Released on: October 13, 2008, 4:22 am

Press Release Author: webmaster

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: Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT) and the only provider of Services Oriented Storage
Solutions, today announced the appointment of Eric Hibbard to International
Representative for the INCITS Technical Committee CS1, Cyber Security. The
InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS) is a forum for
information technology developers, producers and users for the creation and
maintenance of formal de jure IT standards. INCITS is accredited by, and operates
under rules approved by, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). These
rules are designed to ensure that voluntary standards are developed by the consensus
of directly and materially affected interests.

"We are honored to have Mr. Hibbard as our International Representative for the
Technical Committee CS1, Cyber Security," said Jennifer Garner, Director of
Standards Programs for INCITS. "He brings a wealth of security experience to the
position and we look forward to his contributions."

Mr. Hibbard is currently the Senior Director, Data Networking Technology, in the
Office of the CTO for Hitachi Data Systems. He is responsible for developing and
leading the execution of Hitachi Data Systems' storage security strategy and serves
as the company's principle storage security architect. In his position with INCITS,
Mr. Hibbard will report on the status of international work and act as a
correspondent on issues with related standards groups of international, regional and
foreign national organizations. Mr. Hibbard has over 25 years experience in
information technology, including over 10 years in information security architecture
and management, working for government, academia, and industry.

"We believe Mr. Hibbard's appointment to the INCITS reinforces our commitment to a
standards-based, integrated approach to storage security," said Hu Yoshida, Vice
President and CTO, Hitachi Data Systems. "We look forward to Mr. Hibbard's
participation in this technology consortium to enhance our development of the
feature-rich data protection and advanced data security capabilities of our storage
solutions."

Hitachi Data Systems provides comprehensive, built-in storage security functionality
that meet customers' escalating needs of data protection and security for regulatory
compliance. The ground-breaking Hitachi USP V storage services platform offers the
ability to isolate and "fence off" high-security applications at all points in the
storage hierarchy from channel, to cache, to storage devices. These sophisticated
security features include controller-based Data Shredding, LUN Security for
LUN-level access control to world wide names (WWN), Write Once Read Many (WORM)
software for tamperproof long-term data retention, Role-Based Access, an Audit Log
file which stores a history of all user access operations performed on the system,
and Fibre Channel Secure Protocol Authorization A (FC-SP Auth A) for the
authentication of Fibre Channel entities, as well as support for encryption
appliances. Together, these technologies provide robust authentication,
authorization and audit capabilities to the entire enterprise storage portfolio to
further secure the overall foundation of customers' storage infrastructures.

"It is an honor for me to have been selected for this position with INCITS," said
Eric Hibbard, Senior Director, Data Networking Technology, Hitachi Data Systems. "I
take this responsibility seriously and I feel that my experience with information
security architecture and management will be a valuable asset in my success as
International Representative for INCITS."

Mr. Hibbard currently holds multiple security (CISSP, ISSAP, ISSMP, ISSEP),
information system auditor (CISA), and storage (SCP and SCSE) certifications as well
as being involved in the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), the
Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), IEEE-USA Critical
Infrastructure Protection Committee, and the Information Security Committee of the
American Bar Association. He is currently the Vice Chair of the IEEE P1619 Security
in Storage Working Group, the Chair of the Storage Networking Industry Association's
(SNIA) Security Technical Work Group, and a Liaison for INCITS Technical Committee
T11 Fibre Channel Interfaces.

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