Who:
Steve East, Vice President, Global Account Technology Sales, Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT).
What:
Mr. East will be giving two presentations at Gartner's Symposium/ITxpo 2004 in Tokyo. In his first presentation, "Achieving Radical Efficiency in Your IT Infrastructure," Mr. East will demonstrate how Hitachi Data Systems is leading the storage industry with Services Oriented Storage Solutions™ solutions that enable its customers to align information technology with business objectives.
In his second presentation, "Storage Virtualization Meets the Enterprise," Mr. East will explore Hitachi Data Systems' revolutionary approach to storage virtualization, which integrates services and functions to simplify the tasks of consolidating, provisioning, and protecting an ever-increasing demand for storage capacity, connectivity and bandwidth. At a time where technology life cycles are shorter than capitalization rates, this breakthrough virtualization approach enables new functionality to be mapped across older assets and optimizes the use of multi-tier storage.
Venue:
The Symposium/ITxpo is Gartner's flagship event for senior IT and business professionals. Hitachi Data Systems executives have participated in both the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Florida last month, and in Cannes, France last week. At both conferences, company leaders spoke to the benefits of storage virtualization and aligning storage technology with business objectives. Hitachi Data Systems is a Platinum Sponsor of Gartner ITxpo 2004 in Tokyo.
These global events attract senior strategists who gather to ask the tough questions and tackle their current business issues-compliance, convergence, real-time agility, sourcing, business alignment, IT investments, and much more. The Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2004 inTokyo will showcase the latest research and the newest technology solutions.
When:
"Achieving Radical Efficiency in Your IT Infrastructure"
Wednesday, November 10, 12:00-12:45pm
Symposium Luncheon Session
"Storage Virtualization Meets the Enterprise"
Thursday, November 11, 15:30 - 16:10pm
Vendor Solution Presentation
Where:
Room G (for both presentations)
Le Meridian Grand Pacific Hotel
2-6-1 Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo
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 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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