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TOKYO, Dec 16, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu has been recognized as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Digital Workplace Services 2024 Vendor Assessment (doc #US51812324, November 2024).Fujitsu is promoting the concept of Work Life Shift, a new human-centered approach that helps people and companies work and live more sustainably.The Human-Centric Experience Workspace, Fujitsu’s digital workplace service, consists of a next-generation service desk that uses AI-powered interactive agents and process automation to help optimize costs and improve the employee experience, and a managed service based on Microsoft 365 that provides total support for the design, deployment, operation, and security of a customer’s workplace strategy.Fujitsu will continue to contribute to the creation of an environment where people can live and work with peace of mind through digital innovation.About IDC MarketScape:IDC MarketScape vendor assessment model is designed to provide an overview of the competitiv…

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) issued its “SUSTAINABILITY DATABOOK 2024” (the Databook), this year’s edition of its annual report summarizing non-financial information of MHI Group, primarily outlining its initiatives to address environmental and social issues.*The Databook provides the public with information on the progress being achieved by MHI Group in its sustainability management strategy, which targets simultaneous achievement of social sustainability and its own corporate sustainability. Content is divided into four sections respectively describing the Company’s actions relating to sustainability management, the environment, Society, and governance. Related information is disclosed together with detailed performance data.The 2024 edition of the Databook newly incorporates information on the Company’s strategies for applying its human resources to achieve its 2024 Medium-Term Business Plan and building its corporate future further beyond. Also included are information on MHI Group’s intellectu…

TOKYO, Dec 13, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. (Head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Koichiro Tanaka), which develops industrial precious metal products as one of the core companies of TANAKA Precious Metals, has announced the dissolution of joint management of LT Metal Co., Ltd. (Head office: Seo-gu, Incheon, Korea; CEO: SEOG-HO RO), the joint venture with LT Corp. in Korea, as set forth below. TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) had been jointly managing LT Metal Co, Ltd. (formerly named Heesung Metal Co., Ltd.), a joint venture company engaging in manufacturing and sale of electrical contacts, brazing alloys, precious metal plating materials, and other products based on TANAKA Precious Metals’ technologies, with LT Group (formerly named Heesung Group), a member of LG Group in Korea, for 50 years since the founding of LT Metal Co, Ltd. in 1974. During that period, the Company had been comprehensively cooperating with LT Group in conductin…

– Supporting automation and labor savings with a smart picking system that efficiently links AGFs, AGVs, and palletizers through the ΣSynX system for automation and intelligence- Accelerating the response to 2024 regulatory changes and to the challenges facing logistics centers, including a shortage of operators, heavy manual labor and long vehicle wait timesTOKYO, Dec 12, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) and Mitsubishi Logisnext Co., Ltd., a part of MHI Group, announce that their automated picking solution that utilizes the “ΣSynX” (Sigma Synx) solution concept(1) to enable automation and intelligence for picking work in beverage warehouses has been put into operation at the Ebina Logistics Center in Ebina, Kanagawa Prefecture, managed by Kirin Group Logistics (East Japan Regional Office, Shonan Branch Office). The system, ordered by Kirin Group companies Kirin Beverage Co., Ltd. and Kirin Group Logistics Co., Ltd., is the first of its kind to be utilized in J…

TOKYO, Dec 12, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – NEC Bio Therapeutics today presents 24-week promising interim results from an ongoing Phase 1 basket clinical trial of an orally administered cancer vaccine, NECVAX-NEO1, used in combination with checkpoint inhibitors (CPI) for treating patients with solid tumors. The findings are being presented in a poster at the ESMO Immuno-Oncology Congress in Geneva, Switzerland from December 11 to 13, 2024.NECVAX-NEO1 is a personalized bacteria-based oral DNA therapeutic vaccine, developed using AI prediction of the most immunogenic patient-specific neoepitopes. This vaccine is designed to activate the patient’s immune system, prompting a T-cell response that can precisely target and eliminate tumor cells based on the individual’s unique neoantigens.In the phase 1 study, 5 patients with melanoma, renal cell cancer, or head and neck cancer, who have been on CPI treatment for at least three months, were treated with NECVAX-NEO1. The safety run-in phase showed no tre…

TOKYO & JAKARTA, Dec 12, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – PT JCB International Indonesia, a subsidiary of JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCB), PT. AEON Credit Service Indonesia, a local subsidiary of AEON Financial Service Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “AEON Credit Service Indonesia”) and PT. Supra Primatama Nusantara (hereinafter “Biznet”) have launched the AEON Biznet JCB Precious Card, designed to provide the best experience for their users.This is a credit card for individuals in partnership between Biznet, the leading Internet provider in Indonesia, AEON Credit Service Indonesia and JCB, the only international payment brand from Japan.Main benefits of AEON Biznet JCB Precious Card1) Provide unique and differentiated Japanese benefits under the key concept “SUGOI JAPAN,” which only JCB can offer.2) Biznet offers a special plan where cardholders only need to pay for 9 months of Biznet internet service using this card to enjoy an additional 3 months free, making it a 12-month subscription.3) As an AEON …

TOKYO & LONDON, Dec 12, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – JCB International Co, Ltd, the international operations subsidiary of JCB Co, Ltd, Japan’s only international payment brand, today announced JCB Cards are now being accepted for paying the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) application fee for JCB Cardmembers travelling to the United Kingdom (UK). Starting 8 January 2025, visitors from designated countries and territories will require an ETA before entering the UK. In response to this change, JCB is pleased to announce that applicants can now pay the ETA application fee using their JCB Cards, providing added convenience and ensuring a seamless payment experience during the application process.This collaboration comes at a crucial time, as the new UK border regulations require an ETA application fee of £10 (GBP) via the official UK ETA website. By accepting JCB, the UK government ensures a seamless and accessible application process for JCB’s 158 million cardmembers worldwide. This partne…

KAWASAKI, Japan, Dec 12, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu today announced the development of a video analytics AI agent for frontline workplaces. The AI agent uses spatial video and image data from workplace camera footage, as well as written information, to draft reports and make recommendations for workplace improvements. The AI agent will be positioned as a core technology of Fujitsu’s AI service “Fujitsu Kozuchi”. Fujitsu will provide a trial environment for the AI agent in fiscal year 2024 and commence in-house implementation from January 2025.The AI agent is based on a multimodal large language model (LLM). The AI agent trains itself to recognize 3D images of the workplace using information from written documentation (i.e., safety rules, etc). Context memory technology uses written information to selectively retain only the relevant data, enabling the analysis of long-duration video content with world-leading accuracy (1).The AI agent will be evaluated by FieldWorkArena, an evaluation e…

News Facts:- New multi-AI agent security technology leverages collaborating AI agents to protect against cyberattacks before they occur and address the increasing sophistication and frequency of modern threats- Multiple AI agents specializing in attack detection, defense, and business continuity testing, enabling organizations to address vulnerabilities and new threats proactively- Proactive approach to security significantly reduces response times to vulnerabilities, mitigating the risks associated with the rapid evolution of cyberattack techniques and the proliferation of generative AIFujitsu today announced that it has developed a multi-AI agent security technology as a core technology of its AI service Fujitsu Kozuchi. The system coordinates multiple AI agents with different specialties to simulate cyberattacks, protection strategies, and business continuity measures, thereby helping companies and public organizations to develop and enact proactive security measures against new threats and vulnerabilities…

KAWASAKI, Japan, Dec 11, 2024 – (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) – Fujitsu Limited today announced that it will transfer 100% of its shares in Fujitsu Communication Services Limited to Persol Business Process Design Co., Ltd. The two companies have concluded an agreement to this end and aim to conduct the share transfer on February 3, 2025.1. Background and purpose of the share transferFujitsu is working towards expanding its service solutions as per its business model and portfolio strategy, which was set as a key initiative of the medium-term management plan announced in May 2023.Fujitsu Communication Services has contributed to the realization of a safe and secure system environment for its customers through maintenance and operation support, including via contact centers and service desks in Japan. The company’s strength lies in its expertise in developing human resources that can realize a stable support system and that have wide ranging IT skills developed through product support and it continues to pro…