Neo Japan Announces Business Alliance with Recomot for Sales and Provision of Remote Access Services

Neo Japan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Yokohama, Kanagawa; President and CEO: Akitsugu Saito; hereinafter "Neo Japan") announces a business alliance with Recomot Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Tsuyoshi Togo; hereinafter "Recomot") regarding the sales and provision of the groupware "desknet's NEO" provided by Neo Japan and the remote access service "moconavi" provided by Recomot.

[Aim of this Alliance]

Currently, many organizations, regardless of size, are facing serious damage from ransomware attacks. According to a survey by the National Police Agency, many of these infection routes are reported as "intrusions from VPN devices with insufficient vulnerability management." While many companies have built remote access environments as a result of the rapid development of work environments in recent years, the reality is that they have not been able to implement fundamental measures against increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks.

To address these challenges, by linking "desknet's NEO," the core of organizational information sharing and communication, with "moconavi," a remote access service that realizes safe and comfortable telework simply by installing an app on a smartphone or PC, a zero-trust model remote access environment can be realized quickly and at low cost. We will support the construction of a wide range of secure remote access environments, from industries requiring strict security such as local governments, finance, and medical care, to general companies.

[Main Benefits of this Alliance]

1. Secure usage environment that leaves no data on the terminal

moconavi adopts a structure that does not save data within the app, reducing the risk of information leakage even if the terminal is lost or stolen. It also supports measures against information leakage, such as controlling copy-and-paste and screen captures.

2. Support for industry-specific security requirements

It supports requirements such as LGWAN environments for local governments and file sanitization, as well as various guidelines for the medical and financial industries, supporting operations that meet advanced security requirements.

3. Improved convenience through VPN-less connection and dedicated browser

Adopts a VPN-less connection that does not require the introduction or maintenance of dedicated equipment. Furthermore, with a dedicated secure browser, "desknet's NEO" can be used with an operational feel close to that of a familiar browser.

Through this alliance, both companies will evolve the usage environment of "desknet's NEO" into something stronger and more free, and will continue to strengthen their cooperation toward the realization of a society where customers in all industries can work safely and flexibly, promoting the provision of an IT infrastructure that supports safe and flexible ways of working.

[Comments on this Alliance]

Recomot: Representative Director and CEO Tsuyoshi Togo

"We are very pleased to be able to enter into a business alliance with Neo Japan, which has a wealth of experience in the groupware field. moconavi is used in fields where high security requirements are required, such as local governments, finance, and medical care, due to its remote access technology that 'leaves no data on the terminal.' By linking with 'desknet's NEO,' which is widely used in Japan, we expect to be able to provide a safe and comfortable work environment to more customers. Through our cooperation with Neo Japan, we will continue to contribute to the realization of an IT environment that supports the secure and flexible ways of working required in the zero-trust era."

Neo Japan: President and CEO Akitsugu Saito

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