Corporate : Press Releases

July 2010



• Hitachi Data Systems Vice President of Global Partner Enablement Tonia Gonsalves Honored with CRN’s Power 100 Women of the Channel Award
• Hitachi Data Systems Says Data Center Transformation Is Key to Solving IT Challenges in a Knowledge Economy
• Hitachi Data Systems Maximizes Efficiency of VMware Environments with Support for VMware vSphere™ 4.1 on AMS 2000 Family
• Hitachi Data Systems Recognizes Canadian Channel Partners for FY2009 Successes – (Toronto, Canada)

June 2010



• Hitachi Data Systems to Help Customers Deploy Low Risk Cloud at Their Own Pace with Storage-as-a-Service Solutions
• Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer Honored with 2010 International Design Excellence Award
• Hitachi Helps Customers Achieve Improved Return on Storage Infrastructure Investments with Enhancements to Adaptable Modular Storage 2000 Family
• Five Hitachi Data Systems Customers Named Laureates by the IDG Computerworld Honors Program

May 2010



• RenewData Manages Exploding Data Growth with Hitachi Data Systems Multitiered Storage Virtualization
• Hitachi Data Systems Provides Enhanced Software Support for Virtualized Environments
• Hitachi, Ltd. Celebrates 100 Years of Success

April 2010



• Hitachi Data Systems to Reduce IT Costs through Data Center Automation with Innovative Unified Compute Platform

March 2010



• Hitachi Data Systems Helps Customers Address Most Critical Storage Management Challenges

February 2010



• Hitachi Data Systems Customers Continue to See Impressive Returns on their Storage Assets
• City of Coquitlam Improves IT Efficiency, Reliability and Service Levels with Hitachi Storage Virtualization

January 2010



• Hitachi Data Systems Introduces Storage Capacity Reclamation Guarantee Program
• Hitachi Data Systems CEO Jack Domme to Keynote 2010 Business Development Networking Event

November 2009



• Hitachi Data Systems Introduces New Application and Data Recovery Solutions

October 2009



• Hitachi Data Systems Introduces New Agile Cloud Solutions
• Hitachi Data Systems CEO Jack Domme to Keynote Storage Network World Fall 2009

September 2009



• Hitachi Data Systems Upgrades Comprehensive Data Center Monitoring Software for Mid-Market Customers
• Hitachi Data Systems Sets New Standard in Midrange with Feature Rich Network Attached Storage Platform
• Hitachi Data Systems and InMage Ink Reseller Agreement to Deliver Heterogeneous Replication for Mid-Market Organizations

August 2009



• Hitachi Data Systems Introduces New Data Protection and Disaster Recovery Solutions for VMware vSphere™ 4
• Hitachi Data Systems Unveils One of the Industry's Most Robust and Reliable Green Data Centers

June 2009



• Hitachi Data Systems Continues to Add Innovation in Midrange Storage
• Hitachi Data Systems Introduces Breakthroughs in Storage Cost Savings and Dynamic Provisioning

May 2009



• Hitachi Data Systems Breaks New Ground In Enterprise-Class Storage Innovation
• Seven Hitachi Data Systems Customers Honored with Laureate Awards by the IDG Computerworld Honors Program
• Hitachi Data Systems Introduces the Hitachi Data Protection Suite 8.0 Powered by CommVault
• Hitachi Data Systems Introduces Hitachi Storage Cluster for Microsoft Hyper-V
• Hitachi Data Systems Enables Integrated Server-to-Storage Virtualization

April 2009



• Hitachi Data Systems Expands Portfolio of Management Software Beyond Storage
• Hitachi Data Systems Customers Worldwide Leverage Active Archiving Solution for Storage Optimization
• Hitachi Data Systems Offers Free Storage Virtualization through 'Switch it On' Program
• Hitachi Data Systems Introduces Next Generation Replication Support for VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager

March 2009



• Hitachi Data Systems Awarded 2009 Everything Channel Five-Star Partner Program Guide Certification
• Hitachi Adaptable Modular Storage 2000 Family Midrange Storage Platform Scores Record Marks in SPC-1™ Benchmark
• Hitachi Data Systems Executives to Present at Storage Network World Spring 2009
• Hitachi Data Systems Promotes Key Executives
• Hitachi Data Systems Announces the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V and VM are Fully Compatible with IBM Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex® (GDPS®)

February 2009



• Hitachi Midrange Storage Platform Wins Bronze in Storage Magazine and SearchStorage.com 2008 Products of the Year Awards
• Hitachi Data Systems Names New Executives to Worldwide Marketing and Product Management Organizations

December 2008



• Hitachi Data Systems Announces the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V and VM are Certified for Storage Interoperability with IBM zHPF Mainframe Enhancements 16-Dec-08
• Hitachi Data Systems Reinforces its Commitment to Flash-based Solid State Storage Technology 15-Dec-08

November 2008



• Hitachi Data Systems Principal Solutions Architect to Present at the CMG '08 International Conference 25-Nov-08
• Hitachi Data Systems Worldwide Marketing Executive to Present at the Credit Suisse Annual Technology Conference 18-Nov-08
• Hitachi Data Systems Positioned in Leaders Quadrant in Leading Industry Analyst Firm's Magic Quadrant for Midrange Enterprise Disk Arrays Report 17-Nov-08
• Hitachi Data Systems Principal Solutions Architect to Speak at CPM 2008 East 10-Nov-08

October 2008



• Hitachi Data Systems Chief Scientist to Speak at GBDe 10th Annual Summit 27-Oct-08
• Hitachi Data Systems Introduces Enhancements to the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform Family 13-Oct-08
• Hitachi Data Systems Unveils Next-Generation Midrange Storage Platform 13-Oct-08
• The InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards Names Hitachi Data Systems Executive as International Representative 06-Oct-08

September 2008



• Hitachi Data Systems COO and CTO to Speak at SNW 2008 30-Sep-08
• Hitachi Data Systems Rated "Strong Positive" in Leading Industry Analyst Firm's MarketScope for High-End Enterprise Disk Arrays 2008 Report 22-Sep-08
• Hitachi Data Systems Introduces New Replication Solution for VMware Virtual Environments 15-Sep-08
• Storage Performance Council Hails the Hitachi USP V as the Highest Performing Storage System in the Industry 08-Sep-08
• Hitachi Data Systems to Participate at the Microsoft 360 Virtualization Launch as a Platinum Partner 08-Sep-08

August 2008



• Hitachi Data Systems Executives to Speak at VMworld 2008 27-Aug-08
• Hitachi Data Systems CTO to Present at the Deutsche Bank Technology Conference 27-Aug-08
• Hitachi Content Archiving Services Deliver Critical Climate Information to NASA Researchers at Warp Speed 26-Aug-08
• Hitachi Data Systems Tonia Gonsalves Named to VARBusiness Top 50 Women of the Channel 25-Aug-08
• Hitachi Completes Storage Compatibility Testing for IBM Next-Generation Mainframe Environments 11-Aug-08

July 2008



• Hitachi Data Systems Achieves SAP Certified Integration 21-Jul-08
• Hitachi Data Systems Chief Scientist to Present at Pacific Crest Securities 10th Annual Technology Leadership Forum 21-Jul-08

June 2008



• Hitachi Data Systems CTO to Present at the 4th Annual 2008 Virtualization Conference & Expo 11-Jun-08
• Hitachi Data Systems to Present at the Burton Group Catalyst Conference North America 2008 09-Jun-08

May 2008



• Three Hitachi Data Systems Customers Honored with Laureate Awards by the IDG Computerworld Honors Program 28-May-08
• Hitachi Announces the Hitachi Storage Command Suite-Industry's Only Seamlessly Integrated Heterogeneous Storage Management Software Portfolio 19-May-08
• Hitachi Extends its Leadership Position in the Enterprise Storage Market 19-May-08
• Hitachi Data Systems Chief Scientist Claus Mikkelsen to Present at 36th Annual JPMorgan Technology Conference 14-May-08

April 2008



• Hitachi Data Systems to Present at the New Jersey Digital Government Summit 29-Apr-08
• Hitachi Data Systems Announces the Industry's Greenest Enterprise-Class Data Center 22-Apr-08
• Hitachi Data Systems Named No. 1 Provider of Block-Level Virtualization by TheInfoPro 08-Apr-08

March 2008



• Hitachi Data Systems Chief Technology Officer Hu Yoshida to Present at Storage Networking World Spring 2008 24-Mar-08
• Hitachi Builds on Success in Content Services with Enhancements to Content Archive Platform 04-Mar-08
• Hitachi Announces New Line-Up of Advanced NAS Services 04-Mar-08
• Hitachi Enables Organizations to Gain Control of Rogue Data with All New Storage Services 04-Mar-08

February 2008



• Hitachi Announces Storage Compatibility and Interoperability Support for IBM Next Generation Mainframe Environments 28-Feb-08
• Hitachi Group Companies Announce Support for Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008 27-Feb-08
• Hitachi Data Systems Chief Scientist Claus Mikkelsen to Present at Morgan Stanley Technology Conference 13-Feb-08
• Hitachi Positioned in "Leaders" Quadrant for Midrange Enterprise Disk Arrays 12-Feb-08
• Hitachi Unveils New Suite of Virtual Tape Library Appliances for Medium-Sized Businesses and Large Enterprises 11-Feb-08

January 2008



• Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V Named Finalist in SearchStorage.com and Storage magazine 2007 Product of the Year awards 30-Jan-08
• Hitachi Announces Data Migration Services Portfolio—World's Only Storage-Agnostic, Completely Transparent Data Migration Services 29-Jan-08

December 2007



• Hitachi and Data Íslandia Launch the World’s Most Environmentally Friendly Outsourced Data Archiving Service 06-Dec-07

November 2007



• Hitachi Unleashes Expanded Portfolio of High-Performance NAS Platforms 27-Nov-07
• Hitachi Boosts Midrange Storage Systems with Integrated Multi-Protocol Connectivity 19-Nov-07
• Hitachi Announces Worldwide General Availability of Thin Provisioning on Externally Virtualized Storage 05-Nov-07

October 2007



• Hitachi Data Systems Extends Oem Agreement With Commvault 17-Oct-07
• Hitachi Introduces Consumer Levels of Simplicity to Data Storage 15-Oct-07
• Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V Blasts Through SPC-1 Benchmark; Delivers Highest Performance of Any Enterprise Storage System Ever 01-Oct-07

September 2007



• Hitachi Announces Power Shift to Green Midrange Storage 24-Sep-07
• Hitachi Delivers Affordable Enterprise Virtualization for any Data Center without Compromise 10-Sep-07
• Hitachi Data Systems First to Obtain External Storage Virtualization Certification for VMware Infrastructure 3 05-Sep-07

August 2007



• Hitachi AMS1000 Midrange Storage System Scores High Marks in Microsoft Exchange Server Environments 13-Aug-07
• Hitachi Data Systems Reigns Supreme in Enterprise Storage for the Third Consecutive Year According to Diogenes Labs-Storage Magazine Survey 06-Aug-07

June 2007



• Hitachi Data Systems Promotes Senior Executives to Lead Company's Services Oriented Storage Solutions and Business Development Organizations 25-Jun-07
• Hitachi Data Systems and HP Extend Global OEM Agreement for Storage Resource Management Software 24-Jun-07
• Hitachi Ships More than 6,000 Intelligent Virtual Storage Controllers Worldwide, Extending its Lead in Storage Virtualization 11-Jun-07
• IDG Computerworld Honors Program Awards Seven Hitachi Data Systems Customers Laureate Status 04-Jun-07

May 2007



• Hitachi Appoints Universal Storage Platform Visionary and Former COO Minoru Kosuge as CEO of Hitachi Data Systems 29-May-07
• Carestream Health and Hitachi Data Systems Enable Healthcare Organizations to Efficiently Manage Important Clinical Data 29-May-07
• Hitachi Scales Content Services to New Heights with Content Archive Platform Version 2.0 29-May-07
• Hitachi Data Systems EVP Jack Domme to Present at Bear Stearns 18th Annual Technology/Communications/Internet Conference 23-May-07
• Hitachi Announces a New Dimension in Storage Virtualization, Introduces World’s First Enterprise-Class Implementation of Virtualization with Thin Provisioning 14-May-07
• Hitachi Announces a New Trajectory in Storage Performance and Scalability with Universal Storage Platform V—World’s Most Advanced Storage Services Platform 14-May-07
• Hitachi Introduces Services Oriented Storage Solutions, Enables Business and IT to Forge Stronger Partnership 14-May-07
• Hitachi Data Systems CTO Hu Yoshida to Present at JPMorgan 35th Annual Technology Conference 11-May-07
• Hitachi Data Systems CTO Hu Yoshida to Present at Deutsche Bank 2007 Technology Conference 09-May-07
• Hitachi Data Systems to Make Strategic Storage Announcement 07-May-07

April 2007



• Hitachi Data Systems President and CEO Dave Roberson to Deliver Keynote at Storage Networking World Conference 16-Apr-07

March 2007



• Hitachi Data Systems Continues Global Channel Momentum, Recognition for Partner Success 26-Mar-07
• Hitachi Data Systems Changes the Storage Virtualization Playing Field according to Evaluator Group 19-Mar-07
• Hitachi Data Systems Chosen by FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA to Expand Storage Options for Synapse PACS 12-Mar-07
• Hitachi Data Systems SMB Customers Cost Effectively Manage Data Growth with Simple SAN Kits for Microsoft Windows Server Environments 05-Mar-07

February 2007



• Hitachi Data Systems Supercharges High-performance NAS Platform, Eclipses Competition 27-Feb-07
• Hitachi Data Systems Chief Scientist Claus Mikkelsen to Present at Morgan Stanley Technology Conference 26-Feb-07
• Hitachi Data Systems Chief Scientist Claus Mikkelsen to present at the ThinkEquity Partners "I've Got the Power" Data Center Day 12-Feb-07
• Hitachi Data Systems to Acquire Content Archiving Leader Archivas, Inc. 06-Feb-07
• Hitachi Data Systems Announces Intent to Acquire Archivas, Inc 05-Feb-07

January 2007



• Hitachi Injects High Performance Boost into Best-in-Class AMS1000 Midrange Storage System 22-Jan-07
• Hitachi Positioned in "Leaders" Quadrant for Midrange Enterprise Disk Arrays 22-Jan-07

December 2006



• Hitachi Data Systems Unveils Strong New Suite of Storage Solutions for Customers in Medium-Sized Enterprises18-Dec-06
• Hitachi Heats Up the High-Performance Computing Market Forging Worldwide OEM Agreement with BlueArc 11-Dec-06
• Hitachi Data Systems Announcement Webcast06-Dec-06
• Hitachi Data Systems Chief Technology Officer Hu Yoshida to Present at UBS Enterprise Technology Forum04-Dec-06
• Hitachi Makes Storage Virtualization History Shipping Over 4,500 Intelligent Virtual Storage Controllers Worldwide04-Dec-06

November 2006



• Ontario School Districts Give Hitachi Data Systems, McDATA and CONPUTE High Marks for Wireless Disaster Recovery Solution01-Nov-06

October 2006



• Hitachi Data Systems, McDATA, Redline Communications and CONPUTE Deliver Remote Synchronous Data Replication Over a Wide-Area Network; Provides SMEs Cost-Effective Solution for Disaster Recovery 31-Oct-06
• Hitachi Data Systems Still King of the Hill in Enterprise Storage According to Diogenes Labs-Storage Magazine02-Oct-06

September 2006



• Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Data Systems Complete Storage Compatibility and Interoperability Testing for IBM Geographically Dispersed Parallel Sysplex® (GDPS®)05-Sep-06
• Hitachi Data Systems Appoints Jack Domme Executive Vice President Global Solutions Strategy and Development05-Sep-06

August 2006



• Hitachi Data Systems Names Brenda Peffer Vice President of Global Marketing28-Aug-06
• Hitachi Data Systems' Karen Sigman Named Among VARBusiness' 'Power 50 Women in the Channel'21-Aug-06

July 2006



• Hitachi TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform Named 2006 Most Valuable Product11-Jul-06
• Hitachi Data Systems Ushers in the Next Wave in Data Protection with Virtual Tape Library Solutions for Tiered Storage Environments10-Jul-06

June 2006



• Hitachi Data Systems Presents at Storage World Conference Spring 200613-Jun-06
• Hitachi Announces Major Support for its New ISV Partner Program11-Jun-06
• Hitachi Introduces 21st Century Digital Archiving Solution11-Jun-06
• Gateway and Hitachi Data Systems to Provide $2.4 Million in Storage Products to Texas Utility Company for Disaster Recovery07-Jun-06
• Hitachi Data Systems Presents at Gartner Storage Summit 200605-Jun-06

May 2006



• Hitachi TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform Named Most Exciting Product by TheInfoPro30-May-06
• Hitachi Data Systems Names Michael Walkey Senior Vice President of Global Volume Channels23-May-06
• Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Data Systems Complete Storage Compatibility and Interoperability Testing for IBM Mainframe Environments22-May-06
• Hitachi Unleashes Performance Boost to Revolutionary Universal Storage Platform 22-May-06
• Hitachi Data Systems' Chief Scientist Claus Mikkelsen to Present at 34th Annual JPMorgan Technology Conference09-May-06
• Hitachi Data Systems Presents at the Continuity Insights Management Conference 200601-May-06

April 2006



• Hitachi Data Systems Gains Additional Industry Recognition As It Drives Partner Success 25-Apr-06
• Hitachi Starts Another Virtualization Revolution with "Disk-Less" Network Storage Controller 24-Apr-06
• Acer and Hitachi Data Systems announce a pan-EMEA partnership agreement for the delivery of storage solutions to the SMB market20-Apr-06

March 2006



• Hitachi Data Systems Demonstrates Virtualization and Tiered Storage at Storage Networking World Spring 2006 Conference20-Mar-06
• Fidelity National Title Group Ensures the Availability and Manageability of Customer Data with Virtualized Tiered Storage Solution from Hitachi Data Systems20-Mar-06
• Hitachi Data Systems' Chief Scientist Claus Mikkelsen to Present at 2006 Business Continuity & Corporate Security Conference13-Mar-06
• Intelligent Storage Array Controllers Challenge Network-Based Solutions according to Ovum13-Mar-06
• Hitachi Appoints Dave Roberson as CEO of Hitachi Data Systems07-Mar-06
• Hitachi Data Systems' Steve TenBarge to Present at Deutsche Bank Securities 2006 Technology Conference06-Mar-06

February 2006



• Hitachi Data Systems and Archivas Forge Global Partnership to Create Solutions for a New "Active Archive" Market Space27-Feb-06
• Hitachi Data Systems and Ingram Micro Bring Enterprise-Grade Storage Solutions to SME Market through Global Distribution Agreement21-Feb-06
• Hitachi Data Systems Delivers First Microsoft-Designated Simple SAN Solution for Windows Server Environments21-Feb-06
• Hitachi Data Systems' Scott Genereux to Present at Kaufman Brothers Second Annual West Coast Investor Conference-Enterprise & Network Security03-Feb-06

January 2006



• Hitachi Data Systems Integrates SNIA Education in New Global Customer and Partner Initiative25-Jan-06

December 2005



• Hitachi TagmaStore Network Storage Controller Named Best Product in the Enterprise Storage Market; Hitachi Data Systems Hu Yoshida Named Storage CTO of the Year 12-Dec-05
• Hitachi Data Systems CEO to Deliver Keynote Address at Red Herring Fall 2005 Conference 12-Dec-05
• Hitachi Data Systems Names Eckhard Pfeiffer to Executive Advisory Board 07-Dec-05
• Hitachi Data Systems Is First Fibre Channel Storage Array Provider to Achieve Microsoft's Simple SAN for Windows Server Designation 05-Dec-05
• Hitachi Data Systems Teams with GlassHouse to Enhance Delivery of Application Optimized Storage Solutions 05-Dec-05
• Hitachi Data Systems Maps Business Application Requirements to Storage and Data Management; Jack Domme to Present at Gartner 24th Annual Data Center Conference 01-Dec-05

November 2005



• Enterprise Strategy Group Names Hitachi HiCommand Storage Management Suite Best-in-Class 30-Nov-05
• Hitachi Data Systems Makes Significant Market Share Gains over Competitors in High-End Storage Systems for CYQ2 2005 29-Nov-05
• Hitachi is Winning the Virtualization Wars, Disrupting the Markets Once Again; Jack Domme to Speak at CSFB Annual Technology Conference 29-Nov-05
• Hitachi Data Systems' Rachel Young to Speak on Hitachi Storage Virtualization Leadership at Morgan Keegan 2005 Semi/Storage Tech Conference 14-Nov-05
• Hitachi Group Companies Announce Support for Microsoft's Next-Generation Application Platform 07-Nov-05
• Hitachi Data Systems to Host a Virtualization Roadshow 02-Nov-05

October 2005



• Hitachi Data Systems Promotes Software Visionary Jack Domme to Senior Vice President, Global Solutions Strategy & Development 25-Oct-05
• Governor of Louisiana Names Hitachi Data Systems Executive, Rod McCowan, to Lead the Louisiana Family Recovery Corps 07-Oct-05

September 2005



• Hitachi Data Systems' CTO to Speak on "Separation of Storage Innovation from Storage Commodity" at Citigroup 12th Annual Global Technology Conference 06-Sep-05

August 2005



• Hitachi Data Systems Wins VARBusiness ARC Award for Best Product Innovation in Network Storage 24-Aug-05
• Hitachi Data Systems Wins Diogenes Labs-Storage Magazine Quality Award 15-Aug-05

July 2005



• Hitachi Launches Full Scale Assault on Midrange Storage Market 11-Jul-05
• Hitachi Introduces Revolutionary Midrange Storage Virtualization Engine 11-Jul-05
• Hitachi Delivers Next Generation, Channel-Optimized SMB Storage Lineup; Perfect for Tiered Storage or Standalone Use 11-Jul-05

June 2005



• Hitachi TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform Wins 2005 MVP Award 21-Jun-05
• Hitachi Data Systems Is the Storage Company That Doesn't Want to Just Talk about Storage 20-Jun-05
• Hitachi TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform Is First to Deliver in New Storage Category 13-Jun-05
• Hitachi Improves Application Optimization with Enhancements to HiCommand Suite 13-Jun-05
• Hitachi Data Systems Appoints New Leader for Europe, Middle East, and Africa 09-Jun-05
• Hitachi Data Systems to Present Storage Virtualization Breakthroughs at Gartner PlanetStorage Summit 2005 09-Jun-05

May 2005



• Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Data Systems and IBM Extend Interoperability for Storage Systems, Servers and Software 26-May-05
• FileNet and Hitachi Data Systems Deliver Joint ECM and Data Retention Solution 18-May-05

April 2005



• Hitachi Data Systems Appoints Stefano Manna as Country Manager in Italy 26-Apr-05
• Hitachi Data Systems Customer Wins 'Best Practices in Storage' Award from Computerworld's Storage Networking World 13-Apr-05
• Hitachi Introduces Industry's First Dynamic Multi-Dimensional Data Movement Solution 12-Apr-05
• Hitachi Data Systems Appoints New Executive to Focus on Marketing-Led Growth 12-Apr-05
• Hitachi Data Systems and APTARE Enter Global Partnership to Deliver Optimized Backup Resource Management Software 07-Apr-05
• Hitachi Data Systems to Showcase Latest Application Optimization Software Solutions at Storage Networking World Spring 2005 07-Apr-05
• Hitachi Data Systems and Commvault Sign Worldwide Distribution Agreement to Provide Data Management and Protection Solutions 07-Apr-05
• Hitachi Data Systems Announces Expansion of Global Sales Operation 04-Apr-05
• Hitachi Announces Major Push into NAS Market 04-Apr-05

March 2005



• Hitachi Data Systems Receives Overall "Positive" Vendor Rating 29-Mar-05
• Hitachi Data Systems Announces General Availability of Heterogeneous Replication for EMC, IBM, Hitachi Storage Systems 10-Mar-05

February 2005



• Hitachi Data Systems Enhances HiCommand Suite for Greater Application Optimized Availability and Performance 22-Feb-05
• Hitachi Data Systems Ranks First in Global Customer Satisfaction Survey For Third Consecutive Time 15-Feb-05

January 2005



• Hitachi Virtualizes EMC Storage Systems 24-Jan-05
• Hitachi TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform Named Disk and Disk Subsystems 'Product of the Year' 11-Jan-05

2004 Press Releases

December 2004



• Hitachi Data Systems Expands Channel Reach into Global SMB Market with New Storage Solutions and Partnerships 08-Dec-04

November 2004



• Hitachi Data Systems and Open Text Extend Partnership to Provide Combined ECM, Storage Solutions 30-Nov-04
• Hitachi Data Systems' CEO Shinjiro Iwata to Present at Lehman Brothers T4 Conference 18-Nov-04
• Hitachi Data Systems to Resell Brocade's Next Generation Midrange SAN Switch 17-Nov-04
• Hitachi Data Systems Announces Virtualization Connectivity Support for IBM Enterprise Storage Server 17-Nov-04
• Chemical Lab Comes Up With Solution For Disaster Recovery 12-Nov-04
• Hitachi Data Systems Executive to Speak on Storage Virtualization Breakthroughs and Radical IT Efficiency at Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2004, Tokyo 05-Nov-04
• Business Getting a Grip on Runaway Data Demand, Finds Latest Hitachi Data Systems Storage Index 01-Nov-04

October 2004



• Hitachi Data Systems Credit Corporation Announces Financing Solutions for the Hitachi TrueNorth Channel Partner Program 19-Oct-04
• Hitachi Data Systems to Showcase Executives and Advanced Virtualization Solutions at Storage Networking World 2004 19-Oct-04
• Hitachi Data Systems' CTO Hu Yoshida to Speak on Virtualization at Gartner ITxpo 13-Oct-04
• Hitachi Data Systems Accelerates Solutions Focus With Newly Formed Global Solutions Development & Support Organization 06-Oct-04
• Hitachi Data Systems' Executive Rachel Young to Speak at JP Morgan 9th Annual Asia Pacific Equity Conference 01-Oct-04

September 2004



• Get Ready for Biometric Security in the Workplace, Finds New Survey 27-Sep-04
• Hitachi Data Systems CEO Shinjiro Iwata to Speak at 34th Annual Banc of America Securities Investment Conference 21-Sep-04
• Hitachi Data Systems Brings Radical Efficiency to Enterprise Storage with Virtualization to 32 PetaBytes 07-Sep-04
• Hitachi Data Systems Crushes the Competition with Next Generation Storage Platform Delivering 500% Performance Advantage 07-Sep-04
• Hitachi Data Systems Unleashes the Storage Industry's First Management Software for Large-Scale Virtualization, Logical Partitioning, and Universal Replication 07-Sep-04

August 2004



• Industry Leaders to Participate in Hitachi Data Systems' Revolutionary Storage Announcement 31-Aug-04
• Hitachi Data Systems Demonstrates Commitment to Channel with Executive Appointment to Head New Division 31-Aug-04
• Hitachi Data Systems and Partners to Make Revolutionary Storage Announcement 16-Aug-04
• Computer Crime Center Unveils New Method of Handling Large Volumes of Digital Evidence with Hitachi Data Systems 16-Aug-04

July 2004



• IT Security is Major Cause of Executive Stress, New Survey Reveals 07-Jul-04
• Hitachi Data Systems Wins MVP Award 07-Jul-04

June 2004



• Acer Goes Platinum with Hitachi Data Systems 15-Jun-04
• Hitachi Data Systems Delivers Storage Solutions Optimized for Fixed Content and Unstructured Data Applications 14-Jun-04
• Hitachi Data Systems Executive Christine Wallis to Speak at Bear Stearns 15th Annual Technology Conference 10-Jun-04
• Hitachi Data Systems Executives to Speak at Gartner PlanetStorage Conference 10-Jun-04

May 2004



• Hitachi Data Systems Partners with Lenovo Group to Address Storage Needs in China 26-May-04
• Hitachi Data Systems Executive Jack Domme to Speak at UBS Software & IT Services Conference 24-May-04
• Hitachi Data Systems Opens Middle East Regional Office 23-May-04
• Major Victorian Utility Selects Hitachi Data Systems for Business Continuity Solution 12-May-04
• Hitachi Data Systems Shatters Performance and Capacity Limitations of Modular Market 04-May-04
• Hitachi Data Systems Introduces Industry's First Application Optimized Storage Solutions 04-May-04
• Hitachi Data Systems to Make Strategic Announcement at JPMorgan Technology & Telecom Conference 03-May-04

April 2004



• Flight Centre Expansion Underpinned by New Hitachi Data Systems Storage Solution 29-Apr-04
• Hitachi Data Systems Makes Middle East Debut 13-Apr-04
• Hitachi Data Systems Continues to Lead the Industry in Standards Adoption 06-Apr-04
• Hitachi Data Systems Continues Commitment to Open SAN Solutions with Brocade SAN Switches 06-Apr-04

March 2004



• Staff Emails and Instant Messaging Coming Under Greater Scrutiny, Warns New Survey 18-Mar-04
• Enterprise Storage Group Confirms Hitachi Lightning 9980V's Superiority for Massive Storage Consolidation 15-Mar-04

February 2004



• Hitachi Data Systems to Showcase 'Real World' Storage Solutions at CeBIT 2004 16-Feb-04
• Hitachi Data Systems Wins Deal with Australian Broadcasting Corporation 03-Feb-04

2003 Press Releases

December 2003



• Hitachi Data Systems Takes Leadership of High-End RAID Storage Market 15-Dec-03
• Personal Emails Add to IT Directors' Storage Woes 02-Dec-03

November 2003



• Hitachi Data Systems Extends Storage Connectivity Options with New iSCSI Solution 19-Nov-03

October 2003



• Hitachi Data Systems Unveils Data Lifecycle Management Solutions for Unstructured Content 27-Oct-03
• Hitachi Data Systems and AppIQ Enter Global Storage Management Software Partnership 27-Oct-03
• Hitachi Data Systems Empowers Channel Partners with New Packaged Storage Services 27-Oct-03
• Hitachi Data Systems Accelerates Storage Area Management Software Suite Capabilities 27-Oct-03
• Hitachi Data Systems and IXOS SOFTWARE AG Announce Global Software Development and Distribution Agreement 27-Oct-03
• Hitachi Data Systems and Cisco Team to Deliver New Networking Solutions for Enterprise Storage 14-Oct-03
• Hitachi Data Systems is First Again with Next Generation Modular Storage Technology 08-Oct-03
• Hitachi Data Systems Accelerates Lightning 9900 V Series Capabilities Setting New Standard for Storage 08-Oct-03
• Storage Management Investment Up 20 Percent and Rising 03-Oct-03

September 2003



• UK IT Directors Worry About Terror Threat 15-Sep-03

August 2003



• Hitachi Data Systems Awarded First Place for Partner Program By VARBusiness Magazine 28-Aug-03
• Sun Microsystems, Hitachi, Ltd., and Hitachi Data Systems Extend Global Relationship to Deliver Data Center Storage Solutions 25-Aug-03
• HP and Hitachi, Ltd. Extend Multi-billion Dollar Relationship for High-end Disk Arrays 13-Aug-03
• Wing Lung Bank Strikes with Hitachi Data Systems Lightning 11-Aug-03

July 2003



• Cisco Systems & Hitachi Data Systems Selected by Euronext.liffe for Multiprotocol, Multiservice Storage Network for Business Continuity 31-Jul-03
• Sprint, Cisco, Hitachi Data Systems Team to Achieve Data Storage Breakthrough 08-Jul-03
• TAB Leads the Field with a State-of-the Art Storage Environment Backed by Hitachi Data Systems and Cisco Systems 08-Jul-03

June 2003



• Hitachi Data Systems Recognized for Thought Leadership in Networked Storage Security 26-Jun-03
• Hitachi Data Systems Honored by SBC For Excellence in Customer Service 24-Jun-03
• Three Hitachi Data Systems Customers Honored with Storage Networking World 'Best Practices in Storage' Awards 18-Jun-03
• Hitachi Data Systems to Deliver Advanced SAN Director switches with New Fabric Operating Environment from Brocade 18-Jun-03
• Hitachi Data Systems Rolls Out New Interoperability Program 05-Jun-03

May 2003



• For the Second Consecutive Year, Hitachi/Hitachi Data Systems Lead the Way in Storage Management Software Growth 06-May-03

April 2003



• Hitachi Data Systems Executive Christine Wallis to Keynote at Storage World 30-Apr-03
• Hitachi Data Systems CTO Hu Yoshida to Speak at Networld+Interop 24-Apr-03
• Hitachi Data Systems Delivers First Step in Storage Pooling Strategy with Solutions for Mixed SAN-NAS Environments 15-Apr-03
• Hitachi Data Systems Sets the Pace for Interoperability With Real-World Testing 14-Apr-03
• Hitachi Data Systems Demonstrates Commitment to TrueNorth Vision at Storage Networking World 11-Apr-03
• Skywalker Sound Conquers Space and Time with Hitachi Data Systems 07-Apr-03
• Hitachi Data Systems Executives to Speak at NAB 03-Apr-03
• Brocade and Hitachi Data Systems Deliver "Out-of-the-Box" SAN Solution for Microsoft Exchange Storage Consolidation 01-Apr-03

March 2003



• Hitachi Data Systems Wins Channel Champion Awards from Computer Reseller News 17-Mar-03
• SNIA Elects Hitachi Data Systems Executive Co-Chair of Security Group 12-Mar-03
• European Businesses Predict Savings through Consolidation 11-Mar-03
• EMC and Hitachi Agree to Settle All Pending Patent Litigation 03-Mar-03

February 2003



• IT Directors Feeling The Pain 25-Feb-03
• Hitachi Data Systems and Cisco Join Forces for New Storage Networking Solutions 18-Feb-03
• Hitachi and Oracle Deliver Worldwide Integrated Solutions for Data Storage 12-Feb-03
• Hitachi Data Systems Named #1 Storage Hardware Vendor by Reseller Partners for its Services Policies and Programs 11-Feb-03

January 2003



• Hitachi Data Systems Accelerates Lead in High-end Storage with Enhanced Lightning 9900 V Series 29-Jan-03
• Hitachi Data Systems Showcases IP Storage and Open Standards Management Framework 19-Jan-03
• European Businesses Underestimating Growth in Storage Demand 19-Jan-03

2002 Press Releases

December 2002



• Hitachi Data Systems Customers Honored with Storage Networking World 'Best Practices in Storage' Awards 13-Dec-02
• Hitachi Data Systems Teams with Industry Leaders on Microsoft Systems Architecture for Enterprise Data Centers 10-Dec-02
• Hitachi Data Systems Announces Availability of McDATA's Intrepid 6140 and Sphereon 4500 10-Dec-02
• Hitachi Data Systems and Network Appliance Collaborate on Enterprise NAS Gateway and Storage Management 04-Dec-02
• Hitachi Data Systems Ships New Storage Resource Management Product with HiCommand Tuning Manager 03-Dec-02
• Hitachi Data Systems Teams with Leading Healthcare Providers to Deliver the Industry's Most Advanced Storage-based Solutions 03-Dec-02
• Hitachi Data Systems Reinforces Commitment to Partners with TrueNorth Solutions Alliance 03-Dec-02

November 2002



• Hitachi Extends CIM Effort and Pledges Participation in SNIA SMI Forum 04-Nov-02

October 2002



• Hitachi Data Systems Teams with Computer Associates and Microsoft for Industry's Fastest Backup and Recovery Solution 29-Oct-02
• Hitachi Data Systems and INTERSAN Announce Global Reseller Agreement 28-Oct-02
• Hitachi Data Systems Announces Global Solution Services Organization 28-Oct-02
• Hitachi Data Systems and CommVault Systems Ink Worldwide Distribution and Support Agreement 28-Oct-02
• Hitachi Data Systems Executives Elected to Key Industry Association Positions 28-Oct-02
• Hitachi Data Systems Reveals Proof Points of TrueNorth Vision at Storage Networking World 28-Oct-02
• Brocade Silkworm 3900 Enterprise Fabric Switch Available Worldwide through Hitachi Data Systems 27-Oct-02
• Hitachi Unveils CIM Compliance in HiCommand™ Device Manager 25-Oct-02
• Hitachi Data Systems Executives to Speak at Lehman Brothers Global Storage Conference and Storage Networking World 22-Oct-02
• Hitachi Data Systems Beats Competition in Customer Satisfaction Survey for Second Year Running 17-Oct-02
• Leading Storage Vendors Announce CIM Effort to Drive CIM Product Rollout 15-Oct-02
• Hitachi Data Systems Appoints Ken Beaudry to Head Global Solutions Services 09-Oct-02
• CNT And Hitachi Data Systems Announce Reseller Agreement to Deliver High Performance Data Replication Over IP Networks 08-Oct-02
• Data Protection Technology Integrated into Hitachi Freedom Storage with Hitachi DB Validator 03-Oct-02
• Standard Insurance Company Simplifies Storage Management with Hitachi Data Systems HiCommand 03-Oct-02
• Norfolk Southern Keeps Trains Running with Hitachi Freedom Storage Systems and Software 02-Oct-02

September 2002



• Auspex and Hitachi Data Systems Verify Interoperability of SAN-NAS Gateway with Hitachi Freedom Storage 25-Sep-02
• INRANGE and Hitachi Data Systems Team to Provide Storage Over IP Solutions 17-Sep-02
• HP and Hitachi Ltd. Extend Existing Relationship to Facilitate Open Storage Management with API Exchange 10-Sep-02
• Hitachi Executive Tops Byte and Switch Storage Networking Stars List 09-Sep-02
• Microsoft Delivers Multipath I/O Support for Storage Device 05-Sep-02

August 2002



• Storage Industry Leaders Join Forces to Enable High Availability Solutions for Business Continuity 28-Aug-02
• Storage Networking Leaders Announce Next Evolution of Interoperability Initiatives Registered with SNIA 26-Aug-02
• Hitachi and Oracle Develop Innovative Technology To Prevent Data Corruption 20-Aug-02
• Hitachi Data Systems President and COO Dave Roberson to Deliver Keynote Speech at Storage World Conference 20-Aug-02
• Cisco Teams with Storage Industry Leaders for Storage Networking Solutions Interoperability 20-Aug-02
• Companies Combine to Form TSANet Multivendor Support Community 16-Aug-02
• HDS Pledges Support for SNIA Storage Management Initiative 12-Aug-02

July 2002



• Microsoft Systems Architecture Drives Windows 2000 Server Into Corporate Datacenters 31-Jul-02

June 2002



• Hitachi Data Systems Wins Award for "Developing ROI and Business Case Support for Storage Area Networks" 27-Jun-02
• Hitachi Data Systems Appoints Vice President of Global Marketing 17-Jun-02
• Hitachi Data Systems Named by Red Herring as "One of the 100 Companies Most Likely to Change the World" 03-Jun-02

May 2002



• Siemens Energy and Automation Streamlines Business Processes with Hitachi Data Systems 30-May-02
• Hitachi Data Systems Forges Ahead in Support of Open Standards for Storage Network Management 30-May-02
• State of New Jersey Selects McDATA Dual SAN Solution from Hitachi Data Systems 29-May-02
• Hitachi Data Systems Promotes Top U.S. Executive Dave Roberson Following Record Company Performance in FY'01 21-May-02
• Hitachi Data Systems Expands Lead in Enterprise Storage with Introduction of Lightning 9900 V Series 07-May-02
• Hitachi Data Systems Delivers Simple Storage Management with New HiCommand Management Framework 07-May-02
• Hitachi Data Systems Sets New Standard for a Collaborative Approach to Storage Management with the TrueNorth Initiative 07-May-02
• Hitachi Data Systems Electrifies The NetWorld+Interop Conference 07-May-02
• Hitachi Data Systems Recognized for Excellence by Texas Instruments 01-May-02

April 2002



• Hitachi Data Systems to Unveil a New Era of Simplified Storage Management at Live Press Conference and Webcast 29-Apr-02
• Brocade Silkworm 12000 Core Fabric Switch Available through Hitachi Data Systems Worldwide for Networking Enterprise Storage Environments 22-Apr-02
• Hitachi Data Systems Teams with INRANGE® to Break Remote Copy Distance Barriers 17-Apr-02
• ADIC and Hitachi Data Systems Demonstrate Fastest SAN Solution for the Rich Media Market 09-Apr-02
• Hitachi Data Systems Adds Global Remote Copy Capabilities with Support for Internet Protocol Networks 03-Apr-02
• Hitachi Data Systems to Showcase Enterprise Storage Solutions in SNW Interoperability Lab 03-Apr-02
• The Weather Channel Sees Brighter Data Management Days with Hitachi Data Systems 02-Apr-02

March 2002



• Pioneer Standard to Deliver Enterprise Storage Solutions from Hitachi Data Systems 28-Mar-02

February 2002



• Hitachi Data Systems Announces Next Step Toward Seamless Storage Management-Integrates HiCommand™ with Sun StorEdge™ Resource Manager Software; Expands Reach to Include Sun StorEdge T3 Arrays 05-Feb-02

January 2002



• Alacritech, Hitachi Data Systems, and Nishan Systems First to Validate Wire-Speed Gigabit iSCSI Performance 28-Jan-02
• Hitachi Data Systems COO to Speak at Banc of America Securities' Technology 2002 Conference 25-Jan-02
• Storage Industry Leaders Deliver New Levels of Interoperability 24-Jan-02
• Hitachi Data Systems Executives to Speak at RBC Capital Markets' 5th Annual Systems Area Networks Conference 09-Jan-02

2001 Press Releases

December 2001



• Hitachi Data Systems Announces New CEO and Executive Management Team 17-Dec-01
• Data Protection, Storage Management, Data Protection Solution 16-Dec-01
• Colorado Institute of Technology Programs and Initiatives to Benefit From Commitment From Hitachi Data Systems 12-Dec-01
• Hitachi Data Systems Named 'Company to Watch' in 2002 by CMP Media's Intelligent Enterprise Magazine 12-Dec-01
• Storage Performance Council Launches the First Industry-Standard Network Storage Benchmark, SPC-1™ 03-Dec-01
• Business Solutions, Network Attached Storage, Network Storage 02-Dec-01

October 2001



• Dell, Hitachi Data Systems, Nishan Systems, QLogic, and Qwest Communications Establish Transcontinental IP Storage Records 24-Oct-01
• Hitachi Data Systems Shines at Storage Networking World 22-Oct-01
• Hitachi Data Systems to Offer Certified End-to-End 2-Gigabit Per Second Fiber Channel SAN Solution 22-Oct-01
• Hitachi Data Systems Announces HiCommand Storage Management Framework 22-Oct-01
• Hitachi Data Systems and INRANGE Help Raiffeisen to Manage Infrastructure Complexity and Data Growth 08-Oct-01

September 2001



• Distance No Longer a Barrier-Industry's First Gigabit Transcontinental IP Storage Network Complete 24-Sep-01
• Hitachi Data Systems and Brocade Team to Deliver Pre-Configured SAN to Speed Storage Network Deployment 11-Sep-01
• Major European Gaming Company Selects Hitachi Data Systems and McDATA For Storage Network Solution 10-Sep-01
• Hitachi Data Systems Extends Lead in Enterprise Storage Performance 10-Sep-01

August 2001



• Hitachi Data Systems Continues to Lead Storage Industry in Customer Satisfaction 29-Aug-01
• Hitachi Data Systems SAN Simplifies Deployment of Storage for Data Warehouse Operation at XL Reinsurance America Inc. 27-Aug-01
• Hitachi Data Systems Is First to Market with 2Gbps Fibre Channel Connectivity 20-Aug-01
• Sun Microsystems, Hitachi, Ltd., and Hitachi Data Systems Announce Global Relationship 08-Aug-01

July 2001



• Hitachi Data Systems and McDATA Provide Storage Area Network for Xcel Energy's Trading Operations 31-Jul-01
• Home Depot to Install Hitachi Data Systems Storage in 450 New Stores Across the U.S. 16-Jul-01

June 2001



• Hitachi Data Systems Launches Professional Services to Help Customers Keep Information Online All the Time 19-Jun-01
• Media Advisory: HDS Webcast Interview Hosted by WIT Soundview 07-Jun-01
• IBM, Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Data Systems Extend Interoperability for Open Storage Networks 06-Jun-01
• HDS Tops Competition in Customer Satisfaction Survey 05-Jun-01
• Storage Networking Industry Leaders Forge Breakthrough Interoperability Initiatives 04-Jun-01

May 2001



• Hitachi Data Systems Enters NAS Market 30-May-01

April 2001



• Hitachi Data Systems and US Data Authority Partner to Provide Internet Storage Infrastructure Service 30-Apr-01
• Brocade and Hitachi Data Systems Expand Worldwide Reseller Relationshi 09-Apr-01

March 2001



• StorageNetworks to Implement Hitachi Data Systems Technology into Global Data Storage Network 13-Mar-01
• Hitachi Data Systems and VERITAS Software Leverage Global Alliance to Simplify Management of Storage Area Networks 13-Mar-01
• Hitachi Data Systems COO and CTO to Speak at West Coast Investor Conferences 05-Mar-01

February 2001



• VERITAS Software, Hitachi, Ltd. and Hitachi Data Systems Announce Global Partnership to Deliver Highly Available Storage Solutions 14-Feb-01

January 2001



• First Lightning, Now Thunder: HDS Launches New Midrange Storage System 23-Jan-01
• Hitachi Data Systems Invests in sanrise 22-Jan-01
• HDS Rated Top Storage Vendor in WIT Soundview Survey 17-Jan-01

2000 Press Releases

December 2000



• Hitachi Data Systems Names Datalink Partner of the Year 19-Dec-00

November 2000



• HDS Launches Freedom Storage Lightning 9900, Model 9910 28-Nov-00
• GE Access to Resell HDS Storage 16-Nov-00

October 2000



• HDS to Bring Expertise to Storage Networking World 30-Oct-00
• HDS Announces Support for VERITAS VERTEX Initiative 25-Oct-00
• HDS and VERITAS to Integrate Storage and Software 17-Oct-00
• SanOne to Highlight HDS Freedom Storage Lightning 9900 in SAN 09-Oct-00
• HDS Helps CSC Relocate San Diego County Data Center 02-Oct-00

September 2000



• HDS Is Selected Storage Vendor for Trusted Solution Platform 26-Sep-00
• Microsoft, HDS, McDATA Launch Trusted Solution Platform 26-Sep-00
• Hitachi Data Systems Provides Disaster Recovery Solution 06-Sep-00

August 2000



• CA and HDS Enter Reseller Agreement for E-business Solution 02-Aug-00

July 2000



• Hitachi Freedom Storage Supports Electronic Payment Leader TSYS 10-Jul-00

June 2000



• Hitachi Data Systems and Troika Networks Form Alliance to Integrate Troika Controllers with Hitachi Storage 26-Jun-00
• Hitachi Data Systems Introduces Freedom Storage Lightning 9900 26-Jun-00
• Hitachi Announces Solutions To Power The New Economy 26-Jun-00
• Hitachi, LTD., Hitachi Data Systems, and SGI Sign Global Reseller Agreement For Industry-Leading, High-End Enterprise Storage 23-Jun-00
• Hitachi Storage Dominates Market For Mainframe-Based Multi-Site Business Continuity Solutions 14-Jun-00
• Hitachi Data Systems Storage Expert Hu Yoshida Outlines New Storage Network Paradigm To Overcome E-Commerce Bottlenecks 06-Jun-00

May 2000



• Hitachi Data Systems To Employ 200 In Plainfield, Indiana, Global Distribution Center 31-May-00
• Brocade And Hitachi Data Systems Announce Worldwide Alliance To Deliver Brocade-Branded Switches To Hitachi SAN Customers 09-May-00
• Hitachi Data Systems Freedom Storage 7700E Provides Nonstop Performance For Rapp Collins' Customer Relationship Management Activities 08-May-00

April 2000



• Hitachi Data Systems And Where2Net Join Forces To Provide Web-Based E-Commerce And CRM Solutions 24-Apr-00
• Hitachi and webMethods Form Strategic Alliance 24-Apr-00
• Hitachi Data Systems And Troika Networks Demonstrate Ultra-Fast Network Platform For Data Mining 17-Apr-00
• Hitachi Data Systems announces strategic global transformation 06-Apr-00

March 2000



• Hitachi Data Systems Announces European Expansion 31-Mar-00
• Hitachi Data Systems helps establish new Colorado Institute of Technology 13-Mar-00
• Hitachi Data Systems Announces Strategic Product Transition Plan 06-Mar-00
• Hitachi Data Systems Opens New Office in Germany in Expansion of European Operations 01-Mar-00

February 2000



• Hitachi Data Systems begins shipping Freedom Storage 5800 equipped with high-speed 36-GB disk drivesNew disk drives 28-Feb-00
• Hitachi Honored with Award at Gartner Group's Annual Enterprise Vision Event 22-Feb-00
• Hitachi Freedom Storage Selected by Seminole Community College for Launch of Online Registration 22-Feb-00
• Hitachi Data Systems Enhances Freedom Storage 7700E 14-Feb-00
• Hitachi Data Systems Appoints Jim Davidson Vice President and General Manager of U.S. Sales 14-Feb-00
• Leading Systems Integrators Award Best Technology Products During Annual EnterpriseVision Even 09-Feb-00
• Hitachi Crushes the Competition with World's First 16-way Mega Server Delivering Nearly Three Billion Instructions per Second 07-Feb-00
• Hitachi Data Systems Expands OpenSAN Offerings 07-Feb-00

January 2000



• Hitachi Data Systems and Constellar Corporation Sign Strategic Reseller and Porting Agreements For Advanced E-business Integration Solution 18-Jan-00
• The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC Goes Live With Leading Edge Assured Disaster Recovery Project Using Hitachi Data Systems Storage Solution 12-Jan-00

1999 Press Releases

December 1999



• Hitachi Data Systems is First to Guarantee 100-percent Data Availability for Storage Subsystems 15-Dec-99
• Hitachi Data Systems Completes Year 2000 Readiness Efforts Across Global Facilities and Operations 13-Dec-99
• Hitachi Teams with Cisco Systems to Deliver High-speed Gigabit Ethernet Offering 13-Dec-99

November 1999



• Hitachi Pilot Servers Achieve Industry Leading Performance 23-Nov-99
• Selects HDS' Integrated Solutions Group to Provide Y2K Assurance Services 16-Nov-99
• Hitachi Data Systems Demonstrates Industry-first Multi-protocol Data Exchange Network; Delivers 6X Boost to Network Throughput 15-Nov-99
• Hitachi Data Systems, VERITAS Software Expand Alliance to Reduce Cost of Managing SAN Installations 04-Nov-99
• Hitachi Data Systems Selected as Strategic Storage Partner by Leading Application Service Provider eOnline 02-Nov-99

October 1999



• The Most Powerful Mainframe on the Planet Now Generally Available From Hitachi 18-Oct-99
• CA Extends Support To Hitachi Data Systems' Virtual Server Facility Through New Millennium License Program 18-Oct-99
• Hitachi Combines Forces With ISM to Reduce Business Complexity, Cost, and Risk In High-end OS/390 Environments 12-Oct-99
• Hitachi to Help Companies Address the Explosive Growth of Holiday Shopping Over the Internet at Gartner ITxpo 99 12-Oct-99
• Hitachi Launches New Infrastructure Solutions Suite Designed to Optimize E-business Systems for The Next Millennium 11-Oct-99

September 1999



• Hitachi Data Systems Breaks Ground for New Distribution Facility in Indiana's Growing High-tech Area 30-Sep-99
• Hitachi TotalNET Advanced Server for OS/390 Delivers Mainframe-quality Data Availability and Management to Desktop Users 29-Sep-99
• Hitachi Data Systems Launches Freedom Storage 5840 as Centerpiece Offering for New Two-tiered Sales Model 20-Sep-99
• Hitachi Offers Small Businesses High-performance, Low Cost Server for Web-based Applications 14-Sep-99
• Hitachi, Ltd.'s Enterprise Server Division Selects iMODL Toolset for Next-generation Server Development Project 13-Sep-99

August 1999



• Hitachi Data Systems' Profusion-based Server Powers the World's First Point-to-point High-speed Networked Interactive E-kiosk System 30-Aug-99
• Information Builders and Hitachi Data Systems Provide Asset Management Flexibility to Common Clients 30-Aug-99
• Bridgestone Corporation Selects Two Hitachi Visionbase Eight-way NT Servers to Power Its SAP R/3 Implementation 23-Aug-99
• Hitachi Data Systems Introduces New Visionbase Servers Powered by Intel's Latest Pentium III Xeon Technology 23-Aug-99
• Hitachi is First Again with Next Generation Eight-way Windows NT-based Server 23-Aug-99
• New Hitachi Visionbase Mid-range Server Powers ERP and E-business, Ideal for Clustering and Application Development 23-Aug-99
• Isogon Addresses Asset Management Software Savings with Hitachi Data Systems' Virtual Server Facility 16-Aug-99
• Hitachi Data Systems Enhances Freedom Storage 5800, World's Fastest Midrange Storage 10-Aug-99

July 1999



• Hitachi Data Systems Adds JNI to Its SAN Alliances Team 29-Jul-99
• City of Boston Web Site Soars to 4 Million Hits Per Month with Hitachi Data Systems Eight-way NT Server 28-Jul-99
• Hitachi Data Systems Expands Skyline Trinium Lineup with Two New Models for Increased Enterprise Scalability 27-Jul-99
• Fulton County, Georgia Awards $17 Million Multi-year Services Contract to Hitachi Data Systems for Comprehensive Justice Information System 26-Jul-99
• Hitachi Data Systems Launches its First Global, Two-tiered Distributor Channel Program 21-Jul-99
• Hitachi Data Systems Announces Hitachi Freedom Storage NanoCopy and Other Industry-leading Data-movement Solutions 12-Jul-99
• Sand Technology and HDS Agree to Sale of Sand's Share in Joint Venture 08-Jul-99
• HDS Names David Rader Senior VP of Corporate Strategy 08-Jul-99

June 1999



• HDS Achieves SAP™ R/3® Platform Certification for VisionBase NT Servers 30-Jun-99
• Hitachi Data Systems Announces New Visionbase ESCON Adapter for Data Mining and ERP Applications 22-Jun-99
• Hitachi Data Systems Teams With Compuware to Provide Asset Management Flexibility on OS/390® Products 22-Jun-99
• Hitachi Data Systems Introduces Operations Gatekeeper, an Enterprise Solution to Enable Global IT Operations Consolidation 15-Jun-99

May 1999



• City of Boston Sustains Millions of Web Hits per Month with new VisionBase Server 25-May-99
• HDS Names Clark Straw Executive VP of Worldwide Sales 25-May-99
• Hitachi Data Systems Teams With Candle Corporation To Offer Customers Server-Based Pricing On All OS/3900 Products 17-May-99
• Hitachi Data Systems Introduces the World's Most Powerful CMOS-Based Servers Designed to Exploit the Web's Capacity for E-commerce 17-May-99
• Hitachi Data Systems Announces New 36GB and 15GB Disk Drive Options for Freedom Storage™ 7700E Subsystem 10-May-99
• Hitachi and BMC Software Partner to Provide Intelligent Storage Management Solutions 10-May-99
• HDS Expands Pricing Support for Skyline Trinium™ VSF on PerfMan® OS/390® Products 04-May-99
• Hitachi Data Systems Announces Support For Open Storage Management Initiative Press Releases 04-May-99

April 1999



• Hitachi Announces Freedom Data Networks 26-Apr-99
• Hitachi, Business Alliances Create Single Source for SAN Solutions 26-Apr-99
• Hitachi Launches New Suite of SAN Services 26-Apr-99
• Hitachi Launches New I-Lab to speed SAN Solutions to Market 26-Apr-99
• Northern Trust Selects Hitachi 26-Apr-99
• Hitachi Data Systems and VERITAS Software Team To Deliver Integrated Storage Solutions 21-Apr-99
• HDS Announces BMC Software Support for Skyline Trinium™ VSF on OS/390® Products 19-Apr-99

February 1999



• Hitachi Data Systems Reports TPC-D Benchmark Results On Powerful Data Mart for Windows NT Environments 25-Feb-99
• Hitachi Data Systems Professional Services Provide Extreme IT Support for New Skyline Trinium™ 22-Feb-99
• Hitachi Data Systems Launches First Enterprise Server Designed for the Critical Business Requirements Created by the E-commerce Explosion 22-Feb-99
• Hitachi Data Systems Unveils Strategic Blueprint for Enterprise Information Management Solutions 18-Feb-99
• Hitachi Data Systems Announces Four New HDS Pilot Series™ Models 10-Feb-99
• Hitachi Data Systems' Freedom Storage Incorporated in Systems Managed by Accessible Software's Access 1 08-Feb-99
• Hitachi to Strengthen Information Technology Operations in North America 04-Feb-99
• Hitachi Data Systems Adds New Skyline Model 02-Feb-99

January 1999



• Hitachi to Acquire EDS Stake in Hitachi Data Systems 29-Jan-99