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Hitachi Data Systems Executive Christine Wallis to Keynote at Storage World

Santa Clara, California— April 29, 2003

WHO: Christine Wallis, vice president of GlobalStrategy and Planning, Hitachi Data Systems

WHAT: Christine Wallis will deliver a keynotespeech entitled "The Biodiversity of Network Storage: MarketGrowth, Segmentation and Consolidation."

TOPIC: The storage business is undergoing alevel of unprecedented consolidation, diversification, and growth.Christine Wallis will share a number of broad-ranging observationsthat surround this industry trend.

WHEN: Tuesday, May 6, 10:00 a.m. PT

WHERE: Storage World 2003: Disneyland Hotel,Anaheim, California. Marina ballroom..

About Storage World 2003

Storage World Conference is the world's premier conference,educational event and trade show for the storage networkingindustry. It offers a complete slate of real-world case studies,workshops and roundtables, with industry visionary keynotespresented by top industry executives. Additional conferenceinformation is available online at http://www.storagenetworkingconference.com.

About Hitachi Data Systems

Hitachi Data Systems is committed to enabling organizationsworldwide to exploit the full potential of information. Byfollowing and deploying our TrueNorth™ strategy, we providecustomers with a broad range of storage solutions to simplify,protect and optimize their information infrastructures. Ourofferings include enterprise and modular storage systems andsoftware, professional services, fully complemented bybest-of-breed products through industry alliances.

With 2,700 employees, Hitachi Data Systems conducts businessthrough direct sales and resellers in the public, government andprivate sectors in over 170 countries and regions on sixcontinents. Its customers include more than 50 percent of Fortune100 companies. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.hds.com.

About Hitachi, Ltd.

Hitachi, Ltd., headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leadingglobal electronics company, with approximately 320,000 employeesworldwide. Fiscal 2001 (ended March 31, 2002) consolidated salestotaled 7,994 billion yen ($60.1 billion). The company offers awide range of systems, products and services in market sectors,including information systems, electronic devices, power andindustrial systems, consumer products, materials and financialservices. For more information on Hitachi, please visit thecompany's Web site at http://global.hitachi.com.


Contacts: PR

Jodi Reinman, Hitachi Data Systems, (408) 970-1050, jodi.reinman@hds.com

© Hitachi Data Systems isregistered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a trademarkand service mark of Hitachi, Ltd.

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