Ascend to Exhibit “RecACE plus,” a Call Recording, AI Transcription and AI Summarization Service, at the 10th TAG Stationery Festival

Ascend Inc. (Head office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Hiroshi Sato) will exhibit at the 10th TAG Stationery Festival, hosted by Takeda Jimuki Co., Ltd. (Head office: Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto; Representative Director: Noboru Takeda). At the venue, Ascend will showcase “RecACE plus,” which provides call recording, AI transcription and AI summarization in an integrated service. The company will present it as a solution that helps businesses enhance recording, sharing and verification in telephone operations. It will be introduced as a practical service that improves telephone response quality and operational efficiency, while also supporting fact-checking during disputes and faster internal collaboration. The event is one of Kyoto’s largest stationery exhibition and sales events, bringing together approximately 60 manufacturers. It is designed as an experiential event where visitors can come, see, touch and purchase recommended stationery from each manufacturer. A wide range of programs will be held, including limited-edition sales, prize drawings, TAG original products, special booths and workshops. Visitors will be able to experience the appeal of the latest stationery and related products firsthand. Stage events and seminars for corporate customers are also scheduled during the event. A seminar on countermeasures against customer harassment over the phone will be held from 14:00 on Friday, May 29. In addition, multiple AI utilization seminars will be held at the corporate booths, making the event a venue not only for stationery sales and exhibitions, but also for gathering the latest information on improving office operations, customer support and operational efficiency. At the event, Ascend will exhibit “RecACE plus,” equipped with call recording, AI transcription and AI summarization, and introduce practical use cases directly tied to telephone operations, such as preventing “said/didn’t say” disputes, preventing missed information, visualizing response histories and accelerating internal sharing. For visitors interested in improving telephone response quality, operational efficiency and customer harassment countermeasures, Ascend will clearly present concrete implementation scenarios. Event name: 10th TAG Stationery Festival Date and time: Friday, May 29, 2026, 10:00-18:00; Saturday, May 30, 2026, 10:00-18:00; Sunday, May 31, 2026, 10:00-17:00 Venue: Kyoto City Industry Hall Miyako Messe 1F, 2nd Exhibition Hall Address: 9-1 Okazaki Seishojicho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture Admission: Free Organizer: Takeda Jimuki Co., Ltd. Those who wish to attend should check the official website. The site provides event details, venue information, exhibitor information, workshops and seminar information for corporate customers. Visitors are advised to check the latest information before attending. Takeda Jimuki Co., Ltd. is engaged in the wholesale and sale of office machines, stationery, office supplies, telecommunications equipment, various printing services and seals. Ascend Inc. develops AI systems related to voice and telephony, provides telephone DX solutions, develops and provides its own CTI/CRM/SFA systems, supports call center construction, and conducts election trend research. “RecACE plus” is a call recording management tool that supports recording company landline calls. It helps prevent “said/didn’t say” disputes and missed information in telephone operations, while also preserving call content as records that can be used for customer harassment countermeasures and verification during disputes. The service can be introduced easily without changing an existing telephone environment. In addition to automatic call recording, it supports AI-based transcription, summarization, notifications and categorization of call content, helping improve telephone response quality and operational efficiency.