is a Japanese company headquartered in
Tokyo
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,
Japan
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, that offers
IT services
Information technology service management (ITSM) are the activities performed by an organization to design, build, deliver, operate and control IT services offered to customers.
Differing from more technology-oriented IT management approach ...
.
Overview
Originally, in 1982, Sumitomo Metal System Developments Inc. was established by
Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. In 2000, Sumitomo Metal System Developments Inc. and Sumitomo Metal Software Factory Inc. were merged, then the company name was changed to Sumitomo Metal System Solutions Inc. In 2002, Canon Marketing Japan Inc. acquired Sumitomo Metal System Solutions Inc. from Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd., and then the company name was changed to Canon System Solutions Inc.
On the other hand, in 1984, Algo 21 Inc. was established by
Nihon Unisys Ltd. (Unisys of Japan). In 2007, Canon Marketing Japan Inc. acquired Algo 21 Inc. from Nihon Unisys Ltd. In 2008, Canon Marketing Japan Inc. merged Canon System Solutions Inc. and Algo 21 Inc., then the company name was changed to Canon IT Solutions Inc.
Canon IT Solutions Inc. is a subsidiary of
Canon Inc.
Canon Inc. (; Hepburn: ) is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, specializing in optical, imaging, and industrial products, such as lenses, cameras, medical equipment, scanners, printers, and semiconductor manu ...
, but a second-generation subsidiary of Canon Inc., because Canon Marketing Japan Inc. has 100%
equity in ''Canon IT Solutions Inc.''
The company offers the services of
system integration
System integration is defined in engineering as the process of bringing together the component sub-systems into one system (an aggregation of subsystems cooperating so that the system is able to deliver the overarching functionality) and ensuring ...
,
cloud computing
Cloud computing is "a paradigm for enabling network access to a scalable and elastic pool of shareable physical or virtual resources with self-service provisioning and administration on-demand," according to International Organization for ...
, and
information security
Information security is the practice of protecting information by mitigating information risks. It is part of information risk management. It typically involves preventing or reducing the probability of unauthorized or inappropriate access to data ...
, and provides
computer software
Software consists of computer programs that instruct the Execution (computing), execution of a computer. Software also includes design documents and specifications.
The history of software is closely tied to the development of digital comput ...
mainly in Japan for enterprises, apart from Canon group. Canon IT Solutions is known that the company provides some characteristic software, for example, "Edian" is a
DTP software for big size advertisement printing, "RubyNavigation" is a DTP software for putting
ruby characters
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on
Chinese characters
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, etc.
See also
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List of companies of Japan
file:Japan (orthographic projection).svg, Location of Japan
This is a list of notable company, companies based in Japan. For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "Types of business ent ...
References
External links
Official website
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IT Solutions
Cloud computing providers
Computer security companies
Information technology consulting firms of Japan
Service companies based in Tokyo
1982 establishments in Japan