Hitachi America Appoints Steve Campbell Vice President of Marketing for Server Systems Group

Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT) (TOKYO:6501), today announced that it has named former Sun Microsystems executive Steve Campbell as vice president of marketing for the Hitachi America, Ltd., Server Systems Group (SSG). Mr. Campbell will be responsible for all marketing initiatives for the Server Systems Group in North America, including inbound and outbound marketing, competitive research, analyst and public relations, product management and promotion of all SSG products, including the Blade Symphony server line. Mr. Campbell joins Hitachi from Sun, where he spent seven years, most recently as vice president of marketing for Sun’s Strategic Insight Office and, prior to that, as vice president of marketing for Sun’s Enterprise Systems Products division. Prior to his tenure at Sun, Mr. Campbell held similar positions at FPS Computing and Convex Computer Corp. "Steve brings not only a passion for marketing and technology, but a deep understanding of the issues facing enterprises in the data center today,” said Elizabeth King, vice president and general manager of Hitachi America, Server Systems Group. "His insight and experience will be instrumental as we bring enterprise-class capabilities to our customers and to the blade server market.” In October 2005, Hitachi Ltd. established the server systems business unit in Hitachi America, Ltd., to provide server-based solutions in North America. Hitachi’s highly scalable and performance-oriented blade server platform, "Blade Symphony,” is part of Hitachi’s global IT platform business operation in North America. The unit is responsible for sales and marketing, business development, and operating a comprehensive services and support infrastructure that will serve customers on a 24x7 basis. About Hitachi Hitachi America, Ltd., Information Division, Server Systems Group, supplies highly scalable and performance-oriented server platforms targeting mid- and large-scale enterprise customers with solutions offerings ranging from high-end transaction engines to large scale databases. For more information about Hitachi blade servers, visit www.hitachi.us/servers or contact serversales@hal.hitachi.com. Hitachi America, Ltd., a subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., markets and manufactures a broad range of electronics, computer systems and products, and consumer electronics, and provides industrial equipment and services throughout North America. For more information, visit www.hitachi.us. Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE:HIT) (TOKYO:6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 356,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2005 (ended March 31, 2006) consolidated sales totaled 9,464 billion Yen ($80.9 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, Ltd., please visit the company’s website at www.hitachi.com.