IDG Computerworld Honors Program Awards Seven Hitachi Data Systems Customers Laureate Status

Hitachi Data Systems Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT) and the only provider of Services Oriented Storage Solutions, today announced that seven of its customers have been recognized as Laureates by the IDG Computerworld Honors Program. For almost two decades, Computerworld Honors has acknowledged those individuals and organizations that have used information technology to benefit society. Hitachi customers Atos Origin, GMarket, Intellidyn, MedAvant Healthcare Solutions, Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Pieper and Associates and South Carolina Computer Crime Center will be presented the award tonight during the 19th Annual Laureates Medal Ceremony & Gala Awards Evening at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. "The Computerworld Honors Program seeks to recognize organizations, from a variety of sectors, for their ongoing efforts to utilize technology in order to benefit society,” said Bob Carrigan, chairman of the Computerworld Honors Program Chairmen’s Committee and president, IDG Communications. "From supporting electricity systems in the Midwestern U.S. to helping lower power consumption in data centers, Hitachi and its customers are on the leading edge of using information technology to promote positive social, economic and educational change.” Each year, members of the Chairmen's Committee, a group of 100 Chairman/CEOs of global technology, nominate individuals and organizations around the world whose visionary applications of information technology promote positive social and economic progress. "Hitachi Data Systems works very closely with its customers to deliver the technology innovations that allow them to overcome their business challenges and ultimately deliver broader benefits to their local communities,” said Brenda Peffer, vice president of Global Marketing at Hitachi Data Systems. "We congratulate our customers for their recognition on their innovative use of Hitachi storage solutions.” Hitachi Data Systems provides a broad range of Services Oriented Storage Solutions that apply service-oriented architecture (SOA) concepts to storage to deliver a platform that offers sets of automated functions delivered as services to the business which can be invoked as needed. Hitachi Services Oriented Storage Solutions offer companies the ability to present business clients with a menu of storage attributes such as performance, availability, cost and security, and charge for those services based on the client’s selection. Atos Origin In order to facilitate the high-speed data migration required by its clients, Atos Origin selected Hitachi Data Systems to provide storage solutions that manage its data center storage simply and cost-effectively. By partnering with Hitachi Data Systems, Atos Origin reduced internal storage costs and regained an edge in the highly competitive IT services and consulting space by passing its savings on to customers. For more information, please visit http://www.hds.com/pdf/DISK-596-00.pdf. Gmarket Gmarket, the most visited e-commerce Web site, has enjoyed exponential growth rate that exceeded hardware expectations. The key business advantage for an online retailer is having stable and quick IT system, which will make customers come back to the site and recommend it to their friends. Storage solutions from Hitachi Data Systems enable Gmarket to provide a unique open market business model, facilitating quick, secure and convenient transactions between buyers and sellers of an ever-growing inventory of products. For more information, please visit http://www.hds.com/pdf/cs_gmarket_010-00.pdf. Intellidyn Intellidyn is an analytic driven, multi-channel database marketing solutions provider specializing in optimizing target marketing, risk screening and marketing campaign design. Hitachi Data Systems helped Intellidyn lower power consumption and decrease space requirements for their storage infrastructure of over 50 Terabytes of on-line dynamically integrated data as well as deliver 24/7 database access for the company’s clients. For more information, please visit http://www.hds.com/pdf/ss_intellidyn_004_00.pdf. MedAvant Healthcare Solutions Relying on one data center posed the threat of downtime that would affect MedAvant’s huge network of healthcare providers and consequently their patients. The company selected Hitachi Data Systems to develop a storage infrastructure for the company’s two data centers. Hitachi Data Systems delivered a crucial disaster recovery service to ensure the regular flow of medical correspondence on a daily basis and the continual ability to offer administrative services to the healthcare community. Midwest ISO The Midwest Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. (Midwest ISO) needed to replace its existing storage platform and after significant analysis awarded the contract to Hitachi Data Systems / Sun solution. The Hitachi Data Systems/Sun solution enabled the company to implement a tiered storage solution that ensures the availability and reliability of the electric system supporting 15 Midwestern US states and one Canadian province 24 hours a day each and every day. The storage system supports the critical real-time applications that company operations personnel use to manage 93,600 miles of transmission lines and 1,500 generating units across 920,000 square miles of Midwest ISO’s footprint. Pieper and Associates For Pieper and Associates, a full-service advertising and design firm that recently tripled its workforce and boasts a growing client roster, managing storage without adequate IT resources was becoming a painfully creative process. The agency chose an entry-level storage solution from Hitachi Data Systems to address data growth and ensure business continuity. The Hitachi storage solution helped the company find a reliable way to protect the lifeblood of the organization – client design files. For more information, please visit http://www.hds.com/pdf/ss_pieper_associates_013-00.pdf. South Carolina Computer Crime Center The South Carolina Computer Crime Center is a cooperative effort between the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, the United States Secret Service and the FBI. Using Hitachi Data Systems storage solutions, the Computer Crime Center investigators were able to work on multiple cases at once and access forensic data more quickly. The improved application performance helped to increase productivity — allowing investigators to rapidly solve computer crimes and ensure criminals are where they belong – behind bars. For more information, please visit http://www.hds.com/pdf/cs_sled_disk_495.pdf. About the Computerworld Honors Program Founded by International Data Group (IDG) in 1988, the Computerworld Honors Program is governed by the not-for-profit Computerworld Information Technology Awards Foundation. In its 19th year, Computerworld Honors is the longest running global program to honor individuals and organizations that use information technology to benefit society. Each year, the program’s Chairmen's Committee, a group of 100 Chairmen/CEOs of global technology companies, nominates individuals and organizations around the world whose visionary application of information technology promotes positive social and economic progress. Nominations are evaluated by an independent board of CIO-level judges who select Laureates, Finalists and award recipients, in 10 industry-related categories, to be honored at the Laureate Medal Ceremony. This year’s ceremony and accompanying Gala Awards Evening will take place on June 4, 2007 at the Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium in Washington, D.C. The technology achievements honored by this program are preserved and protected in national archives, and in over 350 universities, museums and research institutions throughout the world. Additional information about the program and a Global Archive of past laureate case studies and oral histories can be found at the Computerworld Honors website: www.cwhonors.org. About Computerworld Computerworld is the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide. Computerworld’s award-winning Web site (www.computerworld.com), weekly publication, focused conference series and custom research form the hub of the world’s largest (40+ edition) global IT media network. In the past five years alone, Computerworld has won more than 100 awards, including Folio Magazine's 2006 Gold EDDIE Award for the best technology/computing magazine, the 2004 and 2006 Magazine of the Year Award, and 2006 Best Overall Web Publication from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). In addition, in 2007 Computerworld's editor-in-chief Don Tennant received the prestigious Timothy White Award from American Business Media. Computerworld leads the industry with an online audience of over 2 million unique monthly visitors and a print audience of 1,252,000 readers each week (IntelliQuest CIMS Fall 2006). About International Data Group (IDG) International Data Group (IDG) is the world's leading technology media, events, and research company. IDG’s online network includes more than 450 web sites spanning business technology, consumer technology, digital entertainment and video games worldwide. IDG publishes more than 300 magazines and newspapers in 85 countries including CIO, CSO, Computerworld, GamePro, InfoWorld, Macworld, Network World, and PC World. IDG’s lead-generation service, IDG Connect, matches technology companies with an audience of engaged, high-quality IT professionals, influencers, and decision makers. IDG is a leading producer of more than 750 technology-related events including Macworld Conference & Expo, LinuxWorld Conference & Expo, Entertainment for All Expo (E for All), DEMO, and IDC Directions. IDC, a subsidiary of IDG, is the premier global provider of market intelligence, advisory services, and events. Over 900 IDC analysts in more than 90 countries provide global, regional, and local expertise on technology and industry opportunities and trends. Additional information about IDG, a privately held company, is available at http://www.idg.com. 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 384,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2006 (ended March 31, 2007) consolidated revenues totaled 10,247 billion Yen ($86.8 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. © 2007, 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.