What CIS does

CIS Inc. (株式会社シー・アイ・エス) is a privately-held Japanese IT services company founded in June 1985 and headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The company operates three principal lines of business: (1) a System Engineering Service (SES) that dispatches engineers to client sites — primarily major listed Japanese enterprises in financial services, telecommunications, public sector, and manufacturing — for system development, infrastructure, and operational support; (2) custom in-house development (受託開発) covering requirements definition through maintenance, including ERP implementation support for PeopleSoft and SAP R/3; and (3) proprietary package software, most notably a culture school student management system that has been continuously developed since 1987 (UNIX), ported to Windows in 1997, and re-platformed as a cloud SaaS product in 2012, alongside a high school administration/academic management system.

The company's underlying technology stack spans mainstream enterprise languages (Java, C#, C++, .NET, Python, Ruby, APEX), infrastructure platforms (Linux, UNIX, Windows Server, ActiveDirectory, Exchange, VMware), databases (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, DB2), and RPA tooling. CIS markets its engineer base through dedicated sales interviews that match candidate preferences to project assignments, supports them with 126 annual holidays and average monthly overtime under 20 hours, and reports an 85% new-hire retention rate over the past two years. Its wholly-owned subsidiary Wizin, Inc. (株式会社ウィズイン, founded April 2000, 10M JPY capital) provides network operations design, hosting services (WIZNET), and server consulting under shared Tokyo headquarters.

Revenue is generated primarily through professional-services fees on dispatched engineers — averaging 34,740 JPY per 8-hour day in FY2025 with a 39% margin rate — supplemented by recurring package software licenses/maintenance and project-based custom development fees. The company serves 100+ client organizations across Japan through dual offices in Tokyo and Osaka (opened May 2013), and is led by Representative Director Tsukihara Fukuzuichi (月原 福一), who also serves as representative director of Wizin. Following a 'Second Founding Period' (第二創業期) declared in 2019, CIS has invested in sales capability, training, and welfare reforms. The company is not publicly listed and has no disclosed external funding.

Name

CIS

Legal name

株式会社シー・アイ・エス

Website

https://c-i-s.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CIS Inc. is a privately-held Japanese IT services firm that dispatches system engineers to major listed enterprises, performs custom software and ERP implementations, and sells proprietary school management package software. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Tokyo with a Kansai office, it serves 100+ clients across financial services, public sector, telecommunications, and education.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Tokyo

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. System Engineering Services (SES): Engineers are dispatched to client sites to provide system development, maintenance, and operational support. Revenue is generated through engineering service fees billed to clients based on daily rates or project contracts. The 2025 fiscal year average daily rate is 34,740 JPY per 8 hours with a 39% margin rate.
2. Package Software Sales: Proprietary package software for culture schools, vocational schools, and high schools including student management, class scheduling, and ID card issuance systems. Both client-server and cloud versions are offered. Revenue from software licenses, implementation, and maintenance contracts.
3. Custom/In-house Development: Custom system development for clients across finance, public sector, telecommunications, retail, and logistics. Covers requirements definition through development and ongoing maintenance. Services include ERP implementation support (PeopleSoft, SAP R/3) and third-party verification.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CIS Inc. provides System Engineering Services (SES) by dispatching engineers to client sites for system development, maintenance, and operational support across finance, public sector, telecommunications, retail, and manufacturing. The company also performs custom in-house system development and sells proprietary package software for culture schools, vocational schools, and high schools covering student management, class scheduling, ID card issuance, and payment processing in both on-premise and cloud versions.

Product overview

CIS (株式会社シー・アイ・エス) operates as an IT services company with two main business areas: System Engineering Services (SES) providing engineers to client sites for development and operations, and In-house Development delivering custom solutions across finance, distribution, and manufacturing sectors. The company also develops and sells proprietary package software including school/culture school management systems. Its subsidiary Wizin (株式会社ウィズイン) provides web hosting services (WIZNET) and server infrastructure solutions. The company serves major listed clients in banking, insurance, securities, public sector, telecommunications, retail, and logistics, and implements ERP solutions for PeopleSoft and SAP R/3.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WIZNETインターネットサービス: Hosting and server services including internet homepage management, email services, and server consulting provided by 株式会社ウィズイン. Service launched in 2000; VPS option added in 2011; new applications stopped in 2011.
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Products and services

• System Engineering Services (SES) Provides engineers stationed at client sites for system development, maintenance, and operational support. Engineers work on-site at clients for rapid communication and efficient project execution. Services include application/system development (requirements definition, design, development, modifications), infrastructure (server/network/cloud design, construction, maintenance), and third-party verification.
• In-house Custom Development Custom system development for various industries including finance, distribution, and manufacturing. Handles everything from requirements definition through development and maintenance/operations. Also provides hardware and peripheral equipment procurement.
• Culture School Student Management System Comprehensive student information management system for culture schools covering enrollment tracking, class scheduling, payment management, attendance records, and student ID card issuance. Available in both client/server and cloud versions.
• High School Administration and Academic Management System School administration system for high schools including auto-transfer systems, academic record creation, photo ID card issuance, and entrance examination management.
• ERP Implementation Support Enterprise Resource Planning implementation and consulting services for PeopleSoft and SAP R/3. Includes consulting support for sales management, financial analysis, ABAP development, and add-on development support for various SAP modules.
• WIZNET Internet Service (Hosting and VPS) Web hosting service provided by subsidiary Wizin Inc., offering homepage operation and management, email services, virtual server (VPS), domain management, SSL certificates, and server consulting.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85% employee retention rate over past 2 years
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• 地域ブランド・キャラクターラボ (Regional Brand Character Lab)minorOthers · 31 August 2016SNS content 'Relhi-san Information Bureau' was transferred to Regional Brand Character Lab (based in Niigata City Kurosaki district) on August 31, 2016. Previously operated by Wizin Inc. as a pilot test of their systems since 2011.
• 株式会社ウィズイン (Wizin Inc.)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 November 2011Wizin Inc. is a group company of CIS Inc., established April 2000 with capital of 10 million JPY. It provides network operation design, maintenance and management, and internet business planning and services including the WIZNET internet service. Wizin handles hosting services, server consulting, and social network consulting. CIS provides software development sales activities and marketing support for Wizin.
• ビットキャッシュ株式会社 (BitCash)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 3 November 2011BitCash payment service integrated with Wizin Inc.'s Relhi-san email service starting October 2012 for micropayment processing of the 100 JPY/month service.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• INTLOOP Inc. Japanese IT consulting and engineer dispatch firm with a similar mix of client-site SES staffing and project-based consulting for enterprise clients. Closely matches CIS's model of placing engineers at financial and large-enterprise customers.
• Modis Japan (Akkodis Japan): Global IT and engineering staffing provider with strong Japan operations, placing engineers on-site at enterprise clients. Comparable to CIS on the SES / engineer dispatch side of the business.
• Meitec Corporation: Japan's largest dedicated engineer dispatch / SES specialist, focusing on placing mechanical and IT engineers at client sites. Directly comparable to CIS's core System Engineering Services (SES) business model and revenue mechanic.

Broad incumbents

• BIPROGY Inc. (formerly Nihon Unisys): Large Japanese IT services company serving financial institutions, public sector, and manufacturing with both packaged software and custom systems. Comparable to CIS in serving similar verticals at significantly larger scale.
• PERSOL Holdings: One of Japan's largest staffing and HR services groups with significant IT engineer dispatch exposure. Competes with CIS for the same enterprise engineering talent but at much greater scale and across many additional verticals.
• TIS Inc. Major Japanese IT services and SI firm that is also a disclosed customer of CIS. Provides comparable custom development and ERP services and competes for the same financial-services and large-enterprise systems work.
• Future Corporation: Japanese IT consulting and engineering services firm providing SAP/ERP consulting and managed services. Comparable to CIS on the ERP implementation and financial-services consulting side of the business.

Emerging players

• WDB Co., Ltd. Japanese staffing company with a specialized focus on science and technology talent. Partially overlaps with CIS's engineer dispatch model but with a different historical vertical emphasis.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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