Released on: October 10, 2008, 4:45 am

Press Release Author: Hitachi Data Systems

Industry: Computers

Press Release Summary: 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.

Press Release Body: WHO: Jack Domme, Chief Operating Officer, and Hu Yoshida, VP
and CTO of Hitachi Data Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:
HIT), and the only provider of Services Oriented Storage Solutions

WHAT: Domme to keynote "The Next Wave in IT: Agile Storage Services" at Storage
Networking World Fall 2008

Yoshida to present "SOS: A Services-Oriented Storage Architecture Can Rescue Siloed
Storage Assets!"

WHEN: Domme's session: Tuesday, Oct. 14 at 9:45 a.m. Central Daylight Time
Yoshida's session: Wednesday, Oct. 15 at 2:10 p.m. Central Daylight Time

WHERE: Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center
1501 Gaylord Trail
Grapevine, TX 76051
(Advance registration is required)
http://www.snwusa.com/registration.asp?
conferenceID=22&source_code=ITEndUserGeneralConference

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.

Web Site: http://www.hds.com

Contact Details: Hitachi Data Systems, 750 Central Expressway, Santa Clara, CA,
4089707097