SS&C Blue Prism launches Japanese WorkHQ automation platform
The platform links AI agents, RPA and human workers; SS&C says it runs more than 3,500 AI agents and RPA in production.
SS&C Blue Prism began offering a Japanese-language version of WorkHQ, its business automation platform, on October 7, 2026. The company announced the launch at an event, according to ascii.jp.
WorkHQ connects AI agents, RPA and human workers with the aim of moving automation from partial optimization to overall optimization.
At the announcement event, the president of SS&C Blue Prism said orchestration and governance are needed for AI-agent-driven process reform to move from point automation to overall optimization, ascii.jp reported.
SS&C said it runs more than 3,500 AI agents and RPA in production, and that this has cut costs by over 30 billion yen annually. In a trade-mismatch reconciliation use case, processing time fell from 82 minutes to 5 minutes.
Background
Blue Prism was an early RPA vendor and coined the term RPA. It joined the SS&C group in 2022. SS&C has 23,000 customers worldwide and runs mission-critical infrastructure holding around 600 trillion yen in assets. According to IPA's DX survey, 63.3% of respondents use AI in individual work, while 11.9% embed it into business processes.
Quick answers
When was the Japanese version of WorkHQ released?
SS&C Blue Prism began offering it on October 7, 2026.
What does WorkHQ do?
It connects AI agents, RPA and human workers to move automation from partial optimization to overall optimization.
How many AI agents and RPA does SS&C run?
The company says it runs more than 3,500 AI agents and RPA in production.