COO Delivers Keynote Address; Industry Expert Delivers Tutorial on Network Protocols; Company Participates in Groundbreaking Demonstrations of Network Technology
ORLANDO, FL, 30 October, 2000 — Highlighting its leadership in data networking technology, Hitachi Data Systems today announced that its Chief Operating Officer, Dave Roberson, will deliver a keynote address at Storage Networking World, Tuesday, October 31 at 1:30 p.m., in the Crystal Ballroom of the Renaissance Orlando Resort. Hitachi Data Systems will also team with other industry leaders to demonstrate never-before-seen server-clustering technology that enables failover across a wide-area network.
"How Storage Networking Technologies are Revolutionizing the Way we do Business" is the topic of Roberson's keynote presentation. The focus will be on insights he has gained from companies undertaking the task of organizing themselves to manage the tremendous amounts of data being fueled by the Internet. Data networking is seen as a technology that enables companies to transform data into knowledge that will help them compete effectively in the New Economy.
Also speaking at the event is Hu Yoshida, Vice President and General Manager, Data Network Solutions, Hitachi Data Systems. Yoshida will deliver a tutorial on Data Network Protocols Wednesday, November 1st at 1:30 p.m., in Ballroom Five. Hitachi Data Systems has led a number of pioneering efforts to develop network solutions in which multiple protocols can be used concurrently to optimize data flow in complex networks. In his tutorial, Yoshida will explain the benefits of various protocols for use in specific network and application environments.
Wide-Area Server Clustering Technology Demonstration Participating in the Storage Networking World Interoperability Lab and Demo, Hitachi Data Systems is cooperating with Brocade, Troika Networks, ONI Systems Corp., and StorageNetworks, Inc. to demonstrate a Storage Service Provider (SSP) solution for a large metropolitan area.
In addition, a Hitachi Data Systems team led by Pierre Raymond, Director of Data Network Architecture, will present the industry's first live demonstration of technology for failover between two widely separated servers. The demonstration will show how enterprises can use this technology to assure continuous operation of their businesses, even in the case of an unplanned outage or disaster.
To illustrate the business value of this solution, a server at one location is shown running an e-mail application, while a server at a second location runs an order-entry database application. When service at the first location is interrupted, its applications begin running at the secondary location — just a heartbeat after the interruption. With no single point of failure in the entire system, observers can see first hand how to implement a powerful means of protecting their enterprises against unplanned interruptions of business operations.
The Hitachi Freedom Storage™ Lightning 9900™, Hitachi Data Systems' flagship storage system, will be featured in the SSP and wide-area server failover demonstrations. The Freedom Storage 5800, a mid-range storage system, will be featured in the Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA), demonstration of a proposed standard for a Host Bus Adapter (HBA) Application Program Interface (API). The standard solves a difficult network-management problem — the ability to manage, in a consistent way, the retrieval of information from a Fibre Channel host bus adapter. Participants in this demonstration include Agilent, Emulex, JNI, qLogic, Troika, Brocade, Intersan, Prisa, Tivoli, VERITAS, and Vixel. Emphasizing its commitment to the development of standards through the SNIA, Hitachi Data Systems will be the only storage vendor participating in this landmark demonstration.
Committed to helping customers exploit the value of information technology for success in the Internet economy, Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), is a leading provider of business solutions for the world's most information-intensive corporations. For further information on Hitachi Data Systems, access www.hds.com.
Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is one of the world's leading global electronics companies, with fiscal 1999 (ended March 31, 2000) consolidated sales of 8,001 billion yen ($75.5 billion). The company manufactures and markets a wide range of products, including computers, semiconductors, consumer products and power and industrial equipment. For more information on Hitachi, Ltd., please visit Hitachi's Web site at http://www.hitachi.co.jp/.
1 At an exchange rate of 106 yen to the dollar.
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