Workflow & Web Database for Large Enterprises "SmartDB"

Rinnai Corporation (Headquarters: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, President: Hiroyasu Naito, hereinafter referred to as Rinnai) and Dream Arts Inc. (Tokyo Headquarters: Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, Hiroshima Headquarters: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, President: Takaaki Yamamoto, hereinafter referred to as Dream Arts), a leading company in the "democratization of digital technology," have announced that Rinnai has adopted the enterprise digitalization cloud "SmartDB" as the foundation for digitizing paper and Excel operations in its sales activities. Rinnai will begin using business applications built on SmartDB with 1,000 employees starting in August 2022. There are plans to expand the scope of applicable operations and usage, with an expectation of utilizing it with 2,500 employees as the in-house development foundation for the entire company in the future.

Dream Arts Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya, Tokyo; Hiroshima Headquarters: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture; President: Takao Yamamoto, hereinafter referred to as Dream Arts) announces that, according to a survey conducted by the private research company Techno System Research Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda, Tokyo; President: Masao Fujita, hereinafter referred to as Techno System Research), its cloud-based business digitalization service "SmartDB" has achieved a market share of 44.7% and ranked No. 1 in the enterprise market for SaaS-based workflows in 2021. Additionally, Dream Arts will hold a webinar titled "Digital Democracy DAY" on January 25, 2022, to introduce case studies of DX and digitalization efforts from SmartDB user companies.

An era where all companies, regardless of whether they are proactive or not, are swept up in the wave of "DX." Even if a business is currently doing well, companies that cannot leverage digital technology will eventually be caught up and surpassed. We need to shift the mindset towards digital that has been ingrained in Japanese society. Here, we will introduce examples of "democratization of digital" from major companies leading Japan. 【Overview】 - Name: Digital Democratization DAY - Date and Time: January 25, 2022 (Tuesday) 14:00-15:30 - Venue: Online event - Organizing Company: Dream Arts Inc. - Presenting Companies: Applied Geology Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Auto Lease Co., Ltd., Taito Corporation - Target Audience: Individuals belonging to large companies who lead DX and digital utilization - Number of Participants: 300 - Participation Fee: Free

Dream Arts Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya, Tokyo; Hiroshima Headquarters: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture; President: Takashi Yamamoto, hereinafter referred to as Dream Arts) announces that Trantex Inc. (Headquarters: Hakusan City, Ishikawa Prefecture; Representative: Yasuhiro Harada, hereinafter referred to as Trantex) has begun using the enterprise digitalization cloud "SmartDB." As of June 2021, it has started utilization primarily within the IT department with approximately 200 users. For more details, please refer to the press release.