Asteria Announces 'Asteria Partner Award 2026', Recognizing 9 Partner Companies and 10 Key Persons for Expanding Warp and Platio Businesses

Asteria Corporation (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Yoichiro Hirano; Securities Code: 3853; hereinafter 'Asteria') announced the winners of the 'Asteria Partner Award 2026', recognizing 9 partner companies that have made significant contributions to the business expansion of the data integration tool 'ASTERIA Warp' (hereinafter 'Warp') and the mobile app creation tool 'Platio'. Additionally, Asteria announced the establishment of the 'Asteria People of the Year' award starting this fiscal year, honoring 10 key persons who contributed to business growth.

Among the winners, the grand prize 'Partner of the Year' (awarded to the sales partner with the No. 1 annual sales record) was presented to Panasonic Digital Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Osaka City, Osaka; Representative Director and President: Yutaka Abe) for Warp, and to Creva Systems Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Tetsuro Kato) for Platio.

Overview of the 'Asteria Partner Award' and the New 'Asteria People of the Year' Asteria collaborates with a diverse range of partner companies to further expand mutual business through product sales, market value enhancement, and technical support. The 'Asteria Partner Award' is a system that recognizes partner companies that have made significant contributions to the business of Asteria products throughout the year, targeting two products: Warp and Platio.

Furthermore, based on the belief that 'people' are the foundation supporting collaboration with partner companies, Asteria has newly established the 'Asteria People of the Year' award this fiscal year to praise the achievements of key persons who have contributed to business expansion. This award selects individuals who have proactively promoted collaboration on the front lines, regardless of their job type or position. In its inaugural year, 10 individuals were honored.

Scenes from the Award Ceremony - ASTERIA Warp Partner of the Year 2026 - Platio Partner of the Year 2026

About the 'Partner of the Year 2026' Winning Companies The 'ASTERIA Warp Partner of the Year 2026' was awarded to Panasonic Digital Co., Ltd. They strategically advanced the acquisition of large-scale projects within their group, as well as functional expansions and usage scope expansions for existing customers, and consistently achieved results from awareness building to lead generation through case study publications and seminar broadcasts.

Additionally, the 'Platio Partner of the Year 2026' was awarded to Creva Systems Co., Ltd. They contributed to expanding product awareness through exhibitions and seminars, while providing end-to-end support—from proposal and implementation to ongoing assistance—for Platio and 'Platio Canvas', a no-code app development platform specialized for enterprises.

As part of Asteria's SDGs promotion, the winning companies of each award were presented with memorial shields made of 'Oguni Cedar' from Oguni-machi, Aso-gun, Kumamoto Prefecture, which promotes forest conservation and the utilization of thinned wood.

'ASTERIA Warp Partner Award 2026' Winning Company - Award Name: Partner of the Year 2026 (No. 1 in ASTERIA Warp Annual Sales) - Winning Company: Panasonic Digital Co., Ltd.

'We are deeply honored to receive the "ASTERIA Warp Partner of the Year 2026" as the No. 1 in ASTERIA Warp annual sales. This is entirely due to the support of everyone, including Asteria Corporation, and we express our sincere gratitude. Panasonic Digital Co., Ltd. has collaborated with Asteria Corporation as a master partner of ASTERIA Warp for over 20 years, supporting the data utilization and business transformation of many customers. In April 2026, we launched as a new IT business company consolidating the IT functions of the Panasonic Group. Leveraging our experience in accumulating transformations from the frontline, we will promote "Effective DX" by taking responsibility from conception to result creation. Through the power of digital technology, we aim to realize happiness in "living" and "working", expand the possibilities of companies and society, and carve out a sustainable future together with everyone.' (Yutaka Abe, Representative Director and President, Panasonic Digital Co., Ltd.)

- Award Name: Excellent Partner 2026 (No. 2 and below in ASTERIA Warp Annual Sales)