Patni Ties-up with Hitachi for Joint Promotion of Integrated Systems Management

Patni to become the first Indian partner for Hitachi’s ‘JP1’ outside Japan

Patni Computer Systems (BSE: PATNI COMPUT, NSE: PATNI, NYSE: PTI), a leading global IT and BPO services company, and Hitachi Limited have tied up for joint promotion and implementation of integrated systems management ‘JP1’ in emerging markets outside Japan. Hitachi’s ‘JP1’ is a suite of products aimed to centrally manage operations of an enterprise system that consists of many different environments. ‘JP1’ has enjoyed a leadership position in the Japanese market for 11 consecutive years.

Patni along with Hitachi will provide system configuration and ‘JP1’ support for Japanese and local companies in markets like India and the Middle East. Patni will build up a team of up to 100 ‘JP1’ engineers who will be responsible for providing on-site support. Additionally, Patni will join Hitachi in marketing activities of ‘JP1’.

Patni has been collaborating with Hitachi since 1997 in developing a variety of software products. Commenting on the development, Mr. Kent Asai, Country Manager of Patni, Japan said, “We are delighted to extend our relationship with Hitachi as its partner for ‘JP1.’ We at Patni have always maintained a strong focus on the Japanese and APAC market, and we see immense potential in this region. Patni has the global footprint and technical expertise to help ensure continued success for Hitachi’s ‘JP1,’ and we look forward to working with them more closely.”

Said Mr. Soichi Oyama, Senior General Manager of Hitachi, Ltd., Software Division, “Hitachi and Patni have a long history of collaboration. I am glad that with this collaboration in ‘JP1,’ a new chapter in partnership will begin. By collaborating with Patni, who is highly reputed in providing IT services worldwide, I think the global clientele using ‘JP1’ will feel highly secure.”

About Patni

Patni Computer Systems Limited (BSE: PATNI COMPUT, NSE: PATNI, NYSE: PTI) is a global provider of IT Services and business solutions, servicing Global 2000 clients. Patni services its clients through its industry-focused practices, including banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI); manufacturing, retail and distribution (MRD); life sciences; communications, media and utilities (CMU), and its technology-focused practices.

With an employee strength of 15,000; multiple global delivery centers spread across 11 cities worldwide; 23 international offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific; Patni has registered revenues of US $719 million for the year 2008.

Patni’s service offerings include application development and maintenance, enterprise application solutions, business and technology consulting, product engineering services, infrastructure management services, customer interaction services & business process outsourcing, quality assurance and engineering services.

Committed to quality, Patni adds value to its clients’ businesses through well-established and structured methodologies, tools and techniques. Patni is an ISO 9001: 2000 certified and SEI-CMMI Level 5 (V 1.2) organization, assessed enterprise wide at P-CMM Level 3. In keeping with its focus on continuous process improvements, Patni adopts Six Sigma practices as an integral part of its quality and process frameworks.

Patni leverages its vast experience spanning three decades; deep domain expertise; full-spectrum services; and suites of IP-led solutions, methodologies and frameworks; in being an effective business transformation partner to its clients.

For more information on Patni, visit www.patni.com.

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 390,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2007 (ended March 31, 2008) consolidated revenues totaled 11,226 billion yen ($112.3 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials, logistics and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company’s website at http://www.hitachi.com.

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Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking statements, which involve a number of risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in earnings, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT services including those factors which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client concentration, restrictions on immigration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks, liability for damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which Patni has made strategic investments, withdrawal of governmental fiscal incentives, political instability, legal restrictions on raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, and unauthorized use of our intellectual property and general economic conditions affecting our industry. The company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company.

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