R3 Institute Receives Cybozu's Official Partner Evaluation System 'CyPN Report 2026' Top 'Three-Star' Rating in Two Divisions for Fifth Consecutive Year

R3 Institute (Headquarters: Osaka, Japan; Representative Director: Akira Nishimatsu; hereinafter 'the Company') is pleased to announce that it has received the highest 'three-star' rating in both the Integration Division and the Extension Division of Cybozu Corporation's (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yoshihisa Aono; hereinafter 'Cybozu') official partner evaluation system, 'Cybozu Partner Network Report 2026' (commonly known as CyPN Report), effective April 1, 2026 (Wednesday), marking the fifth consecutive year of this achievement.

What is the CyPN Report?

The 'CyPN Report' is a system launched in 2021 by Cybozu to award stars to official partners highly evaluated by Cybozu.

It is operated as a mechanism to visualize and evaluate the activity performance of partner companies based on fair evaluation criteria, and the evaluation results have been publicly released since 2022.

This system awards a maximum of three stars based on activity performance over the past year.

CyPN Report 2026 Evaluation Results

https://partner.cybozu.co.jp/search/cypn_report/

R3 Institute's Award Details

The Company received the highest 'three-star' rating in the following two divisions:

• Integration Division (Target: kintone SI business)

• Extension Division (Target: gusuku Customine business)

We sincerely thank our customers who utilize our services, our partner companies, and Cybozu for their support, which made this award possible.

Review of Kimino Mahoro's Activities Last Year

'Kimino Mahoro' is a business improvement and system development service provided by our company, utilizing kintone.

We started business improvement using kintone in 2014 and have supported many customers.

With the tagline 'kintone development with a prepared 'path' to avoid failure,' we have consistently achieved business improvements while minimizing risks, based on our extensive track record.

Recently, in addition to development requests, we have seen an increase in consultations for upstream processes (pre-system development), such as business organization and requirements definition, as well as for creating governance rules.

We believe the background to this trend is that as kintone's utilization spreads to more companies, an increasing number of organizations are facing challenges related to 'how to master it' and 'how to manage it as an organization' both before and after implementation.

These changes also indicate that kintone is no longer just for a few advanced companies but has taken root in a wider range of organizations, and we have focused on enhancing our support to meet this expansion.

In 2026, we will strengthen the dissemination of columns and videos centered on implementation examples and practical know-how.

Please look forward to our continuous delivery of on-site knowledge to achieve long-lasting kintone utilization, not just 'build and done.'

• kintone Utilization Columns

• YouTube "Kimino Mahoro Biyori"

Review of gusuku Customine's Activities Last Year

gusuku Customine has now been adopted by over 2,400 companies. We are proud to have contributed to the business improvement of so many customers.

"You can rest assured if you install gusuku Customine."

We often hear such comments, and we feel that its recognition as a powerful tool supporting system development in kintone is spreading.

It is also handled by over 100 Cybozu official partner companies, and we are very pleased that it is becoming a weapon for our partners to advance their businesses, which contributes to the expansion of the kintone ecosystem.

Future Outlook

This year, gusuku Customine will introduce the new 'plugin mode' announced last year.

This feature is designed for customers who find gusuku Customine settings difficult, allowing them to add specific functions as easily as a plugin by setting only the minimum necessary items. Please look forward to it.

Furthermore, last October, we released gusuku Everysite. This provides a mechanism to expand the circle of improvement beyond internal business operations, to which gusuku Customine has contributed, to external parties.

While generative AI is attracting attention these days, humans are always at the center of business improvement. We will continue to contribute to business improvement by providing useful tools to realize our vision of 'making continuous business improvement accessible to everyone.'

About R3 Institute

Since its establishment in 2000, R3 Institute has supported business improvement for many customers through system development.

Based on this knowledge, we offer a variety of services to effectively utilize kintone.

【Learn】

• 'Cloud University' where you can learn the correct way to use kintone and optimal solutions

【Receive Support】

• 'Kimino Mahoro,' a 'guidepost' to avoid failure in kintone business improvement

【Utilize】

• 'gusuku Customine' to eliminate daily 'troubles' and accelerate kintone adoption and improvement

• 'gusuku Everysite' to maintain kintone operations, organize information into the 'desired form,' and deliver it externally

• 'gusuku Deploit' to efficiently manage kintone apps and data

• 'gusuku Boostone' to accelerate the introduction of gusuku Customine

Through these services, we contribute to business improvement tailored to 100 companies in 100 ways.

Company Name: R3 Institute Ltd.

Location: Grand Front Osaka Tower C 16F, 3-1 Ofuka-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan

Established: August 2000

Representative Director: Akira Nishimatsu

Corporate Site: https://www.r3it.com/

Product Portal Site: https://gusuku.io/