What AVASYS does

AVASYS (エプソンアヴァシス株式会社, EPSON AVASYS CORPORATION) is a Japanese software development and IT services company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Seiko Epson Corporation, headquartered in Ueda Research Park, Nagano Prefecture. The company was founded in 1980 and operates with 251-500 employees across its Ueda headquarters and a secondary office at Seiko Epson's Matsumoto Minami facility. Its primary function is the design, development, and maintenance of software for Epson hardware products — including Android and iOS mobile applications, web applications, AWS-based cloud solutions, and firmware for printers and projectors — alongside broader enterprise IT services and system integration. A second, independent product line is Commutas (コミュたす), a cloud service for volunteer fire brigades and municipal governments that manages attendance, disaster response coordination, and administrative reporting; this is the company's only named, externally-facing branded software product.

The underlying technology stack spans cloud computing (AWS), mobile (Android/iOS), firmware, AI/ML, and AR (ARKit). Notable proprietary work includes a world-first cryptographic algorithm safety verification formalization co-developed with Shinshu University, Nagasaki University, and Tokyo University of Technology and published in IEEE Access, plus an ARKit-based art appreciation application developed with cultural partners for Ueda City museum experiences. The company maintains academic research partnerships in robotics (Shinshu University) and AI utilization (Ueda AI Utilization Research Association), and holds ISO 27001 and ISO 27017 certifications acquired in 2024.

AVASYS operates a direct enterprise sales motion with no publicly disclosed pricing, billing under custom project-based and managed-services contracts. The customer base is dominated by Seiko Epson as the captive parent account, with secondary exposure to municipal governments through Commutas and to cultural institutions through AR projects. In 2024 the company transitioned leadership (President Nishizawa succeeding prior leadership as representative director on October 1, 2024), and at its 2026 Avasys Day event publicly articulated a strategic repositioning from pure contract development (受託) toward product-based value creation (プロダクト), with AI-era engineering evolution as a central theme. The firm markets through a corporate blog, YouTube, X (Twitter), industry exhibitions, and university internship programs for talent acquisition.

Name

AVASYS

Legal name

エプソンアヴァシス株式会社

Website

https://avasys.jp

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

EPSON AVASYS is a Japanese software development and IT services subsidiary of Seiko Epson that builds embedded software, mobile apps, and cloud solutions for Epson products, with a secondary branded cloud product (Commutas) serving municipal fire brigades.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Software Development Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

ERP Implementation & Systems Integration Services (BPAEAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Data Engineering, Integration & ETL/ELT Services (BPAEAHAB)

Keywords

• Embedded software development
• Cloud software services
• Enterprise IT services
• Mobile application development
• Firmware engineering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ueda

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Development Services: Custom software development primarily for Epson products, including printer software, projector applications, and mobile apps.
2. IT Services: IT services including system integration, cloud solutions, and enterprise system development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AVASYS is a software development and IT services company that primarily develops software for Epson products, including printer applications, projector software, Android/iOS apps, firmware, and cloud-based solutions built on AWS. It also operates Commutas, a domain-specific cloud service that supports volunteer fire brigades with attendance management and disaster response coordination, and provides internal system improvement consulting.

Product overview

AVASYS is a software development and IT services company that provides software development centered on Epson products, encompassing Android mobile applications, web applications, cloud solutions using AWS, and firmware development for Seiko Epson products. The company's core offerings include Commutas, a disaster response support cloud service for volunteer fire brigades, alongside custom software development services. The company also develops specialized applications with ARKit for art museum experiences and provides machine learning-based image analysis services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Commutas (コミュニタす): 消防団向け災害出動支援クラウドサービス (Cloud service for fire brigade disaster response support)

Products and services

• Commutas (コミュたす)

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sunaba (スナバ)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 June 2024Civic innovation hub partnership for co-hosting monthly pitch events. Sunaba supports Avasys in developing new business ideas through the 'Avasys x Sunaba Day' program, providing external perspectives and networking opportunities for business theme development.
• Shinshu University (信州大学)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint research partnership in robotics. Collaborated on developing robot action planning systems, presenting at the 30th Robotics Symposium. Research focuses on text goal recognition and occlusion handling for robotic manipulation planning.
• Nagasaki University / Tokyo University of TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research collaboration for cryptographic algorithm safety verification technology. Joint research resulted in world-first formalization technology for data state preservation during iterative processing, published in IEEE Access journal.
• SanTomyuze (サントミューゼ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural collaboration with Ueda City Museum of Art for digital art appreciation experiences. Developed AR-based art appreciation apps for museum exhibitions and collaborated on art-related digital experience projects.
• Nagano National College of Technology (長野工業高等専門学校)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partnership for lectures and talent development. Company engineers serve as special lecturers in 'Practical Engineering Exercises' courses for graduate students, discussing entrepreneurship and new business creation.
• Ueda AI Utilization Research Association (上田AI活用研究会)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional industry collaboration focused on AI utilization research. Company participates alongside other local businesses to share AI expertise and conduct machine learning competitions.
• Seiko Epson Corporation (セイコーロ印株式会社)coreTechnology or IntegrationParent company relationship. Develops software for Epson products including projectors, printers, and other Epson hardware. Access to Epson technology platforms and product ecosystem for software development.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Internet Initiative Japan (IIJ): Japanese IT services and network/cloud provider offering managed services, cloud solutions and system integration. Overlaps with AVASYS in cloud and managed services delivery for Japanese enterprise.
• BIPROGY Inc. Japanese IT services firm delivering custom software, system integration and cloud services. Comparable in business model, enterprise customer profile and IT services breadth to AVASYS.
• Hexaware Technologies: Global IT services company providing custom software development, system integration and cloud services. Comparable to AVASYS in services-led business model and custom software delivery, though operating internationally rather than in Japan.
• Otsuka Corporation: Large Japanese IT services and packaged software provider focused on SMB and enterprise clients. Similar custom development and managed services motion to AVASYS with a comparable Japanese enterprise customer base.
• TIS Inc. Major Japanese IT services company offering custom software development, system integration and outsourcing. Comparable to AVASYS in business model, enterprise customer base in Japan and broad technology stack.
• NS Solutions Corporation: Japanese systems integrator providing custom software, system integration and consulting primarily to industrial and enterprise clients. Closely comparable to AVASYS in systems integration and custom development for enterprise.

Broad incumbents

• NEC Corporation: Major Japanese IT and network incumbent with extensive system integration, custom software and cloud services for enterprise and government. Comparable capabilities to AVASYS but much larger and more diversified portfolio.
• Accenture Japan: Global IT services and consulting giant with major Japan operations delivering custom software, system integration and digital transformation. Comparable to AVASYS in core custom development and SI capabilities but at much larger scale and scope.
• Fujitsu Limited: Global Japanese IT incumbent offering enterprise software, system integration, cloud and managed services. Overlaps with AVASYS in custom software development and SI for enterprise but operates at vastly larger scale across broader geographies.

Emerging players

• WingArc1st Inc. Japanese enterprise software company building document/data platform products. Comparable to AVASYS in custom software DNA but with a more productized, SaaS-style delivery model for Japanese enterprise clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/EPSON_AVASYS
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@avasys

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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