Supply & Demand Chain Executive Names Hitachi Consulting Managing VP `Pro to Know` for Work in Building the Market Responsive Company(SM)

DALLAS--(Business Wire)--
Tim Vaio, Hitachi Consulting managing vice president of the Industrial Products
Practice, has been named a supply chain "Provider Pro to Know" by Supply &
Demand Chain Executive magazine. The honor recognizes providers who have
"personally helped clients during the current economic downturn by assisting
them in managing risk in the supply chain, providing competitive advantage
and/or delivering value to the bottom line." The recognition is partly due to
work Hitachi Consulting is doing through its Building the Market Responsive
CompanySMmessage.

"This year's `Provider Pros to Know` have shown themselves to be thought-leaders
in their respective supply chain segments. Their efforts in developing the tools
and processes that enable companies to weather risky economic conditions and
place them in a position to surge ahead in better times have earned them a place
on this year's Provider Pros listing," said Andrew K. Reese, editor of Supply &
Demand Chain Executive.

This is the second recent honor from Supply & Demand Chain Executive. In 2008,
Hitachi Consulting was named to the magazine`s Supply & Demand Chain 100as a
services provider "at the forefront of innovation."

Hitachi Consulting has distinguished itself in the marketplace recently with its
Building the Market Responsive CompanySMmessage which focuses on a company`s
ability to quickly respond to market changes by leveraging every aspect of
operations across the value chain, including tangible and intangible assets to
address cost pressures, service issues, requirements changes, and unexpected
events across the value chain.

"You can only be as nimble as your company`s `nervous system` allows you to be,"
Vaio said. "With ever-increasing volumes of data, a global economy, demanding
customer requirements, focus on cost reductions and ever-more complex business
processes the goal of remaining Market Responsive is a significant one. Hitachi
Consulting focuses on helping companies, not only on implementing key
technology, but on making sure that the strategy and key business processes are
built to enable a more sustainable responsive environment across the entire
value chain."

The full listing of the 2009 Pros to Know is available in the February/March
2009 issue of Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine and ebook and on the
Supply & Demand Chain Executive Web site at www.SDCExec.com.

About Hitachi Consulting

Building the Market Responsive CompanySM

As Hitachi, Ltd.`s (NYSE: HIT) global consulting company, with operations in the
US, Europe and Asia, Hitachi Consulting is a recognized leader in delivering
proven business and IT solutions to Global 2000 companies across many
industries. We leverage decades of business process, vertical industry, and
leading-edge technology experience to understand each company's unique business
needs. 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 nearly 35 percent of the Fortune 100
and 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.

Hitachi Consulting -- Inspiring your next success!®

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a
leading global electronics company with approximately 390,000 employees
worldwide. Fiscal 2007 (ended March 31, 2008) consolidated revenues totaled
11,226 billion yen ($112.2 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems,
products and services in market sectors including information systems,
electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials,
logistics and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit
the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive's user manual for successful
supply and demand chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis,
viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management
professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand
chain enablement to gain competitive advantage. On the Web at www.SDCExec.com.

Hitachi Consulting
Jim Budkie, 513-939-0312
Vice President, Marketing
jbudkie@hitachiconsulting.com

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