Offshore Development Security Checklist: 10 Questions to Ask Before You Sign
In 2026, many of the security incidents disclosed by Japanese companies did not start inside their own systems. They started at a supplier: a cloud provider, a system operator, or a software development partner with access to their code. A single ransomware attack on one Japanese cloud platform in October affected 495 companies and local […]
How to Evaluate a Software Development Partner: A Practical Guide
Choosing a software development partner is one of the highest-stakes technology decisions a company makes. Get it right, and you move months faster. Get it wrong, and you lose a year, plus the budget to fix what went wrong. This guide shows how to evaluate a software development partner with 8 criteria that actually predict […]
Critical PHP Flaws: What If Your System Can’t Just Update?
On 21 October 2026, the PHP project released fixes for two critical vulnerabilities. Systems on current PHP versions can apply the fix directly. Systems on older versions, which are common in business applications built five to ten years ago, need a different plan. This article sets out what was released, what to check, and how […]
ERP vs. Enterprise Platform: A Decision Guide for Growing Businesses
Every growing business hits the same inflection point: the ERP that ran everything starts struggling with customer-facing demands. The question is not whether to evolve. The question is how: extend the ERP, or build a dedicated platform alongside it? This guide helps you decide. ERP strategy E-commerce platform B2B portal API integration Application Modernization When […]
Hospital Equipment Planning Platform
A UK medical provider managing multiple concurrent hospital projects replaced spreadsheets, email threads and manual reporting with a full-cycle hospital equipment planning platform. The same team now handles 30% more projects per year with 30% less planning effort. Healthcare United Kingdom Equipment planning Procurement workflow Software Development +30%Projects handled per year -30%Planning effort +25%Faster delivery […]
Our Success Stories – Recovering the Requirements of a Live Platform from Its Code
TPS used AI-assisted reverse engineering to recover the real business requirements of three production systems from their code, organizing them into 38 business flows, 202 stages and 657 evidence-linked working steps. Requirements recovery AI-assisted reverse engineering Application Modernization Public sector platform Japan 3 Production systems analyzed 38 Business flows recovered 657 Working steps traced to […]
Our Success Stories – A B2B Ordering Portal in Front of the Existing Core System
A B2B supplier selling through a nationwide dealer network put a modern ordering layer in front of its existing core system, cutting order processing time by more than half without replacing the core. B2B Dealer network Japan Ordering portal Application Modernization >50% Less order processing time 24/7 Dealer ordering 0 Core systems replaced 3 years […]
Our Success Stories – A Regional Specialty Marketplace, Launched in 11 Months
TPS designed, built and launched a multi-vendor marketplace for regional specialty products as 15 functional modules in 11 months, operated it, and handed it over in full. Marketplace Regional products Japan Multi-vendor Settlement 15 Functional modules 11 months From kick-off to launch 3-tier Automated settlement 100% Handed over to the client About the client The […]
Our Success Stories – More Than 5 Years Running a Hometown Tax Donation Platform
TPS has developed and operated a hometown tax donation (furusato nozei) platform for more than five years, growing it from an online portal into three connected production systems. Hometown tax donation Japan Multi-tenant Public sector Operations 5+ years Continuous development and operation 3 Connected systems in production 38 End-to-end business flows in operation 657 Working […]
Our Success Stories: Performance First on a Strained Multi-Channel Stack
A multi-channel retailer selling through more than ten online channels got relief on its existing platform first, and is scoping the rebuild on evidence rather than assumptions. Multi-channel retail Japan sales operation Warehouses in 3 countries OMS Performance 10+ Online sales channels 1 Order management system 3 Countries with warehouses Weeks To first relief, without […]