Jan. 5, 2009

NTT DATA Corporation
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
The Japan Research Institute, Limited
JRI Solutions, Limited

On September 29, 2008, NTT DATA Corporation ("NTT DATA"; President and CEO: Toru Yamashita), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. ("SMFG"; President: Teisuke Kitayama), The Japan Research Institute, Limited ("JRI"; President and CEO: Yasuyuki Kimoto), and JRI Solutions, Limited (President and CEO: Masaya Onagi), reached a basic agreement on a broad-ranging partnership between NTT DATA and JRI Solutions, Limited in the IT services field, and on a capital arrangement underlying the alliance. Today, JRI Solutions Limited made a new start as JSOL Corporation ("JSOL").

With its accumulated technological and operations expertise and access to the diverse development resources and methodologies as well as human resources expertise of the NTT DATA Group, JSOL will take advantage of such resources to contribute to more customers, and to achieve further growth and development as an IT services corporation by leveraging the wide-ranging customer base of the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in the SMFG Group.

Outline of New Organization

New company name

JSOL Corporation

Location

5-24, Harumi 2-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo

Capitalization

5 billion yen

Number of employees

1,273 (as of September 30, 2008)

Equity shares
  • NTT DATA 50% (NTT DATA consolidated subsidiary)
  • JRI 50% (SMFG equity-method affiliated company)
Net sales

38,050 million yen (year ending March 2008)

Directors and corporate auditors

President & CEO: Masaya Onagi
Senior Managing Director: Shigeki Yamaguchi
(former Senior Executive Manager, Enterprise Business Consulting & Marketing Sector, NTT DATA)

Senior Managing Director: Yasuhisa Furukawa
Managing Director: Takeshi Yoshii
(former Executive Manager, Business Development Department, Manufacturing Business Sector, NTT DATA)

Director (part-time): Yasuyuki Kimoto
(President and CEO, JRI)
Director (part-time): Kazuyuki Arata
(Executive Vice-President & Director, NTT DATA)

Director (part-time): Minoru Suzuki
(Senior Executive Manager, Insurance Business Unit, Financial Business Sector, NTT DATA)

Standing Auditor: Yukio Tokuno
Auditor (part-time): Yukihiko Onishi
(General Manager, Subsidiaries & Affiliates Dept., SMFG)

Auditor (part-time): Eiichi Kobayashi
(Senior Manager, , Enterprise Business Planning and Administration Department, NTT DATA)

Auditor (part-time): Tetsu Sato
(Executive Manager, Planning Section, Financial Business Planning and Administration Department, NTT DATA)

For more information, please contact:

Public Relations Department
NTT DATA Corporation
Tel: +81-3-5546-8051

Public Relations Department
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.
Tel: +81-3-5512-2679

Public Relations Department
The Japan Research Institute, Limited
Tel: +81-3-3288-5360

Corporate Staff
JSOL Corporation
Tel: +81-3-5859-6001

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