Asteria Signs Sales Partnership Agreement with Nippon Steel Solutions (NSSOL)
Asteria Corporation has signed a subscription partner agreement with Nippon Steel Solutions (NSSOL) for its data integration tool 'ASTERIA Warp'. By combining NSSOL's manufacturing expertise with Warp's low-code capabilities, the two companies aim to accelerate DX, starting with integration templates for the 'CONTRACT CROSS' platform.
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Asteria Corporation (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President: Yoichiro Hirano; Stock Code: 3853; hereinafter 'Asteria') is pleased to announce that it has signed a sales agency agreement (Subscription Partner Agreement) with Nippon Steel Solutions Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Kazuhiko Tamaki; hereinafter 'NSSOL') for the 'ASTERIA Warp' (hereinafter 'Warp') series, which has held the No. 1 share in the domestic EAI/ESB software market for 19 consecutive years.
### Background of the Sales Partnership
With the acceleration of Digital Transformation (DX) in enterprises, there is an increasing need for data integration between various internal systems and cloud services. However, traditional system integration often relies on individual development, leading to issues such as increased costs, prolonged development periods, and dependency on specific individuals.
NSSOL is a system integrator with extensive experience in core system construction and DX support, particularly in the manufacturing industry. In its medium-term management plan, NSSOL aims to strengthen its 'asset-based business' by providing the business expertise it has cultivated over years of system construction in a reusable form. As part of this initiative, NSSOL has been preparing a foundation to build data integration between systems in a short period.
NSSOL adopted the no-code integration tool Warp, which has over 10,000 implementations and 100+ adapters, as its core integration platform. By combining NSSOL's business expertise with Asteria's Warp, the two companies signed this partner agreement to provide an environment where diverse data integrations can be built more efficiently and in less time.
### Product Integration of NSSOL's 'CONTRACT CROSS' and Warp
Through this agreement, NSSOL will begin providing integration templates between its electronic transaction and contract platform, 'CONTRACT CROSS', and Warp. Integration templates are pre-packaged flow patterns for connecting CONTRACT CROSS with core systems and various cloud services. Enterprises can use these to automatically link business data to CONTRACT CROSS without coding and in a short period. This initiative aims to achieve the following:
1. Realize system integration platforms in days rather than months, reducing development costs and operational burdens.
2. Centrally manage contract assets by consolidating contract information and transaction data into the contract management platform without coding.
3. Promote advanced data utilization, such as data analysis and visualization of progress, by linking the centralized contract data with analysis platforms and other internal systems.
### Future Outlook
By welcoming NSSOL, which has a broad customer base primarily in the manufacturing industry, as a partner, Asteria will expand the Warp ecosystem and strengthen the capture of data integration demand in the manufacturing sector. Moving forward, the two companies will deepen their collaboration through joint seminars and other activities to contribute to the promotion of enterprise DX and the construction of sustainable digital foundations.
*Note: Source: Techno System Research Co., Ltd. '2025 Software Marketing Overview EAI/ESB Market Edition'. EAI/ESB stands for Enterprise Application Integration and Enterprise Service Bus, referring to product categories for data integration inside and outside an enterprise.
### About Nippon Steel Solutions Corporation (NSSOL)
NSSOL is the core IT company of the Nippon Steel Group, providing IT services to a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, finance, telecommunications, and the public sector. With strengths in business expertise and advanced technology cultivated over many years, NSSOL provides consistent support from consulting to system planning, development, operation, and maintenance. It contributes to customers' sustainable growth and corporate value improvement in fields such as DX, cloud, data utilization, and AI.
### About 'CONTRACT CROSS'
CONTRACT CROSS was launched in April 2025 as a next-generation electronic transaction platform based on 'CONTRACTHUB', an electronic contract service provided since 2013. It features a refreshed UI, various system integrations, face-to-face contracting, and support for N:N business transactions. It is compliant with the Electronic Record Retention Law and has obtained JIIMA certification for legal requirements for electronic transaction software. It supports various documents such as contracts, estimates, orders, and invoices.
### Background of the Sales Partnership
With the acceleration of Digital Transformation (DX) in enterprises, there is an increasing need for data integration between various internal systems and cloud services. However, traditional system integration often relies on individual development, leading to issues such as increased costs, prolonged development periods, and dependency on specific individuals.
NSSOL is a system integrator with extensive experience in core system construction and DX support, particularly in the manufacturing industry. In its medium-term management plan, NSSOL aims to strengthen its 'asset-based business' by providing the business expertise it has cultivated over years of system construction in a reusable form. As part of this initiative, NSSOL has been preparing a foundation to build data integration between systems in a short period.
NSSOL adopted the no-code integration tool Warp, which has over 10,000 implementations and 100+ adapters, as its core integration platform. By combining NSSOL's business expertise with Asteria's Warp, the two companies signed this partner agreement to provide an environment where diverse data integrations can be built more efficiently and in less time.
### Product Integration of NSSOL's 'CONTRACT CROSS' and Warp
Through this agreement, NSSOL will begin providing integration templates between its electronic transaction and contract platform, 'CONTRACT CROSS', and Warp. Integration templates are pre-packaged flow patterns for connecting CONTRACT CROSS with core systems and various cloud services. Enterprises can use these to automatically link business data to CONTRACT CROSS without coding and in a short period. This initiative aims to achieve the following:
1. Realize system integration platforms in days rather than months, reducing development costs and operational burdens.
2. Centrally manage contract assets by consolidating contract information and transaction data into the contract management platform without coding.
3. Promote advanced data utilization, such as data analysis and visualization of progress, by linking the centralized contract data with analysis platforms and other internal systems.
### Future Outlook
By welcoming NSSOL, which has a broad customer base primarily in the manufacturing industry, as a partner, Asteria will expand the Warp ecosystem and strengthen the capture of data integration demand in the manufacturing sector. Moving forward, the two companies will deepen their collaboration through joint seminars and other activities to contribute to the promotion of enterprise DX and the construction of sustainable digital foundations.
*Note: Source: Techno System Research Co., Ltd. '2025 Software Marketing Overview EAI/ESB Market Edition'. EAI/ESB stands for Enterprise Application Integration and Enterprise Service Bus, referring to product categories for data integration inside and outside an enterprise.
### About Nippon Steel Solutions Corporation (NSSOL)
NSSOL is the core IT company of the Nippon Steel Group, providing IT services to a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, distribution, finance, telecommunications, and the public sector. With strengths in business expertise and advanced technology cultivated over many years, NSSOL provides consistent support from consulting to system planning, development, operation, and maintenance. It contributes to customers' sustainable growth and corporate value improvement in fields such as DX, cloud, data utilization, and AI.
### About 'CONTRACT CROSS'
CONTRACT CROSS was launched in April 2025 as a next-generation electronic transaction platform based on 'CONTRACTHUB', an electronic contract service provided since 2013. It features a refreshed UI, various system integrations, face-to-face contracting, and support for N:N business transactions. It is compliant with the Electronic Record Retention Law and has obtained JIIMA certification for legal requirements for electronic transaction software. It supports various documents such as contracts, estimates, orders, and invoices.