Zuora Ignites Subscription Economy in Japan - Seite 2

Junichiro Kuwano was most recently managing director of Kyriba Japan. Prior to that, he was senior director of Oracle Japan following Oracle's acquisition of SaaS software leader RightNow Technologies, where he was Country Manager. Eiji Uda is currently Special Advisor of Salesforce.com Japan, a member of the advisory board of DocuSign, and a member of the board of Transcosmos, Inc. He was president and CEO of Salesforce.com Japan for 10 years and president and CEO of Softbank Commerce for more than three years. Prior to that, he worked in various roles at IBM for 20 years, including executive assistant to the CEO of IBM Japan, director of product business, and director of information service industry business.

"I am extremely honored to spearhead the launch of Zuora in Japan," said Mr. Kuwano. "We are at the beginning of a monumental shift in the way Japanese businesses will deliver their products and services to the Japanese people, and companies that want to be successful at creating lasting relationships with their subscribers will likely have only one chance to get it right. Otherwise, their subscribers will go to the competition. Zuora is the most complete and mature solution for delivering products and services on a subscription basis."

Founded in 1991, MKI provides a wide range of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) services, including system and network construction and data center and cloud services. MKI will use the Zuora Z-Business® platform to help run is subscription operations.

"ERP and CRM solutions don't manage subscription contract management, billing and commerce," said Masaki Saito, President and CEO of Mitsui Knowledge Industry. "Zuora provides the software technology companies need to manage all aspects of subscriber relationships, including helping them maintain a complete subscriber identity record and package and price services to deliver the greatest value to their subscribers."

Andrew Dailey, Managing Director of MGI Research, an independent research and strategic advisory firm focused on the needs of technology vendors, buyers and investors, views Zuora's opening in Japan as an emerging business opportunity, "The Digital Revolution is truly global, and companies everywhere seek new tools to strengthen customer relationships and monetize those connections in new and innovative ways. Zuora's entry into Japan underscores the size of this opportunity."