| 1997 |
Softfront Inc. was established (mainly for planning, design, development, and sales of software products related to networks. Headquarters in Kita-ku, Sapporo, Capital of 10,000 thousand yen) |
| 1997 |
Absorption-type merger of Vision Corporation and Core System Inc. Started research and development of VoIP |
| 1998 |
Established Tokyo Office in Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| 1999 |
Filed patent application for the proprietary VoIP engine "Noski Engine" |
| 2000 |
Relocated Tokyo Office, renamed to "Tokyo Office" (from Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo to Shinjuku, Tokyo) |
| 2000 |
Officially joined ITU-T, a specialized agency of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) |
| 2001 |
Relocated headquarters to Chuo-ku, Sapporo |
| 2002 |
Listed on Osaka Securities Exchange Nasdaq Japan Market (now Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market) |
| 2003 |
Focused business model on "SIP Partner Program" and started sales |
| 2004 |
Started "SIP Sales Partner Program" to expand SIP |
| 2004 |
Implemented stock split (1-for-4) |
| 2005 |
Transitioned to a dual-headquarters system |
| 2005 |
Relocated Tokyo Office and renamed to "Tokyo Headquarters" (from Shinjuku, Tokyo to Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo) |
| 2009 |
Formed business and capital alliance with Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, NTT Investment Partners Corporation (now Docomo Ventures) |
| 2009 |
Reached basic agreement with Israel RADVISION Ltd. on business alliance in Japan |
| 2010 |
Started sales of call recording server for mobile phones |
| 2010 |
Released IP-FAX library v2.0 supporting T.38 FAX relay function compatible with Cisco 2800 series service integrated routers |
| 2010 |
Launched T.38 compatible IP-FAX library connecting to "Hikari Denwa" of FLET'S Hikari Next provided by NTT East and West |
| 2010 |
Integrated Softfront's voice engine into BroadEarth's cloud contact center system "HooooPs" |
| 2010 |
Basic agreement reached for a business partnership with Israel's RADVISION Co. in Japan. |
| 2011 |
Formulated T.38-based IP FAX connection specifications using major copier/printer manufacturers and NGN |
| 2011 |
Business alliance with Japanese manufacturer for productization of "Dataway【DW-NGN-100】" |
| 2011 |
Launched sales of multi-point video conferencing application "HelloMeeting Pro" |
| 2011 |
Launched sales of media transfer server "Connecteria" |
| 2011 |
Launched sales of VoIP internal call application "SF Excellent VoIP" compatible with Android smartphones |
| 2011 |
"NOSKI SIP Library" installed in NEC's "UNIVERGE IX Series" four models |
| 2011 |
Started next-generation digital postal service "LiveCard" as a joint venture with Oak Capital, Flight System Consulting, and Tokyo Rismatic |
| 2011 |
Launched sales of IP transceiver application "SF IP Transceiver" for Windows Mobile devices |
| 2012 |
Joint venture to launch next-generation postal service (Digital Post Co., Ltd.) |
| 2012 |
Started offering IP phone & video call app "LivyTalk" for smartphones/tablets supporting "Hikari Denwa" |
| 2012 |
Developed and launched "Field Note," an agricultural management support software compatible with JGAP, through collaboration of agriculture and IT, from Hinomaru Sangyo |
| 2013 |
Established a 100% subsidiary in Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh) SOFTFRONT VIETNAM CO., LTD. |
| 2014 |
Implementation of stock split (1-for-100), adoption of a unit share system |
| 2014 |
Abolished Sapporo headquarters and consolidated to Tokyo headquarters |
| 2014 |
Provided application "Livy Talk For Hikari Danran TV Light" for NTT West's "Hikari BOX⁺" |
| 2014 |
Supported startup companies through collaboration with Samurai Incubate |
| 2014 |
Supported startup companies through collaboration with J-Payment |
| 2014 |
"LivyTalk" by Softfront adopted as a linked app for NTT West's "Smart Hikari Life App" |
| 2014 |
Participated in KDDI's incubation program "KDDI ∞ Labo" to support startups |
| 2014 |
Supported startup companies through collaboration with Apiries |
| 2014 |
"LivyTalk For Hikari Danran TV Light" linked with NTT IT's "Hikari Health Consultation" service |
| 2014 |
Started offering HD-quality video conferencing software "HelloMeeting HD" series |
| 2014 |
"HelloMeeting Pro HD" adopted in NTT West's "Hikari Share Place High-Quality Video Conference Pack" |
| 2015 |
Relocation of Vietnam subsidiary Ho Chi Minh City office and opening of Hanoi office |
| 2015 |
Supporting women's entrepreneurship through collaboration with various industries |
| 2015 |
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| 2015 |
Strengthening collaboration with KDDI in the IoT field, participating in the hardware program of "KDDI∞Labo" |
| 2015 |
Launch of the "Next-Generation Childcare Workspace Service" project |
| 2015 |
~Selected for the FY2014 Manufacturing, Commercial, and Service Innovation Subsidy~ |
| 2015 |
Development and launch of media communication technology "REAFSVC" that achieves dramatic high sound quality |
| 2016 |
Established Korokoni Corporation |
| 2016 |
Acquired shares of Fudemame Corporation (fully owned subsidiary) |
| 2016 |
Made Digital Post Co., Ltd. a subsidiary |
| 2016 |
Changed the trade name of Softfront Co., Ltd. to Softfront Holdings Co., Ltd. and made it a holding company |
| 2016 |
Established Softfront Japan Co., Ltd. and Softfront R&D Co., Ltd. (now Softfront Development Service) through a spin-off |
| 2016 |
Acquired shares of AWESOME JAPAN Co., Ltd. (fully owned subsidiary) |
| 2016 |
Indirectly owned shares of Economical Co., Ltd. (subsidiary) |
| 2016 |
Acquired shares of Good Style Company LLC (now Good Style Company Inc.) (subsidiary) |
| 2016 |
Participated as an accelerator company in "KDDI ∞ Labo" |
| 2016 |
Communication platform adopted in Success Corporation's BYOD service "BIZLINE" |
| 2016 |
Digital Post Corporation launches cloud postal platform service "PAPIRS" |
| 2016 |
Digital Post Corporation's "PAPIRS" adopted in "freee" cloud accounting software |
| 2016 |
Softfront Japan launches enterprise cloud-based video conferencing "LivyTalk Pro" |
| 2016 |
Softfront Japan's communication platform adopted in Fujitsu's IoT monitoring service |
| 2016 |
Awesome Japan selected as "Kickstarter Experts" in crowdfunding |
| 2016 |
Acquisition of shares of KABUMAME Co., Ltd. (full subsidiary). |
| 2016 |
Acquisition of shares of AWESOME JAPAN Co., Ltd. (full subsidiary). |
| 2016 |
Indirect ownership of shares of Economical Co., Ltd. (grandchild company). |
| 2016 |
Acquisition of shares of Good Style Company Ltd. (now Good Style Company Ltd.) (subsidiary). |
| 2017 |
Relocated headquarters from Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo to Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, consolidating subsidiaries' bases |
| 2017 |
Sold shares of Fudemame Corporation |
| 2017 |
Established a joint venture with Hikari Tsushin to create Softfront Marketing Co., Ltd. |
| 2017 |
Sold part of the shares of Good Style Company Inc. |
| 2017 |
Softfront Japan launches business chat service "LivyTalk Smart Office" |
| 2017 |
Softfront Japan collaborates with Sureal on high-quality, high-reliability remote sign language interpretation service |
| 2017 |
Economical Inc. begins demonstration experiments on IoT data transmission technology utilizing "Rocket Mobile" service |
| 2017 |
Softfront Japan selected as development partner for Twilio for KDDI Web Communications |
| 2017 |
Softfront Japan provides a collaborative cloud service with Vizor Inc. to the Disaster Prevention Division of Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo |
| 2017 |
Established a joint venture with Optic Communications, Softfront Marketing, and started intermediary sales business |
| 2018 |
Sold shares of Softfront Development Service Co., Ltd. (including transfer of SOFTFRONT VIETNAM CO., LTD.) |
| 2018 |
Softfront Japan and Economical Inc. launched the total IoT solution service "Matomete IoT" |
| 2018 |
Capital and business alliance with Ocean Systems Technology Co., Ltd. |
| 2018 |
Economical Co., Ltd. launches the 'まとめて光' service in partnership with Kō Collaboration. |
| 2018 |
Business partnership with Power Profit Japan Co., Ltd. |
| 2018 |
SoftFront Japan's cloud telephony service 'telmee' is adopted in Aruk Co.'s Japanese conversation proficiency test JSST. |
| 2018 |
Digital Post Co.'s 'PAPIRS (Papirus)' is adopted in the ticket service 'RikoChike'. |
| 2018 |
SoftFront Japan's 'telmee' is adopted in Anamune Co.'s hybrid online medical consultation service. |
| 2018 |
Commubo (コミュボ) AI robot technology solution for natural conversation with people is now available. |
| 2018 |
SoftFront Japan and AWESOME JAPAN launch a foreign-language voice-enabled service with 'telmee'. |
| 2018 |
AI robot technology 'commubo' is adopted in AruLink Co.'s teleappointment management system 'Sakura'. |
| 2018 |
AI robot technology 'commubo' is adopted in various business areas of Ocean Systems Technology Co., Ltd. |
| 2021 |
Made Site Publish Co., Ltd. a subsidiary |
| 2022 |
Relocated headquarters to 1 Kudanminami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
| 2025 |
Relocated headquarters to 4 Kudanminami, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo |
