To media representatives:
February 9, 2024
SAISON INFORMATION SYSTEMS CO., LTD.
SAISON INFORMATION SYSTEMS CO., LTD. (Head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO: Makoto Hayama; hereinafter referred to as "Saison Information Systems") is pleased to announce "HULFT 10," the first major upgrade in 10 years for its managed file transfer (MFT *2) software, "HULFT." "HULFT 10" was developed with hybrid environments in mind, and a version tailored to the operating environment is scheduled for release in fiscal 2024. The first release will be "HULFT 10 for Container Services," which is compatible with "Amazon Elastic Container Service (hereinafter referred to as "Amazon ECS"), and will be available for purchase on the AWS Marketplace from Friday, February 9, 2024.
- 1 Source: Fuji Chimera Research Institute, Inc. "2004-2010 Package Solution Marketing Handbook" "Software Business New Market 2011-2023 Edition" < file transfer Tool Package/Amount Based> FY2003 Results to FY2022 Results
- 2. What is MFT? https://www.saison-technology.com/column/glossary-09/
"HULFT 10 for Container Services" Product Overview
- Product name: HULFT 10 for Container Services
- Release date: Friday, February 9, 2024
- Sales method: Selling on AWS Marketplace
- Pricing: Pay-per-hour, starting at $2.30 per container per hour
- Product introduction: https://www.saison-technology.com/service/product/lineup/hulft-10
Development Background
In recent years, accelerating business speed and environmental changes have created demands for corporate IT systems to be released in short cycles and continually improved. Containers are gaining attention as an architecture for implementing such IT systems, and an increasing number of companies are choosing Amazon ECS, a fully managed container orchestration service provided by Amazon Web Services. Meanwhile, mission-critical systems are operated on on-premise servers or virtual servers in the cloud. This product was developed to meet the needs of companies who want to take advantage of the benefits of containers and achieve flexible and secure data integration with mission-critical systems.
- Features
1. Container orchestration technology is used to optimize resources and costs.
② Seamless integration with external services through WebAPI requests before and after file transfer
3. Secure communication by encrypting communication paths and files
4. Immediately available on AWS Marketplace, with a unified purchasing, usage, and payment process
Future outlook
Going forward, we are also considering making "HULFT 10 for Container Services" compatible with container services provided by Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.
In addition, HULFT 10 also plans to release products compatible with the Windows and Linux server operating systems that have been offered so far, as well as the mainframe operating system z/OS.
Norihisa Tsuruta, Executive Officer and General Manager of the Financial Business Headquarters, Amazon Web Services Japan, LLC
"Amazon Web Services Japan G.K. welcomes the launch of SAISON INFORMATION SYSTEMS CO., LTD. 's file integration tool, HULFT 10 for Container Services, in Japan. We are pleased to be able to support Saison Information Systems in expanding its business globally and its sales channels by using AWS Marketplace. We expect that by utilizing AWS managed services such as Amazon ECS, they will be able to deploy, manage, and scale containerized applications more efficiently. We are confident that HULFT 10 for Container Services will contribute to the promotion of digital transformation and further business growth for our customers who use it."
What is "HULFT"?
HULFT is a Japanese-made file transfer tool that has held the top domestic market share for 20 consecutive years. It safely and reliably transfers all data, including log data and CSV files generated by cloud systems, as well as mainframes, UNIX, Linux, and Windows, that coexist within a company's information systems, on a file-by-file basis.
About Saison Information Systems
With the mission of "Connect the world’s data and make it useful for everyone.," the company provides data management products and IT services that form the foundation for safety and security, as well as system development and operation for a wide range of industries, including finance and distribution, on a global scale. Leveraging its strengths, which have enabled it to quickly adapt to changes in the environment over many years, the company is currently focusing on expanding cutting-edge businesses such as its iPaaS (cloud-based data integration platform) "HULFT Square," and strengthening its efforts to implement technologies that will pave the way for the future. The company plans to change its name to "Saison Technology Co., Ltd." on April 1, 2024.
- Saison Information Systems:
https://www.saison-technology.com/
[Trademark-related]
- "HULFT," "DataSpider Servista," "HULFT DataCatalog," and other related product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of Saison Information Systems Co., Ltd.
- Other company names, product names, service names, etc. are registered trademarks or trademarks of the respective companies.