HISTORY

History of former Marubeni Solutions Corp.
and its affiliates
  History of former
Marubeni Information Systems Co., Ltd.
May 1965
M.I. Technical Service Co., Ltd., official predecessor of today's Marubeni Information Systems, established
1960s  
April 1971
Marubeni Electronics Co., Ltd. established
December 1974
Martec International Corp. (today's Marubeni Information Systems USA) established as joint venture with Marubeni Corp.
1970s  
June 1981
MSOL USA opens branch in Santa Clara, California, USA
October 1981
Former Marubeni Electronics Co., Ltd. splits into new Marubeni Electronics Co., Ltd. and Marubeni Hytech Corp.
April 1984
MSOL USA opens a branch in Singapore
1980s
August 1981
Marubeni Information Systems Co., Ltd. established by spinning off Marubeni Corp. Computer Center
October 1981
Begins providing integrated IT operations services for Marubeni Corp.
April 1983
Launches software development services
October 1988
Launches general type-II telecommunications services
April 1989
Merges with Ryutsu Jouhou Service Co., Ltd.
December 1995
Toyobeni Microelectronics Co., Ltd., a joint venture, established in China. Operations eventually transferred to HaiHong Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. in 2002.
October 1997
Marubeni Hytech Corp. and Marubeni Electronics Co., Ltd. merge; company name changed to Marubeni Solutions Corp. (MSOL)
1990s
April 1994
Merges with Marubeni Telecom International Ltd.
March 1996
Attains certification under Secure Information Systems Accreditation Scheme for Information Processing Service Companies
September 1996
Attains license from the Governor of Tokyo for telecommunications construction business
September 1999
Attains ISO9002:1994 certification
January 2000
MSOL USA becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of MSOL
September 2001
ISO 14001: 2004 certification attained
May 2005
A portion of the networking operations belonging to Marubeni Network Systems Co., Ltd. transferred to MSOL
March 2006
Information Security Management System certification attained
May 2006
Privacy Mark certification attained
December 2006
Information Security Management System certification shifts from ISMS certification standard ver. 2.0 to ISO/IEC 27001: 2005
August 2007
Hoei System Products Co., Ltd. becomes a subsidiary of MSOL
September 2007
HaiHong Microelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., established in China
2000s
March 2000
Attains certification as a specific system operations company; registered and certified as a systems integration service company
October 2000
Merges with Marubeni Software Co., Ltd.
January 2002
Attains Information Security Management System certification
November 2002
Concludes comprehensive business and capital partnership agreement with Hitachi, Ltd.
April 2003
Attains ISO 9001: 2000 certification
Attains joint certification under Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Program for Hosting and Application Services and HP SP Signature Certified program (ITIL basis)
September 2003
Attains Privacy Mark certification
November 2004
Attains BS 7799-2: 2002 certification
December 2006
Information Security Management System certification shifts from ISMS certification standard ver. 2.0 to ISO/IEC 27001: 2005/JIS Q 27001: 2006
March 2007
Becomes wholly-owned subsidiary of Marubeni Corp.
  History of Marubeni Information Systems Co., Ltd. and its affiliates
2000s
October 2007
Marubeni Information Systems Co., Ltd. and Marubeni Solutions Corp. merge; New Marubeni Information Systems Co., Ltd. (MSYS) established.
October 2007
TESCO Corporation becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of MSYS
October 2008
Hoei System Products Co., Ltd. becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of MSYS
February 2009
Marubeni Information Systems (S) Pte. Ltd. established in Singapore,
inherited Marubeni Information Systems USA Corp Singapore branch business
March 2009
Wanpeng Electronics Trading (Shanghai) Corp. changed the company name to Marubeni Information Systems (Shanghai) Corporation
October 2009
Hoei System Products Co., Ltd. changed the company name to MSYS TECHNO SUPPORT CO.,LTD.
2020s
April 2023
Marubeni Corporation established a holding company, and the shareholder was changed to Marubeni I-DIGIO Holdings Co., Ltd.
December 2023
Head office relocated to Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo.