Capital and business alliance with 5 companies including Safie Co., Ltd. and Orix / Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc. Raised 970 million yen in corporate release | Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun Electronic Edition

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Release issuing company: Safie Co., Ltd.

-Building a new business network for surveillance cameras with high-quality cloud recording camera service-Building a new business network-Safie Co., Ltd., which operates the cloud recording video platform "Safie" (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, President: Ryuhei Sadoshima) has announced a total of 970 million yen through a third-party allotment of capital to ORIX Co., Ltd., Kansai Electric Power Co., Ltd., Canon Marketing Japan Co., Ltd., a fund operated by NEC Capital Solutions Co., Ltd., and Tea Gaia Co., Ltd. We are pleased to inform you that we will carry out procurement and capital and business alliances with each company. The cloud recording camera service operated by Safie can be used easily and easily while having high image quality and high security, and can be used for a wide range of purposes from crime prevention / surveillance systems to store management and marketing. We are doing it. Through this financing and business alliance, we will utilize the strengths of each company to expand the sales base so that more customers can use Safie, and develop technologies such as image analysis cooperation to make services even more convenient. We will promote it. As a result, as an "image analysis platform that visualizes the future" that utilizes a cloud environment, rather than a "just monitor" camera, security in towns and regions, crime prevention and safety management of facilities, disaster prevention support, and business efficiency are improved.・ We will build an environment that can provide services that meet all scenes and needs, from facilitation to marketing support and utilization as video content. The details of the collaboration and business scheme are explained in the second and subsequent pages. Since its founding in 2014, Safie's cumulative funding amount has been approximately 1.35 billion yen. We will continue to respond to the voices of our customers, aiming to "create a society where everyone can feel at ease through technology," and through the Safie Platform, we will solve various social issues using the means of video. ■ Purpose of this fundraising ■ Initiatives and aims of each company ORIX will promote sales of "Safie" to business partners and group companies, and will support the introduction of "Safie" using leasing. In the future, we expect to collaborate in marketing and improving the efficiency of remote monitoring as application development and image analysis technology development progress. The Kansai Electric Power Group owns infrastructure assets such as steel towers and utility poles, as well as information and communication business infrastructure such as optical lines for transmitting video, mobile communication, and IoT, and cooperates with "Safie". By doing so, we will promote joint development of various services that leverage the strengths of both companies. In addition, we will strive to create higher value-added services using video data by newly collaborating with companies that have various strengths such as AI and data analysis. Canon MJ is developing solution proposals that utilize images nationwide, centered on Axis, the world's largest network camera company, and Canon's network cameras. Through this alliance, we will combine the "Safie" service with cameras and image analysis technology to provide and support camera equipment and "Safie" services as a new video cloud service. While the need to use video as evidence is increasing, it costs millions of yen to realize a system that can securely record and play back video 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It was conventional. On the other hand, the "Safie" service has achieved this at an overwhelmingly low price through the skillful application of cloud storage and advanced video technology, and has become an entity that innovates the video-related business. Against this background, NEC Capital Solutions invested in Safie through a value co-creation venture limited liability business association. In the future, in cooperation with Venture Lab Investment, NEC, NEC Solution Innovators, etc., we will collaborate with various analysis and certification technologies of the NEC Group and the "Safie" service to provide physical security, smart home, and digital marketing. We will support the development to such. T-Gaia has introduced the "Safie" service at its own mobile phone stores, etc. to promote the sophistication of store productivity and at the same time utilize advanced ICT such as image analysis. We are developing a store solution in collaboration with Safie. In addition, we will strive to expand sales to the combined market with the network business "TG Hikari" that we are developing for corporations and our own wireless LAN construction business. Supplementary material: About the cloud recording service "Safie" "Safie" is a cloud recording type video platform service that simply connects the camera to the Internet. With a camera that you can easily install yourself and a secure cloud platform, you can check the video and audio anytime, anywhere. In addition, we have designed the security of network cameras, which is a concern these days, as our first priority, and provide services at the same level of security as online banking. Approximately three years after the service began, more than 10,000 Safie-compatible cameras have been shipped to restaurants, retail stores, construction sites, warehouses, hospitals, and other sites. By consistently developing everything from the application to the platform in-house, it is a service that can be used intuitively with a smooth flow line from installation to use. Main usage examples In business, mainly, crime prevention (shoplifting, cash register fraud) at retail stores, monitoring of factories / construction sites, operation management of large warehouses, employee education guidance / business improvement at stores, disaster priority It is used for the purpose of remote monitoring of the district. At home, it is mainly used for home crime prevention, baby monitoring, pet monitoring, and watching over the elderly.Main features-Check live and recorded video from a remote location on your smartphone or PC-High-quality (HD image quality comparable to TV broadcasting, 30fps), clear video and clear sound quality-Since there is no need to install a recorder or server No extra space required, no construction costs due to easy installation, no complicated settings, a recording plan that allows you to freely select the number of days according to your needs, storage of video in the entire cloud, motion detection, voice detection, communication disconnection detection function Check the video by holding down the points ・ Enhanced sharing function and video clipping function ・ Since it is a cloud video platform, it is easy to link APIs with other businesses and services ・ It is safe and secure without the risk of hacking with the same security as online banking [ Company Profile of Safie Co., Ltd.] Location 1-26-7 Nishigotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo Established Kanou Building 4F October 2014 Representative Ryuhei Sadoshima Website https://safie.link/ Corporate Press Release Details PRTIMES To the top

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