TDC Soft Launches Private AI Appliance "Nenoa" for High-Security Environments

TDC Corporation (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Yuka Kobayashi; hereinafter: "the Company") will begin offering the private AI appliance "Nenoa," which operates entirely within the company's internal network, from April 1, 2026. This product has been developed for all companies and departments, especially for business sites requiring strict security. With the slogan "Safe AI for Every Job," it allows for secure AI utilization without an internet connection and is a monthly flat-rate service that can be easily introduced without large-scale infrastructure investment.

Safe AI for Every Job. "Nenoa"

Background of Development

As the business use of generative AI rapidly expands, the need for AI utilization is growing even in tasks that handle highly confidential information such as customer data, contracts, internal documents, and source code. However, in business sites handling confidential data, cloud AI often cannot be used due to security policy constraints. In particular, industries requiring strict information management like finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and government, as well as in closed network environments where internet connection is prohibited, cloud AI itself is physically unavailable.

On the other hand, the challenges faced by these sites, such as the risk of losing business know-how due to the retirement of experienced personnel and the need for operational efficiency due to chronic labor shortages, are highly compatible with AI. Traditionally, there has been an approach of building AI environments in-house on-premises, but the introduction of large GPU servers requires initial investments of tens to hundreds of millions of yen and specialized knowledge, making the introduction hurdle extremely high.

Overview of "Nenoa"

"Nenoa" is a stationary hardware device equipped with local LLM, AI chat, AI editor, and API integration. It can be used immediately with just a power and network connection.

Configuration image of "Nenoa." Usable by simply connecting to power and network.

6 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 achieves a mechanism that prevents data leakage physically and structurally, and input data is not used for AI model training.

・Ease of Introduction

The entire environment required for AI execution is delivered in a pre-configured and verified state, eliminating the hassle of server construction and software installation.

・Vendor-Neutral Model Selection

Instead of relying on a specific AI vendor, optimal models are selected from open-source LLMs.

・Cost Predictability

Monthly fixed fee