I-ON Communications Co. Ltd. announced that it has broadened its existing partnership and client relationships with TIS Inc. In addition to currently offering and employing key components of I-ON's energy management system to address the demand response needs of Japan's power grid companies, TIS will now begin integrating its newly developed EnerLink VPP+ solution, a proprietary next generation virtual power plant that operates within its own cloud-based service environment to address the energy management needs of businesses.