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SANTA CLARA, CALIF. March 29, 2005 - Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), today announced the Gartner Vendor Rating Report* on Hitachi Data Systems, has given the company overall "positive" rating for Enterprise Disk Arrays, 2004.
"It has been tremendous to have an impartial and respected organization such as Gartner evaluate our company and our technology and come out with a positive rating," said Dave Roberson, president and COO of Hitachi Data Systems. "We are looking forward to the solution's continued success."
The full report is available for viewing on the Hitachi Data Systems website at: http://mediaproducts.gartner.com/reprints/hds/124259.html. For more information about the Gartner Vendor Rating and Research Notes on Hitachi TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform, please contact reprints@gartner.com.
The Vendor Rating is copyrighted December 17, 2004 by Gartner, Inc. and is reused with permission. The Vendor Rating is an evaluation of a vendor as a whole, not just on its position within a single market. It is based on Gartner's assessment of the vendor's vision and execution for a product or service, relative to Gartner's analysis of clients' requirements. It is not intended as a comparison relative to competitors in the market. Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in the Vendor Rating, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings. Gartner disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
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 2,900 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.
Hitachi Data Systems
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