KeepAlive Certified as "2026 CTC Alliance Partner" by ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation (CTC)

KeepAlive Inc. (Head Office: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representatives: Atsushi Narita, Yosuke Nishida; hereinafter referred to as "the Company") has been certified as a "2026 CTC Alliance Partner" by ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Tatsushi Shingu; hereinafter referred to as "CTC").

About CTC Alliance Partner *Quoted from the official CTC website below.

CTC collaborates with SI partners both domestically and internationally to maintain and strengthen its development and construction capabilities in order to meet the diverse needs of its customers. Among its approximately 1,000 SI partners, CTC selects companies with which it aims for particularly close collaboration as "Alliance Partners" (139 domestic companies as of April 2026). The selection process emphasizes not only management foundation, technical capabilities, and transaction history, but also information security management systems.

Alliance partner companies actively share information regarding business strategies, cutting-edge technologies, and quality improvement initiatives, and strengthen relationships through exchanges of opinions at partner meetings and other events.

(Reference: CTC Official Website "Relationship with Business Partners" https://www.ctc-g.co.jp/company/sustainability/social/supplier/ )

Background of Certification

The Company has maintained a business relationship with CTC for over 8 years, striving to provide high quality and stable systems in each project. In addition to this long transaction history, the Company has been recognized for its design and implementation capabilities based on the deep technical knowledge of its architects, contributing to the improvement of project quality, which led to this certification.

Future Outlook

With this certification as an opportunity, the Company will further deepen its collaboration with CTC and actively engage in information sharing and opinion exchange regarding cutting-edge technologies and quality. Furthermore, to provide higher quality services and create new value, the Company will actively promote the development and new recruitment of architects.

About ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation

Company Name: ITOCHU Techno-Solutions Corporation (Abbreviation: CTC) Head Office Location: 4-1-1 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo Representative: Tatsushi Shingu, President & CEO URL: https://www.ctc-g.co.jp/

Company Overview

Company Name: KeepAlive Inc. Head Office Location: Goyuen Sky Building 3F, 2-1-11 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo Representatives: Atsushi Narita, Yosuke Nishida Established: July 2006 Business Activities: Consulting related to IT and management

Consulting related to DX

Consulting related to marketing

Planning, design, development, operation, and maintenance of information systems

URL: https://keep-alive.co.jp/

Contact Information for Inquiries

Contact Persons: Moriya, Nishida Inquiry Contact: [email protected] HP: https://keep-alive.co.jp/ Address: Goyuen Sky Building 3F, 2-1-11 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022