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Asahi Kasei’s production facility for Dinamica™ artificial suede at its Nonwovens Plant in Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan, has acquired the first Certificate of Renewable Energy Use by Powered by RE Certification Committee, utilizing Hitachi's Powered by RE system, which visualizes the usage of renewable energy. The certification, acquired on March 8, 2023, ensures that the production facility for Dinamica™ is powered by 100% renewable energy. Companies are making efforts to become...

Hitachi, Ltd. announced that as of February 2023, Hitachi received an MSCI ESG Rating of AA. MSCI ESG Research provides MSCI ESG Ratings on global public and a few private companies on a scale of AAA (leader) to CCC (laggard), according to exposure to industry-specific ESG risks and the ability to manage those risks relative to peers. sustainability initiatives In this assessment, Hitachi has been highly evaluated for its sustainability initiatives, such as the promotion of compliance trainin...

Hitachi Energy, a globally renowned technology company advancing a sustainable energy future for all, launches the next-generation TXpert Hub, a part of its ecosystem for transformers’ digitalization. The TXpert Hub enables monitoring by aggregating, storing, and analyzing the information received from the transformer’s digital sensors. It is built on the solid foundation of Hitachi Energy’s journey of pioneering innovation in this field for more than 30 years and is conceived...

Hitachi Group extends its deepest sympathies to all those affected by the earthquake that struck in the southeast of the Republic of Türkiye near the border with the Syrian Arab Republic on February 6, 2023. Hitachi Group has announced that it will donate 20 million yen each to the Japanese Red Cross Society and the Japan Committee for UNICEF, for a total of 40 million yen (approx. 300 thousand U.S. dollar | 280 thousand Euro) to support relief efforts for people affected by the disaster....

The trials for Optimise Prime, the world’s biggest trial of commercial electric vehicles (EVs) have come to an end, and demonstrated how barriers, such as cost and energy demand, can be overcome through digitization and new product offerings. The outcomes of this landmark study follow a year-long trial, and could help unlock the mass rollout of EV fleets across the United Kingdom (UK) and beyond. Fast roll out of EVs is vital for the UK The fast roll out of electric vehicle fleets is vi...

GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group company and a globally renowned Digital Engineering firm, announced that it has been named an overall major company in the Zinnov Zones for ER&D Services 2022 Ratings. The report provides a 360-degree assessment of engineering research and development (ER&D) service providers, identifying their prowess and scalability across key markets and technologies. It is leveraged by company decision makers seeking to identify vetted service providers to support a...

GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group company and Digital Engineering major firm, has announced the acquisition of Hexacta, a Pan-Latin-America digital and data engineering company. The acquisition is part of GlobalLogic’s continued strategy to expand its offerings, and its roster of exceptional engineering talent to meet the strong market demand for digital engineering services. Hexacta Organizations continue to invest in building new digital products, platforms, and experiences For more...

GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group company and Digital Engineering major firm, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Fortech, a renowned software engineering services company based in Romania. Headquartered in Cluj-Napoca, Fortech has applied its deep technical capabilities to hundreds of clients and more than 1,000 digital projects throughout nearly two decades of operation — a track record that has ultimately positioned the company as one of Romania’s large...

GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group company and digital engineering major, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Fortech, a globally renowned software engineering services company that is based in Romania. Headquartered in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, Fortech has applied its deep technical capabilities to hundreds of clients and more than 1,000 digital projects throughout nearly two decades of operation — a track record that has ultimately positioned the company as one of...

GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group company and Digital Engineering major firm, has announced it has been recognized for its business resilience by Forbes Magazine. The media outlet published a list of 30 cross-industry Ukrainian companies that were rated as most resilient to the challenges of a full-scale war. IT industry companies, including GlobalLogic, proved to be the most resilient according to the ranking. The company credits its Business Continuity Plan and deep commitment to its team for...

GlobalLogic Inc. expert team will address design-led digital engineering’s advantages at Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2022. WHAT: GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group company and leader in Digital Engineering, announced it will deliver two presentations at the upcoming Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2022 in Tokyo, Japan, taking place from October 31 to November 2, 2022. GlobalLogic to Take Part in Gartner IT Symposium/Xpo 2022 The sessions will help event attendees understand the business advantages...

GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group Company and major in Digital Engineering, has announced that its President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) - Shashank Samant will be succeeded by the firm’s current Chief Operating Officer (COO) - Nitesh Banga, who will become the new President and CEO effective October 1, 2022. Nitesh is a well-rounded and seasoned executive who has successfully worked across functions from Strategy, Go-To-Market, Engineering, and Operations while also launching simila...

GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group Company and globally renowned firm in Digital Engineering, announced that it has been recognized as a market major in the ISG Provider Lens™ Digital Engineering Services Report 2022 by Information Services Group (ISG), a renowned global technology research and advisory firm. As global organizations in all industries continue to invest heavily in digitally transforming their businesses, the report examines the rapidly evolving area of digital engineering s...

Nojima Corporation now announced a partnership with GlobalLogic Japan, Ltd., a Japanese subsidiary of GlobalLogic Inc., acquired by Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501, "Hitachi") in July 2021. The collaboration intends to accelerate the development and implementation of Nojima’s Digital Transformation (“DX”) strategy. The co-creation program focuses on the deployment of brand-new customer experiences that integrate GlobalLogic’s digital engineering with Nojima’s digitalizatio...

GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group Company and pioneer in Digital Engineering, has announced its global sustainability efforts have earned a silver rating from EcoVadis. When compared to other technology services businesses, GlobalLogic ranked in the top 27th percentile. The achievement is a testament to GlobalLogic’s commitment to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives and supporting its customers in achieving their sustainability goals. Important step in GlobalLogic&rsq...

GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group company and pioneer in Digital Engineering, has launched the Women Influencers Program, designed to encourage and enable women employees interested in exploring cross-functional management positions within the technology firm. As part of the company’s focus on DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion), GlobalLogic is aiming for greater diversity at all levels in the workforce across gender, sexual orientation, color, ethnic origin, age and ability. Women Influe...

GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group Company and pioneer in Digital Engineering, announced that as part of its development partnership with Roku, to date, it has developed 150+ channels on the Roku platform. This milestone is the result of nearly ten years of working directly with Roku application development frameworks and tools. That platform-specific knowledge positions GlobalLogic as a proven developer integral in bringing to market higher performing Roku channels quickly and cost effectively....

GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group Company and pioneer in Digital Engineering, announced availability of OpeNgine version 2.1. Part of GlobalLogic’s Digital Accelerators suite, OpeNgine automates critical elements of the full DevOps lifecycle—including CI/CD, toolset configuration and cloud infrastructure provisioning—for microservices platforms. These capabilities significantly simplify microservice implementation while reducing timelines from months to weeks or...

GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group Company and major in Digital Engineering, has announced that it has been selected by Cybereason, the globally renowned company in operation-centric attack protection, to help develop its next-generation cyber security platform and services. Deployed by large enterprises, governments, and major cloud providers worldwide, Cybereason’s future-ready attack protection spans across end-points, the enterprise, the cloud, and everywhere the defenders battle cyber...

GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group company and pioneer in Digital Engineering, announced the availability of its enhanced Microservices Accelerator, a comprehensive and pluggable digital microservices development platform. Developed by GlobalLogic, this technology is used in conjunction with the company’s Digital Engineering services to greatly simplify and accelerate the design, configuration, and deployment of Microservices platforms – which are the most commonly deployed architect...

GlobalLogic Inc., a Hitachi Group Company, and a pioneer in Digital Engineering, announced that it has been selected by Inspira Technologies to develop an algorithm-enhanced digital platform powering the ART device—an Early Extracorporeal Respiratory Support system targeting respiratory failure patients such as those diagnosed with COVID-19. The project underscores GlobalLogic’s deep expertise in Class II and Class III software creation for medical devices that must meet strict regu...

Hitachi, Ltd. and GlobalLogic, a Hitachi Group Company, announced the launch of a collaborative hub to promote digital transformation (DX) services in the Japanese market. Based in the Lumada Innovation Hub Tokyo, a co-creation base for Hitachi, this collaboration hub combines capabilities of GlobalLogic and Lumada. Delivering on the joint integration strategy, this partnership aims to jump-start GlobalLogic’s entry into Japan, and will accelerate business development for design-led Digit...

Hitachi, Ltd. has announced that it has completed the acquisition of GlobalLogic Inc., pursuant to the terms of the definitive agreement signed on March 31, 2021. As announced in the press release dated March 31, Hitachi Global Digital Holdings LLC, a U.S. subsidiary of Hitachi, has acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of GlobalLogic Worldwide Holdings, Inc., the parent company of GlobalLogic, and GlobalLogic Worldwide Holdings and GlobalLogic have become wholly owned subsidiaries of HGDH....

Hitachi, Ltd. announces that it will acquire GlobalLogic Inc. (President and CEO: Shashank Samant, "GlobalLogic"), a pioneer U.S.-headquartered digital engineering services company. The acquisition is based on the definitive agreement among Hitachi Global Digital Holdings Corporation ("HGDH"), a U.S. subsidiary, an SPC established by HGDH for the acquisition and GlobalLogic Worldwide Holdings, Inc., the parent company of GlobalLogic. The transaction is subject to customary conditions and reg...