Nippan Texceed Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Toru Fujisawa; hereinafter "Nippan Texceed") will launch its new service, "i-Flexio," in January 2027, to address operational challenges with IBM i, the core system for businesses. This service will offer a one-stop solution including hosting (dedicated partition provision) available from 0.05 Core, among the smallest in the industry, as well as monitoring, job operation management, application maintenance, and environment migration. Through "i-Flexio," Nippan Texceed aims to contribute to the sustainable growth of companies. Challenges and Background Requiring "i-Flexio" Various challenges related to business continuity have become apparent in the IBM i environments used by companies: Aging hardware and end of maintenance Increased costs for equipment upgrades Aging and siloed expertise in RPG/COBOL technicians Increased operational burden due to daily monitoring and job management These factors lead to risks of business interruption, increased costs, and delays in DX promotion. Service Overview "i-Flexio" is a hosting-based managed service that provides our owned IBM i as a dedicated partition for customers. It can be used from a minimum configuration of 0.05 Core, considering small-scale usage, allowing for flexible resource provision and cost design according to business scale. The standard service includes charges for memory and disk usage, with options for monitoring/operations, job automation, application maintenance, and environment migration, enabling the outsourcing of entire operational tasks. Pricing Plans (Standard) Entry 0.05 Core Monthly ¥50,000~ Standard 0.25 Core Monthly ¥100,000~ Premium 1 Core Monthly ¥400,000~ *Options quoted separately Value Proposition of "i-Flexio" Resolution of aging hardware risks: We provide our infrastructure in dedicated partitions, reducing the burden of upgrades. Cost optimization: Flexible provision from the minimum unit of 0.05 Core avoids excessive sp