Kong Japan Announces Winners of the Kong Japan Partner Award 2025

Kong Inc., a leading API management platform based in Minato-ku, Tokyo, has announced the inaugural winners of the "Kong Japan Partner Award 2025." This award recognizes partners that have made significant contributions to Kong’s business through their support for the API-first approach, which is crucial for sustainable growth in the digital society.

Congratulations are in order for the four selected awardees, including:

- TIS Inc.: Partner of the Year

TIS has been recognized for its extensive marketing and sales initiatives, driving new collaborations with various partner companies. Their multifaceted proposals to customers have significantly contributed to running awareness of the Kong brand, deepening solution understanding, and expanding project creation. This breadth of cooperative business activities has greatly contributed to the expansion of Kong's market.

Comment from TIS Inc.:
"We are deeply grateful to receive the Partner of the Year award. Although digital transformation (DX) for Japanese companies is progressing, challenges remain with legacy systems, siloed data, and security governance. It is an honor to contribute to market expansion for Kong through promoting a safe and effective use of API-first for DX, utilizing rapidly spreading generative AI and AI agents. We will continue to strive to foster social contributions through DX with Kong.”

- SIOS Technology Inc.: Service Partner of the Year

SIOS has dedicated efforts to advancing high-quality projects and fostering engineers while actively engaging in user-focused events and other initiatives to increase their value as a service partner and contribute to market development.

Comment from SIOS Technology Inc.:
"We are honored to be chosen as Service Partner of the Year. Our company recognized the functionality and potential of Kong early on and has worked hard for its adoption within Japan. We will continue to focus on areas of DX technology, including the cloud, to maximize the value of Kong and contribute to market growth.”

- NTT Data Corporation: Offering Partner of the Year

NTT Data earned recognition for developing and providing unique solutions utilizing Kong, significantly aiding the financial and manufacturing industries in addressing their challenges. Their innovative approaches that explore Kong's potential were highly praised.

Comment from NTT Data Corporation:
"We feel greatly honored to be selected as Offering Partner of the Year. By developing unique solutions based on Kong, we have contributed to solving issues faced by many customers in areas including finance and manufacturing. We will continue to accelerate the digital transformation of society alongside Kong while creating new added value.”

- SCSK Inc.: Innovation Partner of the Year

SCSK has pursued innovative technologies and profound expertise, swiftly exploring new features and applications of Kong. Their proactive lead registrations and dedication to proposals for new customers have contributed significantly to the overall development of the Kong community.

Comment from SCSK Inc.:
"We are genuinely thankful to be recognized as Innovation Partner of the Year. SCSK constantly seeks to realize advanced technologies and provides customers with innovative choices through early adoption of Kong's new features. We will continue to explore API possibilities and grow with the Kong community through active sales activities and technical validation.”

Kong Inc. President Daiki Ariizumi stated:
"The contributions and support of our partner companies are indispensable for the development of the Kong business. This year, with their assistance, we were able to host our first annual event in Japan, the Kong API Summit Japan 2025. We received numerous applications, highlighting an increasing expectation for APIs. APIs possess the power to connect disparate entities, generating new value and limitless possibilities. It is this power that will enhance Japan’s society and propel it into the AI era, underscoring our mission of being API-first. Next year, we aspire to reach new heights while tackling various challenges. We look forward to continued support from our partners as we aim to guide all companies toward an API-first future, propelling the sustainable growth of Japanese society and industries together.”

About Kong

Kong is a leading company in the API management platform sector, highly rated globally. It is on a mission to empower companies worldwide to become API-first entities. The integrated cloud API platform built on the most widely adopted API gateway offers a complete lifecycle management solution for API making, operation, and administration, thereby enhancing developer productivity while improving the digital experience of business through high-speed and secure scalable products and services, thereby accelerating innovation. For additional details, please explore our website and social media channels.

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