SoftCreate Corporation

We introduce the history of Software Create, from opening a computer shop in 1983 to the present.

Opened the Shibuya store of the SoftCreate computer shop.

The history of Softcreate began on May 15, 1983, when it opened the computer shop "Softcreate" on Miyamasuzaka in Shibuya-ku.

The computer shop business expanded steadily, but, driven by President Masaru Hayashi's strong desire to make software development the core of the business, a new systems development division was established. The experience gained during this period later helped the company respond to software issues and strengthen its negotiation capabilities.

Began contract-based SI services.

The company's registered head office, which had been in Yokohama, was relocated to Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.

The company changed its name from "Shirasaka Sangyo Co., Ltd." to "Softcreate Co., Ltd.," marking the birth of Softcreate in both name and substance.

Changed the company name to SoftCreate Co., Ltd.

Established an external sales division.

Network systems, which had previously been expensive, could be built at substantially lower cost with the advent of NetWare. Recognizing this trend early, the company established a Systems Support Department and began providing network construction and maintenance services in earnest.

Began network construction and maintenance services.

Began an online retail business.

Major electronics retailers, including Bic Camera and Yodobashi Camera, entered the computer sales market and began expanding their businesses in earnest. Since their stores were all located close to ours and price competition intensified, we decided to close our computer shops and withdraw from the retail business.

Closed the Shibuya computer shop.

With the rapid spread of the internet, the company established an online sales division and began operating a virtual shop website. This led to the full-scale development of an online shopping system and the launch of online sales under the name "Tokka COM." By October of that year, the site had reached monthly sales of 100 million yen.

Launched the online shopping site “Tokka.com.”

The system for “Tokka.com” brought together 15 years of expertise in operating computer shops. Its excellent functionality and performance earned a favorable reputation among customers, so the system was packaged as a product and sales began under the name “ec-shop.”

Launched sales of the e-commerce site development package "ec-shop" (now "ecbeing")

Online shops require server operations 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, as well as even stricter security. The company therefore opened its own server center in Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, and began offering hosting services. This laid the foundation for its recurring-revenue business in later years.

Established a data center and launched hosting services

Changed the trademark of "ec-shop" to "ecbeing" and launched sales through distributors

Launched sales of "PROVIDE," an intranet information portal software

Established SC Co., Ltd. as a wholly owned subsidiary

Launched sales of "X-point," a web form and workflow solution

Relocated the head office to Shibuya Higashiguchi Building, 2-chome Shibuya, Shibuya-ku

Absorbed and merged with SC Co., Ltd.

Formed a capital alliance with OBIC Business Consultant Co., Ltd. through a third-party allotment of shares

Listed on the Hercules market of the Osaka Securities Exchange

Approval for listing was granted on March 23, 2005, and a ceremony commemorating the company’s listing on the Hercules market was held on April 20, the listing date, at the QUICK Otemachi Showroom in Otemachi, Tokyo. The offering price reflected the company’s standing as a software package developer, with a price set at 36 times PER.

Under the direction of Senior Managing Director Muneharu Hayashi, the entire company worked to strengthen its information security framework and obtained ISMS certification.

Formed a business alliance with Woodland Corporation (now Future Architect, Inc.) and acquired an equity stake in Fit Co., Ltd., a member of the Woodland Group

Obtained ISMS (Information Security Management System) certification

The company released a device equipped with software that prevents unauthorized computers from connecting to corporate and other networks to retrieve or alter information. The product was valued for its ease of use—unauthorized connections could be blocked simply by connecting the device to the network path—and its low implementation cost.

Launched sales of "L2BLocker," a system for detecting and blocking unauthorized PC connections

Launched sales of "X-WebForm," a web form SDK

Established Advanced Core Technology Co., Ltd. as a joint venture with Aucnet Inc.

Established Atraed Co., Ltd.

Opened the Kansai branch

Launched sales of "AgileWorks," a workflow solution for large enterprises

Launched sales of "Assetment," an office asset management solution

Approval for listing on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange was granted on December 19, 2008. The company achieved this listing three years and eight months after listing on the Hercules market.

Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Transferred the Internet mail-order business “Tokka.com”

Formed a business partnership with LAC Co., Ltd. in information security measures

The company achieved listing on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange two years and three months after its listing on the Second Section. Its designation for the First Section was approved on February 10, 2011, and a ceremony marking the designation was held at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on March 3.

Designated for the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Made Acronet Corporation (now Acro Holdings, Inc.) an equity-method affiliate

Launched sales of “cmsbeing,” a website development service

Drawing on expertise cultivated over many years in the SI business, the company began selling “SCCloud,” a cloud solution that can flexibly meet customers’ diverse requirements.

Launched sales of “SCCloud,” a cloud solution service

Established: October 2012

In connection with its transition to a holding company structure, the company changed its name to SoftCreate Holdings Co., Ltd. In addition, through a newly established company split, the SI business was transferred to SoftCreate Co., Ltd., and the EC business to ecbeing Co., Ltd.

Launched the holding company structure. Changed the company name to Softcreate Holdings Corp. in conjunction with the transition to a holding company structure; through a newly established company split, transferred the SI business to Softcreate Corp. and the EC business to ecbeing Co., Ltd.

Moved the head office to Shibuya Cross Tower, 2-chome, Shibuya, Shibuya-ku

The company marked the 30th anniversary of opening its computer shop in Shibuya on May 15, 1983. It formed a capital alliance with Nihon Unisys, Inc. through a third-party allotment of shares, and the three companies entered into a business alliance in the EC business together with ecbeing Co., Ltd.

Softcreate celebrated its 30th anniversary

Formed a capital alliance with Nippon Unisys, Ltd. through a third-party allotment of shares, and entered into a business partnership in the EC business among three companies, including ecbeing Co., Ltd.

Released “MOKA,” a multi-device management service

Began handling “Barracuda Web Application Firewall”

Received the “Cybozu Award for Excellence” at the CYBOZU AWARD 2014

Began offering MOTEX's “LanScope Cat” as a cloud service

Launched the cloud-style file server service “File Server on SCCloud”

Launched the “L2Blcoker” cloud service

Launched “Secure Option for cybozu.com,” an authentication service for cybozu.com users

Launched “Mobility Connect for SCCloud,” enabling secure access

Received the “Sales Advisor of the Year” award at the “CYBOZU AWARD 2015”

Launched “SCCore Directory,” a cloud service for Active Directory

Launched “Endpoint Monitor Option,” a paid option for “L2Blocker”

Began sales of “VECTANT,” offered by ARTERIA Networks

“L2Blocker” ranks first in cumulative number of customer deployments!

Formed a strategic collaboration with Global Security Expert

Received the “Sales Advisor of the Year” award at the “CYBOZU AWARD 2016”

Added optional features to the cloud-based file server “File Server on SCCloud”

Signed a sales partner agreement with ARTERIA Networks Corporation

Began sales of the network service “SCLINE IIJ Omnibus”

Launched the total managed service “PRIME GATE”

Integrated Trend Micro’s network threat defense products “Deep Discovery Inspector,” which detects and responds early to targeted and zero-day attacks, with “L2Blocker”

Released Ver. 4.6.1 with enhanced “L2Blocker” functionality

Launched “SKYSEA on Azure,” a cloud-style client operations management service

Strengthened the strategic partnership with IIJ to promote cloud business

Began offering “Windows Server Update Services” as a cloud service

Launch of sales for “STRUST (S-Trust),” a next-generation IT outsourcing service

Launch of “CACHATTO on SCCloud,” secure remote access that leaves no data on devices

Launch of “Trend Micro Worry-Free Business Security Services Provided by SCCloud,” a cloud-based endpoint security service

L2Blocker integrates with the Firebox security appliance

Launch of “Trend Micro Deep Security as a Service Provided by SCCloud,” a cloud-based security service for servers

Launch of “Trend Micro Cloud App SecurityTM Provided by SCCloud,” which enhances the security of cloud applications

Launch of “Bugyo on SCCloud,” which enables users to access the core business system “Bugyo Series” via the cloud

Launch of “SKYSEA Client View SaaS on SCCloud,” cloud-based IT asset management that helps prevent information leaks and manage IT operations

Launch of “Custom App for Garoon” as a cloud service

Received the “IIJ Omnibus Service Award” at the “IIJ Partner of the Year 2017”

Launch of the “IIJ Mobile” service, enabling secure mobile use

Launch of “SECURITY-CORE,” which prevents and mitigates cyberattacks through multilayered defense, monitoring, and operations

Launch of sales for LINE WORKS’s “LINE WORKS”

Received the “Sales Award” at the “CYBOZU AWARD 2018”

Launch of “Protect Cat Powered by Cylance” as an option for LanScope Cat on SCCloud

Launch of the “PC Rental Service with Lifecycle”

Launch of the “Security Advisor Service”

Jointly developed and launched the new SOC service “Security FREE” with S&J

Formed a capital and business alliance with Exgen Networks

Launch of “LDAP Manager on SCCloud”

Launched “Jōshisu Rescue Team,” an owned media platform for corporate IT departments

Began offering “i-FILTER on SCCloud”

Received the “Sales Advisor of the Year” award at the “CYBOZU AWARD 2019”

“L2Blocker” integrated with Palo Alto Networks’ next-generation firewall

Received the “Regional Excellence Award” at the “OBC Partner Award 2018-2019”

Received a “Special Award” at “Microsoft Japan Partner of the Year 2019”

Launched “Telework Channel” to help organizations adopt telework

Received the “Retail Award” at “Microsoft Japan Partner of the Year 2020”

Workflow system “AgileWorks” began integrating with the electronic contract service “GMO Electronic Seal Agree” (now “GMO Sign”)

A community for IT administrators that shares information on use cases and operational expertise relating to Microsoft products such as Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Azure.

Launched “SoftCuri 365 Club”

“L2Blocker” began integrating with SonicWall’s next-generation firewall

Received a “Special Award” at the “CYBOZU AWARD 2021”

Selected as a finalist in the Modern Workplace for SMB category of “Microsoft Japan Partner of the Year 2021”

Began offering “Power Apps Support Services” to support the growing community of citizen developers

Signed a sales agency agreement for “WafCharm,” a service that automates WAF rule operations

Began offering “Azure AD Migration Support Services” to help migrate authentication environments from on-premises to the cloud

Began offering an integration service connecting the electronic contract service “CloudSign” with the on-premises workflow system “X-point”

Began offering “Microsoft 365 Accompanied Support Services” to provide comprehensive support for cloud adoption

Began offering “File Server Bare Metal on SCCloud,” a high-capacity, maintenance-free cloud storage service

Published a case study on the Shizuoka Prefectural Board of Education’s adoption of L2Blocker

Launched sales of “Fire Logic,” a next-generation access control platform.

Published a case study on HITOWA Holdings' adoption of Security FREE

Won the Retail & Consumer Goods Award at Microsoft Japan Partner of the Year 2022

Won the Special Award [Number of Product Migrations] at the ATLED Award 2021

Published a case study on Tokyo Diamond Tools Mfg. Co., Ltd.'s adoption of Fire Logic

Received the Trend Micro Engineer Award for Excellence for the fourth consecutive year

Signed a sales partner agreement with AvePoint Japan

Released “Survey Eyes”

Officially released the new product Survey Eyes

Launched a security data management service with Marubeni Information Systems

Released “SCCloud 365,” a new delivery model for Microsoft 365

Released SCCloud 365, a new delivery model for Microsoft 365

Won awards in two categories at Microsoft Japan Partner of the Year 2023: Secure Identities and Access and Community Response

Three Softcreate engineers won the Microsoft Top Partner Engineer Award

Released “Safe AI Gateway,” a generative AI service for businesses

Released “Safe AI Bot,” a generative AI chatbot

Won an Individual Award at the CYBOZU AWARD 2024

Won the Identity Award at Microsoft Japan Partner of the Year 2024

Four Softcreate engineers won the Microsoft Top Partner Engineer Award

Opened Microsoft Base Shibuya

Opened Microsoft Base Shibuya

Six Softcreate engineers won the Microsoft Top Partner Engineer Award

Won the Community Response Award at Microsoft Japan Partner of the Year 2025

Certified as a Great Place to Work in a survey conducted by Great Place To Work® Institute Japan

Released Meninaru AI, a situational awareness AI that replicates the “eye” of an expert

Released SCCloud Easebase

Released SCCloud EaseBase

Obtained the “Microsoft 365 Copilot” Specialization

Received the “Individual Award” at the CYBOZU AWARD 2026

Received “Sales of the Year (AgileWorks Revenue Category)” and “Person of the Year” at the “ATLED Award 2025”

Nine Software Create engineers received the “Microsoft Top Partner Engineer Award”

Signed a TEAMCITY Gold contract with SHIBUYA CITY FC

Featured in the book “I Want to Work at a Company Like This: Growth & Innovation, Where Young Employees Thrive”