Hitachi

A profile of 114-year-old Japanese conglomerate Hitachi, whose market cap recently hit $100B after becoming an industrial software and hardware provider

New chief executive takes over streamlined conglomerate with most of its revenues and employees overseas

Lineaje, a software supply chain management startup, raised a $20M Series A co-led by Prosperity7 Ventures, Neotribe Ventures, and Hitachi

Hitachi says it will acquire US-based software developer GlobalLogic for $9.6B to expand its IoT platform Lumada

Nikkei Asia :

Hitachi says it is buying US factory robotics system integrator JR Automation for $1.42B, hoping to expand its IoT business in North America

The Tech Industry's Greatest Coach JR Automation / PR Newswire : Crestview Partners Sells JR Automation to Hitachi for $1.425 Billion See also Mediagazer

Hitachi announces new company, Hitachi Vantara, the merger of Hitachi Data Systems, Hitachi Insight Group and Pentaho, to be headquartered in Silicon Valley

Barb Darrow / Fortune :

Hitachi's Emiew3 humanoid robot is smaller and faster than Softbank's Pepper, speaks four languages, set for release in 2018

Hitachi readying robotic rival to SoftBank's Pepper  —  TOKYO — The android moves at a top speed of 6kph.  In just a few years, it will provide customer service in airports …

Hitachi acquires Pentaho for between $500M and $600M to bolster data-analysis software tools

Jack Clark / Bloomberg Business :