Infocom Corporation (Minato-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Jun Kuroda) today announced that Nippon Steel Solutions Kansai Co., Ltd. (Osaka-shi, Osaka; President and CEO: Satoshi Morita; hereinafter "NSSOL Kansai") has joined the GRANDIT Consortium, which promotes the sales and development of the domestically produced ERP "GRANDIT (Grandit)", as a multi-channel partner (Note 1). The GRANDIT Consortium was established to develop an evolutionary ERP best suited for Japanese companies and advance its business. NSSOL Kansai leverages its advanced technological capabilities cultivated as an IT company within the Nippon Steel Corporation group and its deep business knowledge in the manufacturing industry to provide system solutions to various industries, including manufacturing, in the Kansai region. With NSSOL Kansai's participation in the GRANDIT Consortium as a multi-channel partner for "GRANDIT", it will be possible to broaden the scope of solutions for customer business challenges more than ever before. ■ Comments from Each Company Our company's strengths lie in our advanced business know-how and system construction capabilities based on the "iron DNA" cultivated in the steel industry, and we have contributed to the implementation of our customers' core systems for many years. By leveraging this knowledge and maximizing the functions of "GRANDIT", we will realize system design and implementation optimized for business characteristics. Through this multi-channel partner addition, we will strengthen our collaboration with Infocom, co-create the latest and optimal services, and contribute to the DX promotion and sustainable business growth of customers in the Kansai region, including the manufacturing industry. We welcome NSSOL Kansai's addition as a multi-channel partner. NSSOL Kansai is a comprehensive system integrator with multiple development bases, primarily in the Kansai region. We expect that their extensive development and consulting experience will contribute to