Hitachi Data Systems Executives to Speak at VMworld 2008

* Reuters is not responsible for the content in this press release.

Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:00am EDT 

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
Hitachi Data Systems Corporation (NYSE: HIT) (TSE: 6501):

-0-
*T
WHO:              Patrick Flueckiger, Solution Architect,
                   Virtualization, and Christophe Bertrand, Senior
                   Director, Product Marketing, of Hitachi Data
                   Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd.
                   (NYSE: HIT), and the only provider of Services
                   Oriented Storage Solutions

WHAT:             Flueckiger to present "VMware & Storage: Best
                   Practices, Complementary Technologies and the
                   Future of Storage Virtualization" at VMworld 2008
                  Bertrand to present "Enterprise Storage Replication
                   Technologies Applied to VMware"

WHEN:             Flueckiger's session: Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 11:00
                   a.m. Pacific Daylight Time
                  Bertrand's session: Thursday, Sept. 18 at 4:00 p.m.
                   Pacific Daylight Time

WHERE:            The Venetian Hotel
                  3355 Las Vegas Blvd.
                  Las Vegas, NV 89109

                  (Advance registration is required)
                  http://www.vmworld.com/conferences/2008/registration
*T

   About Hitachi Data Systems

   Hitachi Data Systems Corporation provides Services Oriented
Storage Solutions that enable heterogeneous storage to be dynamically
provisioned according to business needs and centrally managed via
industry-leading Hitachi storage virtualization software. As an
integral part of the Hitachi Storage Solutions Group, Hitachi Data
Systems delivers storage infrastructure platforms, storage management
software, and storage consulting services through direct and indirect
channels in over 170 countries and regions. Its customers include
nearly 60-percent of Fortune 100 companies. For more information,
visit the company's Web site at http://www.hds.com.

   About Hitachi, Ltd.

   Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT) (TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo,
Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately
390,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2007 (ended March 31, 2008)
consolidated revenues totaled 11,226 billion yen ($112.2 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, logistics, materials
and financial services. For more information on Hitachi, please visit
the company's Web site at http://www.hitachi.com.

   (C) 2008, Hitachi is a registered trademark of Hitachi, Ltd.
and/or its affiliates in the United States and other countries.
Hitachi Data Systems is a registered trademark and service mark of
Hitachi, Ltd. in the United States and other countries. All other
trademarks, services marks, company names are properties of their
respective owners.

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation
Laurie Spindler, 408-970-7097
laurie.spindler@hds.com

Copyright Business Wire 2008
Comments (0)
This discussion is now closed. We welcome comments on our articles for a limited period after their publication.