Business Use Cases

Workman introduced image generation AI as an alternative to product photography to prevent delivery delays, also achieving a 1.5x increase in app notification open rates.

• •Replacing delayed product photography with image generation AI successfully avoided production schedule delays.
• •An app notification campaign using AI-generated images improved open rates to 1.5 times the previous level.
• •This case demonstrates the practical use of generative AI in retail, balancing cost reduction with marketing effectiveness.

Professor Hasegawa of Waseda University notes that advanced AI review and diverse funding environments are separate issues, explaining conditions for companies to succeed amid polarizing fundraising.

• •AI progress is streamlining fundraising review processes, but this does not inherently mean diversification.
• •Venture finance is currently polarizing, with a growing gap between companies that raise funds and those that do not.
• •Surviving this polarization requires fundamental business strengths and differentiation, not just AI utilization.

KDDI Chairman Takahashi reflects on the company's founding startup spirit, urging Japanese firms to rethink growth strategies by adapting to change rather than relying on past successes.

• •KDDI originally entered the market with an aggressive, startup-like posture.
• •Chairman Takahashi points out that current Japanese companies should be flexible and not cling to past success patterns.
• •He argues that reviving the startup spirit is key to sustainable growth strategies for mature companies.

Bandai announced it is considering introducing My Number Card identity verification for its BANDAI TCG+ trading card game, advancing digital ID usage.

• •Bandai indicated plans to introduce a My Number Card-based identity verification system for its BANDAI TCG+ trading card game brand.
• •It is considering digital ID authentication to improve transparency in card collection and trading, and to prevent impersonation.
• •Implementation is scheduled to start with specific game brands, with potential expansion to other services in the future.

Toshiba Tec announced that a management account was mistakenly included in the manual for its cloud system ShopCraft, allowing one customer to view approximately 380,000 records of customer information, though no misuse has been confirmed.

• •A management account was mistakenly included in the manual for Toshiba Tec's cloud system ShopCraft.
• •This error allowed one specific customer to view approximately 380,000 records of customer information.
• •Toshiba Tec announced that no misuse or damage from unauthorized access has been confirmed as of the third day.

As the final episode of the SaaS Selection Series, this article evaluates standard tools like Sansan and Chatwork using a tiered assessment to analyze their practicality in business settings.

• •This is the fifth installment of the SaaS 100 Selection Series, featuring Sansan and Chatwork.
• •It explains the positioning of these tools based on tiered evaluations derived from IT department feedback.
• •The article introduces the reality and usability of standard SaaS tools that are well-established in business.

Based on IT department survey results, SaaS tools are tiered, and 20 standard ones are selected. This fifth installment of a five-part series lists tools that are actually usable.

• •A tiered ranking of SaaS tools was created reflecting opinions from IT departments.
• •The editorial team selected 20 truly usable standard tools from the many available SaaS options.
• •This series plan introduces the selected SaaS tools in five installments, covering four tools per article.

SharePointリストで管理している社内申請データのうち、「申請中」ステータスのものを定期的に抽出し、管理者宛てにメールで通知するPower Automateフローの構築手順を解説している。

• •トリガーとしてスケジュールまたはアイテム変更イベントを設定する
• •フィルタリング機能で特定のステータスを持つデータのみを対象とする
• •管理者の手動確認作業を削減し、業務の可視化を促進する

Geo achieved a dramatic revival by reducing its store count by 90% and resuming retro game sales, increasing revenue by 1.4 times. This analysis examines the factors behind its success.

• •Geo resumed retro game sales, which had been suspended during the pandemic, after significantly reducing its store count.
• •Although the store count fell to less than 10% of pre-2021 levels, total revenue increased by 1.4 times.
• •Efficiency gains from having fewer stores and changes in demand are believed to have contributed to improved profitability.

1PasswordがAIサービス利用料の一元管理機能を発表。ClaudeやChatGPTなど複数プロバイダーの支出をダッシュボードで可視化し、企業のコスト管理を支援する。

• •AnthropicのClaude、OpenAIのChatGPT、Cursorなど主要AIサービスの支出を単一画面で確認可能になる
• •リアルタイムでの支出状況の監視と管理が可能となり、AI導入に伴うコスト増への対応を支援する
• •企業ユーザー向けに設計されており、複数のAIツールを横断的に利用する組織の財務管理を効率化する