MICWARE CO., LTD. (listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol MWC; head office: Kobe, Hyogo; Representative Director, President and Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO): Kenji Narushima; “Micware”) and AISAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. (listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market and the Nagoya Stock Exchange Main Market under securities code 4667; head office: Nagoya, Aichi; President and Representative Director: Atsushi Kato; “Aisan Technology”) hereby announce that, on July 27, 2026, they entered into a capital and business alliance agreement.
■ Positioning of the Alliance in Micware’s Growth Strategy
This alliance is intended to give concrete form to and accelerate the DynaPlanet-PF mission of “Building Dynamic Spaces,” one of Micware’s growth strategies. By combining Aisan Technology’s technologies and expertise in high-precision location data processing, spatial surveying and high-precision three-dimensional maps with Micware’s capabilities in planning and developing software and services that utilize location and spatial data, the companies intend to advance the development of Dynamic spaces.
■ Overview of the Alliance Businesses
The companies have agreed to pursue business initiatives under the alliance, primarily in the following areas:
- In the digital transformation (DX) domain, initiatives involving the incorporation of content and technologies owned by both companies into their respective products and solutions.
- In the mobility domain, initiatives to provide services, including applications for autonomous driving and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS), by leveraging maps, including high-precision maps, imagery and positioning technologies owned by both companies.
The companies will periodically review the progress, results and other matters relating to the business initiatives under the alliance and will, as necessary, reconsider the fields, scope and methods by which the alliance is advanced. Through the alliance, the companies intend to accelerate the development of Dynamic spaces and advance the development of new products, solutions and services in the mobility and digital transformation (DX) domains, including autonomous driving and advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS)
The companies will continue to engage in discussions regarding the specific details of these initiatives.
Aisan Technology participated in Micware’s initial public offering (IPO) on May 14, 2026 and acquired American Depositary Shares (ADSs) of Micware.
■ Corporate Profiles
Micware Co., Ltd.
- Stock Exchange:
- Nasdaq Global Market (Ticker: MWC)
- Head Office:
- Kobe Asahi Building 25th Floor, 59 Naniwa-machi, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
- Representative:
- Kenji Narushima, Representative Director, President, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
AISAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
- Stock Exchange:
- Tokyo Stock Exchange Standard Market and Nagoya Stock Exchange Main Market (Securities Code: 4667)
- Head Office:
- AT Building, 3-7-14 Nishiki, Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
- Representative:
- Atsushi Kato, President and Representative Director
■ Contact Information
Public Relations, Micware Co., Ltd.
Email: mic_pr@micware.co.jp
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