Hitachi Consulting
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Hitachi Consulting is an international management and technology consulting firm with headquarters in Dallas, Texas
. It was founded in November 2000 as subsidiary of the Japanese Hitachi Limited Group and currently employs approximately 4,000 people in the U.S., Japan, the UK, Spain, Portugal, China, India and Germany.
Since then the company has acquired a number of consulting competitors including: WaveBend Solutions from BDO Seidman (June 2001), Tactica Technology (November 2001), Aspirity (April 2004), Dove Consulting (August 2005), Navigator Systems (February 2006), Impact Plus through the subsidiary Hitachi Consulting UK (April 2007), Iteration2 (June 2007) and JMN Associates (March 2008). After the dissolvement of Arthur Andersen
, 23 partners and 370 consultants of Arthur Andersen Business Consulting (AABC) also joined the company in June 2002.
The U.S. subsidiary was originally named Experio Solutions until it was renamed Hitachi Consulting in May 2003 to leverage the Hitachi brand. The Japanese Hitachi company Exsurge was renamed in April 2006 accordingly.
Hitachi Consulting Europe (HCE) was founded in March 2006 through the establishment of subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal and most recently Germany. Since November 2005 the firm operates a Global Solution Center in India.
In March 2009 Hitachi Consulting successfully acquired Edenbrook Ltd, a UK based Microsoft and Oracle implementation partner thus doubling its UK consulting and implementation capacity.
On Jan. 4, 2011 - Hitachi Consulting announced it has acquired Sierra Atlantic, a leader in offshore enterprise applications and outsourced product development with approximately 2500 employees in India, China and the US.
, KPMG
, PwC
, E&Y, Deloitte, Capgemini
, Bain
, McKinsey and IBM Global Services
and focuses on a wide variety of subjects and industries. The company offers solutions in corporate management, customer and channel, strategic technology and supply chain.
45% of the Fortune 100 and 35% of the Global 100 companies are among Hitachi Consulting’s customers. The firm has strategic alliances with Microsoft
(Gold Certified Partner), Oracle Corporation
(Certified Advantage Partner), SAP
(Services Alliance Partner), Lawson
and Hyperion
.
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
. It was founded in November 2000 as subsidiary of the Japanese Hitachi Limited Group and currently employs approximately 4,000 people in the U.S., Japan, the UK, Spain, Portugal, China, India and Germany.
History
Hitachi Consulting was founded through the acquisition of Grant Thornton LLP’s (headquartered in Chicago, IL.) information technology and strategy consulting practice in November 2000. Three former Grant Thornton LLP principals (Chuck Scoville-COO, Mike Driessen-Sales/Marketing and Dan Raskas-Delivery of Services) were the founding leadership team along with 18 former Grant Thornton LLP partners and principles.Since then the company has acquired a number of consulting competitors including: WaveBend Solutions from BDO Seidman (June 2001), Tactica Technology (November 2001), Aspirity (April 2004), Dove Consulting (August 2005), Navigator Systems (February 2006), Impact Plus through the subsidiary Hitachi Consulting UK (April 2007), Iteration2 (June 2007) and JMN Associates (March 2008). After the dissolvement of Arthur Andersen
Arthur Andersen
Arthur Andersen LLP, based in Chicago, was once one of the "Big Five" accounting firms among PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Ernst & Young and KPMG, providing auditing, tax, and consulting services to large corporations...
, 23 partners and 370 consultants of Arthur Andersen Business Consulting (AABC) also joined the company in June 2002.
The U.S. subsidiary was originally named Experio Solutions until it was renamed Hitachi Consulting in May 2003 to leverage the Hitachi brand. The Japanese Hitachi company Exsurge was renamed in April 2006 accordingly.
Hitachi Consulting Europe (HCE) was founded in March 2006 through the establishment of subsidiaries in the United Kingdom, Spain, Portugal and most recently Germany. Since November 2005 the firm operates a Global Solution Center in India.
In March 2009 Hitachi Consulting successfully acquired Edenbrook Ltd, a UK based Microsoft and Oracle implementation partner thus doubling its UK consulting and implementation capacity.
On Jan. 4, 2011 - Hitachi Consulting announced it has acquired Sierra Atlantic, a leader in offshore enterprise applications and outsourced product development with approximately 2500 employees in India, China and the US.
Company profile
Hitachi Consulting competes with consulting firms such as Fujitsu Consulting, AccentureAccenture
Accenture plc is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company headquartered in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. It is the largest consulting firm in the world and is a Fortune Global 500 company. As of September 2011, the company had more than 236,000 employees across...
, KPMG
KPMG
KPMG is one of the largest professional services networks in the world and one of the Big Four auditors, along with Deloitte, Ernst & Young and PwC. Its global headquarters is located in Amstelveen, Netherlands....
, PwC
PwC
PricewaterhouseCoopers is a global professional services firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest professional services firm measured by revenues and one of the "Big Four" accountancy firms....
, E&Y, Deloitte, Capgemini
Capgemini
Capgemini is a French global IT services company, one of the world's largest management consulting, outsourcing and professional services companies with a staff of 114,274 operating in 40 countries. It is headquartered in Paris and was founded in 1967 by Serge Kampf, the current chairman, in...
, Bain
Bain
- Geography :* River Bain in Lincolnshire, England* River Bain, North Yorkshire, England* Bain, alternate name of Ben, Iran, a city- Businesses :* Bain & Company, management consulting firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts...
, McKinsey and IBM Global Services
IBM Global Services
IBM Global Services is the world's largest business and technology services provider. It has over 190,000 workers across more than 160 countries...
and focuses on a wide variety of subjects and industries. The company offers solutions in corporate management, customer and channel, strategic technology and supply chain.
45% of the Fortune 100 and 35% of the Global 100 companies are among Hitachi Consulting’s customers. The firm has strategic alliances with Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
(Gold Certified Partner), Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation
Oracle Corporation is an American multinational computer technology corporation that specializes in developing and marketing hardware systems and enterprise software products – particularly database management systems...
(Certified Advantage Partner), SAP
SAP AG
SAP AG is a German software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage business operations and customer relations. Headquartered in Walldorf, Baden-Württemberg, with regional offices around the world, SAP is the market leader in enterprise application software...
(Services Alliance Partner), Lawson
Lawson
-Music:* Lawson, an album by John Schumann and the Vagabond Crew of Henry Lawson's poetry put to music.- Places :Australia* Lawson Lam Ontario Canada,* Lawson Mountain Range, in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales; named after Cole Lawson...
and Hyperion
Hyperion Solutions
Hyperion Solutions Corporation was a business performance management software company, located in Santa Clara, California, USA, which was acquired by Oracle Corporation in 2007...
.
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External links
- www.hitachiconsulting.com - Official Website of Hitachi Consulting.