News Releases

06/12/2002

Hitachi America and MCSi to Provide Comprehensive Digital Signage Solutions For Businesses Worldwide

Jun 12, 2002 17:06 PM

-- Strategic Partnership Integrates Winning Digital Signage Solutions for Hospitality, Retail, and Banking Markets --

LAS VEGAS, http://www.hitachi.us/, June 12, 2002 - Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, Japan (NYSE: HIT), and MCSi (Nasdaq: MCSI), the nation's leading systems integrator of state-of-the-art presentation and broadcast facilities, today announced they have entered into a strategic partnership to offer solutions for customers' digital signage needs in the hospitality, retail and banking industries. By offering joint comprehensive solutions, the partnership allows customers to tap into Hitachi's vast technology expertise, while simultaneously leveraging MCSi's global reach and scalability for integrating customized solutions designed specifically for their needs and budget.

Hitachi's state-of-the-art digital signage technology allows retailers and advertisers to reach targeted audiences at the point-of-influence and point-of-sale. On a larger scale, companies with multiple sites nationwide or globally have the ability to control content from one centralized location ensuring consistency of messaging and pricing, quality control and cost savings. By working together, Hitachi America and MCSi can meet the needs of their global customer base, ensuring seamless integration and cost-effective results.

"We are aggressively pursuing our digital signage initiative, and this partnership is an important step in the process," said Pete Denes, director of sales for Hitachi America, Ltd., Computer Division, Visual Display Products. "With its global reach, exceptional reputation for quality of service and innovative integration solutions, MCSi was the obvious choice for Hitachi, and we look forward to growing this segment with them."

"There is an enormous opportunity for both MCSi and Hitachi in the digital signage space as the market is just now at the beginning of what we believe will be a large growth cycle," said Michael E. Peppel, chairman, president and chief executive officer of MCSi. "Hitachi's strong commitment to the digital signage space and their industry-leading technology, combined with MCSi's ability to integrate these solutions on a global scale will help both companies quickly assume and maintain the leadership position in this exciting new industry."

"There is an enormous opportunity for both MCSi and Hitachi in the digital signage space as the market is just now at the beginning of what we believe will be a large growth cycle," said Michael E. Peppel, chairman, president and chief executive officer of MCSi. "Hitachi's strong commitment to the digital signage space and their industry-leading technology, combined with MCSi's ability to integrate these solutions on a global scale will help both companies quickly assume and maintain the leadership position in this exciting new industry."