Hitachi Announces Plans for a New Interactive Projector for the Corporate Market

ORLANDO, Florida, June 15, 2011 — At InfoComm 2011, Hitachi America, Ltd., Digital Media Division, Business Solutions Group is showing a new Interactive Projector designed specifically for corporate environments.

The BZ-1 will raise the standard for performance by combining interactive whiteboard functionality with Hitachi's industry-leading projector technology.

The BZ-1 will be ideal for business applications, offering easy setup even in rooms where space is limited, with an ultra-short-throw lens that enables it to be mounted close to a wall or projection surface. This prevents obstructed images and shadows, with no light shining in the presenter's eyes. The user can write, draw, and manipulate and resize projected images by using Hitachi's pen-sized Interactive Control. Users can also save, print and email projected images.

The BZ-1 will feature a simple menu system that provides ready access to all functions. Data can be exported as HTML, BMP, JPEG, PNG, or PDF. The BZ-1 also offers a variety of video and audio inputs and high-quality optics for clear and sharp images. The model can also function as s table top display.

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ABOUT HITACHI

Hitachi America, Ltd., headquartered in Tarrytown, New York, a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., and its subsidiary companies offer a broad range of electronics, power and industrial equipment and services, automotive products and consumer electronics with operations throughout the Americas. For more information, visit www.hitachi-america.us. For information on other Hitachi Group companies in the United States, please visit www.hitachi.us.

Hitachi America, Ltd., Digital Media Division, Business Solutions Group markets LCD projectors, interactive panels and whiteboards and security and observation system products through value added resellers, system integrators, distributors and OEMs.

Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 360,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2010 (ended March 31, 2011) consolidated revenues totaled 9,315 billion yen ($112.2 billion). Hitachi will focus more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, environmental, industrial and transportation systems, and social and urban systems, as well as the sophisticated materials and key devices that support them. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.