Hitachi Data Systems' CTO Hu Yoshida to Speak on Virtualization at Gartner ITxpo

Who:
Hu Yoshida, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT).

What:
Mr. Yoshida will be giving a presentation entitled "Virtualization Meets the Enterprise," in which he will discuss the advantages of controller-based storage virtualization. This new approach, recently announced by Hitachi Data Systems, greatly simplifies management tasks by forming one storage pool across internal and externally attached heterogeneous storage, enables new functionality to be mapped across older storage assets, and optimizes the use of multi-tier storage.

Venue:
The Symposium/ITxpo is Gartner's flagship event where thousands of senior IT strategists gather to ask tough questions and tackle current issues, including compliance, convergence, real-time agility, sourcing, business alignment, and IT investments.

When:
Monday, October 18, 2004, at 12:45 PM ET.

Where:
Swan Ballroom 1-4
Walt Disney World Swan Hotel
1500 Epcot Resorts Boulevard
Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830

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.

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.

Tony Hynes, Hitachi Data Systems, (408) 970-7971, tony.hynes@hds.com

Quinn Daly, Blanc & Otus Public Relations, (415) 856-5152, QDaly@blancandotus.com

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