New Storage Solution Category Recognized as Best Disk Subsystem by ASNP and InfoStor Magazine
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—June 21, 2005—Hitachi Data Systems, provider of Services Oriented Storage Solutions™ solutions and wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT), today announced that the Association of Storage Networking Professionals (ASNP) and InfoStor Magazine awarded the Hitachi TagmaStore™ Universal Storage Platform the 2005 Most Valuable Product (MVP) Award for best Disk Subsystem. The seven category winners were announced at Storage World Conference on Tuesday, June 7.
"InfoStor congratulates Hitachi Data Systems on winning an MVP award and beating out other leading providers competing in the Disk Subsystem category," said Dave Simpson, Editor-in-Chief of InfoStor magazine. "It's important to note that the winners were determined by votes cast by InfoStor's end-user readers and members of the ASNP – all of which are end-users – based on their own stringent criteria."
"We're honored to have the Hitachi TagmaStore™ Universal Storage Platform be recognized as the best Disk Subsystem product by ASNP and InfoStor magazine," said Rachel Young, vice president of global marketing, Hitachi Data Systems. "All of the accolades we've received coupled with the industry recognition of the Universal Storage Platform establishing a new category of storage further solidifies its position as the undisputed industry leader in enterprise-class virtualization. Customers can now deploy applications and manage their storage infrastructure in dynamic new ways, fully leveraging—and adding value to—current investments, and more closely aligning IT and business."
The MVP Awards program recognizes the "best of the best" of storage networking products in the industry, as determined by storage end-users. ASNP and InfoStor magazine selected winners in the following seven categories: storage management software, data protection software, backup hardware, networking equipment, compliance and retention, disk subsystem, and most innovative software.
About Hitachi TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform
With capabilities well beyond any other storage system, the Hitachi TagmaStore Universal Storage Platform establishes a new industry category, reaching previously unattainable levels of consolidation and realizing the virtualization of internal and external heterogeneous storage into one pool.
Its virtualization capability enables users to externally attach heterogeneous storage systems, including those from IBM and EMC, partition storage resources to maximize application quality of service, move data across tiers of storage to match business needs, and achieve business continuity. As an integral component of Services Oriented Storage Solutions™ solutions from Hitachi Data Systems, the Universal Storage Platform provides the foundation for matching application requirements to different classes of storage. The Universal Storage Platform enables customers to deploy applications within a new framework, fully leverage—and add value to—current investments, and more closely align IT and business objectives.
About ASNP
The ASNP's mission is "to build a worldwide community of storage networking users and to provide members with valuable educational programs and professional development opportunities." ASNP provides an open forum for members to discuss real-world problems and solutions related to storage networking. Through its regional chapters, annual meeting, and online portal, ASNP offers extensive training and professional development opportunities.
About InfoStor Magazine
InfoStor is the leading monthly publication dedicated solely to storage coverage. Its worldwide audience of 50,000 readers includes IT storage managers and storage professionals in the channel, including value-added resellers (VARs), storage/systems integrators and OEMs. For more information, please visit http://www.infostor.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 2,900 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 http://www.hds.com.
About Hitachi, Ltd.
Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 347,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2004 (ended March 31, 2005) consolidated sales totaled 9,027.0 billion yen ($84.4 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 Website at http://www.hitachi.com.
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