AIT Company Overview 2023-04-05

AIT was established in September 1991 as an IT vendor through a joint investment (capital of 200 million yen) by SRA Co., Ltd. (hereafter SRA) and IBM Japan, Ltd. (hereafter IBM Japan). AIT is celebrating its 32nd anniversary.

As a pioneering independent software house, SRA specializes in open system technology, and IBM Japan aims to expand sales of open technology Power chips and “AIX” (IBM’s UNIX Brand), As a result, both companies reached a strategic agreement. Then, AIT was born to promote open systems of our customers.

After that, we achieved stable growth as a Top Business Partner of IBM Japan.AIT became a wholly owned subsidiary of SRA in December 2006 and is currently headquartered in Koto-Ward at Tokyo, with capital of 400 million yen, sales of approximately 12 billion yen, and 120 employees.

1. AIT is an advanced integration technology partner that supports proposal and implementation to customer with leading edge infrastructure hardware and software skills.

Mainframes of each manufacturer, UNIX servers, PC servers, PCs (Lenovo, Dell, HP, Fujitsu, Hitachi, NEC), mobile terminals, storage (HDD, SDD, Optical Discs, Magnetic Tapes, USB), Network Equipment, UPS, and other hardware.

Each vendor’s OS/middleware (Web/DB/Operation Monitoring Products, etc.)/Virtualization Products (VMware vSphere/Hyper-V/Xen Server) and other software.In addition, we have set up a DevOps promotion office to promote infrastructure as code so that we can build and test high-level infrastructure foundation and provide speedy and high-quality support for customers.

2. AIT is a high-value business partner that supports customers’ DX promotion and new business creation.

In the cloud field, AIT provide Private Cloud services that can respond to mission-critical business requirements centered on information systems, Public Cloud services that is often considered mainly by end-user departments, Hybrid Cloud services that can enjoy the benefits both On-Premises and Cloud.

We support many customers regardless of vendors (IBM, AWS, Google, etc.), such as cloud infrastructure construction support, technical support, Operation / Monitoring Service, cloud provision, etc. according to their requests.

In the field of data analysis, AIT mainly propose the analysis tool “SPSS Modeler/Statistics” (IBM), which is an analysis tool certified by the Data Scientists Association, and provide consulting, introduction, operation, and training support for more than 10years.

Also providing a lot of support, including BI solutions Cognos” and “Tableau”, and have been highly evaluated by our customers.

We have received an increasing number of inquiries about CPLEX, an analysis cloud platform and analysis optimization solution that runs and utilizes analysis tools such as SPSS on the AWS cloud platform.

In addition, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technology based on statistics is increasing, and we are conducting joint research on AI chatbots in the medical field.

In terms of other solutions, there is an increasing number of requests from customers who require digitization of national tax return ledgers and ledgers due to the revision of the Electronic Ledgers Preservation Law. We have been working on the system proposal and implementation of FiBridge Ⅱ / Data Delivery ( JFE Systems) for more than 20 years, and have a wealth of achievements.

In recent years, responding to increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks has become an important issue in security, and we support a wide range of endpoint security proposals and implementations from the perspective of multi-layered defense, such as targeted attack countermeasures security software “FFRI yarai”.

3. AIT is a hybrid partner that can cooperate with the solutions and resources owned by SRA Group companies to support customers who are expanding their business in a wide range of fields and globally.

In cooperation with SRA, we support customers in the business of ” ServiceNow “, which is representative software of workflow platforms.

In the cloud field, AIT ‘s cloud operation monitoring service 24×365, from the perspective of cloud security, cooperation with the SOC service, which is SRA’s solution, and “Cavirin “, which is a security compliance product is also starting.

AIT not only sells hardware and software products to large and medium-sized companies, but also supports customers’ IT infrastructure construction and services for a long time.
We have over 2200 customers and more than 800 projects per year.

We have many SEs with a wealth of experience in project management, and we have adopted an SE formation that can respond quickly and flexibly even in mission-critical environments.

Sales are organized into three sales divisions. The Industrial Sales Division consists of the Industrial Sales Department and the Public Sales Department. The Industrial Sales Department serves customers in distribution, manufacturing, retail, and communication services, while the Public Sales Department serves customers in large-scale hospitals such as university hospitals, schools, local governments, and public offices.

The Finance Sales Division consists of the Finance Sales Department No. 1 and the Finance Sales Department No. 2 are for customers in the financial industry, insurance, and securities including city banks and regional banks.

The Solution Sales Division consists of the Cloud & Solution Sales Department and the Analytics & Service Sales Department. The Cloud & Solutions Sales Department deals with rapidly growing cloud, electronic forms, security, and other solutions, while the Analytics & Services Sales Department is for customers with an analysis business team that utilizes customer data and technical support services.

In addition, each sales department has its own SE department, which has skills in the industry and solutions, and develops sales activities. We have comprehensive power that can be entrusted to us.

2006 to this year, AIT has been awarded 14 times domestically and 9 times internationally, a total of 21 times.
 In the last 10 years, JFE Systems Co., Ltd.’s electronic ledger and ledger solution ” FiBridge II / Data Delivery ” has been the top reseller for five years in a row.
AIT has been awarded the “Beacon Award” * AIT ‘s technical capabilities and know-how, which have supported customers in fields such as Cloud, Data & AI, cloud operation monitoring, marketing, and solutions, have been highly globally evaluated.

January 2009Received the 2008 IBM Metropolitan Area No.1 Partner Award (3 years in a row since 2006)
January 2012 Received the 2011 IBM Service Excellent Partner Award (2 consecutive years since 2011)
February 2013 Beacon Award Finalist (World Award)
February 2015 Beacon Award Winner and 2015 Choice Award Winner (World Award)
February 2016 Beacon Award Finalist (World Award)
October 2016 IBM Analytics Award “Worldwide Database Business Partner of the Year” (World Award)
February 2017 Beacon Award Winner and Finalist (World Award)
April 2018 JFE Systems Top Reseller of the Year (4 consecutive years since 2018)
February 2019 Beacon Award Winner (World Award)
2021 Japan Excellence Award in March 2021
March 2021 2021 Beacon Award Finalist (World Award) ”
April 2022 IBM New Business Development Award
April 2022 Awarded JFE Systems Best New Resale Partner of the Year
March 2023 IBM Business Partner Award

* The “Beacon Award” is a prestigious global award given to partners who have provided outstanding solutions using IBM products and technologies, increased business value, and changed the nature of customers and industries.

1. Acquisition of Eruboshi Certification

On February 14, 2020, we acquired “Eruboshi Certification (two stars),” which is given by the Minister of Health, Labor, and Welfare to business owners with excellent implementation status regarding the promotion of women’s active participation. We have formulated an action plan based on the Act on Promotion of Women’s Participation and Advancement in the Workplace. We are working on activities to foster ties within the company among women through further expansion of the women’s community in which we work.

2. Telecommuting system established

Many employees use it for the purpose of creating a work environment where each employee can play an active role through diverse work styles, improving efficiency by devoting themselves to their work, continuing to work for employees who are restricted by time and place, and making effective.

AIT wants to be a good member of society through sound business activities, and is actively working on social welfare, sports, culture, and SDGs.

  1. AIT asking the welfare center where people with physical and mental disabilities work to take on the new job of creating Braille business cards, though modest, will create employment and at the same time promote understanding of Braille itself. I hope this helps.
  2. “NIPPON IT Charity Ekiden” and donate to an NPO that provides employment support for people with “depression” and “withdrawal”. AIT would like to create a team of employees and actively participate in it, and I would like to work on communication with my colleagues and mental problems.
  3. Sponsoring the American football team ” IBM BIGBLUE ” and the rugby team ” BIG BLUES ” since 2010, and we believe that the social significance of sports promotion will help develop the next generation.
  4. As a special member of the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, we support its activities. Great art makes life richer. We believe that cherishing and nurturing various cultures that have been passed down from ancient times is a mission imposed on companies.
  5. AIT has also begun to offer eco-friendly products for stationery-related goods that carry the AIT logo. First, the clear folder is made of earth-friendly materials that reduce CO2 emissions by utilizing carbon-neutral technology from waste rice. The paper bags are also made from pulp that comes from planned plantations to avoid illegal plantation logging.

To create future value and realize DX together with our customers, we must further strengthen our ability to make proposals, our technological capabilities, and our know-how, which are the collective strengths of AIT.

As corporate competition intensifies, we are required to consider various ideas with an agile way of thinking, conduct demonstration experiments, formulate production plans, and deliver true value to customers through deliverables.

1. Proposal and support for advanced IT solutions to support customer DX

In April 2020, AIT announced “AI365,” a new brand perspective that leads the AIT analysis business, based on the concept of “Getting our own AI.” . Based on the statistical analysis technology and know-how that we have cultivated over many years, we will provide new forms of analysis services (such as the aforementioned analysis cloud platform and CPLEX) through collaboration with AI and cloud business.

<Cloud> AIT provides infrastructure construction for public cloud, private cloud, hybrid cloud, multi-cloud, etc. and reliable AIT operation monitoring support service.

Saga Lab ” and “DX Center” that realize innovation creation, and provide workshops to support customers’ planning and idea generation. We also offer workshops for you to learn how to build a creative team.

2. We propose and support infrastructure using cutting-edge technology to further evolve your on-premises environment and hybrid cloud environment.

<Advanced technology products> We sell servers, storage, networks, middleware, and software products that use advanced technology, and provide infrastructure construction and maintenance services.

<Cloud products> Sales of cloud servers, cloud storage, cloud networks, cloud software, multi-cloud products (IBM Paks /Red Hat OpenShift), container orchestration products (Red Hat Open Shift, Kubernetes, etc.), IT infrastructure We provide construction, system development, operation, and maintenance.
< Advanced technology support>
We provide advanced technical support services that make use of SE know-how to inherit the advanced IT infrastructure construction environment of our customers and realize safe and stable operation.

3. Expand sales of business-specific solution products

Electronic ledger system ” FiBridge ® II” / [Electronic ledger preservation law compliant] Electronic trail system ” DataDelivery “Holding seminars to introduce related services. AIT is considering cooperation with RPA (UiPath) and AI OCR.
Targeted attack countermeasure security “FFRI yarai ” + cloud management console FFRI yarai Cloud.
Cross-organizational platform “ServiceNow” IT service management consulting/implementation to promote DXWe are working on strengthening our skills to strengthen support.

4. Providing user-centered problem-solving thinking method “design thinking”

<Online Workshop>
Promote the use of design thinking online workshops that can be attended by up to 10 people per event
<Seminar>Design thinking 1-day workshop for beginners, individual design thinking workshop

5. Digital marketing to improve awareness of IT and expand inbound businessReinforcement promotion

<Site renovation>
Increase in inquiries and inquiries due to corporate site renewal and solution site renovation
<Improve awareness and expand customer base>
A I365 campaign promotion
Utilization of listing ads and DSP ads
Promotion of tele coverage and telemarketing

AI365 Character “Rowaty”

<AI analysis solution>

SPSSModeler / SPSSStatistics / CognosAnalytics /Tableau/ Maximo Visual Inspection/Chatbot

< Analysis Consulting>

AIT Analysis Support Service/AIT Education Support Service/Analysis Infrastructure Service

< Design Thinking>

Design Thinking Introduction Seminar / Design Thinking Short Experience Course/Design Thinking 1day Workshop/Facilitation Workshop

< Security>

FFRI yarai / FFRI Analyzer / FFRI yarai Cloud

<cloud>

IBM Cloud / AWS / AIT Japanese operation monitoring service / AIT cloud infrastructure construction service / Blockchain / IBM Cloud Paks / Container Services

<Electronic forms/ledgers>

FiBridge®II / DataDelivery / File Volante / UiPath

<Other solutions>

ServiceNow/ SkyPDF / MailDepot /Zabbix/ Cavrin / Proxim / MaximoEAM etc.

<Hardware products>

IBM Power/z/ PC Server (Lenovo /Dell/HP/Cisco UCS/ Fujitsu/Hitachi/ NEC)
Storage (Various devices such as HDD, SDD, optical disk, magnetic tape, etc.)
Network equipment/ UPS (uninterruptible power supply)

<Software products>

Manufacturers’ OS/ middleware (Web /DB/ operation monitoring products, etc.)/virtualization products (VMware vSphere /Hyper-V/ XenServer)

< OSS >

Optimization of customer IT costs by utilizing open source software (OSS)
PostgreSQL/ Python/PHP/Ruby/Kaltura/Blender/SamuraiGraph/WordPress/ BigBlueButton /Chainer etc.
Support through a collaborative system with our group company SRA OSS, which has a reputation for OSS
SRA O SS Support Service: Linux (Red Hat Enterprise Linux V5 or later/CentOS V5 or lower)

<Authentication>

Privacy Mark System (P Mark)
Information Security Management System (ISMS)
Quality Management System (QMS)

<qualification>

Basic/Applied Information Technology Engineer Examination (National Qualification)
Career consultant (national qualification)
IBM: Various certifications for sales and engineers (71 people with 26 qualifications)

AWS: Certified Data Analytics Specialty/Certified Machine Learning Specialty / Certified Solutions Architect Professional
ServiceNow: Certified Implementation Specialist – IT Service Management
Certified Implementation Specialist – Customer Service Management
RedHat: RHCE (Red Hat Certified Engineer)
LPIC3: PMP Project Manager Exam (Sponsored by PMI)

September 1991 Established as a joint investment between SRA Co., Ltd. and IBM Japan, Ltd.
November 1995 Relocated the head office from Kiba, Koto-ku to Saga, Koto-ku due to business expansion.
March, 1998    Electronic report solution FiBridge (JFE Systems Co., Ltd.) sales start
March 2000       Increased capital from 200 million yen to 400 million yen due to business expansion
January 2001   IBM e-business partner certification
January 2003 Started sales of   IBM Servers z series in addition to p, i , and x series
January 2004   Certified as an IBM Advanced Partner in 2003
Acquired Privacy Mark in May 2006
December 2006 Became a wholly owned subsidiary of SRA Co., Ltd.
March 2010       IBM Premier Partner Certified
January 2017   IBM Platinum Partner Certification
February 2019 Financial service platform operator utilizing blockchain technology Invested in Fitting Hub Co., Ltd.
September 2021 30th anniversary of foundation
February 2023 Acquired a patent for “Genetic Counselling Support System” co-developed Kanagawa Prefectural Hospital Organization (Patent No.7213501)


Advanced Integration Technology, Inc.
Representative Director and President Katsumi Okuma
Location Eitai OT Building, 1-5-6 Saga, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0081
Main phone number 03-5245-7771
https://www.ait.co.jp/

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