is a Japanese

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company headquartered in

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, Japan, offering

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and

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. Outside of Japan, It is widely known for its acquisition of

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in 1984, ended in the sale to Sammy in 2004, through which

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was established.

History

In 1969, Sumitomo Computer Service Corporation was established by

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. In 2005, Sumitomo Computer Service Corporation and Sumitomo Electronics Corporation were merged into Sumitomo Computer System Corporation. Separately, in 1968, CSK Corporation was established by Japanese entrepreneur

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in 1968. The acronym CSK was derived from "Computer Service". CSK established CSK Research Institute, later renamed as

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, in 1983. At its peak, the company, the largest independent software company in Japan until it being acquired, was called the CSK Group. In the 2000s, its real estate investment business failed, resulting in heavy losses to the company after Okawa's death in 2001. In April 2011, Sumitomo Corporation acquired CSK through a

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. In October 2011, Sumitomo Computer System Corporation and CSK Corporation went through a statutory merger, in which Sumitomo Computer System absorbed CSK Corporation and was re-branded SCSK Corporation.

Services

The company offers the services of

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and produces

in Japan, mostly on a B2B basis for enterprises. SCSK Corporation's business type and scope is similar to those of

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and

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, which also specialize in IT services. The company has been listed on the

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since 1989, then as Sumitomo Computer Service Corporation.

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