NTT DATA Corporation is a Japanese system integration company and a subsidiary of NTT
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