Zeal to Exhibit at Microsoft Japan Booth at "The 17th EDIX (Education Expo) Tokyo" Hosted by EDIX Executive Committee

Zeal Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo; President: Yoshiyuki Numata; hereinafter "Zeal"), a company within the Avant Group that promotes digital transformation (hereinafter "DX"), will exhibit at the Microsoft Japan booth at "The 17th EDIX (Education Expo) Tokyo," held from May 13 (Wednesday) to May 15 (Friday), 2026, at Tokyo Big Sight. They will introduce their support for building dashboards in educational settings and for implementing IR (Institutional Research) platforms for university faculty and staff, realized on the Microsoft Azure platform. ■ About The 17th EDIX (Education Expo) Tokyo EDIX is Japan's largest exhibition in the education sector, targeting all those involved in education, including schools, educational institutions, and companies handling teaching materials and ICT equipment. It consists of three areas that address educational challenges, allowing visitors to consult, experience, and implement various products and services on the spot. Event Name The 17th EDIX (Education Expo) Tokyo Date and Time May 13 (Wednesday) - 15 (Friday), 2026, 10:00 - 18:00 *Ends at 17:00 only on the final day Venue Tokyo Big Sight Exhibition Halls: East 1, 2, 3 / Seminar Hall: East 8, Conference Tower Admission Fee Free (Pre-registration required) How to Participate Please access the event website from the URL below and apply. https://www.zdh.co.jp/event/20260513-3/ Organizer EDIX Executive Committee (Planning and Operation: RX Japan G.K.) May 14 (Thursday), 2026, 13:20 - 13:40, Booth Number: 25-6 "Next-generation IR strategy to turn data into 'educational assets' and data platform construction recipes" Masanori Tamura, Senior Chief Specialist, Microsoft Business Promotion Office, Zeal Co., Ltd. In this lecture, we will clearly explain why modern data platforms, represented by Microsoft Fabric, are now necessary for IR in cram school/school management and educational improvement. We will introduce how to connect scattered data such as grades, attendance, career paths, and learning history, and how to utilize it for daily guidance and management decisions. Based on numerous achievements in supporting data utilization with a forward-looking perspective, we will present points where difficulties often arise during construction and ideas for design in anticipation of the AI era, along with concrete examples. At Zeal's exhibition, we will introduce support for building dashboards that capture the interests, concerns, and problems of students, and support for implementing IR platforms for university faculty and staff, realized on the Microsoft Azure platform. All concerned parties sincerely look forward to your visit to the Zeal booth. Moving forward, Zeal will continue to leverage its over 30 years of experience and knowledge in the data utilization domain to contribute to improving the corporate value of its customers as a partner in achieving corporate DX, and to realize a society where all people can utilize data and benefit from it. 【About Zeal Co., Ltd.】 Zeal Co., Ltd. supports corporate digital transformation and the promotion of data-driven management by providing end-to-end services with cutting-edge technology and expertise throughout all project phases, including DX concept formulation consulting, data platform construction, advanced data utilization support centered on AI, and accompanying support for in-house development. They also offer their own products such as the cloud-based data analysis platform "ZEUSCloud," "ZEAL DX-Learning Room" for DX human resource development, the open data utilization service "CO-OD," and the AI SaaS "STORYAI." They are a 100% subsidiary of Avant Group Co., Ltd., listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market. Company Name: Zeal Co., Ltd. Established: July 2012 Representative: President Yoshiyuki Numata URL: https://www.zdh.co.jp/ Main Business: Development and license sales of business solution packages, consulting services, support services, etc. Head Office: Gotanda JP Building 11F, 8-4-13 Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Osaka Branch: Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Korai Bridge Building 7F, 2-1-1 Fushimimachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka Sapporo Office: 15-4, Kita 5-jo Nishi 11-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo-shi 【About Avant Group Co., Ltd.】 Avant Group Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Tetsuji Morikawa; listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market, Securities Code: 3836) operates as a holding company. The Avant Group develops and sells software to enable customers to make timely and appropriate management decisions and promote management reforms based on various information, regardless of financial or non-financial information.