'Talent Palette' Driving Strategic HR with AI and Data, Achieves No.1 Revenue Share in Talent Management Market

Plus Alpha Consulting Co., Ltd. (Location: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Katsuya Mimuro; Securities Code: 4071) announces that its talent management system 'Talent Palette' has achieved the No.1 vendor revenue share (*2) for the second consecutive year in both the overall market and the SaaS (cloud) market of the domestic talent management market (*1), according to the research report 'ITR Market View: Talent Management Market 2026' published by ITR Corporation in May 2026. According to the report, 'Talent Palette' is projected to hold a 24.9% share of vendor revenue in the talent management market for fiscal year 2025, securing the No.1 position among the 15 vendors surveyed. ■ Background of Continued Selection by Many Organizations, Including Major Enterprises In recent years, the role required of HR departments has become more sophisticated due to trends such as human capital management, the shift to job-based employment, and the promotion of career autonomy. In this context, talent management systems are strongly required to go beyond simple operational efficiency, achieving both 'advanced management decision-making using human resource data' and 'provision of a data platform connecting on-site operations and management.' Talent Palette is evaluated for its comprehensive set of functions that meet these complex requirements, combined with 'continuously evolving AI functions' and a 'secure and safe security platform,' leading to a continuous expansion of its client base. 1. Equipped with 'AI Agents' that Enhance HR Operational Efficiency and Management Decision-Making Talent Palette provides a standard set of AI utilization functions for HR operations, offering various features that accelerate data-driven strategic human resource management. The core 'AI Agent function' analyzes scattered internal human resource data on behalf of the user, visualizing organizational changes and potential issues, and supporting quick and accurate decision-making by management and supervisors. It also features a 'Prompt Library function' that allows users to formulate optimal HR measures without specialized prompt knowledge, and a function for AI to automatically generate employee job history documents based on internal data, enabling HR departments to focus on strategic tasks. 2. A Talent Management System Meeting Government Security Standards Security is extremely important when managing and utilizing sensitive human resource data. Talent Palette is registered under 'ISMAP-LIU,' a system that evaluates cloud services meeting government-required security standards, certifying it as a service with high reliability and safety. Built on a robust security foundation, it provides an environment where major corporations and government agencies requiring strict information management can safely manage and utilize HR data. Going forward, Talent Palette will continue to contribute to the sophistication of HR operations and management decision-making by integrating AI with HR data platforms, supporting sustainable corporate growth and the realization of true human capital management. *1 Definition of the talent management market according to ITR 'ITR Market View: Talent Management Market 2026': A system that centrally manages employee skill information and optimizes personnel allocation within an organization. It comprises functions such as transfer simulation, extraction of required personnel, performance evaluation, and skill/career plan management to improve employee productivity and maximize talent utilization. Also known as talent management. *2 Source: ITR 'ITR Market View: Talent Management Market 2026' Talent Management Market: Vendor Revenue Share (FY2024-FY2025 Forecast), SaaS Talent Management Market: Vendor Revenue Trends and Share (FY2024-FY2025 Forecast) 'Talent Palette (https://www.pa-consul.co.jp/talentpalette/)' is an all-in-one talent management system provided by Plus Alpha Consulting Co., Ltd., equipped with the necessary functions for HR personnel. It aggregates and analyzes diverse human resource data such as personnel information, career history, skills, aptitude (mind), employee hopes and feelings, daily motivation and engagement, and healthcare (wellness), supporting data-driven decision-making that does not rely solely on intuition or experience. Specifically, it enhances a wide range of HR measures, including transfer and placement simulations, human resource development including training, extraction of离职 risk signs through text mining, prevention of hiring mismatches, and monitoring of human capital KPIs. Its extensibility, with over 7,200 functions, is highly evaluated by many companies, and it has achieved the No.1 revenue share among major enterprises and mid-sized companies (*). Leveraging a track record of over 4,800 introduced companies and a retention rate of 99.6% (as of the end of March 2026), it contributes to the sustainable growth of businesses. In the 'Talent Management' category on ITreview, it receives high praise for its 'development speed' and 'functional flexibility.' - 'It is very easy to use with a wide range of features. We can centrally manage HR information, enabling comprehensive talent management. It's very convenient to check individual information on a single dashboard screen.' - 'We can centrally manage and operate a wide range of HR systems, such as goal setting and evaluations. The design and intuitive operability are excellent for employees who are users.' *Source: ITreview (as of June 2026) Plus Alpha Consulting Co., Ltd. (https://www.pa-consul.co.jp/) is a 'visualization platform company that continuously creates added value from all kinds of information.' Since its establishment in 2006, it has been engaged in cloud solution business centered on technologies such as 'text mining' and 'data mining,' which 'visualize' big data like customer feedback, customer/purchase data, and HR information, providing insights. By 'visualizing' various information, it develops and sells software, provides consulting, and creates new businesses to create +α (plus alpha) value for its clients' businesses.