Manage Attendance Simply by Talking to AI: Amano Launches AI Agent, Revolutionizing the Future of Attendance Management

Amano Corporation (Headquarters: Kohoku-ku, Yokohama; President and CEO: Manabu Yamazaki; hereinafter 'Amano') will begin offering the 'Amano AI Agent' on June 30, 2026, as an optional service for its attendance management system, 'TimePro-eX.' The agent operates on Microsoft Teams, Slack, and web chat platforms.

- Transforming attendance management with AI: Complex operations simplified through a single chat interface.

In recent years, with growing attention on work-style reforms and human capital management, companies are increasingly required to properly manage individual employee working hours and leave records, while simultaneously improving productivity and ensuring compliance. However, as diverse work styles become more widespread, attendance management has grown more complex, increasing the workload for both employees and managers.

The 'Amano AI Agent' has been developed to meet these societal needs. Employees can now use natural conversations with AI on familiar platforms—Microsoft Teams, Slack, and web browsers—to perform tasks such as clocking in/out, correcting time records, checking various attendance data, and confirming company work rules or payroll policies. Without needing to log into a separate system, anyone can easily and seamlessly manage attendance. Additionally, the system automatically and comprehensively notifies users via their daily chat platforms of incomplete data, labor compliance risks, unapproved records, and more. The AI identifies necessary actions and guides users toward proper attendance management.

Amano is integrating its long-standing expertise in attendance management with cutting-edge AI technology to evolve from 'operating systems' to 'conversing with AI.' Through this intuitive new attendance experience, Amano aims to support businesses in improving operational efficiency and enhancing employee experience (EX).

[Service Launch] Available starting June 30, 2026

[Pricing] Quoted individually based on system configuration (optional feature for TimePro-eX)

[Product Website] https://www.amano.co.jp/tis/line-up/timepro-ex

- Accessible from PC, smartphone, or tablet. Attendance management is simple, fast, and available anytime, for anyone. Easy access to attendance data also promotes greater employee self-management awareness.

- Clock-in records and time corrections are automatically stored in the attendance management system.

- Data modification history is retained within the system to prevent unauthorized changes.

- Attendance Operations and Alerts via Chat

Perform various attendance management tasks directly from Microsoft Teams, Slack, or web chat.

- Execute clock-in/out and time corrections via chat

Example commands: 'Please clock me in,' 'Correct yesterday’s clock-out time to 7 PM.'

- Inquire about daily or monthly totals for working hours, overtime, and remaining paid leave

Example queries: 'How many paid leave days do I have left?', 'How much overtime can I still work?', 'If I keep working at this pace, how much overtime will I have this month?'

- Automatically receive labor compliance alerts for pending approvals, overtime limits, and other issues

Example notifications: '5 unapproved records,' '2 employees with less than 10 hours of remaining overtime this month'

- Attendance Management Infrastructure Optimized for AI Performance

'TimePro-eX' features over 1,000 configurable parameters and robust computational capabilities. Amano’s in-house engineers design and build customized system configurations to generate diverse attendance data tailored to each company, enabling the system to meet varied AI data requests and support detailed analysis and forecasting.

- Continuously Evolving AI Expansion Features

The 'Amano AI Agent' will gradually expand its functionality in phases.

- AI Experience Powered by Microsoft Azure

This service is built using Microsoft Azure’s AI and cloud technologies. The AI automatically analyzes user input, selects the most appropriate function—such as clocking, attendance inquiry, alert confirmation, or work rule search—and executes it. Employees can complete necessary tasks through natural conversation without needing to remember specific procedures. Secure deployment is enabled by leveraging existing IT infrastructure, including authentication via Microsoft Entra ID and integration with Microsoft Teams.

- Comment from Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd.

We are delighted that Amano Corporation has combined its long-standing expertise in attendance management with Microsoft Azure’s AI technology to develop and launch the 'Amano AI Agent.' By combining advanced natural language processing via Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models with RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) technology using Azure AI Search, the service delivers highly accurate responses even to complex, company-specific work rules and attendance policies. This service allows employees to complete clocking in/out, checking attendance data, and confirming labor alerts through natural conversation within Microsoft Teams—the platform they use daily. Under a secure environment enabled by Microsoft Entra ID authentication, it supports a future where AI seamlessly integrates into daily work. Microsoft Japan will continue to support Amano Corporation in further enhancing the value it delivers to its customers.

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