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Fujitsu Completes Acquisition of Rapidigm

Adds Key Consulting Skill Areas and On-shore, Near-shore and Off-shore Delivery capabilities


Edison, NJ, April 6, 2006 — Fujitsu Consulting Inc. today announced that it has completed its acquisition of Rapidigm, Inc. a Pittsburgh, PA-based information technology consulting and integration firm focused on application development, deployment and management. With Rapidigm offices in 22 major metropolitan markets in the United States and offshore development centers in India, Fujitsu Consulting now adds approximately 1,200 U.S.-based consultants in major markets throughout the country and another 900 India-based consultants in three developments centers.

“Rapidigm brings a new level of experience and expertise to our enterprise resource planning, business intelligence and application services capabilities,” said John Rose, CEO of Fujitsu Consulting. “This also significantly augments our coverage in major U.S. markets, enabling us to offer more customers a broader range of services.”

Rapidigm’s senior leadership team will remain with Fujitsu Consulting in executive-level positions and will continue to provide day-to-day operational leadership. Rapidigm consultants will remain within their current assignments, ensuring continuity on existing projects.

“This acquisition provides current Rapidigm customers with a greater breadth and depth of capabilities and expanded delivery options,” said Lew Wheeler, CEO and Chairman of Rapidigm. “They will now have access to the technology and consulting expertise they need to effectively compete in an increasingly competitive, global market.”

Reaction to the initial acquisition announcement in February has been extremely positive from customers of both Fujitsu Consulting and Rapidigm. Discussions are ongoing with customers regarding how they can benefit from the broader set of integrated service offerings now available.

The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Fujitsu Consulting’s growth strategy is focused on enhancing its presence and capabilities in key North American markets and segments, in part, through strategic acquisitions. Fujitsu Consulting has now announced five acquisitions over a 15-month period, including Greenbrier & Russel of Chicago, IL, GIM Risk Management of Montreal, QC, BORN Information Services of Minneapolis, MN and Cendera Technologies of Dallas, TX.


About Fujitsu

Fujitsu is a leading provider of customer-focused IT and communications solutions for the global marketplace. Pace-setting device technologies, highly reliable computing and communications products, and a worldwide corps of systems and services experts uniquely position Fujitsu to deliver comprehensive solutions that open up infinite possibilities for its customers' success. Headquartered in Tokyo, Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702) reported consolidated revenues of 4.7 trillion yen (US$44.5 billion) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005.
For more information, please see: www.fujitsu.com

About Fujitsu Consulting

A trusted provider of management and technology consulting to business and government, Fujitsu Consulting is the North American consulting and services arm of the $44.5-billion Fujitsu group. Fujitsu Consulting integrates the core expertise of the Fujitsu companies and its partners to deliver complete business solutions in the areas of IT governance, information management, legacy systems modernization and application outsourcing. Through its full range of consulting, implementation and IT management services and its industry-recognized strategic approach, Macroscope®, Fujitsu Consulting enables clients to build more value into their IT investments and drive their leadership in the marketplace.
For more information, please see: us.fujitsu.com/consulting

About Rapidigm

Since 1968, Rapidigm has been an innovative provider of IT solutions that address our clients' business needs. The company delivers IT services on the major ERP platforms (SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft) and other enterprise solutions, including SCM, Business Intelligence and CRM, as well as eBusiness Solutions across technology platforms. Rapidigm has 22 office locations in the United States and two development and support centers in India, which were assessed at CMM Level 5.
For more information, please see: www.rapidigm.com


Press Contacts

Ron Mitchell

Fujitsu Consulting
Tel: 1 416 594 4759
E-mail:Ron.Mitchell@ca.fujitsu.com


Rob Sagwitz

Rapidigm
Tel: 1 412 494 9800
E-mail:RSagwitz@rapidigm.com


Hugh Mansfield

Mansfield Communications for Fujitsu Consulting
Tel: 1 416 599 0024
Tel: 1 212 370 5045
E-mail:Hugh@mcipr.com