Hitachi Consulting's Dove Consulting Division Adds Fred Gore to Expand Payment Solutions Consulting Capability; Senior Leader, Mr. Gore Brings Strong Merchant Payment Credentials to Dove Consulting

Business Wire, July 7, 2006

DALLAS -- Hitachi Consulting, the consulting company of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT), announced today that Fred Gore has joined its Dove Consulting division as a vice president, with a focus on further expanding its Payment Strategy expertise and offerings. Mr. Gore, a 25-year veteran of the Financial Services industry, most recently held the position of senior vice president & group head, North America Acceptance for MasterCard International.

"Fred has had a career-long focus on payments, with particular expertise on the issues that merchants and partners -- merchant acquirers and processors -- must address," said David Dove, managing vice president of the Dove Consulting Division. "His addition to our team allows us to address the entire value chain of the payments market."

Hitachi Consulting counts among its financial services clients the top card and merchant processors in the world and seven of the top ten banks in the U.S. "Adding strong leaders to our financial services industry practice is critical to our growth, especially as we expand into Europe and Asia," said Michael Travis, president and CEO of Hitachi Consulting. "We welcome the global experience and deep understanding of the payments business that Fred brings to our team and more importantly to our clients."

About Dove Consulting

Dove Consulting specializes in strategy and organization consulting and has performed work for eight of the top U.S. banks, and for major payment networks, broadband companies, consumer goods companies and government entities. Dove's value proposition -- deep expertise for immediate value, sincere collaboration with our clients, and the delivery of clear results -- has enabled the firm to deliver high value to leading companies and their executive teams all over the world. For more information, call 617-482-2100 or visit www.doveconsulting.com.

About Hitachi Consulting

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.

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About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT)(TOKYO:6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 356,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2005 (ended March 31, 2006) consolidated sales totaled 9,464 billion yen ($80.9 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 and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.