Hitachi Consulting UK Helps Significantly Improve Joseph Rowntree Foundation’s Key Stakeholder Communication Strategy

Microsoft Dynamics 4.0 Solution Helps Charity Coordinate and Manage Contact with Key Stakeholders

LONDON — December 7, 2009 — Hitachi Consulting United Kingdom today announced that it has completed the successful implementation of a new contact relationship management (CRM) system for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). Based on Microsoft Dynamics 4.0 the new system enables JRF to coordinate and manage contact with key stakeholders more strategically and professionally, whilst also significantly improving its ability to manage events.

CRM magazine Names Hitachi Consulting ‘Leader’ in 2009 Annual Market Awards

DALLAS – Sept. 21, 2009 – Hitachi Consulting has been named a “Leading” consulting firm in CRM magazine’s 2009 Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Market Awards as announced in the Magazine’s September issue.

Hitachi Consulting Managing Vice President Inducted into Microsoft Hall of Fame

Inaugural Eagle Award Presented to Mike Gillis at Microsoft Worldwide Partner Conference

DALLAS – Aug. 5, 2009 – Mike Gillis, Managing Vice President, Global Microsoft Relationship for Hitachi Consulting Corporation was honored as the initial inductee into the Microsoft Dynamics Partner Advisory Council Hall of Fame, which recognizes an individual’s outstanding contributions to the Microsoft Dynamics partner channel.

Hitachi Consulting Named 2009 Partner of the Year for Microsoft Dynamics AX

New Recognition Follows Years of Noteworthy Success With Microsoft

DALLAS – June 25, 2009 – Hitachi Consulting was named 2009 Partner of the Year for Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009, chosen out of an international field of top Microsoft alliance partners for outstanding sales performance, technological expertise, consistently high customer satisfaction ratings, and feedback from peers and team members. Hitachi Consulting, the global IT and services company of Hitachi, Ltd., specializes in the implementation and support of Microsoft Dynamics AX and Microsoft Dynamics CRM for upper-midmarket and enterprise companies around the world.

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Hitachi Consulting Client, The Linc Group, Wins Microsoft Dynamics Overall Customer Excellence Award

‘Pioneer’ Provider of Technical Facilities Services Industry Using Microsoft Dynamics (CRM & AX) and Hitachi Consulting’s Field Services Solution

DALLAS – April 9, 2009 – Hitachi Consulting client, The Linc Group, a leader in the technical facilities services industry, was recently awarded the 2009 Microsoft Dynamics Overall Customer Excellence Award. The company, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., was honored by Microsoft at the recent Microsoft Dynamics user conference, Convergence 2009, in New Orleans.

Hitachi Consulting Receives Microsoft Dynamics’ Central Region General Manager Award

Company Honored for Success in Marketing, Selling Microsoft Dynamics Despite Economic Downturn

DALLAS – March 10, 2009 – Hitachi Consulting recently received Microsoft Dynamics’ Central Region General Manager Award for excellence in the marketing, sale and support of Microsoft Dynamics, a comprehensive customer business solution for mid-sized and larger organizations.“This award highlights the value and commitment Hitachi Consulting has demonstrated to Microsoft. Despite the challenging economy, Hitachi Consulting continues to successfully market and sell Microsoft Dynamics AX as a wise investment to our mutual clients. This speaks to the quality and professionalism of Hitachi Consulting’s people and practices, as well as to the strength of its reputation in the industry,” said Eddie Marshall, General Manager of the Microsoft Dynamics Central Team.

Hitachi Consulting UK Named as 2009 Microsoft Partner of the Year for SOA and Business Process

London, United Kingdom — 30 June, 2009 —Hitachi Consulting UK was named 2009 Microsoft Partner of the Year for SOA and Business Process, chosen out of an international field of nearly 2000 top Microsoft alliance partners delivering market-leading customer solutions built on Microsoft technology.
David Sanderson, Vice President at Hitachi Consulting UK, said, “We are all very proud and delighted that Hitachi Consulting UK has been recognised by Microsoft as a leading alliance partner in the provision of Solution Orientated Architecture and Business Process Management solutions. This is a great reflection of our people, approach and capability. This award provides recognition of the exceptional talents of our consultants and our innovative approach to delivering solutions for our clients.”

Analyst Acclaim from Gartner

The world is moving at an increasingly fast pace. Business cycles are being compressed by an increasingly global economy and networked world. As the pace of external dynamics accelerates, the need for business to respond quickly also accelerates. The key forces driving change from a business perspective were identified by Hitachi Consulting by analyzing a multitude of studies from organizations like Gartner, among others. The seven forces listed are not equally felt across all enterprises, but most organizations are responding to at least three of the key forces. Overall, the biggest challenge for most enterprises is knowing how to respond to rapid change and aligning all the enterprise's resources to respond in a world with shortened business cycles.

Integrating the Transformation of Business and IT
John Mahoney, Ellen Kitzis May 2009