Cisco MDS 9000 Family of Multilayer Directors and FabricSwitches Now Available Worldwide Through Hitachi DataSystems
End users Benefit from Increased Flexibility of theirStorage Networks, Lower Management Costs and Higher Return onInvestment
SANTA CLARA, California 14 October, 2003- Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary ofHitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), today announced that the Cisco MDS 9500series Multilayer directors and the Cisco MDS 9216 Multilayerfabric switch are available now from Hitachi Data Systems with fullservice and support through a worldwide reseller agreement withCisco Systems.
"Within a trading environment, having constant and reliableaccess to realtime data is not just important — it'sbusiness-critical. Downtime is not an option," said Mark Hemsley,Managing Director of Euronext.liffe Market Solutions. "We turned toHitachi Data Systems, BT and Cisco to deliver thisbusiness-continuity solution because the companies have theexperience and the product portfolios that meet the needs ofhigh-end enterprise computing environments like ours."
Taking advantage of the power and unique connectivity of HitachiFreedom Storage systems and the networking capabilities of theCisco MDS products, customers can build highly-scalable, networkedstorage solutions while simplifying their infrastructure andcentralizing storage management and security. This combination oftechnologies leads to lower management costs and a higher return oninvestment.
"As part of our TrueNorth vision of providing best-of-breedsolutions to our customers, we were the first vendor to completehardware interoperability qualification testing between the HitachiFreedom systems and the Cisco MDS 9000 Family in SAN environments,"said Scott Genereux, vice president, Global Marketing and BusinessDevelopment, Hitachi Data Systems. "With the addition of this newline from Cisco we further solidify the common goal of simplifyingstorage networks with highly available and scalable fabrics."
"Working closely with industry leader Hitachi Data Systems, wehave gained another respected ally in the storage market, and haveachieved a significant milestone in our go-to-market strategy forthe Cisco MDS 9000," said Soni Jiandani, vice president ofMarketing for the Storage Technology Group at Cisco. "Cisco SANtechnology, combined with Hitachi Data Systems' technicallyadvanced storage systems, allows our mutual customers to simplifytheir fabric architecture and centralize storage management whilestill building the highly scalable, high-performance storagenetworks they need to grow with them into the future."
Consisting of the Cisco MDS 9500 series of Multilayer directors,the Cisco MDS 9216 and the Cisco MDS 9100 Mulitlayer fabricswitches, the Cisco MDS 9000 Family provides a full line ofproducts to meet requirements across storage networks of all sizesand architectures. With intelligent networking features such asmulti-protocol/multi-transport integration, Virtual SANs (VSANs),advanced security, sophisticated debug/analysis tools and unifiedSAN management, as well as intelligent storage services such asnetwork-based virtualization, the Cisco MDS 9000 Family ushers in anew era of storage networking.
The Cisco MDS 9509 and Cisco MDS 9506 Multilayer directors andthe Cisco MDS 9216 Multilayer fabric switch are available worldwideimmediately through 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 centralized and distributed storage systems andsoftware, professional services, complemented by best-of-breedproducts through channel partners and industry alliances.
With 2,700 employees, Hitachi Data Systems conducts businessthrough direct and indirect channels in the public, government andprivate sectors in over 170 countries and regions. Its customersinclude more than 50 percent of Fortune 100 companies. For moreinformation, please visit our Web site at www.hds.com.
Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is aleading global electronics company, with approximately 340,000employees worldwide. Fiscal 2002 (ended March 31, 2003)consolidated sales totaled 8,191.7 billion yen ($68.3 billion). Thecompany offers a wide range of systems, products and services inmarket sectors, including information systems, electronic devices,power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials andfinancial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visitthe company's Web site at http://global.hitachi.com.
Contacts: PR
Jodi Reinman, Hitachi Data Systems, (408) 970-1050, jodi.reinman@hds.com
TrueNorth, Hitachi Freedom Storage,Lightning 9900, and Thunder 9500 are trademarks of Hitachi DataSystems. Cisco and MDS 9000 are trademarks or registered trademarksof Cisco Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are the property oftheir respective owners.
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