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July
Makoto Iida and Juichi Toda establish Nihon Keibi Hosho Kabushiki Kaisha (today's SECOM Co., Ltd.), Japan's first security services company, and begin providing patrol guard and static guard services. The word Keibi Hosho in the Company's name means "security" and incorporates the nuance of "guarantee."
October
Nihon Keibi Hosho secures the contract to protect the athletic facilities including the athletes' village for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics, located in Tokyo's Yoyogi district. The Company's performance during the Olympics is widely praised and the experience gives the Company's business a considerable boost.
April
The Company's exploits inspire the TV drama The Guardman. The drama proves to be a major hit, greatly enhancing recognition of the Company's name.
May
Nihon Keibi Hosho develops and begins marketing Japan's first on-line security system, SP Alarm. The system provides continuous monitoring of the subscriber's premises from a control room (predecessor of today's SECOM control centers) and the dispatch of emergency response personnel in the event an abnormality is detected.
April
SP Alarm is instrumental in the apprehension of a spree killer sought by police.
August
The Company partners with Huntington National Bank of the United States to develop the Handy Bank System, an unstaffed bank security system. In 1974, the Company launches CD Security Pack, a groundbreaking security system for cash dispensers (CDs).
June
Nihon Keibi Hosho lists on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
March
The Company introduces the world's first computerized security system (CSS). In the event an abnormality is detected, a signal is sent to a control center and pertinent information is displayed instantly on a monitor. The system earns high marks for enhancing both security and operating efficiency.
July
Nihon Keibi Hosho, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Inc., Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., and Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc., establish joint venture Japan Nuclear Security System Co., Ltd., which is charged with providing protection for Japan's nuclear power plants and related facilities through the planning, design, installation and maintenance of security systems, as well as through the provision of static guard and other services.
October
Subsidiary Secom Industries Co., Ltd., is established to manufacture the Company's proprietary security systems. (Since August 1989, Secom Industries is also engaged in organic herb cultivation.)
January
A business alliance with a local firm leads to the establishment of Taiwan Secom Co., Ltd. The new company is the first to offer on-line security systems in Taiwan. This development kicks off the Company's full-scale overseas expansion.
May
Nihon Keibi Hosho moves up to the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
November
The Company completes the SECOM SD Center, a model secure commercial building, which houses, among others, the Tokyo Central Control Center.
March
The Secom Science and Technology Foundation is established with the aim of supporting and promoting R&D, particularly in areas related to safety and security.
July
The Company opens the Secom ED Center (currently the Secom Development Center) to develop core technologies for proprietary security systems and equipment.
January
The Company launches Japan's first home security system, My Alarm (currently SECOM Home Security).
March
Nihon Keibi Hosho and the Samsung Group establish joint venture Korea Safety System Inc. (currently S1 Corporation), which becomes the first company in South Korea to offer on-line security systems.
January
The Company declares 1982 "the first year of Japan's security services industry."
October
Nihon Keibi Hosho acquires the Westec Security Group, Inc., of the United States. (In 1987, SECOM establishes Secomerica Inc. to oversee its U.S. operations.)
August
The Company establishes community cable television provider Miyagi Network in Sendai, Miyagi, marking its debut in the information services field. (The company is divested in 2006.)
December
The Company's name is changed to SECOM Co., Ltd. (The name SECOM was coined as a contraction of "security + communication.")
May
SECOM participates in the establishment of DDI Corporation (currently KDDI Corporation).
August
Subsidiary Secomnet Co., Ltd., is established to provide value-added network (VAN) services. In October 1985, computer security services subsidiary Nippon Computer Security Corporation is established. (These two companies/businesses and Secom Information System Co., Ltd., later merge to form Secom Trust Systems Co., Ltd. in May 2006)
January
The Company completes the Secom TE Center, a laboratory equipped with facilities for evaluating and testing sensors. The Secom Development Center, as part of the TE Center, engages in development of innovative systems that satisfy SECOM's own rigorous quality and performance standards.
June
SECOM lists on the first section of the Osaka Securities Exchange.
December
The Company establishes the Secom Intelligent Systems Laboratory to conduct research with a medium- to long-term perspective aimed at developing proprietary platform technologies. The laboratory also conducts technological research for cutting-edge security systems and medical fields.
September
Subsidiary Thaisecom Pitakkij Co., Ltd. (currently Thai Secom Security CO., LTD.), is established in Thailand.
April
SECOM launches SESAMO ID, Japan's first fingerprint-based individual identification system.
April
U.S. holding company Secomerica acquires the emergency medical care unit of hospital management company Hospital Corporation of America and begins operating the United States' largest emergency medical care company. (The company is divested in 1994.)
December
The Company opens Japan's first specialized home security shop in Jiyugaoka, Tokyo.
January
SECOM declares 1989 the first year of its drive to realize a new corporate vision, the Social System Industry. This vision describes the creation of a new framework of service systems by utilizing SECOM's information and communications network—cultivated through the provision of security services—to combine and integrate its products and services into comprehensive packages that make life more secure, convenient and comfortable.
September
Secomerica acquires HMSS Inc., the United States' third-largest home health care services provider. (The company is divested in 1994.)
April
SECOM acquires the Carroll Security Group Ltd., a U.K. security services firm. (The firm merges with Ambassador Security Group PLC acquired in 1995. The resulting entity is established in 1996 as SECOM Plc and provides on-line security systems across the United Kingdom.)
June
The Company opens SECOM Pharmacy, which is equipped with a clean room, and becomes the first company in Japan to offer full-scale home medical services, including prescription pharmaceutical delivery and home nursing services.
December
SECOM (China) Co., Ltd., is established in Beijing, becoming, in July 1993, the first officially sanctioned Japanese-owned holding company in the PRC. (Efforts focus initially on establishing security services companies and marketing on-line security systems in major cities in the country’s high-growth coastal areas. The company later expands its network to include cities in key inland areas.)
April
SECOM begins offering Hospinet, a remote image diagnosis support service. Hospinet transmits magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computed tomography (CT) and other images to SECOM’s Hospinet Center for examination by expert radiologists, who then provide consultation to the primary physician.
July
The Company launches SECOM AX, a revolutionary on-line security system with on-site image sensors. If the sensors detect an intruder, a signal and images are transmitted to a SECOM control center, thus facilitating prompt assessment and a swift and accurate response by control center staff.
September
SECOM enters the insurance business by making an equity investment in non-life insurance company Toyo Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., which later changes its name to Secom General Insurance Co., Ltd. The new company capitalizes on SECOM’s distinctive capabilities to introduce such innovative offerings as SECOM Anshin My Car, a comprehensive automobile insurance policy that includes on-site emergency services; Security Discount Fire Policy, a commercial fire insurance policy; and SECOM Anshin My Home, a comprehensive home fire insurance policy.
December
The Company establishes its first visiting nurse station, which is approved under Japan’s National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme. (SECOM visiting nurse stations are subsequently set up in the Tokyo Metropolitan Area, the Kansai region, Nagoya, Sendai, Sapporo and other major Japanese urban centers. These stations dispatch experienced nurses who also complete rigorous in-house training programs, enabling SECOM to provide high-caliber home nursing services.)
July
SECOM launches SECOM IX, an interactive remote imaging security system for commercial facilities designed to help prevent burglaries.
August
SECOM takes an equity stake in Pasco Corporation, Japan’s leading purveyor of mapping and Geographic Information System (GIS) services and enters the geographic information services market.
June
SECOM Group real estate development companies Eclairer Co. Ltd. and Secom Asahi Co., Ltd., merge. The resulting entity begins operating as Secom Home Life Co., Ltd. (The company is divested in December 2020.)
April
The Company launches COCO-SECOM, a mobile security system that uses signals from Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites and cellular phone base stations to accurately pinpoint the location of portable transmitter devices to keep track of people and vehicles, among others, and if requested dispatch emergency response personnel.
October
SECOM introduces MEDCOM, Japan’s first unrestricted cancer treatment policy, which provides coverage for all hospitalization and medical treatment costs.
January
The Company capitalizes on its know-how in security services for large-scale commercial facilities and advanced network capabilities to launch TOTAX ZETA, a new total security system.
February
Subsidiary Secom Joshinetsu Co., Ltd., lists on the second section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
March
The medical services businesses of the Company, Secom Home Medical System Co., Ltd., Secom Care Service Co., Ltd., and Secom Kampo System Co., Ltd., merge to form Secom Medical System Co., Ltd.
May
Sales commence for My Spoon, Japan’s first robot designed to enable people with impaired upper body mobility to eat with minimal assistance.
September
Sales of SECOM AED Package Service, a comprehensive automated external defibrillator (AED) service, begin.
October
The Company introduces SECOM Safety Confirmation Service, a disaster management support service that assists an initial response for large-scale disaster, developed by Secom Information System Co., Ltd. (currently Secom Trust Systems Co., Ltd. )
September
SECOM begins offering SECOM Home Service, a suit of convenient lifestyle support services.
October
The Company launches SECOM Robot X, Japan’s first outdoor surveillance robot.
October
SECOM opens Comfort Garden Azamino in Yokohama, Kanagawa, a new-concept senior residence that brings together the Company’s expertise in such areas as security, medical care and personal care. (In June 2009, the Company also opens Comfort Hills Rokko, in Kobe, Hyogo.)
December
Nohmi Bosai Ltd., a leading provider of fire protection services, becomes a consolidated subsidiary. SECOM has been the principal shareholder in Nohmi Bosai since 1974. The aim of consolidation is to reinforce this relationship, facilitating the integration of the two companies’ expertise—SECOM’s in security and Nohmi Bosai’s in fire protection—and the development of new products that will help SECOM to cultivate a new market.
April
Construction is completed and operations commence at Mine Rehabilitation Program Center, Japan’s first private finance initiative (PFI) correctional facility, in Mine, Yamaguchi. A private-sector consortium led by the Mine SECOM Group secured the contract for the facility through general bidding in 2005. Working in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice, SECOM provides security services and support for operational and correctional services. (SECOM subsequently secures contracts for two additional PFI correctional facilities, Kitsuregawa Rehabilitation Program Center and Kurobane Prison, located, respectively, in Sakura and Ohtawara, Tochigi. Operations at both facilities commence in October 2007.)
August
Secom Trust Systems opened and commenced operation of New Secure Data Center which boasts top-level security capabilities.
April
Nittan Co., Ltd., the number three fire protection services firm in Japan, becomes a consolidated subsidiary.
October
At Tokyo Corporation, Japan's leading data center services firm in terms of facility floor space, becomes a consolidated subsidiary.
April
The Company launches SECOM My Doctor Plus, an emergency medical alert system for seniors, through a business alliance with two major nursing care service providers.
September
SECOM introduces the Real-Time Disaster Information Service, a next-generation disaster mitigation service that capitalizes on its proprietary capabilities in Big Data analysis.
December
Secom Trust Systems launches the SECOM Premium Net, a system designed to protect against online banking scams.
March
Operations commence at Sakra World Hospital, the first hospital operated by Japanese companies in India.
May
SECOM begins offering the SECOM Anshin My Number Service, which enables companies to entrust their employees' My Number information to SECOM for storage at the highest security level.
August
Kumalift Co., Ltd., Japan's top manufacturer of small freight elevators in terms of market shares, becomes a consolidated subsidiary.
December
Asahi Security Co., Ltd., Japan's leading provider of cash collection and delivery services, becomes a consolidated subsidiary.
The Company launches the SECOM Drone, the world's first autonomous small flying surveillance robot for the private sector.
February
The Company introduces the SECOM Airship, the world's first dirigible designed for surveillance for the private sector.
September
SECOM launches the SECOM 3D Security Planning based on high-precision 3D images for security planning, which is Japan's first-ever.
July
The Company introduces SECOM Home Security NEO, a flexible system suited to modern lifestyles that can be linked with devices on the IoT etc.
The Company launches SECOM My Doctor Watch, Japan's first emergency medical alert and health management service centered on a wearable wristband tracker.
October
TMJ, Inc., which provides business process outsourcing (BPO) services including operation of contact centers, becomes a consolidated subsidiary.
August
Secom Tosec Co., Ltd., which provides static guard services, maintenance and inspection services for power facilities and fire protection and extinguishing equipment, and reception and other business support services, becomes a consolidated subsidiary.
December
SECOM releases SECOM My AED, Japan's first on-line home-use AED package service.
February
The Company establishes Secom Aktif Guvenlik Yatirim A.S. in Turkey.
April
SECOM begins offering SECOM Senior Care Phone Service, which combines the existing emergency monitoring service and the newly added function that enables safety confirmation among family members without any equipment installation.
June
SECOM launches a new security service using autonomous patrol robot SECOM Robot X2.
September
The Company starts offering System Security AZ, which is an all-in-one system that accommodates a variety of functions that help customers’ business operations including sophisticated security as well as work efficiency solutions.
January
SECOM begins offering Mago (grandchild) Channel with SECOM, a new monitoring service for seniors, based on the concept of joyful care.
August
The Company launches SECOM Anshin Telework via USB Remote Device, a service that responds to the need for work style reforms.
March
SECOM launches the new COCO-SECOM with added functions by linking it to a smartphone app.
June
The Company begins offering SECOM Monitoring Service for Seniors as an optional SECOM Home Security service, which utilizes a smartphone app and information stored and analyzed in the cloud.
January
SECOM launches Virtual Keibi System, the world’s first system which features an AI-powered life-sized virtual character that performs security and receptionist duties.
The Company introduces cocobo, a security robot that makes use of AI and 5G technologies.
April
SECOM is shifted to the Prime Market, owing to a restructuring of the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s market segments.
July
SECOM makes Senon Ltd., an industry leader in airport security services with strengths in static guard services for large commercial facilities, a consolidated subsidiary.
The Company launches System Security AZ-Air for small and medium-sized commercial facilities and offices.
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