Group. Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation,

a predecessor of NTT, started Data Communications business in 1967. NTT, following its privatization

in 1985, spun off the Data Communications division as NTT DATA in 1988, which has now

become the largest of the IT Services companies headquartered in Japan.

NTT DATA is a publicly traded company, but is about 54 percent owned by NTT. Its business

areas are in national and local governments, financial, and telecommunication sectors.

According to reports in 2012, Forbes Global 2000 recognizes NTT DATA as the 5th largest

IT Services company.

History NTT DATA’s history goes back to 1967, when

the DATA Communications Bureau was established within the Nippon Telegraph and telephone

Public Corporation. In 1988 NTT DATA Communications Systems Corporation was spun off into a separate

company from NTT. 2013

Acquired Madrid-based everis, a company that provides a wide range of IT services including

consulting, system integration and outsourcing. NTT DATA, the IT services provider with its

U.S. headquarters in Plano has acquired Optimal Solutions Integration, a provider of SAP services

headquartered in Irving, Texas. 2012

Acquired London-based Design and Technology Consultancy, RMA Consulting, who specialize

in software design and delivery across multiple channels

2011 Acquired Italy-based Value Team S.p.A.

Launched Global One Teams 2010

Acquired Keane Inc., increasing the Group’s total work force to 50,000

Acquired FirstApex, increasing the business footprint in insurance domain

Acquired India based Intelligroup, Inc headquartered at iLabs, Madhapur, Hyderabad, .

2009 New organizational structure "Company System"

introduced Acquired Extend Technologies Pty Ltd in Australia,

as part of a strategy to expand the global footprint of specalised SAP consulting businesses

2008 20th anniversary of establishment

Acquired German-based Cirquent, Inc. 2007

Consolidated net sales of ¥1 trillion achieved 2001

First Japanese company to obtain BS 7799 certification, an international information security standard

1999 Obtained ISO 14001 certification

1998 Obtained ISO 9001 certification

1996 Listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock

Exchange Changed English name to NTT DATA Corporation

1995 Listed on the Second Section of the Tokyo

Stock Exchange 1993

Received the Deming Application Prize for 1993

1992 Headquarters relocated to Toyosu, Koto-ku,

Tokyo 1990

Authorized as a Systems Integrator 1988

NTT DATA Communications Systems Corporation spun off into a separate company from NTT

1985 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation

incorporated as a private company 1981

Mainframe ultra-large-scale computer DIPS-11 Model 45 developed

1967 DATA Communications Bureau established within

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Public Corporation Operations

Within Japan, NTT DATA has established many joint ventures, such as NTT Data-Sanyo Electric

to take care of the IT services of Sanyo electric group. Outside of Japan, NTT DATA has its

wholly owned subsidiaries or offices in the UK, China, Malaysia, Thailand, India, the

US, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam and other countries or regions.

Within the NTT Group, while NTT Comware focuses on the IT services to the Group companies,

NTT Data mainly services non-NTT Group companies. In 2010, NTT DATA acquired Intelligroup Inc.,

an US-based IT consulting and service providing company. After taking over Intelligroup, NTT

became the ninth largest software company in the world, worth over $11 billion.

NTT DATA and Boston-based IT Service company Keane agreed to a merger on 29 October 2010.

The acquisition is worth over US$1.23 billion. After the acquisition of Keane Inc., NTT DATA

became the 8th largest software company in the world, with the annual revenue of $14

billion.

See also NTT and its Group companies:

NTT Communications NTT Comware

NTT Data Engineering Systems Corporation NTT Docomo

Sponsored software: TOMOYO Linux

References

÷ External links

NTT DATA Worldwide Website NTT DATA Japan home page

NTT DATA Business Solutions global website NTT DATA Business Solutions Australia website