What Wowsoft does

Wowsoft Co., Ltd. (주식회사 와우소프트) is a privately held Korean integrated security software company founded in 2004 and headquartered in Guro-gu, Seoul. The company develops endpoint security solutions designed to prevent personal data leakage and manage sensitive corporate and government information. Its portfolio consists of five core products: PrintChaser (output security with watermarking, personal information detection, and unauthorized printer blocking), ImageChaser OCR (OCR-based text extraction from image-format print logs to detect sensitive information), ScreenChaser (visible and invisible screen watermarks for leak deterrence and source tracing), Paper-X (full document lifecycle management from print through secure disposal with integrity verification), and the Automatic Attendance Management System (ACS), a facial recognition-based attendance platform integrated with Korea's NEIS national education system. The company holds 16 patents across print security, document destruction, and screen security, and has earned Korea's first Common Criteria (CC) certification for a print security module along with multiple GS Grade 1, ISO 9001/27001, and Q-Mark certifications. Its AI capability is centered on a NIST #1 ranked facial recognition engine for ACS and OCR-based text detection for print logs.

Wowsoft sells primarily through direct enterprise sales with dedicated product managers per solution and a tiered partner channel (Technical Premium Partner, Sales Partner, Official Partner) supplemented by public-sector procurement registrations. Customers include major Korean financial institutions (Samsung Life, Hanwha Life, Shinhan Bank, KB Kookmin Card, National Pension Service, Korea Eximbank), large manufacturers (SK Hynix, Hyundai Heavy Industries, LG Display, GS Construction), defense (Hanwha Defense), and government agencies (Korea Forest Service), with over 300 cumulative reference customers since founding. International reach extends to Japan via distributor partnerships with CEC Japan and KICO Systems and a deployment at Shinkinson Bank Group, and to China via Paper-X exports through LG Display China CO. Revenue is generated through annual subscription licenses priced by server and seat count, bundled with one year of free maintenance and optional paid support and version-upgrade contracts, plus professional services for installation, customization, and ongoing technical support.

Name

Wowsoft

Legal name

(주)와우소프트

Website

https://wowsoft.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wowsoft is a Seoul-based Korean endpoint security software vendor founded in 2004, providing print, screen, and document lifecycle security products (PrintChaser, ScreenChaser, Paper-X, ImageChaser OCR) to large enterprises, financial institutions, and government agencies, with a newer facial-recognition attendance system (ACS) for the education sector.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Endpoint Security Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

akta.pro primary industry

Endpoint Data Protection (Device DLP/Encryption) (HDADAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Endpoint Security for End Users (EDR/XDR, Patch/Vuln, Zero Trust Endpoint) (BPAEAIAG), Endpoint & Device Management (UEM/MDM) Services (BPAEABAF), Subscriber Identity, Entitlements & Access (SSO, IAM, Paywall) (MPAHAJAB)

Keywords

• Endpoint security software
• Print security solutions
• Screen content protection
• Information leak prevention
• Document lifecycle management

Headquarters

HQ city

Seoul

HQ country

South Korea

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Enterprise Security Software Licenses: Wowsoft sells software licenses for endpoint security products including PrintChaser, ScreenChaser, Paper-X, ImageChaser OCR, and ACS. Pricing is based on server quantity and client user count, with customization for each customer's system environment. The company provides 1 year of free maintenance after delivery, followed by optional paid maintenance contracts. Product upgrades are available when new versions are released for an additional fee.
2. Professional Services: Installation and delivery support, customization, and technical support services provided as part of the software deployment process. Remote support and maintenance services are offered post-installation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Wowsoft sells an enterprise endpoint security software suite that prevents information leaks across printing, screen capture, and document workflows. Flagship products include PrintChaser for print security with dynamic watermarking and document shredder, ImageChaser OCR for OCR-based detection of leaked documents, ScreenChaser for screen capture protection, Paper-X for document lifecycle management, and ACS for automatic attendance management. Offerings are sold primarily as licensed/subscribed software to regulated enterprises and public institutions in Korea, Japan, and China.

Product overview

Wowsoft is an integrated security software company providing endpoint security solutions for preventing corporate information leaks. Its product portfolio consists of five standalone yet complementary solutions: PrintChaser (output security for monitoring print jobs, applying watermarks, and blocking unauthorized printers), ImageChaser-OCR (OCR text extraction from image-based print logs to detect personal information), Screen Chaser (screen watermark solution with visible and invisible watermarks to prevent screen photography leaks), Paper-X (document lifecycle management tracking printed documents from output through secure disposal), and the Automatic Attendance Management System (ACS, a face-recognition-based attendance system integrated with NEIS and EM LOCK). The portfolio addresses both enterprise information security needs (pre/post monitoring of sensitive information) and education-sector attendance management requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PrintChaser: 출력물 보안 솔루션 - 사내 모든 출력물에 대해 중요(개인)정보 검출, 워터마크 삽입, 출력 로그 관리, 사전 정보유출 모니터링 제공
• ImageChaser OCR
• ScreenChaser
• Paper-X
• ACS

Products and services

• PrintChaser Enterprise print security software that controls and monitors printing, applies dynamic watermarks to printed output, and shreds sensitive documents according to policy. Targeted at organizations in finance, defense, manufacturing, government, and education that need to prevent confidential information leakage through printing.
• ImageChaser OCR OCR-based information leak prevention product that detects confidential document content inside images (e.g., screenshots, photos, scans) by converting image content to text and matching it against sensitive data patterns. Designed for enterprise security teams needing to extend DLP coverage to image-based leak channels.
• ScreenChaser Screen capture protection software that prevents unauthorized screenshots, screen recording, and image capture of sensitive on-screen content, with AI facial recognition to verify the user at the screen. Aimed at enterprise environments that handle confidential information on employee monitors.
• Paper-X Document lifecycle management software for enterprises that manages creation, distribution, usage, archiving, and secure disposal of documents in alignment with internal security and compliance policies. Targeted at organizations needing end-to-end governance of sensitive documents.
• ACS (Automatic Attendance Management System) Automatic attendance management system that uses the company's facial recognition AI to identify employees and log attendance. Targeted at enterprises and institutions that require reliable, touchless attendance tracking and want to reuse the same biometric infrastructure used by ScreenChaser.

Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Fuji Xerox Korea (한국 후지 제록스)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEstablished strategic partnership with Fuji Xerox Korea in 2006 for joint technology development and market cooperation in the print security domain.
• Samsung Electronics (삼성전자)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSamsung Electronics signed a 3-party NDA with Wowsoft and CEC Japan in 2019, indicating a strategic technology and market cooperation arrangement.
• LG Display China COminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLG Display China CO (a joint venture with Chinese government investment) imports Paper-X/G products, representing a direct export channel to China through a customer partnership.
• LG CNSminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLG CNS signed an agreement with Wowsoft in 2017 for the sale of unmanned access control systems and X-Ray gate products, suggesting a joint Go-to-Market partnership in security hardware.
• SoftForum (소프트포럼)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSoftForum entered a strategic product supply partnership with Wowsoft in 2010 for print security solutions. SoftForum also serves as an OEM supply partner, launching the SecurePrint product.
• CEC JapanminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCEC Japan signed an MOU with Wowsoft in 2018 and serves as a distributor for Wowsoft products in the Japanese market, particularly for screen security solutions.
• KICO Systems (Japan)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKICO Systems Japan signed a distributor agreement with Wowsoft in 2017 for the Japanese market. A subsequent MOU was signed in 2018 for market entry into Japan.
• Shinysei Bank Group (일본 신생은행그룹)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorShinysei Bank Group in Japan received delivery of Wowsoft's ScreenChaser screen security solution in 2021, indicating an enterprise customer and distribution partnership in Japan.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Forcepoint: Global cybersecurity vendor with a leading enterprise DLP product line spanning endpoint, network, and cloud. Broad incumbent offering overlapping capabilities in endpoint and print DLP that Wowsoft addresses as a narrower, specialized suite.
• Microsoft Purview: Microsoft's unified data security and governance platform that includes endpoint DLP, Microsoft RMS integration (which Wowsoft partners with), and information protection across Microsoft 365. The most consequential competitive threat given Wowsoft's Microsoft RMS partnership.
• Trellix (formerly FireEye + McAfee Enterprise): Broad cybersecurity platform with endpoint DLP, data security, and threat prevention. Overlaps with Wowsoft's endpoint and document protection use cases as part of a much wider enterprise security portfolio.

Direct peers

• Fasoo: Korean-headquartered data security and DLP vendor specializing in document/file-centric security for enterprises. Direct competitor in Korean enterprise DLP, including file encryption, document control, and data leakage prevention — overlapping heavily with Wowsoft's print and document lifecycle focus.
• Digital Guardian: Endpoint DLP specialist focused on data loss prevention across endpoints, network, and cloud. Closely comparable product scope to Wowsoft's endpoint print/screen/document security approach at a global scale.
• Somansa: Korea-based DLP and web security vendor offering endpoint DLP, email DLP, and web filtering. Direct competitor in the Korean DLP market with overlapping financial-services and public-sector customer profiles.
• SoftCamp: Korean endpoint security and DLP vendor offering document security, data leakage prevention, and web security solutions. Direct domestic competitor serving similar financial and public-sector buyers.

Emerging players

• CoSoSys: Vendor of Endpoint Protector DLP for USB, device, and content controls. Comparable as a focused endpoint DLP specialist serving similar enterprise and regulated-customer use cases at smaller scale.
• Boldon James: Data classification and DLP vendor specializing in user-driven classification and labeling that complements endpoint DLP deployments. Comparable in addressing information-leak prevention through data handling controls rather than broad network security.

Regional players

• Suprema: Korean facial-recognition and access-control vendor. Comparable to Wowsoft's ACS product in biometrics-based attendance and access control, particularly within Korean enterprise and education markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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