UPWARD BEGINS SALES VIA SB C&S. ACCELERATED EXPANSION TO MAJOR COMPANIES AND REGIONAL COMPANIES THROUGH A NATIONWIDE SALES NETWORK OF APPROXIMATELY 13,000 COMPANIES.

(Location: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Ryusuke Kaneki; hereinafter "UPWARD") has signed a distributor agreement (sales agreement) with SB C&S Co. Together with SB C&S, which specializes in sales and provision of products utilizing advanced technologies including cloud computing and AI through its nationwide sales network of approximately 13,000 companies, UPWARD will accelerate the deployment of UPWARD to major corporations and regional companies.
This initiative is a resale model, and secondary distributors contracted by SB C&S will sell UPWARD. After the contract is concluded, SB C&S will provide services and support directly to the companies that have introduced UPWARD.

OVERVIEW OF SB C&S CORPORATION

SB C&S Corporation has inherited the IT distribution business, the origin of the SOFTBANK Group, while quickly identifying changes in the market environment and creating new business models. For corporate customers, SB C&S provides product solutions utilizing advanced technologies including cloud computing and AI through the largest sales network in Japan. For consumers, we are leveraging our unique planning and development capabilities to expand our product lineup from software and mobile accessories to IoT products and services.
Company website: https: //cas.softbank.jp/

ABOUT UPWARD

UPWARD" is an application that realizes "sales engagement" to maximize the value of CRM and SFA. Centered on "storing and utilizing" customer data, UPWARD is linked to cloud CRMs such as Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics365, and provides a variety of support functions to enable outside and in-home sales representatives to work more creatively.
Official website of "UPWARD": https://www.upward.jp/