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Comture and Krugle Forge an Innovative AI Partnership

Comture Inc., based in Shinagawa, Tokyo, has officially entered into a strategic partnership with Krugle Inc., headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. This collaboration focuses on enhancing the utilization of AI in managing software and knowledge assets within enterprises.

The partnership will enable Comture to leverage Krugle's AI platform, known as "Krugle," to launch new supportive services aimed at the development and maintenance of legacy systems. Additionally, both companies plan to collaborate on developing specialized service assets tailored to various industries, particularly in the knowledge management of implicit knowledge and educational content within manufacturing.

Background: The Rising Value of Existing Asset Maintenance with AI

As enterprises increasingly adopt AI technologies, the transition from proof of concept (PoC) to implementation has become a pressing priority. However, many organizations struggle with the prerequisite of properly structuring their data and existing systems, which is essential for maximizing AI effectiveness.

Especially concerning are legacy systems that have undergone numerous modifications over the years. These systems often become black boxes, making maintenance challenging as personnel change due to retirements or relocations. Additionally, crucial insights from manufacturing knowledge often reside in unstructured data, such as Excel sheets and design documents, complicating their integration with traditional AI solutions.

Today, the role of system integrators (SIers) is shifting from merely creating screens and features to preparing clients' business processes and data for AI integration, ensuring sustained performance until satisfactory results are achieved. Comture views this area as a significant growth opportunity moving forward.

Overview of the Krugle Platform

The "Krugle" platform has been co-developed by Krugle and Archaea AI, Inc. in the United States to support the organization and utilization of software and knowledge assets.

1. Utilizing Existing Assets Directly: The platform performs crawling and syntactic analysis without moving source code from existing repositories, enabling comprehensive semantic searches.
2. Knowledge Management of Unstructured Data (Krugle Biblio): By employing unique preprocessing methods, files that were previously difficult for traditional AI to interpret (like Excel, PDF, and design documents) can be converted into readable formats and linked to source code and surrounding documentation.
3. AI Agents for Business Execution (Krugle Squad): The platform enables businesses to asset-ize operational know-how into skills, allowing AI agents to autonomously perform tasks ranging from information gathering to producing deliverables.
4. Private Environment Capabilities: Designed to operate lightweight language models within a client's infrastructure, this setup mitigates risks of external data transfers while also reducing AI utilization costs.

The design philosophy directly addresses unique challenges faced by Japanese companies, including the analysis of legacy systems and the utilization of unstructured data, earning it the reputation of being the ideal partner for Comture.

Details of the Business Partnership

Both companies will initiate collaboration across the following areas:
1. Joint Development of Legacy System Maintenance Services: By utilizing "Krugle," they plan to enhance existing system documentation, visibility, and impact investigations to improve maintenance operations. Comture’s multi-vendor engineering capabilities will complement "Krugle" to reduce client operational burdens and risks.
2. Progression towards Data & AI Utilization from Ongoing Support: They aim to deeply understand clients' businesses and systems through continuous support and subsequently assist in establishing data infrastructure, as well as planning, implementing, and sustaining AI initiatives.
3. Joint Development of Industry-Specific Assets: Together, they will develop reusable service assets tailored to specific industries, such as managing and utilizing implicit knowledge in manufacturing and content development in human resource training. They will leverage Comture’s expertise in education to broaden "Krugle"’s application from software development and maintenance to encompass overall corporate activities.

Integration with Medium-Term Business Plans

In the medium-term business plan announced on August 14, 2026, Comture has prioritized "Data & AI FIRST" and "Customer Success" as key themes to transform their business model.

This partnership is viewed as a concrete step towards actualizing the initiatives outlined in that plan:

• - Expanding services from requirement-based app development to solution-based offerings encompassing Data & AI and SaaS integrations.
• - Establishing new services that start with organizing existing systems and data.
• - Shifting customer relationships from project-based to continuous support in operations and data utilization.
• - Developing case research into specialized, reusable assets across various industries.
• - Utilizing partnerships, capital alliances, and M&A to further strengthen the foundation in Data & AI.

This partnership marks a pivotal first step toward evolving growth drivers from "number of employees × operating rate" to "AI utilization × sustained support."

Future Outlook

Comture is also exploring potential capital partnerships alongside the expansion of joint services with Krugle. The changing business landscape of the AI age poses risks to existing operations, but it simultaneously presents new growth opportunities to support clients' transformation initiatives. Comture plans to accelerate the enhancement of their talent, services, and client base in the Data & AI sector through both organic growth and proactive partnerships.

While the impact of this partnership on the company’s consolidated financial performance for the current term is expected to be minimal, any significant developments will be announced promptly.

Comments from Leadership

Takahiro Kamei, President and CEO of Comture, remarked: “While AI simplifies the development process itself, the task of organizing data and know-how rooted in clients’ operations to deliver results has become increasingly significant. We are transitioning from being mere system integrators creating screens and functions to becoming partners who accompany clients in their business transformations driven by data and AI. We deeply resonate with Krugle's mission, which directly addresses long-standing challenges for Japanese firms. Together, we will deliver tangible outcomes.”

Jun Kawakita, President of Krugle, stated: “Krugle has been committed to addressing critical challenges such as preserving the craftsmanship in manufacturing and managing legacy systems through dedicated development for the Japanese market. Our platform, 'Krugle,' differentiates itself from overseas cloud AI vendors by providing a practical solution that allows local AI utilization at reduced costs. We are honored to establish this comprehensive partnership with Comture, which has a solid business foundation and outstanding expertise in system integration and education. Together, we aim to contribute to the growth of the Japanese economy in the AI era.”

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