History

History

• 2024

  Jan.

  Acquired 100% ownership of WIDE SOFT DESIGN Co., Ltd.

• 2023

  Jun.

  Transition to a company with an Audit and Supervisory Committee.

  Acquired 100% ownership of TechSuiteJapan Inc.

• 2022

  Jul.

  Acquired 100% ownership of ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES CO.,LTD.

  Apr.

  Transition to the Prime Market of Tokyo Stock Exchange.

• 2019

  Apr.

  CAD SOLUTIONS Inc. merged Formeware Inc.

• 2018

  Oct.

  Formed a business alliance with Inceptra LLC. (USA) to reinforce PLM service
  for Japanese companies in North America.

• 2017

  Oct.

  Acquired shares of System Planet Co., Ltd., making it a consolidated subsidiary.

• 2016

  Apr.

  Started operations of CAD SOLUTIONS Inc. and sales and support of 2D CAD software
  "MICRO CADAM".

• 2015

  Dec.

  Formed a business alliance with MDCGroup, Inc. (Philippines) to support Japanese companies
  entering the Philippines market.

  Feb.

  Raised shareholding in NSS (Thailand) to make NSS and NSV (Hanoi) consolidated subsidiaries.
  

  Formed a business alliance with TECHNIA GmbH (Germany) to reinforce PLM service for Japanese companies in Europe and to supply products mutually.

• 2014

  Oct.

  ARGO SYSTEM SUPPORT Inc. and ISS Hokkaido Inc. merged and established AIS Hokkaido Inc.

• 2013

  Jul.

  Formed a business alliance with NSI (Indonesia) to support Japanese companies entering
  the Indonesia market.

  Jun.

  Invested in Techspire Co., LTD to support CAD/CAM software for public sector.

• 2012

  Mar.

  Participated the EV development of the Advanced Development Project's Model No.3
  lead by SIM-Drive Corp.

• 2011

  Mar.

  Acquired 100% ownership of ISS Hokkaido Inc. (ex-ISID Hokkaido Inc.) for
  CAE engineering services with ARGO SYSTEM SUPPORT Inc.

  Obtained ISO 27001 (ISMS).

• 2010

  Apr.

  Established Tohoku Office in Sendai, Miyagi.

  Feb.

  Acquired and merged HIT Inc. (ex-Hakuto Information Technology Co., Ltd.).

• 2009

  Mar.

  Obtained ISO 9001 (QMS).

  Jan.

  Invested in NSV (Hanoi) for business alliance to support Japanese companies entering
  the Vietnam market.

• 2008

  May.

  Invested in KEN OKUYAMA DESIGN Co., Ltd. for styling and design.

  Business and capital tie-up was formed with SCSK Corp. (ex-Sumisho Computer System Corp.)
  for business alliance to each other.

• 2006

  Nov.

  Invested in Formeware Inc. for marketing and support of 3D CAD system "FRESDAM"
  as its subsidiary.

  Jul.

  Established HPC Solutions Inc. to penetrate PC Cluster Computing market.

• 2005

  Oct.

  Moved Head Office of ARGO SYSTEM SUPPORT Inc. to Sapporo and established Engineering Center
  for CAE Engineering Service.

  Aug.

  Established D&A Technology Co., Ltd. for engineering market development in Shanghai,
  China by jointly investment with DNE Technology Co.,Ltd.

  Mar.

  Listed on the First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange.

  Jan.

  Invested in PLM JAPAN INC.

• 2004

  Jul.

  Acquired Digital Engineering Division principally involving "CLIKS" from ARGO 21 Corp.
  to penetrate into Stamping Die market.

  Feb.

  Listed on the Second Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange.

  Established JEDAT Inc. acquired from SEIKO Instrument Inc. and penetrate into
  Electric Circuit Design market.

• 2003

  May.

  Established North Kanto Office in Ota, Gunma.

  Feb.

  Acquired 100% ownership of Hulinks Inc. to penetrate into science market for public and government
  R&D center and Universities.

• 2002

  Dec.

  Acquired 100% ownership of ARGO BUSINESS SERVICE Inc. to penetrate into temporary business
  staff market.

  Aug.

  Established Hiroshima Office.

• 2001

  Oct.

  Established ARGO SYSTEM SUPPORT Inc.

• 2000

  May.

  Established Utsunomiya Office in Tochigi.

• 1998

  Dec.

  Established Shizuoka Office.

  Nov.

  Listed on the JASDAQ stock market and increased Capital up to ¥856 million.

• 1996

  Jan.

  Invested in NSS (Thailand) for business alliance.

• 1993

  Feb.

  Moved Head Office at Nihonbashi-hakozaki, Tokyo with business expansion.

• 1992

  Sep.

  Added MICRO CADAM-X (MC-X) based UNIX.

  Apr.

  Started Sales of 3D CAD System - "CATIA" by Dassault Systèmes (France).

  Feb.

  Introduced "NQS/EXEC" by Sterling Software's Systems (USA) to providea new solution in
  the HPC market.

• 1991

  Jan.

  Established Central Japan Division in Nagoya.

• 1990

  Jun.

  Started sales of IBM workstation RS/6000.

• 1988

  Apr.

  Started sales of Graphics Supercomputer "SURGE" OEMed from Stellar Computer Inc. (USA).

• 1986

  Jul.

  Established West Japan Division in Osaka.

  Delivered exclusively 19-inch large screen monitor (AR201/202) for IBM 5550 OEM supplied from
  Sony Corp.

  May.

  Started sales of 2D CAD System - IBM MICRO CADAM.

• 1985

  Oct.

  Started sales of system based Real Time UNIX of MASSCOMP (USA) for engineering workstations.

  Jul.

  Moved Head Office to Ginza,Tokyo.

  Feb.

  Started operations at temporarily opened Head Office in Shiba Daimon,Tokyo.

  Established with capital of ¥100 million invested by ARGO 21 Corp., Seiko instruments Inc.,
  and Sony Corp.