Company History

Transferred all shares of GMO Digital Lab Inc. to GMO Commerce Inc.

GMO AI Connect Co., Ltd. joined the Group

GMO GlobalSign Holdings K.K. moved to the Prime Market

Merged with GMO Mobility Cloud Inc.

Aiming to expand its business and further enhance corporate value centered on trust services growing globally, GMO CLOUD K.K. changed its name to GMO GlobalSign Holdings K.K.

To achieve both further expansion of the connected car business and accelerated market development, and to promote the creation of new mobility businesses, GMO CLOUD K.K. and Sojitz Corporation established the joint venture GMO Mobility Cloud Inc.

GMO GlobalSign K.K. obtained ISO 27001 and ISO 22301

Obtained ISO/IEC 27017

Transferred all shares of GMO Speed Translation Inc. to Rozetta Corp.

In conjunction with the launch of the IoT business, made JC Square Japan K.K. a consolidated subsidiary

Launched the IoT business

To strengthen the overseas operations of the security services business, established GMO GlobalSign FZ-LLC in Dubai

In conjunction with the launch of the C2C used-car trading platform business, CMT Inc. changed its name to GMO Cars Inc.

Merged with GMO CLOUD WEST K.K. and GMO Business Support Inc.

In conjunction with the reorganization of overseas operations, transferred GMO CLOUD AMERICA INC. to GMO Internet Inc. and GMO CLOUD Pte. Ltd. to GMO Internet Pte. Ltd.

Changed listing to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Communication Telecom Inc. changed its name to GMO Digital Lab Inc.

To strengthen the overseas operations of the security services business, established GMO GlobalSign Russia LLC in Russia

To strengthen the APAC market of the hosting services business, established GMO CLOUD (Thailand) Co., Ltd. in Thailand

AT-YMC Inc. changed its name to GMO Business Support Inc.

To develop and strengthen the APAC market of the hosting services business, established GMO CLOUD Pte Ltd. in Singapore

To strengthen the overseas operations of the security services business, established GMO GlobalSign Certification Services Pvt. Ltd. in India

WADAX Inc. changed its name to GMO CLOUD WEST K.K.

To strengthen the overseas operations of the security services business, established GMO GLOBALSIGN INC. in the Philippines

Started providing cloud services

The Company changed its name to GMO CLOUD K.K., and Hosting & Security, Inc. changed its name to GMO CLOUD AMERICA INC.

To strengthen the overseas operations of the security services business, established GMO GlobalSign Pte. Ltd. in Singapore

To strengthen and expand the hosting services business, made WADAX Inc. a subsidiary

To enter the solution services business, made Communication Telecom Inc. a subsidiary

To begin full-scale deployment of translation services and strengthen the solution services business, Global Web Inc. changed its name to GMO Speed Translation Inc.

To strengthen the overseas operations of the security services business, established GlobalSign China Co., Ltd. in China

GlobalSign K.K. changed its name to GMO GlobalSign K.K.

To strengthen the overseas operations of the security services business, established GlobalSign, Inc. (currently consolidated subsidiary GMO GlobalSign Inc.) in the U.S.

Japan GeoTrust Inc. changed its name to GlobalSign K.K. (currently consolidated subsidiary GMO GlobalSign K.K.)

Established Global Web Inc.

Obtained ISO/IEC 27001:2005 and JIS Q 27001:2006

To strengthen the overseas operations of the security services business, Certification Services, Ltd. made GlobalSign NV (Belgium, currently a consolidated subsidiary) a subsidiary

To expand the security services business overseas, Japan GeoTrust Inc. made Certification Services Ltd. (U.K., currently consolidated subsidiary GMO GlobalSign Ltd.) a subsidiary

Listed on the Mothers market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Changed its name to GMO Hosting & Security Inc.

To strengthen and expand the hosting services business, made AT-YMC Inc. (currently a consolidated subsidiary) a subsidiary

Changed its name to GMO Hosting and Technologies Inc.

To enter the security services business, established Japan GeoTrust Inc. (currently consolidated subsidiary GMO GlobalSign K.K.)

To strengthen the hosting services business, entered into a capital alliance with GMO Internet Inc.

Reorganized into a joint-stock company and changed its name to iSLE Co., Ltd.

Aoyama Mitsuru, the current President, assumed the position of President and Representative Director

To expand the hosting services business overseas, established WEBKEEPERS, INC. in the U.S.

Partnered with Clever Computer in the U.S. and launched the hosting services business

Founded iSLE Ltd. (currently the Company)