TDC Soft Launches "Nenoa," a Private AI Appliance for High-Security Environments
TDC Soft Co., Ltd. announced the launch of "Nenoa," a private AI appliance that operates entirely within internal networks, starting April 1, 2026. This service enables secure AI utilization without an internet connection and can be easily introduced with a fixed monthly fee, targeting businesses and departments with strict security requirements.
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TDC Soft Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hiroka Kobayashi; hereinafter: the Company) will begin offering "Nenoa," a private AI appliance that operates entirely within internal networks, starting April 1, 2026. This product was developed for all companies and departments, especially those business sites where strict security is required. With the slogan "Safe AI for all work," it enables secure AI utilization even without an internet environment and is a monthly fixed-rate service that can be easily introduced without large-scale infrastructure investment.
## Background of Development
As the business application of generative AI rapidly expands, there is a growing need for AI utilization in tasks involving highly confidential information such as customer data, contracts, internal documents, and source code. However, in business environments handling confidential data, cloud AI often cannot be used due to security policies. Especially in industries requiring strict information management, such as finance, medical, manufacturing, and government agencies, or in closed network environments where internet connection is prohibited, cloud AI itself cannot be physically used.
On the other hand, on-site challenges such as the risk of losing business know-how due to the retirement of skilled personnel and the need for operational efficiency due to chronic labor shortages are all highly compatible with AI. Traditionally, there was an approach to build an on-premise AI environment in-house, but introducing large GPU servers required initial investments of tens of millions to hundreds of millions of yen and specialized knowledge, making the hurdle for introduction extremely high.
## Overview of "Nenoa"
"Nenoa" is a stationary hardware terminal equipped with local LLM, AI chat, AI editor, and API integration. It can be used immediately with only power and network connection.
## Six Features of "Nenoa"
**・Structural Safety**
The biggest differentiating factor of "Nenoa" is its design where "there is no path for data to leave the internal network." It realizes a mechanism where data leakage cannot physically or structurally occur, and input data is not used for AI model training.
**・Ease of Introduction**
Since all environments necessary for AI execution are delivered in a pre-built and verified state, there is no need for server construction or software installation.
**・Vendor-Neutral Model Selection**
Optimal models are selected from open-source LLMs without relying on specific AI vendors.
**・Cost Predictability**
Fixed monthly fee
## Background of Development
As the business application of generative AI rapidly expands, there is a growing need for AI utilization in tasks involving highly confidential information such as customer data, contracts, internal documents, and source code. However, in business environments handling confidential data, cloud AI often cannot be used due to security policies. Especially in industries requiring strict information management, such as finance, medical, manufacturing, and government agencies, or in closed network environments where internet connection is prohibited, cloud AI itself cannot be physically used.
On the other hand, on-site challenges such as the risk of losing business know-how due to the retirement of skilled personnel and the need for operational efficiency due to chronic labor shortages are all highly compatible with AI. Traditionally, there was an approach to build an on-premise AI environment in-house, but introducing large GPU servers required initial investments of tens of millions to hundreds of millions of yen and specialized knowledge, making the hurdle for introduction extremely high.
## Overview of "Nenoa"
"Nenoa" is a stationary hardware terminal equipped with local LLM, AI chat, AI editor, and API integration. It can be used immediately with only power and network connection.
## Six Features of "Nenoa"
**・Structural Safety**
The biggest differentiating factor of "Nenoa" is its design where "there is no path for data to leave the internal network." It realizes a mechanism where data leakage cannot physically or structurally occur, and input data is not used for AI model training.
**・Ease of Introduction**
Since all environments necessary for AI execution are delivered in a pre-built and verified state, there is no need for server construction or software installation.
**・Vendor-Neutral Model Selection**
Optimal models are selected from open-source LLMs without relying on specific AI vendors.
**・Cost Predictability**
Fixed monthly fee