Welcome to the Advanced World Systems, Advanced World Solutions webpage,
trusted IT offshore leader engaged in consulting, technology, and outsourcing solutions.
We are part of the Ubicom group of companies operating in Japan, the Philippines, China, and USA.
It's not just about development.
Established in 1993 as an Offshore Research and Development arm of a joint venture between IBM Japan and Toshiba TEC, we later on became an independent company, establishing our head office in Japan.

With more than 30 years in the business operating in the Philippines, Japan, China, and U.S.A, we are the strategic partner of choice by renowned companies like Sharp Corporation, Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., IBM Japan, Ltd., Lenovo (Japan) Ltd., and Sakura.

Our teams of engineers are both technical experts and bi-lingual (English and Japanese), providing software development solutions and services.

Let us help you navigate and thrive in the increasingly changing world of technology through strategic consulting, operational leadership, focus on excellence, and the co-creation of strategic breakthrough solutions.


We make your needs our priority.

Our History

  1. 1993

    Established as APTi-Philippines, Inc., the Research and Development (R&D) arm of Advanced Peripherals Technologies, Inc. (APTi) of Japan (a joint venture between IBM Japan and Toshiba TEC Corp.). The main business was development of firmware, microcode, device drivers, and software utilities for workstation printers and related peripherals.

  2. 1995

    Cebu Extension Office was established

  3. 1997

    Established Alsons/APTi Information Systems, Inc (AAISI), a joint venture between AWS and one of the biggest Philippine conglomerates, Alsons Corporation.

  4. 1998

    EXPANSION OF BUSINESS AREAS
    Quality Assurance and software testing for mobile devices
    POS middleware development
    Business application and solutions development
    Firmware and device driver development for multifunction printers

  5. 2003

    Establishment and inauguration of the company's Training Center,
    AWS' Center for Technology Incubation (ACTION)

  6. 2005

    Establishment of Japan Company AWS, Inc.

  7. 2006

    Company name is changed to Advanced World Systems, Inc.
    Establishment of Advanced World Solutions, Inc. (a separate company under PEZA) in Makati, which focuses on business applications development.

  8. 2007

    AWS wins 3 Grand Prize Awards at the e-Services Philippines 2007.
    Most Creative Application of the Year for its “High Definition Clip Station”
    Offshore Project of the Year for the “Manufacturing System Development Project for SCM, Inc.”
    “AWS Center for Technology Incubation (ACTION)” took home the Outstanding Company Program.

  9. 2008

    Establishment of Advanced World Solutions, Ltd. in Hong Kong
    Creation of Osaka branch office
    AWS wins again at the e-Services Philippines 2008 Awards. AWS emerged as the Winner for the “Outstanding Client Application of the Year” category for the “ATM Systems Development Project for a Major Bank in Japan”

  10. 2009

    AWS Group achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2005 - the international standard for
    Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) certification.

  11. 2010

    Established AWS (Beijing), Ltd. in China

  12. 2012

    AIS, Co. Ltd, a leading medical solutions company, joined AWS group

  13. 2015

    Japan parent company's official name was changed
    from "AWS, Inc." to "AWS Holdings, Inc."

  14. 2016

    AWS Holdings, Inc. was listed on the Mother's market of Tokyo Stock Exchange.
    Awarded as Best Software Company Award at the 10th International ICT Awards.
    Recognized as ISTQB Platinum Partner.

  15. 2017

    AWS Holdings, Inc.'s name was changed to Ubicom Holdings Co., Ltd. and was promoted to the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
    Awarded as Best Company of the Year for IT & Software Development at the 11th International ICT Awards.

  16. 2020

    Smoothly shifted to hybrid operations under the New Normal during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  17. 2023

    Celebrated AWS' 30th anniversary milestone.

Our Vision:
GLOBAL IT EXCELLENCE
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Our Mission:
AWS is an Information Technology company that commits to:
Providing globally competitive products and services
Ensuring total customer satisfaction
Fully supporting employees' innovative aspirations
Delivering sustainable shareholder value
Contributing to the development of society