Hyland Partners with Hitachi to Drive its APAC Presence

TOKYO, June 21, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- To further expand its presence in Japan and throughout the Asia Pacific region, Hyland -- a leading provider of software for managing content, processes and cases -- announces its partnership with prominent digital solutions provider, Hitachi, Ltd. Japan-based Hitachi will offer its customers Hyland products such as OnBase by Hyland, an industry leading enterprise information platform product, and ShareBase by Hyland, an enterprise cloud-based sharing product.

"OnBase is a cutting-edge enterprise information platform that can be implemented quickly and gradually expanded across the enterprise based on a customer's content and process management needs," said Mr. Norimasa Sasaki, Vice President of Financial Information Systems First Division, Financial Institutions Business Unit, Hitachi, Ltd.

Through the partnership, Hitachi will continue to develop its business while helping organizations better manage critical information and grow through digital transformation. Rooted in more than 25 years of Hyland's industry expertise in healthcare, insurance, financial services, government, higher education and more, OnBase and ShareBase support companies to maximize their potential by empowering them to become more agile, efficient and effective.

"Hyland is deeply committed to its network of channel partners as well as to expanding our market presence in Japan and across the Asia Pacific region. The partnership with Hitachi will provide the opportunity to connect customers with our solutions to transform their organizations and put their information to work," said Ed McQuiston, Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing at Hyland. "We choose to work with the very best partners in the industry, and Hitachi certainly represents that kind of world-class solution provider, offering innovative and transformative solutions to their customers."

"Hyland's information management solutions keep growing and have successfully met the needs of customers in various industries for many years," said Mr. Sasaki, "Now, combined with Hitachi's capabilities of sales and system integrations, and our internet of things platform, 'Lumada,' we will be able to further accelerate advances in workstyle innovation and productivity through digitalization."

Hyland's channel program offers its more than 400 global partners ongoing comprehensive support. Training opportunities for partners include an intensive, interactive leadership summit, account management for solution- and product-specific teams, and on-demand tailored education programs.

For more information about why more than 15,500 organizations worldwide leverage Hyland's suite of products and its valued global partner network, visit Hyland.com. To learn more about Hitachi and its enterprise-ready solutions, visit Hitachi.com.

About Hyland
Hyland is a leader in providing software solutions for managing content, processes and cases for organizations across the globe. For over 25 years, Hyland has enabled more than 15,500 organizations to digitalize their workplaces and fundamentally transform their operations. Named one of Fortune's Best Companies to Work For® since 2014, Hyland is widely known as both a great company to work for and a great company to do business with. For more information, please visit Hyland.com.

About OnBase by Hyland
OnBase is a single enterprise information platform for managing content, processes and cases deployed via on-premises or in the Hyland Cloud. Providing enterprise content management (ECM), case management, business process management (BPM), records management and capture all on a single platform, OnBase transforms organizations around the globe by empowering them to become more agile, efficient and effective. Enterprise file sync and share (EFSS) for the OnBase platform is available with our complementary offering, ShareBase by Hyland. For more information about OnBase, visit OnBase.com.

About ShareBase by Hyland
ShareBase, an enterprise cloud-based sharing product, provides a secure, IT-approved platform to easily share information inside and outside the organization. Specifically designed for corporate use, ShareBase provides information governance to IT administrators by enabling them to closely control user access and permissions while creating an audit trail of user activity. When used in conjunction with OnBase, Hyland's industry leading enterprise information platform, sharing content outside of OnBase becomes an automated part of your business processes, reducing bottlenecks through seamless collaboration. For more information, please visit ShareBase.com.

About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, delivers innovations that answer society's challenges. The company's consolidated revenues for fiscal year 2016 (ended March 31, 2017) totaled 9,162.2 billion yen ($81.8 billion). The Hitachi Group is a global leader in the Social Innovation Business, and it has approximately 304,000 employees worldwide. Through collaborative creation, Hitachi is providing solutions to customers in a broad range of sectors, including Power / Energy, Industry / Distribution / Water, Urban Development, and Finance / Government & Public / Healthcare. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.

Media contact:
Junko Handa
+81 3-6809-3618
Junko.Huber@hyland.com

Laura Pegg
+1 440-788-5632
laura.pegg@hyland.com

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