ai& and Tomorrow Net Announce Business Alliance to Realize Production-Level Enterprise AI
AI technology firm ai& Inc. and Tomorrow Net Inc. have announced a business alliance to provide generative AI and related IT infrastructure solutions for enterprise clients. The collaboration aims to overcome the 'PoC wall,' a common challenge where AI adoption stalls at the proof-of-concept stage. The two companies will offer integrated support, from the design and construction of AI inference environments to implementation and 24/365 production operation, guiding enterprises toward full-scale AI adoption and continuous value creation.
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Global vertically integrated AI technology company ai& Inc. (Headquarters: Yokohama, Kanagawa; Co-Founder & CEO: David Bennett) and Tomorrow Net Inc. (Headquarters: Shinagawa, Tokyo; President & CEO: Lee Chang-jin) have announced the formation of a business partnership to provide generative AI and AI/IT infrastructure solutions for enterprise companies.
Currently, while many enterprise companies are considering the adoption of generative AI, a major challenge is the 'PoC wall,' where projects end at the proof-of-concept stage and are not integrated into actual business operations. Furthermore, enterprises have high demands for strict security, industry-specific regulations, and operational stability, requiring a system that can holistically design and operate AI applications and their supporting infrastructure. Through this partnership, the two companies will establish a framework to provide integrated support from the design and construction of AI inference environments to the business implementation of generative AI, production operation, and continuous improvement. This will enable enterprises to move beyond PoC, embed AI into their core operations, generate continuous value, and promote the broader societal implementation of AI.
Overview of Solutions Provided by the Partnership
The partnership will offer an integrated solution that supports flexible configurations, including on-premise, private networks, hybrid, and public clouds.
- High-Performance, High-Efficiency Inference Platform: Utilizing ai&'s inference platform, they will build a foundation with high inference performance and availability to support the stable operation of generative AI and AI agents.
- Advanced AI Agent Integration (CAT.AI): Leveraging AI agent technology, including Tomorrow Net's conversational AI service 'CAT.AI,' the partnership aims to achieve advanced automation tailored to specific business scenarios.
- Enterprise-Quality 24/365 Operations: By designing SLAs for production environments, conducting performance evaluations, and establishing a 24/365 monitoring and improvement system, they aim to provide a highly reliable AI infrastructure capable of supporting mission-critical operations.
Future Outlook
Under this business alliance, the two companies plan to jointly deploy solutions across a wide range of sectors, including manufacturing, finance, public sector, energy, communications, and IT services. They will also collaborate on themes such as power efficiency, secure private network configurations, business automation using large-scale RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), and the development of industry-specific AI agents, aiming to promote AI solutions that enterprises can confidently deploy in production.
Statements from Company Representatives
David Bennett, Co-Founder & CEO, ai& Inc.
'The enterprise companies we talk to are not lacking the ambition to leverage AI. What they lack is the foundation and expertise to move beyond PoC and into sustained, real-world operation. This partnership is designed to fill that exact gap. By combining ai&'s inference solutions with Tomorrow Net's implementation capabilities, we believe we can offer Japanese enterprises an end-to-end path not just to try AI, but to deploy it in production with confidence and reliability.'
Lee Chang-jin, President & CEO, Tomorrow Net Inc.
'While many companies are exploring the use of generative AI, it is common for these efforts to stall at the PoC stage without progressing to production deployment. We are greatly encouraged that this partnership with ai& will allow us to build a system that can provide everything from AI infrastructure to AI agents and business implementation as a single package. By combining Tomorrow Net's AI technology with ai&'s high-performance AI inference platform, we will create an environment where enterprises can confidently utilize AI, accelerating its societal implementation and supporting business efficiency improvements.'
About ai& Inc.
ai& is a global AI technology company founded on the simple belief that those who own and optimize the full stack win. It integrates next-gen data center infrastructure, heterogeneous computing, and state-of-the-art model services into a single, optimized platform, providing enterprises and developers with performance, economics, and data sovereignty that single-layer providers cannot match. Founded in Japan and expanding globally, ai& is building the foundation for an AI-native future.
About Tomorrow Net Inc.
Tomorrow Net is a company whose business centers on AI and IT infrastructure. (Text truncated in original source).
Currently, while many enterprise companies are considering the adoption of generative AI, a major challenge is the 'PoC wall,' where projects end at the proof-of-concept stage and are not integrated into actual business operations. Furthermore, enterprises have high demands for strict security, industry-specific regulations, and operational stability, requiring a system that can holistically design and operate AI applications and their supporting infrastructure. Through this partnership, the two companies will establish a framework to provide integrated support from the design and construction of AI inference environments to the business implementation of generative AI, production operation, and continuous improvement. This will enable enterprises to move beyond PoC, embed AI into their core operations, generate continuous value, and promote the broader societal implementation of AI.
Overview of Solutions Provided by the Partnership
The partnership will offer an integrated solution that supports flexible configurations, including on-premise, private networks, hybrid, and public clouds.
- High-Performance, High-Efficiency Inference Platform: Utilizing ai&'s inference platform, they will build a foundation with high inference performance and availability to support the stable operation of generative AI and AI agents.
- Advanced AI Agent Integration (CAT.AI): Leveraging AI agent technology, including Tomorrow Net's conversational AI service 'CAT.AI,' the partnership aims to achieve advanced automation tailored to specific business scenarios.
- Enterprise-Quality 24/365 Operations: By designing SLAs for production environments, conducting performance evaluations, and establishing a 24/365 monitoring and improvement system, they aim to provide a highly reliable AI infrastructure capable of supporting mission-critical operations.
Future Outlook
Under this business alliance, the two companies plan to jointly deploy solutions across a wide range of sectors, including manufacturing, finance, public sector, energy, communications, and IT services. They will also collaborate on themes such as power efficiency, secure private network configurations, business automation using large-scale RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation), and the development of industry-specific AI agents, aiming to promote AI solutions that enterprises can confidently deploy in production.
Statements from Company Representatives
David Bennett, Co-Founder & CEO, ai& Inc.
'The enterprise companies we talk to are not lacking the ambition to leverage AI. What they lack is the foundation and expertise to move beyond PoC and into sustained, real-world operation. This partnership is designed to fill that exact gap. By combining ai&'s inference solutions with Tomorrow Net's implementation capabilities, we believe we can offer Japanese enterprises an end-to-end path not just to try AI, but to deploy it in production with confidence and reliability.'
Lee Chang-jin, President & CEO, Tomorrow Net Inc.
'While many companies are exploring the use of generative AI, it is common for these efforts to stall at the PoC stage without progressing to production deployment. We are greatly encouraged that this partnership with ai& will allow us to build a system that can provide everything from AI infrastructure to AI agents and business implementation as a single package. By combining Tomorrow Net's AI technology with ai&'s high-performance AI inference platform, we will create an environment where enterprises can confidently utilize AI, accelerating its societal implementation and supporting business efficiency improvements.'
About ai& Inc.
ai& is a global AI technology company founded on the simple belief that those who own and optimize the full stack win. It integrates next-gen data center infrastructure, heterogeneous computing, and state-of-the-art model services into a single, optimized platform, providing enterprises and developers with performance, economics, and data sovereignty that single-layer providers cannot match. Founded in Japan and expanding globally, ai& is building the foundation for an AI-native future.
About Tomorrow Net Inc.
Tomorrow Net is a company whose business centers on AI and IT infrastructure. (Text truncated in original source).