Corporate
Profile

[Company strength]
Our company develops systems using OSS technology that has been standardized by JIS (2011) and the ISO (2012). This standardization is expected to accelerate the further spread of the Ruby programming language from Japan, and so we are particularly focused on this language. The Ruby Association, which is an organization for spreading and developing Ruby, has registered us as a Certified System Integrator and Certified Licensing Institution. All our engineers have passed the Ruby Engineer Certification Test, which the Ruby Association administers. These efforts have led to high recognition of us as a leading Ruby company. We will continue to develop and provide user-friendly systems at low cost. 

[Business description]
Our company is a software developer. We have contracted to develop control systems for various kinds of consumer electronics as well as sales, production, retail, and other backbone systems through Open Source Software (OSS) technology. We developed the Liberty Fish Health Cloud (LHC), which is a health maintenance management system under our own brand, from the perspective of comprehensive medical care. LHC will be commercialized with the aim of preventing lifestyle diseases.

[Industry]
Software development

[Strength of products/technologies]
We promote OSS technology because it offers advantages for customers. It reduces initial cost, prevents dependence on a particular system developer, and facilitates interoperability with other software. OSS technology has been adopted in many fields, both in Japan and abroad. Our LHV product passed the first screening of the 1st Good Business Award hosted at Mirasapo, which is the SMEA (Small and Medium Enterprise Agency) portal site for supporting SMEs. It was also adopted for the SME Manufacturer, Commerce, and Service Innovation Program (2013). 

[Representative's message]
We will utilize our existing sales channels and J-GoodTech to acquire new customers and increase sales. We will launch PR campaigns via our website and participation in exhibitions to approach potential customers and expand our sales network nationwide. Our LHC system is based on human communications. Users enter data on a daily basis, and experts (doctors, medical assistants, public health specialists, and nutritionist) check the entries. In other words, this system requires diagnosing institutions. We will find more institutions that are willing to conduct field testing, and proceed with commercialization by making use of J-GoodTech. 

[Company structure for market development/overseas expansion]
Some members of the sales department are in charge of LHC system customers, and they function as a point of contact for major companies. A system developer will accompany the representative to talk about the specific details if the customer wants to customize the system to their needs. 

[Awards and media coverage]
[Awards]
We passed the first screening for the 1st Good Business Award by Mirasapo in 2013 (53 out of 176 companies passed the screening):
https://www.mirasapo.jp/award/01/result/index.html  

[Media]
Buzip (appeared as a passionate president in “Osaka no shacho TV”); Sankei Shimbun (Upcoming Enterprise Support Seminar in Kinki); Microsoft (ISV Partner Solution Catalog). 


[Authorization/Certification]
Ruby Association Certified System Integrator (2010); Ruby Association Certified Licensing Institution (2013).

[Joint research and development]
I-O Data Device (https://service.iodata.jp/solution/av/iat-psr701/index.html).
Kansai Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry: Case research on new business creation through OSS (e.g., new applications) (http://www.kansai.meti.go.jp/2-7it/oss/oss_houkoku.html).
Chugoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry: Feasibility study on Ruby cluster formation (open source programming language) (http://www.chugoku.meti.go.jp/research/densijouhou/h230308.html).
Chugoku Region Ruby Business Forum: New business creation through Ruby 2012 in Okayama (http://www.chugoku.meti.go.jp/event/denshijyoho/120514_1.html).