LONDON, UK - May 4, 2011 - Hitachi Consulting, a leading provider of IT consulting and management consulting solutions and services, has been honoured with the prestigious Microsoft EPG General Manager’s Award for its delivery of exceptional solutions to enterprise customers across the Southwest district. The company was presented with the honour March 29, 2011 at the Microsoft Southwest Area Partner Briefing.

“We are pleased to be recognised for the innovative work that we continue to do for our clients,” said Mark Veronda, Vice President of Consulting Services for Microsoft Platform at Hitachi Consulting. “This award is a direct reflection of the outstanding efforts achieved by our Southern California Microsoft team, all of whom contributed to this accomplishment.”

 “Hitachi Consulting is honoured to once again be recognised for our ongoing commitment and close collaboration with Microsoft,” said Mike Gillis, Senior Vice President of the Microsoft Dynamics Practice at Hitachi Consulting. “We recognise this is essential to maintaining our technological leadership and enables us to consistently provide innovative and powerful solutions, strong services, and value to our customers.”

 Since 2005, Microsoft Gold Certified Partner Hitachi Consulting has been recognised by Microsoft for its market leadership. In 2010, the company was named Microsoft Search Partner of the Year. In 2009, the company was named Microsoft Dynamics AX Partner of the Year and also won the Microsoft FAST Partner of the Year award. In 2008, the company was one of two finalists for Microsoft’s 2008 Partner of the Year Award in Microsoft Dynamics AX. In 2007, Hitachi Consulting won the Information Worker Solutions, Messaging and Collaboration award, and in 2006 the company received the Microsoft BI/Data Management Partner of the Year award. The company was also named the Microsoft Dynamics Partner of the Year in 2005 and 2006.

 About Hitachi Consulting Corporation

As Hitachi, Ltd.'s (NYSE: HIT) global consulting company, with operations in the United States, Europe and Asia, Hitachi Consulting is a recognized leader in delivering proven business and IT strategies and solutions to Global 2000 companies across many industries. With a balanced view of strategy, people, process and technology, we work with companies to understand their unique business needs, and to develop and implement practical business strategies and technology solutions. From business strategy development through application deployment, our consultants are committed to helping clients quickly realize measurable business value and achieve sustainable ROI. Hitachi Consulting's client base includes 25 percent of the Global 100 as well as many leading mid-market companies. We offer a client-focused, collaborative approach and transfer knowledge throughout each engagement. For more information, call 1.877.664.0010 or visit www.hitachiconsulting.com.

 About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 360,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2009 (ended March 31, 2010) consolidated revenues totaled 8,968 billion yen ($96.4 billion). Hitachi will focus more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, environmental, industrial and transportation systems, and social and urban systems, as well as the sophisticated materials and key devices that support them. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.

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