Storage Networking End Users Acknowledge Industry Leader
Santa Clara, California. July 7, 2004—Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), today announced it is a recipient of the Most Valuable Product (MVP) Award in the category of Disk Subsystems for the Hitachi Data Systems Lightning 9900™ V Series family of enterprise storage systems. The MVP Awards, co-sponsored by the Association of Storage Networking Professionals (ASNP) and InfoStor Magazine, is the only industry program in which award winners are selected by storage networking end users. The MVP Awards were presented during a ceremony at last week's Storage World Conference, the storage industry's most comprehensive educational event and tradeshow.
"The MVP Awards are a true representation of the best products in the industry as winners are selected by the people who know best—end users who manage storage on a daily basis," said Daniel Delshad, chairman of the Storage World Conference. "We congratulate Hitachi Data Systems for winning this award."
In its second year, the MVP Awards has six categories: Backup Hardware; Data Protection Software; Disk Subsystems; Network Equipment; Management Software; and Compliance and Retention. Over 250 technology solutions were submitted for consideration. A team of industry analysts narrowed down the number of entries to five finalists in each category. Once those were established, the organizers solicited the 1,500 ASNP members and the nearly 23,000 InfoStor Magazine subscribers to vote. Of those solicited, only end users were allowed to participate, and any votes from outside this group were disqualified.
"We make it our business to reduce the total cost of ownership and accelerate return on investment for our customers, so we are happy to have been acknowledged by this extensive group of storage end users with this award." said Hu Yoshida, vice president and chief technology officer, Hitachi Data Systems. "Our drive to bring innovative technology to market is the key reason why we are the fastest growing storage solution management vendor."
About the MVP Awards
Storage World Conference's Most Valuable Product (MVP) Awards Program recognizes the "best of the best" of storage networking products in the industry, as determined by storage end users. This prestigious awards program is co-sponsored by two user-focused organizations—InfoStor Magazine, the leading storage-specific publication for enterprise storage professionals, and the Association of Storage Networking Professionals (ASNP), the first worldwide organization dedicated to the needs of storage networking users. The MVP awards were presented at Storage World Conference (SWC) on June 30 during an awards ceremony and dinner. SWC, held in conjunction with the ASNP Annual Summit on June 28, took place June 29-July 1, 2004 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. www.storageworldconference.com
About Hitachi Data Systems
Hitachi Data Systems leverages global R&D resources to develop storage solutions built on industry-leading technology with the performance, availability and scalability to maximize customers' ROI and minimize their risk. By focusing on the customer's perspective as we apply the best hardware, software, and services from Hitachi and our partners, we uniquely satisfy our customers' business needs.
With 2,800 employees, Hitachi Data Systems conducts business through direct and indirect channels in the public, government and private sectors in over 170 countries and regions. Its customers include more than 50 percent of Fortune 100 companies. For more information, please visit our Web site at www.hds.com.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company, with approximately 326,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2003 (ended March 31, 2004) consolidated sales totaled 8,632.4 billion yen ($81.4 billion). The company offers a wide range of systems, products and services in market sectors, including information systems, electronic devices, power and industrial systems, consumer products, materials and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.hitachi.com.
Contacts:
Tony Hynes, Hitachi Data Systems, (408) 970-4836, tony.hynes@hds.com
Quinn Daly, Blanc and Otus Public Relations, (415) 856-5152, qdaly@blancandotus.com
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