Source Next Inc.

Established Source Inc. with the purpose of planning, developing, and selling PC software.

Released the hard disk acceleration utility software 'Surge 95'.

Released the typing software 'Tokudoku'.

Released the mobile phone data editing software 'Keikai Denwa'.

Changed the company name from Source Inc. to Source Next Inc.

Launched the industry's first point service, 'Mileage Service'.

Ventured into internet-based mail-order sales.

The TV commercials for 'Tokudoku' and 'Surge', titled 'Muay Thai Edition', won the silver award at the 40th ACC CM FESTIVAL.

Introduced the industry's first return policy, 'Anshin Service'.

Ranked 9th in the Great Place to Work survey of 'Companies with a Great Work Environment in Japan' and 4th in the women's ranking.

Launched the 'Slim Package' version.

Appointed Ayame Gōryoku as the image character.

Selected 15th place in the Great Place to Work survey ranking of "Companies with a rewarding workplace in Japan" and entered the Best Company list for six consecutive years.

Announced a commoditization strategy for PC software with a target price of 1,980 yen.

Released the software 'Ikirani PDF', which creates PDF files for 1,980 yen.

Acquired domestic trademark rights, exclusive distribution rights for products and services, and modification rights for downloadable products of the global language software Rosetta Stone.

Introduced the automatic installation feature.

Started selling the 'Slim Package' version.

Moved headquarters to 1-10-6 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo.

Released the 1,980 yen virus protection software 'Virus Security 2004'.

Launched the unlimited subscription service 'Super HODAY' for over 120 PC software titles.

The 'Soft◎Price 1980 Yen' won the 2003 Nikkei Excellent Product & Service Awards 'Excellent Award' and the Nikkei MJ Award.

Started providing apps for SoftBank Mobile's smartphone service 'App Pass'.

Launched the unlimited app service 'App Super HODAY' for budget smartphones.

Introduced the 'New Package with Explanation Door', featuring three times the product description space of the previous version.

Initiated a business partnership with Koei Co., Ltd. for the sale of game software.

Ranked 27th in the Great Place to Work survey of 'Companies with a Great Work Environment in Japan'.

Released the virus protection software 'Virus Security ZERO', which has an annual renewal fee of zero yen.

Relocated the headquarters to 1-5-2 Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo.

Virus Security ZERO was selected as number 16 in Nikkei Trendy's 'Top 30 Hit Products of 2006'.

Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers market.

Acquired the program copyright and trademark rights for the postcard creation software 'Hitokage King'.

Acquired the program copyright and trademark rights for the CD/DVD writing software 'B's Recorder GOLD' series.

Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Released the 'U-Memo' series, which replaced CD-ROMs with USB memory for PC software.

Partnered with Paramount Digital Entertainment (May), Warner Entertainment Japan Co., Ltd. (June), Discovery Asia Inc. (August), and NBC Universal International Television Distribution (June 2011) to release the 'Super Subtitles' series, an English learning software that includes an entire movie.

Moved headquarters to 3-8-21 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo.

Launched the industry's first point service, "Mileage Service".

Entered into a business partnership with Evernote Inc., which provides the cloud-based web application 'Evernote'.

Registered user count surpassed 10 million.

Started developing and selling Android applications, releasing the 'Android Selected Apps' series.

The foreign language education business operated by Tokyo SIM Foreign Language Institute Co., Ltd. was succeeded through a simplified absorption-type merger.

Released 'Super Security ZERO', a security software using BitDefender's world-class security engine, with zero update fees.

Appointed Eiko Koike as the image character.

'Virus Security ZERO 1,980 yen' achieved the top share in annual PC security software sales volume in 2011.

Launched the new product 'PokeTalk Subtitles' under the POCKETALK brand.

Established subsidiary 'POCKETALK Co., Ltd.' through a simplified spin‑off (company split).

Started providing the app on KDDI's Android™ smartphone service 'au Smart Pass'.

Donated 1,000 units of POCKETALK W to the Ukrainian Embassy to facilitate smooth communication for Ukrainian refugees in Japan.

Released the all‑in‑one 360‑degree web camera for meetings, KAIGIO CAM360.

Launched the AI translation app 'POCKETALK'.

Established a subsidiary, SOURCENEXT Inc., in the United States.

The cumulative shipments of the POCKETALK series surpassed one million units.

Started providing the app on NTT Docomo's 'Sugotoku Content'.

Acquired the program copyright and trademark rights for the English learning software 'Readers Digest English20'.

Renamed 'POCKETALK for BUSINESS Simultaneous Interpretation' to 'POCKETALK Live Interpretation'.

Started offering the corporate business series "Pocketalk for BUSINESS," including "Simultaneous Interpretation," "Movie Translation," and "Conference."

Provided the title for NTT East's 'PC Software Unlimited on FLET'S'.

Started offering the business series 'POCKETALK for BUSINESS' for corporate customers.

Renamed "Pocketalk for BUSINESS Simultaneous Interpretation" to "Pocketalk Live Interpretation."

Consolidated subsidiary POCKETALK Co., Ltd. and SoftBank Corp. signed a comprehensive business partnership agreement regarding the deployment of POCKETALK.

Started offering the 'Super Hoda-i', a flat-rate unlimited service for over 120 PC software titles.

Started selling a packaged product that incorporates POSA, which becomes active upon register entry.

Started providing the app on SoftBank Mobile's smartphone service 'App Pass'.

Started offering the 'App Super Hoda-i', an unlimited app service for budget smartphones.

Launched the unlimited subscription service 'Super HODAY Business' for corporate PC software.

Ranked 27th in the Great Place to Work survey of 'Companies with a Great Work Environment in Japan'.

Signed exclusive domestic distribution agreements for 12 Sony Creative Software Inc products, including VEGAS and ACID.

Acquired the program copyright for the smartphone app 'Super Convenient Tools'.

Ranked 17th in the Great Place to Work survey of 'Companies with a Great Work Environment in Japan'.

Appointed Ayame Gōriki as the company's image character.

Acquired the program copyright and trademark rights for the postcard creation software 'Atename Shokunin'.

Released the next-generation smartphone voicemail app 'Smart Luruden'.

Moved headquarters to 1-5-2 Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo.

Signed exclusive retail distribution agreements for products of Hitomae Co.

Registered user count exceeded 15 million.

Acquired domestic trademark rights, exclusive sales rights for products and services, and modification rights for downloadable products of the global language software Rosetta Stone.

Made Penmame Co., Ltd. a subsidiary.

Made Rosetta Stone Japan Co., Ltd. a subsidiary.

The number of registered users exceeded 10 million.

The total number of registered units of "Virus Security" exceeded 10 million.

Ranked 10th in Great Place to Work's 'Best Companies to Work For in Japan' and 2nd in the women's ranking.

Acquired shares of Genesis Holdings Co., Ltd., which undertakes manufacturing, quality control, and customer support for IoT products.

POCKETALK W received the Innovation Award at ShowStoppers in the Mobile Computing category.

POCKETALK ranked 24th in Nikkei Trendy's '2018 Hit Products Best 30'.

POCKETALK received the Nikkei Excellent Product & Service Awards 'Best Award' and 'Nikkei Newspaper Award'.

The POCKETALK series became the world's number one in cumulative factory shipments of mobile dedicated bidirectional voice translation devices.

Established a subsidiary in the Netherlands, SOURCENEXT B.V.

Ranked 12th in Great Place to Work's 'Best Companies to Work For in Japan'.

The cumulative shipments of the meeting room web camera 'Meeting Owl Pro' surpassed 30,000 units.

The consolidated subsidiary Pocketalk Inc. and SoftBank Corp. entered into a comprehensive business partnership agreement regarding the deployment of Pocketalk.

According to a survey conducted by MM Research Institute in November of the same year, the "POCKETALK" series ranked No. 1 in the world for the cumulative factory shipment of bidirectional voice translation devices (mobile type).

Selected 15th place in the Great Place to Work survey ranking of "Companies with a rewarding workplace in Japan".

Selected as the 15th best company to work for in Japan in the survey by Great Place to Work. Ranked among the best companies for six consecutive years.

Started development and sales of telework-related products.

Signed an exclusive domestic sales agreement for the AI-powered web conferencing camera "Meeting Owl".

Released the large-screen model "POCKETALK S Plus".

Broadcasted a commercial featuring Akihiro Kado (Tokyo 03) for "Meeting Owl Pro".

Released the voice recorder "AutoMemo" that automatically transcribes speech into text.

"Meeting Owl Pro" received three awards at the CES 2021 Innovation Awards.

The conference room web camera "Meeting Owl Pro" won the Best Smart Device award in the Smart Solutions category at the MM Research Institute Award 2021.

Acquired the foreign language education business operated by Tokyo SIM Language Institute Inc. through a simplified absorption and split method.

Obtained certification for "Companies with a rewarding workplace in Japan" surveyed by Great Place to Work.

Donated 1,000 units of "POCKETALK W" to the Ukrainian Embassy to facilitate smooth communication for Ukrainian refugees in Japan.

Released the all-in-one 360-degree web camera for meetings, "KAIGIO CAM360".

Started providing the AI translation app "Pocketalk".

The cumulative shipments of the "POCKETALK" series surpassed one million units.

Commenced supplying the "AutoMemo" speech recognition engine to Tokyo Stock Exchange Computer Systems Inc.

Started providing the speech recognition engine of "AutoMemo" to TSE-listed Computer Systems Co., Ltd., which acquired shares.

Started offering the web browser version of "Pocketalk for BUSINESS simultaneous interpretation".

The consolidated subsidiary Pocketalk Co., Ltd. achieved its first-ever profit in its consolidated performance in October 2024.