HOTWAVE

Name

HOTWAVE

Legal name

株式会社ホットウェーブ

Website

https://hotwave-jp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Services & System Integration

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Computer Communications Equipment (3576)

akta.pro primary industry

Cold Chain Monitoring, Sensors & Control Towers (IoT, data loggers) (HLAGAMAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Fire Alarm Monitoring & Dispatch (BPAKAFAC)

Keywords

• IT system development
• Medical information systems
• Software engineering services
• Infrastructure operations support
• IoT wireless sensor networks

Headquarters

HQ city

Sapporo-shi

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IT Solutions Services: System design, development, and operational maintenance services for enterprise clients including system planning, design, development, and operational support.
2. Medical Solutions Services: Hospital electronic medical record systems and health checkup management system implementation, development, and operational support services.
3. Software Development Services: In-house commissioned development spanning medical, financial, and public sectors, from planning and proposals through design, manufacturing, and testing.
4. Infrastructure Solutions Services: System environment maintenance through operational support and maintenance operations, including help desk services with incident registration and knowledge sharing.
5. Operational Support Services: Operational support and maintenance services for optimal system environment maintenance.
6. IoT Solutions Services: R&D for IoT technology using mesh network wireless communication modules for environmental monitoring, tracking, surveillance, and alert systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

HOTWAVE is an independent Japanese IT services company that delivers end-to-end system planning, design, development, operational maintenance, and help desk support, primarily as a business partner to major IT vendors such as Fujitsu and NEC. The company also specializes in hospital electronic medical record and health checkup management systems, and conducts R&D on IoT mesh-network wireless sensor modules for environmental monitoring, tracking, surveillance, and alerting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IT Solution Services (ITソリューションサービス) System design, development, and operational maintenance services delivered to enterprise clients, including SE (systems engineer) support and operational maintenance through business partnerships with major IT vendors such as Fujitsu and NEC.
• Medical Solution Services (医療ソリューションサービス) Implementation, development, and operational maintenance support for hospital medical information systems, including electronic medical record (EMR) systems and health examination management systems.
• Software Development Services (ソフトウェア開発サービス) Commissioned in-house software development covering medical, financial, and public sectors, from planning and proposal through design, manufacturing, and testing.
• Infrastructure Solution Services (基盤ソリューションサービス) System environment maintenance through operational support and maintenance operations, including help desk services that register, accumulate, and aggregate incidents to share knowledge for efficient response.
• Operations Support Services (運用サポートサービス) Operational support and maintenance services focused on operation standardization and efficiency to deliver consistent high-quality support for customer system environments.
• IoT Solution Services (IoTソリューションサービス) R&D and solutions based on Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) technology using mesh-network RF wireless communication modules with various sensors for low-power, long-duration environmental monitoring, tracking, surveillance, and alarm systems.

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• 富士通株式会社 (Fujitsu)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor IT vendor as primary business partner for system development, SE support, and operational maintenance services. Key strategic partner providing enterprise-level project opportunities.
• 富士通Japan株式会社coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFujitsu Japan subsidiary as business partner for regional IT solutions and services.
• NECソリューションイノベータ株式会社majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNEC Solutions Innovator subsidiary as business partner for system development and solutions.
• 日本電気株式会社 (NEC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor IT vendor as business partner for system development projects.
• 株式会社ホットラボ (Hot Lab)minorOthersRelated company operating Harry PC School (ハリーパソコンスクール) for IT education services. Operations started October 2015.
• ホットセル合同会社 (Hot Cell)minorOthersRelated company for IoT wireless network equipment development and manufacturing, EC site operations.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• FUJISOFT Incorporated: Mid-sized Japanese system integrator offering IT solutions across embedded, business, and IoT domains. Comparable to HOTWAVE as an independent SIer with multiple service lines and similar regional/national customer base.
• Nippon Systemware Co., Ltd. Japanese system integrator providing embedded, business, and IoT solutions. Comparable as a mid-sized independent SIer with multi-vertical service lines similar to HOTWAVE.
• DTS Corporation: Japanese SIer focused on system development, operations, and consulting across finance, manufacturing, and distribution. Similar in size and service-line breadth to HOTWAVE's commissioned-development offerings.
• Future Corporation: Independent Japanese IT services and consulting firm with IT solutions and financial-systems expertise. Comparable as an independent SIer delivering bespoke development and operational support.

Broad incumbents

• Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ): Major Japanese IT services and network provider offering managed infrastructure, cloud, and IoT connectivity. Overlaps with HOTWAVE's infrastructure, operations-support, and IoT service lines at significantly larger scale.
• NS Solutions Corporation (NSSOL): Major Japanese IT services company serving manufacturing, finance, and distribution. Larger incumbent offering overlapping system-development and operational-support capabilities to enterprise clients.
• Otsuka Corporation: Large Japanese IT services and solutions provider with strong healthcare-IT and document-management offerings. Comparable vertical mix (including healthcare) to HOTWAVE's Medical Solutions Services.
• BIPROGY Inc. Major Japanese system integrator (formerly Nihon Unisys) with broad IT solutions, services, and outsourcing across finance, manufacturing, and public sector. Comparable enterprise-IT delivery model at significantly larger scale than HOTWAVE.
• TIS Inc. One of Japan's largest independent IT services groups, providing system integration, outsourcing, and consulting across multiple industries. Overlaps with HOTWAVE's IT Solutions and operational-support offerings at much greater scale.

Emerging players

• Medical Data Vision Co., Ltd. Specialist Japanese healthcare-IT company focused on medical-data platforms and hospital information systems. Comparable vertical focus to HOTWAVE's Medical Solutions Services for electronic medical records and health-checkup management.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Hotwave.sapporo

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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