Company name: Knowledge Automation, Inc.
     No. Employed:
30
URL: www.ka-j.com
Address: Musashino CenterBuilding, 1-19-8 Nakamachi,
Musashino-Shi, Tokyo
Business Description: As a CAD software developer, the Company has cultivated graphics technology, data compression technology, and data editing technology for several years. The company utilizes this technology base in the development of a state-of-the-art multi-contents databases. In addition, the company develops and sells knowledge management related software products, such as contents DB, editors, etc. The company offers customized development and service in connection with its software products.
Market, Competition and Clients: Targeting the market of Knowledge Management to share and exchange knowledge information. Specific focuses include:

1. Medical Information: Electronic preservation of medical information was approved by changes in Japanese law in April, 2000. Since then, digitalization of medical information such as electronic patient charts has been increasing dramatically.
2. Document Management: Japan’s document management market is growing rapidly, as companies realize the need for digital document management to enhance the productivity of white collar employees.
3. Technology Information Management: As broadband comes into wide use, the demand for sharing and exchanging large sized contents among manufacturing and construction industries is enhanced.

Targeting the market of Knowledge Management to share and exchange knowledge information. Specific focuses include:
Future Development: The company plans to develop, distribute, and offer software to various industries using products, including a technical information management system for manufacturing and construction industries, and a medical information system including patient charts. The company will also develop B2B middleware components for SI venders. In addition, it will utilize these tools to market other software solutions.
History:
7/2000 Spun off from Design Automation Corporation.
11/2000 Released "Techno-DOC", technology information management software.
3/2001 Acquired all rights related to "Techno-DOC" from Design Automation.
Management Profile: Tsukasa Takehara
(Date of birth: Aug 3, 1952)

1978 Joined Toshiba.
1983 Left Toshiba to found Design Automation as a Representative Director.
1996 Became the Chairman of Japan Personal Computer Software Association (to 2000).
2000 Founded Knowledge Automation as a Representative Director.

Mr. Takehara received a Masters Degree from Kyoto University.
Others: IPO is planned at Sept. 2003