History

2024

September
Ranked No.1 in the groupware and business chat category of Local Government IT System Satisfaction Survey 2024-2025 announced at Nikkei BP Government Technology 2024, Autumn
June
Started selling Customer Communication Hub “NEOPORT”
April
Started providing AI VoC service “FanVoice AI”
March
desknet's NEO V8.5 released with improved functionality

2023

September
desknet's NEO V8.0 and ChatLuck V6.0 released with ChatGPT integration
August
Ranked No.1 in the groupware and business chat category of the Customer Satisfaction Survey 2023-2024 published in the August 31 edition of Nikkei Computer
June
ChatLuck V5.6 released with improved functionality
March
desknet's NEO V7.5 released with improved functionality
January
ChatLuck V5.5 released with the “Topic”

2022

September
desknet’s NEO V7.1 released with the “AppSuite plug-in functionality”
July
ChatLuck V5.0 released with the “Reaction”
April
NEOJAPAN Inc. has moved to the PRIME section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
March
desknet’s NEO V7.0 released with the “Presence”
February
Fukuoka sales office established to serve as a new communications base for the Kyushu region of central Japan

2021

September
desknet’s NEO V6.1 released with the “SmartViewer”
January
As a company that promoted telework through system development and products, we received the "Encouragement Award" at the "21st Telework Promotion Award (Telework Promotion Category)" sponsored by the Japan Telework Association.

2020

September
Ranked No.1 (third straight year) in the groupware and business chat category of Local Government IT System Satisfaction Survey 2020-2021 announced at Nikkei BP Government Technology 2020, Autumn
August
Ranked No.1 (sixth straight year) in the groupware and business chat category of the Customer Satisfaction Survey 2020-2021 published in the September 3 edition of Nikkei Computer
February
“Health Support Plus” project launched with Otsuka Pharmaceutical

2019

December
Established subsidiary NEOREKA ASIA Sdn.Bhd. in Malaysia
September
Ranked No.1 (second straight year) in the groupware and business chat category of Local Government IT System Satisfaction Survey 2019-2020 announced at Nikkei BP Government Technology 2019, Autumn
August
Acquired Pro-SPIRE (made a subsidiary)
August
Ranked No.1 (fifth straight year) in the groupware and business chat category of the Customer Satisfaction Survey 2019-2020 published in the August 22 edition of Nikkei Computer
July
desknet’s NEO V5.3 groupware compatible with Amazon business released
June
Established subsidiary DELCUI Inc. in the United States of America
May
Nagoya sales office established to serve as a new communications base for the Tokai region of central Japan

2018

September
Compatibility of desknet’s NEO and Microsoft Office 365 announced
May
desknet’s NEO V5.3 released with the new “Web Meeting”
January
NEOJAPAN share listing shifted to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

2017

November
“Electronic Paper Equipment Reservation Display System” operation launched with DNP (Dai Nippon Printing)
October
desknet’s NEO V4.0 released with the new “AppSuite”
January
Osaka sales office established to serve as a new communications base for the Kansai region

2016

November
Cloud version of ChatLuck launched
May
desknet’s NEO client groupware tool released with desktop notifications of new groupware

2015

December
ChatLuck on-premise business chat system released
November
NEOJAPAN shares listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

2014

March
desknet’s user numbers surpass 3 million (cumulative from 1999)

2013

February
desknet’s NEO package services for small and medium-sized companies and desknet’s cloud service launched

2012

December
desknet’s NEO package services for small and medium-sized companies launched
May
desknet’s on Cloud powered by Amazon Web Services launched

2010

March
Libura service released enabling document viewing and sharing on websites

2009

September
desknet’s iCheck add-on type client application released enabling faster and easier use of the desknet’s groupware
May
desknet’s groupware portal with gadget-compatible products and services launched with four partner companies
January
Addition of a new ECO-themed application to the SaaS service Applitus. Provision of a total of 20 types of applications and services

2008

October
desknet’s special version S! application client software for Softbank mobile phones jointly developed with Softbank BB
July
SaaS service Applitus certified as a “service that meets the safety and reliability information disclosure standards” of the "ASP/SaaS Information Disclosure Certification System for Safety and Reliability"
June
desknet’s SNS easy-install company intranet system developed and released

2007

March
desknet DAX EXTRA file forwarding system developed and released
February
Denbun integrated in-house email system developed and released

2006

September
Product business headquarters acquires a data security management system (ISO/IEC 27001)
September
NEOJAPAN becomes the first Japanese company to offer customizable ASP services (SaaS)
August
desknet’s Blog in-house intrablog system released
July
Next-generation groupware desknet’s V5 with Ajax/Flash released
March
Sole Japan distribution rights acquired and service launched for Bindows development framework for Web 2.0

2005

September
Product order email management system developed for major e-commerce website
March
Intraweb in-house approval system developed for major system providers
January
desknet’s CAMS developed and released as a customer system package

2004

August
Groupware desknet’s and IP telephone systems linked
August
NEOJAPAN headquarters and Tokyo office moved to Yokohama Landmark Tower to increase business potential

2003

June
ITOCHU Corporation collaborates with the sale of desknet’s Chinese-language version
February
Information sharing tool for the construction industry provided via ASP

2002

July
Integration of desknet’s groupware and major manufacturer equipment announcedd
June
desknet’s groupware adapted for online video conferencing systems
April
desknet’s groupware package developed and released (successor to iOffice)

2001

October
NEOJAPAN’s IPA project received the Marvin L. Manheim Award from the global organization Workflow Management Coalition
April
desknet’s Enterprise Edition groupware for large companies released

2000

July
Partner company established in Berlin, Germany to be European sales hub
April
iOffice SSS sales support system package developed and released
March
English, German, and Chinese versions of iOffice2000 announced
February
Tokyo Office opened to lead sales of package products

1999

August
Mobile phone-compatible iOffice groupware developed
March
Linux version of iOffice 2000 introduced at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo 99’, which was the first LinuxWorldConference held in Japan
January
iOffice 2000 web groupware package developed and released

1997

April
Partner company established as an information base in San Francisco, USA

1996

August
Head office moved to Tsuzuki Ward in Yokohama to increase business potential

1994

October
Engineers go to the USA to localize the Japanese-language version of the US mapping systems

1993

March
GUI construction package tool optimized for UNIX and MS-DOS development engineers developed and released

1992

March
Large-scale UNIX network OA system constructed for TEPCO (Tokyo Electric Power Company)
February
Established of NEOJAPAN