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2025/2/19
Open Connectivity eXchange from BBIX and BBSakura to Support “Now Platform”
February 19, 2025
BBIX, Inc.
BBSakura Networks, Inc.
Open Connectivity eXchange from BBIX and BBSakura to Support “Now Platform”
Companies to enable the use of “Now Platform” with greater security and higher quality
BBIX, Inc. (“BBIX”), a subsidiary of SoftBank Corp. that operates an Internet Exchange (IX) business, and BBSakura Networks, Inc. (“BBSakura”), a network solutions provider and subsidiary of BBIX, will add “Now Platform,” provided by ServiceNow, as a new destination connection for “SaaS Connection” of Open Connectivity eXchange (“OCX”), a cloud-based network service, on February 19, 2025.
“Now Platform” is a cloud service that allows companies and organizations to manage various business processes on a single platform. “Now Platform” provides an easy-to-understand interface and customizable tools that can be used in a variety of situations to promote DX (Digital Transformation) in companies and organizations.
“SaaS Connection” provides a connection from the closed OCX network to SaaS (Software as a Service) applications without going through the Internet. “SaaS Connection” thereby enables customers to use “Now Platform” in a secure and high-quality communication environment.
BBIX and BBSakura will continue to expand their services to support customers, accelerate DX and grow their businesses in the multi-cloud era.
■ Service Concept
■ Executive Comment
Toshiya Tsujimura, Executive Officer, Head of Telecommunications, Media and Technology Department, ServiceNow Japan“ServiceNow welcomes the connection between BBIX’s OCX and ‘Now Platform.’ ServiceNow’s AI platform for business transformation is characterized by digitizing workflows across a wide range of business areas and connecting people, data, and systems company-wide. Through this initiative, we will continue to support the business transformation of Japanese enterprises.”
■ About BBIX
Company Name: BBIX, Inc.
URL: https://www.bbix.net/en/
Headquarters: 1-9-10 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Hideyuki Sasaki, President & CEO
Date of establishment: June 13, 2003
Capital: 100 million yen
Ownership: 100% owned by SoftBank Corp.
Business: Telecommunications operator under Japan’s Telecommunications Business Act; leasing, maintenance & management of telecommunications equipment; development, sales, maintenance & management of computer hardware/software
■ About BBSakura
Company Name: BBSakura Networks, Inc.
URL: https://www.bbsakura.net/en/
Headquarters: 7-20-1 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
Representative: Hideyuki Sasaki, President & CEO
Date of establishment: August 1, 2019
Capital: 200 million yen
Ownership: BBIX, Inc. 51%, SAKURA internet Inc. 49%
Business: Telecommunications operator under Japan’s Telecommunications Business Act; leasing, maintenance & management of telecommunications equipment; development, sales, maintenance & management of computer hardware/software
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