Introducing the Latest Version
With desknet’s NEO, you are always up to date—version upgrades are free.
desknet’s NEO is a workplace-oriented groupware. We continuously implement improvements and add new features by listening to the voices of the frontline from the user’s perspective. You will always have access to the latest features.
* Please note: Costs may apply if you outsource upgrade-related tasks or choose to use optional features.
desknet’s NEO V9.6 (Released May 2026)
We have further enhanced and improved our core features, including the “Read Later” function in Information and the “Push Notification” function in AppSuite.
- Information: “Read Later” feature
- Meeting Minutes: Improved interface for creating agendas
- File Transfer: Restricted automatic sending of password notifications
- AppSuite: Push notifications to the mobile app
- AppSuite: Added an “Other” text input field for checkboxes and radio buttons
- AppSuite: Filter data from other apps based on input values
- AppSuite: Enhanced cross-tabulation and graphing capabilities, and more.


desknet’s NEO V9.5 (Released September 2025)
Equipped with the neoAI Chat integration feature. AI assistants created on the generative AI platform “neoAI Chat” can now be used directly from desknet’s NEO.
- New Feature: neoAI Chat integration
- Portal: Display applications pending approval from the workflow content widget
- Facility Reservation: Configure the startup screen
- Workflow: Restrict the scope of authority delegation for application and routing administrators
- Safety Confirmation: Bulk export of users with unset emergency contacts and confirmation email delivery results
- File Transfer: Filter and view file transmission history
- File Transfer: Enforce password configuration when sending files
- AppSuite: Added a QR code plugin
- AppSuite: Display the details screen after adding or editing data
- AppSuite: Added the DATEDIF function to the auto-calculation component
- AppSuite: Notifications via messages
- Mobile App: Support for workflow applications (AppSuite application forms only)
- AppSuite: Calendar screen now supports detailed list views, and more.


desknet’s NEO V9.0 (Released March 2025)
Equipped with a new “File Transfer” feature that allows you to send large files easily, safely, and securely. You can effortlessly send large files up to 5GB per file via the cloud storage “desknet’s Drive”.
- New Feature: File Transfer
- Document Management: Added a confirmation checkbox to the folder deletion screen
- Electronic Conference Room: Generate shortened URLs from topics, and more.


desknet’s NEO V8.6 (Released September 2024)
AppSuite is now mobile-compatible! You can now use apps created in AppSuite directly from the mobile app. We have also made numerous improvements to the core features and launched the AppSuite “Alcohol Check & Driving Daily Report” app, which integrates with alcohol checkers.
- Mobile App: AppSuite apps are now available for use
- AppSuite: Released the “Alcohol Check & Driving Daily Report” app
- AppSuite: Add frequently used apps to your favorites
- AppSuite: Restrict access to specific screens by user
- AppSuite: New plugin for Schedule integration
- Portal: Add multiple menu contents to the portal
- Portal: Add organizational portals to the menu content
- Schedule & Facility Reservation: Automatically set end times
- Workflow: Configure absence handling for other users
- Workflow: Restrict applicants from deleting applications after submission
- ChatGPT Integration: GPT-4o and GPT-4o mini are now available, and more.


desknet’s NEO V8.5 (Released March 2024)
Enhancements to the mobile app, integration with Microsoft Teams, and a total of 80 feature expansions across 14 functions. desknet’s NEO is always listening to user feedback.
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- Mobile App: 10 new functions are now available from the app
- Mobile App: Support for creating circulars and reports
- Schedule & Facility Reservation: Support for Microsoft Teams integration
- Schedule & Facility Reservation: Check and adjust schedules and facility availability simultaneously
- Schedule & Facility Reservation: Fixed start day of the week on the weekly calendar
- Schedule & Facility Reservation: 6-week display for the monthly calendar
- Webmail (POP): Support for auto-replies (vacation replies)
- Circulars & Reports: “Watchlist” to ensure you don’t miss new comments
- Circulars & Reports: Display read status for each notification recipient
- Information: Reset the read status for everyone when changes are made after publishing
- Portal: Improved operability for switching organizational portals, and more.
AppSuite
- Numeric Component: Display digit separators (commas) during input, and automatically adjust full-width characters
- Table Component: Edit components directly from the edit screen, expanding design flexibility
- Auto-calculation Component: String replacement, business day calculation, and Japanese calendar conversion are now possible
- Processing when adding/editing data: Automatically register schedules
- Processing when adding/editing data: External service integration via Webhooks
- Plugin: Added a help button
- Plugin: Draw straight lines, squares, and circles with the handwriting plugin, and more.


desknet’s NEO V8.0 (Released September 2023)
Equipped with an AI assistant feature powered by “ChatGPT”. It enables you to efficiently utilize generative AI across various daily tasks.
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- New Feature: AI Assistant powered by ChatGPT


desknet’s NEO V7.5 (Released March 2023)
Over 50 feature improvements across 15 functions. desknet’s NEO continues to evolve together with our customers.
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- Schedule & Facility Reservation: Edit schedules registered for you by other users
- Schedule & Facility Reservation: Display a warning when scheduled times overlap, and more.
- Information: Support for saving drafts, and more.
- Webmail: Move and edit recipients using drag and drop
- Webmail: Create HTML format signatures
- Webmail: Open the user directory first when specifying recipients
- Workflow: Send applications back to any specific approval step
- Workflow: Add arbitrary users to the routing path during application, and more.
AppSuite
- Added Excel-compatible string manipulation functions
- Configure whether to copy values for each component when creating by duplication
- Set thumbnail sizes for attached files, and more.


desknet’s NEO V7.1 (Released September 2022)
Making it easier to use with detailed improvements to existing features. AppSuite also gets many new features like plugins, alongside a Work Plan to manage telework schedules and actuals.
- Schedule & Facility Reservation: Interface improvements
- Information: Ability to make approval mandatory
- Workflow: Search for application forms
- Presence: Addition of work plans
- ChatLuck Integration: Message notifications
- Others: Authentication using OAuth 2.0 when sending emails, and more.


desknet’s NEO V7.0 (Released March 2022)
Equipped with a new “Presence” feature to visualize the company’s telework status. Check-in from PC or smartphone. Easily grasp the organization’s telework status and team working conditions at a glance.
- desknet’s NEO: New feature “Presence” is standard.


desknet’s NEO V6.1 (Released September 2021)
Equipped with a new “SmartViewer” feature for real-time document sharing and paperless meetings. In addition, many features have been added and improved, including smartphone app expansion and AppSuite enhancements.
- desknet’s NEO: New feature “SmartViewer”, smartphone app expansion, FAQs, and more.
- AppSuite: New feature “App Library”, temporary payment management template, data aggregation display, and data change history display.


desknet’s NEO V6.0 (Released December 2020)
A dedicated smartphone app for desknet’s NEO has arrived. Enhance basic workflow features and integrate with AppSuite to transition to a paperless, seal-free workplace.
- Smartphone App: Free iOS/Android apps, schedules, tweets & direct messages, push notifications.
- desknet’s NEO: Icon redesign, paper-style workflow layouts, user/org selectors, master integration, mid-step application editing, and flexible routing.
- AppSuite: Automatic data copying to other applications and improved copy component behavior.


desknet’s NEO V5.5 (Released February 2020)
Improved the usability of core features such as Schedule and Questionnaire. Added a new Health Support feature. Major updates and enhancements have also been made to AppSuite.
- desknet’s NEO: Group/organization selection for schedule and facility reservation, usability enhancements, questionnaire options, health support features, and better SAML compatibility.
- AppSuite: Calendar view creation, conditional styles, list styles, integration with schedule, and various other improvements.


desknet’s NEO V5.3 (Released July 2019)
Equipped with a new Amazon Business integration. Resolves various operational tasks and burdens arising from business purchasing.
- Amazon Business Integration: Streamline purchasing workflow.
- SAML Authentication: Compatibility improvements.
- Microsoft 365 Integration: Settings import/export.
- AppSuite: Bulk printing of detail pages.
- Others: Usability improvements and bug fixes.


desknet’s NEO V5.2 (Released January 2019)
Enhanced functional integration with desknet’s NEO and external systems by releasing the AppSuite API.
- AppSuite: External integration API, automated data imports, workflow integration, bulk replace features, and cross-tabulation expanded to 4 levels.
- desknet’s NEO: Rich text editor updates and folder filtering for IMAP webmail.


desknet’s NEO V5.1 (Released November 2018)
Strengthened integration with external services. Now supports Microsoft 365 (Office 365) integration and SAML authentication.
- Microsoft 365 Integration: Single Sign-On (SSO) and Outlook calendar synchronization.
- SAML Authentication: Single Sign-On support for secure logins.


desknet’s NEO V5.0 (Released May 2018)
Equipped with a “Web Conference” feature directly on desknet’s NEO, enabling multi-location and multi-person online meetings.
- desknet’s NEO: Web conferencing, approval comment registration, and comment shortcut keys.
- AppSuite: Auto-numbering, full-text search for text files, easier user assignments, command line tools, bulk recalculation, and UI improvements.


desknet’s NEO V4.0 (Released October 2017)
Equipped with AppSuite, a tool to create custom business applications on desknet’s NEO. Also includes numerous enhancements requested by users.
- AppSuite: Newly introduced custom business application builder tool.
- desknet’s NEO: Fullscreen mode, file attachment restrictions, and STARTTLS performance tuning.
- Schedule & Workflow: Extended permissions, expense code export, workflow attachments, pull-up approvals, and dynamic routing updates.
- Portal & Communication: Organization content search, comment sorting, and reply/forward-all for reports.


desknet’s NEO V3.5 (Released January 2016)
Reduced administrators’ workload by strengthening management tools. Streamlined information sharing inside and outside the company via tight integration between applications.
- User & Calendar Management: Prevents accidental user deletion and supports multiple holiday calendars.
- Circulars & Reports: Submission using standardized templates.
- Mobile & Integration: Enhanced app integration and improved smartphone layouts.


desknet’s NEO V3.0 (Released June 2015)
Delivered numerous enhancements targeting immediate workplace challenges. Integrates with Jorudan Norikae Annai Biz to support transportation and expense settlement.
- Expense Settlement: Integrates with Jorudan transit search for easy travel and expense claims.
- Media Tools: Built-in video delivery and image editing capabilities.
- Email & Data Security: IMAP compatibility, email recall/mistake prevention, and autosave/recovery.


desknet’s NEO V2.5 (Released October 2014)
Further improved usability of primary features, tightened security, and enhanced several administration and operation tools.
- Usability: Drag-and-drop support for scheduling.
- Email Security: Protection against accidental email transmission.
- Information & Security: Pre-publication approval workflow for news updates and login security hardening.


desknet’s NEO V2.0 (Released February 2014)
Implemented over 100 new features and improvements to make it a groupware application everyone wants to use.
- Global Support: English language interface and timezone handling.
- Workflows & Portals: Upgraded workflow functions and specialized portals.
- Improvements: Over 100 other feature enhancements and adjustments.


desknet’s NEO (Released December 2012)
Launched as the successor to desknet’s groupware, featuring significantly enhanced functions and a completely redesigned user interface.
- Interface Redesign: Fresh HTML5 interface offering simplicity and clarity.
- Core Performance: Upgraded schedule, email, workflow, and document management modules.
- Social & BCP: Introduction of internal social networking and business continuity portals.
