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Hitachi Software in the News Contacts: Gerard F. Corbett Tamara Deschryver Daniel O’Connell Hitachi Software Names Electrograph the Exclusive Distributor of StarBoard® Iinteractive Communications Tools in the United States The agreement allows Electrograph to provide even more complete presentation solutions while raising Hitachi Software’s visibility in the marketplace. BRISBANE, CALIFORNIA, www.hitachi.us, June 28, 2006 — Hitachi Software Engineering America, Ltd. has named Electrograph Systems, Inc. the exclusive distributor in the United States for its StarBoard® product line, including Interactive Whiteboards, LCD displays and Bluetooth Freedom Tablets. The agreement, effective immediately, brings the StarBoard line to a wider dealer base than ever before. “We are excited to announce Electrograph as the exclusive U.S. distributor for the Hitachi Software product line,” said Pete Denes, vice president of sales, Hitachi America, Ltd., Ubiquitous Platform Systems Division, Business Group. “This partnership represents a synergy of two brands that maintain an unmatched standard of excellence in their respective fields, and we look forward to a successful relationship for years to come.” Founded in 1982, Electrograph has nine strategically based regional offices, providing nationwide inside sales support and the only nationwide outbound sales staff. Electrograph boasts a deep reach and long history in the professional audio/video market, and the company’s wide range of product offerings provides well-rounded solutions for any application. “Electrograph is very pleased to be the exclusive U.S. distributor for Hitachi Software, which is a world leader of interactive display technology,” said Sam Taylor, president of Electrograph. “The StarBoard product line enhances our overall offerings, allowing us to bring collaborative and complete solutions to our systems integrators involved in the education, corporate and government industries.” With the new agreement, audio/video dealers throughout the country will have access to the intuitive yet sophisticated features across the StarBoard line. “We are pleased that Electrograph now offers the Hitachi StarBoard line of meeting solutions," said Rod Bradbury, president and CEO of Protech Projection Systems, Inc. "Our clients in the education and engineering industries find their interactive annotation tools to be particularly effective." Hitachi Software manufactures highly interactive, user-friendly communications tools for a variety of presentation environments. The company’s StarBoard family of interactive communication systems is a comprehensive range of high-performance presentation and collaboration solutions designed to fit all budgets and room environments. The StarBoard family includes the T-17SXL compact, ergonomic, pen-driven, SXGA resolution 17-inch LCD display; the StarBoard F-60, F-75 and new FX-82W Interactive Whiteboards, popular for K-12 and business conference room applications; and the wireless, portable StarBoard BT-1 Bluetooth Freedom Tablet designed to complement other StarBoard systems by offering educators, trainers and presenters a mobile alternative for system control. All StarBoard products are powered by Hitachi StarBoard Software, a suite of powerful, user-friendly presentation, collaboration and conferencing tools enabling users to run and annotate Mac and Windows applications using the pen-driven StarBoard system. About Hitachi Hitachi has a unique position in the marketplace by manufacturing and developing its own core technologies to provide consumers and businesses with optimal product performance in each of Hitachi's product categories. For consumer products, please visit www.hitachi.us/tv. For business products, please visit www.hitachi.us/digitalmedia. For more information about electronic whiteboards and Starboard software, please visit Hitachi Software at www.hitachi-soft.com. Hitachi brand business products are connected through Hitachi’s OneVision program, which makes it possible for any Hitachi business unit dealer to sell Hitachi products from other Hitachi business units. Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., markets and manufactures a broad range of electronics, computer systems and products, and consumer electronics, and provides industrial equipment and services throughout North America. For more information, visit www.hitachi.us. Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 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. # # #
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