Hitachi Consulting Wins $3.8 Million Contract with the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs for Improved Social Services Case Mgmt.

DALLAS, Nov 30, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Hitachi Consulting, a leading provider of management and IT consulting services and solutions for both government and business, announced today that it has been awarded a $3.8 million, multi-year contract with the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to develop and implement a financial assistance and social services case management system.

Gartner Recognition

Gartner recently published a Competitive Landscape research paper that clearly recognizes Hitachi Consulting as a leader in Microsoft Dynamics CRM Implementations. 

Overview
Formed in 2004, Hitachi Consulting's Microsoft Dynamics services bring a breadth of seasoned management consulting capabilities integrated with deep technology expertise. With offices across the U.S. and supported by resources in Europe and Asia/Pacific, Hitachi Consulting offers both on-premises and hosted CRM implementation services (see "Commonly Deployed CRM Applications by Large Consultants and System Integrators in 2009").

Gartner Positions Hitachi Consulting as a Challenger in the CRM Magic Quadrant

Hitachi Consulting is positioned in the Challengers quadrant in the CRM service market. Improvements in its ability to deliver CRM solutions, with a smaller project team, are the result of renewed focus on Hitachi Consulting's CRM offerings. Hitachi Consulting is a good fit for enterprises seeking more-focused CRM project advisory and implementation skills.

Hitachi Consulting Earns Membership to Exclusive Microsoft Dynamics 2010 Inner Circle and President’s Club

Fourth Time in Five Years Hitachi Consulting Named to These Elite Groups

DALLAS – Aug. 9, 2010 – Hitachi Consulting, a recognized leader in delivering proven business and IT strategies and solutions, announced today it has been named to the prestigious Microsoft Dynamics Inner Circle and Microsoft Dynamics President’s Club. These achievements rank the company in the highest echelon of the Microsoft Dynamics global network of partners.

Hitachi Consulting Receives Microsoft Partner Award Honors For Fifth Consecutive Year

Selected as 2010 Microsoft Partner of the Year, Information Worker Solutions, Search Category

DALLAS – July 8, 2010 – Hitachi Consulting announced today it has been named 2010 Information Worker Solutions, Search Partner of the Year by Microsoft. This is the fifth consecutive year Hitachi Consulting has received Microsoft Partner Award recognition for its innovative customer solutions built on Microsoft technology.

Microsoft Awards Summary

Hitachi Consulting wins Microsoft Partner of the Year Honors 8 Times in 5 years

• 2010 Information Worker Solutions, Search Partner of the Year
• 2009 Microsoft Dynamics Partner Advisory Council Hall of Fame - Mike Gillis Inductee
• 2009 Dynamics AX Partner of the Year
• 2009 SOA and Business Process Partner of the Year
• 2009 Enterprise Search Innovation, FAST/Microsoft Partner of the Year
• 2007 Information Worker Solutions, Messaging and Collaboration Partner of the Year
• 2006 Business Intelligence Partner of the Year
• 2006 Dynamics AX Partner of the Year
• 2005 Dynamics AX Partner of the Year

Hitachi Consulting’s Mike Gillis Named One of Microsoft Dynamics Top 100 Influential People

‘DynamicsWorld’ Votes Senior Vice President to Number 5 Spot

IRVINE, Calif. – June 15, 2010 – Mike Gillis, Senior Vice President of Hitachi Consulting’s Microsoft Global Alliance, was named number five on this year’s DynamicsWorld Top 100 list of the most influential people in the Microsoft Dynamics arena. Gillis was voted to the top five spot by more than 10,000 voters who chose from more than 750 nominations.

Hitachi Consulting Client Panduit Wins Microsoft Dynamics CRM - Overall Customer Excellence Award

Company Uses Microsoft Dynamics CRM Solution to Improve Sales Force Efficiencies

DALLAS — May 4, 2010 — Hitachi Consulting client, Panduit, a global leader in Unified Physical Infrastructure sm (UPI) based solutions, was recently awarded the 2010 Microsoft Dynamics Customer Excellence Award for Overall Excellence – Microsoft CRM. The company was honored by Microsoft executives at an awards luncheon on April 25 at Convergence 2010 in Atlanta.

Panduit selected and implemented a hosted Microsoft Dynamics CRM due to a need for rapid deployment and easy integration with other Microsoft solutions including Microsoft SharePoint, Exchange, and SQL Reporting Services.

Hitachi Consulting Client T.D. Williamson Wins Microsoft Dynamics Customer Excellence Award for Excellence in Innovation

Company Uses Microsoft Dynamics CRM & AX Solution to Improve Global Resource Utilization

DALLAS — May 4, 2010 — Hitachi Consulting client, T.D. Williamson, Inc., one of the most trusted names in pipeline equipment and services, was recently awarded the 2010 Microsoft Dynamics Customer Excellence Award for Excellence in Innovation. The company was honored by Microsoft executives at an awards luncheon on April 25 at Convergence 2010 in Atlanta.

Hitachi Consulting Corporation Aerospace and Defense Managing Vice President Named to AVIATION WEEK Workforce Survey Advisory Board for Second Year

Lee Palmer Joins Other A&D Leaders to Tackle Key Issues

DALLAS – Feb. 9, 2010 – For the second year in a row, Hitachi Consulting Corporation Aerospace and Defense (A&D) Practice Managing Vice President Lee Palmer has been named to the AVIATION WEEK Workforce Advisory Board which oversees the magazine’s annual report which focuses on workforce issues and trends in the A&D industry. Hitachi Consulting also is the exclusive sponsor of this year‟s workforce survey.

Analyst Acclaim

Hitachi Consulting is one of only a handful of consulting firms to be consistently honored in Gartner Magic Quadrants for North American Solution Providers

• Business Intelligence & Performance Management
• CRM
• ERP
• Supply Chain

Ranked in the top six consulting firms who provide solutions for the High Tech industry by Kennedy Research 2007

Listed as a key provider in reports by AMR Research