-- Rodney Gedda, Computerworld Today (Australia)

Hitachi Expands Its IT Consulting Operations

Hitachi Ltd. last week said it plans to create an IT consulting unit in Europe and add more than 2,000 consultants worldwide.

Hitachi Consulting Europe Ltd. will open for business in March and be based in London. Hitachi said the new operation will initially do business in the U.K., Spain and Portugal and then expand into France, Germany and other countries in 2007.

The consulting services that the unit plans to offer will include helping companies set their IT management strategies and building, operating and maintaining IT systems.