Nifty Corporation Explained

NIFTY Corporation ニフティ株式会社
Type:	Public
Foundation:	February 4, 1986
Location:	Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Industry:	Information and communication industry
Key People:	, president^[1] ^[2]
Num Employees:	556 (March 31, 2007)
Revenue:	¥66.833 billion (FY 2015, consolidated)
Homepage:	NIFTY Corporation (@ nifty)

Nifty Corporation, stylized as and, is one of the leading internet service providers in Japan, and a subsidiary of Fujitsu.^[3] The company was the largest online service provider, Nifty Serve, in Japan. With the spread of the Internet, it started internet service in 1996. In 1999, it absorbed Fujitsu's ISP, InfoWeb. In 2006, the online service was closed due to a decline in users. The company went public in December 2006.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Company Outline . Nifty Corporation . April 17, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161224041711/http://www.nifty.co.jp/english/info.htm . December 24, 2016 . dead .
2. Web site: 会社案内 . Nifty Corporation . ja . April 17, 2017.
3. Web site: GRIC unwires @nifty, Japan's largest Internet service provider - Business - GRIC Communications extends service relationship with NIFTY Corp - Brief Article . BNET . November 2002 . 2008-02-06.