| 1996-02 |
Establishment of Future Works Ltd. (converted to corporation in 1998) |
| 1996-02 |
Established Futureworks CORP. *It became incorporated in 1998 |
| 1996-02-01 |
Establishment |
| 2003-05 |
Establishment of Smart Image Inc. |
| 2003-05 |
Established Smart Image Inc. |
| 2005-11 |
Merger of Future Works Inc. and Smart Image Inc.; new company name 'Showcase TV Inc.' commenced operations. |
| 2005-11 |
“Futureworks CORP.” and “Smart Image Inc.” merged, and started their operations under the new company name “Showcase-TV Inc.” |
| 2006-11 |
Capital increase of 35 million yen via third-party allotment to expand operations. |
| 2006-11 |
Increased capital to 35 million yen by way of third-party allotment for business expansion |
| 2006-12 |
Launch of guided LPO service 'NaviCast' to improve website performance. |
| 2006-12 |
Started providing [Navicast], an inductive LPO service which improves the effectiveness of websites |
| 2008-04 |
Launch of ASP service 'Form Assist' specializing in EFO. |
| 2008-04 |
Started providing [Form Assist], an ASP service specialized in EFO (entry form optimization) |
| 2010-02 |
'Form Assist' obtains patent. |
| 2010-02 |
'Form Assist' wins Grand Prize at ASP, SaaS, ICT Outsourcing Award 2010. |
| 2010-02 |
Acquired a patent for [Form Assist] |
| 2010-02 |
[Form Assist] won the Grand Prix at the ASP-SaaS-ICT Outsourcing Award 2010 |
| 2011-05 |
Launch of 'Smartphone Converter'. |
| 2011-05 |
Started providing [Smartphone Converter] |
| 2011-12 |
Transfer of content management business to Hokuto Publishing. |
| 2011-12 |
Transferred the contents management business to HOKUTOSHA Co., Ltd. |
| 2012-03 |
Patent obtained for smartphone conversion technology. |
| 2012-03 |
Acquired a patent with a smartphone conversion technology |
| 2012-08 |
'NaviCast' obtains patent. |
| 2012-08 |
Acquired a patent with [Navicast] |
| 2012-09 |
Acquisition of real estate dedicated CMS 'Nakami Man' business. |
| 2012-09 |
Acquired the [CHUKAI MEIJIN] business, a CMS dedicated for the real estate business |
| 2012-10 |
U.S. patent obtained for smartphone conversion technology. |
| 2012-10 |
Acquired a US patent for a smartphone conversion technology |
| 2013-03 |
Obtained Privacy Mark (P Mark). |
| 2013-03 |
Acquired the Privacy Mark (P Mark) |
| 2013-04 |
Obtained Singapore and Brunei patents for smartphone conversion technology. |
| 2013-04 |
Acquired a patent in Singapore and Brunei for a smartphone conversion technology |
| 2013-06 |
Obtained the international standard ISO 27001 for Information Security Management System (ISMS). |
| 2013-06 |
Acquired “ISO27001”, the international standard for information security management systems (ISMS) |
| 2013-09 |
Launch of NaviCast Site Personalizer. |
| 2013-09 |
NaviCast Smartphone Converter received the Advanced Technology Award at the ASP/SaaS/Cloud Awards 2013. |
| 2013-09 |
Started providing Site Personalizer. |
| 2013-09 |
[Smartphone Converter] won the Advanced Technology Award at the ASP-SaaS-Cloud Award 2013 |
| 2013-11 |
Patent obtained for Site Personalizer. |
| 2013-11 |
Acquired a patent for Site Personalizer. |
| 2014-10 |
Site Personalizer received the Chairman's Special Award at the ASP/SaaS/Cloud Awards 2014. |
| 2014-10 |
Site Personalizer won the Chairman's Special Award at the ASP-SaaS-Cloud Award 2014. |
| 2015-02 |
Started providing Navicast Ad. |
| 2015-03 |
Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market. |
| 2015-03 |
Listed shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market. |
| 2015-08 |
Launch of NaviCast Smart Link. |
| 2015-08 |
Started providing SmartLink. |
| 2015-10 |
Patent obtained for auto-complete in input forms. |
| 2015-10 |
Acquired a patent regarding autocomplete for entry forms. |
| 2016-07 |
Technical patent obtained for encrypting personal information using mobile devices. |
| 2016-07 |
Acquired a patent for a technology regarding encryption of personal information using mobile terminals. |
| 2016-12 |
Moved to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2016-12 |
Changed markets to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Market. |
| 2017-01 |
Patent obtained for a unified authentication system enabling login without input. |
| 2017-01 |
Acquired a patent regarding an authentication processing commonization system, enabling login without data entry. |
| 2017-08 |
Established subsidiary Showcase Capital Co., Ltd. for venture capital business. |
| 2017-08 |
Established Showcase Capital Inc., a subsidiary venture capital business company. |
| 2017-11 |
Launch of retargeting service FormAssist Ad. |
| 2017-11 |
Started providing Form Assist Ad, a retargeting service. |
| 2018-03 |
Launch of OCR service ProTech License Reader. |
| 2018-03 |
Started providing ProTech License Reader, an OCR service. |
| 2019-04 |
Company name changed to Showcase Co., Ltd. |
| 2019-04 |
Changed the company name to Showcase Inc. |
| 2019-10 |
Simple eKYC tool ProTech ID Checker won the Nikkei × TECH EXPO AWARD 2019 Runner-up Security Award. |
| 2019-10 |
Launch of simple eKYC tool ProTech ID Checker. |
| 2019-10 |
Started providing ProTech ID Checker, an e-KYC system. |
| 2019-10 |
ProTech ID Checker, an e-KYC system, won runner-up in the Security Award at the NIKKEI x TECH EXPO 2019. |
| 2020-03 |
Established joint venture PlappNode Co., Ltd. with Plapp Japan and developed PR Automation. |
| 2020-03 |
”PR Automation” was developed through the establishment of “PRAP node, inc.“, a joint venture with PRAP JAPAN, inc. |
| 2020-04 |
Launch of selfie-type eKYC system ProTech ID Checker Type S. |
| 2020-04 |
Started providing [ProTech ID Checker Type S], a simplified e-KYC system |
| 2020-11 |
Signed a capital and business partnership agreement with AI Inside Inc. (terminated the partnership in September 2023). |
| 2020-11 |
Concluded a capital and business alliance agreement with AI inside Co. |
| 2020-12 |
Launched the cloud service 'PR Automation' that promotes PR and DX. |
| 2020-12 |
Official launch of PR Automation, a cloud service that promotes PR x DX. |
| 2021-03 |
Won the Grand Prize at the first 'TOKYO Telework Award' hosted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. |
| 2021-03 |
Launched the automatic masking service for identity verification documents, 'ProTech AI Masking'. |
| 2021-03 |
Started providing [ProTech AI Masking], a auto masking service of identity verification documents |
| 2021-03 |
We won the tokyo telework Award sponsored by Tokyo Metropolitan Government |
| 2021-05 |
Launched the multi-factor authentication service via SMS, 'ProTech MFA by SMS'. |
| 2021-11 |
Selected as one of the 'Top 100 Telework Pioneers' for FY Reiwa 3 by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. |
| 2021-11 |
Started the 'Omotenashi Suite' business – released the first iteration, 'Omotenashi Suite CX'. |
| 2021-11 |
[Omotenashi Suite] business started,The first [Omotenashi Suite CX] |
| 2021-11 |
Selected as one of the [100 Best Telework Pioneers] in the 3rd year of Reiwa by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. |
| 2022-01 |
Signed a capital and business partnership agreement with Japan Telephone Co., Ltd. (now ReYuu Japan Co., Ltd.). |
| 2022-01 |
Released the second iteration, 'Omotenashi Suite DX'. |
| 2022-01 |
Concluded a capital and business alliance agreement with ReYuu Japan Inc.(NIPPON TELEPHONE INC. ) |
| 2022-01 |
[Omotenashi Suite] business started,The second [Omotenashi Suite DX] |
| 2022-04 |
Transitioned to the Standard market following the restructuring of the Tokyo Stock Exchange. |
| 2022-04 |
Transitioned to the Standard Market following the reorganization of the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| 2022-05 |
Acquired the business of 'Sugures', an AI high-performance chatbot. |
| 2022-05 |
Acquired the “AI and high-performance chatbots Sugresu” business. |
| 2022-06 |
Obtained a patent for the facial recognition technology of 'ProTech ID Checker'. |
| 2022-06 |
Obtained new ISMS cloud security certification “ISO/IEC27017”. |
| 2022-12 |
Received the Encouragement Award in the Telework Practice category at the 23rd Telework Promotion Award hosted by the Japan Telework Association. |
| 2022-12 |
'Omotenashi Suite' was certified as a Cybozu Official Product Partner. |
| 2022-12 |
Received the “23rd Telework Promotion Award” in the telework practice category sponsored by the Japan Telework Association. |
| 2022-12 |
”OMOTENASHI Suite” was certified as an official product partner of Cybozu. |
| 2023-01 |
Started a capital and business partnership with WAVE1 Inc. and jointly developed a Vertical SaaS for disaster prevention DX. |
| 2023-01 |
Formed a capital and business alliance with WAVE1 Corporation and jointly developed Vertical SaaS to promote Disaster Prevention DX. |
| 2023-05 |
Established 'Showcase LLM Labs'. |
| 2023-05 |
Established showcase LLM Labs. |
| 2023-06 |
Released the 'ProTech My Number IC Authentication' feature, a public personal authentication service that requires no development. |
| 2023-06 |
Launched: [ProTech My Number IC Authentication], a no-development-required public personal authentication service |
| 2023-08 |
Obtained a patent for the identity verification system of 'ProTech ID Checker'. |
| 2023-08 |
Obtained a patent for the “Identity Verification System” of [ProTech ID Checker] |
| 2024-04 |
Secured an additional patent for the facial recognition technology of 'ProTech ID Checker'. |
| 2024-04 |
Obtained an additional patent for the “Facial Recognition Technology” of [ProTech ID Checker] |
| 2024-06 |
Certified as a Cybozu Official Consulting Partner. |
| 2024-06 |
We were certified as an official consulting partner of Cybozu. |
| 2024-07 |
Released ProTech AI-OCR, which digitizes text information from all documents. |
| 2024-07 |
Launched: [ProTech AI-OCR], a solution that digitizes text information from all types of documents |
| 2024-12 |
Entered into a capital and business alliance with AI Fusion Capital Group Co., Ltd., becoming our parent company. |
| 2024-12 |
Formed a capital and business alliance with AI FUSION CAPITAL GROUP CORP., and it became our parent company. |
| 2025-02 |
Released new service NaviCast AI-OCR, which automatically reflects document data into input forms, and the public authentication super app ProTech MyNumber IC Authentication, which incorporates various IC applications of the My Number Card. |
| 2025-03 |
ReYuu Japan Co., Ltd. is excluded from our consolidated scope. |
