Cloud Watch

NTT Docomo Business and IBM Japan are collaborating in AI governance to visualize AI agent usage and build management and audit systems compliant with laws and internal regulations.

• •The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding on collaboration in the AI governance field on the 7th.
• •They are considering establishing a mechanism to grasp when and how AI agents are used, enabling continuous management and audit in accordance with laws and internal regulations.
• •Their ultimate goal is to realize an environment where companies can utilize AI agents with peace of mind.

Tokyo Electron Devices signed a sales agency agreement with US-based Zenity to begin domestic sales of a platform specializing in AI agent security.

• •Tokyo Electron Devices (TED) signed a sales agency agreement with US-based Zenity on the 8th.
• •It began sales of the security platform "Zenity," which specializes in AI agents.
• •The product is provided to address security risks associated with the operation of AI agents.

Project Mode added an MCP-compatible AI connector to its NotePM knowledge management SaaS, making it available at no extra cost across all plans.

• •Project Mode Co., Ltd. announced the addition of an AI connector feature to NotePM on October 8.
• •The new feature supports the Model Context Protocol (MCP).
• •It is available at no additional cost across all plans.

NTT Data Advanced Technology and NTT Data Neuson launched a solution to support in-house app development using intra-mart's AI-native environment.

• •The companies began offering the 'AI-Native Development In-House Support Solution for intra-mart,' utilizing intra-mart's AI-native development environment.
• •The solution aims to support the in-housing and self-sufficiency of corporate intra-mart app development.
• •The announcement was made on the 5th.

GMO NIKKO launched 'GMO AIO Boost for EC,' a consulting service for e-commerce businesses targeting AI agent traffic.

• •GMO NIKKO began offering the e-commerce specific version of 'GMO AIO Boost' on the 8th to support customer acquisition via generative AI.
• •The service is positioned as a consulting solution specialized for e-commerce operators.
• •It supports building e-commerce sites that accommodate purchasing behavior through AI agents.

TWOSTONE Sync partnered with Layer8 to launch AI-powered penetration testing services for web applications and APIs.

• •TWOSTONE Sync Inc. formed a business alliance with Layer8 Inc., a developer of AI-based web security technologies.
• •As its first entry into cybersecurity, it began offering penetration testing for web applications and APIs.
• •The partnership enables security services that combine AI and human verification.

NTT TechnoCross launched PromanAIde, an analysis solution that visualizes project risks using AI.

• •AI analyzes system development project reports and communication history.
• •It features the ability to visualize risk signs such as delays and quality degradation.
• •Service began on October 8, with the AI-PMO concept outlook presented at the same day's launch event.

An expense management cloud service added a feature to display AI decision logic, enhancing trust in automated processing.

• •ChillStack announced the feature addition for its service on the 7th.
• •The risk ranking feature now transparently shows the reasons for AI fraud risk judgments.
• •A new evidence visualization feature was added, allowing users to verify the basis for decisions.

TechMatrix has signed a sales agency agreement with Elith to begin selling the generative AI quality evaluation tool GENFLUX Evaluation, expanding access through its customer base.

• •TechMatrix signed a sales agency agreement with Elith on the 8th as part of a strategic partnership.
• •The company announced the start of sales for Elith's generative AI quality evaluation tool, GENFLUX Evaluation.
• •This partnership enables Elith's quality evaluation tools to be offered through TechMatrix's customer base.

Sakura Internet has launched Sakura AI Engine Private Edition, a fully managed AI model serving service allowing companies to operate generative AI models in dedicated environments.

• •It allows companies to operate their generative AI models in dedicated environments.
• •It is provided as a fully managed AI model serving service.
• •The service is named Sakura AI Engine Private Edition.