- Business
- Hammock Inc. (173A.T) develops and provides packaged software and cloud services addressing corporate security, sales support, and business efficiency challenges in Japan. The company offers network solutions including integrated IT operations management software such as AssetView Cloud Plus for human-centered information security measures, AssetView Cloud, and AssetView on-premises; sales DX solutions comprising business card management and sales support tools Hot Profile and Hot Recommend, along with new customer development form sales tool Hot Approach; and AI data entry solutions featuring format-agnostic OCR software DX OCR with DX OCR for BCP service for resilient order processing, AnyForm OCR for paperless operations, and AnyForm Fax CTI for fax order digitization. Founded in April 1994 by Masami Wakayama and headquartered at Tokyo Lucid Square Shinjuku East in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Hammock targets Japanese enterprises across industries with IT asset management, cybersecurity, sales automation, and data processing needs. Recent developments include its initial public offering on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market in April 2024; a strategic partnership with Tokyo Stock Exchange Computer Systems announced in September 2025 for security product collaboration; participation in the Japan Cybersecurity Fund with first investment in LRM's Securio employee security training cloud in 2025; launch of DX OCR for BCP service and AI assistant enhancements for Hot Profile in October 2025; and awards such as Hot Profile ranking first in the IT Trend 2025 Upper Half Rising Namelist Management Software category.