TARRYTOWN, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2006--Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE:HIT) today announced that it is entering the market for pharmaceutical validation services through the acquisition of Validation Masters, Inc. (VMI,) a premier validation services company. Terms were not disclosed. The acquisition of the company is designed to augment and enhance Hitachi’s capabilities to provide total services to its clients in the pharmaceutical industry. The acquisition also makes the Hitachi Group the first company to have active operations in both the U.S. and Japanese pharmaceutical services markets, enabling Hitachi to provide truly global services.
