortium.org/

About Saison Information Systems Co., Ltd.

  • Headquarters: Sunshine 60 (21F), 3-1-1 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-6021, Japan
  • Established: September 1st 1970
  • President: Kazuhiro Uchida (President)
  • Website: http://home.saison.co.jp/english/

Trademarks

  • “HULFT”, “HULFT IoT” and related products are registered trademarks or trademarks of Saison Information Systems Co., Ltd.
  • Other names of companies, products, and services are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies.

Contacts

Saison Information Systems Inquiries
Akane Toyota / Seiko Yokoi, +81-3-3988-3477
Corporate Planning Department,
kikaku@saison.co.jp
or
HULFT Product Inquiries
Saison Information Systems Co., Ltd.
Fumio Horino, +81-3-3988-5301
HULFT Division
info@hulft.com

Contacts

Saison Information Systems Inquiries
Akane Toyota / Seiko Yokoi, +81-3-3988-3477
Corporate Planning Department,
kikaku@saison.co.jp
or
HULFT Product Inquiries
Saison Information Systems Co., Ltd.
Fumio Horino, +81-3-3988-5301
HULFT Division
info@hulft.com