EXPERIO AND ALIGNMARK BRING LIFEHUBTM ONLINE

-- AlignMark engages Experio Solutions to create state of the art HR services portal for all employees --

EXPERIO AND ALIGNMARK BRING LIFEHUBTM ONLINE

-- AlignMark engages Experio Solutions to create state of the art HR services portal --

DALLAS, Texas, December 3, 2002 -- Demonstrating continued market momentum, Experio Solutions, the global business and IT consulting arm of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), today announced that LifeHub, the HR portal solution developed for AlignMark, Inc. has gone live and is now serving their clients. AlignMark, headquartered in Maitland, Florida, is a leading provider of products and services that maximize its clients investment in human capital. Recently, AlignMark introduced a new, state-of-the-art solution for meeting human resource demands, featuring LifeHub.

LifeHub is an Internet based platform, built on Oracle technology, delivering personal and professional self-improvement information and resources to employees and their family members. This breakthrough solution allows AlignMark to serve large corporate customers and their employees by providing them information on a variety of topics including health, nutrition, career skills, stress management, relationships, and personal finance. And, as an online, self-service portal, it is available to employees 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and can be accessed, securely, from the workplace or from home. Companies like Equifax and the American Red Cross are already rolling out LifeHub to enhance their employees work/life skills and abilities.

Experio has developed a strong working relationship with AlignMark," stated Allen Jackson, Manager of Experios eCommerce practice in the Southeast. The portal implementation was mission critical for AlignMark and they came to us looking for a long-term partner they could rely on to deliver the 'functionality they required. We helped AlignMark leverage portal technology to move their business to the Internet."

Experio used a rapid implementation methodology to configure and customize Oracles 9iAS Portal product to support AlignMarks unique requirements. The portal solution included the integration of ecommerce capability, enhanced security functionality to support use by multiple companies, and integrated third-party packages to support web conferences and surveys.

"Experio Solutions leadership for this implementation was a key to our success. They became our outsourced CTO," said Cabot Jaffee, CEO of AlignMark, Inc. "With Experios extensive Oracle capabilities and portal implementation experience, we were able to build LifeHub on budget and schedule. We outsourced the entire implementation to Experio. Without them, we would not have been able to accomplish what we set out to do"

About AlignMark
AlignMark, Inc., headquartered in Maitland, Florida, is a premier supplier of integrated human resource solutions to organizations in all industries of all sizes. AlignMark offers a seamless approach to addressing the professional and personal needs of employees and the HR needs of an organization, ranging from recruitment and selection to performance management to work/life balance.

About Experio Solutions
Experio Solutions is Hitachi, Ltd.'s (NYSE: HIT) global business and IT consulting services provider. Our Knowledge-Driven Consulting® model helps companies rapidly unlock the value of their business through technology innovation and compressed solutions delivery. Experio Solutions, headquartered in Dallas with delivery capabilities nationwide, has helped hundreds of clients redesign customer touch points, optimize supply chains, integrate and externalize applications, as well as transform enterprise processes through e-business initiatives. Learn more about Experio Solutions by visiting us at www.experio.com , or by calling 1.866.4EXPERIO (866.439.7374).

About Hitachi
Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company, with approximately 320,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2001 (ended March 31, 2002) consolidated sales totaled 7,994 billion yen ($60.1 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in numerous 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 Web site at http://global.hitachi.com.
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