About Digital Arts

History of Digital Arts

2022
April The market segment of Digital Arts Inc. transfers from the First Section to the Prime Market of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
2021
December "DigitalArts@Cloud", our cloud security service, registered with "Information System Security Management and Assessment Program (ISMAP)."
  • * The name of the registered cloud service has been changed to "DigitalArts@Cloud/Desk" following the renaming of Desk@Cloud, which was included in the cloud security service DigitalArts@Cloud, to Desk in June 2023.
2020
November Digital Arts Inc. acquires ISO/IEC 27017 certification for its cloud security services "DigitalArts@Cloud" and "i-FILTER Browser&Cloud"
March Digital Arts Inc. and Digital Arts Consulting Inc. acquire ISO/IEC 27001 certification
2018
December UK subsidiary changes trade name to Digital Arts Europe Limited
Singapore subsidiary changes trade name to Digital Arts Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
2016
October Digital Arts Inc. begins operations at Chusikoku Sales Office
August Digital Arts America, Inc. acquires "Federal Information Processing Standard(FIPS)140-2" certification for "FinalCode Crypto Module" and "FinalCode Crypto Module for Mobile" of FinalCode's encryption module
April Digital Arts Consulting Inc. is established
February Singapore subsidiary changes trade name to FinalCode Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
UK subsidiary changes trade name to FinalCode Europe Ltd
2015
November Digital Arts Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. is established as a Singapore subsidiary
2014
April FinalCode, Inc. is established in the US as a local subsidiary
2013
June Digital Arts Inc. announces strategic alliance with NRI SecureTechnologies Ltd.
May Digital Arts Inc. establishes Polkast Japan, Inc. (its liquidation completed in June, 2015) as a subsidiary and forms the business alliance with Polkast LLC (US)
March Digital Arts Inc. is listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
2012
June Digital Arts Investment, Inc. is established as a US subsidiary
February Digital Arts Inc. is listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange
2011
November Digital Arts Inc. relocates head office to Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
April Digital Arts America, Inc. is established as a US subsidiary
Digital Arts Europe Ltd is established as a UK subsidiary
2009
December Digital Arts Inc. begins operations at Tohoku Sales Office
May Digital Arts Inc. acquires patent in China for internet access control involving filtering technology
This technology is patented in 27 countries and regions worldwide
January Digital Arts Inc. begins operations at Sapporo Sales Office (currently Hokkaido Sales Office)
2008
February Digital Arts Inc. is certified as a Privacy Mark enterprise
2007
November Digital Arts Inc. begins operations at Nagoya Sales Office (currently Chubu Sales Office)
June Digital Arts Inc. acquires patent in India for internet access control involving filtering technology
2006
August Digital Arts Inc. begins operations at Osaka Sales Office (currently Kansai Sales Office)
February Digital Arts Inc. acquires patent in Hong Kong for internet access control involving filtering technology
2005
October Digital Arts Inc. relocates head office to Nagatacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Digital Arts Inc. acquires patent in Japan for technology to filter individual mobile devices
August Digital Arts Inc. acquires patent in South Korea for internet access control involving filtering technology
July Digital Arts Inc. acquires patent in USA for internet access control involving filtering technology
March Digital Arts Inc. obtains 100% stock share of IQS.Co.Ltd., making the company its subsidiary
February Digital Arts Inc. acquires patent in 22 countries and regions for internet access control involving filtering technology
2004
October Digital Arts Inc. begins operations at Kyushu Branch Office (currently Kyushu Sales Office)
September Digital Arts Inc. transfers NET iScope (internet monitering service) business to shift corporate focus to filtering software
2002
September Digital Arts Inc. is listed on Nasdaq Japan of the Osaka Securities Exchange (currently JASDAQ Standard)
Digital Arts Inc. increases capital to 552.2 million yen
2000
May Digital Arts Inc. launches NET iScope, an internet monitoring service
March Digital Arts Inc. increases capital to 491 million yen
January Digital Arts Inc. relocates head office to Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo, increasing capital to 40 million yen
1998
August Digital Arts Inc. develops the first web filtering software in Japan and launches initiatives to accumulate information on harmful websites
1995
June Digital Arts Inc. is incorporated (capital: 10 million yen) in Minato-ku, Tokyo and commences operations to develop and market software for the internet