Hitachi
Partners With Intelligroup to Deliver
Application Management Services to
Its Business Units and Customers By
Leveraging Intelligroup's Global Delivery
Model
Edison, NJ (November 21, 2005)
Intelligroup Inc., a global provider
of innovative consulting, technology,
and outsourcing services and partner
to some of the world’s largest
companies, today announced that it
has formed a strategic alliance with
Hitachi,Ltd., Information & Telecommunication
Systems Group to establish the ‘Hitachi
Global Solution Center’ (‘Hitachi
GSC’) at Intelligroup’s
Development Center in Hyderabad, India.
Intelligroup will support Hitachi’s
global outsourcing requirements by
providing systems development, maintenance,
and support services for enterprise
resource planning (“ERP”)
applications, primarily SAP.
Intelligroup established its Center
of Excellence in Hyderabad, India
to provide services that go beyond
application management services (“AMS”)
and improve business performance metrics.
These services serve the customer’s
business analysts, process owners,
and application specialists’
community. Examples of these services
include business analytics, process
improvements, application management,
application development and maintenance,
testing services, systems optimization,
ERP upgrades, and global rollouts.
Numerous customers have partnered
with Intelligroup to leverage Intelligroup’s
business and technology experts to
obtain maximum value from an enterprise
application investment and reap the
benefits of Intelligroup’s blended
onsite/near-site/offshore delivery
model.
The new Hitachi Global Solutions Center
is a natural extension of Intelligroup’s
long-standing relationship with Hitachi
and will act as a hub to provide global
outsourcing capabilities for Hitachi
and other Hitachi customers. Key to
Hitachi’s decision in selecting
Intelligroup to run their Global Solution
Center in India is the availability
of exceptional business and technical
skills, Japanese speaking consultants,
and multinational project management
skills. Initially, the center will
begin its operations with 100 highly
skilled consultants supporting Japanese
and US based global companies.
“The Hitachi GSC will serve
as the foundation for Hitachi's global
solutions business, especially global
outsourcing services. The Center provides
IT systems development, maintenance,
and support for enterprise applications,
supporting a blended offshore/onsite
staffing model,” said Kazuo Furukawa, Executive Vice President and Executive Officer, Hitachi, Ltd.
“Hitachi is one of Intelligroup’s
oldest and most valued customers.
We are proud of our strong and continuing
relationship and look forward to building
the Hitachi Global Solutions Centers
to provide Hitachi and its customers
with business critical applications
maintenance, support and development,”
said Vikram Gulati, Chief Executive
Officer and President of Intelligroup.
About Hitachi Ltd
Hitachi Ltd. (TSE: 6501 / NYSE:HIT),
headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is
a leading global electronics company,
with approximately 347,000 employees
worldwide. Fiscal 2004 (ended March
31, 2005) consolidated sales totaled
9,027 billion yen ($84.4billion).
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 and financial services.
For more information on Hitachi, please
visit the company's Web site at
http://www.hitachi.com.
About Intelligroup
Intelligroup is a strategic partner
to the world's largest companies.
Its proven onsite/offshore delivery
model has enabled hundreds of customers
to accelerate results and reduce costs
up to 50%. With deep expertise in
industry-specific enterprise solutions,
Intelligroup has earned a reputation
for consistently exceeding client
expectations. Intelligroup develops
implements and supports IT solutions
for some of the largest U.S. school
systems and global corporations including
GE, Hershey, Abbott Labs, Eastman
Chemical, Hitachi, and Kimball International
