Enables Emerging Companies to Test Products forInteroperability with Hitachi Freedom Storage Systems
SANTA CLARA, California— June 5, 2003— Hitachi DataSystems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT),today announced the Interoperability Demonstration Program which isdesigned to give vendors an approved method to demonstrateinteroperability with Hitachi Freedom Storage systems. Using anindependent testing lab, selected companies can now test theirproducts to demonstrate interoperability giving customers a measureof confidence that their products will be compatible.
"IDP is right in line with our TrueNorth vision to collaboratewith the industry for open information management and providecustomers with freedom of choice," said Alan Cade, vice president,Technical Operations, Hitachi Data Systems. "This program respondsto customer demand for interoperable products. We are excited toprovide an opportunity for vendors to demonstrate that theirproducts interoperate with ours through an organized test processin a lab environment."
Testing is conducted at an Independent Testing Lab (ITL) whereselected storage vendors can test their products for compatibilitywith the Hitachi Freedom Lightning 9900, Lightning 9900 V Series,and the Thunder 9500™ V Series systems, as well as HitachiFreedom Storage Software products. After successful completion ofinteroperability testing is verified in the ITL, the product isthen listed as having "Demonstrated Interoperability" on theHitachi Data Systems website. Details are published at thediscretion of 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.
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
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