Product Developing User-oriented Products

"Products concieved from a customer point of view". This is the fundamental philosophy at the base of all products developed by SOURCENEXT. In order to better understand the customer's wants and needs, we take great care in reviewing and responding to the voices of our over 10 million registered users (data as of January, 2011) and place effort into creating simple, user-friendly interfaces, with easy-to-understand explanations.

Voice Guidance

Voice guidance makes the use of computers considerably simple. We have been using voice guidance in many of our products since we developed "TOKU-UCHI" (1997). "TOKU-UCHI" teaches users how to touch-type in a game-like setting and also uses voice guidance to offer more fun and effective lessons to users.

Update

Software products have to be improved constantly. It is important to use the latest version not only for the user's convenience but also from security perspective. We make sure that all of our new products include "SOURCENEXT Update" which informs customers to update our software in a timely fashion. We also widely provide "SOURCENEXT Update" for free.

Full Customer Service

The most important service for users is support and after-care which comes after purchasing a product. We provide this service in many forms such as Web page, E-mail, Web chat, and telephone. Also, these feedbacks that we receive, go into enhancing and improving our products and services.

Reassurance Policy

The Reassurance Policy is an industry-first product return system that was started by SOURCENEXT in 2001. If a product fails to work correctly after installation, the customer will receive a refund. We provide this service to allow customers to make purchases with reassurance.

Mileage Service

Customers receive points each time they purchase a SOURCENEXT product, and can use these points to enter sweepstakes or download software for free. We use this service to make purchasing PC software even more enjoyable.

Virus Security

World Standard High Quality Security at a Reasonable Price

The spread of security software will lead to increased security for society as a whole, and it is for precisely this reason that it must be easy for anyone to use at reasonable cost. Having more people use security software to protect their PC's makes the entire community a safer place for everyone - which is why we believe that one of our most important missions is to offer high quality security at an reasonable price.
In 2003, this idea took shape in the form of "Virus Security" (1-Year version), which offered security for a full year at a low price of 1,980 yen. In 2006, this concept was also taken up by "Virus Security ZERO" which did away with the annual renewal fees and promised users full support until the end of the official Microsoft support period. This revolutionary idea was well accepted, and for 2 years in a row, Virus Security was No.1* in the number of units sold.
Meanwhile, "Virus Security ZERO" became a certified product of various international certification bodies, as well as passing numerous quality tests.
In August 2010, we revised the price of "Virus Security ZERO" for one computer from 3,990 yen to 1,980 yen. The decision has been accepted very well since it reduces the cost spent on the essential anti-virus software.

*"Virus Security ZERO" No.1 in the number of units sold in all PC software, from 2007 to 2008. According to GfK Japan research of sales data for major domestic electronics retailers

Accredited in the Checkmark global security product certification system

CHOUJIMAKU

Making Movies into Ideal English Learning Materials

The revolutionary "CHOUJIMAKU" series, which integrates English learning into movie titles, came to life through our partnership with Hollywood's top film companies such as Paramount Pictures. Since the initial launch on June 2009, "CHOUJIMAKU" has kept its position at the No.1 rank* in the sales of Language Study/Testing Software category. On the other hand, we further increased the title line-up, by adding to the existing series, foreign TV drama series and "Discovery" series. More functions were also added to make it even more useful for our customers. In April 2010, SOURCENEXT released an iPhone application "Chou-jimaku word list". With this application users can review the English words they have checked in "CHOUJIMAKU" anywhere. This application ranked No.1 for being downloaded the most on 23 of April, 2010. Furthermore, we are developing "CHOUJIMAKU" for Mac and iPad that are becoming increasingly popular.

*According to GfK Japan research of sales data (by select vendors in Language Study / Testing genre) for major domestic electronics retailers June 2009 - December 2010, extracted data of "Language Study / Testing Software" genre from the "PC Software / Learning" category.
We have obtained the No.1 position for two consecutive years in 2009 and 2010.

Main Features

• Allows easy switching from Japanese to English captions, and also allows both captions to be displayed simultaneously.
• Allows users to play / repeat the scenes from the movies, one line at a time.
• Instantly displays the definitions of terms on mouseover.
• Comes bundled with a comprehensive English - Japanese dictionary which includes over 460,000 entries.

An Inconvenient Truth Copyright © 2006 by PARAMOUNT CLASSICS, a Division of PARAMOUNT PICTURES. All Rights Reserved. Forrest Gump TM & Copyright 1994 by Paramount Pictures. All Rights Reserved. Roman Holiday TM & Copyright © 1953 Paramount Pictures Corporation. All Rights Reserved.The Terminal TM & © 2004 DreamWorks LLC.All Rights Reserved. The Shawshank Redemption © 1994 Castle Rock Entertainment. © Dividen Productions/PeepShow Pictures. © 2004 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved. You've Got Mail © 1998 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All rights reserved.

Moving on to Various Platforms

Cloud Computing, Smartphone, Electronic Book…The environment surrounding IT is changing dramatically. SOURCENEXT is going beyond the field of PC software and exploring the possibly of software on various platforms.

Our partnership with Evernote

We formed an alliance with Evernote Corporation. Evernote is one of the leading providers of cloud computing service. The number of users of its service is 4million worldwide (date as of 26 August, 2010) and it is growing dramatically. We have already released a starter pack for beginners. Using the starter pack they can use "Evernote" paid-membership service easily. We are currently developing more products that work with "Evernote" services.

Entering iPhone and iPad Application Market

SOURCENEXT is actively developing applications for iPads and iPhones that are becoming wildly used at an explosive pace globally. In August 2010, we released an application called "Business Card Manager" for iPhones both in free version and paid-for version. This business card management tool works together with "Evernote" and it is the world's first* application to do so. We are also currently, developing "CHOUJIMAKU" for iPads and iPhones at a rapid pace.

*Through business alliance with Evernote Corporation, we were able to implement a bidirectional function which has never been done before.

Our Unique Website

Integrating Product Information and Shop Function

One of the main features of the "SOURCENEXT Website" is that, each product information page is closely interlinked with the online shopping site, "SOURCENEXT eSHOP" and allows users to purchase products, while they check the details and specifications on the product information page. This takes away the hassle of having to move to a different site to purchase a product, and users can more freely and easily purchase products as they browse for information. The SOURCENEXT eSHOP also sends out mail magazine to subscribers, and offers a wide variety of information on products and good deals.

SOURCENEXT eSHOP

• Annual Sales: 2.8billion yen (March 2010 term end results)
• E-Mail Newsletter Readers: About 2.92million (date as of March, 2010)
• 46th place of Internet Mail-order Sales Category
  According to Nikkei MJ published on 21st of Oct, 2009 e-shop mail-order sales research